Sennheiser Mics Grace San Francisco Cathedral

SAN FRANCISCO – Grace Cathedral in San Francisco gained notoriety in the Internet heyday of the mid-1990s as one of the first churches to stream live webcasts of many of its services, a tradition that continues to thrive. Over its long history, Grace Cathedral has hosted many of the world's religious leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Billy Graham and Desmond Tutu. With such an illustrious history and such an early Internet presence, it is a bit surprising that until Art Yeap, director of San Francisco's Novo Group, recently overhauled their microphone collection with Sennheiser MKH 8020 and MKH 8040 high-end condensers, the recorded sound of Grace Cathedral was middling at best and marginal at worst. 

DALY CITY, Calif. — Two Digidesign VENUE live sound systems set sail recently on Cunard’s newest state-of-the-art international vessel, the Queen Victoria. The majestic ocean liner’s 12 decks are replete with some of the most luxurious and modern accoutrements on water, including a grand, multilevel lobby, casino, restaurants and two theaters.

Expanding upon the PR 20, the Heil PR 22 features new dynamic microphone technology, providing wide-frequency range, low-handling noise and the ability to handle +140 dB SPL for a wide range of professional applications. The Heil PR 22 microphone is usable in high sound pressure levels and immune to overload conditions.

BUDAPEST – The recently renovated Budapest Operetta Theatre in the heart of Budapest’s renowned theatre district has taken delivery of an Innovason Sy80 digital mixing system from Hungarian Innovason distributors, Microsound Ltd.

BEIJING – Mixers from both Studer and Soundcraft appear at numerous events and broadcast facilities at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Digital consoles from both Harman companies have been chosen and purchased by local Chinese broadcasters as well as worldwide companies who are installing or providing facilities at the events. The increased attention to HD broadcasting and surround has been one of the reasons Studer consoles particularly have been bought by numerous Broadcasters for their games coverage.

NASHVILLE – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss drew one of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’s largest crowds this year with a stirring set including material from their debut collaboration Raising Sand.

PHILADELPHIA – Downtown Philadelphia's latest hotspot is G, an upscale lounge and restaurant located in the city's fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. Billed as "technologically injected pure bliss," Owner Mark Marek's latest venue features multi-zoned audio, video and lighting systems, creating a flexible environment that can function as several neighboring zones, or can be grouped together to create one or several larger party and performance areas.

LADSON, S.C. – Regardless of whether you want to call it alternative, post-grunge, or pure, unapologetic rock 'n' roll, the onstage results of the musical pairing of Seether and Flyleaf landed in South Carolina at the Exchange Park Ladson Fairgrounds to test the mettle of Live Event Solutions, a Conyers, Ga.-based sound company just over five months old.

OLD LYME, Conn. – Sennheiser is hosting a sound logo competition in which people all over the globe can submit audio clips through July 17. The logo will be chosen as Sennheiser’s official acoustic trademark. The chosen finalist will take home 5,000 euros, as well as an optional 30,000 euros if Sennheiser acquires unlimited rights to use the winning logo.

NILES, Ill. – When Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off, a Shure SM11 microphone went along for the ride, just as it has for years, but it wasn’t used in a conventional manner as most microphones are used, however.