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    Hiring a sound company...
    11.27.2013| By Shure Notes|  Comment(s)

    Is This Thing On? Hiring a Sound Company for Your Next Conference

    Contributor: Phil Bower, Prestige AV & Creative Services The venue was booked months ago, the event has been promoted to your membership and the speaker line-up, while in a constant state of flux, is finally just about buttoned up. But the time has come, in addition to the dozens of other tasks on your pre-show planning calendar, to hire an A/V company. To find out how to approach the challenge and what to know before picking up the phone, we called on Phil Bower from Prestige AV & Creative Services. Founded in 1987, the company …

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    Twenty One Pilots
    11.26.2013| By Ryan Smith|  Comment(s)

    Twenty One Pilots joins the Shure Artist roster

    I’m on vacation in early October and I check my emails (I know, shame on me). There’s one from my brother who forwarded one from a long time family friend: “Wanted to share with you my new favorite band.  They are from Ohio – the nicest guys on the planet.  Their music will freak you out-very different.  My Audi/Bose system is so tight with these guys-think I’ve lost some of my hearing.  The link below is to their acoustic (if you can call it that) session at a Warner Bros studio in LA.  Haven’t put …

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    Aug13Webinar
    11.25.2013| By Allison Wolcott|  Comment(s)

    December Webinar: Wireless for Guitar Players

    If you missed it last August, you’re in luck. Our guitar wireless webinar is back for two December dates. Wireless for Guitar Players Webinar Description In this one-hour webinar, Dave Mendez from Shure Systems Support (who is also an accomplished guitarist) will cover: Wireless system and signal path basics Factors in selecting a system, including frequency range, location, form factor, and more Digital versus analog Rechargeable batteries Antenna and frequency coordination considerations The latest Shure guitar wireless products (including GLX-D® Digital Wireless, which features the first Shure guitar pedal receiver with integrated tuner) As always, …

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  • Shure Notes
    Stereo Overhead Miking Techniques
    11.22.2013| By Shure Notes|  Comment(s)

    Using Stereo Overhead Miking Techniques to Supplement a Multi-Miked Drum Setup

    Contributor: Mike Major I have always felt that the best drum sounds are achieved when there is a seamless marriage of the close-mics and a stereo pair of overhead mics. There should be but one drum sound, not a collection of mics that are mixed together. It’s not as simple as placing a mic on each drum and two more above the kit, and bringing up the faders. It takes work. It takes awareness and understanding of how the sound propagates from the drum and out through the room, and how the mics respond to …

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