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The latest news and products NEW PRODUCTS AVLEX Superlux PRA-618M Professional Gooseneck Microphone The Superlux PRA-618M professional gooseneck microphone has been tailored specifically for reproduction of the human voice and is targeted for a range of installed sound projects — conference facilities, boardrooms, lecture halls and houses of worship. The PRA-618M features a miniature dynamic capsule that has the advantages of a supercardioid polar pattern. Reputed benefits of this design include a tailored vocal frequency response and the ability to pick up from a greater distance while delivering higher gain before feedback. The microphone has a frequency response range of 100 Hz-15 kHz and a sensitivity rating of -56 dBv/pa @ 1.6 mv/pa. Its rated impedance is 500 ohms, while the maximum SPL rating is 140 dB (THD 1% 1,000 Hz). PRICE: $46 CONTACT: Avlex Corporation | ☎ 816-581-9103 ➲ www.avlex.com NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS CONTRACTING The new Jaffe-Holden Acousticsdesigned Dell Hall of the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas is the new home of the Austin Symphony and their chief recording engineer, Andy Murphy. Sennheiser’s new MKH 8000 Series have quickly become the favorite orchestral recording mics for Andy Murphy, chief recording engineer for both the Music School Recording Studio at University of Texas and Austin Symphony delivering clear, un-hyped high-end with a "ribbon" like low-end. Granite Rocks Live, a fast-growing audio production company is located in Southern New Hampshire not far from Boston, a hotbed of live musical and concerts. In business for five years, Granite Rocks has been mastering the art of multiple inputs and multiple mixes for stage shows with the help of APBDynaSonics. "We added the Spectra Ti48 console specifically to handle some very large channel count shows we had schedule for the fall and spring." comments Devino. "The very fist show we used it on was Stagecoach Production's performance of Parade in Nashua New Hampshire, which used all 48 inputs.” Further reinforcing its reputation as a world leader for microphone solutions, Audio-Technica was selected to provide microphone products for Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to New York City, which took place April 18-20, 2008. Audio-Technica provided a wide range of microphones for Benedict's appearances and related events in New York City, even going so far as to create special white-colored microphones and accessories, in order to be consistent with the color scheme and solemn tone of these events. LAWO mc2 56 Digital Audio Console Lawo has introduced the new mc2 56 digital audio console, a smaller desks offering the performance of the larger mc2 90 and mc2 66 consoles. Based on the existing mc2 technology, the mc2 56 offers the Lawo HD core with up to 512 DSP channels, 144 summing buses and a routing capacity of up to 8,192 crosspoints. The complete functionality of the mc2 series is available, including the transfer of snapshots within the mc2 family, as well as dynamic automation and networking with other Lawo products. The newly designed control surface offers direct access to essential operating elements. Functions that are rarely used are handled via the touchscreen graphical user interface. In addition, the new construction reduces fader width to 30 mm. Every 16-fader bay offers fully featured metering on high resolution TFT. PRICE: POA CONTACT: Lawo North America Corp. | ☎ 888-810-4468 ➲ www.lawo.ca LIGHTVIPER Shadow Fiber Optic Transport System FiberPlex, Inc. has announced the LightViper Shadow, a combined media fiber optic transport system designed for live sound and broadcast production, fixed media installations and remote recording applications. The 2.5-GHz system will handle a variety of media, including audio, intercom, Ethernet, RS422/232/485 control, composite video (EIA-250C) and TTL data. With optional component modules, DMX lighting control, MIDI, CANBUS and other control data can also be handled. The Shadow’s modular components may be used independently or in combination to achieve a virtually unlimited variety of system designs for transporting various media data over a fiber optic network (up to its maximum 2.5GHz bandwidth with a total of 256 bi-directional audio channels at speeds up to 192kHz). PRICES: $8,500 to $30,000 CONTACT: FiberPlex, Inc. | ☎ 301-604-0100 ➲ www.lightviper.com INNOVASON FM-8VB Effect Module The release of Sensoft v12.0, InnovaSon's latest version software, coincides with the release of the internal effects module, the FM-8VB, which is now shipping as a standalone unit to be added to existing consoles, and as part of the company's new Pro FX console package. Sensoft 12.0 offers management of the range of effects that comprise the FM-8VB. Compatible with the range of the company's audio racks, FM-8VB has four effects engines installed between each pair of I/Os, all of which are configurable to receive the algorithm of choice; all the I/Os are accessible via the patch grids within Sensoft. From there, the user declares I/Os as insert points, or to feed inputs via an aux on the console while using a temporal effect such as reverb, echo, and so on. 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ProAudio Review - April 2008 Contents A Little More Recognition Please Studio News and New Products API 1608 16-Channel Analog Console TASCAM X-48 Digital Audio Workstation SSL Matrix Super Analogue Console Toft Audio Design Series ATB Analog Console KRK Systems Exposé E8B Powered Monitor Broadcast News and New Products ZOOM H2 Portable Digital Recorder Producing Surround Sound at 50th Grammy Awards JBL LSR4312SP Linear Spatial Reference Powered Subwoofer Audio Production For Gaming Euphonix S5 Fusion Digital Post Production Console NAB Hot Gear Soundcraft Vi6 Digital Live Production Console Go To A Show! Contracting News and New Products Studio Consoles Studio Wireless Microphones Alicia Keys “Superwoman”

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