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Friday, January 11, 2013RE/P Files: clubs, Clubs, CLUBS: A Sound Reinforcement Supplement
Paul Stark 01/11/13 02:48 PM,Editor’s Note: From the archives of the late, great Recording Engineer/Producer (RE/P) magazine, this feature is a serious look at club sound in RE/P’s Concert Sound Reinforcement supplement. The article dates back to the January/February 1974 issue. “Multi-Various” is a phrase we have invented to describe the spectrum of challenges, problems and responsibilities the sound man is continually exposed to in working to achieve the best possible audio environment in club-type establishments. The obvious grammatical redundancy of the phrase is… View this post
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Symetrix Debuts I/O Expansion Devices For SymNet Edge And Radius Networked DSP
PSW Staff 01/11/13 11:47 AM,Symetrix has introduced SymNet xIn 12 and xOut 12, new cost-effective option to increase a system’s analog input or output channel capacity. Designed exclusively for use with SymNet Edge and Radius DSP units, each of the 12 studio-grade analog inputs and 12 studio-grade outputs, along with bus assignments, are configured using SymNet Composer open architecture software. The xIn 12 and xOut 12 set-up is logical and fast with no requirement to use third party software. There are no mechanical switches… View this post
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Thursday, January 10, 2013Church Sound: Unbalanced Versus Balanced Signal Lines
Al Keltz 01/10/13 02:01 PM,Unbalanced signal lines are characterized by the fact that the cable and connectors use only two conductors, a center conductor surrounded by a shield. Examples of unbalanced wiring are found in tip-sleeve 1/4-inch guitar cords or the cables used with many CD players and tape decks that terminate with RCA phono-type connectors. In an unbalanced configuration, the shield surrounds a single center conductor. (Figure 1, below) The shield stays at a constant ground potential (as it is connected to ground… View this post
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013Church Sound: Audio Distortion—Finding the Source & Clearing the Air
Chris Huff 01/08/13 04:51 PM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. The word distortion has different meanings depending on who you ask. For some, they immediately think of “distorting words or phrases” wherein someone takes what you have said and twists it into something else. For others, they picture a distorted image. A guitarist sees distortion as an effect for applying to their guitar’s sound. A sound tech sees distortion as a bad sound reflecting a problem in the audio system. Reasons… View this post
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Monday, January 07, 2013Rex Reed Named Director Of Engineering For Harman Signal Processing
PSW Staff 01/07/13 07:49 AM,Harman Signal Processing announced that Rex Reed has been promoted to director of engineering, where he will oversee engineering for the BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon and DigiTech brands. Reed will report directly to John Fitzgerald, vice president and general manager of Harman’s Signal Processing and Amplifier Business Units. “Rex is a 16-year Harman veteran with a strong track record in engineering and product management and a thorough understanding of all the Harman Signal Processing brands,” states Fitzgerald. “We are constantly… View this post
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012The Polls Are Open! Vote For Your Favorite Products In The Fourth Annual Readers Choice Awards
PSW Staff 12/19/12 02:36 PM,The fourth annual Readers Choice Awards—where you can vote on your favorite sound reinforcement products—has just launched on ProSoundWeb. (Go here) Readers Choice is unique for a number of reasons, chief among them (and as the name says), all voting is the exclusive domain of the readers of PSW. The first three editions of RCA racked up close to 100,000 total votes. The races in most categories are close and competitive, owing to the overall strength of every product entered… View this post
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In The Studio: Seven Obscure Mixing Techniques Used By The Pros
Matthew Weiss 12/19/12 02:08 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. Most of the time there is an obvious choice. Need more mid-range? Grab an EQ and boost the midrange. Need more control of the source? Volume automation or compression. Easy. But sometimes we face strange challenges — like how to get more bass in the kick without running out of headroom. Or how to make something sound brighter that doesn’t have much harmonic content above 7 kHz except hiss. Well,… View this post
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TransAudio Group Unveils Bettermaker EQ 232P Analog Equalizer With Digital Recall
PSW Staff 12/19/12 01:46 PM,TransAudio Group is shipping the Bettermaker EQ 232P, a flexible two-channel analog equalizer that updates a classic design and adds the digital accuracy, repeatability and consistency of a plug-in. Every parameter setting of the EQ 232P, which is a Pultec-style stereo/dual mono analog equalizer featuring five filters on each channel, may be saved in up to 399 presets in the unit’s internal memory, and may additionally be fully automated, and all settings saved with the DAW project, using the supplied… View this post
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Monday, December 17, 2012Lynx Studio Technology Leverages Midas AES50 Protocol
PSW Staff 12/17/12 08:03 PM,When Midas developed its digital mixing platform, the goal was to create a system that offered the full sonic advantage of the company’s analog consoles, most notably the XL4 microphone preamps. To transport the digital audio signals efficiently and without loss in quality, Midas turned to the AES50 interface, which allows bidirectional transport of 24 channels of digital I/O at 96 kHz, 24-bit accuracy via a single Cat-5e or Cat-6 cable. Realizing the potential of this high quality signal, Lynx… View this post
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012In The Studio: Techniques For Dealing With Phase
Jon Tidey 12/12/12 07:03 PM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. Phase is a constant concern for recording and mixing engineers. Problems with phase can ruin your music; it can be easily avoided or corrected, but first you need understand how the problem occurs. This guide will attempt to explain almost everything there is to know about phase, what it is, how it happens, what it can sound like and some techniques to deal with it. What Is Phase? I’m going to… View this post
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