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  • Thursday, February 26, 2009
    New Dutch Rental Company AVL Concept Invests In Midas PRO6 and H3000 Consoles
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    PSW Staff 02/26/09 08:02 AM, 0 Comments
    Newly-formed Dutch rental company AVL Concept has made a strong investment in its future growth by investing in a large amount of new pro audio equipment, including a Midas PRO6 and a Heritage 3000 consoles. The company, which was supplied by Midas Consoles Benelux, has taken over some well known companies including audio rental company Cazemier LGB and AV rental and installation specialist Provision. “We’ve set up the new company to be ready for the next decade or so,” says… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Analog • Business • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement

  • Sunday, January 25, 2009
    Recent Church System Trends & Highlights
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    PSW Staff 01/25/09 11:40 PM, 0 Comments
    The world of church sound has never been more exciting, as the constant flow of new technology continues to make a positive impact on the quality of audio provided for worship services. Further, these developments, as well as the increasing knowledge among both church sound practitioners and systems integrators of how best to apply them, are opening up a plethora of new possibilities in terms of increasing the scope of worship production. Enjoy this tour of some recent audio technology… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Slideshow • Analog • Audio • Digital • Sound Reinforcement

  • Friday, January 23, 2009
    SM Pro Audio Releases AB-8 Transformer Balanced ADAT A/D
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    PSW Staff 01/23/09 12:46 PM, 0 Comments
    The new SM Pro Audio AB-8 is a transformer-balanced, multi-channel analog to ADAT converter designed to deliver an additional 8 inputs to many of today’s current digital audio products. With 8 analog inputs and one ADAT output interface, the AB-8 is well suited for use in a wide variety of studio configurations. Whether working with I/O cards, digital mixers or digital musical instruments - the AB-8 converts analog data reliably and professionally to an 8 channel digital ADAT format stream… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Product • Analog • Digital • Interconnect • Studio

  • Guitar Center, GC Pro Named Exclusive U.S. Distributors Of New Neve Genesys Console
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    PSW Staff 01/23/09 09:33 AM, 0 Comments
    Guitar Center and Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) have announced an agreement with AMS Neve stating that GC Pro is the exclusive U.S. sales channel for the new Neve Genesys, a custom-crafted, expandable analog recording console with digital workstation control, as well as related products. In coordination with the recently signed agreement, GC Pro has also announced four demonstration facilities throughout the U.S., in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville and Miami. An additional flight-cased Genesys console will be moved on… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Product • Analog • Consoles • Digital Audio Workstations • Studio

  • Wednesday, January 21, 2009
    Barry Rudolph’s Recording Gear Hits At The 2009 Winter NAMM Show
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    Barry Rudolph 01/21/09 01:14 PM, 0 Comments
    If there is an economic recession you couldn’t prove it by attending the 2009 NAMM show this month at the Anaheim Convention Center. Although most exhibitors felt the general traffic flow around the show floor was less than the 2008 show, the furious business action in the booths more than made up for it. Manufacturers were well armed with “ready-to-ship” gear promised at the AES Show last October or brand new products ready soon. Here are a few winners I… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Church Sound • Feature • Product • Analog • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Studio

  • Chandler Limited Introduces LITTLE DEVIL Equalizer and Compressor For API 500 Series
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    PSW Staff 01/21/09 12:26 PM, 0 Comments
    Chandler Limited enters the (API) 500 Series race with its new LITTLE DEVIL Equalizers and Compressors. Using all discrete circuits that combine Chandler’s best designs with the hottest designs from the past, transformer balanced everything, and American-handmade quality, the LITTLE DEVILS will take the lunchbox UP (or DOWN:-) to the next level… Technically and sonically speaking, the Chandler LITTLE DEVILS are steeped in the sound and function of all Chandler gear - discrete amplifiers, inductors, and transformers. And, there are… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Product • Analog • Processor • Studio

  • Friday, January 16, 2009
    Cranesong Shows Egret Workstation Back End At Winter NAMM ‘09
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    PSW Staff 01/16/09 01:34 AM, 0 Comments
    The long-awaited Cranesong Egret, on display at the 2009 Winter NAMM show, is a highly flexible workstation back end. It contains 8 channels of high quality D/A converters and a stereo line level mixer with color options to help bring analog summed digital mixes to life. The stereo mixer has a level control, a aux send which is post level control, a color control, and a pan control on each channel. Each channel also contains an analog/digital source button, and… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Product • Analog • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Studio

  • Thursday, January 15, 2009
    Yamaha Unveils IM8 Series 8-Bus Analog Consoles At Winter NAMM ‘09
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    PSW Staff 01/15/09 08:13 PM, 1 Comment
    To help small and medium-sized venues and touring productions get the most from their live sound mixing boards at a reasonable price, Yamaha introduces its new IM8 series of analog consoles. The eight-bus IM8 series, which fill a large gap in the analog console market, includes the same build-quality and rigorous testing procedures as the wildly successful PM series mixing consoles and will be available in three models with 24 (IM8-24), 32 (IM8-32) and 40 (IM8-40) channels, respectively. All three… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • Product • Analog • Consoles

  • Thursday, December 11, 2008
    Al Galladoro: The Passing Of A Music Master
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    12/11/08 08:52 AM, 0 Comments
    Al Galladoro, a master of the clarinet and saxophone, passed this week at the age of 95. Born in Chicago in 1913, the son of an immigrant, Galladoro picked up his father’s clarinet when he was 5, and by the time he was 14, Galladoro had embarked on an 9-decade career that took him first to New Orleans and then to New York City. Galladoro thrived in an era when music was performed live on stage or broadcast live into… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Analog • Concert

  • Wednesday, October 22, 2008
    Staying Analog In An Increasingly Digital World
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    Bennett Prescott 10/22/08 02:16 PM, 0 Comments
    This explosion of the digital sound reinforcement product sector over the last half-decade or so has produced a tempting array of solutions. I’ve watched these developments carefully, worked with most of the offerings, and seen other companies utilize these powerful tools to great benefit. My sound company recently started looking for a set of new consoles to support our expanding activities, so I began talking in earnest with manufacturers over what they could offer me in return for my money.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Opinion • Analog • Digital