OLD LYME, Conn. – April 12, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that effective April 12th, the first day of the National Association of Broadcasters convention, it has initiated a 20% price decrease on its MKH 416 shotgun microphones. The price decrease brings the powerful sound, robust construction and ultra-reliable performance within reach of a wider audience of broadcast consumers. more

MKE 1 white: The MKE 1 clip-on microphone is now available in white and brown versions and with connectors for evolution wireless bodypack transmitters

Old Lyme, Conn. – April 12, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser is introducing new color and connector options for the MKE 1, the company’s smallest clip-on microphone. In addition to the traditional black and beige models, the MKE 1 is now available in white and brown. Sennheiser also announces a new accessory set for the MKE 1, which includes everything required for securely attaching the tiny microphone in a variety of applications. more

The flagship in Sennheiser’s professional series: the EM 3732-II receiver has a switching bandwidth of up to 184 MHz

Old Lyme, CT, April 12, 2010: Audio specialist Sennheiser is launching new versions of its professional wireless products at NAB 2010. The EM 3732-II twin receiver and the SK 5212-II bodypack transmitter feature a switching bandwidth of up to 184 MHz and have a special mode for more interference-free transmission frequencies. This means that sound engineers can adapt to worldwide transmission conditions more easily and avoid interference from other transmitter with the same excellent channel separation and strong signal immunity that they are accustomed to from professional Sennheiser systems. more

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 2010: The students seeking a Bachelor of Music Degree with a major in Music Production and Engineering, at the revered Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts are blessed with access to thirteen studios that operate twenty-two hours a day, seven days a week. The school equips the studios with, in the words of the Music Production and Engineering Department’s (MP&E) official manifesto, only “definitive tools” used in the pro audio industry. Consistent with its unwavering commitment to that principle and to the education of its students, Berklee replaced three of its older consoles with three new 32-channel discrete analog API Legacy Plus consoles over the winter break. more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 2010: In addition to winning Oscars at this year’s Academy Award show, the score for the Pixar animated feature Up and the theme song from Crazy Heart have something else in common. Three-time Grammy-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen added the finishing touches to both pieces at Hollywood-based Lurssen Mastering using a system consisting of three-way active ATC SCM150ASL monitors. Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) composed the score for Up, and T-Bone Burnett together with rising country star Ryan Bingham, wrote “The Weary Kind” – the theme song from Crazy Heart. more

TORONTO, CANADA – APRIL 2010: CTV is the most popular television network in Canada, and its audio production – of everything from documentaries to voice-overs to music recording – is enjoying the functionality of Neumann digital microphone technology. CTV’s forward-thinking post sound supervisor Michael Nunan attributes CTV’s increasing use of the cutting-edge technology to features that are essential to broadcasters and unmatched by analog technology: failure-proof fidelity and consistently easy setup. One of CTV’s marquee Neumann digital microphone productions was the re-recording of “The Hockey Theme,” often lovingly referred to as Canada’s second National Anthem. The recording used an amazing thirty Neumann digital microphones, one of the largest such recordings ever. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 2010: Longtime FOH engineer and production manager Terry Friedman (Village People, Grace Jones) has, in recent years, stepped off the tour bus to offer schools, houses of worship, and other establishments in New York City his no-nonsense approach to audio under the ironic name Noise and Distortion. Reacting against industry dogma that sets digital equipment apart from its analog forbears, Friedman rightly points out that we only hear in analog and so a unit’s analog representation is ultimately all that matters. But Friedman is no Luddite and frequently relies on SymNet open-architecture digital signal processing equipment to convey analog warmth with digital logic, flexibility, and power, safe from tinkering fingers. more

New Integration Enables Direct Connection of SSL C10 HD and C100 HDS Consoles to Optocore Optical Digital Network System

LAS VEGAS, NV – Solid State Logic, the manufacturer of industry leading digital consoles for the broadcast industry, announced the integration of their digital broadcast console range with the Optocore Optical Digital Network System at NAB 2010 (Booth C3313) in the new Pro Audio Hall located in the Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. more

Soundcraft Studer has announced that Mike Stock, one of television’s most successful audio engineers, will be on hand at the Harman booth (#C2619) at the NAB show on Wednesday, April 14 from 10 AM to 6 PM. NAB attendees are encouraged to visit the Harman booth to meet with Stock, and to see Soundcraft Studer’s latest product offerings for the broadcast industry. Stock’s visit is part of Soundcraft Studer’s “Mixing With Professionals� program, which centers around many of the industry’s most accomplished audio engineers and their experiences with Soundcraft and Studer consoles. more

Neural UpMix Plug-In and DTS-HD Master Audio Suite(tm) v2.5 Now Available

LAS VEGAS, NV – DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI), a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience, unveils its Neural UpMix by DTS, an exciting new Pro Tools plug-in designed to upmix content to 5.1 and 7.1 channels, and the latest version of its best-in-class audio encoding suite, DTS-HD Master Audio Suite v2.5 (MAS 2.5), at this year’s NAB show (Booth SU8506). more