JoeCo Limited is now shipping the new BBR64-MADI version of the BlackBox Recorder. Designed for audio acquisition and capturing live performance, the recorder enables multi-channel audio to be captured directly to a USB2 drive, in Broadcast WAV format, without the need for a computer.
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LONDON – Ghost, the 1990 movie, has been reincarnated as a West End musical. It blends live acting and music with complex lighting, video and special effects. The show's sound designer, Bobby Aitken specified a DiGiCo SD7T for FOH, and it's being used for a lot more than just mixing sound.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Multi-Media Systems recently upgraded the sound system for the 2,210-seat Michael Fowler Centre Auditorium with JBL CBT Constant Beamwidth Technology column loudspeakers.
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LOS ANGELES – For Deep Purple's recent North American tour, where the band performed at theaters and open-air pavilions with a symphony orchestra, Thunder Audio provided a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – The death toll from the collapse of the main stage at the Indiana State Fair shortly before country duo Sugarland was set to… Read More »Death Toll from Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Rises
Read More »STAMFORD, CT – Harman reorganized and renamed its consumer-targeted businesses. Segments formerly structured as Automotive and Consumer divisions have been modified and renamed as the company's Lifestyle and Infotainment divisions. Harman said its Professional division will be largely unaffected by the change.
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WASHINGTON, U.K. – CLD Distribution, which was recently acquired by Penn Elcom, has named audio industry veteran Mike Lavelle as technical sales manager. Lavelle will travel on CLD's behalf, visiting existing customers and potential new ones and gathering ideas and suggestions on how the company can improve its services.
Read More »NOVATO, CA – Point Source Audio named Huahui Audio Technology as its distributor for microphone products in China. James Lamb, president of Point Source Audio said the company had been looking for "the right organization to represent Point Source in the area." At the same time, Huahui's president, Allen Xu, had been searching for an earset microphone to include in their product line.
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WOODLAND HILLS, CA – American Music & Sound (AM&S), which serves as the distributor in North America for a range of pro audio brands, named Justin Eggleton national product training manager for Allen & Heath and Turbosound. Eggleton, who will remain based in Atlanta but will travel nationally, will be responsible for sales support, technical support and certification training for Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems and Turbosound loudspeakers.
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Rational Acoustics' Smaart v.7.3 is now available for download for both the Mac and PC. It's the third major update to the v.7 measurement platform, and Rational Acoustics encourages all Smaart 7 users to take advantage of the feature additions and bug fixes. They include ASCII import functionality; a new interface for user-definable weighting curve import and management; the ability to save and restore multiple program configurations; redesigned sound level (SPL) calibration dialogs; and much more.
Read More »PHILADELPHIA – Barbara Solit Bodenheimer, 64, who, with her husband, James, founded Egotrips, a leading trucking and transportation services provider for the touring industry, died after a battle with cancer at her home on Aug. 10. The Bodenheimers founded Egotrips in the early 1970s. Their longtime music artist client list includes, among many others, Elton John and Neil Diamond. Until 2010, Barbara Bodenheimer served as chief financial officer.
Read More »HASSELT, Belgium — A violent storm ripped down trees, tents and truss on Aug. 18, the opening day of the three-day Pukkelpop music festival, where… Read More »Four Reported Dead at Storm-Wracked Festival in Belgium
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