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Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
Based on the overall design of the Sennheiser HD 600, the dynamic open-air HD 650 combines an extremely flat frequency response (10 to 39,500 Hz/-10 dB) with natural dynamics, superior resolution and a smooth, uncolored sound. The biggest difference comes in the new model's enhanced bass response, an upgraded cable and reduced distortion in the high frequencies. MORE

TerraTec Producer Adds to SINE Series
Rounding out TerraTec Producer's SINE Series are two electronic instruments -- the Warp SINE 9 (pictured), a MIDI analog multimode filter, and the SINE MB 33 II, an analog bass synthesizer -- and three studio tools: two direct in boxes and the SINE CT 1 chromatic tuner. MORE

Smart Loops Debuts Live Studio Drums Service
Smart Loops' new Live Studio Drums service provides professional custom-recorded drum tracks created specifically for each customer. LSD projects are delivered to customers with multitrack files (kick track, snare track, toms tracks, overheads tracks, etc.), allowing clients to mix the song any way they choose. MORE

Roland Expands Product Support Hours
Due to customer demand, Roland's new product support hours are now 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (PST), Monday through Friday. The phone number remains 323/890-3740.

Holiday Special Offer From LedBelly Sound Studio
LedBelly Sound Studio (Canton, Ga.) is offering limited-time discounted rates: Book weekdays December 8-23, 2003, at $25 per hour and weekends during the same time period at $35 per hour. Call 770/345-0908 to book a session.

Euphonix Adds TerraSonde Gear to Max Air Broadcast Tour
TerraSonde's Digital Audio Toolbox is now part of the Euphonix MaxAir broadcast truck. The Digital Audio Toolbox is designed for digital audio analysis and provides an extensive set of professional, bench-level digital audio analysis tools in a portable format. MORE

Sterling Sound Welcomes Leon Zervos
New York City-based Sterling Sound has hired Leon Zervos as senior mastering engineer; Zervos was recently a senior mastering engineer at New York City's Masterdisk. MORE

Eric Rudd Adds Metric Halo to Broadcast Rig
For the past 10 years, freelance recording engineer Eric Rudd has been involved with a side project that has allowed him to escape the studio and visit such exotic locales as Africa, Cyprus, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Panama and Hawaii. Last year, Rudd, a music coordinator for three of the Miss Universe Organization's annual pageant telecasts, as well as a recording engineer, added Metric Halo Mobile I/O, a digital recording, editing and mixing solution, to his rig, which allows him to transition between music recording and broadcast. MORE

The Yamaha Commercial Audio Division has been conducting PM1D digital audio mixing system schools through the U.S. The free two-day class teaches the basic operation of the PM1d system and its use in various applications. Next session: February 18-19, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (Cerritos, Calif.). For more information, contact michimura@yamaha.com.

ShowBiz Expo's Entertainment Technology World offers sessions on Final Cut Pro 4 for advanced users, mixing and boom techniques for the sound designer, best practices for DVD authoring and more. Held January 22-24, 2004 (Miami), March 2004 (New York City) and Los Angeles (summer 2004).

SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE (March 17-21, 2004), celebrating its 18th edition, will showcase hundreds of musical acts from around the globe every evening for five nights on 50 stages in downtown Austin, Texas. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature. For developments, visit sxsw.com.

Registration is now open at nscaexpo.org for the 2004 NSCA Systems Integration Expo, March 19-21, 2004, in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Badges and class tickets are available online or by using the faxable registration forms found in the 2004 brochure that was mailed December 1.

The 2004 Broadway Lighting Master Classes (BLMC) and Broadway Sound Master Classes (BSMC) will be held at John Jay College Auditorium in New York City in June. The Broadway Lighting Master Classes will be held from June 16-18, 2004, and the Broadway Sound Master Classes held on June 18-20, 2004. Both are professional-level seminars that focus on the best of lighting and sound design for Broadway and beyond. Both the BLMC and BSMC feature special manufacturer showcases. Highlights include a ticket to a hit Broadway show and post-show discussion, plus the12th annual EDDY Awards for excellence in entertainment design and technology, held Friday, June 18. For more, visit entertainmentdesignmag.com.