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  • Friday, March 19, 2010
    APB ProDesk Used By Soundworks For Gala Concert
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    PSW Staff 03/19/10 02:50 PM, 0 Comments
    Virginia singer/songwriter Pat McGee contracted Steve Payne and Soundworks for “Down the Hatch,” a special concert/party in the Regatta Ballroom of the Lowe’s Annapolis Hotel. Aware of McGee’s affinity for APB-Dynasonics desks, Soundworks provided the APB ProDesk Steve Pain of Spectrasonics commented on the cost benefits of the ProDesk, stating, “It represents less of a capital investment than the Spectra plus I don’t have to charge as much to make my money back.” “The ProDesk lets me provide the client… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Audio • Concert • Consoles • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Solid State Logic To Introduce C100 HDS V2 At NAB
    Solid State Logic C100 HDS V2
    PSW Staff 03/19/10 10:47 AM, 0 Comments
    Solid State Logic will introduce the C100 HDS V2 at NAB 2010, booth C3313, on April 10 to 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The V2 designation includes a new processor upgrade option for the Blackrock processing unit and Blacklight, SSL’s new high channel count optical I/O format. These options significantly increase the channel count and DSP power for the C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Console. “As the demands on the broadcaster for higher channel counts and processing power are… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Audio • Consoles • Digital Audio Workstations • Ethernet • Installation • Interconnect • Mixer • Studio

  • Allen & Heath iLive-144 Makes An Impact At The Block Nightclub
    Brian Tapley on Allen & Heath iLive-144
    PSW Staff 03/19/10 09:05 AM, 0 Comments
    For live sound engineers, touring without carrying a mixing console can be stressful. Artists like country music’s Chris Young know the mixers it is a critical aspect of getting their music in front of their fans. “Every night is different, and that’s not always a good thing,” says Brian Tapley, who handles both house and monitor mixes for Young. “You’re at the mercy of the venue, so it’s always nice to find something that’s easy to work with.” Tapley was… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Consoles • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement

  • Wednesday, March 17, 2010
    Al Di Meola Show Utilizes D&B and Yamaha Equipment
    Al Di Meola
    PSW Staff 03/17/10 05:39 PM, 0 Comments
    Al Di Meola has been recognized over the past 30 years as a prolific composer and respected artist with over 20 recordings. A native of New Jersey, Di Meola performed in late January at the 2,000-seat Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ to a standing-room-only crowd. ACIR Professional was hired to handle sound production for the Di Meola show that included d&b audiotechnik’s Q-1 line array, Q subs, d12 amps, and K-Array Red Line 200s for side fills. The… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Audio • Concert • Consoles • Interconnect • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Mixer • System

  • Megadeth FOH Engineer Rocks In Digital With Midas
    Doug Short FOH Megadeth
    PSW Staff 03/17/10 01:01 PM, 0 Comments
    A major dividing line between ‘old school’ and modern touring is the use of digital audio. Insistence on an analog desk is a mark of particular kind of commitment, denoted by a forbidding “NO DIGITAL DESK” notation on the band’s rider. Many engineers for bands in these situations rely on Midas mixing consoles, including Doug Short. “Nothing but a Midas will do,” declares Doug Short, FOH engineer for Megadeth. “I’ve tried just about every digital console on the market, and… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Mixer

  • Austin’s Yellow Dog Studios Goes Analog With API
    Yellow Dog Studios
    PSW Staff 03/17/10 08:30 AM, 0 Comments
    Austin’s yellow DOG Studios, home to independent producer and engineer David Percefull, recently outfitted Studio 1 with a 32-channel API 1608 console, including API 500-Series modules. When purchased, Studio 1 came with no console at all, just outboard gear stitched together to work with virtual mixes. Among the studio’s plethora of mic preamps were twelve channels of API 3124s. “I’ve worked on a lot of large-format consoles, but I had very little experience with API,” said Percefull. “When we decided… View this post
    Filed in: Recording • News • Amplifier • Analog • Audio • Consoles • Mixer • Processor • System

  • Tuesday, March 16, 2010
    VENUE Live Sound Systems Support Top Live Television Shows
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    PSW Staff 03/16/10 03:50 PM, 0 Comments
    Avid has announced that two of primetime television’s biggest shows, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, are relying on Avid VENUE live sound systems for their live broadcasts this season. Both shows, each of which average more than 20 million viewers per episode, depend on the VENUE system’s sound quality and flexibility to deliver stellar audio mixes. Creative Sound Solutions (CSS), which handles the music mixes for American Idol and the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, required… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Audio • Concert • Consoles • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement

  • Dutch Rental Companies Add More DiGiCo SD8’s
    Purple Group
    PSW Staff 03/16/10 01:46 PM, 0 Comments
    Purple Group rental facilities, past owner of three DiGiDo SD8s, recently increased their inventory to no less than five. The company is a long-term DiGiCo user and, when asked to supply equipment for tours by top Dutch acts VanVelzen and Kane, the decision to invest in further SD8s was straightforward one. “For VanVelzen we use a double SD8 setup, a standard console and SD8-24,” says Purple Group’s Robert de Loey. “In venues with small Front of House position, the 24… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Audio • Consoles • Mixer

  • Lectrosonics Appoints Bernard Farkus As Central U.S. Representative
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    PSW Staff 03/16/10 12:16 PM, 0 Comments
    Lectrosonics has announced the appointment of Bernard Farkus as the company’s new central U.S. representative. With more than 24 years of experience in all aspects of the broadcast and commercial audio-video industry, Farkus’ background makes him an ideal choice for his new position with Lectrosonics. He will eventually be stationed in the greater Dallas area. In his new capacity, Farkus will represent Lectrosonics throughout the central United States, including Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming. Among his… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • Church Sound • News • Audio • Business • Digital • Manufacturer • Microphone • Mixer • Processor • Wireless

  • Soundcraft Introduces Vi1 Compact Digital Console Incorporating Vistonics, Lexicon FX And BSS EQ
    soundcraft vi1
    PSW Staff 03/16/10 09:57 AM, 0 Comments
    The new Soundcraft Vi1 is a stand-alone console package with 32 channels of analog input to 27 analog outputs, plus 6 digital inputs, 4 stereo FX returns and 6 digital outputs, all in one chassis. As standard, input to mix capacity is 46 channels, but by adding a stagebox (compatible with the existing Vi racks), simultaneous channel count increases to 64. Channels are routable to 24 multifunction buses, plus LR and mono mix buses. Up to 8 of the buses… View this post
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