BELLINGHAM, WA – It didn't take long for John Bauer, technical director at the not-for-profit Mount Baker Theatre, to make the leap from analog to digital. After viewing Soundcraft's Vi1 console at LDI last year, he ordered a demo unit and found it waiting for him upon his return. Before long, he was comfortable using the unit himself.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – The American DJ Group has reached a settlement with Wal-Mart Stores and DBL Distributing, a division of Ingram Micro, in a trademark infringement lawsuit regarding its American Audio brand. The suit alleged that the two aforementioned companies and three other firms had wrongfully used the "American Audio" trademark in advertising, distributing and promoting audio products that were not made by or affiliated with either American DJ or American Audio.
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AUSTIN, TX – Omega Broadcast Group provided Riedel's Acrobat Wireless Intercom System to the XI Media staff at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival's Fader Fort stage.
Read More »Duran Audio BV's two AXYS iPhone Apps and the AXYS Wireless Network Interface let users take advantage of the on-board pre-set programmability of the AXYS products to now switch programs from their Apple device and then adjust volume, EQ, mute or solo. The App is free to AXYS users, with price TBC for the AXYS Wireless Network Interface.
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CERRITOS, CA – Engineer Melissa Britton used the new NEXO 45 N-12 12-inch line monitor for Earl Klugh and his band at a recent show held at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.
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SYDNEY – Hillsong Church is using Lab.gruppen's PLM Series powered loudspeaker management system for its flagship Baulkham Hills campus here. The PLMs power the church's new speaker system and make use of the Lab's integrated Lake processing and monitoring features.
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RANCHI, India – The Opening and Closing Ceremonies at India's 34th National Games 2011 involved 7,000 athletes from all of the nation's states and 45,000 people in the audience. Sound.com, which had also provided audio for the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, used Optocore gear for audio transport.
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FRANKFORT, IL – Sound Works Productions, Inc. recently purchased a NEXO GEO S12 line array system, RS18s and NXAmp 4x4s for their rental inventory. The company, which has been providing sound reinforcement services for five years, ordered 14 GEO S 1210s, two S1230s, eight of the new RS18 ray subs and six NXAmp 4×4 amplifiers.
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SOUTHLAKE, TX – Systems integrator Beck Associates provided a MediorNet fiber network backbone and an Artist digital matrix intercom from Riedel Communications for Gateway Church, creating a fiber-based, real-time network for 3G/HD-SDI video, audio, data and communications for the church's three separate campuses.
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MILWAUKEE – Clearwing Productions added Kerry Miller to the Milwaukee office as design/build manager. Prior to Clearwing, Miller was service manager at Select Sound Service. He also has more than 15 years experience as a sound engineer, previously touring with national acts such as The Righteous Brothers and Semisonic.
Read More »PARTRIDGE GREEN, U.K. – In a joint technical initiative with Audinate and Lab.gruppen to provide a combination of Lake DSP, Lab.gruppen's PLM platform and Audinate's Dante networked audio distribution, Turbosound has announced the release of the Dante-enabled 20000DP amplifier to power its new Flashline Line Array system.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announced the availability of the iPad app StageMix for the Yamaha LS9 digital audio console. Similar to the iPad app recently launched for the Yamaha M7CL console, StageMix allows remote control of LS9 mix functions via a graphic interface from anywhere within wireless range. The application enables the engineer to set up monitor mixes from a performer's position on stage directly controlling mix parameters via the iPad.
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