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  • Thursday, May 16, 2013
    Audio-Technica Chosen For Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
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    PSW Staff 05/16/13 10:41 AM,
    For the 16th year in a row, a broad range of Audio-Technica microphones was selected to outfit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A-T supplied over 50 mics to capture the music for the 28th annual induction ceremony, which took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on April 18, 2013. Inductees included Rush (longtime A-T supporters), Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Public Enemy and Donna Summer. Non-performing honorees included Lou Adler and Quincy Jones.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Wireless

  • Monday, May 06, 2013
    Kaltman Creations Unveils RF-Vue Handheld Touch-Tablet RF Spectrum Analyzer
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    PSW Staff 05/06/13 02:00 PM,
    Kaltman Creations has introduced the new RF-Vue, a handheld touch-tablet RF analyzer under the company’s Invisible Waves brand, and it will be on display at the upcoming InfoComm 2013 show in Orlando. RF-Vue is offered in several versions, with the RF-Vue T10 serving as the flaship model. This handheld unit is integrated into a 10-inch touch-tablet with the Windows 8 operating system. It covers the standard wireless microphone and IEM frequency range of 470 MHz to 700 MHz. Additional models… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Product • AV • Measurement • Microphone • Monitoring • Signal • Wireless

  • Friday, May 03, 2013
    Making It Sing: Microphones For Lead And Background Vocals
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    Gary Parks 05/03/13 05:31 PM,
    The crowd waits impatiently for the lights to come up, to hear a single voice rise in song, riding above the instruments. The vocal microphone in the singer’s hand, reinforced by the rest of the signal chain, carries a voice to thousands of eager listeners that would scarcely reach the first rows unaided.  Of course, mics have reinforced vocals for many decades, and by allowing singers to be heard, they’ve played an integral role in the rise of the popular… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Engineer • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Wireless

  • DPA Microphones Unveils New Podium Microphones
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    PSW Staff 05/03/13 03:21 PM,
    DPA Microphones has launched new podium microphones specifically designed for the installation market, including models offering modular capsules from the company’s d:dicate Recording Microphone Series (formerly known as Reference Standard) as well as a cost-effective, directional microphone based on the 4060/d:vote 4099 miniature mics. d:dicate microphones are noted for their exceptional linear frequency responses, high SPL and superior gain before feedback. These new podium mics combine the capsules with newly introduced modular active booms . A number of different capsules… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Product • AV • Microphone • Wireless

  • Chicago Fine Arts Radio Station Relies On Shure Quality
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    PSW Staff 05/03/13 09:03 AM,
    WFMT Chicago is a unique radio station that is dedicated to classical music and fine arts programming, yet operates on a commercial basis. “We’re sort of a hybrid radio station, commercially licensed and owned by a not-for profit. What sets us apart from any other station in the country is the amount of live remote broadcasts that we do,” says WFMT Director of Operations Don Mueller. “We had 30 live broadcasts from different venues across the city in April alone.”… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Microphone • Studio • Wireless

  • Wednesday, May 01, 2013
    Bruno Mars Performs In Dubai With Sennheiser
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    PSW Staff 05/01/13 10:04 AM,
    Sennheiser’s newly launched Digital 9000 wireless system was in use at the recent Bruno Mars and Paloma Faith concert held at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre in April. This event marked the first time that the system was used for a live concert in the Middle East. In addition, a number of Sennheiser’s wireless systems, microphones and in-ear monitors were also used at the concert. “Given the singer’s popularity, Bruno Mars’ appearance in Dubai has been a widely anticipated event,”… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Wireless

  • Friday, April 26, 2013
    Lectrosonics Wireless Technology Deployed On “Big Brother Canada”
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    PSW Staff 04/26/13 01:11 PM,
    Reality TV is all the rage these days and one of the most enduring shows of this genre is Big Brother. With Big Brother Canada, a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, are sequestered in the Big Brother House, under the surveillance of cameras and microphones. Each week, the HouseGuests vote to evict one of their own until two HouseGuests remain on finale night. The winner is decided by the last seven evicted HouseGuests, known as the Big Brother Jury.… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Microphone • Wireless

  • Church Sound: Audio Gain Structure For Wireless Microphones
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    Kent Margraves 04/26/13 08:10 AM,
    This article is provided by Sennheiser.   I mix several worship services, but recently had a chance to enjoy a couple of productions from the audience’s perspective (a rare experience!). As an audience member, I was soon reminded of the fact that audio techs sometimes forget (or just don’t know) about audio gain staging for wireless microphones. The clipped (overloaded, distorted) sound on the wireless head-worn microphones during loud vocal passages was certainly distracting—no one wants to hear that! Audio… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Microphone • Signal • Stage • Wireless

  • Monday, April 22, 2013
    Avlex Announces New MIPRO 7 Series Wireless Transmitters
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    PSW Staff 04/22/13 12:46 PM,
    Avlex Corporation is pleased to introduce two new MIPRO 7 Series wireless transmitters—the ACT-71Ta bodypack transmitter and the ACT-71Ha handheld transmitter. Ideal for a wide range of applications the new 7 Series wireless transmitters incorporate a wealth of cutting edge features—most notably Ultra-Wide bandwidth operation with support for the entire 72 MHz frequency spectrum of the 7 Series receivers. The end result is frequency flexibility, audio quality, range, and dropout-free performance. Drawing upon the experience gleaned from three generations of… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Product • AV • Installation • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Wireless

  • Thursday, April 18, 2013
    Lectrosonics Wireless Systems Deployed At Houston Rodeo
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    PSW Staff 04/18/13 07:40 AM,
    The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held at Reliant Stadium, is the world’s largest live entertainment and livestock exhibition featuring a regular-season world-class rodeo. This year’s show, which ran from February 25th through March 17th, attracted more than 2 million spectators and was supported by more than 24,000 volunteers. Getting all the various announcements to both the on-site spectators as well as those following on TV via Fox Sports Southwest is a very involved process—and it included the use of… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Wireless