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Vans Warped Tour Rocks Sennheiser

Vans Warped Tour Rocks Sennheiser

OLD LYME, CT — Several bands on this year’s Vans Warped Tour used Sennheiser mics. The tour, which combines extreme music and extreme sports, came to an end in late August after a trek through 25 states and four Canadian provinces that began in late June.

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Dream Theater Tour Wakes Up with Yamaha

BUENA PARK, CA —Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced that the first live use of the new DSP5D expander for the Yamaha PM5D console is taking place on the Dream Theater tour. Hired by Dream Theater, independent engineer Randy Lane is mixing front-of-house. He selected Clair Brothers to handle production for the tour in both the U.S. and internationally.

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beyerdynamic DT 60 PRO In-Ear Headphones

FARMINGDALE, NY — beyerdynamic introduces the DT 60 PRO In-Ear Headphones.  Designed for use with in-ear monitoring systems, the DT 60 PRO is designed to provide accurate audio reproduction combined with effective sound isolation in loud environments.

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MacArthur Park Concert Series Powered by Crown

LOS ANGELES — Nothing provides a better focus for an urban population than a free summer concert series, a fact that is being illustrated by MacArthur Park's historic Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. To properly accommodate sound reinforcement duties for a diverse roster of acts, LA Sound Company, in conjunction with Brian Riordan of Levels Audio, used Crown I-Tech and XTi Series power amplifiers driving a fully JBL loudspeaker setup.

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New Gear

OVO Systems Lava Line Array
OVO Systems’ compact line array, the Lava, is a small vertical array designed to have a combined output of 1200 Watts RMS. The Lava System is composed of four mid-highs and one low cabinet. Each of the four mid-highs uses two 6.5-inch woofers and a 2-inch compression driver; the low contains two 12-inch woofers, as well as housing a four-channel class H power amplifier. The amplifier wattage is designed to work with all com-ponents in the system and enables the user to easily control the frequency from 80 Hz to 250 Hz on the amplifier itself. The system also allows for 16 positions of display angles for better dispersion of sound.
OVO Systems • 210.684.2600 • www.ovosystems.com

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Maroon 5 on the Road with Venue

DALY CITY, CA — Maroon 5 is currently on tour in support of their sophomore studio outing, It Won't Be Soon Before Long, released this spring. Maroon 5 engineer Ryan Cecil decided to take the Digidesign Venue system on the road to handle the band’s monitor needs.   

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Big Show, Small Venue

OK, so this R & B group I am touring with does either REALLY big gigs,or REALLY small gigs. Pretty much not much in between.

So sometimes the advances are really easy,"PM 5D? Yup, fine! VerTec? Cool dude! See ya Saturday" kinda thing….Then there is the other hand……….

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