LA PUNTA, Argentina — Wanzo Producciones srl provided 16 dBTechnologies DVA T12 line array cabinets, 16 DVA T4s and an additional eight DVA T4s as outfills for a Grupo Slots-sponsored event staged in La Punta’s Hippodrome recently. The concert, featuring singer Abel Pintos and La Konga, a 15-piece band, drew 48,000 to the venue.
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Larry Lucas, director of audio engineering at Anthony James Partners, faced tight budget constraints when tasked with an audio solution for Florida Atlantic University’s new football stadium. He managed to combine price and performance with two Jericho Horn JH-90s, positioned on top of the video board. Daktronics, the video gear provider, also installed the audio equipment.
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Chris MacBride, technical supervisor at the 530-seat Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, cited the theatre’s inventory of subminiature microphones and direct boxes from Countryman Associates as boon to the audio quality for more than 300 productions staged at the venue every year.
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ELLICOTT CITY, MD — No, this story isn’t really about a mixed martial arts match-up. The Octagon in this case is the shape of the sanctuary for First Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the foe Audio-Video Group faced included problems with overall intelligibility and a tag-team of dead spots. The soundco forced the acoustic problems into quick submission with a ring of eight of Community Pro SLS920 cabinets flown over the stage.
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BARCELONA — Cadac Holdings Ltd. named Adagio.pro as its exclusive distributor of its analog and digital compact consoles in Spain and Portugal. Adagio.pro is the pro-audio distribution arm of Grupo Adagio, which also distributes MI products and maintains a chain of music and pro-audio retail locations.
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BURNSVILLE, MN — Electro-Voice announced that Jim Long retired in December 2011 after over 45 years with the company. He handled a wide variety of roles during that time, most recently as a member of the product marketing management team. EV credited Long for his technical know-how and communication skills, including his role in the development of the company’s “PA Bible” – which remains in use today.
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CAD Audio is introducing an updated version of its classic E300S Multi-Pattern Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic as part of the Equitek S Series at Winter NAMM 2012. Promising transparent-sounding upper and midrange frequencies, coupled with a smooth low end and exceptional presence, the E300S is designed to be particularly well-suited for use as a vocal microphone in studio and live sound reinforcement applications.
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NEWARK, DE — The University of Delaware recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Vi1 audio mixing console for use at its football games and other major events. IT-University Media Services steered the university toward a Soundcraft Vi1, purchased through New Jersey-based Total Video Products.
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GUILDFORD, U.K. — The Market Kitchen & Bar at the Radisson Edwardian Guildford Hotel changes, chameleon-like, from a midday bistro to an evening nightspot. Kazbar Systems’ Gavin Miller, who specified a Martin Audio AQ architectural solution for the multipurpose venue, worked with Darrin Smith from 33 Hertz and Martin Audio’s Kevin McNally on the project.
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TORONTO – Fourteen-inch-thick plaster walls posted a dual challenge for Westbury National Show Systems, Ltd.’s Brock McGinnis, who was tasked with updating the sound system at Toronto’s National Club: Along with the inability to run cable through the historically-significant walls, “it’s very much like having dinner in the middle of a cathedral,” McGinnis noted, of the reverberant acoustics within the 200-capacity, 1,950-square-foot Main Dining Room. McGinnis chose a pair of Iconyx IC8-R columns to meet the acoustic and aesthetic requirements of the installation.
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MERRILLVILLE, IN — Brian Wynn of Broadway Music used JBL VerTec line arrays to update the sound system at the 3,400-seat Star Plaza Theatre. The setup includes left-right arrays of eight VerTec VT4888DP-DA midsize powered line array elements each, with a center array of three VRX932LAP powered Constant Curvature loudspeakers. The installation also includes VT4880ADP-DA powered full-size arrayable subwoofers, hung three per side above the stage.
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TACOMA, WA — Systems integration firm Electrocom equipped Tacoma’s Stadium High School and Lincoln High School with a combination of narrow-dispersion loudspeakers at multiple points and wireless amplifier solutions using Technomad gear, bypassing the need to cut into concrete and also addressing noise complaints from nearby residential areas.
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