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Henry Rollins Reviews The SE846 Earphones
Read MoreLate one Saturday evening, I received an email from my friend Henry Rollins. Apparently he found his way to the Shure webpage and noticed the latest addition to our earphone line, the SE846. After gazing upon a few slick images and poring over the description and specs for the product, he NEEDED to hear these things. A few years prior to this, Henry spent an evening with the SE535s and was pretty impressed with what he heard. The thought of topping that audio experience had not entered his mind, but I think we may have …
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My 5 Favorite Music Venues In Chicago
Read MoreBeing born and raised in the City of Broad Shoulders, there are many reasons to hold your head up and be proud – from it’s fiery history survived by a limestone tower on it’s magnificent mile, which serves as a symbol of the City’s endurance and grit, its imposing skyscrapers and resplendent downtown architecture that rose from the ashes, its glistening lake hugged by it’s surrounding parks, its championship winning sports teams, to the diverse neighborhoods and their unique music and food that cultured me. It’s obvious Chicago, the Windy City, has more to offer …
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Shure Notes
Conferencing Solutions: When to Choose a Digital Discussion System
Read MoreImagine a summit meeting with hundreds of delegates from across the globe. They are seated behind desk-mounted microphones and many are wearing headsets. There’s a nameplate in front of each one, indicating the nation represented. In addition to the listeners, there are a nearly equal number of interpreters. Somewhere in this milieu, a small technical crew is making sure that everyone can hear, that the interpreters are properly synched to the appropriate foreign representative and that all the microphones are functioning. While that image may evoke memories of UN Security Council Meetings of the 1970’s, …
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From The Weird World Of Artist Relations…
Read MoreWe bring you, “What Is That Mic Application?” In this installment of unique encounters from the road, we stumbled upon a homemade, handheld device involving some toggle switches, heavy duty cabling and an SM58 gently wedged in the center. This creation takes center stage every night and is a big part of this endorsers live show. Before reading any further, care to take a guess at what this device is used for and who it belongs to? So, to answer the first question of what this device is used for… the mic itself is used …
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Is This Thing On? Hiring a Sound Company for Your Next Conference
Read MoreContributor: 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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December Webinar: Wireless for Guitar Players
Read MoreIf 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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The latest from Shure Americas
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International CES Honors SE846 & VP83F
If you ever want to hear people seriously geeking out over the most minute design details, crash an engineering team meeting for a highly anticipated Shure product. For real. You will not be disappointed. That …
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DSLR Dynamics Workshop & DVD
Seeing is believing, as the old saw goes. Hearing is believing, too. If you’re a videographer or photographer just getting into video, check this out: Barry Andersson, co-author of The DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook, is conducting a …
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How To Build A Home Studio (Video)
We are huge fans of video tutorials at Shure. Recently, we sponsored “How To Make Music”, a tutorial series, created by musician Saher Galt. The first video in the series is how to build a home …
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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 …
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Shure Artist Relations narrations from the road
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Country Music’s best & brightest use Shure!
CMT hosted their 4th annual Artists of the Year Awards. I found out about the event about 2 weeks ago via a gigantic billboard in the center of downtown Nashville. Listed on the billboard were …
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Shure’s Class of 2013 Superlatives
The year is winding down, and what a year it’s been! 2013 has been filled with many awesome things for Shure, but especially endorsers! There has been so much incredible new music out there and …
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