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  • Thursday, May 24, 2012
    Industry Band To Hold Charity Concert At 2012 InfoComm To Support NSCA Education Foundation
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    PSW Staff 05/24/12 10:43 AM,
    At the upcoming InfoComm show in Las Vegas, The Drunk Unkles will be performing from 9-11 p.m. on June 14, at Gilley’s Saloon in Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in a charity concert to benefit the NSCA Education Foundation. The Drunk Unkles have made a name for themselves with the event, now in its 7th year of supporting the foundation. and are sure to rock the house! To date, the event has raised more than $90,000. The… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • AV • Audio • Business • Installation

  • Grammy-Nominated Engineer Ben Chang Relies On AKG Microphones In The Studio
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    PSW Staff 05/24/12 10:01 AM,
    Working alongside singer/songwriter Claude Kelly in New York City’s KMA studio in the historic Brill Building, two-time Grammy-nominated engineer, arranger and programmer Ben Chang uses AKG D12 dynamic and C451 condenser microphones as his go-to solutions for tracking. With a client list ranging in artists such as David Cook, Steve Jordan, Jessie J, Lil Jon, Mya, Ne-Yo, Trey Songs, Tiësto and his Grammy-nominated work with Fantasia and Ledisi, Chang focuses on an “organic” sound with live drums and acoustic guitars.… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Microphone • Studio

  • Trick Or Treat? A Discussion Of Power Amplifier Specifications
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    Tommy O’Brien 05/24/12 09:11 AM,
    Now that Class-D power amplifiers are common in professional audio, much attention has been directed toward their performance compared to conventional analog amplifiers. Let’s briefly address the question of what Class-D means in order to clear up any confusion, because marketing people have conjured up several fictitious designations. An amplifier that uses its output devices as switches is Class-D. It’s as simple as that. Everything else is analog, so “analog amp” means “not a switching amp.” The phrase “conventional amp”… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Amplifier • AV • Audio • Power

  • Lectrosonics Aspen Deployed For Louisiana State Government Facility
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    PSW Staff 05/24/12 08:56 AM,
    At the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, an easy-to-manage sound reinforcement setup was mandated as part of the design and installation requirements for the organization’s board room and conference facilities. After evaluating the requirements of the project, Baton Rouge, LA-based Technical Services Group (TSG) deployed an ASPEN processor setup from Lectrosonics. Technical Services Group is a design/build firm that provides a wide range of contracting services in commercial broadcast radio, television, audio, video, and control systems, including engineering management, installation,… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • AV • Audio • Installation • Networking • Processor

  • Dan Page Of DiGiCo Names Sales Application Specialist (SAS)
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    PSW Staff 05/24/12 08:50 AM,
    After four successful years in the DiGiCo R&D department, Dan Page has now been named a sales application specialist, where he will be supporting the existing sales team of Ian Staddon, Tim Shaxson and James ‘Digger’ Bradley. While building relationships with the company’s distributors to help further expand DiGiCo sales into existing and emerging markets,  he will also be providing technical seminars, workshops, systems design, and more. “Dan has proved himself to be an invaluable member of the DiGiCo team,”… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • AV • Audio • Business • Consoles • Manufacturer

  • L-Acoustics V-DOSC Installed At Leading Ukraine Concert Hall
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    PSW Staff 05/24/12 08:19 AM,
    The L-Acoustics distributor in Ukraine, ART-R, has supplied supply the country’s main concert hall, the Ukraina National Palace of Arts in Kiev, with high-performance audio equipment, including a host of L-Acoustics loudspeakers. The system consists of a left/right configuration of nine L-Acoustics V-DOSC WST line source loudspeakers per side. There is also a centre channel of 12 d-VDOSC loudspeakers, with two further d-VDOSC on stage providing side and front fill. Eight SB28 subwoofers supplement the full-range audio from the arrays,… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • AV • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer

  • Wednesday, May 23, 2012
    AES Names Steve Green Business Development Manager
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    PSW Staff 05/23/12 02:54 PM,
    Recognizing the importance of engaging directly with its stakeholders, Executive Director Bob Moses has named Steve Green AES Business Development Manager. An accomplished audio systems and applications engineer, and skilled technical marketing manager, Green will focus his energies on expanding the AES constituency and maximizing the value of its many assets and services. “I’ve known Steve Green over twenty years,” Moses said.  “I was his customer for more than half of them, and I learned that I could go to… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Recording • Church Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Business • Manufacturer • Sound Reinforcement • Studio

  • Albuquerque Church Solves Analog Wireless Issues With Line 6 Digital
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    PSW Staff 05/23/12 02:44 PM,
    Faced with audio issues ranging from sound quality to interference, Central Seventh Day Adventist Church in Albuquerque decided to switch from conventional wireless microphones to Line 6 XD-V digital wireless. As Pastor Don Gibson recalls, “Our systems were pretty old, and we started having issues, especially after the FCC rules changed. Then the Line 6 systems solved all our problems.” Tony McKenzie, a member of the congregation and an AV professional, helped research the change. “Having been an audio-visual technician… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Wireless

  • Get Inside The Mackie DL1608 With New Video Podcast Series
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    PSW Staff 05/23/12 02:35 PM,
    The Mackie DL1608 Digital Live Sound Mixer with iPad Control has garnered some serious attention from audio pros the world over since the unveiling earlier this year. With availability right around the corner, Mackie wants to inform and involve all customers with a new DL1608 video podcast series. Podcast episodes will cover the basics, offer tips and tricks and get into advanced uses. Later episodes will be completely based around customers’ responses to an upcoming poll on Facebook and Twitter.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Poll • Audio • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement • Studio

  • JBL VerTec Line Arrays Highlight System At Paramount Concert Venue
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    PSW Staff 05/23/12 12:49 PM,
    Long Island, New York has always been a hotbed of musical talent and now, Long Island boasts a new music venue—the Paramount, a striking 1,600-seat facility equipped with all the amenities to host major artists—including a JBL VerTec powered line array system. The system was designed and installed by Maryland Sound International, led by project manager Ryan Beck. Formerly the site of the IMAC (Inter-Media Arts Center) Theater, the Paramount bears little resemblance to the old facility. Beginning in 2009,… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Amplifier • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Power • Sound Reinforcement