Allen & Heath’s GLD live digital mixing system, which debuted in at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam, is designed as an easy-to-use, cost-effective and scalable system based on the company’s iLive series. A standard GLD 32 input system offers 28 XLR mic inputs with plug-and-play I/O expanders, allowing for up to 48 inputs (44 XLR mic inputs).
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MADISON, WI — Full Compass Systems named Jim Ripp assistant sales manager. Ripp, who has dual degrees from the University of Wisconsin – School of Music (in Piano Performance and K-12 Music Education) comes to Full Compass from Falcetti Music Co., which he had joined in 1993.
Read More »BOOM, Belgium – Music Group named FACE as its distributor for Behringer and Bugera products to dealers across Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. FACE already distributes Behringer and Bugera in Belgium, and handles other Music Group brands including Midas and Klark Teknik in Europe.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound Company with experience in supplying and supporting wireless systems for live and broadcast events, helped ensure audio at Super Bowl XLVI wouldn’t be intercepted before reaching fans. The gear used for the entertainment and referee mics included PWS’ new Domed Helical Antenna.
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Meyer Sound recently expanded its line of 48-volt, DC-powered loudspeakers and subwoofers with its UPM-1XP 48 V DC (a low-voltage counterpart to the UPM-1P); the UPJunior-XP 48 V DC ultra-compact VariO loudspeaker; and the UMS-1XP 48 V DC ultracompact subwoofer.
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AMSTERDAM — Integrated Systems Europe set a new record for number of exhibitors — 825, up 15 percent from the year before, with close to 200 new exhibitors, and overall attendance — 40,869, up 17 percent from the year before, for the AV and electronic systems integration trade event that occupied 11 halls of the Amsterdam RAI from Jan. 31-Feb 2. Other new records include total floor space (about 323,000 square feet) and registrants for the pre-show conference and educational sessions (more than 2,000 for the first time.)
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Axxentos of Fort Lauderdale, FL used Technomad for the outdoor audio needs of Club Med Sandpiper, based here. The new outdoor audio systems, featuring 14 Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers, are part of a property-wide renovation that includes indoor AV upgrades and general construction projects.
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SPOKANE, WA – AGI Professional recently provided Summit Ridge Christian Fellowship with a new sound system powered by Powersoft amplifiers. AGI’s system accommodates the church’s contemporary services and also their requirement for the system to be portable with easy set-up.
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ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Rivella AG relied upon Riedel Communications’ MediorNet, Artist and RockNet equipment to distribute video, audio and communication signals at a recent FIS Ski World Cup alpine racing event here. The event, which attracted 40,000 visitors despite bad weather, was deemed a success.
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COPENHAGEN — The Broendby Hallen Arena, near the Danish capital Copenhagen, is home to the city’s handball team, AG Kobenhavn. This sports arena, with seating for around 5,000, recently overhauled their sound system. ProShop Europe installed the new gear, which included products from D.A.S. Audio.
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MILWAUKEE, WI — Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s audio system at its 500-seat Northern Lights Theater now includes a DiGiCo SD10 and SD Rack at FOH plus a second SD10 on deck at monitor world. The new system was put into service for two series of input-heavy Dream Police musical extravaganzas staged by Cheap Trick last year.
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EVANSVILLE, IN – Richard B. Ingraham, a freelance sound designer operating under the name RBI Computers and Audio, isn’t new to the challenge of hiding a mic a theatrical performer’s costume. But for the burlesque scenes in a recent production of Gypsy, there wasn’t much of a costume to work with. The hands-off solution: Lectosonics SM Super-Miniature transmitter, which works with a Lectrosonics RM remote.
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