SAN JOSE, CA — To enhance the audio support for participants and listeners in its various services and theatrical programs, Cathedral of Faith here is relying on an assortment of H6 Headset and E6 Earset microphones from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates. Pictured here is one of the church’s theatrical productions where the Countryman gear is put to good use.
Read More »BUENA PARK, CA—Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announced the first Midwest demos of the new Yamaha QL Series Digital Consoles, which are priced to bring such CL console features such as all-in-one mixing, processing, and routing capability within reach of those with small- to medium-sized budgets. The consoles target applications from live tour sound to house of worship installations, corporate AV and speech applications. TC Furlong Inc. is helping host the free demo events.
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VANCOUVER, BC — San Francisco-based McCune Audio/Video/Lighting collaborated with Arup Acoustic Consulting on the system design for the TED2014 Conference here, supporting the multi-faceted needs of the event with a Meyer Sound M’elodie P.A. system and DPA Microphones.
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BALTIMORE — For the National Aquarium’s Blacktip Reef, a replicated Indo-Pacific reef ecosystem, Electrosonic worked with Nelson White Systems of Towson, MD to support the exhibit’s audio needs with QSC Audio gear including a Q-Sys Core 500i Integrated System Platform, AcousticDesign Loudspeakers and CX Series Amplifiers.
Read More »CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The NSCA Education Foundation noted that the fundraising challenge initiated by Shure Inc. has been met, and more than $50,000 has been raised for the NSCA Education Foundation.
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SAN DIEGO — With their highly anticipated summer tour kicking off in just a few short weeks, Neon Trees are keeping busy polishing their trademark sound to a mirror-like finish at their Provo, Utah studio. Along for the ride on this year’s tour is a unique cross-stage monitoring and front-fill solution designed around VUE Audiotechnik’s al-8 and al-4 line array systems. (VUE components can be seen here with bassist Branden Campbell).
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GAINESVILLE, GA — Danley Sound Labs recently hosted one of an ongoing series of training sessions attended by some of its international distributors. Key members of Finnish distributor LF Imports came to Danley’s headquarters here in February, followed in March by members of Singapore distributor The Soundsmith and German distributor Carsten Eichstaedt-BLL-Veranstaltungstechnik.
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PHILADELPHIA — Lorde’s sold-out show on March 8 at the 3,119-seat Tower Theater in Philadelphia was the fifth stop on the Grammy-winning artist’s month-long first tour of the U.S. It also marked the first time L-Acoustics’ K2 line array system supported an artist’s performance in the city. Horsham, PA-based Bauder Audio Systems provided the gear.
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Avid has released VENUE Version 4.1.3 software, a free download for owners of the Avid S3L live sound system (pictured here). V4.1.3 doubles the system’s on-board plug-in slots (from 20 to 40) to provide engineers with even more processing options. VENUE 4.1.3 also offers support for the latest qualified AAX live sound plug-ins.
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LONDON — Britannia Row Productions once again chose Turbosound’s Flashline line array speaker system in January this year for the annual tour of Young Voices, which featured a full band and a choir of several thousand primary school pupils performing at major arenas throughout the U.K. The setup included Flashline TFS-900H, Flex Array and TQ-440SP enclosures and TFS-900L subwoofers.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — Joe Hamilton of ML Sound worked with Cokesbury Church technical director Mischa Goldman and the multi-campus church’s team of front-of-house engineers on a backs-turned, four-console shootout to pinpoint sonic nuances and preferences. Allen & Heath’s GLD-80 came out on top. Both the soundco and house of worship are based here.
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