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  • Friday, April 16, 2010
    Using New Technology To Succeed In the Music Biz: Part I
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    Steve Gordon 04/16/10 11:17 AM, 0 Comments
    This article is the first part in a series on using new technology to succeed in the music business. For part two click here. This interview was recorded by Steve Gordon for his Internet radio show. Steve Gordon: Will Calhoun graduated Berklee School of Music in Boston, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Production and Engineering. Will’s unique blend of improvisational hard rock and drumming can be found on each of Living Colour’s four releases by Epic Records,… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Education • Engineer • Studio • Technician • Audio

  • Bartlett Microphones Announces The TM-125HP High Performance Boundary Microphone
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    PSW Staff 04/16/10 07:17 AM, 0 Comments
    Bartlett Microphones is now offering the TM-125HP, the High Performance version of their TM-125 boundary mic. Originally designed for the sound reinforcement of actors in drama or musicals, the TM-125HP is also ideal for recording or broadcasting opera, drama, musicals, solo recitals, and small classical music ensembles. The TM-125HP has 14 dBA self-noise—8 dB less than the TM-125—and a flatter frequency response intended for recording. The TM-125 is well suited to sound reinforcement due to its increased rear attenuation and… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Product • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Studio • Audio

  • Thursday, April 15, 2010
    Midas XL8’s Used For Noel Gallager’s Teenage Cancer Trust Appearances
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    PSW Staff 04/15/10 12:45 PM, 0 Comments
    Noel Gallagher has recently appeared in two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Gallagher was flanked by former Oasis bandmates Gem Archer on guitar and Jay Darlington on keyboards, and backed by an eight-piece female orchestra plus the Crouch End Choir. Britannia Row Productions provided a dual Midas XL8 live performance system for FOH and monitors. FOH engineer Dan Lewis had tried out a Midas PRO6 with some Oasis multitracks he’d recorded on… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Consoles • Digital • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio

  • Metric Halo ULN-8 Battles For Los Angeles
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    PSW Staff 04/15/10 07:35 AM, 0 Comments
    As production mixer Paul Ledford, C.A.S. recently discovered, a digital audio solution such as Metric Halo’s ULN-8 interface can handle the increasingly more complex demands of a modern-day film shoot better than its analog counterparts. Ledford recently finished work on Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles, a Sony Pictures movie about a group of U.S. Marines confronting and combating an alien invasion, which placed some unusual demands on the mixer’s location sound cart setup. The multi-camera shoot involved many busy action… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Digital • Engineer • Interconnect • Microphone • Remote • System • Wireless • Audio

  • RTW and TC Electronic Announce Partnership At NAB 2010
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    PSW Staff 04/15/10 07:05 AM, 0 Comments
    RTW and TC Electronic have announced a partnership to develop new audio metering products for professional broadcasting, production, post-production and quality control applications. The new hardware and software products resulting from the collaboration will significantly extend the product portfolios of both companies. “RTW and TC Electronic have both enjoyed decades of success in the professional audio market,” says Andreas Tweitmann, managing director of RTW. “We are proud and excited to collaborate with a company that not only has a stellar… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Business • Digital • Processor • Signal • Studio • Audio

  • Wednesday, April 14, 2010
    Tech Tip Of The Day: Tube Mics - Which Way is Up?
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    PSW Staff 04/14/10 02:53 PM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: I have heard that tube microphones should always be used upside down (with the diaphragm at the bottom). This is supposed to prevent heat from the tube from altering the frequency response of the mic. But I have seen a number of newer mics in which the mount does not allow for this. What’s the deal? A: In general, the mic designer will determine if the heat from an onboard vacuum tube is significant enough… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Microphone • Studio • Audio

  • Clark Launches ModBox Fiber Data Rack System And New Expansion Modules At NAB 2010
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    PSW Staff 04/14/10 02:46 PM, 0 Comments
    Clark Wire & Cable has launching its new ModBox modular fiber rack system at NAB 2010. Designed as a user configurable, field deployable solution for SMPTE 304M hybrid fiber connectors, ModBox modules have now been expanded to include Clark Focus Guide, Clark DataTac, T-FOCA, Triax and Neutrik OpticalCon connector formats. Expansion units for the Clark ModBox system are available in two types, self-contained break-out modules or flat panel bulkhead mount connectors. Break-out type modules feature discrete electrical and fiber connectors… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • News • Poll • Product • AV • Digital • Installation • Interconnect • Audio

  • Smaart v.7 Is Officially Available For Online Purchase Today (Wednesday, April 14)
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    PSW Staff 04/14/10 12:48 PM, 0 Comments
    New Smaart version 7 test and measurement software from Rational Acoustics has just been made available for online purchase. Users can purchase new licenses, purchase upgrades from Smaart version 4, 5 or 6, and download any pre-ordered product. (See “An Introduction To The New Smaart Version 7 Test & Measurement Platform”.) The online purchase site is located at http://www.rationalacoustics.com/pages/Smaart_v7_Purchase. Rational Acoustics reminds anyone that is upgrading from a previous version of Smaart to have their previous version license number handy.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Product • Measurement • Signal • Software • Sound Reinforcement • Audio

  • French Film Engineer Chooses Soundfield For Remote Recording
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    PSW Staff 04/14/10 11:45 AM, 0 Comments
    Belgian Film Sound Engineer Philippe Vandendriessche has invested in a SoundField ST350 portable microphone for use on location to complement his existing SoundField ST250. A well-known figure in the Francophone film industry for over 25 years, he was nominated in 2008 for Best Sound in the César film awards for the French film Séraphine while acting as chief sound engineer. For Séraphine, Vandendriessche used the SoundField ST250 to record ambient sound. Since the early 1990s, Vandendriessche has been an owner… View this post
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  • McClelland Sound Chooses Ashly For Augusta High School’s Signal Processing & Amplification
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    PSW Staff 04/14/10 09:07 AM, 0 Comments
    Like many schools built in the 1970s, Augusta High School in Augusta, Kansas had outlived the usefulness of its sound reinforcement systems. Given the new and relatively inexpensive technologies available today, they were ready to shed the clunky interfaces and lack of fidelity in favor of a well deserved upgrade. The school hired Wichita-based McClelland Sound, among the largest and most experienced sound engineering and contracting firms in Kansas. Founded in 1928, McClelland is responsible for thousands of installations throughout… View this post
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