JOUNIEH, Lebanon — The first Midas PRO6 live audio system to be sold in Lebanon has been installed into the Casino du Liban, where it is being used at front of house in the 1,200-capacity venue for a wide range of live music performances, from rock and pop through to jazz, classical, Arabic, dance shows and musicals.
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FOXBOROUGH, MA — Patriot Place, a 1.3-million square-foot shopping, dining and event complex built near the home of the New England Patriots, had Ambient Sound Inc. install a new Electro-Voice sound system for its “Rock the Plaza” event series that runs from April to October.
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BALADO, Scotland — For the fourth year running, Adlib Audio supplied a sound system and crew to the King Tut’s Wah Wah Tent at T in The Park Festival, supporting a lineup that included Daniel Merriweather, Jason Mraz, The Pet Shop Boys, the Noisettes, Friendly Fires, Jamie T, The Saturdays and more during the three-day event.
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VIAREGGIO, Italy — Happy Sound Service is using Proel equipment at the Viareggio Beach Stadium for more than 20 music and sporting events involving 800 performers and 250,000 attendees, with network TV coverage including several live broadcasts.
Read More »CAMROSE, AB, Canada — A woman attending the Big Valley Jamboree country music festival was killed when a storm caused the main stage to collapse just before 6 p.m. on Aug. 1. An estimated 75 were injured.
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QSC Q-Sys targets large and small applications and budgets with digital audio signal routing and processing combined with system monitoring and control. Using new converters and Gigabit Ethernet, Q-Sys produces a total system latency of less than 2.5 milliseconds between any input and output, with up to 10 network switch hops and high quality processing throughout.
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Proel said that its new Edge series models, including two medium-sized speaker systems (C12A and C15A) and two stage monitors (12CXA and 15CXA), feature a PWM switching amplifier (Class D) which can supply over 2000W of continuous power. All are equipped with built-in amplification, processing circuitry and excursion control, implemented through analog technology.
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Following the launch of the T-Series loudspeaker range earlier this year, d&b audiotechnik now offers the new Ti-Series — loudspeaker systems and hardware fittings for fixed installation use.
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EAW is now shipping the DX1208 DSP Matrix Mixer. Introduced at InfoComm 09, the DX1208 is a 12-input, 8-output 1U-rackspace DSP matrix mixer.
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The evolution e 965, Sennheiser’s large-diaphragm condenser microphone, is now available as a wireless version. The MMK 965-1 microphone capsule attaches to both Sennheiser’s 2000 Series and evolution wireless G3 wireless series SKM handheld transmitters, letting users of both series benefit from the dual-diaphragm of Sennheiser’s e 965 microphone. Sennheiser’s ew 500-965 G3 system, which is part of the evolution wireless G3 series, is based around the MMK 965-1 and ships with the EM 500 G3 receiver, a GA 3 rack-mount kit and the SKM 500 G3 transmitter with the MMK 965-1 capsule.
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VMB Rainbow electro-acoustical prediction software for the company’s speaker systems features horizontal as well as vertical modeling. The Windows-based software allows simulation of complete systems, such as a main large format array complemented by a smaller delayed array and front-fills.
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BUENA PARK, CA —Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has appointed Kevin Kimmel to the position of mixer product manager. In his new position, Kimmel will be responsible for product training, the implementation of marketing and support programs, and recommendations for mixer product design from the North American market to the research and development team in Japan. He will report to Marc Lopez, marketing manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.
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