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Wednesday, October 20, 2010Hose Technology Promotes Sweeney To Director Of Operations & International Sales
PSW Staff 10/20/10 02:43 PM, 0 CommentsHosa Technology has announced the promotion of Ben Sweeney to the position of Director of Operations and International Sales. Sweeney has an extensive background in the music products and consumer electronics industries, including positions as sales and product manager with several prominent companies, bringing a wealth of experience to his new position at Hosa Technology. In his new capacity, Sweeney will be charged with overseeing Hosa’s internal systems and processes, which includes maintenance of the company’s website. He will also… View this post
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Lab X President Lee Minich Chairing AVB Product Design Track Session At 129th AES Convention
PSW Staff 10/20/10 09:20 AM, 0 CommentsThe President of Lab X Technologies and Marketing Workgroup Chairman of AVnu Alliance, Lee Minich, will chair the AES panel discussion on IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) standards in the Pro AV, consumer and automotive markets on Friday, November 5 at 2:30 PM and will provide expert insight as a panelist during the Live Sound Seminar LS11 on Networked Audio for Live Sound On November 7 at 11:00 AM. As one of the leading AVB specialists, Lab X Technologies… View this post
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Renkus-Heinz IC Live System Selected For University of Wisconsin’s Young Auditorium
PSW Staff 10/20/10 08:30 AM, 0 CommentsThe University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Irvin L. Young Auditorium recently received an audio makeover that included the very first installation of an IC Live system utilizing the new ICL-R three-tall “triple” arrays. As Scott Leonard of Wauwatosa, WI-based Professional Audio Designs explains, audio for the 1300-seat hall offered some unique design challenges. “The balcony is steeply raked, giving it quite a bit of height to the seats at the rear wall,” he says. “We needed to design a system with a… View this post
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iLive Adopted By Multiple Russian Sound Engineers
PSW Staff 10/20/10 07:45 AM, 0 CommentsThe iLive from Allen & Heath was recently deployed for two large scale concerts organized by the Russian-Cuban cultural project, Havana Calling, founded by Russian singer and composer, Leonid Agutin, and Cuban flutist, Orlando “Maraca” Valle. The first concert was held on Cathedral Square in Havana and the second at the prestigious Kremlin Concert Hall in Moscow. Sound engineer, Robert Boim, utilized an iLive system at both events for FOH, monitors, and live recording of the full 62 channels via… View this post
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George Strait Tour Utilizes L-Acoustics KUDO & SB28
PSW Staff 10/20/10 07:20 AM, 0 CommentsCountry Music Hall of Famer George Strait is back out on the road with Reba and Lee Ann Womack for their second sweep of the US this year. Dallas-based Onstage Systems is again providing concert sound reinforcement. For this leg of the tour, George Olson, Strait’s FOH engineer and lead system tech, chose to upgrade the in-the-round setup with the addition of 48 KUDO loudspeaker enclosures and 16 SB28 subs from L-Acoustics. The KUDO are divided into two pairs of… View this post
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010Blue Microphones Announce The Spark Recording Microphone
PSW Staff 10/19/10 02:23 PM, 0 CommentsBlue Microphones has announced Spark, a cardioid, solid-state condenser microphone, with high-quality, fully discrete components and an innovative Focus control offering two sonic signatures. Along with its new design and ability to capture a wide range of recording situations, Spark also comes with a custom shockmount and pop filter in a professional wooden case. “With Spark, we are excited to offer our proprietary capsule technology to a wider audience in an exceptionally versatile microphone,” said John Maier, CEO of Blue… View this post
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Swank AV Provides Renaissance Hollywood With A NEXO & Yamaha System
PSW Staff 10/19/10 12:25 PM, 0 CommentsIn-house AV company Swank Audio Visuals recently added a NEXO GEO S8 system and Yamaha M7CL-32 digital audio console to their production arsenal for the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. Located in the Hollywood and Highlands complex that also houses the Kodak Theatre, Hard Rock Cafe, (and soon-to-be opened Rolling Stones venue), the 25,000 square foot Grand Ballroom and sole hotel on the property seats 2,000 theatre-style. Since 1937, Swank Audio Visuals has been providing event technology services within the… View this post
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TC Electronic To Participate In Three Panels At The 129th AES Conference
PSW Staff 10/19/10 10:25 AM, 0 CommentsIndustry veterans from TC Electronic will be sharing with attendees at this year’s AES 2010 their vast knowledge of loudness and 5.1 audio during three separate panels. Thomas Lund, HD Development Manager, will be offering his expert advice on loudness during two panel discussions at AES 2010. The first of these will be “Loudness Metadata, Concerns for DTV,” taking place Friday, November 5 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. As part of this discussion, Lund will be offering his personal… View this post
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Virginia State University Chooses ENTASYS To Revive Auditorium
PSW Staff 10/19/10 09:00 AM, 0 CommentsVirginia State University boasts a long history dating back to the period following the American Civil War. Founded as the nation’s first state-supported institution of higher learning for blacks, VSU counts among its distinguished alumni names like Reginald Lewis, entrepreneur and first Black CEO of Beatrice Foods, The Honorable James Coleman, the first African American to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court, actor James Avery and jazz hall-of-fame musician Billy Taylor. The school’s Colson Auditorium was recently updated with… View this post
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Grand Ole Opry Installs PhantomFocus System By Carl Tatz Design Using Genelec 8050A Monitors
PSW Staff 10/19/10 07:36 AM, 0 CommentsRecently, the legendary Nashville venue the Grand Ole Opry House upgraded its control room sound with the installation of a PhantomFocus System from Carl Tatz Design (CTD). Grand Ole Opry Head of Music Operations Steve Gibson contacted CTD to correct a control room window resonance problem that they were experiencing, and Gibson requested the implementation of a PhantomFocus System using their existing Genelec 8050A monitors. “The thing that is the most fun for me is how the center ‘channel’ feels… View this post
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