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  • Monday, May 07, 2012
    In The Studio: Six Tips For Balancing The Bass And Drum Mix
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    Bobby Owsinski 05/07/12 10:47 AM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   Perhaps the most difficult task of a mixing engineer is balancing the bass and drums (especially the bass and kick). Nothing can make or break a mix faster than the way these instruments work together. It’s not uncommon for a mixer to spend hours on this balance (both level and frequency) because if the relationship isn’t correct, then the song will just never sound big and punchy. So how do you get… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Studio

  • Friday, May 04, 2012
    Church Sound: Do You REALLY Know Your Channel EQ Controls?
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    Chris Huff 05/04/12 12:29 PM,
    This article is provided by Behind The Mixer.   You could potentially improve your mix quality by taking one little step: learning how the channel EQ controls affect sound frequencies.  They may not work like you expect. Turning Knobs I recall seeing the EQ knobs labeled “High” and “Low” as I looked upon the sound board during my first time mixing. “I know what those mean,” I thought. “I can increase or decrease those high and low frequencies.” I was… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Processor • Sound Reinforcement

  • Thursday, May 03, 2012
    3D Printing Capabilities Enhance Fishman R&D, Prototyping Processes
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    PSW Staff 05/03/12 06:29 PM,
    In recent years, Fishman has been growing while also expanding into new categories such as the Triple Play wireless guitar controller introduced at the 2012 Winter NAMM show. The company has had to devise new ways to shorten the R&D and time-to-market process without compromising quality, with a major part of this initiative Fishman’s acquisition of an Objet 3D desktop printer so that it can rapidly create fully functional and true-to-life three-dimensional prototypes and parts. The printer uses patented PolyJet… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • AV • Manufacturer • Processor

  • Church Sound: Amplifying Child Vocals In Productions
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    Bruce Bartlett 05/03/12 10:55 AM,
    This article is provided by Bartlett Microphones.   Perhaps the most challenging sound-reinforcement job—in terms of feedback—is amplifying children. It’s often hard to hear children in dramatic or musical productions. That’s because most children don’t project. Since they produce a low volume on stage, you must turn up their mics a lot to hear them—resulting in feedback. Here I’ll offer some creative solutions to help those young voices be heard. I won’t cover wireless mics—even though they work well—because they… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Concert • Microphone • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Lectrosonics Introduces ASPEN Dante Network Processor
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    PSW Staff 05/03/12 08:36 AM,
    Lectrosonics has expanded the ASPEN digital matrix processor family with the new SPNDNT network processor, a full-featured DSP that can address both the ASPEN and Dante matrices and add mixing, gain, and delay functions to the digital audio signals. Any of the 48 final mixes in the ASPEN matrix can be assigned to any one or more of the Dante channels for transport to other endpoints in the network. Dante signals can also be imported into the ASPEN matrix in… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • Product • AV • Digital • Monitoring • Processor

  • Tuesday, May 01, 2012
    New System Application Profile: Desert Episcopal Church Of Scottsdale, AZ
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    Julie M. Clark 05/01/12 11:47 AM,
    Church sanctuaries are often aesthetically beautiful spaces. Church sanctuaries are often acoustically challenging spaces. Navigating between these two extremes is the sound system designer. It’s a path recently tread by Rod Andrewson and the team at CCS Presentations Systems in formulating and implementing a new sound reinforcement system at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church in Scottsdale, AZ. Built in 1960 under the direction of noted architectural firm of T.S. Montgomery, the 350-seat sanctuary features columns and arches, a… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Installation • Loudspeaker • Processor • Sound Reinforcement

  • Metric Halo’s New Production Bundle Used By Grammy Award-Winning Engineer Gary Noble
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    PSW Staff 05/01/12 10:38 AM,
    Gary Noble is an adept manager of a Twitter feed, a Google+ account, and a blog that will resonate with anyone in the pro audio recording industry as well as a busy schedule of recording and mixing sessions. Noble has worked with Amy Winehouse, Ricky Martin, Estelle, and Whitney Houston, often with producer Salaam Remi, as well as a list of up-and-coming artists. His work with Amy Winehouse earned him a Grammy Award. As evidenced by his informative blog, Noble… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Audio • Mixer • Processor • Studio

  • Monday, April 30, 2012
    In The Studio: Laying Down Quality Drum Tracks Without A Drummer
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    Jackson B. Jackson 04/30/12 04:03 PM,
    OK, you all know the drill. It’s time to lay down the drum track for your future Grammy Award-winning song, but there’s just one tiny little problem; no live drummer within a 50-mile radius of your studio. Or how about this one? You’ve managed to post bail (again) for your drummer, only to find out that he had to sell his acoustic kit to pay this month’s rent. No problem, you think to yourself, I’ll just plug in my Drum-O-Matic… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Processor • Studio

  • Ashly Audio Names Gary Jones Central U.S. Regional Sales Manager
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    PSW Staff 04/30/12 02:18 PM,
    Ashly Audio has announced the hire of Gary Jones to the newly-created position of central regional sales manager, where he will bring nearly 30 years of pro audio industry experience to the role. Jones will manage Ashly’s independent rep firms throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. “We’re very glad to have Gary on our team,” says John Sexton, Ashly Audio vice president of sales and marketing.… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Amplifier • AV • Audio • Business • Manufacturer • Processor

  • Friday, April 27, 2012
    In The Studio: The Six Rules For Adding Effects To A Mix
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    Bobby Owsinski 04/27/12 12:04 PM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   Having trouble figuring how to use your effects during mixing? Here are a set of rules that can help you choose the best effects for each track more efficiently, courtesy of The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook. Rule 1 - As A General Rule Of Thumb, Try To Picture The Performer In An Acoustic Space And Then Realistically Recreate That Space Around Them. This method usually saves some time over simply experimenting with different… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Studio