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Drum Mic Kits
Over the past few years, more and more manufacturers have been offering pre-packaged bundles or kits of microphones selected specifically for drum miking. These range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, but all offer a grab-and-go package that offers an easy solution with individual transducers matched for the job at hand.
To download a PDF of the Nov. 2014 FRONT of HOUSE Buyers Guide on Drum Mic Kits, CLICK HERE.
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Mackie DL32R Digital Mixer
Back at the NAMM show in 2012, Mackie kicked off a not-too-quiet revolution with its DL1608 iPad-enabled digital live mixer, which had 16 mic/line inputs and eight outputs (six aux sends plus L/R master outs) and a $999 street price. With its touch screen control; full-on snapshot automation/recall; onboard dynamics and 4-band parametric EQ’s; 31-band output graphic EQ’s; onboard reverb and tap delay; and wireless iPad control, the DL1608 was cool.
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Allen & Heath Qu-32 Digital Console
Allen & Heath, the company, was founded in 1969, but first rocked the audio world when they built a custom quadraphonic mixing console for Pink Floyd. The MOD1 board was used by Alan Parsons to mix the band’s live shows. British-built Allen & Heath boards were also used by The Who and Genesis, not to mention countless other groups. Since then, the company has earned an enviable reputation for delivering great sounding, rock-solid analog consoles for both studio and live applications.
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Roland M-5000 Live Mixing Console
In some ways, products are a lot like humans. The final result begins with a idea or concept (i.e., conception) and then follows through a development phase and when it’s ready to debut, the timing of that event is entirely in the hands of the product. With humans, we may want a child to be born on some certain special day, whether it’s a holiday or to coincide with the birthday of someone in the family. In the case of products, a marketing team may prefer that the product launch follows a tradeshow calendar, but it doesn’t always happen that way, and such is the case with Roland’s new M-5000 live mixing console, unveiled on the distinctly non-tradeshow date of Nov. 4, 2014.
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Product Hits of AES 2014
LOS ANGELES — It’s been 12 years since the annual Audio Engineering Society show made an appearance in Los Angeles, this time returning to the L.A. Convention Center from October 8 through 12, 2014. And for audio professionals, this was the place to be, with the exhibit floor, panels and technical sessions packed all four days, with 15,403 registered attendees — representing a 28% increase over the 2012 San Francisco Show, the last time AES was held on the West Coast.
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In Memoriam: Patrick Stansfield, 70
Patrick Stansfield, 70, tour manager for Neil Diamond, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, the Grateful Dead, Santana, Tina Turner and scores of others, died in the early morning hours on Oct. 28, 2014 from kidney failure. Along with his prominence in concert touring, Stansfield was the production mastermind behind the transformation of Dodgers and Yankee Stadiums for papal visits in 1987 and 2008 and was co-founder of the Parnelli Awards, named in memory of his good friend Rick “Parnelli” O’Brien. He was surrounded by family and friends at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA in the days before his death.
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