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AES Standards Committee Ratifies OCA as Public Open Standard

AES Standards Committee Ratifies OCA as Public Open Standard

BOTHELL, WA — The OCA Alliance has noted that its Open Control Architecture (OCA), an open control and monitoring standard that the alliance created for professional audio and AV media network devices, has been officially standardized by the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee (AESSC) in their published AES70-2015 standard for audio applications of networks — Open Control Architecture. With the Jan. 4, 2016 ratification of OCA as AES70, it is now an official public open standard.

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Clair Global Cohesion Series

Clair Global Cohesion Series

Clair Global’s new flagship system, the Cohesion Series, was designed in response to end-user input. The Cohesion’s unique design promises ultra-smooth horizontal pattern control throughout its entire range in a very compact package. The Series consists of five speaker enclosures that provide high output reference-quality sound within a smaller footprint in both truck space and in the air.

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Rose Bowl Stadium

ATK Versacom Used Lectrosonics’ IFBT4-VHF System for Rose Bowl Game between Iowa and Stanford

PASADENA, CA — For the 102nd Rose Bowl, where football teams from the University of Iowa and Stanford University squared off in Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 1, 2016, communication systems specialist ATK Versacom became an early adopter of Lectrosonics new IFB-VHF System, fielding a pair of IFBT4-VHF frequency agile compact transmitters and IFBR1a-VHF receivers at the event.

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West Palm Beach’s Family Church Downtown, home to a new L-Acoustics Kara(i) system

Peerson Audio Provides L-Acoustics Kara(i) for Florida Church

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Family Church Downtown, formerly known as First Baptist Church, has replaced its aging center cluster PA with an L-Acoustics line array system. The new setup includes 20 Kara(i) enclosures (flown L-R), three flown SB18 single-18-inch subwoofers per side and four SB28 dual-18-inch subs positioned below the stage.

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AKG Concert 1 Drum Mic Kit

AKG Concert 1 Drum Mic Kit

Harman’s AKG Concert 1 drum mic kit, featured at Winter NAMM 2016, includes a complete collection of high-quality mics that promise sonic quality and steadfast durability. With seven microphones and accessories in a rugged aluminum carrying case, the set provides everything needed to capture a complete drum kit, or mic bass and guitar amps, percussion, woodwinds and other instruments.

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Audio-Technica ATH-E70 IEM headphones

Audio-Technica E-Series IEM Earphones

Audio-Technica’s new E-Series Professional In-Ear Monitor (IEM) Earphones promise to bring the sonic signature of the company’s M-Series to an in-ear design. The three models in the E-Series have been designed to meet the needs of demanding sound professionals and musicians from the studio to the stage to the DJ Booth. The ATH-E70 (pictured here) is the flagship in-ear monitor model in the E-Series. Features include three balanced armature drivers to provide accurate and extended response across the entire frequency range. A-T’s ATH-E50, with a single balanced armature driver, also promises to ensure confident, comfortable stage performance with excellent isolation. Rounding out the E-Series is A-T’s ATH-E40, which has a proprietary dual phase push-pull driver design to improve fidelity and efficiency.

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