FARMINGTON, NM — Sound & Signal Systems opted for Community’s R-Series all-weather loudspeakers for a large-scale audio makeover at Ricketts Field here recently. Along with the need to cover the stadium seating, the goals included muting the noise — and noise complaints — in areas beyond the stadium’s confines.
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SHANGHAI — The Budee-sponsored Green Note Stage at the Shanghai International Jazz Festival featured audio mains that produced some hefty output. The L-R setup included seven Martin Audio MLAs and one MLD in each hanging array, and four MLX subs per side on the ground. But the gear itself was compact and light in weight, only 790kg (1,742 lbs) per side. Other gear at the stage included an Avid Profile at FOH, Avid VENUE SC48 on monitors, Lab.gruppen FP 10000Q amplifiers and mics from Blue Microphones and Sontronics.
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REGENSDORF, Switzerland — Robert Habersaat was named VP of sales for Harman’s Studer division. Habersaat returns to Studer avers seven years at Dr.W.A.Günther in Switzerland. He is assuming the responsibilities of Adrian Curtis, who was recently named head of Harman’s EMEA Regional Sales Office.
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PORI, Finland — For Ultra Music Nights @Theatre, one of the venues used for experimental and modern music at the Pori Jazz Festival staged here, Noretron Communications provided L-R configurations of six TTL11-AH/AB assemblies and TTS26-A subwoofer managed by an RDNet control interface. RCF gear was found elsewhere at the festival as well; a total of more than 30 RCF TT+ Series cabinets were in use in five different stage locations.
Read More »NEW YORK — The Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the OCA Alliance have jointly announced that an AES standards project has been founded to consider OCA, the Open Control Architecture, for a public standard for control and monitoring of professional media networks.
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NEW YORK — Starview Satellite of Rego Park, NY provided a Renkus-Heinz sound system for Tir Na Nog on 39th Street in Manhattan that includes a cross-section of Renkus-Heinz TRX and CFX Series loudspeakers as well as PNX and BPS subwoofers.
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LAS VEGAS — A large-format projection on the façade of the clock tower at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas was accompanied by a soundtrack heard throughout the piazza on an L-Acoustics ARCS II system provided by AVDB Group. The clock tower is a replica of the one at Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy.
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SEATTLE — Symetrix promoted Zak Dewey from project coordinator & test engineer to engineering manager. Dewey has more than 15 years experience in live, recorded and installed sound production.
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Designed for acoustical measurement applications, the EMX-7150 from iSEMcon is a 1/4-inch capsule condenser microphone made from a six-inch stainless steel body with an accurate 10 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response and the capability to measure high sound pressure levels up to 145 dB. It operates from 12 to 52 VDC phantom power. It’s offered in a $330/retail kit that includes the EMX-7150 microphone, windscreen, mounting bracket w/screw adapter, 1/4″ to 1/2″ barrel adapter, USB stick with calibration data and protective carry pouch.
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OLD LYME, CT — For her 2012 MDNA tour, Madonna is using six Sennheiser SKM 5200 mics for each show. The tour, which is filling stadiums, arenas and open air venues across Asia, Europe, North and South America, is also relying upon an extensive Sennheiser wireless microphone and monitoring solution, night after night. And if Madonna gets put to the test for each and every show, so does her gear.
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NEW YORK — A Red Cross fundraising benefit concert, Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, featuring New Jersey’s Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, Staten Island native Christina Aguilera and Long Island native Billy Joel, among others, aired Nov. 2 at 8 pm (EST) on NBC-affiliated stations, cable networks and websites. The telethon/webathon event raised close to $23 million in a four-hour span.
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BEIJING — Beijing Pacific Budee Technology Development Co ltd. named Eric Boyer marketing director. In his new role, Boyer assumes responsibility over marketing functions across all lines of business, and will oversee online and offline marketing communications efforts for the company.
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