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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Tonelux To Introduce New TILT 8-Channel Tone Control At Upcoming Winter NAMM
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01/05/10 07:11 AM,
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Tonelux, distributed in the U.S. by TransAudio Group, will introduce the new TILT eight-channel tone control at the upcoming Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim. The TILT control, designed by Tonelux founder Paul Wolff, re-balances a channel’s high- and low-frequency content via a single knob, and was first featured on the company’s MP1a discrete mic preamp module. Centered on approximately 700 Hz, the TILT control knob boosts high frequencies from 0 dB to 6 dB while simultaneously cutting low frequencies by…
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Monday, January 04, 2010
Radial Debuts PowerPre Microphone Preamplifier
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01/04/10 12:41 PM,
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The new Radial PowerPre is a high performance microphone preamplifier that has been designed from the ground up to attain maximum performance when fit inside a standard API style lunchbox frame. It features a differential design with 100 percent discreet components throughout to assure maximum signal integrity while delivering up to 60 dB of gain. Particular care and attention has been applied to part selection during the development to ensure low noise at all stages yet the simplicity of the…
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
A Conversation With Product & Technology Wizard Gerald Stanley Of Crown
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12/31/09 01:20 PM,
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Editor’s Note: This interview with Mr. Stanley was conducted in 2002. Also, you can learn more Crown history here. As Crown marks its 55th anniversary - celebrating a unique history marked by many notable contributions to the pro audio industry - I spoke with Gerald Stanley, who, with his expert product design and engineering work, has had significant impact in helping bring those contributions to life over the course of almost 40 years with the company. He continues to thrive…
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Harman Pro Launches HiQnet System Architect 2.1 For Faster, More Comprehensive HiQnet Support
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12/28/09 03:18 PM,
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Building on the new workflow principles and operational paradigms offered with its HiQnet System Architect 2.0, Harman Professional recently made its new System Architect 2.1 available to HiQnet users worldwide. The upgrade allows System Architect to automate many of the more time consuming system design tasks based on the application’s greater, embedded understanding of how a user constructs a system. System Architect 2.1 has been upgraded to allow greater compatibility between HiQnet devices from Harman Professional’s legendary brands, including Crown,…
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Optocore Presenting Technology Seminars In Las Angeles - January 18 & 19
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12/28/09 12:33 PM,
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Optocore North Amerca will be hosting a technical presentation this coming January 18 and 19 (2010) in Los Angeles, where company President Marc Brunke will join Bill Coons (Director) and Jeff Priepot (Technical Sales Manager) to share understanding and insight into the company’s technology. Brunke has been involved in the development of fiber optics and the use of advanced FPGA since 1992, and is the holder of three worldwide patents. Core topics to be discussed: • Platforms and Technologies – …
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Ray Kurzweil: How Technology Will Change Humanity In The Next Decade & Beyond
Keith Clark
12/25/09 12:51 PM,
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Happy Holidays! I recently ran across an interesting article in the New York Daily News, authored by Ray Kurzweil, best known to us in the audio/music business for his creation of a new generation of music synthesizers in the mid-1980s, in which he provides his views and predictions on how technology will change and impact our lives over the next 10 years and beyond. Kurzweil is also noted as a “top futurist” and has achieved much outside of the synthesizer…
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
TransAudio Group Debuting New True Systems PT2-500 Modular Mic Preamp At Winter NAMM
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12/23/09 02:57 PM,
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The new True Systems PT2-500 mic preamp and DI conforms to the modular 500 Series format. It features up to 70 dB of high-headroom, low-noise microphone gain. An exceptionally high-quality direct input (DI) calms edgy piezos and provides a THRU jack for amping or effects. Switchable phantom power, 80 Hz high pass filter, and polarity reverse give the unit appropriate flexibility, even in its tiny, 500 Series space. Like all True Systems preamps, the PT2-500 boasts exceptional frequency response -…
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Mackie Introducing New HD Series Powered Subwoofers At Upcoming Winter NAMM
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12/23/09 01:42 PM,
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New Mackie HD powered subwoofers are a complement to the company’s HD (High-Definition) Series powered loudspeakers introduced earlier this year. The new HD1501 and HD1801 subs offer many of the same benefits as the top boxes, including Class-D Fast-Recovery amplifier technology, delivering up to 1600 watts of peak power. “Our new HD Series loudspeakers are on the cutting-edge of loudspeaker technology,” said Greg Young, Mackie brand product manager. “With the addition of the subs, you can have a complete high-definition…
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JBL Loudspeakers At The Georgia Tech University Bobby Dodd Stadium
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12/23/09 11:45 AM,
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Baker Audio recently selected JBL Professional VLA and PD series loudspeakers for the new audio system at Bobby Dodd Stadium, home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. Renovations to the Boddy Dodd Stadium audio/visual system began two years ago with the upgrade of the stadium’s 10-year-old video setup. Although most of the budget focused on the video system, Baker Audio was charged with providing an audio system that could mirror the new scoreboard’s quality. The company developed a…
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Pete’s Place & Orphan Audio Team Up To Bring Back Electrodyne In 500 Series Form
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12/22/09 12:21 PM,
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The recent launch of the Electrodyne 501 discrete two-stage studio preamp and 511 two-band inductor EQ are the first results of a joint venture between Orphan Audio, owner of the Electrodyne name and its intellectual property, and Pete’s Place Audio, which will manufacture, market and sell the products. “Electrodyne was one of the most significant console brands from the ‘60s and ‘70s, used by everyone from Capitol and Motown to the major broadcast networks, so we’re very pleased to have…
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