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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Shure Unveils New USB Microphones and USB Signal Adapter For Computer Recording
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01/07/09 11:14 AM,
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At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Macworld Expo, Shure has unveiled the new PG27USB and PG42USB side address condenser microphones and the X2u XLR-to-USB signal adapter. The PG27USB and PG42USB microphones connect to any USB computer port. These…
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Neutrik Showcasing ConvertCON, Industry’s First Unisex XLR, At Winter NAMM ‘09
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01/06/09 10:38 AM,
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Neutrik is introducing the world’s first unisex three-pin XLR connector, convertCON, at Winter NAMM 2009 (Booth 6428, Hall A). convertCON (NC3FM-C) offers a male and female connector in a single housing. By simply sliding the housing back and forth, convertCON…
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Real World Gear: The Latest Digital Consoles
Mark Frink
12/31/08 01:35 PM,
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This year is the tipping point for digital consoles in regional and festival sound reinforcement. Discussions of sound quality aside, the benefits of digital consoles – consistency, repeatability, recall and automation – force users to adopt the new way and…
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Denon Professional Now Shipping New DN-C620 1U CD Player
12/29/08 04:07 PM,
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Denon Professional is now shipping the new DN-C620 CD Player. Housed in a compact 1-rackspace enclosure, the DN-C620 offers contractors and system integrators a versatile CD player at an extremely cost-effective price point. The DN-C620 is compatible with standard audio…
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Real World Gear: Electret Measurement Microphones
Mark Frink
12/23/08 07:16 PM,
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Electret measurement microphones: an often-overlooked tool for the optimization of sound systems. While it’s possible to spend thousands of dollars on laboratory quality measurement microphones, electret microphones are all well under $1,000, and a couple are under $100, though the…
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Audio-Technica Debuts New Headphones & Accessories For M2, M3 In-Ear Monitor Systems
PSW Staff
12/23/08 02:58 PM,
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Audio-Technica has just expanded its line of headphones and accessories to accompany the A-T M2 and M3 in-ear monitoring (IEM) systems. The new EP1 in-ear dynamic headphones feature an ultra-compact design and deliver very clear, articulate high-fidelity audio signal, and…
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Audio Pundit: Sensitive Female Chord Progression?
Keith Clark
12/31/08 02:34 PM,
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I ran across an interesting article in today’s (Dec 31, 2008) online edition of the Boston Globe. Correspondent Marc Hirsh points out “four chords that underpin a song’s verse, circling from yearning to triumph and back again, four chords that…
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Lizard's Lounge: I Run the Gamut from Low-Paid Labor to Low-Paid Master of All I Survey…
Dave Dermont
12/24/08 09:43 AM,
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Greetings and welcome to my new ProSoundWeb Blog. My name is Dave Dermont. Some of you may know me as one of the moderators on the ProSoundWeb forums and author of the occasional article in Live Sound International. This is…
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Audio Pundit: New Study Challenges Internet Music Sales Predictions
Keith Clark
12/22/08 06:03 PM,
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A new study by the chief economist of the MCPS-PRS Alliance, a not-for-profit royalty collection society, found that sales of music via the Internet are highly limited to a relatively small share of total files available online. In fact, the…
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Audio Pundit: Another Rolling Stone Turns 65
Keith Clark
12/18/08 04:19 PM,
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Mick Jagger turned 65 this year, and now, so has fellow Rolling Stones mate Keith Richards. Or, as the AFP puts it, “famously drug-addled Rolling Stone Keith Richards turns 65 this week.” The man is a miracle of modern science. …
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Audio Pundit: Press Release Of The Week
Keith Clark
12/18/08 01:45 PM,
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Audio Pundit: Attention IE users: Serious security flaw found
Keith Clark
12/17/08 02:57 PM,
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I just ran across a report today on the BBC News website: “Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.” The next paragraph mentions “internal…
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Mixed Industry Economic News As 2009 Winter NAMM Show Approaches
Keith Clark
01/07/09 04:45 PM,
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All is not gloom and doom with respect to the music merchant industry’s current economic outlook in the view of NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond, who today (January 7) hosted a pre-Winter ‘09 NAMM Show conference call with industry…
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House Ear Institute (HEI) Providing Free Hearing Screenings At Winter NAMM ‘09
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01/07/09 04:30 PM,
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The House Ear Institute (HEI) will provide free hearing screenings to attendees and exhibitors on the show floor of the 2009 NAMM Winter Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The screenings at NAMM are a service of…
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Group One Appoints Matt Larson As New Professional Audio National Sales Manager
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01/05/09 05:54 PM,
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Group One Ltd. has announced the appointment of Matt Larson as its National Sales Manager for Professional Audio Products. In his new position, Larson will oversee the U.S. sales efforts of Group One’s roster of audio products, which include DiGiCo,…
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Harman Promotes Raimondi To Group-Wide Director, Sales U.S. Distribution/Strategic
PSW Staff
12/31/08 05:18 PM,
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Harman Professional has announced the promotion of Bill Raimondi from Market Development Manager, Crown Audio to group-wide Director, Sales U.S. Distribution/Strategic accounts. In this new position Raimondi will manage and direct sales of the U.S. distribution channel and strategic account…
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Baltzell Audio Design & ATK/Audiotek Take Stage At Annual CMA Awards With JBL VERTEC Line Arrays
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12/29/08 11:10 AM,
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In one of country music’s most prestigious musical events of the year, rental systems provider ATK/Audiotek of Valencia, California supplied a multi-array JBL VERTEC line array system for the recent 42nd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. The awards show…
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Meyer Sound Warms the Iceland Airwaves Festival 2008
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12/23/08 11:44 AM,
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At the recent Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavík-based Exton provided effective and powerful sound reinforcement for five festival venues using self-powered systems from Meyer Sound. Referred to by Rolling Stone magazine as “the hippest long weekend on the annual music festival calendar,”…
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Realistic Soundcheck: A Live Recording Method To Ease The Process
John Kerns
01/06/09 03:29 PM,
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I’d like to say right off the top that this is in no way a new idea. Engineers have been recording shows for this purpose for quite a while. However, the ease and quality that can be obtained now is…
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Choosing Reference Music: Source Data To Organize The Assets Of A Sound System
Jack Alexander
01/05/09 02:06 PM,
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Reference. Funny word, that. It implies a higher reality – a benchmark. Truth, reality, purity. Before I descend further into the metaphysical, we will, as those snooty academics say, contextualize. For the purposes of this discussion, “reference” refers to source…
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Some Things I’ve Noticed About Working With Sound… And What They Might Mean
Karl Winkler
12/31/08 03:17 PM,
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Just like in politics, it is very difficult to be rational when we think, discuss and make decisions about sound. Of course much about sound is subjective, even if there are quantifiable aspects to what we do. No matter how…
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Real World Gear: The Latest Digital Consoles
Mark Frink
12/31/08 01:35 PM,
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This year is the tipping point for digital consoles in regional and festival sound reinforcement. Discussions of sound quality aside, the benefits of digital consoles – consistency, repeatability, recall and automation – force users to adopt the new way and…
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
2008 In Review: Concert System For REM On Tour
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12/30/08 05:01 PM,
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Touring in support of their most recent album, Accelerate, R.E.M. selected Oxnard, California-based Rat Sound to handle sound reinforcement requirements, with Brett Eliason serving as FOH engineer and George Squiers handling monitor mix honors. Clair Brothers sublet two Midas XL8…
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Solar Powered Sound: Clean, Green & Loud On The Vans Warped Tour
Keith Clark
12/29/08 05:43 PM,
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Founded in 1994 by Lollapalooza veteran Kevin Lyman, the Vans Warped Tour has now grown to feature as many as 100 bands per stop, spread among numerous stages. This year (2008), North America’s longest running tour traveled to well over…
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