CHILLIWACK, BC, Canada — With high walls, metal roofs and concrete, glass and water surfaces to deal with, Go Audio, based here, turned to an Iconyx digitally steered array solution from Renkus Heinz for aquatic centers at the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre here.
Read More »CHESTERTON, IN — Music Group announced that Starin Distribution, based here, is now distributing Turbosound products in the U.S. Starin serves customers in North America from 10 staffed offices and through associated rep firm alliances across the country.
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FLORENCE, Italy — Omikron Sound e Light, based here, installed a K-array audio system for the recently refurbished Rivalta Café, a gathering spot offering food, drink and music along the banks of the River Arno. The new system includes 12 Kobra KK50vb speakers, four KL12 subwoofers, two KT20 speakers and four KA7-7 amplifiers.
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NORTH WILKESBORO, NC — The Bethel Baptist Church, based here, recently added a new Vision Center that houses additional Sunday school rooms, office space, a large kitchen and multi-purpose fellowship area and stage. Tony Parker, co-owner of Parkers Productions, designed and installed a new system for the Vision Center using Tannoy QFlex gear. Parker also specified Roland’s M-300 digital V-Mixer in conjunction with their 4000-S Digital Snake.
Read More »NILES, IL and HONG KONG — Sound Well Technology is celebrating 45 years as a valued Shure Distributor. To commemorate the partnership, Sound Well Technology Principal Arthur Chiu has accepted a special congratulatory certificate from Shure president and CEO Sandy LaMantia.
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ST. CLOUD, FL — Veteran Disney sound engineer, Jay Bemiller, is in a “happy place” once again now that the city of St. Cloud, Florida has purchased an Allen & Heath digital console and mix rack. Bemiller went from mixing major productions on large, pricey analog boards for two decades to mixing 12 microphones on one channel.
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BOSTON — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) and Harman worked on sound systems for three restaurants in the Boston area recently. The Salty Pig, Canary Square and Trade got new indoor and outdoor sound systems including JBL, Crown and dbx audio components.
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HOUSTON — Sound Productions and Covenant Communications provided and installed a Yamaha AFC3 (Active Field Control) System for the 400-seat Denney Theater at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) here recently. The new system includes 20 speakers with four mics in the main auditorium.
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Alcons Audio’s QR24 line-source array column, which follows the company’s successful Q-series introduction, is a modular 2-way column loudspeaker designed for use as a vertical array system for both permanent applications and, in some cases, portable applications as well.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL — Sound Media, a sound and lighting production company based here, has expanded its inventory of Turbosound products this year with eight TFA-600HW (100-degree dispersion) Flex Array elements along with eight NuQ-8DP and four Aspect TA-500 loudspeakers. The new gear joins the TFA-600H system the company purchased in 2011.
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It’s hard to believe that December’s already here and 2013 is right around the corner. That, of course, is unless some ancient Mayan astrologers were right in their assessment that the planet would end on 12/21/12, in which case, all bets are off. If for some reason, that happens to be the case, try to get paid up front for any holiday gigs you book.
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For the last four months, this column has focused on the physical behavior of horns and the drivers that are attached to them. We intentionally tried to present these subjects with enough technical meat to be interesting even to very experienced pro sound practitioners. This month, we step back and re-examine frequency response, something that’s common in pro audio, and displayed on most equipment datasheets.
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