NATICK, MA – Genelec Oy named Siamäk Naghian, pictured here, managing director and Nick Zacharov director of research and development. Ilpo Martikainen, chairman of the board of Genelec Oy, made the announcement.
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LAHTI, Finland – Jan Holm of Helsinki-based Teakon Theatre consultants worked with Studiotec to equip the 1,229-seat Main Hall at the Sibelius Hall Congress and Concert Centre with an upgraded sound system that includes Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeakers.
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STAMFORD, CT – Pascom designed a multimedia AV system for St. John's Episcopal Church's Eagles Loft, a former basketball court that now serves as a multi-function gathering space. The AV system for the 200-capacity space includes a Duran Audio DSX-180 stereo line array, a Bose 502B subwoofer powered by a QSC amplifier, an Eiki HD video projection system and Symetrix Solus 8 signal processing.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman's Studer named Michael Franklin senior sales manager in the U.S. Franklin's primary responsibility will be to help drive sales of Studer digital consoles in the broadcast market throughout the country. Prior to Studer, Franklin worked with Solid State Logic and spent more than 13 years with Euphonix.
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NEW YORK – Le Poisson Rouge, a three-year-old club situated on the site of the former Village Gate, has featured an eclectic range of music. The venue has scored points with both performers and listeners with Sennheiser's evolution series microphones.
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SCANDICCI, Italy – Powersoft announced it has become a promoter member of the AVnu Alliance, the industry forum that aims at establishing and promoting the IEEE 802.1 Ethernet Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) standards. The company called the move part of its plan to significantly expand its presence in the install markets, as well as producing future interoperable, AVB-compliant audio networking products.
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ERBUSCO-BRESCIA, Italy – The Qi Clubbing nightclub's new restaurant has been equipped with 20 RCF Monitor 88 units. The stage area features eight RCF H 1312 three-way speakers, and the installed sound system has been beefed up with four RCF DPS 3000 and eight RCF HPS 1500 power amplifiers plus RCF DX 4008 and DX 2006 for digital loudspeaker management.
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Community's VLF (Versatile Low Frequency) series expands with the dual 8-inch VLF208LV, the single 15-inch VLF115 and the single 18-inch VLF118.
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Beyma's 12P80Fe, 15P80Fe and CD1014Fe all feature a new ferrite magnetic circuit design. The 12P80Fe and 15P80Fe low-frequency speakers are designed for efficiency with high linearity, low distortion and ample SPL output. These are models with sensitivities above 100 dB incorporating 4" (100mm) voice coils with a program power handling of 1400W and 1600W respectively.
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Renkus-Heinz's Iconyx IC8R-II promises significant performance improvement over its predecessor, the IC8R, combining a new Triple Tweeter High Frequency Array Coax with the new RHAON [Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network] v1.8 beam steering module.
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Avid's Pro Tools|HDX digital audio workstation and Pro Tools 10 software promise improved performance, sound quality, faster workflows and easier collaboration. The company has set a Nov. 18, 2011 global release date for Pro Tools|HDX. Pro Tools 10 Software is available now.
Read More »This issue marks the 10-year anniversary of FRONT of HOUSE. On the occasion of this "Decade Milestone," I'd like to thank a few people, starting with you, the readers.
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