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| | Today's Review | Lipinski Sound L-70 Reference Monitor By Russ Long Respected audio engineer Andrew Lipinski founded Lipinski Sound Corporation in 2003 originally for the purpose of developing tools to better his own work as an engineer. This has resulted in a broad product line that includes a 500 Series microphone preamp, compressor and equalizer along with several speaker and amplifier designs—all of which have been widely embraced by top engineers around the world. I've been a fan of Lipinski monitors since first hearing them in Jim DeMain's Yes Master Studios (http://www.yesmasterstudios.com)—a Nashville-based, Carl Tatz-designed mastering room—a decade ago. Their performance is nothing short of stunning. Several years later I had the opportunity to audition the Lipinski L-609 mic pre and L-629 compressor and again was impressed. All of this said, I was excited about the opportunity to review the L-70 monitors, which have been as impressive as anything in their price range ($3,995 each) that I have ever heard. More » | No subscription to Pro Audio Review? Get on the inside track with the best peer-to-peer pro reviews in the audio production biz: visit http://www.mypsnmag.com now! | | | Today's Blog | Houses-of-Worship: What Audio Should You Feed To The Assistive Listening System? By Brian Davidson, Production Director Park Cities Baptist Church of Dallas TX When setting up an assistive listening system in your venue, it is important to remember that speech is paramount. However, in many religious contexts and performing art venues, music will accompany the spoken word and is generally mixed through the sound system at a higher volume than the spoken word. In order to account for this, when setting up the assistive listening system, it is best to take a feed from the main (L/R or Mono) output of the console and run that signal through a compressor before sending it to the assistive listening transmitter. More » Click The Covers — Digital Edition Quick Links Months of PAR's digital edition reviews are just a click away! More » | | | Today's Video | PAR-Tube: Tozzoli's 3rd Annual St. John Recording/Review Retreat, Video 2 By Rich Tozzoli In the May 2015 issue of Pro Sound News, Software Editor Rich Tozzoli covers his third trip to St. John USVI with his musician/audio production friends in which they spend two weeks recording, performing and vacationing, not necessarily in that order. In this video, Rich's cohorts take you on a tour of the main house, or "Studio A,” detailing the very-portable, fully-pro grade gear goodies in use, all to a freshly-recorded Reggae soundtrack. More » | | | Events | | 18th Annual AudioMasters Charity Golf Tournament, May 14-15, Harpeth Hills Golf Course, Nashville » | | Sweetwater GearFest 15, June 12-13, Fort Wayne, IN » | | InfoComm 2015, June 13-19, Orlando » | | Summer NAMM 2015, July 9-11, Nashville » | | |  | |  | |