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Friday, May 25, 2012Solving A Conundrum: Deployment Of A New Subwoofer Configuration
Todd Hartmann 05/25/12 01:20 PM,I’ve spent the past several years experimenting with various types of subwoofer arrays and have arrived at the same conclusion each time: with each method, something is gained while something else is lost. Left-right placement enhances coverage on the sides at the expense of drastic power alleys and cancellation zones. Horizontal arrays produce even coverage in front of the array at the expense of a major drop-off on the sides. With delayed arcing, side coverage is improved, at the expense… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Product • Concert • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
Philippines-Based Audio Contractor Soundcheck Upgrades To JBL VerTec V5 DSP Preset Tunings
PSW Staff 05/25/12 11:16 AM,Soundcheck, one of the Philippines’ top audio contractors, has handled live sound for artists such as Rihanna, Chris Brown, Incubus, Beyoncé, Linkin Park, Christina Aguilera and many others. The company has utilized JBL Professional VerTec line arrays since their introduction, and just upgraded to new JBL V5 VerTec preset tunings. “We installed the V5 DSP presets in all of the VerTec VT4888 and VT4888DP line arrays in our inventory, in the speakers’ DrivePack DPDA input modules,” says Jaime Godinez, owner… View this post
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Turbosound Flex Array For Evangelistic Temple In Nassau, Bahamas
PSW Staff 05/25/12 11:07 AM,In the summer of 2010, Jeff Cameron of Encore Broadcast Equipment Sales began communications between STS, Atlantic Professional Audio’s installation division, and the Evangelistic Temple in Nassau, Bahamas. Encore and STS have collaborated on numerous occasions where a performance audio installation is needed. Later that year, Cameron brought Craig Beyrooti, CEO of Atlantic Professional Audio, to Nassau for a site visit with lead pastor Gary Curry. The temple would be finishing construction of a new building over the next year… View this post
Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • AV • Audio • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement -
Thursday, May 24, 2012The Eight Prime Factors That Determine The Sonic Properties Of Loudspeakers
Ken DeLoria 05/24/12 02:09 PM,There are eight prime factors that determine what we hear from a loudspeaker, each governed by a wide – and interactive - range of electrical and mechanical parameters that come into play. These include the following: —The materials used to construct cones and diaphragms (paper, aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber, composites, etc). —Low-frequency and mid-frequency cone geometry. —The power, linearity, and type of magnetic circuit used in drivers (Alnico, ceramic, neodymium), as well as the voice coil wire (copper, aluminum, round,… View this post
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Thunder Audio Provides Meyer Sound MILO For Movement Electronic Music Festival
PSW Staff 05/24/12 01:59 PM,The Movement Electronic Music Festival, taking place May 26-28 at Detroit’s Hart Plaza, will feature ab array of Meyer Sound equipment provided by Livonia, Mich.-based Thunder Audio. The annual festival, which drew some 100,000 attendees in 2011, has grown and evolved considerably from its inception as the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000. This year, three of five stages will feature Meyer Sound components. “Our company was unaware of Meyer in a practical sense until we teamed up with Thunder… View this post
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Powersoft K Series Amplifiers Drive EAW KF Series At EdgeFest Main Stage
PSW Staff 05/24/12 01:00 PM,Powersoft K2 and K3 amplifiers powered 52 EAW KF740 modules at the annual EdgeFest one-day rock festival held at the 30,000-capacity FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, TX in late April. For the fifth straight year, Dallas-based Gemini Light Sound & Video supplied production for the event, which this year featured The Black Keys, Garbage, Cake, Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Neon Trees, Civil Twilight, Switchfoot and Aranda. The main stage loudspeaker rig included 18 flown per side in the main… View this post
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L-Acoustics V-DOSC Installed At Leading Ukraine Concert Hall
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
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012JBL VerTec Line Arrays Highlight System At Paramount Concert Venue
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
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012Meyer Sound Supports Events Large Or Small, Indoors Or Out At Lied Center
PSW Staff 05/22/12 07:03 AM,Consistent audio quality is the rule at the Lied Center of Kansas, the principal performing arts venue for the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Whether attending a headliner concert in the 2,000-seat theatre, an evening of acoustic folk music in the new pavilion, or an outdoor social event on the adjoining terrace, patrons appreciate the superlative music and voice reproduction provided by Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers. The newest addition of Meyer Sound equipment was installed in the facility’s new education… View this post
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Fostex Inspires Mobile Creativity For Babyface
PSW Staff 05/22/12 06:43 AM,Musician and producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds recently took possession of his new Fostex PMO.4n self powered studio monitors in the colors white, black, purple, red and yellow. The PMO.4n’s are a recent update of the PMO.4 studio monitors introduced back in 2005. The compact design of the PMO.4n enclosure allows for convenient mobility allowing Kenny to feed his creative thirst by facilitating a mobile working environment. “I’m often inspired creatively by new or varied work environments which the small Fostex… View this post
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