SALT LAKE CITY – Lexicon is offering a free seven-day trial of the PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle, with seven Lexicon reverbs. The bundle includes plug-ins for each algorithm including: Vintage Plate, Plate, Hall, Room, Random Hall, Concert Hall, and Chamber with hundreds of studio presets from Lexicon's library of sounds.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Michael Abbott and Dr. Fred Ginsburg have been sharing some of their insights for the broadcast and film audio crowd at NAB this week, taking part in Audio-Technica's audio demonstration and instruction events at the company's booth, C1632.
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DALLAS – Brian Speiser, FOH engineer for the Indigo Girls, a folk rock duo that includes Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, has been using the Periscope Series P30/C microphones from Earthworks for miking their acoustic guitars at tour stops that have included the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, Calif., the Lincoln Center Performance Hall in Fort Collins, Colo. and the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Back in December of 2008, the Christian Broadcasting Network, the nation's oldest Christian broadcast facility and one of the largest Christian television ministries in the world, began preparing for Digital TV Transition (DVT) and the clearing of the 700 MHz frequency band.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass named Tom Farley advertising and marketing manager. Farley will lead a team that is responsible for all of Full Compass' marketing activities.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Avid announced that it will acquire Euphonix. The acquisition adds Euphonix audio and video control surfaces and consoles to Avid's portfolio. Avid will continue to support and sell both Euphonix control surfaces and Avid's ICON solution.
Read More »So I'm driving a car I'm not used to yet and it has some features that were not present on my last vehicle. Like "automatic lights." Silly me, I go to turn off the lights when I park the car and the car informs me that is a bad idea.
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What is it about Nashville acts and their crews? It's like there must be something in the water, because I have met my share, and they are all accommodating, humble and just a joy to be around. And the Brad Paisley crew – Kevin Freeman (FOH, PM), Mark Gould (monitor engineer), Alex Moore (monitor tech, Pro Tools), Jim Miller (system tech) and Mike "Moses" Beck (fly guy) – are no exception.
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London-born Lily Allen, 24, has been no stranger to success. Well, at least not on the British side of the pond.
Her debut single, "Smile," topped the U.K. charts in July 2006, and her first album Alright, Still, sold over 2.6 million copies and received much critical acclaim, including nominations at The Grammy Awards, The BRIT Awards and The MTV Music Awards.
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The 2010 NAACP Image Awards were broadcast on FOX on Feb. 26 live from The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with audio production services provided by ATK Audiotek of Valencia, Calif.
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Lots of edgy stuff happens on a daily basis at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel. To make sure things don't go absolutely haywire, the sound crew relies heavily upon its wireless communications system.
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Call it an evolution of the whole "speaker on a stick" thing. Line arrays have always been groundstackable, but much of the perceived advantage disappears when they are not flown.
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