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Starlight Theatre’s Sound Shines with L-ACOUSTICS

Starlight Theatre’s Sound Shines with L-ACOUSTICS

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Seating nearly 8,000 patrons, Starlight Theatre has been a staple of Kansas City’s performing arts community since it first opened in 1950. As to be expected, Starlight has been through a few sound systems in its time, with the last one holding out for 14 years. The new L-ACOUSTICS KARA Modular WST line source sound system provides the intelligibility needed for theatrical dialog with the full-range frequency response necessary for music.

 

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ACE Provides Chang Jiang Music Festival With JBL Professional VTX Line Arrays and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers

ZHENJIANG, China – Placing an emphasis on audio clarity and power, the 2014 Chang Jiang International Music Festival used a variety of equipment from Harman’s JBL, Crown and Soundcraft lines. The PA system at the Yangtze Stage featured 24 JBL VTX V25 line array elements, a combination of 12 VTX S28 and G28 subwoofers, 16 STX812M loudspeakers as stage monitors, eight VERTEC VT4888 midsize line array loudspeakers as front and side fills. The system was powered by 32 Crown I-Tech 12000 HD, eight I-Tech 6000 and two sets of I-Tech 4×3500 HD amplifiers. The Jinshan Stage featured 24 JBL VERTEC VT4889 fullsize line array elements as the main PA, 16 VT4880 subwoofers and eight VT4888 loudspeakers as front fills and side fills. This system was powered by 24 Crown I-Tech 12000 HD, eight I-Tech 6000 and two sets of I-Tech 4×3500 HD amplifiers. Two Soundcraft Vi6 consoles were used to manage the sound at these stages.

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Nomad Sound Adds New NEXO STM, Yamaha CLs to Arsenal

AUSTIN, TX – Nomad Sound of Austin, Texas recently purchased a new NEXO STM line array and Yamaha CL1, 3, 5 digital audio consoles to complement their rental arsenal. Since 2005, Nomad Sound has been supplying regional music festivals and several touring clients with world-class equipment along with very experienced technicians. The sound company recently had the opportunity to support a Willie Nelson show followed by Psychfest, both in Austin, multiple festivals, and South by Southwest, putting the STM to successful, but rigorous tests.

 

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Brazil’s EPTV Chooses Oratis Once Again

BRAZIL – As part of a technology upgrade, the EPTV stations in São Carlos and Ribeirão Petro are being equipped with a CS 1624 LINK intercom unit from the oratis compact series and up to 16 DELEC subscriber panels. The new intercom systems facilitate internal communication and will also be used for coordination between TV stations while an external codec enables signal transmission via audio over IP. Regional broadcaster EPTV is part of Globo TV, Brazil’s largest broadcaster.

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Studio Six Digital iAudioInterface2

Studio Six Digital iAudioInterface2

Studio Six’s iAudioInterface2, designed to work well with all current Apple iOS products, is a fitting companion to SSD’s AudioTools and can be used as a stereo audio playback interface for all iOS apps. It is compatible with iPhone 4, iPod touch 4 and iPad and Lightning connector devices with the Apple adapter. Features include a low-noise XLR mic preamp with phantom power and a TosLink optical PCM digital audio output, with the 32/44.1/48 kHz sample rate set from iOS device. Retail is $499.

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Soundcraft Si Console Software Updates

Soundcraft Si Console Software Updates

New Si Expression/Si Performer V1.6 software and Si Compact V3.1 software is now available for download. The updates offer several new features and improvements to Si Series consoles, including BSS Soundweb London preamp control, external clocking via option cards, selectable input solo modes, Select follow solo, pre-dynamics global bus send, knob bubble pin and momentary on. All console software updates are free and can be accessed from the Soundcraft website.

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Shure SM35 Performance Headset Mic

Shure SM35 Performance Headset Mic

Shure extends its SM microphone line with the new SM35 Performance Headset condenser microphone for live sound applications. The SM35 Performance Headset microphone offers multi-instrumentalists the freedom to express themselves during stage acts without having to sacrifice sound quality. It’s constructed to provide a secure yet comfortable fit. The SM35 is offered for use with the BLX wireless system, GLX-D Digital wireless system and ULX-D Digital wireless system. Shipping now, the SM35 has a $99 street price. Also available, is an SM35-XLR ($149) version with an inline RPM626 preamp for use in standard wired (XLR) applications.

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Riedel MediorNet 2.0

Riedel MediorNet 2.0

Riedel has enhanced its MediorNet family of real-time networks for video, audio, data and communications with MediorNet 2.0, an update for MediorNet. At InfoComm 2014, the company will show how MediorNet 2.0 enables new video router functionality and high-speed rerouting, along with new WAN capabilities that include solutions for JPEG 2000 and H.264 formats.

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PreSonus Speaker Control Software

PreSonus Speaker Control Software

A free download, SL Room Control is powerful system control/performance monitoring software for StudioLive AI speakers. It runs under Mac OS X 10.7, Windows 7 or 8 and iOS 7 for Apple iPad 2 (or later), offering the equivalent control of a rackmount speaker management system, operating wirelessly or over a wired Ethernet LAN. Parameters include up to 500 ms alignment delay, 8-band parametric EQ, eight notch filters, input-level control, mute and solo, as well as preset DSP contours for monitoring, extended LF boost and/or polarity reverse (for the 18sAI subwoofer) and more. Speakers can also be grouped and controlled, and remotely monitored, and user presets can be stored for later use.

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Point Source Audio Modular Intercom Headset

Point Source Audio Modular Intercom Headset

Debuting at InfoComm is Point Source Audio’s CM-i3 intercom headset, offering in-ear performance, lightweight comfort and earphone modularity. While traditional head clamp-style headsets can provide excellent sound isolation, their bulkiness and weight is not optimal for sustained wearing. At just 1.8 ounces, the CM-i3 reduces the weight by as much as 90 percent compared to traditional headsets, with the ease of switching from left, right, or left and right listening modes. Users can also swap the supplied earphones with in-ears of their own choice, if desired. Availability is Q4, 2014.

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Movek myMix Packages

Movek myMix Packages

Movek now offers package solutions of its myMix personal monitor mixer and recording systems. These are priced in 4-, 5- or 8-packs to include all the hardware needed to provide individual stereo mixes and multi-track recording for a group of musicians, in a variety of applications. Just add your audio inputs, some Cat-5 cables and start playing. The 5- and 8-unit packs with the Power8 switch are easily expandable by adding up to three more myMix units and/or the myMix Control, or a second IEX16 input expander.

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