ANDOVER, MA — Fishman Amplification is rebranding the SoloAmp as the SA220 Solo Performance System, citing new variations of the existing form factor expected in the future as the reason for the change.
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ROCHESTER, NY — Lab X Technologies is now licensing its MADI (Multichannel Audio Data Interface) IP (Intellectual Property) Core to audio electronics manufacturers.
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MELBOURNE, FL — Calvary Chapel of Melbourne, a contemporary church with a 3,000-seat main sanctuary, got the opportunity for a new sound system when its existing system was transferred to a smaller satellite campus in Viera, Fla.
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NORTHBROOK, IL — The Northbrook Theater recently upgraded their wireless microphone system, installing the AKG DMS 700 system, and selecting an array of AKG equipment that included 12 DSR 700 receivers, 10 CK 77 Microphones, and 25 DPT 700 bodypacks. The theatre will be using AKG’s digital wireless system to drive a series of performances put on by youth, for youth.
Read More »FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — Renkus-Heinz, worldwide distributor for Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG)’s EASE, EASERA and EASERA SysTune software, has released an upgrade to the EASE (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers) modeling software. EASE 4.3 is available as a free upgrade for all users of EASE 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2.
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BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound recently announced its international education schedule for late summer and early fall, with seminars held in Mexico City; Toronto; Los Angeles; Montabaur, Germany; Seville and Madrid, Spain; Duivendrecht, Netherlands; and Osimo Stazione, Italy.
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WEBSTER, NY — Ashly Audio has named John Sexton national sales manager. Sexton, who will be based in Oklahoma, started out in the professional audio industry at Altec Lansing Corporation and has since gained 25 years of experience in various regional, national and international sales and marketing positions.
Read More »WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Blue Microphones has hired industry veteran John Maier as chief executive officer. Maier makes the move after nearly seven years as CEO of TC Group Americas, working with such brands as Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics and Linn Electronics.
Read More »NEW YORK — The first Sound 411, a two-day informational event designed to bring together sound professionals and students with leaders in the sound hardware and software industry, was a success, according to organizer Stage Research, Inc.
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LAS VEGAS —Limp Bizkit is back on the road, with their Unicorns N’ Rainbows world tour including shows in 20 countries, including the U.S. The band, which has reunited the original lineup from its 2000 release, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, is making use of Sennheiser wired and wireless microphones across the stage.
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BERKELEY, CA — The Mythbusters build team — Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara — visited Meyer Sound’s Berkeley headquarters as part of their quest to verify the claim that a Russian-made SKS rifle could be set off by the vibration of a high-powered subwoofer.
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SPRINGFIELD, MA — If there’s been a dramatic improvement in the intelligibility of the spoken word and the 125-year-old Sacred Heart Church, it can’t really be attributed to a miracle. Instead, the change has more to do with the church’s replacement of its sound system.
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