Flare Audio’s X5 line array system, made from aluminum and birch ply, is now available for the touring market. Featuring the company’s proprietary Space enclosure and Vortex porting, among other technologies, the X5 is designed to eliminate speaker resonance and reduce THD levels.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi Baptist Church recently upgraded their existing analog mixer to an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system, supplied by Kenya-based Sound Creations.
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NEW ORLEANS — For the Poydras conference room within Ochsner Health System’s facilities here, Interstate Electronic Systems (IES) provided an AV system upgrade that included Lectrosonics’ ASPEN audio processing technology.
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SAN DIEGO, CA — VUE Audiotechnik announced an expanded partnership and licensing arrangement with Berlin, Germany-based AFMG Technologies, developers of EASE Focus 2, SysTune and FIRmaker technologies. VUE also announced the availability of SystemVUE networking and control software for all VUE DSP-enabled loudspeakers and processors.
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MIAMI — Among the companies providing technical support for the multi-stage Ultra Music Festival in Miami in March were Beachsound, which provided Lake processors along with other audio gear. Neil Rosenstock, head of audio at Beachsound, credited the flexibility of the four LM 44s – three at FOH and one at monitors – for enabling the crew to use “a combination of Dante and AES routing between the units.”
Read More »STOW, OH — Audio-Technica U.S. unveiled a password-protected web site that includes A-T product information and other resources specifically intended for consultants, contractors and system integrators.
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KATY, Texas — Seven Lakes High School’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) hosts several school and out-of-house productions each year. The school recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Si Performer 3 digital console for its educational theatre performances. The console has also helped with the school’s technical theatre classes.
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LOS ANGELES — Audio-Technica reports that its microphones have once again been widely used for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The 2013 event, staged April 18 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE, was the 28th ceremony and the 16th year in a row where A-T gear played a key role. The taped 2013 ceremony will be aired on HBO on May 18.
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INDIO, CA — Rat Sound debuted EAW’s new Anya system at the Coachella Festival’s Gobi tent. The system included seven Anya modules per side with a single outfill module flanking a main column of six. According to EAW President Jeff Rocha, the decision to deploy the initial pilot build for the high-profile event came relatively late in the planning cycle.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The Drunk Unkles, an industry band, will support the NSCA Education Foundation with a performance and fundraiser on June 13, from 9-11 p.m., at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Orlando, FL. Sponsors will issue free passes to attend the event at their booths during InfoComm, which runs from June 12-14 in Orlando. NSCA is also offering printable tickets that can be downloaded from nsca.org.
Read More »Shure’s SE846 Sound Isolating Earphone features a Quad High-Definition MicroDriver with a three-way system configuration for dedicated low, mid, and high frequency distribution. The SE846’s patent-pending design includes a new low-pass filter and a true subwoofer designed for low-end performance without sacrificing clarity or detail.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX — At the Skype Mobile Lounge, located at The Belmont on 6th Street here, Live Nation presented Third Eye Blind along with a number of emerging artists at SXSW in March. Allen & Heath provided an iLive T-112, an iDR-48 and its DJ mixer, XONE DB:4 for the outdoor stage. Allen & Heath also provided digital mixing systems at several other venues during SXSW including The Fader Fort, Threadgills and Vice Bar.
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