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Missouri Church Relies on Pliant Technologies CrewCom System

Smaart v8.4 Update Released

Rational Acoustics announces the release of Smaart v8.4, the fourth major version update to its flagship Smaart v8 measurement platform. This free update includes many significant feature additions, interface modifications and bug fixes and is recommended for all Smaart v8 users. Smaart v8.4 expands on the already powerful SPL monitoring capability of Smaart v8. Primary feature additions in Smaart v8.4 include a robust new set of SPL data logging and interface improvements, a new Web browser interface for remotely viewing inputs that are actively logging SPL, 64-bit support for MacOS Catalina, new hotkeys for averaging dialogs, and other performance enhancements.

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German Exhibition Hall Gets Nightclub Vibe with Active Blue-Supplied dBTechnologies Gear

BREMEN, Germany – Attendees of the Bremer Freimarkt who were looking for an after-hours celebration didn’t have to go further than Hall 7 of Messe Bremen. As part of its transformation of the exhibition hall into a nightclub, Active Blue deployed dBTechnologies components, including 20 VIO L212 modules as a main array for the stage, combined with four VIO S118 subs and 20 L208 as sidefills and frontfills.

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53rd Annual CMA Awards Show Gets Wireless and Hard-Wired Audio Assist

NASHVILLE – The 53rd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena, saw the biggest names in country music come together once again for a special evening of live music and industry recognition. The audio technologies used by Kelsea Ballerini (pictured here) and other artists during the event included gear from Sennheiser (including its Digital 6000 wireless system) and hard-wired microphones from Audio-Technica.

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FOH November Issue, Subscription Sign-Ups at Booth #652 in Las Vegas This Week

LAS VEGAS – If you haven’t had a chance to check out FOH’s November issue yet and you are heading to the Las Vegas Convention Center this week, be sure to stop by booth #652 and pick up a copy of the magazine to catch up on the top-notch audio production supporting Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway and more. The booth will have issues of PLSN, Stage Directions, the EPD and other Timeless Communications magazines along with signup sheets for new subscriptions.

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Vienna Volksoper Upgrades with Nexus Network

VIENNA, Austria – During the summer break, the Volksoper in Vienna modernized and partially renewed its Nexus network, which had been installed by Berlin-based manufacturer Stage Tec since 2002. In addition, the Nexus network was supplemented by a router. The project was undertaken with the Salzbrenner media systems house.

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Soiled Dove Underground in Denver Using Allen & Heath dLive C3500 System

DENVER – When it comes to finding a place to listen to live music, choices range from dive bars to more acoustically refined venues. Among the latter is The Soiled Dove Underground, which recently upgraded its sound with the addition of a dLive C3500 digital mixing system from Allen & Heath. Pictured here with the dLive C3500 is audio engineer Chris Steele.

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