Archive for February 27th, 2009

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 2009: TUBE-TECH, maker of contemporary high-end, all-tube-based pro audio gear based on an elegant design philosophy, is pleased to announce the launch of a completely revitalized website (www.tube-tech.com). TUBE-TECH’s founder, president, and designer of nearly thirty years, John G. Petersen, commissioned the site to provide an elegant clearinghouse for information on TUBE-TECH products, insider tips and tricks for getting the most out of the TUBE-TECH sound, and access to TUBE-TECH’s story and uncompromising design manifesto. In addition, the site is targeted to help younger, aspiring engineers and musicians discover the long lasting sonic more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 2009: TUBE-TECH, maker of contemporary high-end, all-tube-based pro audio gear based on an elegant design philosophy, is pleased to announce the launch of a completely revitalized website (www.tube-tech.com). TUBE-TECH’s founder, president, and designer of nearly thirty years, John G. Petersen, commissioned the site to provide an elegant clearinghouse for information on TUBE-TECH products, insider tips and tricks for getting the most out of the TUBE-TECH sound, and access to TUBE-TECH’s story and uncompromising design manifesto. In addition, the site is targeted to help younger, aspiring engineers and musicians discover the long lasting sonic more

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 2009: So far this year has been all about change and ABC’s telecast of the 81st Academy Awards on February 22nd was no exception, as producers radically reworked the show to attract more viewers with a new, more intimate production design and a previously untried host, triple threat - actor, dancer and singer - Hugh Jackman. But behind the scenes, both onstage and out on the red carpet, there was at least one constant: Sennheiser and Neumann microphones.

Orchestra mixer Dan Wallin was in charge of all of the live and pre-recorded music. Working in more

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 2009: So far this year has been all about change and ABC’s telecast of the 81st Academy Awards on February 22nd was no exception, as producers radically reworked the show to attract more viewers with a new, more intimate production design and a previously untried host, triple threat - actor, dancer and singer - Hugh Jackman. But behind the scenes, both onstage and out on the red carpet, there was at least one constant: Sennheiser and Neumann microphones.

Orchestra mixer Dan Wallin was in charge of all of the live and pre-recorded music. Working in more

JESSUP, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 2009: API announces that Dale Pro Audio is now an official dealer of both, API and Arsenal Audio by API, product lines. With over fifty years in business, a staff with hundreds of combined years of experience in the pro audio industry, and a Walters-Storyk-designed showroom, Dale Pro Audio is Manhattan’s premier pro audio retailer. It sells to broadcasters, post-production studios, recording studios, and installed-sound contractors throughout New York and the country.

“API represents one of the greatest values in the industry today and will form the cornerstone more

JESSUP, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 2009: API announces that Dale Pro Audio is now an official dealer of both, API and Arsenal Audio by API, product lines. With over fifty years in business, a staff with hundreds of combined years of experience in the pro audio industry, and a Walters-Storyk-designed showroom, Dale Pro Audio is Manhattan’s premier pro audio retailer. It sells to broadcasters, post-production studios, recording studios, and installed-sound contractors throughout New York and the country.

“API represents one of the greatest values in the industry today and will form the cornerstone more

Las Vegas, NV, February 26, 2009 – RF Central, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Systems business unit, and a leading digital microwave technology provider, is introducing its RFX-PHT-II HD upgradeable portable 2 GHz digital transmitter at NAB 2009 (Booth C3707). Utilizing RF Central’s signature RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitter, the PHT-II is designed to turn any “news car” into a “live broadcast vehicle” and transform any “run and shoot” car into a “run and transmit” vehicle. more

London-based Wired For Sound has been using its new SADiE LRX2 Location Audio Workstation in an innovative way to both record and individualise huge quantities of source audio in a very short timeframe.

The company runs what Director Johnnie Dymock calls “radio junkets” for various US television networks that are seeking to promote their new shows on radio. Typically, during these, DJs from a number of radio stations are flown to a relevant location (such as the Bahamas in the case of The Real Gilligan’s Island, for instance) to record a series of face to face interviews with the cast of the show. It sounds simple enough, but the numbers involved mean that logistically it can be an impressive challenge. more

London-based Wired For Sound has been using its new SADiE LRX2 Location Audio Workstation in an innovative way to both record and individualise huge quantities of source audio in a very short timeframe.

The company runs what Director Johnnie Dymock calls “radio junkets” for various US television networks that are seeking to promote their new shows on radio. Typically, during these, DJs from a number of radio stations are flown to a relevant location (such as the Bahamas in the case of The Real Gilligan’s Island, for instance) to record a series of face to face interviews with the cast of the show. It sounds simple enough, but the numbers involved mean that logistically it can be an impressive challenge. more

LAS VEGAS, NV, February 27, 2009 – Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is introducing its Dionic® HC high current camera battery at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021). more