LONDON — Shure’s new Axient wireless microphones were widely used by a galaxy of headline stars at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies during London’s sporting summer. Working together with the UK-based company Delta Sound, Antipodean audio systems supply specialists Norwest favored Shure from early on in the systems design process for the event. The games this summer marked Axient’s debut at an Olympic Ceremony.
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LONDON — The TiMax Soundhub matrix server found itself at the heart of the London 2012 Olympic Park this summer when it was deployed in the Coca-Cola Beatbox pavilion to control a multi-channel soundscape system distributed around the interior.
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KRAKOW, Poland — Tommex Zebrowscy Sp. J. factored the difficult acoustics and harsh climatic conditions of the Cracovia Rink before installing Community WET and R-Series loudspeakers. The sound system also includes a Dynacord CMS 1000-2 mixer and Dynacord DSP244 digital processor and also a g+m elektronik APROSYS APS modular system.
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SANDNES, Norway — PAP Stavanger, Svakstrøm and Kran Elektro Service installed a new L-Acoustics KARAi system at the Sandnes Kulturhus in western Norway. The cultural venue was seeking a consistent-sounding system that could handle higher SPLs. Norway’s L-Acoustics distributor, Scandec Systemer AS supplied the system.
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DANVILLE, KY — Larry Estrin of Studio City, CA-based Best Audio serves as audio and production communications director for the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). Estrin opted to use Audio-Technica mics at these events, including the 2012 Vice Presidential debate that took place at Centre College here on Oct. 11.
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CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Idol Puerto Rico, the Caribbean island’s version of American Idol in the U.S. and Pop Idol in the U.K., is now in its second season, now accompanied by another extension of the franchise, Idol Kids Puerto Rico. Ricky’s Audio Corporation of Arecibo, PR handles audio production for the show, and has supplied a new Yamaha CL5 digital audio system for the live mix to direct TV audio feed.
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The new version includes advanced support for Crown VRACK 4×3500 and JBL V5 Preset Data for JBL VTX and VerTec.
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Grund Audio Design’s new VIP series of loudspeakers includes four models: the VIP-06, VIP-08, VIP-10, and VIP-12. The VIP-06 is a two-way design, the others are three-way designs. All are passive, and well-suited to a wide range of applications and environments.
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LONGWOOD, FL — Grace Church, based here, recently updated the sound system in their sanctuary. Allen & Heath iLive T-112 is installed at the FOH mix position with a Dante card, MixPad app and iDR-48 stage box.
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MILFORD, NH — After a seven-year hiatus, Garbage released their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind of People, in May this year. The band has hit the road in support of the album’s release and is taking the new Earthworks WL40V along for the ride.
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MEDELLIN, Colombia — A DiGiCo SD8 is the latest mixing console purchased by Colombian company Grupo Hangar, which provides technical production services to events in and around the city of Medellín, including the Feria de las Flores (Festival of the Flowers), a high-profile, week-long event.
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LONDON — As the Torch Relay made its way around the UK in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, DPA Microphones were part of the production gear package supporting a total of 70 evening celebrations as well as the daily ceremonial lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the Games themselves.
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