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Sunday, February 05, 2012Unit Audio Announces Affordable New Line Of Passive Summing Mixers
PSW Staff 02/05/12 12:07 PM,Unit Audio has introduced the Milli-Unit and Micro-Unit, two new 8-input by 2-output compact passive summing mixers for studio/recording applications. Both units are outfitted with eight balanced line-level inputs and two balanced microphone level outputs, all with Neutrik TRS connectors. Input impedance is 20 Kohms, while output impedance is 220 ohms. Resistors are hand-selected, metered Xicon 1/4-watt, with 1 percent tolerance. The units are hand-wired at the company’s headquarters in Nashville, TN, and are housed in rugged aluminum cases. The… View this post
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Thursday, February 02, 2012Church Sound Files: The Reason For “Bad Sound” May Not Be The Sound System
Pat Brown 02/02/12 04:27 PM,Many things around us are getting better. Computers are faster, televisions have more resolution, and dishwashers are quieter and more powerful than ever. But with all of our digital wiz-bang processors, technology has been unable to eradicate “bad sound.” Why is this so? This short piece is an attempt to shed some light on three possible causes, two of which have been completely unaffected by the technological revolution. The goal of most sound reinforcement systems is to deliver high quality… View this post
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012Church Sound: Art, Science And Anticipation
Gary Zandstra 01/31/12 05:07 PM,One of my favorite sayings: “Audio is an art that everyone thinks is a science, and audio is a science that everyone thinks is an art.” There’s no doubt that delivering an accurate (not to mention good-sounding) mix without missed cues is the right blend of both art and science. Knowing the science helps in setting up the mix and making sure that everything is routed properly and the right things plugged in to the right parts of the system.… View this post
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Monday, January 30, 2012Compact iLive Selected For Stripped Down Rodrigo Y Gabriella Tour
PSW Staff 01/30/12 05:30 PM,Internationally renowned guitar duo, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, recently embarked on their EU tour, cutting out the big production and stripping back to just two people and two guitars. Performing in a handful of intimate venues across Europe, the tour also carried a compact Allen & Heath iLive digital system, comprising the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmount Control Surface, with a Dante audio interface card for virtual soundcheck. “We kept all the gear down to just what we could carry,” comments… View this post
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012New Pivitec e32 Personal Mixer Provides 32-Channel Ethernet AVB Capability
PSW Staff 01/25/12 04:09 PM,Introduced at the NAMM 2012 Show, the new Pivitec e32 personal mixer is a 32-channel Ethernet AVB “listener” endpoint that can be used to build a stereo mix up to 32 channels of network audio sources that can then be controlled wirelessly from iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using Pivitec’s V2Mix app for iOS. The e32 features a high-output headphone amp loud enough to work in loud stage environments as well as stereo line outputs for driving other devices, such… View this post
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Church Sound: Building A Simple Box To Add Two Mixing Boards Together
Mike Sokol 01/25/12 03:25 PM,This article is provided by How-To ASSIST Technical Training. We’ve all been in a fix from time to time when we needed to sum two audio signals into one. Much of the time, we need to convert a stereo signal into mono. The other situation is typically when you need to add the outputs of two mixing boards together, summing the left, right, effects and monitor outputs into common lines so that two boards act as one large mixer.… View this post
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New Mackie DL1608, A 16-Channel Digital Mixer With iPad Control (Video Added)
PSW Staff 01/25/12 08:54 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Mackie introduced the DL1608, which combines a full-featured digital mixer with the ease and mobility of an iPad. The DL 1608 incorporates 16 Onyx mic preamps and 24-bit Cirrus Logic AD/DA converters. Wired to wireless iPad control allows mixing from anywhere in the venue. The DL1608 supports up to 10 iPad devices. The package also includes plug-ins like EQ, dynamics, effects and more. DL1608 Features: • 16 Onyx mic preamps • High-end Cirrus Logic converters… View this post
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Peavey Debuts New PVi 8500 & PVi 6500 Powered Mixers
PSW Staff 01/24/12 06:46 PM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Peavey Electronics introduced the new PVi 8500 and PVi 6500, both 400-watt powered mixers that combine staples of the company’s proprietary technologies with modern amenities such as an input dock for iPhone and iPod. Eight combination XLR and 1/4-inch inputs (six on the PVi 6500) based on proprietary high-quality, low-noise Silencer mic preamps provide versatility and clear audio reproduction, while proprietary Mid-Morph EQ control improves the tone and clarity of vocals and complements the low… View this post
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Yamaha Unveils New MGP12X And 16X Analog Mixers
PSW Staff 01/24/12 12:38 PM,Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the PM200 analog mixer and the 25th anniversary of the launch of the DMP7 digital mixer, Yamaha officially launches a premium mixer series with the debut of the new MGP12X and 16X analog mixers. They incorporate proprietary DSP that provides Ducker, Leveler, and Stereo Image functions. The MGP Editor app for iPhone/iPod Touch will allow access to further detailed parameter editing of DSP functions of the Ducker, Leveler, REV-X and SPX effects. The app will… View this post
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Mackie Increases Mixer Performance With New Op-Amp Design
PSW Staff 01/24/12 09:23 AM,Mackie has announced a partnership with New Japan Radio Corporation to develop a new op-amp exclusively for Mackie mixers. The new M-80 op-amp performs exceptionally well, offering low noise, high drive and class-leading channel separation. Implementation into the existing Onyx, VLZ3 and ProFX series mixers is currently in progress. “We are exceedingly happy with the design from New Japan Radio,” remarks Nathan O’Neill, VP engineering for LOUD’s MG Group. “The M-80 op-amp improves both channel separation and stereo field clarity,… View this post
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