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Friday, September 10, 2010Allen & Heath Unveils Low-Cost Analog Studio Mixer At 2010 PLASA
PSW Staff 09/10/10 03:40 PM, 1 CommentAllen & Heath has unveiled the GS-R24, a high-quality analog console combined with a choice of interface modules, motorized faders for automated mixing, and MIDI controllers for tactile interfacing with software DAWs, all at an attainable price point. Based on the successful ZED-R16 Firewire recording mixer concept with influences from the classic GS3000, the GS-R24 is primarily aimed at project recording studios, although its flexible feature set lends the mixer to live sound applications requiring multi-channel recording, post production suites,… View this post
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Thursday, September 09, 2010Soundcraft Unveiling New Si Series Compact Digital Live Sound Mixers At 2010 PLASA
PSW Staff 09/09/10 04:13 PM, 0 CommentsThe new Soundcraft Si Compact Series is a power-packed range of digital consoles that brings the company’s digital mixing platforms to a very affordable price level for tour sound, corporate event, house of worship and theatre applications, among others. With full DSP functionality built-in to a small-footprint chassis, the Si Compact provides up to 40 inputs to mix in 3 frame sizes, the smallest of which is also rack-mountable. Motorized faders with patented Soundcraft FaderGlow operate on two layers, but… View this post
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010Avid VENUE Chosen By Argentina’s Grand Teatro Colón
PSW Staff 09/08/10 09:40 AM, 0 CommentsAt the dawn of the 20th century, Argentina was a prosperous nation with a booming economy and a burgeoning cultural scene. Because of this, the Teatro (Theatre) Colón opened its doors In May of 1908 in the capital city of Buenos Aires, quickly earning a reputation as one of the top five opera houses in the world. During its heyday, names such as Stravinsky, Strauss, Toscanini, Callas, and Baryshnikov graced its stage. In 1991, Pavarotti stated, “This theater has a… View this post
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010Yamaha PM5D-RH The Choice Of Foreigner Monitor Engineer
PSW Staff 09/01/10 03:15 PM, 0 CommentsFrom “Cold As Ice” to “Waiting For A Girl Like You” and chart topper “I Want To Know What Love is”, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, racking up scores of smash hits, multi-platinum albums, and sold-out concert dates. Currently on tour and promoting their latest’ CD ‘Can’t Slow Down’, the band has chosen Lorenzo Banda to mix monitors and his choice of digital consoles is a Yamaha PM5D-RH. Banda, is… View this post
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Midas Actively Seeking Candidiates To Double Size Of Research & Development Team
PSW Staff 09/01/10 12:27 PM, 0 CommentsMidas is actively seeking to recruit new R&D talent, doubling the size of its current team of engineers, with more than 20 hardware, software, DSP and FPGA design engineers are being sought for positions in Kidderminster and Manchester. The announcement comes just six months after the acquisition of Midas Klark Teknik by the Music Group. The move follows a declaration at the time of purchase to invest substantially in Midas product development. “I am incredibly excited about the way that… View this post
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DiGiCo’s SD8 Selected For The Cranberries Tour
PSW Staff 09/01/10 08:50 AM, 0 CommentsAfter re-forming in 2009, Irish rock band The Cranberries set out on a 2010 European Summer Tour. Their audio rig centers around a DiGiCo SD8 digital mixing console, manned by Oliver Waring on monitors. “I’ve been using DiGiCo consoles for a number of years,” says Waring. “I started out teching with a D5 when I was looking after Dave Guerin, monitor engineer for Morrissey.” “Then I inherited the monitor position and looked after Morrissey for a couple of years on… View this post
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010Game Creek Video Celebrates The Addition Of Two Calrec Alpha Consoles
PSW Staff 08/31/10 08:49 AM, 0 CommentsCalrec Audio has announced that New Hampshire-based mobile production company Game Creek Video has selected Calrec Alpha with Bluefin High Density Signal Processing mixing consoles for installation in two HD trucks that will hit the road this summer. Game Creek also added two Calrec consoles in 2009. The additions bring Game Creek’s Calrec total to 13, making it an all-Calrec fleet. Game Creek will deploy an 80-fader Calrec Alpha desk in Larkspur, a standalone 53-foot truck with a 41-foot expanding… View this post
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Friday, August 27, 2010APB-DynaSonics ProRack Chosen By The Canadian Tenors
PSW Staff 08/27/10 08:04 AM, 0 CommentsAfter recent appearances on Oprah Winfrey show and Dr. Phil, the worldwide demand for performances by the Canadian Tenors has exploded. The Tenors sing in different languages and styles from classical to pop, proof of which was their rendition of the national anthem at the NBA All Star game in Dallas, for 108 000 fans at Cowboys stadium. The group recently evaluated numerous consoles for their In Ear Monitor system and chose an APB ProRack Monitor desk over all others… View this post
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010Video: Gain Structure Basics With Dave Rat
Dave Rat 08/24/10 10:15 AM, 0 CommentsFrom Dave Rat of Rat Sound, this video explains how to properly optimize your analog consoles gain structure. Rat Sound Website View this post
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DiGiCo SD8/D1 Touring Package At The Heart Of Smashing Pumpkins U.S. Tour
PSW Staff 08/24/10 08:35 AM, 0 CommentsWhen Christina Aguilera postponed her 2010 Bionic Tour in the spring, engineer Jon Lemon was able to transition his gig—and the DiGiCo SD8 he was using for the tour’s promo leg—onto a Smashing Pumpkins’ run. Having worked extensively on an SD7 over the last few years with artists including Janet Jackson, Lemon wanted to use the few one-off gigs for Aguilera, including a VH1 “Storytellers” taping, to try out the SD7’s sibling. “I decided to go with the SD8 as… View this post
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