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Monday, June 01, 2009Todd-AO Hollywood Unveils New Euphonix System 5 Digital Consoles
PSW Staff 06/01/09 09:19 AM, 2 CommentsEuphonix has announced that Todd-AO, one of the world’s leading audio post production companies, has installed two dual-operator Euphonix System 5 digital audio mixing systems at their Hollywood facility. Both of the new Euphonix System 5 consoles have 80 faders, include over 400 DSP channels and come with EuCon Hybrid that enables the console to control not only the Euphonix DSP channels but also external ProTools HD DAWS that are installed on Stage 1 and Stage 2 of Todd-AO Hollywood.… View this post
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Thursday, May 28, 2009Full Sail Announces 30th Anniversary Scholarship Fund & Tuition Savings
PSW Staff 05/28/09 03:36 PM, 0 CommentsCurrently celebrating its 30th year of educating students for successful careers in entertainment media, Full Sail University has announced the new Full Sail 30th Anniversary Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund provides awards of up to $8,000 to eligible campus degree students who start on July 7, 2009, and who meet specific criteria based on financial need. The Full Sail 30th Anniversary Scholarship is just one of several scholarship opportunities currently available to prospective students. Some other scholarships include: • The… View this post
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009Cakewalk Releases Rapture 1.2 Update; Available As Free Download For Registered Users
PSW Staff 05/27/09 02:26 PM, 0 CommentsCakewalk has announced the availability of the free 1.2 Update for Rapture wavetable synthesizer, available as a free download for registered customers at: www.cakewalk.com/Support/Instruments/Rapture.aspx. Features & enhancements include: • New Envelope Generator functionality includes the ability to retrigger envelopes using the Step Generator; saving and loading EG presets; drag and drop EG presets; an alternate Zoom mode; and auto-scroll when programming, a useful feature when working with extended or zoomed-in waveforms • New Internal Tempo option, with a built-in Tap… View this post
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Studio Engineer Bernie Becker Deploys Lucid Master Clocks For Neil Diamond Concert Tour
PSW Staff 05/27/09 08:15 AM, 0 CommentsBernie Becker began working with Neil Diamond in the early 1990s as a recording engineer, and subsequently, Diamond and Stan Miller, Neil’s longtime sound designer, asked Becker to join them on tour. The studio engineer brought a unique perspective to live sound, including a felt need to regulate all of their digital gear with a master clock. “Live sound engineers shy away from word clock because it’s one more box to haul around and necessitates a lot of cable interconnects,”… View this post
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009Radial Purchases Komit Compressor From Manufacturer Burgin–McDaniel
PSW Staff 05/26/09 01:50 PM, 1 CommentVancouver, BC-based Radial Engineering has announced the recent acquisition of the Komit Compressor from boutique manufacturer Burgin-McDaniel. For more than10 years, Kevin Burgin and Drake Williams of Burgin-McDaniel played central roles at Rupert Neve Designs before leaving to start Burgin-McDaniel. Burgin worked under the stewardship of Rupert Neve as primary circuit designer, where he designed the entire Portico range, including the TEC Award wining 5042 Tape Emulator. He also developed the electronics for Taylor Guitars Expression system and Legendary Audio’s… View this post
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Sweetwater Launches GearGift Donation Program
PSW Staff 05/26/09 10:47 AM, 0 CommentsSweetwater Sound has launched a donation campaign designed to provide music gear and instruments to people of limited means who have a genuine interest in music. Sweetwater regularly receives requests for donations of gear from soldiers overseas, disaster victims, foster parents, and nonprofit organizations. Named GearGift, the donation program encourages musicians from across the country to donate old instruments and recording and performance equipment. Sweetwater plans to refurbish the donated gear and ensure that it finds a new home with… View this post
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Friday, May 22, 2009Barry’s Toolkit: Thumbs Up Or Down For The Marshall MXL V89 Studio Condenser Microphone?
Barry Rudolph 05/22/09 03:09 PM, 0 CommentsThe Marshall Electronics MXL professional microphone line has evolved with the introduction of the V89, a fully pro condenser microphone whose performance belies its $599 MSRP (U.S.). The V89 is proof positive; a perfect example of the way Marshall has “dialed in” quality control of their own overseas manufacturer to produce an instrument worthy to be called “professional.” The V89 starts with a custom body design made of brass that minimizes body resonance while the chromed tuned grill cavity helps… View this post
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Larrabee Studios Adds New Production Room Featuring Solid State Logic Matrix Console
PSW Staff 05/22/09 01:42 PM, 0 CommentsLarrabee Studios, a high-end commercial recording studio for decades that has hosted everyone from Fleetwood Mac and Prince to Dr. Dre and Sheryl Crow, has opened a production room centered on a Solid State Logic Matrix console. Responding to client interest, the Matrix production room allows artists and producers to have a smaller room available for composing, working on a part or experimenting with a sound, thereby alleviating time pressure on Larrabee’s three very busy SSL XL 9000 K series… View this post
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SoundField Now Shipping UPM-1 Processor, A Stereo-To-5.1 Converter
PSW Staff 05/22/09 12:24 PM, 0 CommentsSoundField has begun shipping the first quantities of its latest product, the UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 converter, a 19-inch rack processor designed to create 5.1 content from old program material that only has a stereo soundtrack. (SoundField products are distributed in the U.S. by the TransAudio Group.) Such ‘legacy’ programming is a problem for companies broadcasting in high-definition with 5.1 surround audio, because listeners find it distracting when modern HD shows are broadcast in 5.1 surround and then the audio narrows to… View this post
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Universal Audio Appoints Erik Hanson As Director Of Marketing
PSW Staff 05/22/09 10:40 AM, 0 CommentsUniversal Audio, developer and manufacturer of professional audio recording hardware and software, has appointed Erik Hanson to the position of Director of Marketing. Having logged more than a dozen years at some of the audio and music industry’s top companies, Hanson brings a wealth of creative marketing communications experience to Universal Audio. Most recently, Hanson headed 3dB Creative, a Seattle-based advertising and web development agency catering to the MI and Pro Audio industries. Previously, he was Creative Director for the… View this post
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