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Thursday, May 16, 2013Can Award-Winning Recordings Be Made In A Home Studio?
Bob Buontempo 05/16/13 04:41 PM,To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra in there is also challenging. And even though the topic of this piece is whether award-winning (i.e., Grammy) music can be conceived, recorded and mastered in a home studio, there’s nothing to indicate that any such recordings actually have been.… View this post
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Monday, May 13, 2013How Do You Know What Sounds Good?
Karl Winkler 05/13/13 04:41 PM,Most of us feel that we know good sound when we hear it. We also have tools to help us analyze the properties of sound, and we’ve learned to interpret those measurements and equate them with good and bad. But I find it fascinating that sometimes even when things measure “poorly,” we say that it sounds good anyway. Or, conversely, sometimes the measurements look spectacular but “there’s just something wrong.” The challenge is defining what actually constitutes “good” sound, and… View this post
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Friday, May 10, 2013In The Studio: The “Simple Math” Myth of Sample Rate Conversion
Jon Tidey 05/10/13 02:25 PM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. I recently saw this on a forum. I’ve seen something like this said many times. I won’t say who said it because he’s a good engineer and my intention is not to poke at him. Here goes: “I’ve been sticking with 88.2, to me the simple math (divide by 2) is a little more reassuring then 96 when down-sampling to 44.1.” ***facepalm*** Another guy (elsewhere) said: “If you’re recording music, you… View this post
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Riedel Earns Sports Emmy Award For Production Of Red Bull Stratos Project
PSW Staff 05/10/13 01:52 PM,Riedel Communications has been awarded a Sports Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage” for the production of the Red Bull Stratos project. As a contributor to the project, Riedel received the award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, held May 7 in New York City. In a first-of-a-kind sports production from the edge of space, the Red Bull Stratos project captured aviation pioneer Felix… View this post
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Puts On Full Production With Soundcraft & JBL
PSW Staff 05/10/13 12:39 PM,Over the years, London based live production company ARC Sound has produced many corporate functions in the Underglobe, the events space situated beneath London’s famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. But since the reconstruction in wood of the original Elizabethan playhouse on the Thames South Bank, a full production set up has never been allowed, or indeed attempted, in the main theatre space itself. However, all that has now changed. To celebrate the Bard’s birthday this month, a concert audio production set-up… View this post
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Thursday, May 09, 2013AVnu Alliance Welcomes New Member Companies To Advance AVB Certification
PSW Staff 05/09/13 04:11 PM,AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has introduced four new member companies: Bose, LG, Arrive Systems, and Revolabs. Standing at 55 global members, AVnu Alliance is a consortium of professional A/V, automotive, and consumer electronics companies working together to drive certification and interoperability of open AVB standards and to enable interoperable platforms. The alliance has recently announced new AVB educational programs and new partnerships, as well as created the AVnu Alliance Broadcast… View this post
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Canadian Duo Uses Yamaha CL Digital Console On International Tour
PSW Staff 05/09/13 03:35 PM,A Yamaha CL3 digital audio console with two Rio3224-D racks has been provided by Gearforce of Coquitlam, BC, Canada for front of house mixing by Scottie Baldwin on the international tour by Canadian duo Tegan and Sara. Robert Nevalainen, president of Gearforce, says that the CL line represents a leap forward in audio quality. “Yamaha managed to retain the Centralogic interface that so many engineers love, and the company has such market penetration, that it just made sense,” he notes.… View this post
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Paragonis MMP Marks CarniRiv Milestone PreSonus StudioLive
PSW Staff 05/09/13 10:40 AM,Now in its fifth year, the annual Port Harcourt Carnival, better known as CarniRiv, has evolved from its modest beginnings as an informal regional gathering to become a major festival event - a true carnival in many respects. This year, with Port Harcourt celebrating its centennial, the program was even bigger. Held at the 25,000-seat Elekahia Liberation Stadium, the six-day lineup featured more than 40 regional and international artists including Shaggy, Morgan Heritage, 2face, Timaya, Duncan Mighty, and many more.… 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, 2013Avid 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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