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| | Today's Review | Lewitt MTP 550 DM Handheld Dynamic Microphone
By Strother Bullins
Lewitt Audio—a progressive Austrian microphone firm that officially launched products in January 2010—began when founder Roman Perschon quit his job at a leading European microphone manufacturer to ultimately form a company with the help of Ken Yang. With design headquarters in Vienna and manufacturing facilities in China, Perschon led his design/build team to pursue new, progressive microphone designs. The results are most apparent in Lewitt's studio-grade large diaphragm condenser microphones, yet the innovation is clearly apparent in its live handheld microphone models, too.
The Lewitt MTP 550 DM is a great example of a “workhorse” dynamic cardioid handheld microphone featuring no adjustable parameters, a hearty build quality with obviously high-grade shock mounting and materials throughout and an overall pleasing sound, all for an affordable $119 street. More » |
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| | Today's Blog | Remembering Prince: Engineer “Cubby” Colby
By Strother Bullins and Steve Harvey
While the world still reels from last Thursday’s passing of enigmatic superstar Prince, mainstream press outlets and social media platforms have become rich with memories and recollections of his work, personality and unique imprint on the music industry. Among those is audio engineer Robert “Cubby” Colby, who extensively worked with Prince during what could be considered the height of his Purple reign: 1980 through 1988 as monitor mixer and front-of-house engineer on tour and audio tech/music mixer in the studio, at the artist’s own Paisley Park Studios outside of Minneapolis. Having served his technical needs in a wide range of faculties, there are very few professional engineers having had as many interesting moments with Prince as Cubby.
Here, Pro Sound News Editor-At-Large Steve Harvey shares a Monday afternoon conversation with Colby solely on the subject of Prince Rogers Nelson. This followed a reunion for many of Prince's former band mates and musical collaborators, among others, who gathered in Minnesota on Sunday evening. More »
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| | Today's Video | Eventide, Visconti Bow Bowie-Inspired Tverb
Watch this video about Eventide's latest plug-in called Tverb, based on engineer Tony Visconti's three-microphone technique used in recording the classic David Bowie song "Heroes" at Hansa Studios, Berlin. More » |
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