SYDNEY – Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer have been touring the world with the Harman Soundcraft Vi4 console. Having used a Soundcraft Vi6 on a previous tour with the band Plan B, FOH engineer John Delf chose the Vi4 primarily for its sound quality along with its good fit with the band’s other touring needs.
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LOS ANGELES – Flogging Molly’s FOH engineer, Kevin Lemoine, has long been an analog stalwart, but his recent tour using the SSL Live console had him reconsidering digital’s benefits – including ease of transport, compact size and light weight – with the SSL console’s pleasing sound quality. “It doesn’t sound like a digital console,” Lemoine says. “It’s very pleasing to the ear.”
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RCF introduces the ART 745-A, a 15” 2-way system that uses the new ND 940 compression driver. The HF’s 4.0” voice coil allows a crossover point of 650Hz and therefore almost all of the vocal range can be produced by this driver. This allows better impulse response, fast waterfall decay and superior efficiency. The amplifier presents both XLR/Jack (Combo) balanced inputs, XLR output link, volume and a switchable EQ Mode (Flat/Boost).
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DETROIT – Recording in the middle of a busy convention space with a crowded RF environment presents a unique set of challenges. Armed with a Shure FP Wireless System, VP68 and SM58 handhelds and a WL183 lavalier microphone, automotive blogger Horatiu Boeriu was able to record interviews with BMW designers despite heavy background noise.
Read More »LIVERPOOL — Adlib’s Sales division, based here, has been appointed a U.K. distributor for Coda Audio’s ViRAY and TiRAY product ranges.
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SAN PIERO a SIEVE, Italy — K-array’s open house here April 2-3 gave the company a chance to showcase to products and build relationships with customers. The two-day event, organized by K-array and Exhibo, the brand’s distributor in Italy, included presentations by executives along with hands-on demos and a visit to Verona Arena, where the gear is installed.
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WAYNE, NJ — The Beth Israel Worship Center, in its present New Jersey location since 2008, recently called on Dominick Campana of Pro Sound Associates in Guilderland, NY to upgrade its main sound system. Based upon the needs of the congregation and staff, Campana installed a complete QSC sound reinforcement system including WideLine-8 line arrays, PowerLight 3 Series amplifiers and an SC28 Digital Signal Processor.
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SPRING HOUSE, PA – Gwynedd-Mercy Academy, based here, was looking for a permanent audio system for its large, multi-purpose gymnasium facility. Tony Albano of Naaman’s AV in Avondale, PA worked with Sal Scinto, a music teacher at Gwynedd-Mercy Academy who also runs the theater program, to find a solution for the space. The new system includes Community VERIS2 and R-Series loudspeakers.
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DAYTON, OH – Summit Pro Works, based here, has added a new Meyer Sound LYON linear sound reinforcement system to its rental inventory. The system includes 16 LYON-M main line array loudspeakers, eight 1100-LFC low-frequency control elements and two Galileo Callisto 616 array processors. The LYON investment bolsters the company’s Meyer Sound inventory to 100+ units. Summit Pro Works CEO Rob Snyder is pictured here.
LOS ANGELES – Behringer’s X32 Digital Mixing Console and S16 Digital Snake are pulling double-duty for indie pop band Capital Cities as they tour in support of their multi-platinum single, “Safe and Sound.” The X32 not only serves as a live and studio mixing console, but also includes a number of effects processing and digital routing options. FOH Engineer Jason Stiegler noted that with the X32’s remote control capability, band members can use iPhones to adjust their mixes. As a result, “we are able to tour without a monitor engineer,” he said.
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SPRING HILL, FL – Spring Hill Baptist Church, based here, recently installed a VUE Audiotechnik al-4 Subcompact Line Array System as part of a major audio system upgrade. Predictable pattern control was an important factor in choosing the gear, helping Atlantic Pro Audio overcome acoustic challenges that included a relatively narrow sanctuary space, a rear balcony and lots of reflective surfaces.
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