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Wednesday, May 16, 2012NAMM Foundation Awards $445,000 To Support Music Learning Programs
PSW Staff 05/16/12 10:26 AM,The NAMM Foundation has announced the 21 recipients of the NAMM Foundation’s 2012-2013 program grants, allocating $445,000 in funding. The grants support innovative community-based music learning programs that expand access to active music making and its many benefits. The new… View this story
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Black Box Analog Design Introduces New “Black Box” Microphone Preamp
PSW Staff 05/16/12 10:07 AM,Black Box Analog Design, an engineer-led design firm dedicated to handcrafted, American-made audio equipment, has announced the official release of the Black Box microphone preamp. The company has selected Vintage King Audio as its distributor, and is currently taking orders… View this story
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In The Studio: Revelations In Recording & Mixing
Dan Comerchero 05/16/12 09:41 AM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. The ability to record and mix music is no doubt a skill and an art form. Developing it takes time, and requires many “failures,” experiments, and learning experiences. In my… View this story
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012PWS Walks The Red Carpet AT Billboard Latin Music Awards
PSW Staff 05/15/12 04:58 PM,Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) has been providing wireless solutions and gear onsite at the Billboard Latin Music Awards for the past 13 years. This year the PWS team, including Brooks Schroeder and James Stoffo, created a custom wireless communications package… View this story
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Clear-Com Introduces New CC-300 And CC-400 Headsets
PSW Staff 05/15/12 02:08 PM,Clear-Com introduces the latest additions to its line of professional headsets, the CC-300 and CC-400. The CC-300 and CC-400 offer extra comfort, better performance and more flexibility for users who employ intercoms for long hours. They are compatible with Clear-Com’s… View this story
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Full Compass Hosts “Music Biz” Workshop For Young Musicians
PSW Staff 05/15/12 01:56 PM,Full Compass Systems will host a day-long workshop for aspiring musicians on Saturday, June 23rd 2012. “Making It in the Music Biz” is a special gathering of music professionals who will share insights and advice on the practical and business… View this story
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012Black Box Analog Design Introduces New “Black Box” Microphone PreampPSW Staff 05/16/12 10:07 AM,Black Box Analog Design, an engineer-led design firm dedicated to handcrafted, American-made audio equipment, has announced the official release of the Black Box microphone preamp. The company has selected Vintage King Audio as its distributor, and is currently taking orders… View this story
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Friday, May 04, 2012In The Studio: DIY Subkick Microphone
Jon Tidey 05/04/12 11:46 AM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. This is an old but very effective trick for mic’ing kick drums. Take a Yamaha NS10 speaker cone and use that to capture the extra low frequencies of the drum. Without… View this story
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012Why Quiztones Belongs In Your Studio Or Classroom As A Training Tool
Kyle P. Snyder 05/02/12 01:41 PM,This is a review of Quiztones, frequency ear training apps for Mac & iOS from Audiofile Engineering. As engineers, we all have particular strengths and weaknesses. Some are musically gifted and play multiple instruments, while others naturally take to composition.… View this story
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Thursday, April 26, 2012Avid Releases New Version Of Sibelius First
PSW Staff 04/26/12 08:17 AM,Avid has announced the release of Sibelius First, combining the Sibelius Student and Sibelius First notation products into a single easy-to-use, powerful, and fun music composition tool. The new Sibelius First takes advantage of the features introduced by Sibelius 7,… View this story
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012Apogee Release v4.2 Now Available; Two New Symphony I/O Modules Introduced
PSW Staff 04/18/12 10:25 AM,Apogee has made Release 4.2 available for download on the Apogee website. Release 4.2 provides X-Series and Rosetta Series converters compatibility with OS X Lion, Maestro 2 and Symphony I/O. It also offers the following features for Symphony I/O: —Support… View this story
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012PreSonus Releases Studio One Free Version
PSW Staff 04/17/12 08:19 AM,PreSonus is now shipping Studio One Free, a new entry-level version of its DAW for Mac and Windows that is intended for beginners who don’t yet need the advanced features in Studio One Artist, Producer, and Professional. Studio One Free… View this story
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012NAMM Foundation Awards $445,000 To Support Music Learning ProgramsPSW Staff 05/16/12 10:26 AM,The NAMM Foundation has announced the 21 recipients of the NAMM Foundation’s 2012-2013 program grants, allocating $445,000 in funding. The grants support innovative community-based music learning programs that expand access to active music making and its many benefits. The new… View this story
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Monday, May 14, 2012In The Studio: The Latest On “Mastered For iTunes”
Bobby Owsinski 05/14/12 09:00 AM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. On Friday I had the pleasure of sitting in on a meeting with three representatives from Apple at Oasis Mastering, as they briefed us on the latest info on the new “Mastered… View this story
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Friday, May 11, 2012The Audio Expert: Lies, Damn Lies, and Audio Gear Specs—Part 2
Ethan Winer 05/11/12 11:11 AM,Jonathan: “You lied first.” Jack: “No, you lied to me first.” Jonathan: “Yes, I lied to you first, but you had no knowledge I was lying. So as far as you knew, you lied to me first.” — Bounty hunter… View this story
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Friday, May 04, 2012In The Studio: DIY Subkick MicrophoneJon Tidey 05/04/12 11:46 AM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. This is an old but very effective trick for mic’ing kick drums. Take a Yamaha NS10 speaker cone and use that to capture the extra low frequencies of the drum. Without… View this story
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012New Video: The Kurzweil Story - It All Started With Ray
PSW Staff 04/10/12 09:21 AM,The Kurzweil name is legendary among musicians across virtually all musical genres. The company is known among aficionados for its cutting-edge sound modeling techniques, as well as for creating some of the most desirable and eloquently playable instruments available. A… View this story
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012The Studio Curmudgeon: The Use And Misuse Of Reverb
Daniel Keller 04/03/12 11:24 AM,Along with EQ, reverb is probably the most commonly-used effect in audio. It would be nearly impossible to find a recording that doesn’t employ some type of reverb. And probably because it’s so ubiquitous, reverb is also one of the… View this story
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012Black Box Analog Design Introduces New “Black Box” Microphone PreampPSW Staff 05/16/12 10:07 AM,Black Box Analog Design, an engineer-led design firm dedicated to handcrafted, American-made audio equipment, has announced the official release of the Black Box microphone preamp. The company has selected Vintage King Audio as its distributor, and is currently taking orders… View this story
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012PWS Walks The Red Carpet AT Billboard Latin Music AwardsPSW Staff 05/15/12 04:58 PM,Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) has been providing wireless solutions and gear onsite at the Billboard Latin Music Awards for the past 13 years. This year the PWS team, including Brooks Schroeder and James Stoffo, created a custom wireless communications package… View this story
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Clear-Com Introduces New CC-300 And CC-400 HeadsetsPSW Staff 05/15/12 02:08 PM,Clear-Com introduces the latest additions to its line of professional headsets, the CC-300 and CC-400. The CC-300 and CC-400 offer extra comfort, better performance and more flexibility for users who employ intercoms for long hours. They are compatible with Clear-Com’s… View this story
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Full Compass Hosts “Music Biz” Workshop For Young MusiciansPSW Staff 05/15/12 01:56 PM,Full Compass Systems will host a day-long workshop for aspiring musicians on Saturday, June 23rd 2012. “Making It in the Music Biz” is a special gathering of music professionals who will share insights and advice on the practical and business… View this story
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Allen & Heath GS-R24 Installed At COPA In South Africa
PSW Staff 05/15/12 01:50 PM,Allen & Heath’s GS-R24 Firewire recording mixer has been installed in the main recording studio at the Campus of Performing arts (COPA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a teaching console and to manage music students’ projects. “I needed a mixer… View this story
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Rational Acoustics Announces Upcoming Smaart Training Classes
PSW Staff 05/15/12 11:49 AM,Rational Acoustics has announced several new Smaart classes in its 2012 training schedule. May 21-22, 2012 in Kerkrade, Germany. This 2-day Fundamentals & Applications class will be hosted by Rational distributor AudioTec at the AD Systems facilities. It will be… View this story
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012In The Studio: Revelations In Recording & MixingDan Comerchero 05/16/12 09:41 AM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. The ability to record and mix music is no doubt a skill and an art form. Developing it takes time, and requires many “failures,” experiments, and learning experiences. In my… View this story
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Monday, May 14, 2012In The Studio: The Latest On “Mastered For iTunes”Bobby Owsinski 05/14/12 09:00 AM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. On Friday I had the pleasure of sitting in on a meeting with three representatives from Apple at Oasis Mastering, as they briefed us on the latest info on the new “Mastered… View this story
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Friday, May 11, 2012In The Studio: Record Great-Sounding Drums Using Only Four Tracks
Ward Lionel Kremer 05/11/12 11:31 AM,Here’s a simple, common-sense method to record a great-sounding drum kit on only four tracks. I’ve always been a follower of the less-is-more philosophy, and this kit technique goes all the way back to my analog 4-/8-/12-track days when track… View this story
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The Audio Expert: Lies, Damn Lies, and Audio Gear Specs—Part 2Ethan Winer 05/11/12 11:11 AM,Jonathan: “You lied first.” Jack: “No, you lied to me first.” Jonathan: “Yes, I lied to you first, but you had no knowledge I was lying. So as far as you knew, you lied to me first.” — Bounty hunter… View this story
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Thursday, May 10, 2012In The Studio: What Engineers Should Know About Meters
Bob Katz 05/10/12 06:10 PM,This article is the second part in a series on decibels, excerpted from Bob Katz’s book Mastering Audio: The Art and The Science. The first part is available here, and be sure to check out all our videos featuring Bob… View this story
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012In The Studio: Top Ways To Help Musicians Hear Themselves
Bruce A. Miller 05/09/12 04:41 PM,This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. I’m often heard saying that the recording engineer’s job is to create an environment conducive to musical creativity and then capture that creativity. Headphones are usually the only way that a musician will… View this story
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