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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Rat Sound Systems & L-ACOUSTICS K1 On Current Concert Tour With Blink-182
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08/13/09 02:59 PM,
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Rat Sound Systems is the sound company for the current concert tour by Blink-182, providing its new L-ACOUSTICS K1 loudspeakers and subwoofers, as well as all other audio gear and support. The equipment complement includes 24 L-ACOUSTICS K1 and 8 K1 subwoofers as well as 24 KUDO, 24 SB28, 8 Rat Sound Supersubs and 12 L-ACOUSTICS dV-Dosc. All are powered by L-ACOUSTICS LA8 amplifiers. Blink-182 is back on the road for the first time after their recent four year hiatus,…
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Registration Opens For Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) Charlotte
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08/11/09 11:12 AM,
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Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) has announced registration is now open for WFX Charlotte, scheduled to take place October 27-30, 2009. Now in its fifth year, WFX is hosted by Church Production and Worship Facilities magazines and EH Events. The event brings together over 3,500 church and industry leaders and over 200 exhibitors from around the world to guide facilities and technology investments and opportunities for houses of worship. This year’s event will deliver on its theme, “WFX Gets…
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Brent Averill Enterprises Debuts New 1272 & 1272A Mic Preamps
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08/11/09 08:53 AM,
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BAE (Brent Averill Enterprises) has introduced the new, improved 1272 and 1272A stereo mic preamplifiers, featuring a new twist on vintage design, with the hand-built units now housed in enclosed chassis. “The benefit of this new design is that it provides more real estate on which to place additional features,” commented BAE President, Mark Loughman. “The four buttons on the faceplate signify 48-volt phantom power, phase reverse, direct line input and selectable mic input impedance of 1200 and 300 ohms.”…
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Monday, August 03, 2009
New Online Communities, Tools & Training Aids From Soundcraft And Studer
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08/03/09 11:18 AM,
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Harman Professional’s two console companies - Soundcraft and Studer - have launched of a range of online facilities and social networking sites. The new Studer website, www.studer.ch, features white papers on Mixing in Surround, Virtual Surround Panning, and how to measure the true quality of sound. A series of tutorial videos can be downloaded explaining and demonstrating operational philosophies of the Vista digital console range. With Studer’s product range now spanning more audio markets, the site also features application-specific areas…
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Universal Audio Announces FATSO Powered Plug-In For UAD-2 Platform
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07/31/09 04:16 PM,
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Universal Audio has announced the release of the Empirical Labs FATSO powered plug-in for its popular line of UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Cards for Mac and PC. The original EL7 FATSO hardware’s design and creative feature set gives users the warm sound of magnetic recording tape, Class-A transformers, and tube circuits. The FATSO Jr. & Sr. Powered Plug-In for the UAD-2 recreates these distinctive sounds with great accuracy, and can be downloaded for $299 from Universal Audio’s Online Store. The FATSO…
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Digital Services Upgrades Studio With 48-Channel Solid State Logic Duality Console
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07/31/09 12:09 PM,
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Digital Services Recording Studio enjoys a long history of providing a professional recording environment to top artists as varied as The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, the Houston Symphony, Destiny’s Child and Chamillionaire, to name a few. The studio recently replaced their aging SSL 6000 series console with a new 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console. The Duality gives the studio SSL’s signature SuperAnalogue sound, while providing on console control of the Pro Tools system. “The studio got a lot of…
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Appoints Kevin Kimmel As Mixer Product Manager
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07/30/09 10:02 AM,
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has appointed Kevin Kimmel to the position of mixer product manager, effective immediately. In his new position, Kimmel will be responsible for product training, the implementation of marketing and support programs, and recommendations for mixer product design from the North American market to the research and development team in Japan. He will report to Marc Lopez, marketing manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems. For nearly three decades, Kimmel has been an audio mixer, system designer, recording engineer,…
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Product Review: Peavey Sanctuary Series S-32 Mixing Console
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07/27/09 02:12 PM,
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There are plenty of 32-input analog mixers available these days, some of them with some pretty remarkable features, John F. McJunkin writes in the introduction to his review of the Peavey Sanctuary Series S-32. The S-32 indeed offers 32 channels, 28 of which have balanced XLR mic inputs. The other four have both RCA and one-quarter-inch balanced inputs, typically for bringing in music from compact disk or some other source. Just how does this console stack up, in John’s view,…
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Monday, July 20, 2009
The Auditorium In Mississippi Opens With Peavey Versarry Line Arrays & Crest Audio Mixing Consoles
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07/20/09 12:14 PM,
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The Auditorium, a new performance hall and restaurant located in the historic Fondren neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi, recently opened with a sound reinforcement system featuring Peavey Versarry line arrays driven by Peavey power amplifiers, as well as dual Crest Audio consoles and a wide range of other Peavey and Architectural Acoustics by Peavey professional audio equipment. Situated in the actual auditorium of the former Duling School, original construction circa 1927, The Auditorium is the product of a two-year renovation process.…
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
AES Issues Volume II Of Ongoing Oral History DVD Project
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07/14/09 08:55 AM,
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AES Executive Director Roger Furness has announced the completion of the second volume of Audio Engineering Society DVD Oral History Project interviews. Conceived in 1997 by long-time AES member Irv Joel, the project was initiated as a critical opportunity for preserving the creative and technical thought process of the originators of professional audio as related by them personally. “Irv Joel has maintained close, on-going relationships with many of the giants of our industry,” Furness said. “In addition to coordinating the…
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