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Monday, February 08, 2010A Fictional (But Highly Instructive) Story: Climbing The Sound Mountain
Taylor Jensen 02/08/10 06:29 PM, 0 CommentsIt Begins: Anticipation Ben awoke at dawn filled with hope and excitement – this was the day he was to kneel before the audio gods at Frank’s Sound Company and Show Rentals. Ben had been waiting for this day for two years while he worked his way through the daunting challenges placed before him at the community college audio program. He was ready to prove his worth and show his mettle to the gods, and he knew they would be… View this post
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Audio-Technica Updates 4000 And 5000 Series Wireless Microphone Systems
PSW Staff 02/08/10 05:12 PM, 0 CommentsAudio-Technica has announced updates to its award-winning Artist Elite 4000 Series and 5000 Series frequency-agile true diversity UHF wireless systems. To reflect the enhancements, the letter “a” will be added to the end of all 4000 and 5000 Series system model numbers. Product updates include: -- a new backlit LCD on transmitters and locking battery door on UniPak body-pack transmitters; -- two-color (green/red) power/mute LED to indicate on/mute status; -- new 25 kHz spacing, providing up to 996 selectable frequencies;… View this post
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Ashly Audio Names Todd K. Smith As Western Regional Sales Manager
PSW Staff 02/08/10 04:14 PM, 0 CommentsAshly Audio continues to grow and support its expanding product line of cost-effective, network-ready digital signal processors and amplifiers with the addition of Todd K. Smith to the position of western regional sales manager. Based in Colorado and reporting to John Sexton, national sales manager, Smith will oversee and expand markets west of the Mississippi for Ashly Audio. Smith comes to Ashly with more than 15 years sales experience in the pro audio industry, and has won sales awards, including… View this post
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Church Sound Wisdom: Making The System Budget
Curt Taipale 02/08/10 03:41 PM, 0 CommentsHow do you establish priorities for your operating budget each year? Do you have a five year plan for your ministry, a solid idea of where you want to be in the future, and a way to stay on task? Do you find yourself constantly putting out fires, using duct tape and tin foil solutions, and never quite hitting the mark? Consensus In preparing to write this article, I enlisted the help of our ChurchSoundcheck Discussion Group. I found their… View this post
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Roland Systems Group Releases Software Updates For M-400 And M-380 V-Mixers
PSW Staff 02/08/10 02:09 PM, 0 CommentsRoland Systems Group (RSG) has released software updates for their popular digital mixing consoles – the M-400 and M-380 V-Mixers. V-Mixer software update Version 2.1 for M-400 and Version 1.1 for M-380 add S-4000M functionality as well as a number of user-requested features. The V-Mixer is one of the four components of the V-Mixing System that also includes digital snakes, personal mixers and multi-channel recording. In addition to user interface enhancements, new key features include: • Control and configuration of… View this post
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Released & Available: New Version Of StagePlotPro For Macintosh (v2.0)
PSW Staff 02/08/10 10:26 AM, 1 CommentStagePlotPro v1.0 introduced the stage plot that actually resembled the band’s setup, graphics that were obviously mics, drums, or amplifiers, arranged on the stage where the band wanted them, numbered according to an input list that was right there on the same page. Monitor mixes were described and each monitor on the stage had a mix number. Text was added by typing into a text field and dragging it to the stage. StagePlotPro 2.0 greatly expands on the capabilities of… View this post
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Friday, February 05, 2010Sound Image Purchases 1,000th iLive-T Digital Mixing System
PSW Staff 02/05/10 06:07 PM, 0 CommentsAllen & Heath has announced the sale of the 1,000th and 1001st iLive-T mixing system to Sound Image, one of the top touring sound companies in the US. To mark the occasion, Allen & Heath’s US distributor, American Music & Sound (AM&S), presented a commemorative award to Sound Image during a press conference at the recent NAMM Show. During his acceptance speech, Sound Image President, Dave Shadoan, comments, “The products we purchase have to make good business sense, and basically,… View this post
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d&b audiotechnik Provide Sound Reinforcement For Des Moines Theater
PSW Staff 02/05/10 05:07 PM, 0 CommentsOriginally constructed in 1911, the Temple for Performing Arts (TPA) in Des Moines, IA, was deemed one of the nation’s most endangered historic buildings by the National Historical Register. A restoration began in 2002, which upon completion, now includes three unique performance areas: The Grand Hall and The Recital Hall, both on the fourth floor of the structure, while The Temple Theater is on the second floor, which seats 300. Jason Kartak, from Minnesota-based Audio Logic Systems, describes the facility… View this post
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Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Performance Of Scrooge Uses Meyer Sound Loudspeakers
PSW Staff 02/05/10 03:02 PM, 0 CommentsThis winter, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre performed 20 shows of Leslie Bricusse’s Scrooge, a musical based on Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Staged at the Hong Kong City Hall’s 463-seat proscenium theatre, the presentation marked the christening of HKRep’s new Meyer Sound system. “Space is very limited, so the speaker system has to be as small as possible, yet able to deliver exceptional sound pressure levels,” says Sound Designer Yuen Cheuk-wa. “There are bangs, thunder, explosions, tornados, and low… View this post
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Winter X Games Sees Stagetec Console Put To The Test
PSW Staff 02/05/10 02:29 PM, 0 CommentsStagetec’s Crescendo console was used as a sub-mixer used for routing all RF feeds used at four events at the 14th annual Winter X Games in January: pipe, slope, big air and snowmobiles. Over 30 RF audio feeds were coming into the truck from the talent, athlete and effects mics, follow-cams, hand-held cameras and on-board sled cameras. The mobile truck used for the event contained a 16-fader/80-channel Crescendo console being controlled by Audio Mixer Jeff Shuey, from Denver, CO. Using… View this post
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