SEATTLE — EAW said its self-powered, 3-way NTL720 sound system has become more popular in the Pacific Northwest due to its reliability, flexibility and price. Leading regional S.R. providers including Carlson Audio Systems, Audio Media, Inc. and Triamp Group have all found the EAW NTL720 a good fit.
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Audio-Technica’s first-ever ribbon microphones, the AT4080 and AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphones, are part of A-T’s expanding 40 Series. The hand-built microphones feature a ribbon transducer designed for durability, high SPL capability and audio quality.
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The Soundcraft Si1 digital live sound console is the latest addition to the Si Series family, the third model in the Si line. The Si1 is 1,200mm wide and has a U.K. list price under £14,000, or about $23,000. The Si1 has 32 mic inputs mapped on 16 faders, and with four dedicated Stereo Line channels, four dedicated FX Returns from the four stereo Lexicon FX processors can mix up to 48 inputs.
Read More »NEW YORK —AES announced a mix of advanced workshops and more fundamental tuturial presentations for its 127th convention at the Javits Center from Oct. 9-12, a process called “a demanding challenge” by Agnieszka Roginska, convention committee chair.
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Fantasy Sound International and Proel provided the sound at Kaohsiung Arena, a 56,000-square-meter, 15,000-capacity multi-purpose stadium in this southern Taiwan city, one of main stadiums used for World Games 2009.
Read More »OLD LYME, CT — Sennheiser’s Seminars4Worship, a traveling workshop for worship leaders and technicians, has expanded with a wireless PM mixing session led by Sennheiser’s installed sound applications manager, Kent Margraves.
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SAN BERNARDINO, CA — Guerilla Union’s Rock the Bells tour made its Southern California appearance at the San Manuel Amphitheater before a crowd of some 14,000 revelers. The sound system included of components from D.A.S. Audio’s Aero 2 catalog.
Read More »NASHVILLE — Digital Console Rental, Inc. (DCR), founded by sound engineer Howard Jones in 2004, got its start with DiGiCo’s D5. The company, which now offers products for a range of touring artists, sound reinforcement companies and corporate events, recently added DiGiCo’s SD8 to its inventory.
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TACOMA, WA —With the ambient noise of multiple furnaces, whirring blow-torches and other machinery, even normal conversation can be a challenge at the Hot Shop at the Museum of Glass. To boost intelligibility in the 200-seat amphitheater that surrounds the workspace, the museum is using a single Community Entasys full-range column-line-array speaker.
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COLUMBIA, MD — In Howard Community College’s Smith Theater, a typical day might include theater and film to lectures and meetings, with the occasional live concert thrown in as well. The college chose an Allen & Heath iLive-112 digital mixing console as the control center for its new system.
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ANNISTON, AL — Sound Solutions, Oxford, Ala., recently completed one of the first house worship installations of the Electro-Voice EVA compact line array at Center of Hope Church. EVA is the first line array in EV’s “EV-Innovation” family of installation-dedicated loudspeaker systems.
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The Luxor Theatre, used for musicals, variety shows, stage plays, rock concerts and other events, has been equipped an Alcons loudspeaker system, which beat out two other competing systems in a staged demo event.
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