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Wednesday, February 08, 2012Indiana Officials Issue Safety Violations For State Fair Stage Collapse
PSW Staff 02/08/12 02:11 PM,The Indiana Department of Labor today cited concert and event production company Mid-America Sound Corp. of Greenfield, IN with three safety violations in the collapse of an outdoor stage at the Indiana State Fair last August just prior to a show by the country band Sugarland. Seven people died and 58 were injured after the stage collapsed when a gust of wind toppled equipment that hung over the stage. CBS News also reports that Mid-America Sound Corp. has been issued… View this post
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Friday, February 03, 2012New Audio-Technica Video: “Get Your Own Mic”
PSW Staff 02/03/12 11:27 AM,Audio-Technica provides a pretty compelling reason as to why you might always want to “get your own mic.” It’s the brainchild of Gary Boss of A-T. . View this post
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Road Test: Road Test: Alto TRUESONIC TS115A
Craig Leerman 01/24/12 01:15 PM,Alto Professional recently sent me a pair of TS115A loudspeakers to check out, and they turned out to be a gig saver - but more on that in a bit. Let’s look at the specs first. Part of the company’s TRUESONIC Series, the TS115A is a 2-way self-powered model that utilizes a 15-in woofer for the lows and a 1-in neodymium compression driver for the highs. The injection molded cabinet measures 26.8 (h) x 16.9 (w) x 15.2 (d) inches… View this post
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012Road Test: Road Test: Danley Sound Labs SM-60F & TH-Mini
Craig Leerman 01/10/12 10:17 AM,The Danley Sound Labs SM-60F is a passive, full-range loudspeaker that utilizes Tom Danley’s Synergy Horn concept, where multiple drivers covering different frequency ranges all play into a single horn. It’s loaded with 2 x 8-inch woofers and a 1 x 5-inch mid/high coaxial driver. Dispersion is 60 x 60 degrees. The Danley TH-Mini is a compact subwoofer that uses a single 12-inch driver in a tapped horn configuration. At only 24 x 15 x 22 .5 inches and 76… View this post
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Monday, December 26, 2011Drum Tuning Tips From The Famous Drum Doctor
Bobby Owsinski 12/26/11 02:48 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. If you’re doing a session in Los Angeles and you want your drums to instantly sound great, then your first call is to the Drum Doctors to either rent a fantastic sounding kit, or have your kit tuned. Ross Garfield is the “Drum Doctor” and you’ve heard his drum sounds on platinum recordings from Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Metallica, Dwight Yokum, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitiz, Michael Jackson and… View this post
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Wednesday, December 21, 201110 Holiday Gifts For Musicians And Engineers
Bobby Owsinski 12/21/11 12:09 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. It’s that time of year again when it’s time to buy some gifts. It you’re in a quandary about what to buy for that musician or recording engineer in your life, you’re in luck. I have a list of recommendations that covers a variety of items and price ranges. Most of these products I use regularly. 1. Etymotic Reaserach ER 20 Hear Protection Ear Plugs I personally never go into a loud… View this post
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Friday, December 09, 2011Gary Z's Church Sound: Selecting The Right Contractor For Your Church Sound System Upgrade
Gary Zandstra 12/09/11 04:19 PM,Let’s pretend . . . Imagine you walk into your next committee meeting and to your amazement discover that they have approved your suggestion to seek bids for a new sound and video system. You leave the meeting excited! Finally all of you problems will go away. No more buzz, no more hum, no more having to dim the lights and shut all the shades just to barely make out what you are projecting on the screen! You figure by… View this post
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011Technologist: Session Documentation: Choose Your Weapon
Kyle P. Snyder 09/06/11 03:57 PM,You’ve just finished a killer tracking session, one that you really want the ability to recreate, so now what? I’m generally confident in my memory for microphone placements and studio setup, except that plans change and what may have been easy to remember tomorrow suddenly needs to be compartmentalized until everyone is available again next month. Plus, there’s no remembering compressor or EQ settings, let alone values for gear that has less than descriptive front panels. So, what’s an engineer… View this post
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Monday, August 29, 2011Technologist: The Value Of UPS Protection In Your Studio
Kyle P. Snyder 08/29/11 01:45 PM,While the skies now shine bright over my home state of Indiana, less than a month ago it was particularly harrowing to use Pro Audio equipment in the Midwest. Why? Well, we were constantly plagued with blizzards and freezing rain, which had a fairly devastating effect on the local power grid. Though I never completely lost power this winter, it did often waver intermittently for hours. Thankfully, when I setup my studio, I invested in several Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)… View this post5 Comments
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011Technologist: Don’t Come Unglued; Bake A Tape!
Kyle P. Snyder 08/03/11 10:35 AM,In late 2008 I was called out by a friend to repair a Studer tape deck; an A827, which I had never used before. While I was very fortunate that the studio owned both the original alignment tape and tentelometer, the original (rather aged and unused) tape shed like crazy because of its storage conditions, and our inability to bake the tape before use. Baking has gotten myself and many a colleague out of a sticky (ha ha) situation. However,… View this post8 Comments
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