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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
HHB Expands Technical Support Team
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05/19/10 07:45 AM,
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HHB Communications has announced the appointment of Jonathan Darby as Product Support Specialist. Like many others in the HHB team, the 36 year-old broadcast and media professional brings with a great deal of real-world experience. In this case, much was gained at post-production facilities in London, Dublin and New York where Darby honed his specialist skills in production, Pro Tools HD, Avid, Final Cut Pro, video and audio encoding and digital hardware. Jonathan is arriving at HHB at an exciting…
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Waves Audio Prevails Against Copyright Infringement
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05/19/10 07:19 AM,
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Waves Audio recently won one lawsuit and had a defendant admit liability in a second lawsuit regarding intellectual property infringements and the illegal use of its software. The two studios named were New York City-based Reckless Music, LLC, d.b.a. Skyline Recording Studios NYC, and Quad Recording Studios, Inc. “This is a tremendous victory for the studio recording industry and Waves in particular,” said Waves’ attorney, Mr. Guy H. Weiss, of the international business law firm Adorno & Yoss, LLC. “The…
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Calrec Console Integrated In NCP Production Truck
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05/18/10 11:03 AM,
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New Century Productions (NCP) will rely on a Calrec Audio Sigma with Bluefin HD DSP on its NCP V truck, currently being rebuilt from the wheels up. NCP is using fiber to eliminate about 1,000 pounds of copper cable and patch bays and enable the refurbished HD truck, NCP V, to run without a B unit. NCP V will utilize both MADI and Calrec’s Hydra Networking to make I/O connectivity both simple and fast. “Using MADI internally enables us to…
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AEA Celebrates 25 Years Of Selling Ribbon Microphones With Issue Of R84 SLE (Silver Limited Edition)
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05/18/10 08:19 AM,
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To commemorate 25 years of selling ribbon microphones. Audio Engineering Associates (AEA) will unveil the R84 SLE (Silver Limited Edition) at the upcoming London AES. This mirror-chromed version of the popular R84 microphone is limited to 125 units and shipping starts at the end of May. The R84 is an high-quality general-purpose microphone, ideally suited for solo and accent work, and serves as a fine example of the natural sound and figure-8 directional sensitivity a quality ribbon mic delivers. Highlights:—Native-mode,…
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Up Your Audio: Time For Star Quad Microphone Cable
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05/17/10 02:16 PM,

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Many of us work in venues with a fiscal year that ends in June. The familiar mantra of the annual budget cycle is that you must “use it or lose it.” Some are getting seasonal venues ready. Others, preparing to tour this summer, have a budget that includes various “consumables” such as tape and batteries. Whatever the case, consider a new set of star quad microphone cables as the most affordable way to improve sound. Current deliberations about wireless mics…
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DiGiCo On The Road With Dubology
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05/17/10 08:11 AM,
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Sydney-based Dubology Studios has recently unveiled DubMobile. A mobile facility, it features a DiGiCo DS-00 digital console with two EX-00 fader expansion modules, DiGiRack and MiNi-DiGiRack, with up to 288 tracks of multitrack recording on to ProTools HD, Steinberg Nuendo and MOTU Digital Performer. Developed in conjunction with Sony Australia, Dubology owner Ivan Ordenes has created a comprehensive facility in a vehicle measuring just 5.8m long by 2.8m high, making it suitable to work in the most restricted of spaces.…
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Solid State Logic Chosen By Lasalle College Of The Arts
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05/17/10 07:08 AM,
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Lasalle College of the Arts recently installed a a 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console, with two Alpha Link units and one Delta Link unit. The Duality is the centerpiece of its School of Contemporary Music technical courses. Based in Singapore, Lasalle offers the most comprehensive range of diploma and degree programs in the region covering dance, design, fine arts, film, media arts, music and theatre arts. Housed in Studio C201, Duality provides the flexible signal flow, DAW control and…
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Friday, May 14, 2010
House Recording Studios Finds Numerous Applications For Bock 195 FET Condenser Microphone
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05/14/10 04:17 PM,
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House Recording Studios on Long Island is a relatively recent addition to New York’s shifting studio landscape. With design by esteemed acoustician Frank Comentale, House Recording makes good on the delivering a combination of professionalism, comfort, and inspiration that are the hallmarks of a great facility. Not long ago, a Bock 195 FET large diaphragm condenser joined the studio’s enviable microphone collection. It has since been used, almost without rest, on everything from vocals to acoustic guitars to room tone…
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Game Changer? AVB Now And In The Future
Chris Doering
05/14/10 01:32 PM,
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Why does an industry that already has CobraNet, EtherSound and many more proprietary digital-audi-over-Cat 5 solutions need something else? Each of these technologies works great, but none has had a true game-changing impact on the professional audio market. Yet you might have heard about AVB (Audio/Video Bridging), which is a tripod of non-proprietary networking standards. The basic idea is to empower wired Ethernet to transport “professional quality audio video” - HDTV and multiple channels of uncompressed digital audio - using…
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
D.A.S. Audio Aero Line Arrays For Guns N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy” Tour in Uruguay
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05/13/10 09:33 AM,
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In March, Guns N’ Roses brought the “Chinese Democracy” tour to Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay for an enthusiastic crowd estimated at more than 30,000 people, with sound reinforcement for the outdoor concert employing a high quantity of D.A.S. Audio Aero Series 2 and Aero line arrays loudspeaker. Three sound service companies united for this large undertaking: Leggio Sonido (directed by Jorge Leggio), Ariel Marti’s Marti Audio, and Victor Lampariello’s Compañía Uruguaya de Sonido. Together, these firms pooled an impressive…
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