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TiMax Moves Adele

Adele in concert. Photo: Ralph Larmann

TiMax Moves Adele

LONDON – A TiMax SoundHub-S32 audio showcontrol matrix, specified by system engineer Ulf Oeckel and purchased by sound provider Black Box Music, was employed for the fundamentally simple but vital task of carrying Adele’s strong vocal range across two stages on her Adele Live 2016 tour – her first in four years. FOH engineer Dave Bracey points out one of the benefits of the TiMax system: “Fading time delay is something that’s not readily available in audio processing, but that’s the wonderful thing that it does!”

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Event Safety Alliance

ESA Protocols Emerge for Active Shooter Situations

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Although the 2011 collapse of the Indiana State Fair’s stage structure in high winds served as a catalyst for the emergence of the Event Safety Alliance, the group has never limited its safety mission to hazards arising from nature. In the aftermath of the June 12, 2016 mass murder at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where Omar Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 before being killed himself by police, ESA has issued protocols for active shooter situations in public venues.

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IT Awards Nominations Open

Nominations Open for 2016 Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards

LAS VEGAS — For the seventh time, FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN readers will have the opportunity to nominate audio, lighting, video and staging technologies worthy of an Indispensable Technology “IT” Award. The awards competition recognizes technologies that have advanced the state of the art in each of those categories within the previous year. The recognition process starts with nominations from readers of each magazine. Top nominated products make it onto the Parnelli Awards ballot for a final vote.

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al-12 without the grille

VUE Audiotechnik al-12

VUE Audiotechnik’s al-12 is the newest and largest addition to the company’s al-Class of Scalable Line Array Systems. Designed for large-scale applications, the al-12 is designed for higher efficiency, increased power handling and reduced power compression. The al-12 expands VUE’s sonic quality to larger applications in the global touring and permanent installation markets. It will also attract companies looking to expand their business or upgrade their aging and lower-performing 12- or 15-inch Line Array systems.

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Nicky Jam with DPA mic in hand.

DPA Mics Tour with Nicky Jam

MIAMI – FOH sound engineer Gabriel Fajardo has chosen DPA Microphone’s d:facto handheld mic not only to provide clear, natural sound for his artist Nicky Jam on his worldwide shows, but also for its help in eliminating ambient noise. Fajardo first started working with DPA’s products four years ago and has relied on them since.

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Monitor mixer Brad Galvin (right) with Josh Osmond, FOH engineer.

Lumineers Make All the Right Noises with DiGiCo

DENVER – On tour with The Lumineers, Monitor Mixer Brad Galvin’s console of choice is a DiGiCo SD5, provided by Sound Image in the US and SSE in Europe. “My last console did a job for me, but when it comes to input count and scalability as far as I/O or outputs go, DiGiCo has to be my go-to,” he reveals. “You can also get DiGiCo boards anywhere around the world…”

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Dom Harter, Martin Audio's new managing director, does a demo at InfoComm 2016.

Martin Audio Introduces Products, New Managing Director at InfoComm 2016

LAS VEGAS – Martin Audio offered InfoComm 2016 attendees new product launches and demo experiences recently in Las Vegas. New products included new color and finish capability for its CDD Series – including a special chrome finish version. Also unveiled were the new CDD-WR weatherized series for outdoor venues, the CCD-LIVE! series for the US market, and an introduction to Martin Audio’s new Managing Director Dom Harter.

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Atco Dragway.

Danley, Ashly Get Checkered Flag at Atco Dragway

ATCO, NJ –  For more than 50 years, New Jersey’s Atco Dragway has set the scene for many of the memories most cherished by Northeast drag-racing enthusiasts. Its quarter-mile strip sees action more days than not (in addition to weekend events, weekday events are commonplace), making Atco Dragway one of the busiest in the country. However, the thunder from the engines was, until recently, the only full-frequency effect at Atco; all of the sound reinforcement squeezed its way into the world through anemic paging horns. Now, fully-weatherproofed, full-frequency Danley OS-80 loudspeakers backed by Ashly processing and amplification keep up- if only sonically- with the dragsters on the dragway.

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Hust's facility in Croatia.

Community Partners with Hust for Croatia Distributorship

ZAGREB, Croatia – Community Professional Loudspeakers has appointed Hust d.o.o. as its distributor for Croatia. Founded in 1994 in Zagreb, Hust is one of the leading Croatian distributors and manufacturers of professional audio, electronics and control systems. Brands distributed by Hust include Biamp, TOA, Apart, Univox and Screenline.

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Bellota is the sixth dining establishment in the Bay Area—a trendsetting center for food and tech innovation—to install Constellation to create the ideal acoustic environment.

Meyer Provides Sound Solutions for Bay Area Restaurants

SAN FRANCISCO – Bellota is the sixth dining establishment in the Bay Area—a trendsetting center for food and tech innovation—to install Meyer Sound’s Constellation to create the ideal acoustic environment, aka. to “tune the buzz.” “Constellation is a flexible system that creates balance,” says Jonny Raglin, who managed the Bellota project for The Absinthe Group, where he’s director of bars. “It allows us to create different atmospheres at different times. We’re able to make it romantic and quiet in a certain portion of the space, and lively in another part of the space at the same time.”

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Reggie Watts, musical director and announcer for the Late Late Show on CBS, uses Sensaphonics 3D AARO in-ear system to monitor his IFB and band feeds while hearing the stage acoustically with Active Ambient technology.

Late Late Show’s Reggie Watts Rocks with 3D AARO

CHICAGO – As musical director, bandleader, and announcer for The Late Late Show on CBS, improvising vocalist, comedian, and actor Reggie Watts is a busy guy with a lot to keep track of on stage. To monitor his band, “Karen,” while interacting with host James Corden and taking direction from the control room, he uses Sensaphonics 3D AARO Active Ambient IEM System on stage. The patented system uses microphones embedded in custom soft silicone earphones to add controlled ambience to the in-ear mix, which includes the band feed, host James Corden’s mic, and the IFB feed from the control room.

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RCF and Fremont Street in Las Vegas.

RCF Provides Sound for Vegas’ Fremont Street

LAS VEGAS – RCF has recently been awarded the contract to provide sound reinforcement for the upgrade and expansion of the Las Vegas Fremont Street Viva Vision LED display canopy that covers the four city block stretch in uptown Las Vegas. A total of 50 clusters — 350 total speakers — will be used in the installation. Each cluster is comprised of six HDL20-A dual 10″ two-way active line array modules with one SUB8005-AS active 21″ subwoofer custom mounted on a steel frame and flown below the canopy.

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