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  • Friday, October 08, 2010
    Midas XL8 The Choice Of Latest Phish Tour
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    PSW Staff 10/08/10 08:40 AM, 0 Comments
    Phish is a band with a reputation for incredible live performances, something house sound engineer Garry Brown takes very seriously. Brown started mixing for Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio’s band in 2006, moving into Phish’s mixing chair when the band re-formed in 2009. In order to improve the group’s live sound, Brown switched to Midas digital mixing consoles prior to a 3-week run with Anastasio in February 2010. “I had been using a couple of other digital desks, but was never… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Mixer • Remote • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio

  • Middle Atlantic Products Receive ISO 1400 Certification
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    PSW Staff 10/08/10 07:58 AM, 0 Comments
    In keeping with its mission and approach to eco-conscious operations and manufacturing, Middle Atlantic Products has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for its Environmental Management Systems.  One of many ongoing environmental initiatives, the certification reinforces the company’s commitment to responsible practices rooted in conservation and sustainability. ISO (International Organization for Standards) 14001 is a management tool that allows Middle Atlantic to identify and control the environmental impact of its activities, products and services and continually improve its environmental performance. A… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Recording • News • Poll • AV • Business • Installation • System • Audio

  • Workshops Define The 129th AES Convention
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    PSW Staff 10/08/10 07:25 AM, 0 Comments
    Supporting the 129th AES Convention Bridge To The Future theme, the Nov.  4-7 program at San Francisco’s Moscone Center will offer twenty diverse Workshop presentations.  Featuring big names from the pro audio community, the groundbreaking agenda will address issues directly impacting work techniques and livelihoods. “Workshop Co-Chairs, David Bowles and Mike Wells have developed a content-heavy curriculum designed to inform and inspire both seasoned and aspiring professionals,” remarked Convention Committee Co-Chair, Jim McTigue.  “The time and energy they devoted to… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Poll • Education • Microphone • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Studio • System • Audio

  • Thursday, October 07, 2010
    The Channel Strip: Your Greatest Friend Or Worst Enemy
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    Joe Gilder 10/07/10 03:59 PM, 1 Comment
    This article is provided by Home Studio Corner.    If you’ve been recording for any length of time, you’ve more than likely come across a channel strip, or you will some day. What is it? A channel strip is simply an outboard microphone preamp that has either EQ or compression built in, or both. These can be amazing tools, because you can begin to shape the sound of your recordings before the audio ever hits your recording software. For example,… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Poll • Analog • Processor • Signal • Studio • System • Audio

  • Extron Now Shipping The FF 220T Flat Field Speaker
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    PSW Staff 10/07/10 01:14 PM, 0 Comments
    Extron Electronics has announced the immediate availability of the FF 220T, a full-range sound field speaker for 8 ohm direct or 70 / 100 volt systems. The FF 220T joins the existing FF 120T, and features Extron Flat Field technology, which reduces beaming of mid and high frequencies directly under the speaker, delivering consistent sound levels across the listening area. In addition, the FF 220T offers an extraordinarily wide dispersion area of 170 degrees, providing a very wide room coverage… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • AV • Installation • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • System

  • Stanton Launches M.203 Entry Level 2-Channel Mixer
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    PSW Staff 10/07/10 10:59 AM, 0 Comments
    Stanton has announced the introduction of the new M.203 entry-level 2-channel mixer. The M.203 was designed by working DJs with the goal of giving aspiring DJs a comfortable layout with a minimum of fuss. “There’s not a lot of mixers at this price point offering the rugged build quality, 3-band EQ with complete kill, soft start, and versatile “switching” inputs in such a compact 2-channel design,” said International DJ and Stanton Product Specialist Darrin “B-SIDE” Young. “This mixer gives you… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • Analog • Consoles • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio

  • Setting Input Gain Structure In Houses Of Worship
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    Mike Sessler 10/07/10 10:30 AM, 3 Comments
    This article is provided by ChurchTechArts.   This is a question which comes up regularly, whether in reader emails or from new techs, so it seemed ripe for discussion. Gain structure is one of those very important, yet highly underrated topics in audio. It’s not nearly as glamorous as EQ, plug-ins or parallel compression, but if your gain structure is whack, no amount of EQ, plug-ins or compression will fix it. In this article, I’m going to focus primarily on… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Analog • Consoles • Digital • Education • Mixer • Remote • Sound Reinforcement • System

  • WorxAudio TrueLine X3-P Selected By Southgate Church
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    PSW Staff 10/07/10 09:40 AM, 0 Comments
    As a non-denominational Christian house of worship, Southgate Church offers its congregation a contemporary and expressive worship environment that takes full advantage of live music to help make its services a meaningful experience. Backed by a praise band outfitted with keyboards, bass, guitars, drums, and a multi-person vocal ensemble, the worship services are vibrant and do a great job of getting the congregation engaged. To reach the 400 – 500 worshippers with a high level of speech intelligibility and top-notch… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • News • Poll • AV • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio

  • Tech Tip Of The Day: Level Matched A-B Comparison
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    PSW Staff 10/07/10 09:00 AM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: I’ve been mixing for a while now, and I loke to think I’ve paid my dues. So, I’m hoping you can give me some advice, because lately my mixes are really frustrating me. Why don’t my mixes sound like the Pros? A: There are numerous books, videos, interactive tutorials, and articles written on this subject, all providing good and valid information, but when all is said and done, somehow our mixes don’t always come up… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital • Digital Audio Workstations • Education • Mixer • Monitoring • Studio • System • Audio

  • Community’s R.25 Now Available In White
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    PSW Staff 10/07/10 08:20 AM, 0 Comments
    Due to popular demand, Community’s R.25 all-weather loudspeaker is now available in an all-white enclosure. The white version includes a with white grille and yoke in a 90x40 degree coverage pattern. As the most compact model in Community’s R-Series, the 8-inch R.25 provides the high quality audio, intelligibility and musicality in both indoor and outdoor environments. As well as, the R.25 is ideal for portable applications. The new white R.25-94WZ and R.25-94WTZ are available now. A large view of the… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • AV • Installation • Loudspeaker • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio