Orange Amplification leveraged their nearly 50 years of audio experience to create the ‘O’ Edition Headphones. This set of on-ear cans has been designed to deliver superior audio performance and comfort, while capturing the very essence of Orange.
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NEXT-proaudio’s new single point source line, KUBIX, is designed for use with fixed installations. The design promises high performance and fidelity along with even coverage for a wide variety of venues.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has announced the retirement of Kenton Forsythe, EVP of strategic engineering. Forsythe, one of the original founders of EAW, has spent his career advancing loudspeaker technology and design. In 2011 he received a Parnelli Award for audio innovation as further testament to his contributions to the professional audio industry.
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At Winter NAMM 2016, JBL Professional is featuring the EON208P, a portable PA system developed to make legendary sound accessible to small bands, solo artists, coffeehouses, clubs, schools, meetings, worship events and health clubs. The JBL EON208P builds on the legacy of its predecessor, the JBL EON206P, with Bluetooth streaming, 8” speakers, an integrated 8-channel mixer and more.
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ANAHEIM – German sound reinforcement firm HK Audio is undertaking a complete global overhaul of its visual and brand identity with the introduction of its new marketing campaign: the Soundmakers. The Soundmakers campaign is the result of two years of work, preparation and planning by HK Audio’s marketing team in collaboration with a number of external agencies from across Europe. The campaign launched at Winter NAMM 2016.
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DiGiCo’s Stealth Core2 is an upgrade to the company’s existing Stealth Digital Processing. Stealth Core2 will release additional processing from the audio core of every DiGiCo SD console, taking the complete range to a new level in terms of both processing channels and functionality, and can be fitted to all existing console surfaces.
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PAPUA, New Guinea – The Sir John Guise Outdoor and Indoor Stadiums and the Taurama Aquatic Centre and Indoor Sports Complex in Papua New Guinea, underwent complete renovations for the Pacific Games held last year. The sports complex features a total of 20 One Systems CFA-2 loudspeakers. Jansen Limited, One System’s New Zealand distributor, consulted on and commissioned the new sound reinforcement systems.
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CHARLESTON, SC – NBC News and YouTube co-hosted the fourth Democratic debate, and the first one for the New Year, on Jan. 17, 2016. Sunday night’s Democratic Presidential Debate took place in Charleston, SC’s Galliard Performance Hall from 9-11 p.m. LMG provided 150 L-Acoustics 5XT speakers along with video gear for the event.
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PENRYN, U.K. – Allen & Heath has recently expanded the Product Management team based in its UK headquarters with the appointment of Scott Mason as Pro Digital Sector Specialist (pictured here, with A&H’s new dLive mixing system) and Ian Thomas as Install Sector Specialist (pictured below).
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VIENNA, Austria – One of Vienna’s finest concert houses, the Konzerthaus, recently upgraded the public address system serving its Great Hall and Mozart Hall, selecting Meyer Sound speakers and Allen & Heath’s iDR installation matrix mixers. Installed by ATEC Pro, the new system is designed specifically for voice reinforcement. The iDR DSP systems comprise an iDR-4 matrix mixer for the Great Hall, and an iDR-8 for the Mozart Hall, with a PL10 8-channel rotary panel for remote control, and a PL-8 logic box installed in the Mozart Hall for interfacing to external systems.
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MIAMI – Celebrating big-name graffiti artists, the Basel House and Bushwick Collective Block Party is an annual four-day arts and entertainment fair. At the latest block party — which ran during Miami Art Week at the Mana Urban Arts Museum in Miami, former site of the historic RC Cola Plant — street artists created live paintings on canvas, brick walls and cars, while music was provided by live bands and DJs. VUE Audiotechnik loudspeakers were specified to provide sound reinforcement for the event’s performances. LPS Production working in conjunction with Kor Media and Lighting provided the full production setup, from staging to audio and video.
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TORONTO — Front of house engineers Connor Sharpe and Joel Livesey built their custom playback rig for a gig at the Juno Awards and it’s still going strong, having seen them through several NHL, NFL and CFL broadcasts and the closing ceremonies of last year’s Pan Am Games in Toronto.
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