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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Fishman Unveils Triple Play Wireless Guitar Controller
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02/07/12 01:55 PM,
The new Fishman Triple Play Wireless Guitar Controller combines guitar with any virtual instrument or hardware synthesizer to access a wide range of instruments, samples and sounds on stage to expand the depth and impact of live performances. Triple Play comes with a wireless controller, hexaphonic pickup, and wireless USB receiver. The controller and included software works with industry standard DAWs and vitual instruments and installs quickly on any electric guitar. The system can be easily removed from the guitar…
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Sunday, February 05, 2012
Unit Audio Announces Affordable New Line Of Passive Summing Mixers
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02/05/12 12:07 PM,
Unit Audio has introduced the Milli-Unit and Micro-Unit, two new 8-input by 2-output compact passive summing mixers for studio/recording applications. Both units are outfitted with eight balanced line-level inputs and two balanced microphone level outputs, all with Neutrik TRS connectors. Input impedance is 20 Kohms, while output impedance is 220 ohms. Resistors are hand-selected, metered Xicon 1/4-watt, with 1 percent tolerance. The units are hand-wired at the company’s headquarters in Nashville, TN, and are housed in rugged aluminum cases. The…
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Brigham Young University-Idaho Goes Digital With Dual DiGiCo SD7 Systems
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02/03/12 08:47 AM,
The new BYU-Idaho Center at Brigham Young University-Idaho, is a sprawling 435,000-square-foot building that includes a 15,000-seat auditorium outfitted with two DiGiCo two SD7 digital mixing systems as well as six DiGiRacks. The process to outfit the venue with an audio/visual system took roughly three years from conception to completion, spearheaded by senior project engineer Andrew Prager of New Jersey’s Diversified Systems with the aid of BYU-Idaho audio engineer David Mann. As a representative of the venue and its principals,…
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Stagetec NEXUS Supporting Jimmy Fallon Show Remote Production In Indianapolis
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02/02/12 04:12 PM,
Tied into the upcoming Super Bowl game in Indianapolis, late night television host Jimmy Fallon is broadcasting four shows from the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis. It presents a challenge in recreating the studio setup of the “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show,” which is normally broadcast from NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Center. Nathaniel Hare, front of house mixer for the show, was tapped as the sound designer for the four dates (three live-to-disc and then a live…
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DI Boxes For Guitars: Different Approaches For Acoustic And Electric
Peter Janis
02/02/12 03:47 PM,
When amplifying an acoustic guitar, the use of a microphone can lead to concerns about feedback as well as being able to adequately amplify the instrument. With electric guitars, there are also concerns about the microphone adequately and accurately picking up the sound from the guitar amp, and in many cases, there’s also a desire for a quieter stage. Both scenarios lead to the use of direct (or DI) boxes as an alternative. But note that when selecting a direct…
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Church Sound: #InstallationFail
Mike Sessler
02/02/12 10:12 AM,
This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. This article, #InstallationFail, has been inspired by the many, many instances of bad installation practices I’ve seen throughout the years. I’ve been taking pictures and cataloging these for quite some time, and I figured it’s time to share them with the world. Now, I should point out I’m not publishing these to make anyone feel bad. Though some of you should feel bad for some of these installations. But that’s not the point.…
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New Firmware Update For Roland Digital Snake System Expands Flexibility
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02/02/12 09:20 AM,
Roland Systems Group is now offering a new Version 2.500 firmware update for S-4000 Series digital snake systems. The new functionality allows the S-4000H 8 x 32 digital snake head to support samples rates of 48 and 44.1 kHz – in addition to 96 kHz. This enables it to be used in V-Mixing System configurations, especially as an analog breakout box. In addition, the update provides control of pre-amps of the S-4000S set in REAC Master mode using the S-4000R…
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Clear-Com Launches Global Rental Group To Provide Systems & Support
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02/01/12 04:51 PM,
The new Clear-Com Global Rental Group (CGRG), a network of experienced rental partners equipped to provide Clear-Com intercom systems for productions of any size. The new service is led by industry veteran Larry Estrin and is comprised of a select team of trained and experienced rental businesses worldwide. These partners support short-term and rapid installation needs with a full range of advanced wired and wireless production intercoms and technical support. As director of CGRG, Estrin (who has extensive experience with…
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New Integrated Cores Provide QSC Q-Sys Technology For Smaller Applications
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01/31/12 04:53 PM,
QSC Audio has announced the next generation of Q-Sys products, designed specifically to deliver powerful digital networked audio solutions for the widest range of applications. The new Core 500i and Core 250i provide advanced centralized processing, routing and control for contractors and consultants needing a solution for smaller venues such as restaurants, nightclubs, stores, schools and churches. These two new Core models are fully integrated solutions, each with eight card slots on-board. The Core500i is capable of up to 128…
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Extron Introduces New Eight-Port Fiber Optic Audio Extractor
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01/31/12 01:17 PM,
Extron Electronics has introduced the FOX AEX 108, an eight-port fiber optic audio extractor for independent processing and routing of audio signals in a fiber optic AV distribution system. Each port accepts signals from a FOX Series transmitter to extract a two-channel analog audio signal for processing, and then re-transmits the original signal to a FOX Series receiver. To simplify integration with mixers, DSP devices, and audio amplifiers, the FOX AEX 108 provides both balanced and unbalanced stereo. Buffered loop-throughs…
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