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Friday, August 20, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Proper PA Power Sequencing
PSW Staff 08/20/10 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I just started helping a loca guy here with PA and I’m finding it kinda fun. It seems I’m picking up on stuff fairly quick, however, there is one thing I keep messing up on that I’m just too embarrassed to ask. Every time I power up or down the PA, there’s a funny ‘Kapow!’ sound that the speakers make. What am I doing wrong? Is there some way to avoid that? A: I’m glad… View this post
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Roland Systems Group Appoints Southwest Region Representative Firm
PSW Staff 08/20/10 09:15 AM, 0 CommentsRoland Systems Group U.S. has announced the selection of Quantum Sales and Technology as their new manufacturer’s representative firm for RSG’s professional audio and video product lines in the Southern California/Southern Nevada region. Quantum Sales & Technology is an award-winning manufacturer representative firm experienced in serving the needs of resellers, systems integrators, contractors, architects, engineers, designers and consultants in the Southwest Region of the U.S. “Quantum Sales and Technology shares Roland Systems Group for sales and support of customers’” said… View this post
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Midas Digital The Choice Of Jay-Z For US & European Festivals
PSW Staff 08/20/10 08:20 AM, 1 CommentJay-Z is currently in the middle of a world tour with a string of US dates and European festival appearances accompanied by a Midas XL8 live production system, provided by Clair Brothers. At FOH is Kenyatta ‘Kelo’ Saunders, the rap artist’s long-time engineer and Grammy-award winner, who’s worked with artists including D’Angelo, Eminem, The Roots, Joss Stone and Erykah Badu. Philadelphia-based Kelo has favored Midas consoles throughout his career, and this was his first outing with a Midas digital system.… View this post
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Monday, August 16, 2010Crosby, Stills, & Nash Tour With DiGiCo
PSW Staff 08/16/10 09:50 AM, 1 CommentDespite having been through more ups and downs than virtually any other band, 1960s folk-rock legends Crosby, Stills & Nash are still touring. They are currently mid-way through an extensive tour, which has taken in a wide variety of venues and festivals throughout the US and Europe. Helping the band to win over more admirers on every tour is Front of House engineer Kevin Madigan with his DiGiCo D5. “The D5 is my console of choice, I’ve been using DiGiCo… View this post
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Lawo Utilized In Production Of MuchMusic Video Awards
PSW Staff 08/16/10 07:55 AM, 0 CommentsBroadcast across North America and around the world, MuchMusic provides a platform for the voices of several generations of music makers and their fans. The 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA), which aired live on Sunday, June 20th at 9 p.m. ET, was a star-packed red carpet affair, and for a production of this magnitude, sound quality is critical. To ensure the very best production quality, many of the show’s numerous audio signals were routed and mixed using equipment from Lawo.… View this post
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Swiss Music Festivals Managed By Allen & Heath’s iLive
PSW Staff 08/16/10 07:07 AM, 0 CommentsAllen & Heath’s iLive digital mixing system was used to manage two recent music festivals held in Switzerland. For the second year in a row, Allen & Heath’s iLive digital system was used to mix monitors at Switzerland’s Festival de Loup in Corbeyrier. The two day festival is a celebration of everything Celtic, with Celtic food, folk tales, dance and music, featuring top Irish band, Grada, and top French band, Blackwater. A modular iLive system consisting of an iDR10 MixRack… View this post
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Friday, August 13, 2010Showcase: Digital Consoles On Tour
Mark Frink 08/13/10 01:25 PM, 2 CommentsToday’s concert tours are captivated by the advantages digital consoles offer, and tour production must be lightweight and efficient to take on the current economy. Though many high-profile tours still fill arenas, a second tier is defined by the capacity of a 53-foot trailer, growing and shrinking to fit each venue by picking up local equipment. While digital consoles can also be sourced locally and loaded with a file in seconds, tour engineers often prefer to carry their own for… View this post
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DiGiCo SD7 & SD8 Consoles Installed In Full Sail University’s New Performance Venue
PSW Staff 08/13/10 10:15 AM, 0 CommentsFour years ago, principles at Full Sail University commenced planning to create a multi-purpose, live performance venue. After a year-plus of construction, “Full Sail Live” has been completes and is slated to be one of the largest, dedicated sound stages for live concert training at an educational facility. Full Sail Live will serve numerous campus-wide events including live musical performances, monthly graduations, open house events, multi-visual presentations, guest lecture appearances, 16-speaker surround movie screenings and live concert student training sessions.… View this post
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Hal Leonard Releases The Recording Guitarist
PSW Staff 08/13/10 07:05 AM, 0 Comments“Recording guitar and playing guitar live are as different as night and day,” said author Jon Chappell in the introduction to the new fully revised and updated edition of The Recording Guitarist. It is a fact anyone who has every tried to lay down tracks will attest to—when it comes to getting the right sound down on tape (or hard drive as is increasingly the case) there is a whole different ethos than on stage or in the rehearsal studio.… View this post
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Thursday, August 12, 2010iLive Chosen For World Debating Championships
PSW Staff 08/12/10 10:59 AM, 0 CommentsAn Allen & Heath iLive system was recently used to manage the final of the recent World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) hosted this year at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. WUDC is the world’s largest debating tournament and one of the largest annual international student events, starting with between 150 and 350 teams from across the globe. The PA company selected to manage the event was Art Production Event Technologies, who employed their new iLive system, consisting of an iDR-48… View this post
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