CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Road Kill Creative (RKC), which captures sound for use in radio, TV, video games and sound effects libraries, needed the sound of a space shuttle launch. But while NASA now captures each launch in full HD video, the audio system at the Kennedy Space Center goes back to the monoaural days of the Apollo space missions.
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ALLEN, TX – Daktronics recently completed an installation at the Allen Event Center using 25 JBL AM4215/95 loudspeakers placed every 30 feet to deliver even sound throughout the bowl seating area. The sound system is powered by Crown CT1200 amplifiers and uses an assortment of Harman products to reach into the Arena's bar and lounge area.
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JOHANNESBURG – Since South African audio specialists Sound Stylists invested in their second DiGiCo D5 Live digital mixing console, bought in for the R Kelly Concerts earlier this year, the company has found both an increasing acceptance and demand for the console from the local market. A recent case in point for Sound Stylists was when they provided full audio support at the annual Joburg Day at Riversands Farms.
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KELOWNA, BC – For this year's Student Leadership Conference at the Kelowna Secondary School, local production company Northwest Global Entertainment knew they had, in the words of production manager Steve Williams, "a relatively short throw but a wide area to cover with maximum intelligibility and a warm, full sound."
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DOHA, Qatar – In its inaugural year, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) made its mark with a large screening venue and Dolby 5.1 surround sound system – one of the largest ever assembled.
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA – Backing up Eminem at the American Music Awards, bassist / music director Adam Blackstone and guitarist Curt Chambers were supported by Brace Audio DWG-1000 digital wireless performance systems.
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SOPRON, Hungary – The Petofi Theater, located in this city only 60 km from Vienna, was ready for a new sound system. IFK, HK Audio's Hungarian distributor, which happens to be located in the same town, won the bid with a proposed HK Audio CADIS system.
Read More »BURBANK, CA – Optocore announced plans for a presentation on fiber optic networks, technology and products, to be held at CenterStaging Studios in Burbank on Jan. 18-19 from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
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MEXICO CITY – YOSO, comprised of former Toto and Yes band members, kicked off their first leg of their world tour in Mexico recently with support from West Coast Sound & Light (WCSL). The tour is expected to travel to South America in 2010.
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OLD LYME, CT – Sennheiser announced that it is reorganizing its sales and product marketing organization across its three primary business segments: retail, professional audio and systems integration. Greg Beebe, formerly Sennheiser's director of global relations, has been named vice president of product marketing.
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ESCONDIDIO, CA – Ross Ritto, 60, CEO and founder of Sound Image, who had spent nearly 40 years in the touring and systems integration industry, serving as a trend-setter, inventor and mentor to many, passed away on Dec. 23, 2009. The cause was cancer.
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OXNARD, CA – L-Acoustics US has named Paul Shiner regional sales manager. Shiner, who will report to Jochen Frohn, L-Acoustics director of business development, will be responsible for directing the loudspeaker manufacturer's sales efforts in the northeastern U.S. corridor from New England to Virginia and west to Indiana.