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Wednesday, March 24, 2010Universal Audio Announces 4-710D Four Channel 710 Mic Pre
PSW Staff 03/24/10 11:28 AM, 1 CommentUniversal Audio announced a new addition to its line of analog recording hardware: the 4-710D Four-Channel “Twinfinity”Mic Preamp & DI with Dynamics. The newest member of UA’s analog product lineup, the 4-710D combines UA design with modern technology. At the core of the 4-710D are four channels of “Twin-finity” mic preamps with true-bypass 1176-style compression. Based on the original award-winning 710 Twin-Finity preamp each of the four mic preamp channels allows for continuously variable tone between 100% tube and 100%… View this post
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Monday, March 22, 2010Celestion Expands Product Line At Prolight + Sound
PSW Staff 03/22/10 02:47 PM, 0 CommentsUnited Kingdom loudspeaker manufacturer Celestion has released several new products at Prolight + Sound 2010. These include the CDX1-1445, a 25mm/1-inch exit compression driver, the DX14-2420, a low profile 35mm/1.4-inch exit compression driver, and the NTR21-5010JD, a bass/sub-bass driver. The CDX1-1445 features a 35mm/1.4-inch diameter voice coil, provides 20-watt power handling and delivers 106dB sensitivity over a frequency range of 1500-20,000Hz. The CDX14-2420 includes a 60mm/2.4-inch diameter voice coil featuring 70-watt power handling and capable of delivering 106.5dB sensitivity over… View this post
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Friday, March 19, 2010ADAM Audio Announces Introduction Of AX-Series Monitors
PSW Staff 03/19/10 03:25 PM, 0 CommentsADAM Audio has announced that their new AX-Series monitors are slated for introduction at Prolight + Sound 2010 in Frankfurt. The AX-Series monitors from ADAM Audio feature the company’s X-ART tweeter, new woofers and amplifiers, and re-designed speaker cabinets. Following ADAM’s A and SX-Series monitor systems, the AX Series includes four high performance systems. These range from the ultra-compact A3X to the larger A5X, A7X and A8X systems. The X-ART tweeter is more efficient and handles higher SPLs along with… View this post
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Tannoy Announces New Range Of Reveal Monitors
PSW Staff 03/19/10 12:27 PM, 0 CommentsTannoy has released three new models of its Reveal monitors. Building on proven technology, the new Tannoy Reveal is the latest interation of Tannoy’s monitor technology. This new range features three models: the 501a, 601a, and the 601p. The new Reveal offers a small footprint in a sturdy, compact enclosure. The 501a includes an Integrated 60W total power amp unit, a 5” Low/Mid Frequency driver and 1” soft dome tweeter which deliver a frequency response of 64Hz – 30kHz. Meanwhile,… View this post
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Thursday, March 18, 2010Classic Sanctuary Gets A Modern Sound With Iconyx
PSW Staff 03/18/10 02:15 PM, 0 CommentsSt. Joan of Arc Catholic Church recently updated their 1960s-vintage sanctuary with a new Iconyx system, meeting the needs of both traditional and contemporary worship. As Dr. Bob Griffin of Baltimore-based Design and Integration observes, it was also an important consideration in designing the church’s new sound system. “Speech intelligibility and focused coverage are always high priorities, particularly in a very reverberant space such as this one,” he says. “But it was also important to create a system with a… View this post
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010Turbosound Aspect Helps Southern U Stadium Recover from Hurricane Gustav
PSW Staff 03/17/10 10:00 AM, 0 CommentsAfter Hurricane Gustav hit Baton Rouge in September of 2008, the city was shut down for several days due to damage. At Southern University and A&M College, damage to 29,500-seat A.W. Mumford Stadium was significant but manageable. “It seems like a pretty minor issue but the truth is, losing the revenue generated by a home football game is significant,” notes Henry L. Thurman III, Director of the Physical Plant for Southern. “We had lost the entire sound system from our… View this post
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Austin’s Yellow Dog Studios Goes Analog With API
PSW Staff 03/17/10 07:30 AM, 0 CommentsAustin’s yellow DOG Studios, home to independent producer and engineer David Percefull, recently outfitted Studio 1 with a 32-channel API 1608 console, including API 500-Series modules. When purchased, Studio 1 came with no console at all, just outboard gear stitched together to work with virtual mixes. Among the studio’s plethora of mic preamps were twelve channels of API 3124s. “I’ve worked on a lot of large-format consoles, but I had very little experience with API,” said Percefull. “When we decided… View this post
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Monday, March 15, 2010ProCo Sound Announces New RA1 Reamping Box
PSW Staff 03/15/10 10:38 AM, 0 CommentsPro Co Sound, Inc., has announced the introduction of the new RA1 Reamping Box to its line of TradeTools Audio Interface Devices. The Pro Co RA1 Reamping box is designed to take line level play back of a dry recorded track and convert it to guitar level. This allows the engineer to take the “best take ” of the day, and feed it through various effects pedals and/or amplifiers. This process is also useful for recreating/adjusting microphone placement for an… View this post
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010Pathways Church Chooses Danley Loudspeakers In Upgrade Of Historic Facility
PSW Staff 03/10/10 12:20 PM, 0 CommentsPathways Church in Denver, Colorado is unique in many ways though surrounded by classic architecture, the church delivers a decidedly contemporary service, complete with a fully-voiced rock band. Like many houses of worship, the sound system in Pathwas Church was inadequate to amplifying the worship music. Coverage was spotty, output was weak, and intelligibility was fleeting, especially with the system frequently red-lined. On a tight budget, Colorado-based Summit Integrated Systems replaced the existing loudspeakers with Danley loudspeakers and subwoofers while… View this post
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010Church Sound Basics: “1,000 Watts” Isn’t Necessarily 1,000 Watts By Some Standards
Jon Baumgartner 03/09/10 03:42 PM,At some point in the past, certain power amplifier manufacturers got hip to the fact that the only specification most power amp buyers pay attention to is wattage. Sadly, they decided that misleading specs were OK as long as it created better sales. Hmm…. For purposes of our discussion, let’s consider two amplifiers. Amplifier A is rated at 1,000 watts (per side), into a 2-ohm load, with .1 percent Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), measured at 1 kHz, while Amplifier B… View this post
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