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“Get Your Own Mic” Contest Features 50th Anniversary A-T Gear

Audio-Technica 50th Anniversay Edition AES400/LE handheld microphone

“Get Your Own Mic” Contest Features 50th Anniversary A-T Gear

LAS VEGAS — FRONT of HOUSE Magazine and ProAudioSpace.com announce the “Get Your Own Mic” contest with Audio-Technica. Participants have chance to win the grand prize — a 50th Anniversary Edition AE5400/LE cardioid condenser microphone plus two ATM510 cardioid dynamic mics. Three  runner-ups will each receive one ATM510 microphones and an FOH T-shirt. This contest is being held in conjunction with the road test that PAS blogmeister Evan Hooton is conducting.

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Matthew Manasse with the Soundcraft Vi1 used for Dire Straits in Europe

Matthew Manasse Uses Soundcraft Vi1 for Dire Straits

LONDON — When members of Dire Straits got back together for a one-off charity event at the Albert Hall, sound engineer Matthew Manasse was asked to look after the front of house mix. Manasse, who previously worked with keyboard player Alan Clark and the band’s original engineer, Robert Collins, also supported the band when it subsequently toured Europe, conducting mixing duties on a Soundcraft Vi1.

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Jalouse in London was equipped with RCF gear

Cosmic Electronics Revamps Sound System at Jalouse with RCF Gear

LONDON — Moruf Yoozooph and Freddie Achom, owners of the three-year-old Jalouse membership nightclub on London’s West End, contracted with Cosmic Electronics to revamp the sound system and re-position the DJ console. Cosmic Electronics MD, Keith Damon, who managed the project, opted for a setup that included RCF gear. Two pairs of C5215Ws now work together with the club’s existing subwoofers, surrounding club patrons with an immersive experience.

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AL-Tee Relies on PreSonus StudioLive for Live Music Events

AL-Tee Relies on PreSonus StudioLive for Live Music Events

ATLANTA — Alfred “AL-Tee” Williams is one of the busiest live-sound mixers on the Atlanta music scene. The veteran engineer has run the mix for a wide range of artists including Kool and the Gang, The SOS Band, Rachelle Farrell, Angie Stone, Bobby Brown, and a host of others. His desk of choice these days is the PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2.

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Midas PRO2 added for London Florence and the Machine shows. Here, Mike Gibbard with the MIDAS PRO2 on monitors.

Florence and the Machine’s Ali Pali Gigs Supported by Midas PRO2, XL8 Consoles

LONDON — Florence and the Machine’s current European dates to promote her Ceremonials album were recently upsized for a three-night run at London’s Alexandra Palace, with the band joined by a 12-piece choir and 12-piece string section. A new Midas PRO2 live audio system supplemented monitor world for these gigs, joining the XL8 at FOH. Both were provided by Britannia Row Productions.

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Carsten Kummel and Herve de Caro at PL+S 2012

Innovason Features Pandora at PL+S 2012

FRANKFURT, Germany — Innovason’s focus at Prolight+Sound 2012 was on Pandora, a new “box of tricks” integrated into Innovason’s flagship Eclipse GT digital console. Pandora is a new way of panning that promises audibly better results across the listening field than traditional stereo panning.

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Logomo Hall, Turku, Finland

Meyer Sound Constellation Tailors Acoustics for Shape-Shifting Logomo Hall

TURKU, Finland — The flexible Logomo Hall assumes whatever size or shape is suited for the event of the evening. On one night it can provide a compact 1,100-seat space with a nearly square audience area, ideal for a chamber orchestra or jazz ensemble. Within a few hours, it can be transformed into an elongated rectangle accommodating 3,500 for a rock concert. And with the push of a button, its permanently-installed Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system optimizes acoustical response for both the current room configuration and the event at hand, whether a concert, conference, play or opera.

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