BARCELONA — When Barcelona-based sound contractor and XTA distributor Adagio SA was commissioned to design the audio system for the 4,000-capacity B3 multiroom dance venue in Dos Hermanas (near Seville), XTA was chosen to deliver the audio processing.
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DULUTH, MN — Supercharged snowmobile engines issue high-pitched screams at 130 dB, pushed to piston-pummeling extremes as they tear around the track. The crowd is nearly as noisy, loving every minute of it. Being heard above all this is easier said than done. And then there’s the mud, the slush and the dirt. That’s why making live sound reinforcement happen on the World Power Sports Association (WPSA) Racing Sno-X snowmobile and ATV tours — as seen on the Speed Channel and ESPN — requires some tough loudspeakers.
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COHASSET and HYANNIS, MA —The South Shore Music Circus and its sister venue, the Cape Cod Melody Tent, stand tall as the last two U.S. continuously operating in-the-round tent theatres. Meyer Sound M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers were recently installed at both historic venues.
ORLANDO, FL — The deadline to purchase tickets for the Parnelli Awards, held during LDI at The Peabody Orlando Hotel, is quickly approaching. The event… Read More »Last Chance to Purchase Tickets to the Parnelli Awards!
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GREENSBORO, NC — WorxAudio Technologies has introduced the M80i Install Line Array. A member of WorxAudio Technologies’ TrueLine Series, the new M80i is a two-way, high efficiency, ultra compact line array loudspeaker system designed for the most natural sounding reproduction of speech and music program material. This new loudspeaker system is designed for a wide variety of sound reinforcement applications, including corporate/industrial presentation venues, performance venues and clubs, houses of worship, theaters and AV production.
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GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY — Tour rental sound company Sirius Showequipment AG recently provided audio services for a sold-out concert featuring Germany’s most popular band Pur. With a supporting symphony orchestra on twin stages at the Veltins Arena, the event drew a crowd of approximately 65,000 people.
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TALLINN, ESTONIA —The three-day Estonian Youth Song and Dance Celebration has never been a small event, and its 10th anniversary was no exception. Held every five years, this year’s landmark event featured more than 35,000 participants, including 831 choirs, 127 dance groups, 47 orchestras, as well as a 15,000-member children’s choir and 200-piece brass band.
Read More »NEW DELHI, INDIA — Allen & Heath has appointed SunInfonet as its exclusive distributor in India. The company will manage the sales, distribution and service of the complete Allen & Heath product line from their HQ in Delhi.
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CHICAGO — The 300-seat auditorium in Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) hosts a diversity of musical and theatrical styles, from jazz to classical and from pop to avant-garde. Dennis O'Shea, 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 16 recording channels could benefit from the Precision 8s' clean, warm sound.
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SWANSEA, UK — The Storys, a band from South Wales that recently released its first album on its own label, has now completed a second UK tour supporting none other than Sir Elton John. Playing to crowds of up to 30,000 at prominent arenas and sports grounds throughout the UK and Europe, the band and its Sound Engineer Dale Hanson have been traveling with their own front-of-house desk, a Soundcraft Vi6 digital live mixing console.
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TALLAHASSEE, FL — In what is becoming a fairly typical problem for many houses of worship, St. Paul's United Methodist Church needed an audio system for a modern style service with electric bands that wouldn’t be visible to the traditional parishioners who valued the sanctity of their sanctuary.
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The RSS Digital V-Mixing System incorporates the new RSS M-400 Live Digital Console, configurable digital snakes with remotely controlled mic preamps, for approximately $10,000.
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