PAR Daily E-Reviewsletter featuring Best of Show Awards: NAB 2013 plus AKG, Allen & Heath, Lab.gruppen and Solid State Logic

April 10, 2013 Events Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo, presented by AES Nashville Section » New Products Best of Show Award Winners: NAB 2013 » Allen & Heath Qu-16 Console » Lab.gruppen IPD Series » Solid Stage Logic Live Console » Today's Product Review AKG D12VR Cardioid Kick Drum Microphone By Rob Tavaglione for Pro Audio Review "For this review, I recorded a D12E, a D112 and the D12VR passively and in all three active modes. [Hear these at soundcloud.com/pro-audio-review-magazine — Ed.] Each AKG mic was recorded via Millennia Media STT-1 premium channel strip (courtesy of Millennia’s Joel Silverman); I selected the STT-1‘s solid-state preamp for its linearity, with no transformer, no EQ, and no compression. By far, the D12E has the most 400 Hz honk of the lot, although with a nice, punchy bottom. By direct comparison, the D112 extends further down low frequency-wise and is more scooped through the mids. Operating passively, D12VR doesn't sound much like the D12 or D112; it is more extended on both ends, rather “scoopy,” with some pronounced 4 kHz off-axis bleed (hear snare bleed levels in the audio clips referenced above). The D12VR in green mode has the most bottom (and there’s plenty of it), less midrange from the shell and less off-axis color. On red, the D12VR is predictably tight, with the leanest punch, plus a little extra “shell” sound (good for fast tempos, performing a bit like the RE320). The blue setting is over the top, kind of like a Beta 52 or D6—lots of bottom, little in the middle and detailed up top." More » Today's Blog Museum, BoDeans Founder Honor Les Paul By Kelleigh Welch "As part of the grand opening of the Waukesha County Museum's The Wizard of Waukesha Les Paul exhibit, BoDeans founder-turned-solo-artist Sam Llanas and his producer, Gary Tanin have released a tribute video to Les Paul with images of the famed musician and inventor's guitars. Like Les Paul, Llanas is a Waukesha native, and Llanas agreed to let the museum use his song, “The Way Home,” for the video. The song is part of Llanas’ most recent album, 4 a.m., and was produced by Tanin in his studio, Daystorm Music, in Milwaukee, WI. The song is about the desire to bring things back home and the importance of home,” explained Tanin. The song, when tied in with the June 9 opening of the Les Paul exhibit, associates with the idea that the guitars on display are returning to their final resting place in Les Paul’s hometown,” Tanin explained." More »

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