CHICAGO'S MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ADDS PRECISION 8
CHICAGO'S MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ADDS PRECISION 8
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 2007: The 300-seat auditorium in Chicago's
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) hosts an amazing diversity of musical and
theatrical styles, from jazz to classical and from pop to avant-garde.
Dennis O'Shea, the MCA's manager of technical production, recently added a
second eight-channel TRUE Systems Precision 8 preamp/DI to the auditorium's
reinforcement and archival system so that all sixteen recording channels
could benefit from the Precision 8's clean, warm sound.
The MCA bought the original Precision 8 after upgrading to a Yamaha DM1000
digital mixer. O'Shea explained, "We switched over from the typical 'barge'
board to get something smaller and to take advantage of digital memory. With
the addition of the sixteen Precision pres we've added a very exclusive
layer to the board. The Precision 8 has a warmth, clarity, and consistency
that's unlike any other mic pre I've sampled before. Since it's honest and
uncolored, it serves all of the varied musical styles that play the MCA
nicely."
In addition to live reinforcement, the MCA archives performances to hard
drive or digital tape through a 16-channel Aurora converter, bypassing the
console altogether. With the second unit, all 16 channels are now fed by
TRUE Systems pres.
In addition to a 1.5 Hz to 500 kHz frequency response - which ensures that
the much smaller audio range is fully within the linear response of the
circuitry - the Precision 8 has additional features that greatly increase
its flexibility for the MCA. First, channels one and two are capable of
decoding MS (mid-side) stereo information, which O'Shea uses with a pair of
matched AKG microphones. Second, two of the channels can serve as direct
inputs (DIs), which O'Shea prefers to both his active and passive standalone
DIs. "There's an obvious difference that I can hear. The Precision 8 DIs are
much cleaner and don't have that 'dry' sound that I associate with active
DIs. It rounds and warms the sound of guitars, keyboards, bass, or anything
else we have occasion to use them with."
TRUE Systems, Tucson, Arizona designs, engineers and manufactures
high-value, high-end professional audio products at reasonable prices for
the domestic and international marketplace. Tim Spencer is the principal
designer and engineering force behind the company. Tim has been with TRUE
Systems since it's inception in 1997. The U.S. built line includes the SOLO
series, the P2 Analog and Precision 8 multi-channel mic preamps. In 2007,
TRUE Systems plans new product introductions, greater trade show
participation, increased marketing and public relations support and an
ongoing effort to improve dealer relationships.
TRUE Systems can be reached via e-mail at sales@true-systems.com or via
phone at (520) 721-2735.
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