DANVILLE, VA — The Virginia International Raceway (VIR) turned to Choice AVTech with an assist for an audio system upgrade that included JBL AWC Series Loudspeakers from Harman Professional. The new system includes 13 JBL AWC129 compact all-weather loudspeakers and 17 AWC82 all-weather loudspeakers, driven by a Crown CDi 6000 and two Crown CDi4000 amplifiers.
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FORT WORTH, TX ― The School of Church Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) is once again getting into the holiday spirit with DPA Microphones for its third annual Keyboards and Carols at Christmas event. With 13 Steinway grand pianos, one organ and a choir of more than 180 adults and children, student and professional musicians performed holiday songs for the packed house at the 3,500-seat venue. In addition to using a stereo pair of d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones on each of the pianos, the school also utilized four wireless d:facto Vocal Microphones for the event’s soloists.
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CHICAGO, IL – Symphony Center is home to the Grammy Award-winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Orchestra Hall. Although the CSO traditionally performs acoustically, when visiting jazz and pop artists stop by for shows using amplified music, the venue now has a new mixing tool at its disposal – DiGiCo’s SD9. Pictured here with the console, from left, are Kenny Check, The Sound Co-Op Owner; CSO Stagehands Todd Snick and Patrick Reynolds; and Tim “Buzz” Shust, The Sound Co-Op Mixer.
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems named Alex Kalejs regional manager, Northwest North America. Kalejs will be responsible for strategic sales and support encompassing the entire Biamp product line. He will also support the company’s partners with customer service.
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Audinate, inventor of Dante, announced new releases to its Dante Virtual Soundcard (Release 3.7) as well as Dante Controller. Both releases support the latest Apple Mac OS X10.10 Yosemite and Microsoft Windows 8 operating systems.
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Sommer Cable’s HICON HI-J63M14 is a new type of jack connector that promises to pull the plug on crackling plug-in and plug-off noises. Designed to prevent unwanted noises associated with on-the-fly changes between instruments, the noiseless plug system is designed for use on live stages. The product is made with a metal shell and gold plated tip with an integrated clamping strain relief design to ensure durability for long-term use. The product is also available in an angled version.
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Harman extended its JBL Professional Intellivox range with the new 380 Series. The new DC380, DS380 and DSX380 promise unmatched control, complex room coverage capabilities, and pinpoint steerability, making them well suited for applications where intelligibility and accuracy are critical.
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Harman’s dbx is now shipping its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor, designed to completely eliminate feedback from a PA system. The AFS2 is well suited for bands, DJs, live sound and fixed installation applications and promises a host of upgraded features including a Wizard auto-setup function, a re-designed Advanced Feedback Suppression module, and a large LCD display.
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BIRMINGHAM, AL – For Iron City, a new 1,300-capacity music venue, general manager Mike Creager worked with Tim Ogletree at MediaMerge (Chelsea, AL) on a sound system installation that centers on Danley Sound Labs’ Synergy Horn loudspeakers and Tapped Horn subwoofers as an alternative to a line array setup.
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BACKNANG, Germany – d&b audiotechnik is boosting its cooperation with Neumann&Müller (N&M) Event Technology with a five-year agreement. N&M bring to life high quality events with state-of-the-art equipment. The agreement between the companies involves the supply of loudspeakers from d&b’s newest range the Y-Series.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is the first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. The museum’s Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, pictured here, was equipped with Community D6 Loudspeakers. The building’s sound system was designed by Toronto-based Mulvey and Banani. The principle designer was Greg Rushton. Installation was handled by audio visual specialists, Inland Audio Visual Limited, and the project manager was Inland AV’s Barry Carr.
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LONDON — NFL teams returned to Wembley Stadium for the league’s International Series this past fall. Robert Lawrence Event Production Resource installed an extensive range of Outline loudspeaker systems, including Butterfly, Mantas, DVS 118 SW subs, Doppia, DVS 12 and DVS 10, to distribute sound over large areas outside the stadium. The Miami Dolphins beat the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 28 (38-14); the Detroit Lions edged the Atlanta Falcons Oct. 26 (22-21) and the Dallas Cowboys bested the Jacksonville Jaguars Nov. 9. (30-17).
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