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Thursday, May 09, 2013Riedel “Artist Input Monitor” iOS App Now Available At iTunes Store
PSW Staff 05/09/13 11:31 AM,The Riedel Communications “Artist Input Monitor” iOS App is now available at the iTunes store. (Get it here.) The Artist Input Monitor is the first application of a new series of utility apps for the iOS platform from the company. The application can monitor and control up to eight freely assignable audio inputs of Riedel’s Artist Digital Matrix intercom system. The app gives the intercom administrator a new way to manage the 4-wire input levels of a system without having… View this post
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Soundcraft Vi6 Consoles Chosen For Largest Choir Event For Guinness Book Of Records
PSW Staff 05/09/13 11:09 AM,Soundcraft helped The London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC) into the Guinness Book of Records last weekend when house engineer Raphael Williams and monitor engineer Nikoma Bell specified 96- and 64-channel Vi6 consoles respectively to mix the largest gospel choir ever assembled on a stage. The event was to celebrate LCGC’s 30th anniversary—with a 3-day series of performance and workshops at London’s South Bank over the Bank Holiday weekend. The highlight was the concert at the Royal Festival Hall on the… View this post
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013Cable Anatomy Part 3: Everything You Wanted To Know About Instrument Cable
PSW Staff 05/08/13 05:41 PM,See Part 1, Microphone Cable here and Part 2, Loudspeaker Cable here. Are instrument cables used for high-impedance or low-impedance lines? Generally, the source impedance is the determining factor in cable selection. Instrument cables are used for a wide range of sources. Many keyboard instruments, mixers, and signal processors have very low (50 to 600 ohm) source impedances. On the other hand, typical electric guitar or bass pickups are very inductive, very high impedance (20,000 ohms and above) sources. Typical… View this post
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Ashly Audio Unveils New nX Family Of Power Amplifiers
PSW Staff 05/08/13 02:53 PM,Ashly Audio has introduced the new nX family of Class D amplifiers, which deliver up to 12,000 watts while drawing less than 1 watt in sleep mode. These latest amplifiers are back by a heritage stretching back to Ashly founder Billy Thompson’s invention of the “Loud Amp” in the early 1970s and the introduction of its MOS-FET amplifier technology in the early 1980s. nX amplifiers are offered in four- or two-channel versions with selectable high-Z (70/100-volt) or low-Z output on… View this post
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Avid Offering Discount On VENUE Mixing Systems With Console Trade-In
PSW Staff 05/08/13 02:32 PM,Avid is currently running a promotion for audio professionals to save up to 20 percent on any new VENUE D-Show, Profile, Mix Rack, SC48 or SC48 Remote System. Trade in old analog or digital consoles to save on new, more advanced systems with enhanced sound quality, more streamlined Pro Tools integration and support for industry-standard plug-ins. This promotion is for audio professionals within the U.S. and APAC looking to upgrade to the latest versions of any VENUE System. Avid VENUE… View this post
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces OS80 Weatherized Synergy Horn Loudspeaker
PSW Staff 05/08/13 02:07 PM,Danley Sound Labs brings its Synergy Horn technology to the great outdoors with the introduction of the new OS80 loudspeaker. The OS80 is housed in an enclosure that is impervious to weather, making it well suited for outdoor installations at sports venues, arenas, athletic fields and complexes, theme and recreational parks, public gatherings, race tracks, community centers, cruise ships, hockey rinks, water parks, swimming areas, and more. “The Danley OS80 brings high fidelity to outdoor loudspeakers,” states Mike Hedden, president… View this post
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SE Systems Deploys New NEXO STM Arrays & Yamaha CL5 Consoles For MerleFest
PSW Staff 05/08/13 01:50 PM,As it has for the past 26 years, SE Systems of Greensboro, NC recently provided sound reinforcement and support for the annual MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC, deploying its new NEXO STM line arrays as well as Yamaha CL5 digital consoles. This year’s roster of artists at MerleFest included long-time roots artists like Leon Russell, The Charlie Daniels Band, Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Michael Martin Murphey, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, and the Nitty… View this post
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Westbury National Revamps Web Presence
PSW Staff 05/08/13 11:15 AM,Westbury National, the Toronto-based show services and AV systems integration firm, has launched a fully redesigned company website. Accessible at www.westbury.com, the company’s goal for the site is to better communicate its service offerings to current and potential clients, drive sales of new and used equipment, share company information, and showcase the achievements of the company’s show services and systems integration divisions. Designed by Toronto’s Climax Media, whose clients include Acura, Honda, and Astral Media, the site offers a number… View this post
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013Tools of the Trade: How Boundaries Affect Loudspeakers
Pat Brown 05/07/13 05:16 PM,It’s nearly impossible to mount a loudspeaker in a room without placing it near a room boundary. Some logical questions arise: 1. Does this affect the response? 2. Is the effect good or bad? 3. Can I use the boundary to my advantage? 4. Will treatment help? And, can room boundaries be a “tool of the trade”? Space-Loading Space-loading loudspeakers means that the otherwise spherical radiation is limited by a boundary or boundaries. Some common scenarios are shown in Figure… View this post
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DPA Microphones Introduces The New d:dicate Recording Microphone Range
PSW Staff 05/07/13 02:20 PM,DPA Microphones has announced the launch of the d:dicate Recording Microphone range, including the new modular MMC4018 supercardioid capsule, the counterpart to the MMC4018V capsule used in the company’s d:facto vocal microphone. The d:dicate range also includes the well-known MMC4007 hi-SPL omnidirectional capsule, previously known as 4007, now in a modular version. Widely used for measurement purposes, this capsule has an very wide dynamic range and can handle extremely high sound pressure levels. Both capsules are widely used for picking… View this post
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