WOODINVILLE, WA — LOUD Technologies Inc. said it had restored significant production of EAW and Mackie products that had been affected when one of the company’s China-based contract manufacturers ceased operations in late 2008.
Read More »ANAHEIM, CA — The Bosch Audio Roadshow (BAR), which provides info on Bosch public address and conferencing products, got its start here on March 24 and will travel to seven more U.S. cities this year. The event here was attended by more than 35.
Read More »NASHVILLE — The Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) group will hold its two-day Digital Sound Reinforcement (DSR) 101 class on May 5 and 6 in Nashville.
Read More »KUNGSBACKA, Sweden —Lab.gruppen named Ulf Larson as its next CEO, effective July 1. The time frame allows for a handover period from the company’s current CEO, Tomas Lilja, who spent nine years at the helm of Lab.gruppen.
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DETROIT — For this year’s NAIAS show, both Audi and Volkswagen turned to the POOL Group of Emsdetten, Germany to coordinate the multimedia presentations for their booths, which included Meyer Sound systems featuring the new UPQ-1P loudspeaker.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany — Mackie previewed its HD Series High-Definition Powered Loudspeakers, which will be available late spring. The HD1521 2-way and HD1531 3-way Class-D amplifiers deliver up to 1800W of peak system power.
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LONDON — Shure Incorporated announced the passing of Dennis Harburn, managing director of Shure Distribution UK. A native of South London, Harburn had been with the company for 36 years.
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RED HOOK, NY — Firehouse Productions is adding 100 I-Tech 12000HD amplifiers to its inventory for tour sound projects, and while Mark Dittmar, lead sound and integration engineer for Firehouse Productions, likes the sound quality, it wasn’t the only reason for their decision to commit to the new technology.
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VELBERT, Germany—Christ’s Church celebrated its 100th anniversary with a sound system, marking the first installation of a Martin Audio OmniLine system in a German church. The system is powered by Crest Audio amplification with processing via an Architectural Acoustics Digitool MX programmable digital processor.
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RINGGOLD, VA —With a history that dates back to 1876, Ringgold Baptist Church has a diverse congregation and a variety of ministries guided by Pastor Dr. Steve Ellis. The church chose Big Sound Productions to overhaul the sound reinforcement system in its sanctuary using a TrueLine X3i-P line array system from WorxAudio Technologies.
Read More »NEW YORK — In a continuing effort to extend the scope of AES Convention Technical Papers, Committee Chair Agnieszka Roginska and Papers Sessions Co-Chairs, Veronique Larcher and Steven Garrett have issued an open call to the professional audio community for technical papers proposals. The deadline for abstracts is June 5, 2009.
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SACRAMENTO, CA — Slipknot unleashed their metal power on the recent “All Hope is Gone Tour” using a Meyer Sound MILO® line array loudspeaker system. The self-powered Meyer Sound system was capable of handling band’s music and the high SPL during the shows, and it also helped offset the high costs of touring during Slipknot’s 36-city marathon.
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