CALABASAS, CA – Line 6, Inc. recently introduced the new POD HD Pro X guitar multi-effects processor and studio interface, replacing the POD HD Pro. Like another recent introduction, the POD HD500X, Line 6’s POD HD Pro X features more DSP processing power than before, giving musicians greater flexibility for creating complex signal paths and unique, intricate tones.
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VALENCIA, Spain — Nicolas Billot, marketing manager at Equipson, based here, died Sept. 24 in a traffic accident as he was heading home after a day at work, according to Juan Jose Vila, vice president of product & marketing at Equipson. Billot was 30 years old. “It’s a huge loss,” Vila said, of his friend and colleague, “who had a full life ahead to live. This has been a full shock for all of us, and we are very dismayed for this unexpected misfortune.”
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — EAW named Rusty Waite, a 20-year audio industry veteran, as the company’s vice president of sales. He will be based at the company’s headquarters here.
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CHESTER, PA — Community Professional Loudspeakers named Steve Johnson CEO. Johnson has more than 25 years of engineering, marketing and management experience in the pro audio and communications industries. Prior to Community, Johnson held executive positions at Bosch, Harman and Shure.
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LONDON — Turbosound’s Flashline Mini compact line array and large scale Flashline line array system will be set up for hands-on demos at 3 Mills Studios in London on Oct. 6 and 7, 2013. Attendance is by invitation only, however, so those interested are encouraged to RSVP at their earliest convenience.
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MIAMI – With more than 40 years in the industry and an extensive background in sound reinforcement solutions, D.A.S. Audio continues to hit milestones. In July the company announced that it had manufactured the 10,000th unit of its Aero 12A powered line array systems. The unit, painted gold, appears here with D.A.S. Audio staff members.
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HOT SPRINGS, AR — Each year, more than 200 international musicians collaborate to put on more than 20 concerts for an audience of 10,000 at the Hot Springs Music Festival. This year’s festival, held from June 2-15, included the use of a variety of microphones from Shure including the KSM32, KSM44, KSM313, Beta 181, Beta 27 and VP82, among others.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, traditionally held the weekend before the live Primetime Emmys telecast, are dedicated to key technical disciplines and behind-the-scenes crafts. Lectrosonics wireless gear played a key role.
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NEW YORK — Masque Sound provided a custom audio equipment package for the latest production of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, The Glass Menagerie. The production is currently playing on Broadway at the Booth Theatre. It officially opens on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, and its 17-week run is slated to conclude on Jan. 5, 2014.
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SAE Audio, Ltd. celebrates its 15th anniversary with the new PQM 4-channel amplifier series. The amps use a Class-I (“infinity”) topology, said to offer a… Read More »SAE Audio PQM Amplifiers
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NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, DC –– Martin Audio will be demonstrating its MLA Compact loudspeaker system in New York Oct. 21-22 and in Washington, DC on Oct. 24. The NYC demos will take place in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center (311 West 34th Street). The DC demo is set for the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University, pictured here.
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LOS ANGELES – FOH engineer Greg Price is back out on a lengthy world tour with Black Sabbath, with whom he has worked since the band’s first reunion tour in 1997. He’s using an sE Electronics T2 large diaphragm condenser to capture the heavy metal crunch of co-founding band member Tony Iommi’s guitar rig.
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