LAKEVILLE, MN — Completed just in time for their annual "Country Christmas" seasonal shows, the new EV sound system at Celebration Church in Lakeville, Minn, reflects the serious production needs of a large church like Celebration: more than 18,000 people attended the "Country Christmas" shows over a three-week period, hearing the country music themed event through a PA that brings EV sound to the church's 1100-seat theatre/sanctuary.
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OLD LYME, CT — Sennheiser is now shipping the e 602 II cardioid microphone – successor to the e 602 – to their lineup of evolution series microphones. The e 602 II is designed especially for use with kick drums, bass guitar cabs, tubas and other low-frequency instruments. Featuring an aluminum housing – more than 40 percent lighter than its predecessor – the e 602 II provides greater stability when positioned on a long boom arm. The capsule offers a fast attack, coupled with an extended low-frequency response.
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VIENNA — Vienna's newest musical production – Rebecca – recently opened at the Raimund Theatre, featuring the story of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel, and the heart of the show's sound system is the VBW Raimund Theatre's resident Cadac J-Type live production console, in conjunction with two Cadac D16 digital mix matrices. Staged by Vereinigte Bühne Wien (VBW), the musical is written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay, directed by Francesca Zambellow and stars Uwe Kröger as Maxim de Winter, opposite Dutch-born Wietske van Tongeren as the second Mrs. de Winter. Sound design is by Hendrik Maassen, whose musical credits include a long-term association with Phantom of the Opera.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc has announced the January 2007 retirement of legendary speaker designer Akira Nakamura. Since 1965, Mr. Nakamura has led the development of a wide variety of commercial audio speakers, the most famous being the Yamaha NS-10M studio reference monitors, which he developed in 1987.
Read More »LONDON — In the wake of their acquisition of Telex Communications in July, 2006, Bosch has begun to restructure the Telex organization.
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NEW YORK — More than 300,000 people gathered around the skating rink, waiting for the switch to be pulled to turn on the Rockefeller Christmas Tree's lights, and the event was televised nationally on NBC with celebrities and politicians, using a sizable Yamaha and NEXO-based audio system.
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COTO DE CAZA, CA — Corporate Image Audio (CIA), Inc, of Coto de Caza, Calif, used a Soundcraft Vi6 digital live sound console to mix Les Brown and his Band of Renown and a television production for CBS 2 (KCBS-TV) in Palm Desert. The Vi6 was the first made available in the U.S. for purchase. They also plan to use it with the upcoming Rotary International 2007 Assembly in San Diego and the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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REDDITCH, ENGLAND — SSE Audio Group has one of its four new Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles out on tour with rock band Thunder, selling out all the dates on its UK tour of academies and civic halls.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — The 28,000-member student body of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas eagerly awaited the opening of its new Moyer Student Union this fall. The new 135,000 square foot facility is bigger and better than the previous and rather small student union of the past. The new building includes a dining court, TV lounge, office space and rooms for studying and socializing, as well as a 300-seat movie theater, with Community's I/O5 and Solutions loudspeakers used throughout.
Read More »Dear Anklebiters, I have a mixer with a global on/off switch for phantom power. If I am using just one or two mics that need power, will it hurt anything else to leave it on?
Charles Cox Moapa, Nevada
Paul: Condenser microphones require a polarizing voltage and power for their built-in amplifiers. Sometimes provision is made to supply this voltage directly through the microphone cable. The procedure is called phantom powering, and the most common phantom supply voltage available in mixing consoles is 48 VDC, although 24V supplies are widely used. Most phantom powered mics can operate on a wide range of supply voltages, from as little as 1.5 volts or 9 volts up to 50 volts.
Read More »OK, here it comes again. As we approach the end of the year, I find myself with a tendency to get Serious. Sorry, it's a character defect that I continue to work on, to little avail.
While I want to review the year and take some time to reflect and be grateful, it is an insanely busy time of the year. Here at Timeless World Headquarters, we are up to three monthly magazines (FOH, PLSN and Stage Directions) plus the annual Event Production Directory. (By the way, that little reference guide that so many of us turn to in time of need is finally going electronic as well as print. That's good news — especially for those of you who spend significant time on the road — but it is a hellacious amount of work to get it into the new format.) Plus, I have a couple of side projects (including trying to front a large band again — just how stupid am I?) that make time even tighter.
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Call me archaic, but I actually find the English language to be a great way to express ones thoughts, regardless of intent or purpose. From relaying simple instructions in concise terms to loquaciously waxing poetic, the English language, when used properly, is capable of conveying thought and feeling with nuance and elegance. This does not mean that we need to roll our "R's" or speak in Shakespearean English, but as intelligent people we must find a middle ground between "Wherefore art thou?" and "Where you at?" Starting with the president of the United States on down, spoken English has become a lost art or, at the very least, simply modified to the lowest common denominator.
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