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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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.
Read More »ORLANDO, FL — Advance tickets for the Parnelli Awards, held during LDI at The Peabody Orlando Hotel, must be purchased by Tuesday, November 13. For… Read More »Parnelli Award Dinner Tickets
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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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DEVON, UK — Bill Woods has been appointed to the position of group sales and marketing director for MC2 Audio, XTA and Quested Monitoring Systems.
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WATERFORD, MI — ISP Technologies has introduced its first offering of weather resistant speakers designed for clarity, fidelity and mid-range.
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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
OXNARD, CA — Rat Sound Systems Inc. has announced that it has awarded the licensing of the MicroWedge series of monitors and its family of products to EAW, who will be the new sole manufacturer and distributor of the MicroWedge.
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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.
Read More »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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Who: Jerry Krulewicz, president and co-founder of Wireworks Corporation.
What: A manufacturer of audio and audio/video cabling systems for the professional audio, broadcast and live performance industries.
Where: Hillside, N.J.
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Yes, I am an old fart. Even though I am 46 years young, my old fartiness shows when I lust to visit stores like Radio Shack or Fry’s Electronics. But once inside the store, I gravitate to the electronic components and tools instead of the consumer electronics that everyone else heads for.
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