ProAudio Review - September 2008 - (Page 4) INSIDE THIS ISSUE 8 10 ProAudio Review The Review Resource for Sound Professionals September 2008 | Vol. 14 Issue 9 PRO AUDIO REVIEW (ISSN 1083-6241) is published monthly by NewBay Media LLC, 810 Seventh Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Subsciption information can be found at www.proaudioreview.com, by calling 703-852-4600 or writing to the above address. Letters to the editor are welcomed at the above address or par@nbmedia.com. Phone: 703-852-4600 | Fax: 703-852-4582 Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY 10199 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Pro Audio Review, P.O. Box 282, Lowell, MA 01853. ©2008 by NewBay Media LLC. All rights reserved. REPRINTS: Reprints of all articles in this issue are available. Contact Caroline Freeland at cfreeland@nbmedia.com. Printed in the U.S.A. BROADCAST Broadcast News and New Products Lawo mc256 Digital Production Console by Mel Lambert 16 STUDIO 14 16 20 Studio News and New Products Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic System by Dr. Frederick J. Bashour Onkyo Professional PR-SC885 HDMI 1.3a Surround Sound Processor by Russ Long Developments and Trends: Instrument Microphones by Heather Johnson Benchmark Media DAC1 Pre by John Gatski Focal Twin6 Be Studio Reference Monitors by Russ Long Cascade FAT HEAD II Blumlein Package by Russ Long Studio Projects CS5 Microphone by Richard Alan Salz M-Audio Pulsar II Small-Diaphragm Condenser by Richard Alan Salz CONTRACTING 46 48 Contracting News and New Products Primacoustic Broadway Professional Acoustic Solutions by Strother Bullins 20 22 26 28 22 30 32 35 DEPARTMENTS 54 | Publisher’s Page: It's A Hard Drive World by John Gatski | Buyer's Guide: Contracting Amplifiers/Mixers | Buyer's Guide: Contracting Speakers | Single Slice: pc muñoz "Chatter & Buzz" 30 Evaluating audio products for professionals in commercial recording, broadcast production, audio for video/film, project studios, live sound, contracting and multimedia. LIVE 38 40 42 Live News and New Products JBL MRX512M Live Monitor by Strother Bullins QSC: Behind The Scenes by Mel Lambert 54 55 58 4 | ProAudio Review | September 2008 www.proaudioreview.com http://www.proaudioreview.com http://www.proaudioreview.com
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Studio News and New Products (Page 15) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic System (Page 16) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic System (Page 17) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic System (Page 18) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic System (Page 19) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Onkyo Professional PR-SC885 HDMI 1.3a Surround Sound Processor (Page 20) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Onkyo Professional PR-SC885 HDMI 1.3a Surround Sound Processor (Page 21) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Developments and Trends: Instrument Microphones (Page 22) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Developments and Trends: Instrument Microphones (Page 23) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Developments and Trends: Instrument Microphones (Page 24) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Developments and Trends: Instrument Microphones (Page 25) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Benchmark Media DAC1 Pre (Page 26) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Benchmark Media DAC1 Pre (Page 27) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Focal Twin6 Be Studio Reference Monitors (Page 28) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Focal Twin6 Be Studio Reference Monitors (Page 29) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Cascade FAT HEAD II Blumlein Package (Page 30) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Cascade FAT HEAD II Blumlein Package (Page 31) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Studio Projects CS5 Microphone (Page 32) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Studio Projects CS5 Microphone (Page 33) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Studio Projects CS5 Microphone (Page 34) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - M-Audio Pulsar II Small-Diaphragm Condenser (Page 35) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - M-Audio Pulsar II Small-Diaphragm Condenser (Page 36) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - M-Audio Pulsar II Small-Diaphragm Condenser (Page 37) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Live News and New Products (Page 38) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Live News and New Products (Page 39) ProAudio Review - 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September 2008 - Primacoustic Broadway Professional Acoustic Solutions (Page 53) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Buyer's Guide: Contracting Amplifiers/Mixers (Page 54) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Buyer's Guide: Contracting Speakers (Page 55) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Buyer's Guide: Contracting Speakers (Page 56) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Buyer's Guide: Contracting Speakers (Page 57) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Single Slice: pc muñoz "Chatter & Buzz" (Page 58) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Single Slice: pc muñoz "Chatter & Buzz" (Page Cover3) ProAudio Review - September 2008 - Single Slice: pc muñoz "Chatter & Buzz" (Page Cover4)
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