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  • Friday, May 03, 2013
    Making It Sing: Microphones For Lead And Background Vocals
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    Gary Parks 05/03/13 05:31 PM,
    The crowd waits impatiently for the lights to come up, to hear a single voice rise in song, riding above the instruments. The vocal microphone in the singer’s hand, reinforced by the rest of the signal chain, carries a voice to thousands of eager listeners that would scarcely reach the first rows unaided.  Of course, mics have reinforced vocals for many decades, and by allowing singers to be heard, they’ve played an integral role in the rise of the popular… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Engineer • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Wireless

  • DPA Microphones Unveils New Podium Microphones
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    PSW Staff 05/03/13 03:21 PM,
    DPA Microphones has launched new podium microphones specifically designed for the installation market, including models offering modular capsules from the company’s d:dicate Recording Microphone Series (formerly known as Reference Standard) as well as a cost-effective, directional microphone based on the 4060/d:vote 4099 miniature mics. d:dicate microphones are noted for their exceptional linear frequency responses, high SPL and superior gain before feedback. These new podium mics combine the capsules with newly introduced modular active booms . A number of different capsules… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Product • AV • Microphone • Wireless

  • Chicago Fine Arts Radio Station Relies On Shure Quality
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    PSW Staff 05/03/13 09:03 AM,
    WFMT Chicago is a unique radio station that is dedicated to classical music and fine arts programming, yet operates on a commercial basis. “We’re sort of a hybrid radio station, commercially licensed and owned by a not-for profit. What sets us apart from any other station in the country is the amount of live remote broadcasts that we do,” says WFMT Director of Operations Don Mueller. “We had 30 live broadcasts from different venues across the city in April alone.”… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Microphone • Studio • Wireless

  • Thursday, May 02, 2013
    Meta4 Chooses DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones
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    PSW Staff 05/02/13 08:24 AM,
    Finnish string quartet Meta4 has invested in four DPA Microphones d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones, which they are using to capture the sound of two violins, a viola and a cello. To date, Meta4 have used their new DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones in a concert hall environment, performing Kaija Saariaho´s Nymphea for string quartet and live electronics and Black Angels by George Crumb. “These are, without a doubt, the best microphones we have ever tried,” says Meta4 viola player Atte… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Wednesday, May 01, 2013
    Bruno Mars Performs In Dubai With Sennheiser
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    PSW Staff 05/01/13 10:04 AM,
    Sennheiser’s newly launched Digital 9000 wireless system was in use at the recent Bruno Mars and Paloma Faith concert held at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre in April. This event marked the first time that the system was used for a live concert in the Middle East. In addition, a number of Sennheiser’s wireless systems, microphones and in-ear monitors were also used at the concert. “Given the singer’s popularity, Bruno Mars’ appearance in Dubai has been a widely anticipated event,”… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Wireless

  • Church Sound: Rehab For Microphone Stands
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    Mike Sessler 05/01/13 10:45 AM,
    This article is provided by ChurchTechArts.   It happens to all of us; we put a mic in a boom stand, set it to the right height, tighten the clutch and set off to the next task. When we turn around and look, the mic drooped down toward the floor like a limp noodle. We head back, tighten the clutch some more, only to find the mic will not stay put. I have been so frustrated by this phenomenon that… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Product • Microphone

  • Tuesday, April 30, 2013
    DPA Microphones Rise To The Challenges Of The Jungle
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    PSW Staff 04/30/13 11:05 AM,
    Researcher and eco-acoustic composer David Monacchi has been using DPA Microphones’ 4060 miniature microphones to capture the sounds of the rainforest as part of his long-term environmental sound-art project entitled Fragments of Extinction. David Monacchi, who is Professor of Electroacoustic Music at the Conservatorio G.Rossini in Pesaro, Italy, is collaborating with various institutions on this project, which involves traveling to some of the world’s most remote areas of intact rainforest to record complex soundscape portraits. “I use several microphone techniques… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Engineer • Microphone

  • Monday, April 29, 2013
    Audix Announces New Guitar Amp Miking Solutions For Stage Or Studio
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    PSW Staff 04/29/13 11:48 AM,
    Audix is pleased to introduce two new affordable, flexible and convenient solutions for miking a guitar amp in live or recording applications. With the new Cabi5 and Cabf5 kits, Audix’s already popular dynamic cardioid instrument microphones are now bundled with the revolutionary CabGrabber microphone mounting system. Each pack contains either an i5 or f5 instrument microphone, mic clip and the CabGrabber mic mounting system. CabGrabber is a spring-loaded mic support that grips cabinets from the side or top with soft… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Production • Church Sound • News • Product • Production • Audio • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Friday, April 26, 2013
    Lectrosonics Wireless Technology Deployed On “Big Brother Canada”
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    PSW Staff 04/26/13 01:11 PM,
    Reality TV is all the rage these days and one of the most enduring shows of this genre is Big Brother. With Big Brother Canada, a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, are sequestered in the Big Brother House, under the surveillance of cameras and microphones. Each week, the HouseGuests vote to evict one of their own until two HouseGuests remain on finale night. The winner is decided by the last seven evicted HouseGuests, known as the Big Brother Jury.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Microphone • Wireless

  • Church Sound: Audio Gain Structure For Wireless Microphones
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    Kent Margraves 04/26/13 08:10 AM,
    This article is provided by Sennheiser.   I mix several worship services, but recently had a chance to enjoy a couple of productions from the audience’s perspective (a rare experience!). As an audience member, I was soon reminded of the fact that audio techs sometimes forget (or just don’t know) about audio gain staging for wireless microphones. The clipped (overloaded, distorted) sound on the wireless head-worn microphones during loud vocal passages was certainly distracting—no one wants to hear that! Audio… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Microphone • Signal • Stage • Wireless