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  • Monday, April 12, 2010
    Renkus-Heinz Adds Derrick Pierce To Engineering Staff
    Derrick Pierce
    PSW Staff 04/12/10 09:21 AM, 0 Comments
    Renkus-Heinz has expanded their engineering staff with the appointment of Derrick Pierce to the position of Staff Loudspeaker Engineer.   The California native returns to the state after more than a decade in design engineering and product development with loudspeaker manufacturers JL Audio in Florida. A designer of several award-winning products, Pierce has also held high-level engineering positions with Niles Audio and Menlo Scientific., and contributed to the development of several patents.   “I’m really pleased to be joining a… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Business • Engineer • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Manufacturer • Sound Reinforcement • Audio

  • Sunday, April 11, 2010
    Avid Announces Agreement To Acquire Euphonix
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    PSW Staff 04/11/10 07:33 PM, 0 Comments
    Avid today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Euphonix, a leader in large-format digital audio consoles, media controllers and peripherals.  With the acquisition, Avid will deliver a broad range of audio and video control surfaces and consoles designed to meet the needs of customers ranging from the independent professional to the high-end broadcaster.  Avid plans to continue to support and sell both Euphonix control surfaces and Avid’s existing ICON solution, enabling customers to leverage existing investments… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Business • Consoles • Digital • Digital Audio Workstations • Interconnect • Software • Studio • System • Audio

  • Saturday, April 10, 2010
    Eventide Announces Version 1.6 Software Upgrade For BD600/BD600DE Broadcast Delay Units
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    PSW Staff 04/10/10 02:34 PM, 0 Comments
    Eventide has announced the V1.6 software upgrade for its flagship broadcast delay units, the BD600 and the BD600E.  Available as a free download at eventide.com for registered owners and released to production for new units in May of 2010, the upgrade enhances the functionality of the BD600 series in two key areas.  In MicroPrecision mode, the delay will extend to 20 seconds.  This mode is ideal for syncing analog with digital signals in an HD radio broadcast chain or for… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Poll • Product • Processor • Software • Studio

  • Friday, April 09, 2010
    Presenting The Current View From Front Of House
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    Mark Frink 04/09/10 03:44 PM, 1 Comment
    From the smallest van tours to the biggest worldwide touring attractions, digital consoles have established themselves for convenience, consistency and ease of workflow. The modern sound system has neatly divided itself into two major products: loudspeakers and consoles. Most analog consoles have the advantage these days of having been paid for, along with sonic quality and a familiar knob-per-function single-page control surface. However, any production manager can tell you the advantages of digital consoles: footprint, size, weight, repeatability, consistency and… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement

  • AKG’s Perception 820 Tube Used By GRAMMY Winning Producer/Engineer Jason Goldstein
    Producer/Engineer Jason Goldstein
    PSW Staff 04/09/10 12:20 PM, 0 Comments
    Whether tracking lead vocals, instrumentals, or overhead drums, GRAMMY Award Winning Producer/Engineer Goldstein has been turning to one microphone that he knows will bring him a rich, accurate sound: AKG’s Perception 820 Tube.  Goldstein learned his craft from some of the most widely respected producers and engineers in the recording industry, including George Massenburg, Mike Schipley, Rick Ruben and more. Working with high-profile producers and GRAMMY winning musicians, Goldstein learned that having the right equipment for the right recording scenario… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Product • Engineer • Microphone • Studio • Audio

  • Fulcrum Acoustic US212 Subwoofer Now Shipping
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    PSW Staff 04/09/10 11:40 AM, 0 Comments
    Fulcrum Acoustic has introduced a new addition to their Prophile series, the US212 subwoofer. The US212 is the smallest direct-radiating dual 12 inch subwoofer enclosure on the market and the smaller version of Fulcrum’s US221 dual 21 inch subwoofer that began shipping in Q4 2009. Measuring 13.8 x 24.0 x 21.0 inches, its size is ideal for installations in nightclubs, restaurants, museums and other showcase venues where high performance sound reinforcement products are required. The US212 subwoofer is lightweight (31.3… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • System • Audio

  • Neyrinck Dolby E Tools Receive Major Update
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    PSW Staff 04/09/10 10:55 AM, 0 Comments
    Neyrinck has announced that SoundCode For Dolby E version 2.0 is now shipping for Mac and Windows systems. Version 2.0 is a major update to the Dolby E software tools making it easier and faster to work with Dolby E. Version 2.0 features a highly accelerated Dolby E encoding engine for faster encodes, a new Final Cut encoding plug-in, Audio Unit and VST decoding plug-ins, and hot folder Dolby E decoding. Also, version 2.0 features a new Mac utility called… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Product • Digital • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Software • Studio • Audio

  • ATC Monitors Used To Master Academy Award-Winning Music
    Gavin Lurssen
    PSW Staff 04/09/10 10:22 AM, 0 Comments
    Three-time Grammy-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen added the finishing touches to both the score for the Pixar animated feature Up and the theme song from Crazy Heart and pieces at Hollywood-based Lurssen Mastering using a system consisting of three-way active ATC SCM150ASL monitors. Lurssen explained the philosophy that guides his work, “A great piece of music never gives you the impression that someone sat down to write it. It is as if it always existed. A great recording is the… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Loudspeaker • Monitoring • Studio • Audio

  • Genelec Shipping The 8260A Three-Way DSP System
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    PSW Staff 04/09/10 09:20 AM, 0 Comments
    Genelec announced it is now shipping the 8260A three-way DSP system, with mechanical, acoustical and signal-processing designs are linked closely together. The 8260A features advances in audio driver technology, integrated with a sophisticated enclosure design, and Genelec’s Minimum Diffraction Coaxial (MDC) Mid/High driver technology. The MDCTM coaxial driver design provides accurate imaging and improved sound quality, both on and off-axis. The frequency response leads to clarity and definition of the music. The 8260A combines a coaxial driver (MDC) with a… View this post
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  • DPA Appoints New Distributor For India
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    PSW Staff 04/09/10 08:55 AM, 2 Comments
    DPA Microphones has appointed Sound Team as its new distributor for India. Based in Mumbai, the film and music capital of India, Sound Team has built up a strong reputation as a pro audio distributor over 15 years, with the primary focus of providing solutions for music, post production and film applications. “With the increase in number of private broadcasters and live rental companies, we are excited to take on a product like DPA, which is at the forefront of… View this post
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