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Friday, May 17, 2013
Lectrosonics Aspen Technology Deployed At Ochsner Health System
PSW Staff
05/17/13 09:06 AM,
As southeast Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system, Ochsner Health System is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a ‘Best Hospital’ across 11 specialty categories. With greater than 13,000 employees and over 850 physicians, training and related administrative functions are a regular part of Ochsner Health System’s efforts. With that in mind, their Poydras Conference Room was recently equipped with state-of-the-art AV technology. At the heart of the AV system resides ASPEN…
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Square Waves And DC Content: Deconstructing Complex Waveforms
Charlie Hughes
05/16/13 05:56 PM,
I’ve heard it argued by that square waves contain DC. How else could they have the flat top and bottom that make it square? Let’s look at a square wave and see what causes it to have its square shape. A complex waveform can be constructed from, or decomposed into, sine (and cosine) waves of various amplitude and phase relationships. This is the basis of Fourier analysis. A square wave consists of a fundamental sine wave (of the same frequency…
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VUE Announces EASE Focus 2 And SystemVUE Software
PSW Staff
05/16/13 05:23 PM,
With the al-4 Subcompact line array now shipping, VUE Audiotechnik has further revealed a technology roadmap that will bring immediate enhancements to the al-4’s capabilities while also foreshadowing broader technology initiatives to be unveiled at the upcoming InfoComm show in Orlando. Specifically, VUE has licensed a complete suite of acoustic measurement and modeling software from Berlin-based AFMG Technologies. Included are EASE Focus 2, SysTune, and AFMG’s FIRmaker technology. “As the undisputed leaders in acoustic measurement and room modeling, I’m tremendously…
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Craig Richardson Joins Symetrix As V.P. Of Global Sales
PSW Staff
05/16/13 10:36 AM,
Symetrix announces today the appointment of Craig Richardson to the position of Vice President of Global Sales. Richardson assumes responsibility for management of the company’s worldwide sales and business development. Richardson most recently served as Vice President of A/V Integrator Market Development with Polycom and prior to that was the Vice-President and General Manager of Polycom’s Installed Voice Business for many years. According to Symetrix CEO, Paul Roberts, “Craig Richardson is a major player in the world of audio for…
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AVnu Alliance Kicks Off AVB Education Program At InfoComm 2013
PSW Staff
05/16/13 07:34 AM,
AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has announced today it will kick off a new AVB education program at InfoComm 2013 trade show taking place in Orlando, Fla June 12-14. The Alliance will also host 17 member companies at a dedicated AVnu Alliance technology and product pavilion, booth number 459a. The pavilion will include participation from AVnu Alliance members demonstrating the latest in AVB-enabled endpoints and switches. Members include: Analog Devices, AudioScience,…
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
LOUD and POLARaudio Announce Ampeg & Mackie Distribution Agreement
PSW Staff
05/15/13 09:48 AM,
LOUD Technologies (“LOUD”) and POLARaudio Limited today announced a distribution agreement whereby POLARaudio will serve as the distributor for the Ampeg and Mackie brands in the UK and Ireland, commencing June 1st 2013. “Together, the Mackie & Ampeg brands have over sixty years of history in the UK and Ireland markets with one of the industry’s most loyal dealer and user bases,” explained Tony Williams, Director of Sales, EMEA. “POLARaudio will build on this success by delivering improved local stock…
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Bigger Picture On The Equalization Of Loudspeakers
Pat Brown
05/14/13 04:06 PM,
The procedure often followed for equalizing a loudspeaker is to place the measurement microphone on-axis and adjust for the flattest frequency response. This often involves boosting some filters when the axial response over a range of frequencies is lower than the average. Those that are opposed to the use of boost filters may choose to arrive at the same resultant response by reducing (cutting) parts of the response to the lowest common denominator. This results in the same electrical curve,…
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Transform Your Mind: Latest Free White Paper On Transformers In Audio Now Available
PSW Staff
05/14/13 03:57 PM,
Chapter 2 of PSW’s ongoing free white paper series in now available. (Get it here.) Entitled “Transformers–Insurance Against Show-Stopping Problems,” chapter 2 goes further in providing information a better understanding principles of transformers and how they impact audio components and systems. As with chapter 1, the new paper is authored by Ken DeLoria, senior technical editor of ProSoundWeb and Live Sound International (and founder of Apogee Sound). The white paper series is presented by Lundahl, a world leader in the…
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Monday, May 13, 2013
The Relationship Between Amplifier Damping Factor, Impedance & Cable
Jerrold Stevens
05/13/13 03:21 PM,
Ever have one of your friendly amplifier reps walk in your office to present their new mondo-gazillion-watt beast and point out the damping factor spec of greater than a bazillion? Why, gee-whiz! That’s like 10 times more than the other guy! It must be awesome! Right? Well, as we have seen before, it depends on how you are going to use it. Let’s start with defining damping factor and see what it means to us. Amplifier damping factor is defined…
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Hillsong Church Builds Communications For Central London Services On Riedel Digital Intercom Install
PSW Staff
05/13/13 01:41 PM,
Riedel Communications has announced that Hillsong Church, the Pentecostal megachurch with worship sites located around the globe, is using a Riedel intercom solution to support weekly services at the Dominion Theatre in Central London. A fully integrated system incorporating Riedel’s Performer digital partyline intercom and Acrobat digital wireless intercom enables seamless communications among the technical crew members of the London Hillsong team. “Our services are run by a great team of volunteers who need to be able to communicate effectively,…
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