This is a chance for Monotron users to compete for prizes by submitting a video or audio clip of themselves making sounds with their Korg Monotron or Monotribe.
Shure Incorporated unveil an innovative new shock mount for its KSM353 ribbon microphone that uses advanced materials and design to deliver excellent isolation with a refreshing dose of style that was shown at the recent Audio Engineering Society conference in New York.
After more than 18 months in development, the mount had to provide exceptional isolation, securely mate to the microphone, and complement the simple metallic styling of the KSM353 ribbon microphone. The KSM353’s 1.5-pound weight and lack of a secure attachment point posed distinct challenges to achieving these goals.
“Shock mounting a heavy microphone is a delicate balancing act,” said Chad Wiggins, Director of Wired Microphones at Shure. “If the support straps are too compliant, the mount is floppy and bottoms out. If they’re too tight, the mount won’t isolate well. And, for a ribbon microphone, you want the movement of the mount to be perpendicular to the movement of the ribbon, which complicates the design.”
Pioneering Drum ‘n Bass DJ, Andy C, is currently on tour in the UK with a new ground-breaking, state of the art show, based around the Allen & Heath Xone:DB4 digital FX mixer. The concept of the ALIVE tour is to take DJ’ing to a new dimension, incorporating visual and audio clips, which are controlled by the latest technology.
Following launching the M-Waves option module for the iLive digital mixing system at PLASA, Allen & Heath together with Waves are staging interactive online seminars in order to provide information and technical understanding for the card and the Waves SoundGrid protocol in general. The sessions will be held on Thursday 1st December 2011 and are [...]
EAW announces the passing of Moray McMillin, a concert touring veteran and EAW Application Support Group Representative for the EMEA region. He passed away at age 58 after a long battle with cancer. McMillin was a strong presence in touring sound for several decades, and he flourished in his subsequent role at EAW. He is sorely missed by the EAW family and the professional audio industry as a whole.
Recently, Apple released a major update to its Mac OS X operating system: OS X 10.7 Lion. Now, TC Electronic is releasing an updated version of its TC NEAR software that is compatible with this new version.
The new software package – TC NEAR v. 2.5.1 for Mac – is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.7, and in addition, it offers a general improvement of stability and performance. The new software applies to all of TC Electronic’s audio interfaces, including: Impact Twin, Studio Konnekt 48, Desktop Konnekt 6, Digital Konnekt X32, Konnekt 24D, Konnekt 8 and Konnekt Live.
Shure Incorporated today announced that the production engineering team behind SModcast Internet Radio (SIR) selected Shure’s industry-proven SM27 Multi-Purpose and 55SH Series II Unidyne® Vocal microphones for use in its weekly “Jay & Silent Bob Get Old” and “Plus One Per Diem”broadcasts. Offering reliable and unparalleled speech and vocal performance, the Shure microphones play a critical role in bringing live shows to stage as well as live broadcasts and studio-recorded radio podcasts, or “SModcasts,” to air. Hosted by Kevin Smith and respective co-hosts Jason Mewes and Jen Schwalbach, the shows entertain an average of 300,000 nationwide listeners per week.
Ming Chen, Head of Technology for SIR, said, “We used another brand’s microphones when the podcast network first started four years ago; and since switching to Shure’s SM27 and 55SH microphones, our listeners can tell a huge difference in audio quality. With more than 80 episodes under our belt, Shure’s microphones have boosted the production value of our content, setting a new bar for podcasting today.”
Traction Sound has entered its SDS Range of speakers for a 2011 PLASA Innovation Award. The Awards ceremony will take place at 6pm on Monday 12th September at the PLASA 2011 Show – the international trade show for event, installation and entertainment technology. The range of installation and portable PA speakers features Traction Sound’s SDS Horn technology. Technical Specialist Andy Pardoe explains: “The SDS Horn is a high frequency device utilising multiple high-powered soft dome tweeters arrayed in a line. This eliminates the use of industry standard compression drivers, providing a higher quality alternative.”
Jonny Goodwillie, Sales Director at Traction Sound continues: “We decided to enter the Innovation Awards following a very positive response to the SDS Range launch at PLASA Focus in Leeds earlier this year. The range is designed to deliver accurate sound reproduction at high SPL with absolutely no distortion. We believe our entry into the Awards will present an opportunity to share our passion for great sound and demonstrate that there is still some headroom when it comes to loudspeaker development and design.”
The Association of Sound Designers will officially launch at the PLASA Show on 11th September 2011 at Stand 1-J38 in Earls Court 1.
The Association of Sound Designers will be offering a range of membership categories to include everyone working in the UK theatre sound industry, whether as a sound designer or not, as well as categories for students, businesses and other organizations.
For the fourth time, Shure has been named one of “Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work For” by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). The award was established to honor companies that recognize Associates as their greatest asset. Shure was included as one of the companies that work with imagination and conviction to create organizational value and business results through policies and best practices in human resource management. The Company won the same award in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
“I am very pleased that Shure has received this honor again,” said Sandy LaMantia, President and CEO of Shure Incorporated. “Our Associates are certainly the best and brightest. We would not be able to deliver our legendary products without their hard work, creativity, passion, and commitment.”
