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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Inside The Concert System For The Rob Thomas “Cradlesong” North American Tour
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01/21/10 03:51 PM,
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After a decade with Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas branched off in 2005 with …Something To Be, becoming the first solo artist from a group to debut at number one. He’s best known for the 1999 triple-platinum hit “Smooth” he co-wrote with Santana. This year we caught up with his Cradlesong tour towards the end of the US dates. The sound system was supplied by LMG of Orlando. Live Sound Engineer Jim “Yak” Yakabuski is best known for seven years with…
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At 2010 Winter NAMM Show, TASCAM Highlights DP-008 Portable 8-Track Recorder
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01/21/10 09:15 AM,
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At the 2010 Winter NAMM show, TASCAM showcased the recently released DP-008, an 8-track Digital Portastudio small enough to fit into a guitar case. Based on the DP-004, the DP-008 adds four more tracks for a total of eight tracks with built-in mixing. It has dedicated knobs for volume and pan for each track, plus a reverb send knob for the built-in reverb effect. T he DP-008 also has two XLR microphone inputs with phantom power, a guitar level input…
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SSL Releases X-Path Software Controlled Analog Routing System at 2010 Winter NAMM
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01/21/10 07:19 AM,
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Solid State Logic released the new X-Patch software controlled analog routing system at the 2010 Winter NAMM show. X-Patch is designed to deliver the flexibility of plug-in style routing to boutique analog processing. Developed from technology at the heart of SSL’s Matrix console, X-Patch provides a 16x16 SuperAnalogue routing matrix that can be Ethernet controlled remotely from a standard computer. SSL’s Logictivity Remote Studio Browser application provides set-up, configuration and preset storage and makes the X-Patch the perfect tool to…
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Rational Acoustics To Host Smaart Training Classes In Tulsa, Barcelona
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01/20/10 07:46 AM,
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Rational Acoustics, owners of Smaart and specializing in professional training in sound system optimization, has announced upcoming Smaart training classes to be held in Tulsa, OK on February 2-4, and in Barcelona, Spain on February 9-11. The Tulsa session will offer the standard three-day training format, and will be taught by Harry Brill, Jr. Days one and two will be the Fundamentals and Applications classes, and day three will be the Advanced Practicum class. Registration is open and available immediately…
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Waves Announces SoundGrid Audio-Over-Ethernet Networking/Processing Platform At Winter NAMM 2010
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01/19/10 01:04 PM,
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At the 2010 Winter NAMM show, Waves Audio announced the upcoming release of SoundGrid technology, which gives users the ability to run large numbers of Waves audio processors using standard PCs via Ethernet, far surpassing the specs of dedicated DSP-based platforms. SoundGrid offers super low latency performance, which means users can take advantage of even more audio processors and CPU-intensive processors than ever before. Waves is leveraging the recent advances in both Ethernet and CPU technologies to provide better, more…
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Novation Releases New Launchpad Hands-On Ableton Live Controller At Winter NAMM 2010
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01/19/10 08:00 AM,
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At the 2010 Winter NAMM show, Novation released the Launchpad, a hands-on, interactive controller for Ableton Live. Launchpad is a compact controller designed to provide the most interactive experience possible in Ableton Live. It communicates bi-directionally with the software to give users real-time session feedback. Launchpad has been jointly designed by Novation and Ableton to bring the features of Live to the fingertips of the modern musician. The 8 x 8 grid of backlit buttons addresses a multitude of functions,…
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Software Update For Euphonix MC Pro And System 5-MC DAW Controllers
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01/18/10 02:34 PM,
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Euphonix has announced a major software update for the MC Pro and System 5-MC DAW controllers – EuCon 2.5.1 – that includes Snow Leopard and Windows 7 compatibility as well as an updated Logic 9 and Pyramix 6.1.8 support. The software also includes a number of bug fixes and feature updates. EuCon is a high-speed Ethernet control protocol developed by Euphonix that connects Euphonix control surfaces to external software applications. This software version is designed specifically for the Euphonix Professional…
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Waves Announces Strategic Alliance With DiGiCo At 2010 Winter NAMM Show
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01/15/10 06:25 PM,
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Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing software and hardware solutions, and DiGiCo, the UK-based manufacturer of digital mixing consoles, have announced a technology agreement. The joint announcement was made today at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, by Mick Olesh, Waves Executive VP, Sales and Marketing, and DiGiCo Managing Director James Gordon and DiGiCo Marketing Director David Webster. Waves and DiGiCo have agreed to work together to integrate Waves’ new SoundGrid technology into DiGiCo’s single FPGA Stealth…
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Digidesign Pro Tools Instrument Pack Is Latest Release For Avid Program
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01/15/10 01:25 PM,
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Avid announced the release of its new Digidesign Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack, at the 2010 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. The collection features five virtual instruments, including updated versions of the Structure professional sampler workstation, Strike virtual drummer, Velvet vintage electric pianos, Transfuser groove creator, and Hybrid high-definition synthesizer. All the instruments have been updated with new features that offer much deeper integration with Pro Tools, supporting audio and MIDI region drag-and-drop functionality, enabling customers to more easily obtain…
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Solid State Logic Debuts X-Patch Software-Controlled Analog Routing System
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01/14/10 08:49 AM,
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The new Solid State Logic X-Patch is designed to deliver the flexibility of plug-in style routing to boutique analog processing, providing a 16 x 16 “SuperAnalogue” routing matrix that can be Ethernet controlled remotely from a standard computer. SSL’s Logictivity Remote Studio browser application provides set-up, configuration and preset storage, allowing for easy incorporation into any studio environment. X-Patch can function as a simple “X-Y Router” or as a “Matrix” to create complex processing chains. This allows for analog processing…
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