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Tuesday, March 05, 2013NSCA Mass Notification & Emergency Communications Symposium At PSA-TEC Conferenc
PSW Staff 03/05/13 04:30 PM,The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) Mass Notification & Emergency Communications (MNEC) Symposium will be a featured track on May 9, during the PSA-TEC conference in Westminster, CO. This event will include a keynote address by Michael Mulhare, director of office of emergency management at Virginia Tech. Recent changes to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72, along with other various standards, established new requirements for intelligible emergency communications systems. These changes provide a business opportunity for audio and security… View this post
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013Fine-Tune Cabling For An Efficient Live Sound System Setup & Strike Every Day
Dan Laveglia 02/19/13 06:10 PM,The idea of setting up a complicated audio system every day, in constantly changing venues and in the time limitations of a few hours is daunting, to say the least. Yet it’s the inevitable reality of touring sound. Thousands of pounds of hardware, miles of cable and hundreds of connections are required for system operation. All of this must be done in a timely manner, to allow for the “black art” of tuning the rig and mixing the music. Multipin… View this post
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013Studio Prodigy | Master Class Series Launching With “Hybrid Mixing Techniques” In LA
PSW Staff 02/13/13 10:39 AM,Award-winning engineer/producer Ryan Hewitt and top studio designer Hanson Hsu are presenting hands-on studio education with Studio Prodigy | Master Class Series, the ultimate experience in professional audio mentoring. Attendees hear everything in a ZR Acoustics Virtuoso Environment as chart-topping engineers, artists and producers reveal their studio techniques and applications—in a real studio. The Studio Prodigy series opens with a full-day master class on “Hybrid Mixing Techniques,” led by Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Avett Brothers, blink-182 ) at… View this post
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013Delicate Productions Holds Training Session For Martin Audio MLA Compact
PSW Staff 02/12/13 12:08 PM,The San Francisco offices of Delicate Productions recently conducted an in-depth three-day training session for the Martin Audio MLA Compact loudspeaker system. Attended by 12 top-tier Delicate touring and regional engineers along with notable independent engineers and facility owners interested in MLA technology, the session had a practical mission, according to general manager George Edwards. “We currently own an inventory of MLA and MLA Compact enclosures,” Edwards explains, “and we feel that any product with this level of depth and… View this post
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Wednesday, February 06, 2013Yamaha Commercial Audio Brings Back “Test Drive” Campaign For CL Consoles
PSW Staff 02/06/13 07:04 AM,In a move to provide live sound engineers with experience with the new CL digital console, Yamaha Commercial Audio has introduced a “test drive” campaign with participating Yamaha CL dealers. The company’s initial test drive campaign was first implemented more than 10 years ago. Beginning now through June 30, participating Yamaha CL dealers are offering a 72-hour CL test drive to live sound engineers free of charge (dealer may require deposit, shipping/delivery fees). The complete system includes a racked, 2RU… View this post
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013Mojo Rising: Apply Those Direct Boxes Correctly…
Gary Gand 02/05/13 05:42 AM,For those who missed my first “newbie” column, here’s a re-cap. I’m the guy you love to hate, a musician almost from birth who is also a long-time professional sound engineer (35 years and counting). My goal is to inform and educate the less-experienced sound people that I work with on a regular basis from my spot at stage right in front of my guitar amp, behind my 36-pound pedal board, in my seven-piece blues, rock, soul – and whatever… View this post
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Friday, January 18, 2013In The Studio: Bruce Swedien On Developing Your Own “Sonic Personality”
Bruce Swedien 01/18/13 06:29 PM,Excerpted from the excellent “Make Mine Music” by Bruce Swedien, available from musicdispatch.com. It’s my opinion that after all is said and done, psychoacoustics is really why we are interested in recording music in the first place. Psychoacoustics can be defined simply as the psychological study of hearing. The true aim of psychoacoustic research is to find out how our hearing works. In other words, to discover how sounds entering the ear are processed by the ear and the brain… View this post
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013Soundcraft “Mixing with Professionals” Tour Coming To Alexandria, VA
PSW Staff 01/16/13 10:37 AM,Soundcraft is kicking off 2013 with new dates for its popular “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series, starting with two sessions in Alexandria, VA on Wednesday, February 6. Hosting the sessions will be James Lawrenson, front of house engineer for Foster the People and a Soundcraft Vi6 user. The sessions will be held at the headquarters of A/V rental & staging company Audio Visual Actions (AVA), 5641-C General Washington Drive, Alexandria, VA 22312. Two time slots will be available from 9… View this post
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013InfoComm Releases New AV Systems Performance Verification Checklist
PSW Staff 01/15/13 01:19 PM,InfoComm is offering a new, member-developed resource to provide owners, consultants and integrators with comprehensive verification criteria to determine if the AV system achieves the client’s objectives and is performing in accordance with the system design. The Audiovisual Systems Performance Verification Checklist, which features 162 criteria, was developed in a consensus building manner over the last year, by a global panel of subject matter experts representing the entire industry. The list is available for free download here. “By creating and… View this post
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Call For Registration: Central Indiana Audio Student Workshop 2013
PSW Staff 01/15/13 10:21 AM,The Central Indiana Section of the Audio Engineering Society is hosting the Second Annual Central Indiana Audio Student Workshop on February 16, 2013 on the campus of Indiana University – Bloomington in the Recording Arts Department studios. The workshop aims to provide audio students of all ages and working professionals within the state the opportunity to meet, hang out, and improve their skills. Experienced presenters will be focusing on topics that include recording, mixing, live sound, and acoustics. The event… View this post
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