The Focusrite Control 2802 Dual Layer Mixing Console, a small-format recording console and a DAW control surface in one, is the result of a partnership between Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. and Audient Ltd. It lets users jump between analog mixing and DAW control, combining 28 inputs, monitoring, stereo master bus compression, and control over every major DAW in a single surface.
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LOS ANGELES – Hollywood Outdoor Movies (HOM) is entertaining audiences ranging in size from 1,300 to 2,500 with feature films displayed on oversized portable outdoor movie screen. For audio support, HOM owner John J. Snyder is using JBL VRX loudspeakers.
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – Indiana University Auditorium marked 70 years recently and installed a new L-Acoustics loudspeaker and amplifier package. The venue hosts some 200 shows a year – from international musical acts to touring Broadway productions to guest speakers and comedians. The 3,200-seat art deco-style room needed a sound system that could better accommodate the diversity and increasing technological demands of its events.
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SUN VALLEY, CA – Aphex named pro-audio veteran Jace Nuzback product specialist. Nuzback’s experience includes product development and support for pro audio companies including Tascam, Line 6 and Avid's M-Audio division, along with experience in multitrack recording and guitar-oriented products. In his new position, Nuzback will work directly with product development manager Jim Bailey.
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LONDON – Westminster Abbey, which hosts the Royal Wedding later this month, recently commissioned the installation of new speech reinforcement, induction loop and CCTV systems, along with ancillary video, audio and data distribution facilities. The project included the installation of Martin Audio OmniLine micro-line array loudspeakers.
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SUN VALLEY, CA – Aphex named Jonathan Parker, left, and Michael Hurwitz, right, national sales managers. Parker and Hurwitz will oversee the sales of existing Aphex professional audio and broadcast products, as well as the expansion of Aphex product lines into new and emerging markets.
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SURREY, U.K. – DiGiCo named Ian Staddon vice president of sales. Staddon joins DiGiCo after a lengthy tenure with the Harman Group, initially working for Soundcraft, and more recently as VP Sales for Studer.
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Presonus' StudioLive 16.0.2 digital recording and performance mixer, now shipping, is compact, portable, and rack-mountable (optional), and priced within reach of small bands, personal studios, intimate clubs, small churches, community organizations and rehearsal spaces — any application where the user is looking for a live-mixing and recording system, but doesn’t require mixer subgroups, channel inserts and other advanced features.
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FRANKFURT – Proel is previewing its four-model HPX amplifier line, including the HPX 900, HPX1200, HPX2400 and HPX2800, with output ranging from 900 W to 2800 W using power stages in Class AB and Class H and switching power supplies, at ProLight + Sound 2011.
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RCF’s TT051-A, pictured here, and TT052-A are compact active loudspeakers designed for indoor use at concert halls, theatres, monitoring, distributed sound systems and multimedia amplification. Both are equipped with a new input board featuring XLR in/out, volume control, EQ switch for wall mounting, high-pass filter switch, RDNet ready/RDNet bypass, four status LEDs and Powercon in/out, and a new quick lock system speeds setup.
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Celestion's AN3510 (pictured here), AN2775 and AN2075 are new full-range drivers designed for use with compact line arrays. Compact in dimension and light in weight, they are particularly suited to discreet, low-profile sound reinforcement applications. Each model uses a neodymium magnet assembly and aluminum cone designed to deliver a smoother response. All three drivers have been built using a glass-reinforced ABS chassis that optimizes free air movement, with a square mounting frame to facilitate close coupling of multiple units.
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MIAMI – The Calle Ocho Festival takes place with six stages stretching along nearly a mile of Southwest 8th street in Miami. Drummer Boy Sound Productions provided Martin Audio gear for the Power 96 Radio stage, and Harold Cummings, founder and CEO, worked with Martin Audio North American sales director Rob Hofkamp to determine how many of the soundco's recently-acquired Martin Audio W8LM line array boxes would be needed.
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