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easily coexist with all UHF and VHF products. Built-in recallable
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cell phone-style battery charging makes these the only systems that pay
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Sennheiser's MKH 8000 series has top audio professionals
smiling. With its incredible accuracy and tremendous range of
accessories, it's adaptable to any requirement-from live sound to studio
recording to score-mixing. Bob Fernandez and Claudia Engelhart talk more
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We're starting the year off strong! MixLine Live has
been flushed out with more original content: top-selling tours, tips,
product features, "audio in the news" and much more! Let us know what
you think by e-mailing us at mixeditorial@mixonline.com.
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X2 XDR-955
Digital Handheld Wireless Mic
Debuting at NAMM is the long-awaited XDR-955 from X2, a new
high-technology company based in Northern California. The "new" part is
somewhat misleading, mainly because founder Guy Coker has been designing
digital wireless systems since the 1990s.
The first handheld wireless mic system to use X2's digital conversion
and proprietary dual-digital RF transmission technology, the XDR-955 is
2009-compliant, meaning that it's free from DTV and FCC licensing
concerns and can roam anywhere throughout North and South Americas
without issue. Operating in the upper UHF bands at an RF carrier
frequency of 902 MHz to 928 MHz, the system carries a 118dB dynamic
range spec.
The XDH4 handheld transmitter ships standard with the Audix OM3
capsule and prices start at $999, with rackmounting hardware and
front-mount antenna kit. Availability is set for the first quarter of
2008.
ELIXIR(R) STRINGS LAUNCHES FIRST NON-STRING CATEGORY,
ELIXIR™ CABLES, AT WINTER NAMM 2008
HEIL SOUND, LECTROSONICS, RENKUS-HEINZ, AND ROLAND
SYSTEMS GROUP CO-HOST NAMM SHINDIG
MORE NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE BRIEFING ROOM
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MISSED
WINTER NAMM?
Then check out a http://emusician.com/ms/namm08, where you'll find
the editors of EM, Mix and Remix's top
hits—from video to podcasts, new product announcements to blogs and
much more!
Game Audio Digital Magazine
Hey, game lovers! Put that Wii remote down before you sprain a thumb
again and check out the latest in Mix's new Game Audio
digital magazine. This new monthly mag brings you behind the scenes on
creating sounds for today's hottest titles, from Guitar Hero to
Splinter Cell and Call of Duty, plus hot gear news, tech
pages and spotlights on audio pros like you who've made it big. And if
that's not enough to make you look, we've thrown in some cool giveaways,
if you can find 'em! To check out the current issue, click here!
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Mauricio
Vilar
Front-of-house engineer and chief engineer for Bogota, Columbia--based
live sound company C. Vilar Ltda., Mauricio Vilar specs UltraSone
PROline 750 and HFI-550 headphones for recentt ours with Alex Campos,
Mauricio Y Palo de Agua and Ilona:
I call my approach "O.A.D.": Obsessive Attention to Detail. I care a
lot about everything, right down to what strings the guitar player is
using. I feel I have to operate the best gear on the planet. UltraSone
headphones allow me to hear something different: a more open stereo
image in a very reliable, road-worthy package. My job is very
challenging because I often have to do a 10-minute soundcheck and have
it sound like a CD; this is what clients expect. Recently, I had maybe
30 minutes to do a soundcheck for a major Columbian artist, but there
was also a U.S.O. -- Unidentified Sounding Object -- in there! I asked
the system engineer to please turn off the P.A., and I started doing a
quick soundcheck on my UltraSone PROline 750 headphones. After two
songs, I pulled up on the master fader and got a very happy look from
the artist's manager. This technique works very well for many FOH
situations. Why soundcheck a big Latin band with 48 line array speakers
on? It's much more efficient to make a balanced mix on your headphones,
and then if something is wrong with the sound, you know you have to work
with the system settings, not your mix.
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Police Top
2007 Tour
The year-end numbers are in: According to tour industry
data tracker pollstar.com, The Police were the top-grossing tour in
North America in 2007, earning $133.2 million over 54 shows. Runners-up
include Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion and Van Halen. See
who else made the hot list at www.pollstar.com
To Clap or Not To Clap?
Okay, we know this doesn't apply at
rock shows. But when is it appropriate to applaud at a classical
concert? Check out the New York Times take on concert etiquette
at www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/arts/music/08audi.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
Video of the Week
Check out this quick tutorial on ringing
out a P.A. system to eliminate feedback by Bill Gibson at http://youtube.com/watch?v=xBeV2BL-aRo.
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Who's Out
With What
Jose Feliciano
Sound Company: ASR ProEvents (Orlando)
FOH Engineer/Board: Jim Durkin (also technical director)/Yamaha
PM5D-RH
Monitor Engineer/Board: Sergio Leenen (also ASR's director of
audio productions)/Yamaha PM5D
P.A./Amps: Martin Audio W8LC line array enclosures, WSX subs,
W8LMD/QSC PowerLight, Crown
Monitors: Martin Audio LE1200, LE2100
Outboard Gear: Klark-Teknik DN9848, DN3600
Lorie Line
Sound Company: Reach Communications (Minneapolis)
FOH Engineer/Board: Scottie Pakulski/Yamaha M7CL-48
Monitor Engineer/Board: Todd Behrens/Yamaha DM1000
P.A./Amps: Nexo GEO S1210, S1230, GEO S8/Camco Vortex 6, 4; QSC
PL236
Monitors:Nexo PS10, PS8; Sennheiser 3000 IEM
Microphones: Shure SM91, KSM32; Sennheiser e 604, e 614; Sony
ECM 66 (wireless); Countryman E6 (wireless), Type 85 DIs; AKG C12VR;
Neumann M149
Outboard Gear: Nexo NX242/ES4/241 and PS8-TD-V2/PS15-TD-V2/PS10,
Lake Contour
Additional Crew: systems tech Matt Dellwo
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