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  • Wednesday, March 10, 2010
    Vancouver Film School Gives Students Portable Surround Mixing Capabilities With Neyrinck Mix 51
    Vancouver Film School
    PSW Staff 03/10/10 11:09 AM, 0 Comments
    Canadian post-secondary entertainment arts institution, the Vancouver Film School, has integrated Neyrinck Mix 51 software into their Sound Design for Visual Media program. Each student is supplied with a Pro Tools LE notebook system with the Mix 51 plug-in installed. This allows every student to edit and mix surround audio with their portable Pro Tools LE system prior to coming in to the school’s main Pro Tools HD studio. VFS Sound Design for Visual Media Senior Instructor Shane Rees says,… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Audio • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Engineer • Software

  • The Value Of UPS Protection In Your Studio
    Power Outlet
    Kyle P. Snyder 03/10/10 08:45 AM, 0 Comments
    While the skies now shine bright over my home state of Indiana, less than a month ago it was particularly harrowing to use Pro Audio equipment in the Midwest. Why? Well, we were constantly plagued with blizzards and freezing rain, which had a fairly devastating effect on the local power grid. Though I never completely lost power this winter, it did often waver intermittently for hours. Thankfully, when I setup my studio, I invested in several Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Technologist • Opinion • Audio • Digital • Power • Software • Studio • Technician

  • Tuesday, March 09, 2010
    Recording Live Shows: Grabbing The Most Accurate Snapshot Possible
    Daves Live Recording Rig
    Dave Rat 03/09/10 01:09 PM, 0 Comments
    At age 17, I dreamed of someday working in a recording studio and listening to music. Having no real idea what a studio engineer did other than record stuff, I loved the way music made me feel and it seemed to be a pretty good idea to get paid to listen to music. The energy, excitement and thrill received from unwrapping new sounds into my ears seemed to scoop me away into timelessness. Even still memories flood back of the… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Audio • Concert • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Engineer • Microphone • Networking

  • St. Mary’s Simplifies Audio Workflow With Symetrix Automix Matrix 780
    St Marys
    PSW Staff 03/09/10 11:30 AM, 0 Comments
    St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Albany, Oregon had several audio issues they needed to resolve. While some were structural like the unforgiving reverberant space and improper loudspeaker placement, others were functional such as being forced to use an entire mixing console for minimal audio needs. The church hired Portland-based contractor Delta AV to help solve their multitue of audio dillemas. “From our initial discussions, it was apparent that 85-percent of their services required just one mic at the pulpit and… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • News • AV • Audio • Digital • Installation • Mixer

  • Allen & Heath Releases Updated iLive Firmware And Editor Software
    iLive Software
    PSW Staff 03/09/10 09:15 AM, 0 Comments
    Allen & Heath has released the latest version of its iLive firmware and Editor software, which includes a range of enhancements. Version 1.6 is available immediately and can be downloaded from www.ilive-digital.com. These include support of the new iLive-R72 Control Surface, Dual-Rack input expansion, and ‘SuperStrip’ user view in the Editor control software. Among the many new developments in the offline/online Editor control software is the ‘SuperStrip’ processing view, which combines important live mixing parameters into a single window, enabling… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Audio • Consoles • Digital • Mixer • Software

  • Central American Events Company Invests In iLive
    Allen & Heath iLive
    PSW Staff 03/09/10 08:40 AM, 0 Comments
    Honduras event and AV rental company Comunicaciones Mango BTL recently added a new digital console to its hire stock, selecting an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to complement the company’s existing Electrovoice PA and DAS PA Line Array. Mango purchased an iLive system comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface through Allen & Heath’s distributor, All Music Corp. Based in the capital, Tegucigulpa, Mango provides event management services for a client list that includes Unilever, Pepsico, Tigo,… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Audio • Business • Consoles • Digital • Manufacturer • Mixer

  • Monday, March 08, 2010
    Bosch Communications Systems Division Announces Official Release Of IRIS-Net V2.3.0
    ev netmax
    PSW Staff 03/08/10 01:05 PM, 0 Comments
    The latest release of IRIS-Net software (version 2.3.0) provides a significant expansion of the Electro-Voice NetMax N8000 digital matrix controller task engine by adding a variety of new logic blocks, including delay, timer and debounce, as well as newly added functions for control of RCM-810 modules. These additions allow a greater level of flexibility when programming complex logic sequences for custom applications. Additionally, the inclusion of the RCM-810 functions allows a user to configure the GPIs and GPOs of the… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Product • Digital • Ethernet • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Networking • Processor • Remote • Software • Sound Reinforcement

  • Clear-Com Launches Enhanced Version Of “Concert” Intercom Software
    Clear-Com Concert
    PSW Staff 03/08/10 12:39 PM, 0 Comments
    Clear-Com Communication Systems today announced the launch of an enhanced version of the company’s Clear-Com Concert intercom software, which now offers external audio interfacing capabilities. This allows Concert to interface with external audio systems, including partyline systems, paging systems, program feeds and other matrix systems using a four-wire interface over a standard IP network. This enhancement allows authorized users with Internet access to easily communicate with other crew members using hard-wired panels and wireless beltpacks on the partyline and/or matrix… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • AV • Audio • Business • Digital • Ethernet • Installation • Interconnect

  • Wednesday, March 03, 2010
    Fishman Ships The Aura Sixteen Acoustic Imaging Pedal
    Aura Sixteen
    PSW Staff 03/03/10 03:53 PM, 0 Comments
    Fishman is shipping its new Aura Sixteen Acoustic Imaging Pedal and Aura Image Gallery III. The Aura Sixteen features an open architecture for loading up to 16 Images via USB from the included Aura Image Gallery. Aura Sixteen ships with 16 pre-loaded images, allowing acoustic musicians to easily and accurately reproduce the sound of their instrument as miked in a professional studio in an easy to use, road-worthy package. Available for Mac and PC, Aura Image Gallery III software provides… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Audio • Digital • Processor

  • Midas Adds Just The Right Touch To Mister Mystere Tour
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    PSW Staff 03/03/10 01:57 PM, 0 Comments
    Long time Midas user Olivier Lude is touring with French rock singer Matthieu Chedid, aka M, using his very own PRO6 live audio system. Lude, who has worked with M on stage and in the studio since 1996, is using the PRO6 at front of house for the Mister Mystere tour. On monitors, Julien Decarne is using an XL8 live performance system supplied by rental company Dispatch together with a Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution audio recorder and DN9331 Rapide… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement