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  • Monday, September 20, 2010
    A Brief Moment As King Of The World!
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    Gary Zandstra 09/20/10 12:10 PM, 0 Comments
    For a brief moment in time, I, the lowly sound guy, had enormous power! Our story begins late one Friday afternoon when I received a call from Andy, the technical director at the Breslin Student Events Center on the campus of Michigan State University in Lansing, Mi. He wanted to know if I could be front-of house mix engineer for an upcoming event the following week. Sure, I said, searching my calendar, half-listening as he described the event. Then, whoa,… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Gary Z's Church Sound • Poll • Concert • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio

  • Tech Tip Of The Day: Turntables & Low Frequency Noise
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    PSW Staff 09/20/10 11:30 AM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: My other job (not the day job, if you will) is as a DJ. Recently, I’ve been having an annoying hum with my DJ setup. First, I should probably mention that my setup includes some old-school turntables in addition to CD player. The issue has been hard to chase down because the hum doesn’t happen at all volume levels. However, once I turn up the volume to a level where the noise starts and then… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Loudspeaker • Power • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • System • Audio

  • Hitachi Debuts Full HD Series 3LCD Projectors For Large Venues
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    PSW Staff 09/20/10 10:25 AM, 0 Comments
    Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group has announced the introduction of the Full HD Series CP-WUX645 3LCD projector. The CP-WUX645 offers WUXGA resolution and a variety of features that give systems integrators unrivaled ease of installation. With native WUXGA (1920 x 1200) resolution, the CP-WUX645 projector is intended for any application in which high-definition capability is required. It can display 1080p content and more, while offering a brightness of 4,200 ANSI Lumens. A variety of features contribute… View this post
    Filed in: AV • News • Poll • AV • Business • Installation • Interconnect • System

  • On Stage: What’s In The Mic Box Of Pete Plympton & Pink Martini?
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    Mark Frink 09/20/10 10:00 AM, 0 Comments
    Pete Plympton has worked with Portland, Oregon-based Pink Martini since 1997 when he helped them record “Sympathique,” the first of their four studio albums. Their eclectic mix of world music has steadily grown in popularity, especially for “pops” shows with symphony orchestras. Plympton also works with other Portland favorites such as the Oregon Trail Centennial band and Quarterflash. The vast majority of Pink Martini’s shows are fly-ins and Plympton doesn’t like to carry anything he doesn’t have to, so local… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System • Audio

  • Magneto Audio Labs Ships the VariOhm
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    PSW Staff 09/20/10 08:41 AM, 0 Comments
    Magneto Audio Labs has announced that their debut product, the VariOhm, is now shipping. The VariOhm is connected between the microphone and the microphone preamp, either the built—in preamp of a mixer or an external mic pre may be used. The concept behind VariOhm is that the impedance of microphones and preamps vary considerably.  The resulting impedance relationship is a key factor in determining the sound and tonal characteristics of the audio. The central element VariOhm uses are custom built… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Product • Analog • Installation • Interconnect • Studio • System • Audio

  • Soundfield Launches UPM-1 Plug-In For In The Box Up-Mixes
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    PSW Staff 09/20/10 08:10 AM, 0 Comments
    Microphone manufacturer SoundField has launched a software version of their UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 upmix processor at IBC 2010. Originally released in hardware form at IBC 2008, the UPM-1 has already been adopted by major broadcasters such as Sky, SIS Live, and NDR as an easy-to-use, reliable means of generating realistic-sounding, broadcast-quality 5.1 surround sound when only a stereo mix is available. While the hardware UPM-1 is ideally suited to live broadcast applications, the new plug-in version is designed for post-production workflows.… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Product • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Software • System • Audio

  • Magenta Introduces HD-One LX For HDMI Signal Distribution
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    PSW Staff 09/20/10 07:20 AM, 0 Comments
    Magenta Research has announced the introduction of a new extension product in the Infinea HD-One Series. The HD-One LX is an HDMI extension product that utilizes a single Cat5/6 cable, and now sends 1080p up to 328ft/100m. HD-One LX is fully HDCP-compliant and capable of extending uncompressed 1080p video, audio, IR and Bi-directional RS 232 to 328ft/100m allowing commands and data to flow in both directions. The distance reach and use of inexpensive, easy to terminate UTP cable makes this… View this post
    Filed in: AV • News • Poll • Product • AV • Installation • Interconnect • Signal • System

  • Friday, September 17, 2010
    Knockout Sound: Getting The Right Sonic Balance For MMA Action
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    Live Sound Staff 09/17/10 03:01 PM, 0 Comments
    Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that regularly presents tournaments at large-scale venues in several cities across the U.S. In addition to being televised on Fox Sports Network, each event draws several thousand attendees, with sound reinforcement being a key production element at every tour stop. Beachsound of Miami, headed by Andre Serafini, has provided Bellator (Latin for “warrior”) with tailor made sound designs and support since its inception, refining the audio approach each time out.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Business • Concert • Installation • Interconnect • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio

  • New DiGiCo LIttle Red & Blue Boxes Expand Console Connectivity
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    PSW Staff 09/17/10 02:53 PM, 0 Comments
    The new DiGiCo Little Red Box and Little Blue Box are two compact add on units that quickly and simply expand the connectivity of DiGiCo consoles. The Little Red Box is specifically designed to work with DiGiCo’s SD9 digital mixing console and allows you to connect a D-Rack or a MADI Rack (DiGi-Rack or MiNi-Rack) to two SD9s. Currently, a single D-Rack only allows you to connect to one SD9, with no way of sharing the rack. The Little Red… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • Product • AV • Consoles • Digital • Ethernet • Interconnect • Networking

  • Winners Of 2010 PLASA Awards for Innovation Announced
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    PSW Staff 09/17/10 02:11 PM, 0 Comments
    This year, for the first time, the PLASA Awards for Innovation were judged ‘live’ at the Innovation Gallery by an independent panel of 16 expert judges, in front of show visitors and a camera team. Seven Awards for Innovation and one Gold Award were presented by PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths The Gold Award went to the Martin Audio Multicellular Line Array (MLA). Each and every driver in each and every line array element is controlled individually by its own channel… View this post
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