ELKHART, IN — In an example of co-engineering between Crown and JBL with expected benefits for all VerTec system owners, JBL Professional’s V4 DSP presets are now available for Crown’s I-Tech HD series amplifiers.
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One of PI’s most recognizable products in the market has always been the Blazon. From its creation in 1986, it has undergone many changes. The extrusion and lamp have been reduced to less than 25 percent of the original size, and it has gone from a plastic extrusion to a more rugged aluminum construction.
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With the 700 mHz band largely off limits and 2.4 mHz more and more congested by Wi-Fi, at least a couple of manufacturers are looking to the all-but-forgotten 900 mHz range for some relief. The new DTV-free SWM6000 Smart Spectrum wireless microphone system from Sabine is one of those.
Read More »STOW, OH — Audio-Technica is offering a 700 MHz trade-in program in an effort to encourage wireless users to move out of the 700 MHz spectrum range in anticipation of regulatory decisions by the FCC.
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SPRING ARBOR, MI — Ironman Sound Industries provided a turnkey solution from its St. Louis headquarters for the staging, audio equipment and labor for a concert featuring a local favorite, the David Crowder Band, and a supporting act at Spring Arbor University.
Read More »BURBANK, CA — Royer Labs ribbon microphones, widely used in recording studios, are stepping out on the road as well. A case in point is their use by Maroon 5 for their most recent tour through North and South America, South Africa and Dubai, UAE, where the band and FOH engineer Jim Ebdon used Royer’s R-121 Live ribbon microphones.
Read More »CLEVELAND, MS — Peavey Electronics has endowed a major musical-equipment grant totaling $60,000 to support curricula at the Delta Music Institute, a center for interdisciplinary studies in the music and entertainment industries at Delta State University.
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SPRINGDALE, AR — The Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team may have been the relocated Texas League/Double-A affiliate for the Kansas City Royals, but officials wanted to give their new home team a major-league welcome with a new ballpark that opened in 2008.
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ADAIR, OK —Dry Gulch USA, a year-round Western-themed attraction owned by Church on the Move of Tulsa, isn’t always as dry as its name suggests. So Stephen Arruda, the attraction’s AV coordinator, made sure that the new Technomad Berlin and Vernal loudspeakers used outdoors for PA announcements and musical performances would be able to stand up to more than a few drops of rain.
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MASON, Ohio — The weekly services at Christ’s Church have distinctly different styles — traditional, contemporary and blended. The church’s 1,300-seat sanctuary was recently renovated with a new sound system to handle the contemporary and blended services, and a smaller chapel was built to handle the traditional service.
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WASHINGTON, DC — The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts has recently upgraded the audio system used for nine of its performance spaces with Soundcraft and Studer digital mixing consoles.
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CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY — Ransdell Chapel at Campbellsville University, an 800-seat chapel complex on campus serving the 2,500 students, had a sound system that “was a poor design from the beginning,” according to Doug Price, the university’s audio and visual services coordinator.
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