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There are just so many uses for a good and accurate real-time analyzer but many are incredibly expensive. Well, thanks to Samson, now everybody with any budget can afford one. Allow me to show you the Samson D1500 Digital Real Time Analyzer.

The Samson D1500 Real Time Analyzer optimizes your sound environment ensuring you have great detail and presence. The easy to use D1500 Real Time Analyzer features 31 bands of EQ analysis, what could have once taken you hours to do can now be performed in minutes, giving your audio output a true sonically flat frequency response.

Now is the time to get your system dialed in for the upcoming spring shows!

-Ryan

This post is for both live sound professionals and DJs alike, we have just added a slew of new Cerwin Vega gear to appeal to you all. Check out all the killer components and add some Vega stuff to your audio arsenal and achieve superior sound while spending less money.

-Ryan

Well folks, if you haven’t noticed, I have neglected my post as blogger. I have a valid excuse though; I had a sound gig for a band on Wednesday night and needed to take the day to get set up for sound-check by 4:30 pm. We didn’t actually get to do a sound-check before 4:30 though because some of the band members were not there at that time however, everything went off without any catastrophes to speak of. I set up the sound system for a 6 piece band and amplified everything to fill the large room with adequate sound and it actually sounded pretty good considering I had some problems with my Dual 31 band EQ. I was only able to get 1 channel of the 2 working properly so I opted to not use it at all and just did what I could using the parametric EQ’s on each input channel of the mixer. It worked out but I feel it could have sounded better. Anyway, the holidays and craziness aren’t. After getting home at 4:30 am on Thursday after the gig, I slept until 8:40 am, got up, drove an hour to one thanksgiving party then had to drive an hour home after being there for only a few hours. Now, tonight I have another party to attend right after work, then tomorrow, my band and I are playing a show in Iowa and have a 3 hour drive to look forward to. It has been a crazy week for me and it isn’t over yet. That’s about all I’ve got for you right now, other than the fact that we just added some Electro-Voice Power Amps to the American Musical Supply website, so go and check them out! Have a great weekend everybody.

-Ryan

There really is a shortage of good and powerful subwoofers in the powered area. Many of them are both good and powerful but also sit in the “very expensive” area. Now, you get all the benefits of a solid, sonically robust and affordable subwoofer in one single package thanks to the Mackie Thump TH18S Powered Subwoofer. This 18 inch powered subwoofer pounds when connected to your PA providing a powerful low end that brings the massive Thump you’ve been craving for your PA. Matching the design of their SRM450v2 mains, Mackie’s TH18S utilizes a ported bass reflex design producing incredibly tight low end. Thanks to the onboard lightweight, ultra-efficient Class-D Fast Recovery power amplifier you can push 1000 watts peak power while reducing any chance of thermal overload. The TH18S brings powerful bass in a lightweight, portable and affordable package.

-Ryan

This post will be slightly off the beaten path since I’ll be talking more about live theater plays and acting than music but that happens to one of the most popular applications of the Point Source Audio CO7 Kit Headset Microphone. It happens to one of the smallest and best sounding micro condenser headset mics available and it will work with 2 of the best wireless systems too. They are available with a Sennheiser or Shure connection. The best part about these incredible mics besides their sound quality is their ultra small package. They are nearly invisible from an audience point of view and make it so the performer can save his/her voice for multiple nights of the same performance. So, ultimately they have many benefits and in my opinion, it is a small price to pay for good sound and saving your pipes, just a thought.

-Ryan

I’m sure you’ve seen a few of these ultra compact PA systems come out into the market within the last few years. They are incredibly powerful yet very compact and portable and actually offer superb sound quality. Here I would like to discuss the Fishman SA220 Solo Performance PA System. Loaded with pretty much everything an acoustic performer could ever need, the SA220 has plenty if power as well as two Mic/Instrument channels with high-quality preamps for use with your guitar and your vocal mic. This easily transportable line array system is loaded with six custom-made, high-excursion speakers as well as a soft dome tweeter when combined, pump out a crystal clear sound. It delivers incredibly full sound, ultra-wide dispersion, and deeper sonic penetration than the common speaker cabinet. This unit also has built in reverb, a stereo aux input for connection cd or mp3 players and Balanced XLR D.I. outputs for both channels and main mix. All these features packed into a unit that can be carried in with one hand, nice!

-Ryan