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Thursday, April 01, 2010Free Driver Upgrade Connects Mackie Onyx-i Mixers and Pro Tools M-Powered 8
PSW Staff 04/01/10 01:30 PM, 0 CommentsMackie announced a free driver upgrade that instantly connects Onyx-i FireWire Production Mixers with Pro Tools M-Powered 8. The offer is available April to May 31, 2010. Mackie launched the Onyx-i series mixers last fall, with the notable benefit of Pro Tools M-Powered 8 compatibility. (No other third-party company offers this.) The Mackie Universal Driver Upgrade (which enables Pro Tools M-Powered 8 functionality) is a simple download from the Mackie website (usually costing $49.99). Purchasers of Onyx-i mixers can go… View this post
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METAlliance Academy Event At Capitol Studios A Resounding Success
PSW Staff 04/01/10 08:48 AM, 0 CommentsAccording to the METAlliance Academy, the inaugural event on March 20 & 21 in Hollywood at the historic studios in the Capitol Records tower was a resounding success. “In Session with The Guys,” drew 26 attendees from around the country and as far away as Japan. During recording sessions with soul singer Lalah Hathaway and hard rocker Trev Lukather, participants got a close-up look at basic tracking and mic techniques; in the separate mixing sessions they were engaged in the… View this post
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DPA Microphones Used In SACD Recording
PSW Staff 04/01/10 07:16 AM, 0 CommentsDanish opera singer Rick Heis has recorded an SACD, Caught In Paradise, using DPA microphones. The session, at the Jugendstiltheater in Heis’s adopted home of Vienna, used six DPA 4011 cardioid mics being for stereo recording. Two were used for Rick’s vocals, two for his guitar amp and two for bass player Georg Straka, a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, a pair of DPA 4006 omnidirectional mics were used for a stereo recording of pianist Michael Rot’s… View this post
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010Lawo And Optocore Plan Closer Cooperation
PSW Staff 03/31/10 07:22 AM, 0 CommentsLawo and Optocore are planning closer cooperation in the future, following the successful completion of their first project in Salzburg, Austria. For this, Optocore developed a ‘Lawo Emulation Mode’ that enables a Lawo console to communicate with Optocore I/O units. These are mainly used in the fields of sound reinforcement, fixed installations, and broadcast. This new development enables the Lawo console to receive audio signals and control Optocore preamps. The installation of a Lawo mc²66 console, and its accompanying transition… View this post
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010Hartley Peavey Receives MIPA Hall Of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award at 2010 Prolight + Sound
PSW Staff 03/30/10 02:27 PM, 0 CommentsMusic and audio innovator Hartley Peavey received the 2010 MIPA Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award at the Musikmesse International Press Awards. Chosen by the votes of more than 100 magazines worldwide, he accepted the MIPA Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award during the annual Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound convention in Frankfurt. Peavey Electronics Corp. also won the MIPA Best Guitar Amp Combo Award for the Peavey Vypyr 15 modeling guitar amplifier at the event. As the founder and… View this post
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Monday, March 29, 2010Grammy Nominated Engineer/Producer Hal Winer Selects AKG’s Perception 820
PSW Staff 03/29/10 01:48 PM, 0 CommentsGRAMMY-nominated engineer/producer Hal Winer has selected the AKG Perception 820 for his facility, BiCoastal Music. Offering something that computer programs can not: a warm, smooth and rich vintage sound, the tones provided by his new AKG Perception 820 Tube have been an asset to his recording process. Winer has been using the Perception 820 Tube in every recording since he first acquired it, applying it to both lead and backing vocals as well as guitar, bass and various other feature… View this post
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Orban Introduces Optimod 8685 With Penteo Surround
PSW Staff 03/29/10 11:40 AM, 0 CommentsOrban is introducing at NAB the new Optimod 8685 with Penteo Surround. The Penteo stereo-to-5.1 audio process allows the 8685 to provide two-band and five-band audio processing for surround sound broadcasting and netcasting. Orban and Penteo now make it possible for television stations to broadcast all of their legacy stereo programming and stereo commercials in discrete 5.1 Surround. Penteo 5.1 is completely compatible with televisions that have stereo audio systems because these sets will reproduce the original stereo that was… View this post
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Dean St. Studios Install SSL Duality Console
PSW Staff 03/29/10 08:09 AM, 0 CommentsDean St. Studios recently installed a 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console in Studio 1. Carrying on the creative tradition of this space (formerly industry legend Tony Visconti’s Good Earth Studios and creative home for David Bowie and T. Rex), Duality compliments the acoustic design by world famous Eddie Veale and the creative talents of the Dean St. team. To meet increased client demand for large format sessions, Duality replaces a 24-channel SSL AWS 900+ SE originally installed when the… View this post
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Friday, March 26, 2010Milab Introduces DC-96C Side-Address Cardioid Condenser Microphone At 2010 Prolight + Sound
PSW Staff 03/26/10 04:45 PM, 0 CommentsThe latest addition to the Milab product family, the DC-96C, is a side-addressed large membrane microphone designed for studio vocals, acoustic guitar and piano, hi-hats and overheads, guitar amps and more, as well as live applications. The latest version of the classic DC-96 Series that was originally released in 1967, the new DC-96C shares most of its components, including the capsule, with the DC-196, but like previous DC-96 versions, it is cardioid only and has a single layer mesh grid.… View this post
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The Latest New Products & Updates From The 2010 Prolight + Sound/Musikmesse In Frankfurt
PSW Staff 03/26/10 12:51 PM, 0 CommentsHeld at Messe Frankfurt, Germany’s large trade show facility, Prolight + Sound is underway through the weekend, held in conjunction with the world’s largest musical instrument trade show, Musikmesse. The show features more than 800 exhibitors (2,300 total for Musikmesse) made up of companies from around the globe, with attendance of more than 110,000. Here’s a brief look at news and some of the notable new products that have launched so far Prolight + Sound. Be sure to check back… View this post
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