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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Church Sound: Take Your Ministry Seriously—Know Thy Stuff!
Curt Taipale
05/02/13 10:42 AM,
Through my trips with a traveling music ministry, I’ve worked in many different churches across the country. That has given me the opportunity to work closely with many music pastors, church sound staff members and volunteers, and I have one pet peeve about those individuals—they are often exceedingly ignorant of the equipment they work with every week. Hello!!! My questions about simple things like “what console do you have, how many mic stands do you have” or “which amplifier drives…
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Allen & Heath To Host Digital Mixing Education Center At Infocomm 2013
PSW Staff
05/01/13 09:32 AM,
Allen & Heath will be hosting live digital mixing training sessions in booth # 742 at this year’s InfoComm show in Orlando Florida June 12-14. Product training specialists will be instructing users on Allen & Heath’s newest digital mixer, the Qu-16 and Me-1 personal monitor mixer. Preregister today. The new Qu-16 takes compact digital mixing to a new level with innovative design and exceptional functionality combining to create a superb professional mixing experience. Bristling with all the features you’d expect…
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Avoiding Mr. Murphy: Getting It Right In The First Place
Karl Winkler
04/30/13 12:39 PM,
I’ve heard it said many times, in many different situations, that we tend to think we don’t have time to do something right, but then somehow, have time to fix everything that goes wrong as a result. We all know Mr. Murphy and his law about things tending to go wrong if there is any possibility for them to do so. But what can we do about it? For starters, correct that first part - the thing about making sure…
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Duran Audio Announces 2-Day AXYS European Training Course
PSW Staff
04/29/13 12:08 PM,
Duran Audio will be running a two day training course at Duran Audio BV’s R&D facility, Zaltbommel, The Netherlands on May 14-15, 2013. These two days are aimed at consultants, sound system designers, installers and users who wish to learn more about AXYS products and software. Both days involve a combination of presentations, demonstrations and practical activities. There will also be some “free time” set aside for attendees to experiment with the products. Day one will focus on the highly…
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TEC Foundation Joins NAMM
PSW Staff
04/29/13 12:00 PM,
The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio has formally entered into an agreement to become part of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), strengthening the important work of both non-profits and the NAMM Show. All TEC activities, including the Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, will join other marquee activities, events and efforts within the NAMM Foundation portfolio including the Museum of Making Music, research projects, the SupportMusic Coalition and global public service campaigns. The NAMM Foundation will present the…
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Danley Anchors Performing Arts Center At Community College
PSW Staff
04/26/13 12:29 PM,
Given its exceptional faculty and its extensive facilities for Music and Music Recording Technology, the Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York is rare among community colleges. The campus is home to the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), a popular outdoor venue that seats 5,000, and a John Storyk-designed recording studio. Recently, the school committed to building a new Student Life Center building, which, among many other amenities, includes a 410-seat Performing Arts Center and a smaller…
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Soundcraft’s Mixing With Professionals Series Coming To Dallas On May 15
PSW Staff
04/26/13 07:54 AM,
Soundcraft continues its Mixing with Professionals (MwP) educational series with a stop in Dallas this coming May 15. MwP offers tips and tricks about using Soundcraft Vi Series consoles from some of live sound’s most accomplished engineers. Ken Newman, front of house engineer for Barry Manilow and owner of Newman Audio will conduct the Dallas sessions. Currently on tour with Manilow, Newman has done live sound for Chris Isaak, Anita Baker, Stevie Nicks, Liza Minnelli, Paul Anka and other top…
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Makes Things Clear For MannKind Pharmaceuticals
PSW Staff
04/25/13 11:15 AM,
Besides their corporate headquarters in southern California, MannKind Pharmaceuticals maintains two other campuses, including their technical operations team, located in Danbury, CT. It’s a busy campus, hosting several hundred employees involved in the company’s manufacturing, engineering, and quality assurance divisions. The campus’ central meeting point is a large, multipurpose room used for everything from lunches to corporate meetings and all types of presentations. It’s a bright, airy, and welcoming space, but as Richard Trombitas of New York-based Cardone, Solomon and…
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Musicians Institute Of Los Angeles Installs API 1608 For Audio Engineering Education Program
PSW Staff
04/24/13 11:51 AM,
A 32-channel API 1608 console will contribute to the education of many audio engineering students at the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music for years to come. The 1608 console can be found in Studio C of the college and was installed in the beginning of January, just in time for the spring semester. The school, located in Los Angeles, has been an important part of music education in southern California since the late 70s and offers a variety of…
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Chandler Limited Co-Sponsoring Studio Prodigy | Master Class Series
PSW Staff
04/19/13 11:28 AM,
Chandler Limited is co-sponsoring the Studio Prodigy | Master Class Series, a new audio engineering program founded by engineer/producer Ryan Hewitt and studio designer Hanson Hsu that is geared toward anyone wanting to hone their mixing skills by learning from the industry’s top professionals. The Studio Prodigy | Master Class Series is an ongoing series of training sessions, with the second session, titled “Whatever Works,” to feature producer/mixer/engineer Ross Hogarth. The class is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2013, from…
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