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Tuesday, May 01, 2012New Mackie DL1608 Digital Live Mixer In The Field With Dierks Bentley
PSW Staff 05/01/12 06:00 PM,The Mackie DL1608 digital live mixer with iPad control, introduced at Winter NAMM this past January, is being field tested in anticipation of its release this summer, including the launch of the Master Fader control app in June. Recently, the DL1608 got some face-time with mix engineers for Dierks Bentley and the band Brad (Stone Gossard, Shawn Smith, Regan Hagar, Jeremy Toback) at a live show at Seattle independent music store Easy Street Records. The live show was part of… View this post
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Metric Halo’s New Production Bundle Used By Grammy Award-Winning Engineer Gary Noble
PSW Staff 05/01/12 10:38 AM,Gary Noble is an adept manager of a Twitter feed, a Google+ account, and a blog that will resonate with anyone in the pro audio recording industry as well as a busy schedule of recording and mixing sessions. Noble has worked with Amy Winehouse, Ricky Martin, Estelle, and Whitney Houston, often with producer Salaam Remi, as well as a list of up-and-coming artists. His work with Amy Winehouse earned him a Grammy Award. As evidenced by his informative blog, Noble… View this post
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Monday, April 30, 2012Allen & Heath iLive Selected For New German Cultural Centre
PSW Staff 04/30/12 03:11 PM,The conversion of Britz Castle in Berlin-Neukölln, Germany, into a new cultural centre, was recently completed, and includes a 300-capacity concert and theatre hall, installed with Allen & Heath’s iLive digital mixing system. The spec was for a future-proof digital system that could easily be used by sound engineers of guest productions. It also needed to be portable to service not just the hall but other areas in the venue, and flexible and simple to configure, with the option to… View this post
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Friday, April 27, 2012Church Sound: Three Signs Your Monitor Settings Are Bad
Chris Huff 04/27/12 11:13 AM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Evaluating your monitor settings is a crucial step during the sound check and during the church service. Consider these three signs your monitor mix is bad or had gone bad. 1. A musician isn’t playing in time or looks lost. This will happen if you didn’t get the right monitor mix during the sound check. It can also happen if they can’t hear the monitor due to the addition of the… View this post
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Soundcraft Mixing With Professionals Coming To New York & Pennsylvania Featuring Monty Lee Wilkes
PSW Staff 04/27/12 10:24 AM,Soundcraft is continuing its “Mixing with Professionals” program this May with new dates in New York City and Reading, Pennsylvania. Veteran front of house engineer Monty Lee Wilkes will host the workshops, scheduled for May 8 and 9. The first session is scheduled for May 8 at Dale Pro Audio in New York City, continuing on to Sigmet Corporation’s headquarters in Reading on May 9. Each day will feature two identical sessions (9 am—noon or 2 pm—6 pm). Wilkes has… View this post
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Thursday, April 26, 2012Mix Engineer Ken Newman Chooses Soundcraft Vi6 Console For Barry Manilow Tour
PSW Staff 04/26/12 01:21 PM,The current tour by Barry Manilow—his first U.S. tour of the decade—has front of house engineer Ken Newman providing the mix with a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console. “In mixing this show, I have to make it sound exactly the way Barry wants it to,” explains Newman, who is also owner of Newman Audio, Inc. “While some artists leave the sound to their engineers, Barry is very involved in rehearsal and sound check and will sit right next to me and… View this post
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Monday, April 23, 2012Waves Audio Collaborates With Musicsoft Arts On DJ App
PSW Staff 04/23/12 02:08 PM,Waves Audio and Musicsoft Arts have announced the availability of Mashup, an innovative new iPad app featuring an advanced playback engine and effects controlled by an intuitive interface. Mashup lets users play and mix directly from their iPad music library – plus download exclusive tracks from leading DJs like Junior Sanchez and Kris Menace. Mashup is a complete mobile DJ booth, with studio-quality EQ and analog-style resonant filters, Vinyl Touch glitch-free scratching, and independent time-stretch and pitch-shift for each of… View this post
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Thursday, April 19, 2012Allen & Heath iDR Lights Up The Torch Of Doha
PSW Staff 04/19/12 11:37 AM,The Aspire Zone is the triumphant symbol of Qatar’s sporting heritage. Spread over a 250 hectare site, the city has been designed to attract local and international sport enthusiasts alike. Embodying the spirit of the 2006 Asian Games, The Torch Doha is a beacon of luxury and well being offering a unique 5-star experience. At 300m high and with 360° panoramic views across the whole of Doha, The Torch is a haven for the discerning traveler whether they are sports… View this post
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Soundcraft Vi1 Delivers It Strait For Matthew Manasse
PSW Staff 04/19/12 11:09 AM,When members of Dire Straits got back together for a one-off charity event at the Albert Hall, sound engineer Matthew Manasse was asked to look after the front of house mix. The incredible response to the event led to repeated demands for the band to play again—and so ‘The Straits’ took to the road. This culminated in a full European tour recently that saw Matthew Manasse mixing the shows on a Soundcraft Vi1. Having toured with some of the biggest… View this post
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012In The Studio: The Pros And Cons Of Mixing On Headphones
Bobby Owsinski 04/17/12 08:36 AM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Christine Lavin recently sent in the following question: “Where do headphones fit in the mix for you, or do you listen just to the speakers? I’ve been in studios where they have 3 sets of speakers—small medium and large—and the producer or mixer (if it’s someone else) listen on all three. But I’m a headphone person. Wonder what your opinion of that is?” I’m a firm believer that you can get great… View this post
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