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Monday, July 13, 2009Two Students Receive Bosch Scholarships Through NSCA Education Foundation
PSW Staff 07/13/09 09:02 AM, 0 CommentsJohn Hayes and Jesse Ashby have been named the recipients of the 2009 Robert Bosch Scholarships through the NSCA Education Foundation. These $2,500 scholarships are granted to students pursuing careers in the electronic systems industry or a related field. Hayes attends Columbia College Chicago and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in Audio Arts and Acoustics. He gained valuable, hands-on experience installing sound systems into a variety of commercial settings, and is anxious to contribute to the sound installation industry… View this post
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Friday, July 03, 2009NSCA Announces New Online Entry-Level Class Providing Practical Knowledge Of Audio Systems
PSW Staff 07/03/09 04:08 PM, 0 CommentsThe new NSCA University Technical Fundamentals of Audio online seminar helps entry-level to experienced audio systems technicians gain years of experience and knowledge in a relatively short amount of time. The course supplies technical knowledge for a variety of audio markets, including commercial, industrial, education and government facilities. Participants will earn 8.0 Learning Units (LUs) within NSCA University’s College of Technical Knowledge and gain valuable information on topics such as decibels, Ohm’s law, series and parallel circuits as voltage and… View this post
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Monday, June 29, 2009Tuning A System At The Ultra Music Festival With EASERA SysTune (And “Dr. Bassenstein”)
Doug Fowler 06/29/09 01:34 PM, 0 CommentsThe Ultra Music Festival takes place annually in the spring in Miami, concluding a week-long Winter Music Conference attended by electronic music artists, producers, and fans from around the world. Ultra Music features performances by some of the world’s top DJs, with the festival site crammed full of PA systems from various vendors. This year I returned at the invitation of UMF Audio Chief Terry MacNeil (“Dr. Bassenstein”) to perform alignment work on systems as a couple of the stages.… View this post
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Friday, June 26, 2009What’s The Delay? The Effects Of Weather Conditions On Sound
Bruce Main 06/26/09 09:21 AM, 0 CommentsSummer is here, and a good many of us are out working those “mud and dust” shows, fairs and festivals. We get to clean amplifier filters on a daily basis, put wedges into garbage bags to keep them dry, mix with visqueen draped over the console (also to keep it dry). And, we’ll have a shop vacuum at front of house as well as the monitor “beach.” That said, the toughest aspect to deal with when doing shows in the… View this post
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Thursday, June 25, 2009Avid Announces New Audio & Video Solutions Meet ARRA Act Of 2009 Guidelines
PSW Staff 06/25/09 09:29 AM, 0 CommentsAvid has announced that its array of audio and video solutions meet the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding guidelines for education and training. Configured to address the respective skill and grade level of students ranging from elementary school through college, Avid is offering three new highly-customizable solutions: Avid Audio Recording Studio, Avid Film Production Lab and Avid Television and Video Production Studio. The solutions are available to educators at up to 85 percent off USMSRP and… View this post
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NSCA Honors Members For Commitment To Audio Industry & Association
PSW Staff 06/25/09 08:12 AM, 0 CommentsNSCA recently paid tribute to individuals and companies who continually support and represent the commitment NSCA members have to the industry and the association, with award recipients including Loyd Ivey, Lifetime Achievement Award; Steve Emspak, Volunteer of the Year, and Dan Erickson, Educator of the Year. Awards were presented to instructors of the year within each college of NSCA University at the 2009 NSCA Member Meeting and President’s Reception InfoComm in Orlando. Loyd Ivey, founder and CEO of Mitek Corporation,… View this post
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009Sennheiser Teams Up With Fox Sports To Mentor Aspiring Audio Technician
PSW Staff 06/23/09 11:55 AM, 0 CommentsSennheiser has teamed up with FOX Sports to reverse that trend with an immensely practical, hands-on, trial-by-fire introduction to real-world sports broadcasting for promising students of telecommunications. David Missall, Sennheiser Director of Market Development for the Eastern region, originated the program and selected its first student, junior Michael Stevens of Ball State University, to work with industry veteran Fred Aldous in the FOX Sports mix truck at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina “I don’t see… View this post
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Monday, June 22, 2009Soundcraft’s Complete “Guide To Mixing” Video Series Now Available For Viewing On YouTube
PSW Staff 06/22/09 09:04 AM, 0 CommentsPreviously available only on DVD, Soundcraft has published its “Guide To Mixing” video series on its own YouTube site. To view the first chapter of the series and to link directly to the Soundcraft YouTube site, go here. All 18 chapters from this successful tutorial may be viewed online, including sections on microphone placement, setting up a mix and monitor mixing. To complement the video tutorials, a PDF text version may be downloaded from the company’s website - www.soundcraft.com. Qualified… View this post
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Biamp Systems Announces Six Recipients Of Syn-Aud-Con Scholarships
PSW Staff 06/22/09 08:28 AM, 0 CommentsBiamp Systems has announced the six winners of its second annual Biamp Education in Audio scholarships, a program in partnership with Syn-Aud-Con that provides individuals an opportunity to further their understanding of basic audio technology. Each winner receives a scholarship that covers tuition for a Syn-Aud-Con seminar as well as reimbursement of meals and lodging costs during the training session. Scholarship recipients: • Darin Meadows, Technician, Compview • Joshua Foster, Engineer, Sensory Technologies • Zeythel Soto, Technician, Advanced Techno Products… View this post
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Friday, June 12, 2009Past & Present: Were The “Good Old Days” Really All That?
Keith Clark 06/12/09 12:20 PM, 2 CommentsA recent poll here at ProSoundWeb asked, “The one thing I’d like to see the return of, or at least more of, in sound reinforcement is…” Response choices included tube electronics, rotary faders, loud/distorted audio, wired-only microphones, and wedges only (no IEM). Oh, and the winner: none of the above, which garnered almost 50 percent of the vote. Number two was tube electronics getting more than 20 percent, with number three being wired-only mics at about 15 percent. I was… View this post
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