PAR E-Reviewsletter featuring Q2 Audio ADR Compex F760X-RS plus Sweetwater GearFest 2015 Coverage

June 24, 2015 New Products Ambisonic MA Line Array » Ashly Audio: Now Offering 42 Amplifier Configurations With Dante » Audient iD14 Two-Channel USB Audio Interface » Read the November/December 2014 Issue of PAR Now! Click Here For The Digital Edition Today's Review Q2 Audio ADR Compex F760X-RS Compressor/Limiter By Russ Long The ADR Compex F760X-RS ($2,750) is a classic FET based compressor/limiter/expander/gate and has been a go-to box for many engineers over the past several decades. The vintage units continue to garner top dollar from those in the know. With the cooperation and full support of ADR, Tim Mead's Q2 Audio has brought the elaborately designed Compex back to life. I should add that while the audio signal path and side-chain processing circuitry is completely faithful to the ADR's version, some features have been updated to improve long-term reliability and operational flexibility, including the addition of external side-chain access which is configurable in the compressor or gate side-chains or via internal jumpers. 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 Seen On The Scene: Sweetwater GearFest 2015 By Pro Sound Network Staff Every year for two days, Sweetwater GearFest turns Fort Wayne, Indiana, into the center of the musical instrument and pro audio world. People travel hundreds of miles to converge on the campus of internet retailer Sweetwater to attend educational seminars; check out in-depth workshops; network with fellow pros; meet famed producers, engineers and musicians; and nab some deals on gear that are pretty, uh, sweet. Pro Sound News editor-in-chief Frank Wells was on-hand both days this year, sharing the event on the PSN Twitter and Facebook accounts, and here's some of what he saw. More » Click The Covers — Digital Edition Quick Links Months of PAR's digital edition reviews are just a click away! More » Today's Video Building A Shipping Container Studio By Clive Young Matt Dever is an Australian sound engineer who specializes in recording entire tours for instant 2-CD sets released at the end of each show; clients have ranged from Blondie and Simple Minds to Devo and The Church. When he's not on the road, he also has his own facility, D4 Studio, and while it's small, there's something that really makes it stand out: It was custom-built inside a shipping container. More » Events InfoComm 2015, June 13-19, Orlando » Summer NAMM 2015, July 9-11, Nashville »

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