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Friday, June 12, 2009
QSC Audio Unveils Q-Sys, A Complete Integrated System Platform
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06/12/09 04:14 PM,
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New Q-Sys from QSC Audio is a complete, integrated sound system platform that encompasses everything from the audio input to loudspeakers, providing all audio routing, processing, control and monitoring necessary for any sound reinforcement system while maintaining exceptional audio quality and reliability. It will be unveiled at the upcoming 2009 InfoComm show at Orlando, with QSC providing demonstrations on the hour beginning at 10 am each day of the show at the company booth, number 6443. And, click here to…
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Enter Sonic Circus Free Drawing To Win Drawmer DS501 Power Gate
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06/12/09 03:16 PM,
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Enter a free drawing currently being held by Sonic Circus for the opportunity to win a Drawmer DS501 Power Gate. The DS501 is a dual-channel noise gate with fully tuneable “Peak Punch,” incorporating a number of features pioneered by Drawmer which are not found on conventional noise gates. DS501 Power Gate highlights: * ‘Tuneable’ Peak Punch * Cariable high pass and low pass filters for “frequency conscious” gating * Comprehensive envelope control, attack, hold, decay, and range * Key input…
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Focusrite Debuts Saffire Pro 24 FireWire Audio Interface
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06/12/09 02:20 PM,
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Focusrite has introduced the Saffire Pro 24 FireWire audio interface, designed with recording musicians and the modern home studio in mind. The Saffire Pro 24 incorporates two low-noise and low-distortion Focusrite pre-amps, combined with quality digital conversion and proprietary JetPLL jitter elimination technology that help ensure pristine quality as audio flows between analog and digital domains. Alongside the two Focusrite pre-amps are a host of I/O options; two additional analog inputs, six analog outputs, ADAT inputs (for expanding the interface…
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dbx Offering Free db10 Direct Box With Purchase Of Select Compressors
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06/12/09 01:37 PM,
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dbx Professional Products is offering a free db10 Premium direct box with the purchase of either a dbx 266XL compressor/gate or a dbx 166XL compressor/limiter/gate. The promotion will run through July 31, 2009 and is being offered through participating dbx retailers across the U.S. The dbx dB10 direct box provides premium audio performance, superior electronic components, and rugged construction, converting unbalanced line-level signal to balanced mic-level output and allowing users to connect their guitar, bass, or keyboard directly to a…
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Conan O’Brien & JBL Loudspeakers Make Their Debuts On “The Tonight Show”
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06/12/09 08:25 AM,
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From a new studio at Universal Studios Hollywood, Conan O’Brien recently made his debut as the new host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC Television, with Valencia, California-based ATK AudioTek supplying the sound reinforcement system serving the venue, including loudspeakers from several JBL Professional product series. Jeff Peterson of Green Audio designed the system, which he notes had to be visually unobtrusive. “We designed a system to provide audio that met the standards of both live performance and television broadcast,…
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hawaii’s East-West Center Chooses Bosch DCN Next Generation Digital Discussion Systems
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06/10/09 12:43 PM,
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Hawaii’s East-West Center is an internationally renowned conference facility that recently upgraded to Bosch DCN Next Generation digital discussion systems, with the installation by Oahu-based AV specialists The Audio Visual Company (AVCO). The 50-year-old facility was established by the United States Government to promote understanding and education between Asian and Pacific countries and the U.S. The East-West Center continues to work toward these ends on its 21-acre property adjacent to the University of Hawaii’s main campus on the Island of…
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
DiGiCo D5T Helps “Billy Elliot” To Tony & Drama Desk Awards For Sound Design
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06/09/09 03:27 PM,
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The Broadway stage adaptation of the feel-good movie Billy Elliot, about a coal miner’s son who dreams to dance, was recently awarded 10 Tony Awards including Best Sound Design, and in addition, the show scored 10 2009 Drama Desk Awards, which also included Outstanding Sound Design. The show’s sound designer, Paul Arditti, is an award-winning veteran of theatrical productions since getting his start at London’s National Theatre in 1985. Together with long-time friend and periodic collaborator, Academy Award nominated director,…
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Spike Stent Mixes Beyonce & Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Vocals With Universal Audio 1176 Anniversary Edit
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06/09/09 10:02 AM,
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Over the past year, Spike Stent who has recently mixed records by Beyonce, Madonna, Lily Allen, Goldfrapp and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, has been utilizing a Universal Audio 1176AE limiting amplifier. The 1176AE is a custom, limited-run, “hod-rodded” version of the company’s noted studio limiter, the 1176LN. It includes enhanced features such as a “super-slow” attack mode and a low 2:1 compression ratio. When mixing Beyonce’s Double Platinum selling album “I Am…Sasha Fierce”, Stent discovered the UA 1176AE, and it…
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Thursday, June 04, 2009
Benchmark Media Systems Introduces MPA1 Ultra-Low Distortion Microphone Preamplifier
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06/04/09 04:11 PM,
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The new Benchmark Media Systems MPA1 is a two-channel microphone preamplifier designed to provide transparency, ultra-low distortion, and ultra-low noise performance, making it a great choice for stereo pairs, ribbon microphones, and other critical applications. The input stage of the MPA1 is designed with high-voltage headroom (+29 dBu) and single-stage gain control to maximize signal-to-noise ratio. The MPA1 maintains superb noise performance across the entire gain range (74 dB) by utilizing precision-matched, low-noise, transistor quad-arrays. A servo-controlled circuit minimizes DC-offset…
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Lectrosonics DM Processors & Wireless Technology Key Players At University Of Ottawa
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06/04/09 03:19 PM,
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One of the oldest universities in Canada, with a student population of more than 35,000, the University of Ottawa is comprised of 38 buildings, 625 research laboratories, and 278 teaching laboratories spread over three campuses that total 105 acres, with the university deploying an extensive assortment of Lectrosonics equipment for a wide range of multimedia needs, including over 100 channels of wireless microphones and multiple digital audio processors throughout the campus. One of the most notable facilities on the University…
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