In "I Thought I Saw a Mixer In My Laptop," (FOH, "On the Digital Edge," Feb. 2010), we looked at Software Audio Console (SAC), a virtual mixer that works with any PC running Windows. (We take another look at a SAC system being used for a Michel Legrand tribute show in this issue's Production Profile, page 30. – ed.).
Read More »Shortly after Dan Daley compiled and submitted the information for this column, the Nashville area was hit by what locals are calling a 100-year flood. Many of those who Dan interviewed for this column were directly or indirectly affected when water levels on the Cumberland River exceeded 50 feet – more than 12 feet above flood stage. For more details on the flooding and its aftermath, please CLICK HERE. -ed.
Read More »Most people reading this article have, at one point or another, heard a bad sounding show with some annoying frequencies, or with an unbelievable amount of feedback. The question is, why? More often than not, this can be avoided by properly recognizing problem frequencies and giving them some needed attention.
Read More »One of the most common things I see (and hear) when I evaluate a house of worship sound system is that the mixing console is not in a very "sound-friendly" location. There are obvious limitations when deciding on the placement of the board, but I have seen a worship house spend buckets of money on a state-of-the-art system and then stick their mixing console in an out-of-the-way corner of the worship room.
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Installs! You have got to be kidding! Local sound companies are going out of business because some guys insist on installing great audio gear into rooms that were once empty palates that longed to be titillated by the taste of audio.
Read More »Electro-Voice and Audinate introduced the DM-1 Dante audio network card for the NetMax hardware family at InfoComm10. DM-1 may be installed in the N8000 or N8000-1500 chassis to provide high resolution, low latency audio transmission over IP networks.
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MERIDIAN, MS – After graduating from college in 1965, Hartley Peavey was, in the spirit of the times, inspired to "do his thing" – to build amplifiers. (He received his first patent the year before.) He set up shop with a few thousand dollars and a logo he had sketched out while still in high school, and Peavey Electronics was born.
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DiGiCo/Waves SoundGrid is geared for DiGiCo users, Waves enthusiasts and anyone else who wants the plug-ins fully integrated into a DiGiCo console, with easy access to the benefits of Waves technology.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Audio-Technica microphones and wireless systems are happening – and staying – in Vegas, at shows featuring Donny and Marie Osmond, Carrot Top, and new venues including Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina at Planet Hollywood.
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LONDON – For close to 10 years, TiMax has played a role in the operas that Raymond Gubbay has staged at Royal Albert Hall. TiMax was used once again for Gubbay's recent in-the-round production of Carmen at the O2 Arena – but on a much larger scale.
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TEMECULA, CA – With a budget of nearly $250,000 per restaurant for AV systems, CEO and founder Steele Platt clearly places a premium on the sound systems that go into Yard House restaurants. And along with the usual 100 to 250 varieties of beer on tap, 23 of the newest Yard House restaurants are using Ashly Protea DSP hardware ne24.24M audio processing.
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ANDALO – Hollywood Service chose Proel Audio systems and Turbosound – in combination with 33 Powersoft amplifiers K series – to power the 2010 edition of the World Alpine Rockfest.
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