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Monday, May 13, 2013Great Sound Is Heard But Barely Seen At Chicago’s Union League Club
PSW Staff 05/13/13 01:30 PM,The roots of Chicago’s Union League Club date back to the Civil War, when an elite group of northerners formed the Union League of America as a defense against radical Confederate sympathizers in the north. The Club, which boasts locations in several major cities, has evolved to become one of Chicago’s most prominent social clubs, playing a major role in establishing such cultural institutions as The Art Institute of Chicago, Orchestra Hall, the Field Museum, and the Harold Washington Library… View this post
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Friday, May 10, 2013Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Puts On Full Production With Soundcraft & JBL
PSW Staff 05/10/13 12:39 PM,Over the years, London based live production company ARC Sound has produced many corporate functions in the Underglobe, the events space situated beneath London’s famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. But since the reconstruction in wood of the original Elizabethan playhouse on the Thames South Bank, a full production set up has never been allowed, or indeed attempted, in the main theatre space itself. However, all that has now changed. To celebrate the Bard’s birthday this month, a concert audio production set-up… View this post
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Thursday, May 09, 2013Return To Form: Reinforcing The Special Energy Of The Black Crowes
Greg DeTogne 05/09/13 05:19 PM,The Black Crowes have returned with this year’s Lay Down With Number 13 tour, emerging triumphantly fit and in full fighting form from an “indefinite” hiatus announced in April, 2010 that put performances on hold in the U.S. after the band played San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium later that year. Now, with the band’s fourth live album, Wiser for the Time, released in March of this year as a digital download and 4-record vinyl set, timing was never better for the… View this post
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Opéra Royal de Wallonie Chooses L-Acoustics
PSW Staff 05/09/13 11:15 AM,On the occasion of the restoration of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia), a full L-Acoustics line array system was put in place. After more than two years of restoration work, the 1875-built Théatre Royal de Liège, home of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (ORW), re-opened its doors to the public at the end of last year in Liège. The whole renovation project, unique in its kind, represented an investment of 31 million euros. In 2008, Riva… View this post
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D.A.S. Loudspeakers Deployed At Summit Church
PSW Staff 05/09/13 10:48 AM,In an effort to both revitalize their sanctuary and make worship services more engaging, the Summit Church in Kernersville, North Carolina, recently completed a major facility enhancement that included multiple 60-inch LED displays, a variety of lighting fixtures and a new sound reinforcement system. A number of D.A.S. Audio Aero Series 2 and Artec loudspeakers were installed to ensure that worshippers could clearly hear every last detail. Audio and Light, Inc., based in Greensboro, N.C., is a design / build… View this post
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013Danley Sound Labs Introduces OS80 Weatherized Synergy Horn Loudspeaker
PSW Staff 05/08/13 02:07 PM,Danley Sound Labs brings its Synergy Horn technology to the great outdoors with the introduction of the new OS80 loudspeaker. The OS80 is housed in an enclosure that is impervious to weather, making it well suited for outdoor installations at sports venues, arenas, athletic fields and complexes, theme and recreational parks, public gatherings, race tracks, community centers, cruise ships, hockey rinks, water parks, swimming areas, and more. “The Danley OS80 brings high fidelity to outdoor loudspeakers,” states Mike Hedden, president… View this post
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SE Systems Deploys New NEXO STM Arrays & Yamaha CL5 Consoles For MerleFest
PSW Staff 05/08/13 01:50 PM,As it has for the past 26 years, SE Systems of Greensboro, NC recently provided sound reinforcement and support for the annual MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC, deploying its new NEXO STM line arrays as well as Yamaha CL5 digital consoles. This year’s roster of artists at MerleFest included long-time roots artists like Leon Russell, The Charlie Daniels Band, Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Michael Martin Murphey, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, and the Nitty… View this post
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013Tools of the Trade: How Boundaries Affect Loudspeakers
Pat Brown 05/07/13 05:16 PM,It’s nearly impossible to mount a loudspeaker in a room without placing it near a room boundary. Some logical questions arise: 1. Does this affect the response? 2. Is the effect good or bad? 3. Can I use the boundary to my advantage? 4. Will treatment help? And, can room boundaries be a “tool of the trade”? Space-Loading Space-loading loudspeakers means that the otherwise spherical radiation is limited by a boundary or boundaries. Some common scenarios are shown in Figure… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • AV • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R130 Isolation-Enhancing Monitor/Loudspeaker Stand Now Shipping
PSW Staff 05/07/13 01:55 PM,IsoAcoustics has announced that the new ISO-L8R130 isolation-enhancing stand, designed for small studio monitors as well as desktop and bookshelf loudspeakers, is now shipping. The new ISO-L8R130 shares all the features found in the company’s ISO-L8R155 and ISO-L8R200 stands, including patented “floating” architecture for audio image stabilizing. The new stand measures 5.1 inches wide and 6 inches deep, and comes with tubing to configure it to 2.5 inches or 7.5 inches in height. It also includes two sets of adjustor… View this post
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Church 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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