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Thursday, April 01, 2010Sound Reinforcement Amidst Climate Chaos At The 2010 Winter Olympics
Jeff MacKay 04/01/10 02:54 PM, 0 CommentsCanada played host to the 2010 Winter Olympics in February, specifically Vancouver, British Columbia and its surrounding neighbor cities, albeit not without its challenges. While the U.S. received record snowfalls, the biggest hurdle for the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) was possibly the fact that the area experienced its warmest temperatures in 114 years. Organizers were literally moving snow over mountains to make sure skiing and snowboarding events could continue, with some understandable delay. This isn’t your average outdoor festival-type gig… View this post
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Free Driver Upgrade Connects Mackie Onyx-i Mixers and Pro Tools M-Powered 8
PSW Staff 04/01/10 01:30 PM, 0 CommentsMackie announced a free driver upgrade that instantly connects Onyx-i FireWire Production Mixers with Pro Tools M-Powered 8. The offer is available April to May 31, 2010. Mackie launched the Onyx-i series mixers last fall, with the notable benefit of Pro Tools M-Powered 8 compatibility. (No other third-party company offers this.) The Mackie Universal Driver Upgrade (which enables Pro Tools M-Powered 8 functionality) is a simple download from the Mackie website (usually costing $49.99). Purchasers of Onyx-i mixers can go… View this post
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010Bosch & Electro-Voice Deliver Safety, Sound Quality At Carrasco International Airport, Uruguay
PSW Staff 03/31/10 02:55 PM, 0 CommentsRenowned Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly’s latest masterpiece is one that does his native country of Uruguay proud: the new terminal at Carrasco International Airport, near Montevideo, which is served by a combination of Bosch Praesideo public address systems and an extensive distribution of Electro-Voice ceiling loudspeakers System design/installation contractors PROMÚSICA supplied the mass notification and life safety communications systems. “PROMÚSICA did an exceptional job designing and installing these systems,” says Juan Montoya of Bosch, “which can handle everything from routine… View this post
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Extron To Expand Corporate Headquarters in Anaheim
PSW Staff 03/31/10 11:28 AM, 0 CommentsExtron Electronics is expanding its headquarters with the construction of a new six-story, 200,000 square foot building adjacent to the company’s current facilities in Anaheim. A major part of the expansion will be new training facilities that will be 20 percent larger than the current training facilities in Anaheim. The new training facility will occupy 15,000 square feet and will include three classrooms, a demo room, and an audio lab. Two of the classrooms will have movable walls to accommodate… View this post
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Lawo And Optocore Plan Closer Cooperation
PSW Staff 03/31/10 07:22 AM, 0 CommentsLawo and Optocore are planning closer cooperation in the future, following the successful completion of their first project in Salzburg, Austria. For this, Optocore developed a ‘Lawo Emulation Mode’ that enables a Lawo console to communicate with Optocore I/O units. These are mainly used in the fields of sound reinforcement, fixed installations, and broadcast. This new development enables the Lawo console to receive audio signals and control Optocore preamps. The installation of a Lawo mc²66 console, and its accompanying transition… View this post
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010L-ACOUSTICS Joins Crestron Integrated Partner Program
PSW Staff 03/30/10 07:43 AM, 0 CommentsL-ACOUSTICS has announced that it has joined the Crestron Integrated Partner Program (I2P). The result of this collaboration will be the development of a CRESTRON Integrated Partners control module which allows the LA Amplified Controllers LA4 / LA8 to be controlled and monitored in an open-platform CRESTRON system environment. L-ACOUSTICS head of fixed installation technical support, Cedric Montrezor, stated: “The seamless integration of our platform into any Crestron-based system is an important move forward in our strategy to develop complete… View this post
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Reidel Communications Unveils RockNet Expansion Card For Soundcraft At Prolight + Sound
PSW Staff 03/30/10 07:04 AM, 0 CommentsRiedel Communications unveiled the new RockNet RN.343.VI expansion card for Soundcraft Studer digital mixing consoles at Prolight + Sound 2010. The RN.343.VI card fits into a console’s SCore Live or D21m card expansion slot and gives access to 64 input and 64 output channels. A wordclock input is featured via the backplane connector, while a wordclock output is available at the front panel. A rotary switch is provided for device identification and selection of up to 15 programmable routing tables.… View this post
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Monday, March 29, 2010Hosa Technology Announces New SNX Series Pro-Conex Stage Box
PSW Staff 03/29/10 02:06 PM, 0 CommentsHosa Technology has announced the introduction of the SNX Series Pro-Conex Stage Boxes with XLR returns. Incorporating numerous features designed to provide reliable service, the new SNX Series Pro-Conex stage boxes provide clean, transparent audio feeds to and from the house audio console and, with all terminations being XLR, are ideal for live-sound environments where long cable runs are common. The SNX Series is available in multiple configurations and lengths. Heavy-duty construction is a hallmark of the new SNX Series… View this post
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Aviom Announces U.S. Demo Loan Program At 2010 Prolight + Sound
PSW Staff 03/29/10 08:28 AM, 0 CommentsAviom announced a brand new initiative at this year’s Prolight+Sound - through the company’s new Demo Loan Program, current and prospective customers in the U.S. will have the chance to experience Pro16 and Pro64 digital snake systems prior to purchase. “We learned early on, with our personal mixing system, that the best sales pitch we can make for our products is to let people try them and hear them,” says Chandler Collison, director of marketing for Aviom. “This program is… View this post
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Dean St. Studios Install SSL Duality Console
PSW Staff 03/29/10 08:09 AM, 0 CommentsDean St. Studios recently installed a 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console in Studio 1. Carrying on the creative tradition of this space (formerly industry legend Tony Visconti’s Good Earth Studios and creative home for David Bowie and T. Rex), Duality compliments the acoustic design by world famous Eddie Veale and the creative talents of the Dean St. team. To meet increased client demand for large format sessions, Duality replaces a 24-channel SSL AWS 900+ SE originally installed when the… View this post
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