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Friday, May 24, 2013Asterope And Fishman Support Audio Engineer Week At AES Nashville
PSW Staff 05/24/13 03:34 PM,In support of Nashville Audio Engineer Week, Asterope and Fishman sponsored the 4th annual Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo 2013, held recently at the Rocketown Event Center in Nashville. The event included many notable audio engineers and producers, and introduced attendees to new Asterope technology. To help attendees hear the “Asterope difference,” the company created a listening environment at the event where attendees compared Asterope with competitive products in a one-on-one demonstration, using an electric guitar, acoustic guitar, or a… View this post
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Thursday, May 16, 2013Pro Production: Understanding The Language Of The “Show”
Alan Hamilton 05/16/13 05:44 PM,When first starting out in audio, a newcomer will hear terms that may seem like a whole new language. These terms are very common to hear in arenas, union halls, theatres, and similar venues. While not so common in clubs, even there you can hear some of these terms used by the seasoned veterans of the business. This would be particularly true of clubs that work with regional and national touring acts. You can expect to hear experienced production people… View this post
Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Lighting • Rigging • Staging • Video • Analog • Business • Concert • Education • Interconnect • Loudspeaker • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Monday, May 13, 2013The Relationship Between Amplifier Damping Factor, Impedance & Cable
Jerrold Stevens 05/13/13 03:21 PM,Ever have one of your friendly amplifier reps walk in your office to present their new mondo-gazillion-watt beast and point out the damping factor spec of greater than a bazillion? Why, gee-whiz! That’s like 10 times more than the other guy! It must be awesome! Right? Well, as we have seen before, it depends on how you are going to use it. Let’s start with defining damping factor and see what it means to us. Amplifier damping factor is defined… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Amplifier • AV • Interconnect • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Signal • Subwoofer -
In The Studio: Seven Mixing Techniques That Can Really Pay Off… Or Get You In Trouble
Matthew Weiss 05/13/13 02:51 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. This article is about some pretty crazy techniques that can really take your sound up a notch or totally screw up your mix! These aren’t techniques I use all the time, but enough to warrant a mention. If you’ve got some experience under your belt, here are a few things you can do when the situation warrants it. 1. Multiple Outputs Tor Group Sends This is useful if you know… View this post
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Video • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Engineer • Interconnect • Processor • Software • Studio -
Friday, May 10, 2013Riedel Earns Sports Emmy Award For Production Of Red Bull Stratos Project
PSW Staff 05/10/13 01:52 PM,Riedel Communications has been awarded a Sports Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage” for the production of the Red Bull Stratos project. As a contributor to the project, Riedel received the award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, held May 7 in New York City. In a first-of-a-kind sports production from the edge of space, the Red Bull Stratos project captured aviation pioneer Felix… View this post
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Church Sound: How To Get Audio From An iPad
Chris Huff 05/10/13 01:47 PM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. iPads are turning up in the audio booth as a sound source. Much like my article on using different types of smartphones as audio sources, iPads are something you need to consider. Let’s look a how to get the audio out. The iPad uses a common 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug, so connecting via the 3.5 mm plug is the easiest route to go. The back of your mixer/console is filled… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Consoles • Interconnect • Mixer • Signal -
Thursday, May 09, 2013AVnu Alliance Welcomes New Member Companies To Advance AVB Certification
PSW Staff 05/09/13 04:11 PM,AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has introduced four new member companies: Bose, LG, Arrive Systems, and Revolabs. Standing at 55 global members, AVnu Alliance is a consortium of professional A/V, automotive, and consumer electronics companies working together to drive certification and interoperability of open AVB standards and to enable interoperable platforms. The alliance has recently announced new AVB educational programs and new partnerships, as well as created the AVnu Alliance Broadcast… View this post
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Soundcraft Vi6 Consoles Chosen For Largest Choir Event For Guinness Book Of Records
PSW Staff 05/09/13 11:09 AM,Soundcraft helped The London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC) into the Guinness Book of Records last weekend when house engineer Raphael Williams and monitor engineer Nikoma Bell specified 96- and 64-channel Vi6 consoles respectively to mix the largest gospel choir ever assembled on a stage. The event was to celebrate LCGC’s 30th anniversary—with a 3-day series of performance and workshops at London’s South Bank over the Bank Holiday weekend. The highlight was the concert at the Royal Festival Hall on the… View this post
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013Cable Anatomy Part 3: Everything You Wanted To Know About Instrument Cable
PSW Staff 05/08/13 05:41 PM,See Part 1, Microphone Cable here and Part 2, Loudspeaker Cable here. Are instrument cables used for high-impedance or low-impedance lines? Generally, the source impedance is the determining factor in cable selection. Instrument cables are used for a wide range of sources. Many keyboard instruments, mixers, and signal processors have very low (50 to 600 ohm) source impedances. On the other hand, typical electric guitar or bass pickups are very inductive, very high impedance (20,000 ohms and above) sources. Typical… View this post
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013Church Sound: Understanding Line, Microphone & Loudspeaker Signal Levels
Mike Sessler 05/07/13 01:35 PM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. The topic for this article came out of a very real conversation I had with my new audio volunteers. We got to talking about various signal levels that we deal with in the world of audio, and it became very clear that they had not yet been exposed to any of this nomenclature. I figured it’s entirely possible that some of you are unclear on what all these terms may mean as well.… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Education • Interconnect • Loudspeaker • Microphone • Power • Signal
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