BEIJING – Sennheiser China supplied a K-array audio system for the opening ceremony of Beijing’s 2014 International Akhal-Teke Horse Association Special Conference. One of the key requirements for the event was that the system remain largely hidden from view. Although already sleek in profile, the speakers were disguised as spectators, and as a result almost blended into the scenery’.
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ROTSELAAR, Belgium – Franz Ferdinand’s monitor engineer, Tom Howat, selected an iLive modular system for the band’s recent tour. Including an iLive-112 Surface and iDR10 Mixrack with additional PL10 remote controller, the iLive monitor system manages six wedge mixes, five stereo RF IEM mixes and one stereo hardwired IEM mix, three effects sends and two mixes for FOH.
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GRAYSLAKE, IL – Sardis Media, based here, recently took delivery of a new Yamaha QL1 Series Digital Audio Console for use on their corporate A/V projects. For more than 30 years, Sardis Media has produced videos, meetings, and special events for Fortune 100 corporations, non-profits, and associations. Clients include Advisors Excel, Motorola Solutions, Baxter, MorphoTrak, RustOleum and RZIM. The company purchased its QL1 from Reach Communications of Brooklyn Park, MN.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – For the initial North American leg of a world tour featuring blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, Special Event Services (SES) provided a sound system versatile enough to perform well for acoustic sets, electric sets, large theaters and small arenas in the U.S., Europe, and Australia: L-Acoustics’ new K2 system.
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Glimpse, whose long career in the live event production industry since the mid-1970s ranged from stints as tour truck driver, production manager and monitor engineer, died June 12, 2014. He was 57. In recent years, Glimpse’s audio gigs included work on Wheel of Fortune’s location-themed shows, including the “Boston’s Got Game” episodes, the shows taped at the Palazzo casino in Las Vegas in 2010, the “State Fair 4” and “Great Northwest” shows, and the shows taped at Madison Square Garden, among others.
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Tannoy has released CMS 3.0, the third generation of its in-ceiling loudspeaker system. The new driver features Omnimagnet™ technology and a unique Torus Ogive Waveguide™ assembly to deliver more consistent and controlled directivity, with notable improvement in higher frequency ranges. The brand new design also delivers improved time alignment and greater coherence between LF and HF for enhanced performance both on and off-axis.
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Lightware Visual Engineering’s new UMX-TPS product family features HDBaseT extenders with stand-alone, under desk mount and wall plate models. The full range of products, offering various connector options, were featured at InfoComm 2014. The UMX-TPS-TX140 extender transmission unit can connect to a single receiver or any of Lightware’s matrix switchers via an HDBaseT board. The extender features VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort DVI-I inputs with a single HDBaseT output for a 4×1 video switch combined with signal extender.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Violence erupted at two of the many pre-parties leading up to the June 29 BET Awards ceremony, with separate shooting and stabbing incidents leaving one person dead and several injured. The parties were not formally affiliated with the ceremony.
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Shure’s QLX-D Digital Wireless System, featured at InfoComm 2014, combines professional features with simplified setup and operation for live and installed sound applications. The system is designed to combine top wireless performance with 24-bit digital audio with networked control. It is also compatible with Shure’s intelligent rechargeable battery technology.
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RCF’s HL System, featured at InfoComm 2014, is a horn loaded two-way full range array system designed for mid distance and long throw applications. Equipped with the latest generation of RCF precision transducers, this compact system provides very high output and accurate voice and sound reproduction. It is ideally used in point source configuration for mid distance applications or can be clustered with narrower angles for long throw applications.
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One Systems’ 108CIM eight-inch, two-way, all-weather loudspeaker, featured at InfoComm 2014, is a lightweight copolymer-based all-weather loudspeaker designed for applications that require high vocal intelligibility and sonic accuracy.
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Meyer Sound’s IntelligentDC systems, featured at InfoComm 2014, include a range of self-powered loudspeakers driven by the company’s remote IntelligentDC power supply, with one cable carrying power and balanced audio to reduce installation time and cost. Meyer Sound currently offers 12 loudspeakers with IntelligentDC. The smallest in the installation line, the MM-4XP (pictured here), has a four-inch square faceplate, measures less than six inches deep, and weighs 4.2 lbs. The UPJ-1XP is the most powerful, with a peak output of 128 dB SPL across an operating frequency range of 55 Hz to 20 kHz. The line also includes both the UMS-1XP and MM-10XP subwoofers.
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