In the past couple of years, digital speaker processors have gone from early adopter stuff for the rich and touring to too economical not to have. Not so long ago, good soundcos were racking and stacking analog crossovers, signal limiters and equalizers to create the secret sauce known as a drive rack. And in that chain of processing, everything had to be set just right or the show had no headroom and speaker drivers were in peril of death-by-amplifier.
Read More »North America comprises an estimated 50% of the world's market for professional sound systems; it's even a bigger piece of the pie if you include installed sound, which increasingly blurs the borderline with the also-expanding high-end residential audio sector. No wonder everyone wants in.
Three European speaker and system manufacturing companies have secured beachheads in the U.S. in the last couple of years, and each has their own strengths. Outline Audio, based in Brescia, Italy, brings with it products for all of the major market sectors, including three line array systems for touring sound, architectural and cinema series and an array of DSP, mixers and amplifiers that make it look a bit like Harman with a light dusting of Parmesan on top: a comprehensive, selfsupporting solutions set for a wide variety of applications.
Read More »WEST SUSSEX, UK — Italian manufacturer PROEL spa has announced that it has acquired the assets of Turbosound Ltd in an effort to add depth to PROEL's position in the marketplace, allowing it to benefit from an international company that has specialized in the design and manufacture of sound reinforcement products.
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MIAMI, FL — Sennheiser provided Prince's chrome-plated wireless vocal microphone for the Super Bowl XLI halftime show, which took place under very wet conditions in an outdoor arena with no roofing or material to cover the stage.
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DALY CITY, CA — Evanescence is currently on a worldwide tour through 2007 with FOH (front of house) mixer Eddie Mapp and the Digidesign VENUE live sound environment at the helm.
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MERIDIAN, MS — The new Peavey Feedback Ferret D is a feedback suppressing device that includes Peavey's patented anti-feedback algorithm and feature set. This DSP uses 16 "smart" digital filters to find and fix compromised frequencies before they become problematic with four user presets, power-up recall, "panic" filters, XLR and 1/4-inch TRS balanced I/O and an internal power supply — plus a graphic interface to simplify setup and monitoring.
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LAS VEGAS — Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas is in the midst of a major facilities expansion program, with some help from Meyer sound. By the middle of 2007, for example, the main worship auditorium will be expanded to more than double its present size. Part of the plan calls for installation of a 40-cabinet self-powered Meyer Sound system, with MICA curvilinear array loudspeakers as the keystone element.
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SIGNAL HILL, CA — ATM Fly-Ware and Harry Donovan have teamed up to conduct regional rigging seminars in 2007 for installers and contractors of permanent sound installations.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and tour producer Live Nation broke the news at the Concert Industry Consortium in Los Angeles that their 12th annual Ozzfest tour — a 25-date tour launching on July 7 in Los Angeles — is pulling the plug on ticket prices, calling this summer's Ozzfest "FreeFest."
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OSLO, NORWAY — Vamp recently completed a three-week tour of Norway with the Norwegian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra that culminated at the Oslo Spektrum Arena, where Vamp delivered its blend of Norwegian folk, Celtic music and rock to a sell-out crowd of 8,000, and for the tour, the role of monitor engineer was filled by Espen Andersen, using one of Soundcraft's new Vi6 digital desks.
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OAKLAND, CA — Located on Broadway in downtown Oakland, Calif, the Paramount Theatre is one of the Bay Area's prime spots for high-profile concerts, lectures, theatre, and film; recent entertainment has run the gamut from B.B. King to the Oakland East Bay Symphony to a series of lectures by legendary film figures such as Robert Redford and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, but while the acts booked have been strictly A-list, one recurrent complaint has dogged the theatre in recent years: mediocre sound.
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