RENO, NV – Located in the Whitney Peak Hotel in the heart of downtown Reno, the recently completed Cargo Nightclub features a an EAW KF740 3-way array system powered by several Powersoft M and K series amplifiers. “Once we got the system up and running, everyone was just floored,” said Dan Bishop, the hotel’s production manager, crediting the newly installed system for clarity.
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FARGO, ND – Audio integrator Site on Sound provided sound systems for several businesses located in the historic Loretta Building here including Boerth’s Gallery, an established Fargo art and framing gallery that includes a two-story wine bar, called D’Vine; Pinch & Pour/Fowlers Heritage, a clothing boutique that also sells premium extra virgin olive oils and Italian balsamics; the Boiler Room, a bar and restaurant featuring live music. All installations made use of audio gear from Community Professional. Pictured here is Boerths Art Gallery, now equipped with Community DP6 Pendant Loudspeakers.
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VALLEY PARK, MO — Cignal Systems/Logic Systems Sound and Lighting, based here, will host a NEXO “Speaker Tour Stop” Open House this Wednesday, October 29, 2014 from 4-8 p.m. Registration is not required. The event will take place at 255 Marshall Rd. Suite 160 in Valley Park, Missouri. Products to be included in the demonstrations are NEXO STM Line Array (M46, M28, B112, S118B, NUAR Rack) and the new GEO M620/M6B Compact Loudspeaker Series.
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Earthworks expands its FlexMic Series of podium microphones to include 40kHz High Definition models, which feature an extended frequency response from 50Hz to 40kHz. The original FlexMic models feature a 50Hz to 20kHz frequency response. The new mics promise even greater clarity and intelligibility than the 20kHz models.
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LOS ANGELES – Having recently upgraded to JBL VTX Series line arrays, Flag Systems provided a total of 40 JBL VTX V25 loudspeakers and 44 VTX S28 subwoofers for this year’s HARD Summer Festival main stage. The entire system for the event, held the first weekend in August at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte, CA, was powered by 102 Crown I-Tech 12000HD and three Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD amplifiers. JBL HiQnet Performance Manager was used to manage the system.
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Martin Audio’s PSX Powered Subwoofer is a companion self-powered subwoofer for the DD6, XD12 and XD15 full-range loudspeaker systems. Featuring a 15”/4” voice coil, long-excursion driver in a compact reflex-ported enclosure, it houses two channels of Class D amplification, one channel for itself and one channel to power an XD12, XD15, or up to three DD6’s.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Wigwam Acoustics used DiGiCo and Optocore’s latest software to build the first Multiplexed DiGiCo Fiber Ring systems for use in the live environment. The systems transfer both audio, data and video, allowing a range of DiGiCo mixing consoles and Optocore devices to work seamlessly together. The setup supported Top Gear Live and the annual Hillsong Conference Europe.
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Harting’s Han-Eco Outdoor connector makes use of a lightweight plastic material which, when mated through its FPM (Fluor Polymer Rubber) flange seal, provides IP65, UV, ozone and acid-rain resistant protection. The combination promises a reduction in maintenance costs for utdoor theme park cabling systems.
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When broadcaster Deutsche Welle sought to make its programming compliant with the EBU-R128 loudness mandate, it turned to RTW’s TouchMonitor line of audio meters to make the transition. Engineers working on various broadcast shows use the RTW TM3 units in a combined setup with the existing RTW PortaMonitor, which is used for monitoring level, loudness, frequency response and phase of analog and digital signals systems, as well as the RTW TM7 units at the company’s dubbing suites. The TM9 units are being used with an installed radar option, for a more detailed look into the composition of the metering data.
Read More »DEDHAM, MA – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will be among the exhibitors at the Parsons Audio Expo on November 6. The event will take place at the Dedham Holiday Inn on Thursday, November 6. Select audio manufacturers will hold demonstrations and presentations from 10 am to 7 pm, with exhibits open from noon to 6 pm. This is the 28th consecutive year where Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Inc. has supported the event.
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WASHINGTON DC — On October 24, 2014, in an official FCC blog posting by Gary Epstein, chair of the organization’s Incentive Auction Task Force (the group coordinating the commission’s next frequency spectrum auction, including the 600 MHz band), he indicated that the sale, slated for mid-2015, would be delayed until at least early 2016.
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LOS ANGELES — Following its 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center here Oct. 9-12, outgoing president Dr. Sean Olive welcomed the association’s new president, Andres Mayo (pictured here) as he took over the leadership role.
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