AMARILLO, TX — Appropriately enough for one of the top rodeo venues in Texas, the Amarillo National Center Tri-State Fairgrounds has received a new Electro-Voice sound system. Designed by Little Orchard Sound, Inc. (Newcastle, Okla.), the system uses 18 EV ZX5 15-inch two-way speakers and eight EV QRx218S dual-18-inch subwoofers aimed over the audience bleachers, with 10 ZX5s aimed over the arena floor.
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WEST HILLS, CA — The A-Designs Audio REDDI tube direct injection box features a 1/4-inch Switchcraft input jack on the faceplate, replacing the heavy-duty power toggle switch that has now been relocated to the product's rear panel. It also includes a 6NIP vacuum tube and massive custom wound output transformer coupled with a toroidal power transformer. Housed in a vented metal casing sporting, the enhanced REDDI features a Neutrik Combo XLR 1/4-inch input connector, balanced XLR output connector, rotary level knob and blue LED power indicator on its faceplate in addition to the new Thru. Aside from the on/off power switch's new placement, the rear panel continues to feature a ground lift switch and IEC AC power connector. The REDDI is intended for basses, guitars, keyboards/synths and other electronic instruments that require a direct box for both recording and live performance applications. MSRP: $795.00.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — For their return performance at the Grammy Awards, The Police made use of two Sennheiser e865 vocal mics, as well as an HSP4-EW headset and an SK500G2 bodypack. The show also made use of Sennheiser RF PM systems.
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Alex Campos recently recorded a live DVD named "El Sonido Del Silencio-Acoustic/Unplugged-2007," and the concert took place at the Iglesia Filadelfia Puente Largo in Bogota, Colombia. Campos was joined by some guest stars, including Marcos Witt, a Latin Christian artist and Hispanic pastor at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas; Lilly Goodman, a female vocalist from the Dominican Republic; and Dr. P a Hip-Hop artist hailing from Puerto Rico.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — Over the last couple of months, FOH has reported on the impending opening up of the bandwidth used for wireless mics and monitoring systems to a new class of unlicensed consumer devices. Backed by some political heavy-hitters and a ton of consumer electronics lobbying dollars, the Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 (S. 2686, H.R. 5252) includes a provision called the Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 ("WIN Act"), which is intended to permit unlicensed, non-exclusive use of unassigned television broadcast channels ("white space," also known as the space where our wireless systems live).
Read More »GAINESVILLE, GA — Tom Danley will unveil a new subwoofer at the NSCA Expo 2007 in Orlando, Fl in March, which was initially designed for the military and dubbed the "Matterhorn" by Danley Sound Labs, the subwoofer is housed in a shipping container measuring 8' x 8' x 20' and generates 40,000 watts.
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GAINESVILLE, GA — The new Danley Sound Labs SH-25 loudspeaker is composed of a single one-inch tweeter, four four-inch mids, and eight 6.5-inch woofers and measures 28" x 28" x 42." Sensitivity is rated at 104dB, and maximum output reaches 140 dB.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Written by British author Ben Elton in conjunction with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, We Will Rock You has played London, Tokyo, Moscow and many other cities around the world. Six main cast members backed by a sizable ensemble, a live band, sets that change in seconds, synched video, sound effects, more than 200 lighting cues, and an equipment list more than three pages long give the show sizable technical scope.
Read More »MIAMI — Auto manufacturer Cadillac recently employed EV XLD sound for a series of meetings, events and previews held at the Doral Resort in Miami for 200 of their top dealers, all of whom were on their way to watch the Superbowl.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — JBL Professional VerTec line arrays were deployed by rental company Sound Image for the 20th Annual Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. The Crown-powered system consisted of 52 VerTec VT4889 full-size line array elements and 24 VT4880 full-size arrayable subwoofers.
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PARIS — Several PA companies in France have joined forces with one another, and with loudspeaker manufacturer NEXO SA, to create a new shared-inventory scheme: NEXSTEP.
Read More »Brian: Hey Paul, I've got an interesting one for you. I recently went out to do a site survey for an upcoming show and had a rather awkward experience. You see, one of my clients is a local Christian radio station that promotes a variety of CCM concerts in the area. They typically use one of the larger area churches as the venue. While I am used to most of the rooms, I occasionally have to look at a new room that we haven't done a show in before. It was on one of these visits that I got myself into a bit of a bind. I listened to their system a bit and determined that I would rather bring in my own rig to cover the room, as I was not pleased with the coverage that their distributed house system provided.
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