POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Soundcraft Studer recently produced and tested the first Studer Vista large-format consoles on its new U.K. production line, which has taken on manufacturing for Vista, OnAir 3000 and Router production formerly done in the Studer Regensdorf facility near Zurich in Switzerland.
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LONDON – The new self-powered Meyer Sound UP-4XP loudspeaker recently made its debut at the Royal Albert Hall's renovated Elgar Room. The UP-4XP is noted for combining the advantages of a remote DC power supply and the acoustic power output of a three-way self-powered system.
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OSLO – In preparation for President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and related music events, the sound system at Oslo City Hall was upgraded with Allen & Heath digital mixing and audio distribution systems and a Renkus-Heinz Iconyx IC32 Digitally Steerable Array system.
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Some shows are the stuff of legend. While the advent of YouTube has made it possible for a wide audience to get a small glimpse of the scale of these shows, it's impossible to truly appreciate the behind-the-scenes complexity of today's largest productions without witnessing them in person.
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BERKELEY, CA – The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse is a haven for folk, traditional, and roots music and a local landmark of 41 years. Since 1988, Meyer Sound gear has been used at the venue. When the Freight relocated into an 18,000-square-foot eco-friendly building this year, Meyer Sound continued to work with its staff as well as the project teams involved, from sound system design through installation.
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SAINT-HERBLAIN, France – Terre de Son Le Mans provided an RCF audio system for the new multi-purpose arena for the city of La Chapelle St Herblain, near Le Mans.
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THOMASTON, CT – The parishioners of St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church, a 100-year-old stone church, took the advice of Pascom Sound Inc. to invest in a Symetrix Automix Matrix 780 to give their existing audio components a "better-than-new" sound, saving the cost of a total system overhaul.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Shure president and CEO Sandy LaMantia recently cheered on the efforts of Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) to help protect several classes of wireless microphone users from possible interference resulting from the use of new devices in radio frequencies used by wireless microphone systems and known as the "white spaces."
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DETROIT – PRG recently invested in a comprehensive stock of RockNet digital audio network gear from Riedel Communications, including a set of RockNet input, output and mixing console modules as well as inline repeaters and fiber optic connections, with plans to first use the new gear at the North American International Auto Show.
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FAIRFIELD, NJ – Middle Atlantic Products has promoted Mike Baker to be its new president. Company founder Bob Schluter will continue as chief engineer and CEO. The company said the changes would enhance its efforts to respond to customer and marketplace needs.
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Community Professional Loudspeakers' Pole Mount Brackets have been designed for mounting the company's smaller-sized R-Series and WET Series loudspeakers on poles, posts or columns. The brackets can be used to attach Community's R.25, R.5 and RMG, and WET W2-218, W2-228, W2-2V8 and W2-2W8 loudspeaker models to poles or columns greater than 6 inches in diameter.
Read More »Avid has announced that Pro Tools 8 now supports the new Snow Leopard OS X. This added support lets customers upgrade to the latest operating system without worrying about Pro Tools compatibility. Those purchasing a new Mac system for faster processing, reliability and ease-of-use (shipping with Snow Leopard) will now have support for Pro Tools as well.
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