ORANGE, Australia — For the Orange Ex-Services’ Club (OESC)’s Coral Sea Room, Colton Computer Technologies (CCT) installed VUE Audiotechnik al-4 Subcompact line array systems paired with an as-215 Dual 15-inch vented subwoofer and a V4 systems engine.
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LONDON — DPA microphones played a key role in delivering optimum sound quality to the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra of Ireland, which made its London debut over Easter with a special concert at the Barbican. DPA’s d:vote Instrument Microphones were used to amplify various instruments, including the harps that are central to the orchestra’s sound. Barry McCusker, director of Armagh-based rental company McCusker Pro Audio, specified the gear.
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ZURICH and BASEL, Switzerland — Two leading Swiss universities have equipped lecture halls with Meyer Sound CAL 64 column array loudspeakers to provide highly intelligible voice reproduction in challenging acoustical environments. Identical CAL systems at ETH Zurich and the University of Basel (pictured here) apply advanced beam steering technology to custom tailor uniform coverage of two differently shaped lecture halls, greatly improving students’ intelligibility of instructors’ voices.
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LONDON — Soulful, multi-talented vocalist and performer Leona Lewis has been on a 14-date tour of the U.K. with an SSL L500 console and K-array Slim Array technology, chosen by FOH engineer Dave Wooster. Lewis’ I Am show provides Wooster with around 65 inputs from the stage.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — As the six strongest teams of the HardMoves Fight Club met at Wuppertal’s magnificent Historische Schwimmoper indoor swimming center to compete in the international bouldering series’ SuperFinal, Riedel Communications supplied the real-time media network and intercom system that supported live links to other venues, as well as live streaming.
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NASHVILLE — RCF was front and center at the 2016 St. Jude’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon running through the streets of Nashville. Gallatin, TN-based Lonely Dog Productions got the runners off providing sound reinforcement at the beginning leg of the marathon.
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NASHVILLE — Morris has added to its warehouse repertoire by purchasing 578 new pieces of d&b audiotechnik equipment. This investment will allow Morris to further engage with clients in the touring industry, as well as take on more live events and continue to make an impact in the variety of services it offers through its Integration division. The d&b audiotechnik equipment includes a variety of unique features, including ArrayCalc, ArrayProcessing, and NoizCalc (pictured here).
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FARMINGDALE, NY — KLANG:technologies, now distributed in the U.S. by Group One Limited, introduced a new operating system, KOS V2.1, for its KLANG:fabrik and KLANG:vier products. Immediately available for free download from the firmware promises to provide a host of new features and improvements to the company’s 3D in-ear monitor mixing systems.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — The Audio Engineering Society (AES) has begun to set the stage for its 141st International Convention, which will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2016. (The Exhibition runs from Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2016). Convention co-chairs Michael MacDonald and Valerie Tyler have also announced committee members for the content-focused Tracks, Tech Tours, Student Events and more.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — Gareth Davies from Midlands-based Centrepiece Productions Ltd, pictured here, used an assortment of Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing systems to manage the live and recorded audio mixes for the Gadget Show Live, an event that took place at the Birmingham NEC from March 31 to April 3, 2016. The console pictured here is Allen & Heath’s dLive S7000.
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CHICAGO — Technotrix Inc. deployed a Martin Audio MLA system for the Midwest portion of the G-Eazy Spring 2016 “When It’s Dark Out” tour. The setup included 14 MLA per side with 18 MLX subs.
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DALLAS — As part of an AV upgrade for the City of Dallas, Digital Resources, Inc. (DRI) provided M-5000 consoles for each of three control rooms. The consoles feature Dante connectivity and a MADI interface using the Roland S-MADI REAC Bridge. In that way, they let operators gain total control over any audio feed from any control room.
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