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  • Friday, February 03, 2012
    tannoy
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 03:09 PM,
    Home to one of the oldest Catholic congregations in the United States, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is sometimes referred to as the heart of Santa Fe, and for good reason. Although the Cathedral Basilica was dedicated in 1887, the site has been a focal point of worship for the community since 1610. The first church built where the current structure now stands was destroyed during the Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1680, but another was built to… View this post
    Filed in: AVChurch SoundNewsPollInstallationLoudspeakerSound Reinforcement

  • line 6
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 02:07 PM,
    The new Line 6 StageScape M20d provides a touchscreen visual mixing environment, offering digital processing on every channel, including multi-band feedback suppression, as well as multi-channel recording and remote control capabilities via one or more iPad devices. In Perform Mode, a graphic display of the stage setup uses icons to represent each performer or input. Color-coded encoders provide immediate access to level control. A single touch on a performer’s icon gives access to all parameters relating to that channel, from… View this post
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  • peavey
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 01:52 PM,
    New Peavey Expansion Modules expand the capabilities of the company’s EU Series, Impulse 12D, and the new PVXp powered loudspeakers. The new 9-Band Graphic EQ Expansion Module aids users in controlling feedback using the built-in, proprietary FLS Feedback Location System, which makes accurate feedback elimination simple and intuitive. The 9-Band module gives users greater control over shaping and accenting live or recorded vocals and live instruments, as well as increases control over general sound equalization, and removes 60 Hz AC… View this post
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductAmplifierLoudspeakerProcessor

  • blue
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 01:37 PM,
    Blue Microphones announces Mikey Digital, a plug-and-play external microphone for recording stereo audio on the latest iPod touch, iPhone and iPad models using iOS audio apps or the video function.  It offers automatic and manual gain control and a multi-source auxiliary input for direct recording of guitar and other sound sources. “Mikey Digital is the highest quality and most versatile solution for capturing professional recordings on your iOS device with most audio apps or the built-in video camera,” says John… View this post
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollProductAVMicrophoneSound ReinforcementStudio

  • live sound
    Paul Watson 02/03/12 11:41 AM,
    John Penn has seen a lot in his 35-plus years in the pro audio business, which officially began with the founding of Disco Sigma Sound Enterprises in 1975 at the age of 19. Now the managing director of that fledgling start-up - SSE Audio Group, the largest PA firm in the United Kingdom – John recently sat down with me and shared his thoughts on the sound hire market in his part of the world, as well as some of… View this post
    Filed in: Live SoundFeaturePollAudioBusiness

  • audio-technica
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 11:27 AM,
    Audio-Technica provides a pretty compelling reason as to why you might always want to “get your own mic.” It’s the brainchild of Gary Boss of A-T. . View this post
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsBlogPollVideoAVMicrophoneSound Reinforcement

  • biamp system
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 10:34 AM,
    Biamp Systems is further developing its executive management structure through the creation of three new key positions to provide new focus on product and services innovation; global marketing and sales strategies; organizational scalability; and even more effective service to its customers. In support of these goals, Biamp has made the following executive appointments: Graeme Harrison has been appointed to the position of executive vice president of marketing; Matt Czyzewski has been named the executive vice president of operations; and Ron… View this post
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollAVAudioBusinessManufacturerNetworkingProcessor

  • extron
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 09:28 AM,
    Middle Atlantic Products , in conjunction with Extron Electronics, is initiating and supporting the establishment of a new standard for half-width rack systems for AV integration. Working in cooperation with the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA), Extron and Middle Atlantic are seeking to establish and maintain a specific ECIA standard for what has typically been offered as a custom rack offering until now.  To further strengthen the quality and application of the standard, the two companies are inviting manufacturers of… View this post
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollAVInstallation

  • yamaha
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 09:10 AM,
    Effective April 1, 2012, Yamaha Electronics Corporation, USA (YEC), which is the U.S. sales and marketing company for audiovisual products, will be merged into Yamaha’s U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary, Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA).  Both companies are located in Buena Park, California, with YEC originally established as a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of YCA in 1981. The merger objectives include realizing maximum synergies, increasing management efficiency, principally in administrative business processes, and implementing closely coordinated sales and marketing of musical instruments… View this post
    Filed in: AVLive SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsPollAVAudioBusinessManufacturer

  • image
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 08:47 AM,
    The new BYU-Idaho Center at Brigham Young University-Idaho, is a sprawling 435,000-square-foot building that includes a 15,000-seat auditorium outfitted with two DiGiCo two SD7 digital mixing systems as well as six DiGiRacks. The process to outfit the venue with an audio/visual system took roughly three years from conception to completion, spearheaded by senior project engineer Andrew Prager of New Jersey’s Diversified Systems with the aid of BYU-Idaho audio engineer David Mann. As a representative of the venue and its principals,… View this post
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollAVConsolesDigitalInstallationInterconnectSound Reinforcement