SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Barring any unforseen hills, headwinds, or combinations of both, Telefunken Elektroakustik will be taking its restored and customized 1963 Volkswagen MicroBus for the drive from their headquarters in Connecticut to this year’s Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York City.
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MORRISON, CO — Phish’s recent performances at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre gave Michael Grace, principal of Grace Design, an opportunity to try out his prototype surround-sound “Spacebar,” a multi-channel version of the company’s stereo Spacebar. To adorn this prototype, Grace added three Sennheiser MKH 8040 cardioid condensers to his personal stereo pair and amplified them through a Grace M802 multichannel preamp with A/D conversion.
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HAMPTON, NH — RCF named Frank Loyko president of RCF USA Inc. In his new position, Loyko will be responsible for defining and directing all U.S. sales and operations for RCF and dB Technologies.
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NEW YORK — The vocalists and tech staff for the a cappella pop group, Rockapella, chose the AKG WMS 4500 wireless system and C5900 microphone for their 2009 tour.
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AMSTERDAM — Visitors to the Hermitage Amsterdam are there to see part of a vast Russian art collection, not the sound system. Audio Electronics Mattijsen (AEM) chose Meyer Sound’s compact loudspeakers to ensure that the audio system would not interfere with the aesthetics of the main church hall, auditorium and restaurant.
Read More »LONDON — Britannia Row used Audinate’s Dante networking solution on the Oasis tour and multiple live events at Hyde Park involving performances from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Neil Diamond, The Killers, Dave Matthews Band, Dizzee Rascal, The Streets, N-Dubz, Jack Penate, Alesha Dixon, Diversity and others.
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NORRKOPING, Sweden — Idrottsparken, a Swedish soccer stadium, has been retrofitted with a Harman system that includes components from BSS Audio, Crown, and JBL.
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Focusrite’s eight channel pre-amp, the OctoPre MkII, features eight channels of Focusrite pre-amplification and a built-in 24-bit/96 kHz ADAT output, serving as a low-cost input upgrade for a Pro Tools system or digital audio workstation.
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LONDON — Midas and Klark Teknik have announced the formation of Midas Consoles Japan and Midas Consoles Italy. Both have assumed the role as exclusive distributor in each country.
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LAS VEGAS — This year’s Parnelli Awards will be presenting a new group of categories to honor distinguished products that are essential to live event production. The “IT” Awards were created with the intention of providing recognition for the innovative manufacturers of our industry and their drive to enhance the experience of live events for both audience members and production crews.
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SEATTLE — EAW said its self-powered, 3-way NTL720 sound system has become more popular in the Pacific Northwest due to its reliability, flexibility and price. Leading regional S.R. providers including Carlson Audio Systems, Audio Media, Inc. and Triamp Group have all found the EAW NTL720 a good fit.
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Audio-Technica’s first-ever ribbon microphones, the AT4080 and AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphones, are part of A-T’s expanding 40 Series. The hand-built microphones feature a ribbon transducer designed for durability, high SPL capability and audio quality.
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