Fold up your speakers
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I might come under fire for even bringing this up, but I’d be interested to hear from people who’ve tried these MUJI Cardboard Speakers.
“These Lightweight, collapsible speakers are portable and can be folded away and placed in the […]
You can’t REALLY offset that
The world’s largest international trade show for consumer technologies have announced plans for a more Green Friendly ethos for their 2008 outing.
“We will do so by reducing energy consumption, increasing our recycling efforts, improving efficiency where possible, and making strides toward offsetting our unavoidable emissions. “ Says CEO Gary Shapiro of Consumer Electronics Assosiation.
You […]
The Decibel War
As most of us in this sector of the industry are aware - recorded material is getting ‘louder’ in an effort to compete for the attention of your average listener. As Bob Katz, chief mastering engineer of Digital Domain says:
“The level of compact discs went up about 20 decibels in 20 years,”
This, coupled with […]
Get a room
The ARC System (Advanced Room Correction System) may be something to moan about for jaded engineers who feel the art is being taken out of the trade.
Using Audyssey’s MultEQ technology, the ARC corrects frequency and phase response for multiple points in the room. ARC also removes low-end alterations, restores tonal balances, and makes your mixes […]
“Is it ready for de HD?”
Pioneer have showcased their most powerful and advanced amplifier to date - the SC-LX90, which should be available within the next 6 months.
The SC-LX90 supports AV source formats such as Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio.
Hidden Wires say:
“The product incorporates a new, unique Direct Energy HD […]
This one goes to 11
Yo!
Digidesign’s latest guitar emulation plug in is the bomb! It’s geared up for Pro Tools, Avid, and Digidesign VENUE and you can check it out now, y’all.
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“Our Eleven team really went the extra mile with this plug-in by including non-linear characteristics often overlooked in other amp-modeling solutions–things like power amp sag, speaker cone breakup, cabinet […]
Who cares what it sounds like? It’s MORE black!
Following it’s preview at the Audio Engineering Society convention in New York, Digidesigns ‘ICON D-Control ES’ is now being shipped to dealers, following in the footsteps of the ICON D-Control and medium-format ICON D-Command.
The difference?
These feature a darker color scheme as well as updated, higher-contrast text.
Aesthetics are everything.
Driving the system too hard?
John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd must be ever so ticked off. This from Sound On Sound
“Early on Monday Nov 5th, a white M.A.N. 7.5 tonne truck with tail lift, reg FN54 FPZ on hire to John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. and containing an HK Audio COHEDRA line array concert and numerous other PA […]
But can it polish a turd?
Until such a day when an invention comes out that makes bad bands good, Sound Engineers everywhere will be saucing their trousers over little gadgets like this:
Martin Audio’s “Engineer” - a new digital management processor which can help stop muppets (DJ’s) ruining your PA.
“Incorporating a broad range of standard facilities; EQ, limiting, time delay and […]
Edinburgh saves legs
All you touring engineers can feel more at home when you stop by in Edinburgh in future without carting your M7’s all the way up there. New venue ‘GRV’ is not only due to open by November 16th, but the 1200 capacity venue will be home to a Yamaha M7CL.
It’s a step in the […]
