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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
DiGiCo Has Broadway On Its Feet For Kinky Boots Musical
PSW Staff
05/21/13 11:00 AM,
With songs by rocker girl Cyndi Lauper and story by celebrated actor/playwright, Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots has Broadway on its feet. Based on the 2005 British flick about a struggling shoe factory that reinvigorates business by making fetish footwear for drag queens, the show opened to rave reviews—and a Tony Award nomination on the horizon. Sound designer John Shivers opted for a DiGiCo SD7T to handle the production after becoming familiar with the system on his previous productions for Bonnie…
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Nairobi Baptist Church Upgrades To Allen & Heath iLive
PSW Staff
05/21/13 09:42 AM,
Nairobi Baptist Church recently upgraded their existing analog mixer to an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system, supplied by Kenyan company, Sound Creations. Founded in 1958, the Church required a more sophisticated console with improved sound quality. Sound Creations, the distributor for Allen & Heath in Kenya, suggested an iDR-48 MixRack with iLive-T112 surface. “We were confident the Allen & Heath iLive-T112 would be the ideal mixer for Nairobi Baptist church and would meet their specific needs,” said Nipul…
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Innovason Eclipse Installed In Warsaw’s Main Art-House Cinema
PSW Staff
05/20/13 10:05 AM,
The Iluzjon cinema in Warsaw, Poland, has been home to the Polish National Film Archive since the mid-50s, and is also Warsaw’s main art-house cinema. The venue, which had remained in its original state until just two years ago, has recently undergone a massive renovation. At the heart of the audio system, which was designed by audio consultant and system designer, Wojciech Zielinski from pro audio specialists, Dysten, is an Innovason Eclipse GT running a fully networked Fohhn Audio PA…
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Good Sound Studio Gets Great Live Recordings With Line 6 StageScape M20d
PSW Staff
05/20/13 09:41 AM,
Located southeast of Pittsburgh in New Stanton, Pennsylvania, Good Sound Studio offers a wide range of services to its clients. They specialize in pro audio rentals for live music and theatrical performances as well as sound system design and installation for schools, churches and restaurants. When looking for a way to help a local band improve the quality and consistency of their live performances, Good Sound Studio president Dwight Brown was intrigued to learn about the StageScape M20d digital mixing…
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High End Systems Sells 1000th Hog 4 Console
PSW Staff
05/20/13 09:19 AM,
Since its release at LDI 2012, High End Systems’ Hog 4 console range has taken the lighting world by storm, quickly becoming one of the more successful lighting control platforms introduced. The Hog 4 console range includes the flagship Hog 4 desk, the Full Boar 4, the Road Hog 4, the Nano Hog 4 and Hog4 PC. Customer demand for the Hog 4 was illustrated at the recent Pro Light + Sound trade show in Frankfurt, where High End Systems…
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Friday, May 17, 2013
SSL Appoints Jason Kelly As Product Manager For Live Product Division
PSW Staff
05/17/13 09:13 AM,
Solid State Logic is pleased to announce that Jason Kelly has been appointed Product Manager for its new Live console. With a 25-year career that spans live sound production, live event systems design and implementation and technical support management, Kelly has developed a solid understanding of the key aspects of the pro audio industry. In his new role, he will spearhead the recent introduction of SSL’s ‘Live’ console, which brings to the stage the industry standard, sonic legacy of the…
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Allen & Heath iLive Console At Heart Of The Belmont System For SXSW
PSW Staff
05/17/13 08:49 AM,
Allen & Heath’s iLIVE digital mixing console did not disappoint the hordes of music fans and artists that gathered together at The Belmont in Austin, Texas as part of the 27th annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference in March. The days were jam-packed with music industry people from around the world, eager to share their experiences with one another, listen to some great artists and scout for new talent. Organizers announced that nearly 2,000 music acts of all genres…
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
API 1608 Stars In One-Of-A-Kind Studio In Milan
PSW Staff
05/15/13 10:21 AM,
A new studio in Italy features a 16-channel API 1608 as the main attraction for a one-of-a-kind studio experience. INDIEHUB, located in Milan, is a “co-working” facility with a primary focus on creating music. Here, engineers, producers and musicians can rent space using either their own equipment (such as a laptop, audio interface, etc.) or supplied equipment and the recently installed 1608. It all started with the idea that people in the music industry should have access to quality equipment…
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Church Sound: Keeping The Workspace Organized Is A Big Key To Success
Gary Zandstra
05/13/13 03:07 PM,
Having the luxury of visiting and mixing in many different church sound booths I’ve seen almost everything, from an 8-channel powered mixer sitting (precariously, I might add) on a chair to a fully loaded DiGiCo mixing board/workstation in a 20- by 40-foot decked-out production booth However, the most indelible impression that sticks with me about each and every booth that I have been in is the organization—or the lack thereof. Mama always said. “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.’ I don’t…
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Church Sound: How To Get Audio From An iPad
Chris Huff
05/10/13 01:47 PM,
This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. iPads are turning up in the audio booth as a sound source. Much like my article on using different types of smartphones as audio sources, iPads are something you need to consider. Let’s look a how to get the audio out. The iPad uses a common 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug, so connecting via the 3.5 mm plug is the easiest route to go. The back of your mixer/console is filled…
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