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  • Thursday, March 22, 2012
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    PSW Staff 03/22/12 03:28 PM,
    Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show.   At the ongoing Prolight+Sound 2012, for the first time Neumann is presenting the capsule heads KK 204 (cardioid) and KK 205 (supercardioid) for the Sennheiser 2000 Series wireless system. The acoustic features of the KK 204 and KK 205 capsule heads are derived from the multiple award-winning wired Neumann stage microphones KMS 104 and KMS 105. The KK 204, with a cardioid directional characteristic, ensures the best possible… View this post
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  • Friday, March 16, 2012
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    PSW Staff 03/16/12 10:53 AM,
    This season’s NBA All-Star Weekend, which included “rising stars” contests, a slam dunk contest, and similar events in the run up to Sunday night’s big game, took place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. As they did last year, NBA Entertainment entrusted Wireless First/Clair Global with the monumental task of (1) handling wired and wireless audio for all of the performers and events and (2) delivering it to the house and to the broadcast feeds, in addition to providing… View this post
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  • Thursday, March 15, 2012
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    PSW Staff 03/15/12 04:27 PM,
    Based in Chappell Hill, TX, Golden Entertainment Group has been utilizing Line 6 XD-V digital wireless systems since company owner Peron Einkauf began using them at the 2011 South By Southwest Music (SXSW) Conference in Austin. They’ve been a mainstay in his events ever since. “We provided production for six South By Southwest venues last year,” Einkauf reports. “Normally, we don’t bring any wireless to that event. There’s a venue every 30 feet, bands changing every 30 minutes, and it’s… View this post
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  • Friday, March 09, 2012
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    Henry Cohen 03/09/12 10:52 AM,
    Rules for the operation of Television Band Devices (TVBD) in the core TV bands (low VHF – channels 2-6; high VHF – channels 7-13; and UHF – channels 14-51) were finalized in January 2010. One of the requirements of TVBD operations was the establishment of a working and real-time accessible geo-location database from which TVBDs had to receive a list of available TV channels based on the TVBD’s physical location and type. It’s only as of January 26, 2012 that… View this post
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  • Wednesday, March 07, 2012
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    Craig Leerman 03/07/12 11:49 AM,
    The early history of the development of wireless microphone systems is a bit murky as to “who did what and when,” but it might be surprising to know that they’ve been around in various forms for more than 60 years. In fact, back in the mid-1940s, publications such as Popular Science showed schematics and kits for making low-power wireless microphones that could transmit to a nearby AM radio. The Shure Vagabond system, which debuted in 1953, most certainly was one… View this post
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  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012
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    PSW Staff 03/06/12 12:40 PM,
    The Detroit Auto Show or, more formally, the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), is the crown jewel of car exhibitions in the U.S. This year’s edition featured the debuts of 53 new models, plus a wide range of concept cars and special events. The stakes are highest at the show’s all-important press conferences, so the event producers call in trusted providers like On Stage Audio (OSA), Creative Technologies, Digital Black, and Eighth Day Sound to ensure that everything goes… View this post
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    PSW Staff 03/06/12 11:00 AM,
    When the Latin music world gathered to honor its biggest and brightest stars for the 24th annual “Premio Lo Nuestro” Music Awards this year at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) was backstage coordinating wireless operations and working to resolve any possible interference issues during the gala. Presented by television network Univision, “Premio Lo Nuestro” honors the year’s best Latin music. The awards show, which first aired in 1989, features famous Latino actors, musicians and show… View this post
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  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/22/12 01:00 PM,
    Tour Supply, Inc. and RFvenue have announced a partnership to introduce RFvenue’s innovative RF products to the live touring industry. RFvenue’s Chris Regan explains, “We were looking for a partner who could help us introduce RFvenue’s antenna products to bands touring in clubs, theaters, arenas, and stadiums worldwide.  Considering their many industry relationships and rehearsal-based locations in L.A., New York, and Nashville- Tour Supply was the perfect partner for introducing RFvenue products to the live sound market.” There are three… View this post
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  • Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/21/12 11:25 AM,
    Recently renewed for its third season, A&E’s popular police drama The Glades is preparing to return to production. Capturing the location sound is no easier than solving the crimes the show is built around. That’s precisely why the show’s production sound mixer uses an arsenal of wireless equipment from the catalog of Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics. Mark Weber CAS is a veteran film & television production sound mixer and responsible for the location sound on The Glades. In this line… View this post
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingNewsPollAudioMicrophoneTechnicianWireless

  • Monday, February 13, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/13/12 07:48 PM,
    For the 15th year in a row, Audio-Technica microphones appeared on GRAMMY Awards Show, known as Music’s Biggest Night. This year, the 54th Annual GRAMMYs, held February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, featured a wide selection of artists from various genres of music, with Audio-Technica supplying more than 250 of its microphones, including an array of hard-wired mics and Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF wireless systems. Artists who performed throughout the evening using A-T Artist Elite… View this post
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