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Monday, April 08, 2013More Than A Project: Audio For Alan Parsons In The Live Realm
Kevin Young 04/08/13 11:29 AM,Few have achieved the level of success of Alan Parsons as an engineer/producer, as well as a performing artist in his own right. After beginning his career as an assistant at Abbey Road Studios at age 19, he worked on iconic records such as Abbey Road and Let It Be before further cementing his reputation on projects with The Hollies, Al Stewart, Paul McCartney and Wings and, of course, with Pink Floyd as engineer on Dark Side of the Moon.… View this post
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New Meyer Sound Compass RMS Simplifies Real-Time Loudspeaker Monitoring (Includes Video)
PSW Staff 04/08/13 09:07 AM,Meyer Sound has announced Compass RMS, a new hardware and software solution that streamlines the real-time monitoring of the company’s self-powered loudspeaker systems. Building on Meyer Sound remote monitoring technology, the new Compass RMS system offers the RMServer, purpose-built network hardware that communicates loudspeaker performance data over Ethernet and twisted-pair network. The control interface is now fully integrated into the Compass 3.0 software, which supports both Mac and Windows. Compass 3.0 also serves as the user interface for the Galileo… View this post
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BNY Productions Eliminates IEM Dropouts With RF Venue CP Beam Antenna
PSW Staff 04/08/13 08:23 AM,Seeking to end in-ear monitor signal dropouts, Christian rock band Bread of Stone’s lead guitarist Bill Kirstijanto has switched to the CP Beam antenna from RF Venue to end band’s wireless headaches. “On our last tour, I was getting a lot of complaints from the guys about drop-outs on our ears monitors,” says Kirstijanto. “We were having trouble getting a consistent signal with our paddle antenna, so that led us to seek out a solution for our IEMs.” Whenever he… View this post
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Friday, April 05, 2013Extron MediaLink For iPad Adds Powerful New Features
PSW Staff 04/05/13 06:53 AM,Extron is pleased to announce the latest version of MediaLink for iPad, version 1.1. This AV control system app, designed for the Apple iPad, provides an additional point of control for systems with Ethernet-enabled MediaLink controllers and their associated control modules. With this app, users can wirelessly control their AV system using a Wi-Fi network, allowing them the freedom to move from room to room. This latest release adds powerful new features, including support for Extron control modules to expand… View this post
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013Church Sound: Communicating With The Worship Band
Gary Zandstra 04/03/13 11:55 AM,With the rise of personal monitor mixers, the Sunday morning sound tech has had to worry less and less about the monitor mix for the musicians. However, there are still a large number of churches which either do not have personal monitor mixers on stage. Or, only some musicians have personal mixers and some musicians like the vocalist still have their monitors controlled at front of house. One very compelling reason to keep control of vocalist monitor mixes at the… View this post
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013Line 6 StageSource & StageScape A Great Fit For Mobile Church
PSW Staff 04/02/13 12:12 PM,Casa de Oracion de Fullerton, a Disciples of Christ church in Southern California, faced several challenges when it came to upgrading its sound reinforcement. Because the congregation meets in a shared space, they needed a solution that would provide easy and quick setup, great sound quality and, above all else, an increase in clarity and coverage. According to church chairman Jose Vazquez, the congregation found a solution to these needs with a Line 6 StageScape M20d mixer and StageSource loudspeakers.… View this post
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Thursday, March 28, 2013Seven Common Wireless System Misconceptions
Karl Winkler 03/28/13 06:50 PM,When it comes to entertainment wireless systems, it’s not uncommon to hear a wide range of opinions, ideas, “facts” and methodologies about anything from microphone technique to drive racks to damping factor. And quite often, these perceptions are either slightly off-base or are dead wrong. Having worked in the wireless business for several years now, I’ve heard my share of doozies. Here are some of the more common misconceptions. 1. A directional “paddle” antenna is always needed. Sure, a directional… View this post
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Stagetec Provides Versatile Audio & Multimedia For New Austrian Music Theatre
PSW Staff 03/28/13 01:17 PM,Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup has equipped the new Linz Music Theatre (located in Linz, Austria )with audio, communication and multimedia technology. Europe’s largest newly built theatre recently opened its doors with an adaptation of Richard Wagner’s “Parsifal” by the Spanish Theatre Company “La Fura dels Baus,” directed by Carlus Padrissa. The new venue hosts opera, drama, ballet, youth theatre and – for the first time in Linz – musical shows. The theatre, designed by London-based architect Terry Pawson, offers a main… View this post
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NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers Pre-Game Broadcast Goes Wireless With Shure ULX-D & PSM 1000
PSW Staff 03/28/13 12:11 PM,When the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers broadcasting and production teams decided to move their pre-game show from a studio to the public concourse of the Rose Garden Arena, Mike Janes, the team’s vice president of engineering and technology, put together the new gear, including a Shure ULX-D digital wireless system and a PSM 1000 personal monitor system. Moving from a quiet studio to a public concourse made the broadcast more engaging and exciting for viewers, but presented challenges for hosts… View this post
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013Orlando Megachurch Selects Turbosound For New Campus
PSW Staff 03/20/13 10:51 AM,The new campus of Orlando’s Faith Assembly of God Church was a huge project. In addition to the 3,000-seat, stadium-style sanctuary, the campus also needed sound systems for three kids theaters, a wedding chapel, choir room, and atrium. Primary AV contractor Encore Broadcast Solutions decided to leave nothing to chance, partnering with Atlantic Professional Audio (APA) as audio sub-contractor for the design and installation. “Even though it was new construction, we were actually the second contractor on the job, so… View this post
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