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DPA Microphones’ d:vote 4099 Rock Touring Kits

DPA d:vote Rock Touring Kits

DPA Microphones’ d:vote 4099 Rock Touring Kits, are offered either as four mics or 10 mics in a Peli case package. Tiny and lightweight, yet rugged, each d:vote has a versatile gooseneck, sturdy shock mount and heavy-duty detachable cable; and can easily be unclipped and repositioned or moved to another instrument with only one hand. The 10-piece Rock Touring Kit has 10 high-SPL d:votes, 10 microdot-XLR adapters, 10 mic cables, seven drum clips, five sax/trumpet clips, four universal clips, two for each guitar, violin, piano, cello and one for bass. The smaller kit has four d:votes with two universal clips and four for each drum, sax and trumpet, as well as four mic cables and four microdot adapters.

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Beyer 32-ohm DT 770 Pro

Beyerdynamic 32-ohm DT 770 Pro

Well-known to live, studio and broadcast users worldwide, the beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones are now offered in a 32-ohm version for optimal use with smartphones, mobile players and notebooks. The output of mobile devices is typically too weak to handle standard pro-level impedances of 80 to 250 ohms, resulting in a strained sound that isn╒t loud enough. This new 32-ohm version also features comfortable softskin ear cushions, a shorter 63-inch cable suited for with portable devices.

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Behringer X18 Digital Mixer

Behringer X18 Digital Mixer

Designed for use with iPad and other tablet devices, the X18 compact digital mixer features Midas preamps, virtual FX, built-in wireless router and Ultranet. The 18-input/12-bus design has onboard 31-band graphic EQs, models of Lexicon effects processors, Fairchild and Teletronix compressors and Pultec EQs and free, downloadable iOS and PC apps that lets users operate the X18 from anywhere in the venue. An onboard 18 x 18, bi-directional USB interface allows recording directly to an iPad or PC. MAP is $799.

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Audio-Technica M-Series Headphones

Audio-Technica M-Series Headphones

Audio-Technica remasters its M-Series pro headphones. The ATH-M20x, ATH-M30x and ATH-M40x have 40mm drivers with rare-earth magnets, copper-clad aluminum voice coils and a circumaural design for excellent isolation in loud environments. The ATH-M20x (MSRP: $69) and $99 ATH-M30x offer an attached 3m cable. Tuned flat with an extended frequency range, the $139 ATH-M40x’s have swiveling earcups for one-ear monitoring and a collapsible design, and ship with two detachable cables (coiled and straight). The $239 ATH-M50x has the same sonic signature as the original ATH-M50 and adds 45mm drivers, refined earpads and three detachable cables.

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At the FCC in DC, from left: Joe Ciaudelli, Sennheiser; Jackie Green, Audio-Technica; Mark Brunner, Shure; Karl Winkler, Lectrosonics

Industry Begins Wireless Talks with FCC

On Feb. 6, Shure counsel Bingham McCutchen led a group of microphone manufacturers, top frequency coordinators and broadcast network representatives to Washington, DC to meet with some FCC Commissioners and the Incentive Auction Task Force — essentially those working on FCC guidelines regarding the proposed sale of the 600 MHz band, currently slated for mid-2015.

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A Global Revolution in the Making

The Winter Olympics just finished up and — other than getting hooked on endlessly watching all the competitions, one theme that struck me was the concept of a “shrinking” world. Between the Internet, Skype, emails, FedEx deliveries and web forums, the entire globe is a much closer knit community that ever.

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