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  • Wednesday, April 10, 2013
    Rupert Neve Designs Announces The 5060 Centerpiece 24 x 2 Desktop Mixer
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    PSW Staff 04/10/13 12:29 PM,
    Rupert Neve Designs has announced the new 5060 Centerpiece 24 x 2 analog desktop mixer—designed to be the class A analog heart of a recording studio. The 5060 Centerpiece delivers the tonality and center section features of the company’s flagship 5088 console, cementing outboard equipment together with custom transformers, flexible monitoring, DAW transport controls, and the power of a Rupert Neve-designed 24x2 mix-bus. In a modular, hybrid analog/digital mix system built around the Centerpiece, existing gear can be seamlessly integrated… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Product • Analog • Consoles • Digital • Digital Audio Workstations • Interconnect • Mixer • Studio

  • Monday, April 08, 2013
    Analog Organization: The “Little Things” Count With Cabling
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    Craig Leerman 04/08/13 03:31 PM,
    While digital gets most of the press, analog still does much of the work when it comes to signal transport. A well-designed and organized cabling system not only saves time during load-in/out, but also makes troubleshooting easier. Setting up a labeling system is simple and saves a lot of time in the long run. The first thing to do is take stock of what you have. While some sound companies like to keep all XLR cables the same length, most… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Analog • Interconnect • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Thursday, April 04, 2013
    In the Studio: Explaining The Mystery Of Compression
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    Bruce A. Miller 04/04/13 11:14 AM,
    This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com.   The compressor is a wonderful tool when used properly, however, often the basics of compression are misunderstood, leaving audio that would have been better left untouched. A compressor is a threshold effect that will squeeze dynamic range. If a sound has dynamics (increases and decreases in volume), a compressor will push them together.  This type of effect is called compression and is not to be confused with computer files compression (making files smaller)… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Analog • Digital Audio Workstations • Mixer • Processor • Signal • Studio • System

  • Wednesday, April 03, 2013
    SSL Is Choice For Studio Sound Engineering Program At Alchemea College
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    PSW Staff 04/03/13 03:07 PM,
    Alchemea College, one of the world’s leading creative media training colleges, specializing in full-time and short audio engineering, music production, live sound and video courses, has installed a Solid State Logic Duality SE for its Studio Sound Engineering program. The aim of the audio program is to give students a wide variety of skills in order to prepare them for the real world. Alchemea chose Duality to give students the very best educational experience working with a recognized, industry-leading console.… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Analog • Consoles • Education • Studio

  • Tuesday, April 02, 2013
    In The Studio: Phil Ramone—A Different Perspective
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    Bobby Owsinski 04/02/13 10:53 AM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   By now you’ve all heard that the legendary producer Phil Ramone has passed. If you read any of the obituaries, you’ll notice that they all quote his many Grammys and the superstars he worked with, which indeed placed him above the majority of his contemporaries. Phil was more than that though. He was a behind-the-scenes mover and shaker on the technical side as well, always eager to embrace new technology. Phil started… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Opinion • Analog • Digital • Engineer • Studio • Technician

  • Monday, April 01, 2013
    More To Carry: Gig Savers Come In Many Forms
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    Craig Leerman 04/01/13 06:19 PM,
    Recently, I detailed a checklist of “everyday carry” (EDC) tools that stagehands should always have on hand at every gig (see it here). It met with such a positive response that I’m going to share additional tools that invariable make me more efficient, and the job a bit easier. While this might seem like a lot to lug around, I’ve found these items to be well worth the added weight and hassle. To simplify transportation, I break them up into… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Analog • Business • Digital • Interconnect • Measurement • Remote • Software • Technician

  • Tuesday, March 26, 2013
    Sammy Hagar’s Red Rocker Studio Rolls With API
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    PSW Staff 03/26/13 01:37 PM,
    The original plan was simply to upgrade Sammy Hagar’s project studio – Red Rocker – so that he and his super group Chickenfoot could deliver decent-sounding demos. But after consultation with his engineer, John Cuniberti (Stevie Wonder, Dead Kennedys, Joe Satriani), Hagar ended up purchasing a 16-channel API 1608 analog console. They recorded Chickenfoot’s first demo on the 1608 several years ago, and, owing to the magic of a few takes and the sonic integrity imparted by the 1608, several… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Analog • Consoles • Studio

  • Thursday, March 14, 2013
    Matching Microphones & Preamps: A Crucial Combination
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    Ty Ford 03/14/13 06:35 PM,
    Microphones and preamplifiers are the “chicken and egg” of audio. Want to start a discussion among audio folk? Ask whether mics or preamps are more important. Later we’ll look at interviews with George Massenburg and John Hardy to get their take on transformer and transformerless preamps and solid state versus tubes. That’s the the main course. But before we get to them, here’s a few appetizers. Stronger Chains For the entry-level engineer, getting better sound can be very frustrating. You… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Analog • Digital • Education • Microphone • Processor • Signal • Studio

  • Tuesday, March 12, 2013
    Decisions, Decisions: Bringing Common Sense To Gear Purchasing
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    Teri Hogan 03/12/13 05:48 PM,
    So you need a new “thingamajig” for your system? The problem: there are so many brands and types of this thingamajig available, how do you best go about the process of choosing the one is exactly right for your situation? Sometimes buying a new toy - rather than being fun and exciting - is instead fraught with frustration and indecision. And the need rarely comes at a “financially convenient” time.  Purchasing professional audio gear can’t be an impulse decision, because… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Analog • Business • Digital • Education • Manufacturer • Sound Reinforcement

  • Friday, March 08, 2013
    Symetrix Jupitor Simplifies Oklahoma Church System
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    PSW Staff 03/08/13 10:18 AM,
    Since its founding during the dustbowl years, Oklahoma City’s Southwest Church of Christ has grown steadily in membership with a current sanctuary that seats 700. Although only a decade old, the building has amassed an ad hoc collection of sound reinforcement equipment that has strained the capacity of the technician’s booth and flummoxed the volunteer technicians. Hoping to maintain its functionality while greatly simplifying the user interface, the church contacted Robert Rogers, senior design consultant with Audio Video Designs (AVD)… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Analog • AV • Digital • Installation • Processor • Sound Reinforcement