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Wednesday, September 15, 2010FCC Moving To Release “White Spaces” Later This Month?
Keith Clark 09/15/10 02:25 PM, 2 CommentsIt’s not been widely reported, but the FCC could be preparing to finally authorize “white spaces” equipment in the U.S. by the end of this month. A long-time friend and colleague who tracks these issues closely notes that, “details are still mostly unknown, but some reports are that only two TV channels per TV market are being set aside for wireless mics. Plus, one report says that they won’t even be ‘clean’ channels, they will be shared with other services.”… View this post
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Thursday, February 18, 2010From The Editors: The Time Is Now - Save Our Wireless Systems!
Keith Clark 02/18/10 04:27 PM, 2 CommentsUPDATE: The FCC has moved the deadline for filing comments to Monday, March 1, 2010. Last month, the FCC announced that wireless systems must cease operation in the 700 MHz frequency band by June 12, 2010. In reading through their 103-page document, it’s clear the FCC doesn’t attach the same urgency to the operation of wireless systems that we do in professional audio. (Read more about the situation here) Therefore, it is crucial that you write and send a double-spaced… View this post
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Friday, December 25, 2009Ray Kurzweil: How Technology Will Change Humanity In The Next Decade & Beyond
Keith Clark 12/25/09 12:51 PM, 0 CommentsHappy Holidays! I recently ran across an interesting article in the New York Daily News, authored by Ray Kurzweil, best known to us in the audio/music business for his creation of a new generation of music synthesizers in the mid-1980s, in which he provides his views and predictions on how technology will change and impact our lives over the next 10 years and beyond. Kurzweil is also noted as a “top futurist” and has achieved much outside of the synthesizer… View this post
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Monday, October 05, 2009A Look At The Recent “Complete Front of House Engineer” Workshop Hosted By Robert Scovill
Keith Clark 10/05/09 02:24 PM, 2 CommentsI recently had the opportunity to attend a portion of Robert Scovill’s latest “Complete Front of House Engineer” seminar and workshop, held at the beautiful Church On The Rock in St. Peters, Missouri, just outside of St. Louis. The group of 30-plus attendees represented quite a wide range of folks in terms of experience and expertise, yet it didn’t seem to matter as Robert provided practical techniques, ideas and insights gained over his career as a multi-TEC Award winning live… View this post
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Thursday, August 13, 2009Les Paul: June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009
Keith Clark 08/13/09 12:42 PM, 0 CommentsIn my job, I receive a lot of written materials that include the application of the word “icon” or “iconic” to many things which surely are not. Now, here’s the term properly applied: Les Paul was an icon. He passed away today from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York, at the age of 94, following a fascinating life of invention and music. I grew up listening to his records, and those of fellow… View this post
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009Update: First-Hand Account Of The Power (Not Sound System) Issue At Aerosmith Concert In Sturgis
Keith Clark 08/11/09 09:01 AM,I just received the following update from Ben Shipman of AVA (Audio Video Associates, St. Louis), who was on hand with the sound crew for the Aerosmith concert a few days ago in South Dakota, providing more information and photos from the power (not sound system) failure. (My original post is here.) Thanks much to Ben for these materials. Matt Lawson of DiGiCo produced the illustration, by the way. Take it away, Ben: Before the Aerosmith concert, we had completed… View this post
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Monday, August 10, 2009Closing Of The Famous “Abbey Road” Crossing?Keith Clark 08/10/09 09:04 AM, 0 CommentsThe Sun (the daily tabloid newspaper and website published in the United Kingdom) offers a report today that officials want to move the iconic “zebra crossing” featured on the cover of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album. The article explains, “Councillors say tourists flocking to be snapped on the road are causing crashes, with the accident rate on the rise,” with the councillor for the Abbey Road ward stating that there have been 22 accidents at the location since 2000. You… View this post
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Thursday, August 06, 2009Aerosmith Tour Update: It Was A Power Failure, Not The Sound System
Keith Clark 08/06/09 01:57 PM, 0 CommentsI’ve just fielded a call from someone in direct contact with the sound team regarding the alleged “sound system failure” last night on the Aerosmith/ZZ Top tour during its stop in Sturgis, South Dakota, where a series of events led to Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler injured and transported to a hospital after falling off the stage. The Associated Press wire report on the incident - picked up by news outlets around the country - begins: “Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler… View this post
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Thursday, July 16, 2009Report: Madonna Concert Stage Collapses In France; One Killed, Many Injured
Keith Clark 07/16/09 10:46 AM, 0 CommentsThe Associated Press (AP) is just now reporting that “One person was killed and several injured Thursday in the collapse of a stage being set up for a Madonna gig in the French city of Marseille, forcing the cancellation of the giant concert.” The report also noted that at least six more people were hurt in the accident, two of them critically. The production, which was scheduled for Sunday and is now canceled, was being staged at the Stade Velodrome,… View this post
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Friday, June 19, 2009InfoComm 2009, Day 2: Digital Tide Keeps Rolling
Keith Clark 06/19/09 04:35 AM, 0 CommentsDay 2 of InfoComm 2009 in Orlando proved just as interesting as day 1, starting with a big announcement from Yamaha, which will be handling the North American distribution of the Audinate Dante-MY16-AUD card, which was also just introduced at the show. Specifically, the MY16-AUD card is fully compatible with Yamaha digital MY16 card slots in consoles, processors and digital power amplifiers. Audinate’s Dante technology supplies high-performance digital media networking, and it is self-delivering for true “plug and play” digital… View this post
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