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Thursday, September 02, 2010One-Stop Shopping: Captain, What Does It Mean, This Term “Full Production”?
Teri Hogan 09/02/10 02:20 PM, 0 CommentsSound companies handle “one-off” shows every day. It’s usually formulaic, and after a while, we do it by rote. But what happens when the client wants one-stop shopping? This is also known as “full production” or “turn key service,” and it’s quite a bit more involved than an average show. Generally months of planning and coordination are needed, as well as work with a number of subcontractors. It just can’t be done by the seat of the pants. Normally, when… View this post
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JBL Professional CBT Column Loudspeakers Aid In Transformation Of Faith Evangelical Free Church
PSW Staff 09/02/10 02:07 PM, 0 CommentsIn an audio system redesign that marks the complete transformation of a former cinema to a house of worship, the Faith Evangelical Free Church of Waterville, Maine is now equipped with a pair of JBL Professional CBT (Constant Bandwidth Technology) 70J column loudspeakers, each with three CBT 70JE extender cabinets. After Faith Evangelical moved into the cinema space seven years ago, it was served only by a low-quality public address system. A deeply curved wall behind the stage dampened the… View this post
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Maestro Sound & Lighting Deploys Adamson Y-Axis Series For Sonu Niigam Concert In Qatar
PSW Staff 09/02/10 01:43 PM, 0 CommentsDoha International Tennis Court in Qatar recently hosted a concert for an audience of more than 10,000 by acclaimed Indian Bollywood pop singer Sonu Niigam, noted for his singing performances in a number of blockbuster Hindi movies. Maestro Sound & Lighting Company of Bahrain was the provider of sound, lighting and video backdrops for the event, with the help of tour manager Vincent Rodrigues and event manager Shafiq of Regency group. Doha International Tennis Court was not originally designed for… View this post
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Korg Unveils microKEY USB Powered Keyboard/Controller
PSW Staff 09/02/10 01:25 PM, 0 CommentsKorg has unveiled the new microKEY USB powered keyboard and MIDI controller, offering a great way to create a compact and customized MIDI command center. Unlike its competitors, the microKEY features a built-in two-port hub to connect other controllers, computer peripherals or Korg nanoSERIES controllers for added flexibility and control of all the users’ software. Free editing software and a number of included software bundle licenses and discount coupons make the microKEY even more cost effective. The microKEY features 37… View this post
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Turbosound The Choice Of Charlotte Club
PSW Staff 09/02/10 12:15 PM, 0 CommentsLocated in Charlotte’s Music Factory entertainment district, Butter NC is an 8,300 square-foot space with lush design concepts and a sound system that envelopes up to 400 guests with electronica, hip-hop and top 40 music. Local design and install firm Eye Dialogue chose Turbosound TCS speakers to provide the distinctly different vibes on Butter’s two levels, each with its own DJ. Mention the name “Butter” as a night club and most people think New York, where that nightspot revolutionized the… View this post
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Roland Debuts OCTA-CAPTURE USB 2.0 Audio Interface
PSW Staff 09/02/10 11:52 AM, 0 CommentsRoland U.S. has introduced the OCTA-CAPTURE USB 2.0 audio interface, a 10- input/10-output device for computer-based multi-channel audio production. DOCTA-CAPTURE features eight professional-grade VS Preamps with each channel providing an combo-XLR input jack, phantom power, low-cut filter, phase invert, and digital compression. These digitally controlled microphone preamps are built with premium components, resulting in transparent audio with a superior signal-to-noise ratio. The space-saving combo jacks also accommodate 1/4-inch connectors, with Hi-Z instrument inputs on channels 1 and 2 and balanced… View this post
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NOA Audio Solutions To Debut NOA Record 4 Digital Migration System At IBC2010
PSW Staff 09/02/10 11:40 AM, 0 CommentsNOA Audio Solutions will introduce NOA Record 4 at IBC2010, part of its IngestLine family of systems for fast, cost-effective, accurate migration of audio from analog to digital storage. Developed in response to the needs of enterprises with a great deal of audio stored on long-playing magnetic tape, vinyl, or both, the NOA Record 4 extends the speed and capacity of the system by one-third — from three to four parallel stereo streams. “Our customers asked, and we are responding,”… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Creating A Spacious Rhythm Guitar Sound
PSW Staff 09/02/10 11:02 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m working on an album and I’m really having alot of trouble getting the rhytmeh guitar to sound just “right”. What i’ve discoverd is that it needs to sound more open, with maybe a more stereo feel. However, the problem I’m having is that when I tracked the instruments I only threw one mic on the amp. Of course, basically everything else was recorded stereo! So, now I’m at a loss. What can I do?… View this post
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Meyer Sound Constellation Provides Texas High Schools The Ideal Performance Environment
PSW Staff 09/02/10 10:25 AM, 0 CommentsThe award-winning music programs at two Texas high schools—one in the community of Spring and the other 140 miles away in Temple—are both powered by Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic systems. According to the schools’ music faculties, Constellation’s flexibility and natural acoustical characteristics not only enhance the value of the auditorium as a community resource but also improve the learning experience and even lend a competitive advantage to the school’s choirs as they prepare for interscholastic competitions. The active acoustic systems—a… View this post
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TC Group Americas Names Frank Loyko As Vice President Of Sales For Tour & Install
PSW Staff 09/02/10 10:02 AM, 0 CommentsTC Group Americas Inc., distributor of TC Electronic, TC Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Linn and Audica, has appointed Frank Loyko to the position of vice president of sales for tour and install. Most recently, Loyko served as president of RCF USA, and prior to that, he was the director of live sound for Digidesign, a division of AVID Techonolgies. He was also vice president of sales at EAW, and then served as senior vice president of worldwide sales for… View this post
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