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Monday, September 20, 2010Magneto Audio Labs Ships the VariOhm
PSW Staff 09/20/10 08:41 AM, 0 CommentsMagneto Audio Labs has announced that their debut product, the VariOhm, is now shipping. The VariOhm is connected between the microphone and the microphone preamp, either the built—in preamp of a mixer or an external mic pre may be used. The concept behind VariOhm is that the impedance of microphones and preamps vary considerably. The resulting impedance relationship is a key factor in determining the sound and tonal characteristics of the audio. The central element VariOhm uses are custom built… View this post
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Soundfield Launches UPM-1 Plug-In For In The Box Up-Mixes
PSW Staff 09/20/10 08:10 AM, 0 CommentsMicrophone manufacturer SoundField has launched a software version of their UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 upmix processor at IBC 2010. Originally released in hardware form at IBC 2008, the UPM-1 has already been adopted by major broadcasters such as Sky, SIS Live, and NDR as an easy-to-use, reliable means of generating realistic-sounding, broadcast-quality 5.1 surround sound when only a stereo mix is available. While the hardware UPM-1 is ideally suited to live broadcast applications, the new plug-in version is designed for post-production workflows.… View this post
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Magenta Introduces HD-One LX For HDMI Signal Distribution
PSW Staff 09/20/10 07:20 AM, 0 CommentsMagenta Research has announced the introduction of a new extension product in the Infinea HD-One Series. The HD-One LX is an HDMI extension product that utilizes a single Cat5/6 cable, and now sends 1080p up to 328ft/100m. HD-One LX is fully HDCP-compliant and capable of extending uncompressed 1080p video, audio, IR and Bi-directional RS 232 to 328ft/100m allowing commands and data to flow in both directions. The distance reach and use of inexpensive, easy to terminate UTP cable makes this… View this post
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Friday, September 17, 2010Knockout Sound: Getting The Right Sonic Balance For MMA Action
Live Sound Staff 09/17/10 03:01 PM, 0 CommentsBellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that regularly presents tournaments at large-scale venues in several cities across the U.S. In addition to being televised on Fox Sports Network, each event draws several thousand attendees, with sound reinforcement being a key production element at every tour stop. Beachsound of Miami, headed by Andre Serafini, has provided Bellator (Latin for “warrior”) with tailor made sound designs and support since its inception, refining the audio approach each time out.… View this post
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New DiGiCo LIttle Red & Blue Boxes Expand Console Connectivity
PSW Staff 09/17/10 02:53 PM, 0 CommentsThe new DiGiCo Little Red Box and Little Blue Box are two compact add on units that quickly and simply expand the connectivity of DiGiCo consoles. The Little Red Box is specifically designed to work with DiGiCo’s SD9 digital mixing console and allows you to connect a D-Rack or a MADI Rack (DiGi-Rack or MiNi-Rack) to two SD9s. Currently, a single D-Rack only allows you to connect to one SD9, with no way of sharing the rack. The Little Red… View this post
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Winners Of 2010 PLASA Awards for Innovation Announced
PSW Staff 09/17/10 02:11 PM, 0 CommentsThis year, for the first time, the PLASA Awards for Innovation were judged ‘live’ at the Innovation Gallery by an independent panel of 16 expert judges, in front of show visitors and a camera team. Seven Awards for Innovation and one Gold Award were presented by PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths The Gold Award went to the Martin Audio Multicellular Line Array (MLA). Each and every driver in each and every line array element is controlled individually by its own channel… View this post
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Church Sound Files: Answers About Dynamic Signal Processing
PSW Staff 09/17/10 01:09 PM, 1 CommentDynamic range can be defined as the distance between the loudest possible level to the lowest possible level. For example, if a processor states that the maximum input level before distortion is +24 dBu and the output noise floor is -92 dBu, then the processor has a total dynamic range of 24 + 92 = 116 dB. However, the average dynamic range of an orchestral performance can range from - 50 dBu to +10 dBu on average. This equates to… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Pre / Post Confusion
PSW Staff 09/17/10 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I was recruited to be on our church tech team, and I’m really glad I said yes. I really enjoy this whole audio ting, however, there’s so much I don’t understand, but I know it’s a learning process. Anyways, everybody tells me I should just ask questions, so I guess one thing that’s tripping me up is all this pre/post stuff. What is the difference between a post-fader and a pre-fader aux send and in… View this post
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Danley Loudspeakers The Choice Of Atlanta’s West End Seventh-Day Adventist Church
PSW Staff 09/17/10 09:48 AM, 0 CommentsWith a 1,500-seat sanctuary, energetic R&B and gospel music, and a popular live Internet stream of its services, audio-visual systems are critical to the success of West End Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. However, the state of its A/V systems left huge “holes” of coverage, vastly underpowered bass response, and many areas – including the entire balcony – where speech was only marginally intelligible. On top of this, visual support – in the form of screens and cameras –… View this post
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Road Test: The Encore 100 & 200 From Blue Microphones
Dan Johnson 09/17/10 09:20 AM, 1 CommentI was quite happy to have the chance to be the first road tester for the Encore 100 and Encore 200 microphones from Blue Microphones. Blue is better known for their recording mics and special application mics and now they have entered into the realm of mics for live use with the Encore series. I received one Encore 100 and two of the Encore 200 for this road test. Both are dynamic vocal mics with a cardioid pattern. The Encore… View this post
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