BELFAST, Northern Ireland – The refurbished Metropolitan Tabernacle in Belfast has been equipped with a Studer Vista 5 digital console, the first chosen for a U.K. church. The Tabernacle's in-house technical team, led by Trevor Bowron and Ian McAlees, who completed the install, said it was also the first digital console used by the church.
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Audio-Technica's BP892 MicroSet Subminiature Omnidirectional Condenser Headworn Microphone now comes standard with the company's AT8464 Dual-Ear Microphone Mount. The new AT8464 allows a single ear-worn BP892 MicroSet Headworn Mic to be converted to a dual-ear-worn unit.
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Allen & Heath has released a new version of its iLive firmware and Editor software, which includes a range of enhancements including support of the new iLive-R72 Control Surface, Dual-Rack input expansion, and "SuperStrip" user view in the Editor control software.
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BATON ROUGE, LA – Hurricane Gustav might not have flattened A.W. Mumford Stadium, the 29,500-seat sports venue for Southern University and A&M College, but it did knock out the sound system – and underscore the importance that an audio system can have to a college sports program.
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TIRANA, Albania – Prosound Shpk, EAW's Albanian distributor, designed and installed the sound system for a 600-capacity nightclub that reopened recently. Catering to the needs of DJs and live bands, the club, Mumja, has been equipped with eight EAW JFL210 Compact Line Array Modules and four EAW LA400 Subwoofers.
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SURREY, BC – For an indoor/outdoor series of concerts and live video feeds of Olympics events – one of several staged in the Vancouver area during the winter games – Briere Production Group provided a full complement of gear from Martin Audio.
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ZEVENBERGEN, The Netherlands – Dekker Sound used Proel audio gear for "The Music Weekend," which drew a crowd with its blend of music and motor sports. Featured performers using the Proel Axiom system included Jan Smit, de 3 J's, Jannes, Peter Beense and Marco Canters.
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TOTOWA, NJ – APB-DynaSonics has announced that DiModica Sales will serve as sales representative for the company in Florida and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1993, Di-Modica Sales currently represents QSC, Lowell, Aphex Brace Audio products, among others.
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HARRIS, MI – Foreigner is touring in support of Can't Slow Down, the band's first studio release with Kelly Hansen on vocals. On tour, Hansen relies on beyerdynamic Opus Series wireless microphones night after night.
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PITTSBURGH – Northern Sound & Light (NSL) has added Gordon Mann to its sales staff. Mann holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in sound recording and multimedia management from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and has studio, staging and musical performance experience and has also worked at NSL as an order filler and product inspector.
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BARCELONA – After nearly seven years of planning and construction, Primera Liga opened the Estadi del RCD Espanyol Cornellá-El Prat soccer stadium. The stadium seats 40,000 and features a progressive design. It also houses a Harman Professional sound system complete with Crown amplifiers, BSS processors and JBL Loudspeakers.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Lawo consoles and routers played a key role in the production of international and national feeds in studios and OB vans in Vancouver and Whistler, including ARD and ZDF (Germany), Alfacam (Belgium), CTV (Canada), YLE (Finland), SVT (Sweden), CCTV (China), NRK (Norway) and ORF (Austria).
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