BRISBANE, Australia – Biamp Systems’ Tesira, a DSP-based media system, is used for interactive audio for The Cube, an interactive learning and display space at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) here. The Cube is installed in the university’s Science and Engineering Centre.
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MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee’s “Big Gig” – Summerfest – has claimed the title of the world’s largest music festival for the past 16 consecutive years, and 2014 was the 20th year the festival has counted upon Clearwing Productions for support. This year’s event featured more than 800 acts on 11 stages over an 11-day span. Clearwing Productions relied upon DiGiCo consoles to run the FOH mix for six of the festival’s seven largest park stages.
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d&b audiotechnik announced that d&b R1 remote control software V2.2.1 is now available for download from the company’s website. It incorporates the Open Control Architecture (OCA) protocol to communicate over Ethernet with D80 amplifiers. U.K.-based Skan PA implemented it for the first time at the Other Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, pictured here.
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ELSAU, Switzerland – Swiss rental and event production company show-concept.ch has recently purchased a Harman JBL VTX V20 line array system and additional Crown amplifiers from Harman Professional distributors Dr. W.A. Guenther Audio Systems AG with the aim of broadening the range of services they offer.
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dB Technologies recently upgraded their active subwoofer offerings with the new SUB H Series of 15” (pictured here) and 18” hybrid horn-loaded cabinets. The new design promises extended low-frequency range and high performance output while reducing the cabinet weight and increasing power efficiency.
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NEW YORK — Lawo named Karl Kussmaul product support manager. Kussmaul brings with him extensive experience in pro audio and video, having served for many years in product management and support roles with Sony.
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DEQUINCY, LA — The local Pentecostal Church here required an upgrade to its sound system, and with a change from a center cluster long overdue, Pastor Wayne Neyland turned to Sulphur, LA-based systems integrator Advanced Audio Video Technologies and Harman’s JBL VerTec line arrays and Crown amplifiers to bring the sanctuary’s sound up to date.
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Flex Rental Solutions announces Flex 4.9.0, a leading web-based inventory and financial management software for needs of the live event industry. New features and enhancements in 4.9.0 include recurring billing, warehouse bins functionality, a new virtually scan all in feature, the ability to turn off and on automatic availability calculations in quotes, cheat sheets, pricing tier minimums, support for A4 paper size printing for reports, a new pending returns tab and other improvements. Additionally, a native iOS iPad/iPhone version for Flex users is slated for fall release.
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STRAWBERRY, CA — Musician and front of house engineer Theodore “Ted” Rodden was murdered on August 20, shot while in his back yard, apparently by a deranged neighbor who later committed suicide. Rodden was the house soundman at the Rancho Nicasio restaurant and nightclub in western Marin County, Calif., a position he held for some 15 years, since the popular venue was purchased and operated by Huey Lewis manager Bob Brown in 1999. Brown retained the roadhouse feel and charm of the original venue and Rodden’s easygoing personality and gentle demeanor was ideal for dealing with the wide variety of local and occasional major-name acts that performed there.
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LONGMONT, CO — DPA Inc., the U.S. branch of DPA Microphones, named Christopher Spahr, Leonardo Romero and Pedro Rocha area sales managers for the Eastern U.S., Western U.S. and Southern U.S./Latin America regions, respectively. The company has also promoted Shan Siebert to general manager of its Longmont, CO-based office. The photo here includes, from left, Christopher Spahr, Leonardo Romero, Shan Siebert and Pedro Rocha.
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Sennheiser’s “Praise Pack” microphone bundle targets the needs of small and medium sized churches. It includes four e 835 dynamic microphones housed in an embroidered gator case.
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