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Filling the Space Between the Notes

Another year is coming to a close, and history has been made. Triumph, tragedy and everything in between have been expressed as we speed forward into the great unknown of the year to come, zooming one year closer to the ominous and looming 2012. Will the little planet that could be able to stave off the apocalyptic cataclysm that will seemingly engulf us all, or will the valiant people of the third rock from the sun be able to ward off the rapidly approaching end by some great uplifting heroic effort?

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The 10th Annual Parnelli Awards Honors Al Siniscal

Paul Anka and Al Siniscal

There are many ways to determine success in the pro audio world – a big your-name-here audio company, a pair of Lamborghinis, health insurance – but what happened to Al Siniscal, the Parnelli Audio Innovator honoree, at the 10th Annual Parnelli Awards, has to rank up there as one of the highest honors ever.

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I Got Nothin’…

We have all been there. It's the end of a long stretch of work, and though you should probably be out celebrating the end of a good run, in truth, there is just no gas left to fuel the fire.

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Pearl Productions Mics Up Mighty Max

What started as a way to get around gambling laws has grown into a huge business. Back in 1994, the floating Argosy Casino first set sail on the Mississippi River about 15 minutes from downtown St. Louis. It was the first of the "riverboat" casinos. Today, those "boats" are buildings that float, and some have production venues that rival anything on solid ground.

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Blue Microphones en·CORE 300

You can say one thing for certain about Blue mics – the company offers some of the most interesting-looking ideas in microphones out there. With the en·CORE 300, Blue also seems bent on offering up a competitive road-worthy live performance mic that delivers not only on sound but durability.

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Heil RC-22 and RC-35 Wireless Replacement Capsules

There appears to be a quiet shift going on in the wireless mic world. As new FCC mandates make the not-perfect-but-long-counted-on UHF spectrum less and less desirable for wireless mics, companies not generally thought of when it comes to mics – including Line 6 and Sabine – are leading a charge into the 2.4 gHz range and, increasingly, those familiar handheld transmitters you see are not sporting the capsules that they shipped with.

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