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Why Buy From TC Furlong?
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It’s no secret that there are more options than ever before to purchase professional audio equipment. At any moment, you’re a Google search away from a staggering number of online retailers offering a wide array of gear at any price point imaginable. Many of them are reputable authorized resellers; some,…
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TC Furlong Inc. Supports Hybrid Live Events
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The live events landscape has shifted dramatically this year. Social distancing measures and travel restrictions have brought virtual events and livestreams to the forefront in ways they never have been before. The TC Furlong Inc. live events team has leveraged our collective decades of experience, vast inventory of professional equipment,…
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Demystify Audio: Direct Boxes
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What does a direct box (or “DI”) actually do? What are the differences between passive and active DI’s? Which one is the best for my source? It’s well understood that direct boxes are an essential part of any stage package. However, as technicians, we probably put less thought into them…
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Electrical Safety Tools for Event Technicians
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by Scott Helmke Disclaimer: Extreme care should be taken with electricity. A/C voltages have the potential to cause serious harm, or even kill. The advice and guidance provided in this article cannot fully anticipate or predict the situations you may experience on a show site. Something that we all depend…
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Hands-on with Meyer Sound’s New MAPP 3D Prediction Software
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By Scott Helmke I am very happy to be able to report on the latest version of Meyer’s MAPP (Multi Acoustic Prediction Program), MAPP 3D. Meyer’s extremely accurate and reliable speaker system design and prediction software originally developed more than 20 years ago, now in a 3-dimensional version. Currently in…
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How To: Using a Sound Devices MixPre as a USB Interface
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by Matt Collera The MixPre series by Sound Devices are compact, versatile, and easy-to-use mixer-recorders for use in professional and personal settings. With the ultra-low noise Kashmir analog microphone preamps, anyone can record high-quality multitrack audio for their podcast, instrument tracking, or field recording session. But did you know MixPres…
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Tiny Comm Tester
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TINY COMM TESTER: For Clear-Com compatible intercom systems. by Scott Helmke Similar to the Tiny Phantom Power Tester, this is another very simple idea that’s an important part of my toolbox. This allows very quick testing of an analog, Clear-Com style intercom line to make sure it’s receiving power, signal,…
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Demystify Audio: Wireless Intercom Systems
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This is a continuation of our intercom systems blog series. To learn more about analog party-line intercom systems, click here Demystify Audio: Party-Line Intercom Systems. Wireless intercoms have long been a staple of production intercom systems. In the simplest form, wireless communications can be handled by basic two-way radios, but…
