Allstate Gospel Superfest
DiGiCo SD9, a.k.a. “Red Snapper”
DiGiCo unveiled their new SD9, also called the "Red Snapper." Made from rolled and anodized aluminium rather than steel, it is strong and light – the whole desk weighs less than 110 lbs. It has a D-Rack digital stage interface and CAT5E digital multicore, and has the capability to record up to 56 channels direct onto a multitrack recorder or DAW.
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Roland Systems Group S-0808 Digital Snake
The S-0808 Digital Snake is an 8in/8out compact, lightweight digital snake that supports multiple power options including battery-power, embedded-powered over REAC and power over Ethernet (PoE). The inputs offer remote controllable preamps, phantom-power, 24-bit 96kHz A/D conversion as well as choices of XLR, TRS line and even Hi-Z capability to reduce the need for direct boxes.
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NAC Technologies Provides NEXO and Yamaha for Third Project at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square
CLEVELAND – The Palace Theater, a part of the Playhouse Square complex and Cleveland Theater District that originally opened in 1922, now seats 2,700 for a variety of touring productions and concerts. NAC Technologies senior audio engineer Rick Galbraith and company owner Dave Cooper recently designed and installed a new sound system including 63 NEXO S12s and subs, NXAmps, and a Yamaha M7CL-48 digital console.
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Gloria Estefan at Ladies In White March with D.A.S. Audio
MIAMI, FL – Gloria Estefan joined tens of thousands of Cubans-wearing white and carry Cuban flags-in Little Havana's Calle Ocho to show their support for Cuba's Ladies in White, the peaceful dissidents who were recently attacked by government forces in Havana.
Read More »Digidesign Becomes Avid
DALY CITY, CA – Once upon a time there was a company called Avid widely known in the video editing world. And Avid owned a company called Digidesign that made software called Pro Tools for audio editing. We in the live tribe began to care a few years ago when Digidesign unleashed the VENUE system and the addition of processing plug-ins changed our working environment forever.
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Meyer Sound M’elodie Translates “Mamma Mia” into Dutch
BREDA, The Netherlands – A touring production of Mamma Mia across the Netherlands has translated hits such as "Dancing Queen" and "Voulez-Vous" into Dutch, but the music is pure Abba, heard through a traveling reinforcement system based around 32 Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeakers.
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Rat Sound Names David Myers Director of Installations
OXNARD, CA – Rat Sound Systems Inc. named David Myers director of installations. Myers has over 20 years of experience in designing, managing and completing installation projects nationwide, focusing on sound, video, lighting and AV.
Read More »Linear Names Mark Terry President of Newly Formed Group
CARLSBAD, CA – Linear LLC announced the creation of a new audio, video, and control group combining Niles Audio, Xantech, and ELAN Home Systems into a single business unit based here. Mark Terry has joined Linear as president of the new unit. Reporting to Terry are Bob Farinelli, president & CTO, of ELAN Home Systems; Frank Sterns, president of Niles Audio; and Graham Hallett, president of Xantech.
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Sarah Heil Appointed Heil Sound President
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL – Sarah Heil has been named president of Heil Sound Ltd., a dynamic microphone manufacturing company that her husband and company CEO, Bob Heil, founded in 1966. Sarah Heil now heads up the two divisions, Pro and Amateur Radio, that make up Heil Sound.
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Earthworks Tours with Carole King, James Taylor
MELBOURNE, Australia – As James Taylor and Carole King kick off their Troubadour Reunion Tour, they are relying on the knowledge and experience of FOH sound engineer David Morgan and his Earthworks DFK1 Drum FullKit microphone arsenal.
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