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Tuesday, May 01, 2012Vienna’s Burgtheater Relies On Audio Quality Of DPA d:fine Microphones
PSW Staff 05/01/12 11:21 AM,The Burgtheater in Vienna has added five DPA Microphones d:fine omnidirectional headsets to its existing armory of more than 70 DPA microphones. The d:fine microphones were purchased from DPA’s Austrian distributor, Studer Austria, for productions such as the prominent discussion televised panel Debating Europe, where top politicians and experts discuss the future of Europe. The d:fine headsets are being put through the paces at the Burgtheater, which comprises three separate stages: the 1200-capacity Burgtheater itself, the 400-capacity Akademietheater and the… View this post
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Monday, April 30, 2012Making It Work: Strategies In Optimizing A Live Club System
Tim Weaver 04/30/12 11:38 AM,McGonigels Mucky Duck is one of those venues that bands, engineers and fans love. An Irish-style pub in downtown Houston, it’s stage is noted in the folk, jazz, Americana and World Music spheres and has played host to the likes of Joe Ely, Shake Russell, Radney Foster, Kinky Friedman, James McMurtry, Druha Trava, Sarah Jarosz, The Magpies, Iris Dement, Michelle Shocked, Leon Redbone, and hundreds of others. The official capacity is 140, which in my opinion, would be very packed… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Concert • Engineer • Interconnect • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Friday, April 27, 2012Size Matters: Observations On Loudspeaker Directivity
Bruce Main 04/27/12 11:46 AM,Trap boxes and line arrays get all the attention. And that’s no surprise - they’re big and loud, and dare I say it, glamorous. But the truck rarely rolls without a complement of two-way loudspeakers sporting a 12-inch or 15-inch woofer and a horn. Whether its monitor wedges, drum fill, front fill or just “speakers on sticks,” small 2-way boxes do many of the everyday jobs that make up a typical sound reinforcement day. We take the performance of these… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • AV • Audio • Education • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • System -
Wednesday, April 25, 2012Clear-Com Launches HelixNet Networked Partyline Intercom System
PSW Staff 04/25/12 03:38 PM,Clear-Com has announced the worldwide release of the HelixNet Partyline, the industry’s first networked partyline intercom system with a set of unique capabilities for achieving greater efficiency, cost-savings and flexibility from set up to operation and maintenance. HelixNet Partyline provides digitized Clear-Com sound and central administration of the entire system (firmware upgrades and maintenance) from the Main Station with a single cable and flexible cable options, with the ability to leverage an existing cable infrastructure. The initial release of HelixNet… View this post
Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Product • AV • Audio • Interconnect • Networking • Remote • Signal • Software • System -
Tuesday, April 24, 2012Church Sound: The Sound Operator’s True Purpose And Role In Worship
Rob Stam 04/24/12 04:12 PM,What am I trying to accomplish? It’s a question we should probably be asking ourselves, as church sound operators, on a daily basis. In today’s rapid-paced society, where exciting new changes are mixed with fear and turmoil, the result can be a feeling of spinning in circles with no direction or purpose. This is quite visible at many churches. It’s almost become a marketing battle as to who can do the most to keep people coming in the doors. As… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Opinion • Audio • Education • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Friday, April 13, 2012Why Not Wye? When Combining Two Signals Into One Is Not A Good Idea
Dennis A. Bohn 04/13/12 01:34 PM,This article is provided by Rane Corporation. Wye-connectors (or “Y”-connectors, if you prefer) should never have been created. Anything that can be hooked-up wrong, will be. You-know-who said that, and she was right. A wye-connector used to split a signal into two lines is being used properly; a wye-connector used to mix two signals into one is being abused and may even damage the equipment involved. Here is the rule: Outputs are low impedance and must only be connected… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • AV • Audio • Digital • Installation • Interconnect • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Thursday, April 12, 2012Audio-Technica Introduces New System 8 Wireless Systems
PSW Staff 04/12/12 07:28 PM,Audio-Technica has introduced new System 8 VHF wireless systems, available in handheld, headworn, guitar, lavalier and bodypack configurations. The single-channel, fixed-frequency systems are available in three traveling VHF frequencies (169.505, 170.245 and 171.905). Features include an advanced dipole antenna system for extended operating range; Power, RF and AF Peak indicators; volume control, 1/4-inch output jack and user-adjustable squelch; rugged unidirectional dynamic element on handheld microphone/transmitter; variable microphone trim control and multi-color battery/power indicator (with AA operation on transmitters); and professional… View this post
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Don’t Overlook These Aspects Of The House System/Tech Package
Mark E. P. (Milo) Woods 04/12/12 06:34 PM,As we left off last time, our hero was fighting for truth, justice… Oops - wrong story. Our story here is to continue the discussion of creating a truly useful technical information package for a visiting acts and sound personnel, is a bit less glamorous. But it need not be overly complicated, either. Previously (here), we looked at the basic format of the tech package, and talked about the first five of 10 essential items it should offer. Now, let’s… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Training • Audio • Business • Consoles • Engineer • Interconnect • System • Technician -
Wednesday, April 11, 2012Properly Cleaning Mixing Console Faders
Alex “Skip” Welti 04/11/12 05:15 PM,Editors Note: For more information on console maintenance, check out Zen & The Art Of Mixing Console Cleaning & Maintenance. I’ve cleaned a lot of faders over the years and suppose I’ve gotten a little bold when it comes to tearing a fader apart and giving it a good bath. And I’ve learned the hard way just how much punishment a fader can take before it breaks. In some cases, a certain amount of brute force is required to crack… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Consoles • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Church Sound: Preventing Hum And Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) In A System
Bruce Bartlett 04/11/12 02:43 PM,This article is provided by Bartlett Microphones. You patch in a piece of audio equipment, and there it is: HUM! This annoying sound is a common occurrence in sound systems. Hum is an unwanted 60 Hz tone—50 Hz in Europe—maybe with harmonics. If the harmonics are especially strong, the hum becomes an edgy buzz. A sound system also might be plagued by RFI (Radio Frequency Interference). It’s heard as buzzing, clicks, radio programs, or “hash” in the audio signal.… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Interconnect • Loudspeaker • Microphone • Power • System
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