REDMOND, WA – The American Idols LIVE! Tour 2014, set to wrap up at Marymoor Park here Aug. 23, included Sennheiser’s Digital 9000 wireless system. Clair Global’s audio team used 16 channels to support the needs of the live production.
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LAS VEGAS — The outrageous performer and talented front man for The Tubes, Fee Waybill, will be the host for the 14th annual Parnelli Awards Nov. 22 in Las Vegas. “I’m really looking forward to this,” says Waybill. “I was actually a roadie myself before The Tubes. I’ve always had a tremendous amount of respect for the people who make our shows happen.”
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Empire PRO will be hosting an in-depth “Low-Volt System Design” training day by QSC on August 27. Two sessions (11-1pm & 2-4pm) and lunch (1-2pm) will be provided. The training is open to AV Professionals and their end-user clients.
Read More »OXFORD, U.K. –Solid State Logic (SSL) is offering its Live Console Operator Training Days at company headquarters here Sept. 17-18, Oct. 1-2 and Nov. 5-6. The one-day courses are designed to serve as an introduction to the SSL Live console and will include hands-on experience for all participants. While offered at no cost, the free events do require advance registration.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Pro AV wholesale distributor, Empire PRO, left a lasting impression with hundreds of their clients and vendors at their Open House event.
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George Petersen previews the August issue of FRONT of HOUSE, available now in print, online or with our FREE iPad edition
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ANAHEIM, CA – In preparation for President Obama’s commencement address, the University of California-Irvine turned to audio designer Trace Goodman for the graduation ceremony held at Angel Stadium here. Goodman employed 28 Anya cabinets for the event.
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SPLIT, Croatia – The Ultra Music Festival was powered by 100s of RCF’s TT+ Series products. The main PA consisted of two hangs of 20 TTL55-A dual 12” three-way active line array elements with a straight cardioid array of 42 TTS56-A dual 21” active subwoofers electronically curved via the algorithm in RCF’s proprietary RDNet to achieve a wide and smooth sub-frequency coverage. Additionally, eight HDL20-A dual 10” active line array modules were utilized for front fills. Sidefills comprised an array of six TTL55-A (left) and 10 TTL55-A (right) while two delay towers situated 200-feet back were covered by hangs of 8 TTL55-A.
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MECHELEN, Belgium – The combination of TiMax Image Definitions and its TimeLine facility allowed sound designer Guido Olischlager to keep pace with the moving audience seating used in 14-18 Spektakel Musical.
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SEATTLE — Sennheiser will supply several hundred Momentum headphones for the EMP Museum in Seattle.
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Harman Professional announced that SSE Audio Group has been appointed a Soundcraft Vi Select Dealer, and immediately purchased one of the first Soundcraft Vi3000 digital consoles. SSE’s Vi3000 had had its first major outing at the recent Isle of Wight Festival where it was used to mix monitors for Travis.
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Saelig has introduced two new RF analyzers, the PSA3605 and PSA6005. Both models incorporate a large high resolution color TFT display with touch screen control and use advanced digital techniques to provide both higher frequency range and wider functionality. The Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) noise figure is better than -160dBm/Hz and a minimum full scale reference level of -40dBm allows signals down to -120dBm to be seen. RBW and VBW are adjustable from 300Hz to 10MHz in 1:3:10 sequence.
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