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Saturday, January 30, 20102010 Winter NAMM Show Overview: Industry Gathers For A Comeback
PSW Staff 01/30/10 10:22 AM, 0 CommentsThe National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2010 Winter NAMM Show, the longest-running trade show in the United States. At show close, NAMM reported 87,569 registrants, a 2 percent increase from last year. International registration experienced a 2 percent decrease from last year. Even in economically challenging times, the association reported 1,373 exhibitors at this year’s show, including nearly 250 new exhibitors—a new record number in the event’s 108-year history,… View this post
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010Line 6 Announces Availability Of XDR955 Digital Handheld Microphone System
PSW Staff 01/27/10 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsLine 6 has announced the availability of the XDR955 handheld microphone system with rack-mountable receiver, the latest addition to its XDR95 Series of digital wireless systems. The system, which includes a cardioid microphone with a transmitter at its base and a powerful rack-mountable receiver, offering an extended frequency response of 10 Hz – 20 kHz for clear and commanding voices at ranges of up to 300 feet. Like all Line 6 Digital Wireless systems, XDR955 features 24-bit analog-to-digital conversion and… View this post
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Monday, January 25, 2010In Profile: Jim “Redford” Sanders, Three Decades In The Trenches
Kevin Young 01/25/10 02:27 PM,When he speaks to me from Milwaukie, OR, Jim “Redford” Sanders sounds like just about the most positive, personable human you’re likely to meet. “I’m living the dream,” he stated. “I’m a very, very fortunate man. I’ve traveled the world, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, driven many motorcycles, and clapped my hands in the Sistine Chapel to check the reverb.” In short, he’s a man who loves his job and always has. Right now he’s out doing Front of House… View this post
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Saturday, January 23, 2010Electro-Voice Launches ZXA1 Compact Powered Loudspeaker At 2010 Winter NAMM
PSW Staff 01/23/10 08:52 AM, 2 CommentsElectro-Voice has added to the ZX loudspeaker family with the new ZXA1, self-powered version of the popular ZX1 compact two-way loudspeaker. Launching at Winter NAMM 2010, ZXA1 is powered by an 800 watt amplifier module derived from EV’s tour-class Tour Grade Series – amplifiers with audio quality and reliability proven at the very highest levels. ZXA1’s lightweight, super-durable molded enclosure ensures it looks as good as it sounds, incorporating a professional-grade 8-inch woofer and 1-inch titanium compression driver. Features: •… View this post
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QSC Highlights K Series Compact Powered Loudspeakers At 2010 Winter NAMM
PSW Staff 01/23/10 06:33 AM, 1 CommentAt the 2010 Winter NAMM show, QSC Audio highlighted its new K Series line of compact, lightweight, high-performance powered loudspeakers. K Series loudspeakers combine a molded ABS enclosure, uniformly matched drivers, advanced DSP, and QSC’s touring spec amplification. The same 1,000-watt Class D amplifier module powers all four models - whether the K8, K10, K12 - or KSub (dual-12-inch subwoofer). QSC Director of Entertainer Solutions Ray van Straten states, “The K Series has been designed entirely without compromise, from the… View this post
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Friday, January 22, 2010Sony Showcases PCMM10/B 96-kHz/24-bit Recorder At 2010 Winter NAMM
PSW Staff 01/22/10 08:36 AM, 0 CommentsAt the 2010 Winter NAMM show, Sony showcased the PCMM10/B, a 96 kHz/24-bit recorder with electret condenser stereo microphones, 4 GB of internal flash memory and a microSD/Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot for expanded memory. Key features include a built-in loudspeaker, cross-memory recording, digital pitch control, digital limiter, low-cut filter, track mark functions, a 5-second pre-recording buffer and AB repeat capability. The Sony PCMM10 includes a USB high-speed port for simple uploading and downloading of native .WAV or .MP3 format… View this post
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Line 6 Announces Worldwide Launch Of Relay Digital Wireless Systems At 2010 Winter NAMM
PSW Staff 01/22/10 07:47 AM, 0 CommentsAt the 2010 Winter NAMM show, Line 6 announced the worldwide release of Relay digital wireless systems, including two stompbox-style systems and one rack-mountable system. The digital wireless systems provide full-range 10 Hz - 20 kHz frequency response, with very low noise and up to 120 dB dynamic range (compared to 50 Hz-15 kHz frequency response and >90 dB dynamic range offered by comparable analog wireless systems), as well as studio-quality resolution with 24-bit A/D conversion. The digital transmission is… View this post
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Thursday, January 21, 2010Inside The Concert System For The Rob Thomas “Cradlesong” North American Tour
PSW Staff 01/21/10 03:51 PM, 0 CommentsAfter 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… View this post
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At 2010 Winter NAMM Show, TASCAM Highlights DP-008 Portable 8-Track Recorder
PSW Staff 01/21/10 09:15 AM, 0 CommentsAt 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… View this post
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SSL Releases X-Path Software Controlled Analog Routing System at 2010 Winter NAMM
PSW Staff 01/21/10 07:19 AM, 0 CommentsSolid 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… View this post
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