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Thursday, July 02, 2009The “Vibe” Is The Thing: Monitor Wedges Or In-Ear Monitors Or Both?
Karl Winkler 07/02/09 12:22 PM, 0 CommentsThe first time I saw a show where stage wedges weren’t used as the primary monitoring system was a Steely Dan tour in 1993. The rumor at the time was that founding players Donald Fagen and Walter Becker only agreed… View this post
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Product Review: DiGiCo SD8 Digital Mixing Console
PSW Staff 07/02/09 11:47 AM, 0 CommentsDiGiCo has come out with a steady stream of digital consoles utilized in a wide range of sound reinforcement applications, including larger church sound reinforcement systems. The company’s most recent development, the SD8 digital console, has 60 stereo or mono… View this post
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Sigmet Corporation Named Commercial AV Rep Of The Year For Middle Atlantic Products
PSW Staff 07/02/09 11:24 AM, 0 CommentsSigmet Corporation was named Commercial AV Rep of the Year for Middle Atlantic Products at the company sales meeting prior to 2009 InfoComm in Orlando. Located in Manalapan, NJ and Valley Forge, PA, Sigmet represents Middle Atlantic in both the… View this post
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Eventide Releases v2.3 Software for PitchFactor Harmonizer Stompbox
PSW Staff 07/02/09 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsEventide has announced the beta release of v2.3 software update for its PitchFactor pitch and delay stompbox, providing enhancements and features suggested by PitchFactor users from around the world. Effective immediately, registered PitchFactor owners can log on to eventide.com and… View this post
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Community Debuts Color-Matched Grilles & Yokes For WET, R-Series Loudspeakers
PSW Staff 07/02/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsCommunity Professional has enhanced its WET and R-Series loudspeakers, ideal for outdoor sound reinforcement, with the introduction of color-matched grilles and yokes with improved weather-resistance. As an example, Community’s R-Series, beginning with the model R.5HP, will gain attractive, two-layer, powder-coated… View this post
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009The Accidental Electrician: A Tale Of Eliminating Dreaded Sound System Hum & Buzz
James Cadwallader 07/01/09 02:20 PM, 0 CommentsThere’s no better feeling than when you’ve set up your system and powered it up to find it lacking any noise. This is no major feat when you have your own electrical distribution, but when you’re relying on the house… View this post
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Thursday, July 02, 2009Product Review: DiGiCo SD8 Digital Mixing ConsolePSW Staff 07/02/09 11:47 AM, 0 CommentsDiGiCo has come out with a steady stream of digital consoles utilized in a wide range of sound reinforcement applications, including larger church sound reinforcement systems. The company’s most recent development, the SD8 digital console, has 60 stereo or mono… View this post
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Eventide Releases v2.3 Software for PitchFactor Harmonizer StompboxPSW Staff 07/02/09 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsEventide has announced the beta release of v2.3 software update for its PitchFactor pitch and delay stompbox, providing enhancements and features suggested by PitchFactor users from around the world. Effective immediately, registered PitchFactor owners can log on to eventide.com and… View this post
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Community Debuts Color-Matched Grilles & Yokes For WET, R-Series LoudspeakersPSW Staff 07/02/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsCommunity Professional has enhanced its WET and R-Series loudspeakers, ideal for outdoor sound reinforcement, with the introduction of color-matched grilles and yokes with improved weather-resistance. As an example, Community’s R-Series, beginning with the model R.5HP, will gain attractive, two-layer, powder-coated… View this post
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009KRK Systems Now Shipping R6 Passive Studio Monitor
PSW Staff 07/01/09 10:20 AM, 0 CommentsKRK Systems is now shipping the R6 passive studio monitor, which incorporates design cues from KRK’s popular Rokit line, including radically radiused edges along the front of the cabinet. The R6, like its Rokit brethren, provides a sleeker, more modern… View this post
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Fishman Marks Successful InfoComm Debut With Solo Performance Portable PA System
PSW Staff 07/01/09 08:41 AM, 0 CommentsFishman Amplification’s first appearance at InfoComm for the 2009 show in Orlando saw the company unveil the new Solo Performance System, which weighs less than 25 pounds and provides a versatile all-in-one portable P.A. The Solo Performance System is based… View this post
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Cakewalk Now Shipping SONAR V-Studio 100 Compact Music Production Studio
PSW Staff 07/01/09 07:12 AM, 0 CommentsCakewalk has announced the SONAR V-Studio 100 portable music production studio is now shipping worldwide. The multi-function V-Studio 100 provides a compact and portable solution for the most critical functions needed by the musician, singer-songwriter, MC, producer, or engineer, regardless… View this post
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009Mike Wireless: The RF Spectrum Before & After The “Big Day”
Mike Wireless 06/30/09 02:11 PM, 0 CommentsSo the big day (June 12, formerly February 17, 2009) came and went, and now we have the results of “the change”. For those of you living under a rock for the past 10 years, what has happened is that… View this story
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009Mike Wireless: Recent Wireless Technology Series: Inside The Lectrosonics D4
Mike Wireless 06/23/09 07:46 AM, 1 CommentThe newest wireless system offering from Lectrosonics, the D4, is the first one I’m reviewing that does not use the UHF spectrum. Instead, the D4 runs in the license-free ISM band between 902 and 928 MHz. Unlike the UHF band,… View this story
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Friday, June 19, 2009Audio Pundit: InfoComm 2009, Day 2: Digital Tide Keeps Rolling
Keith Clark 06/19/09 05:35 AM, 0 CommentsDay 2 of InfoComm 2009 in Orlando proved just as interesting as day 1, starting with a big announcement from Yamaha, which will be handling the North American distribution of the Audinate Dante-MY16-AUD card, which was also just introduced at… View this story
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009Audio Pundit: InfoComm 2009, Day 1: Back To The Future
Keith Clark 06/17/09 04:02 PM, 0 CommentsThe Expo portion of InfoComm 2009 at the Orlando Convention Center is underway, so let’s dive right into a very busy and interesting day one of the show. This morning I had the pleasure of sitting down with Rich Zwiebel.… View this story
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Friday, June 12, 2009Audio Pundit: Past & Present: Were The “Good Old Days” Really All That?
Keith Clark 06/12/09 01:20 PM, 1 CommentA 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… View this story
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009Mike Wireless: Recent Wireless Technology Series: Inside The MIPRO ACT Digital
Mike Wireless 06/10/09 12:03 PM, 2 CommentsThe MIPRO ACT Digital wireless system has been on the market for a couple of years, and like the AKG DMS 700 digital wireless system, it uses the same UHF bandwidth we’re all familiar with when using any UHF-band microphones.… View this story
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Thursday, July 02, 2009Product Review: DiGiCo SD8 Digital Mixing ConsolePSW Staff 07/02/09 11:47 AM, 0 CommentsDiGiCo has come out with a steady stream of digital consoles utilized in a wide range of sound reinforcement applications, including larger church sound reinforcement systems. The company’s most recent development, the SD8 digital console, has 60 stereo or mono… View this post
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Sigmet Corporation Named Commercial AV Rep Of The Year For Middle Atlantic ProductsPSW Staff 07/02/09 11:24 AM, 0 CommentsSigmet Corporation was named Commercial AV Rep of the Year for Middle Atlantic Products at the company sales meeting prior to 2009 InfoComm in Orlando. Located in Manalapan, NJ and Valley Forge, PA, Sigmet represents Middle Atlantic in both the… View this post
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009Production Hire Debuts Its New Martin Audio W8L Longbow Line Arrays At RockNess Music Festival
PSW Staff 07/01/09 09:20 AM, 0 CommentsWhen Production Hire realized the amount of summer festival work and autumn dance events that were available if the company could provide adequate PA coverage, proprietor Mark Neal decided it was time to invest in a new line array system.… View this post
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NEXO Marks 30th Anniversary & First Full Year With Yamaha Commercial Audio
PSW Staff 07/01/09 08:23 AM, 0 CommentsAt InfoComm 2009, NEXO marked its 30th Anniversary, and this is also the first full year of NEXO’s transition to becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation Japan, a partnership that provides customers with complete sound system solutions by utilizing… View this post
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SurgeX Partners With IAG For International Manufacturing & Distribution
PSW Staff 07/01/09 06:02 AM, 0 CommentsInternational Audio Group Ltd. (IAG), the parent company of Wharfdale, Quad, Mission and several other professional audio, lighting and hi-fi brands, will now be manufacturing and distributing SurgeX products globally, with the exception of North America, where Electronic Systems Protection,… View this post
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009Ultrasone Partners With Griffith Sales Associates For Southeastern U.S. Distribution
PSW Staff 06/30/09 11:49 AM, 0 CommentsUltrasone has announced a manufacturer’s representation partnership with Griffith Sales Associates for Southeaster United States distribution. Griffith Sales Associates has built a reputation as a top distributor for professional audio, video, lighting and musical products. “We couldn’t be more pleased… View this post
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