HASKELL, TX – The 100-year-old Haskell County Courthouse now has four Berlin 9040 narrow dispersion loudspeakers from Technomad mounted on four sides of the three-story building's 60-foot-high roof. Technomad also supplied a mixer and two wireless handheld microphones for the audio headend.
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CARMEL, IN – Artec Consultants spec'd and designed a sound system for the recently-completed $118 million, 1,600-seat Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts here. The sound system includes Meyer powered loudspeakers and Peavey processing, with various Yamaha and Avid front-ends.
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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, known simply as the Jazz Fest, included a performance by Alejandro Sanz on the Congo Square Stage that was supported by Sound of Authority's crew members, who used 20 Aero 50 large-format line array modules from D.A.S. Audio.
Read More »PORTLAND, OR – Audinate and Taiwan-based UNiKA Professional Audio announced an OEM partnership. Both agreed to work together to develop Dante-enabled audio products. UNiKA makes digital power amplifiers, line arrays, power amplifiers, mixers, conditioners, crossovers and other products.
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Community Professional Loudspeakers is adding two new monitors to its M-Class Series, the new MX8 and MX10. The 8-inch MX8 and 10-inch MX10 can handle 300W and 500W, respectively. They feature Community's co-axial driver units, Tru-Phase conical high frequency waveguide, Carbon Ring Cone Technology and Dyna-Tech multi-stage limiter circuits.
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KATOWICE, Poland – Natural Sound Service and Danley Sound Mission Europe followed up on their collaboration on a temporary system for the Spodek Arena for the 2009 EuroBasket basketball championships with an upgrade to the 40-year-old saucer-shaped venue's permanent audio system. The new system includes 12 Danley Jericho Horns (JH-90), two Danley Genesis Horns (GH-60) and several dozen Danley subwoofers and full-range cabinets.
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VALENCIA, Spain – Sagarmanta Producciones provided audio support for the grandstand area at the Valencia Street Circuit, the site for the 2011 Formula One European Grand Prix, which was filled with close to 85,000 of the total 150,000 people drawn to the event. The gear included 115 Aero 12A systems from D.A.S. Audio.
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LEWES, U.K. – In 1998, audio production companies Andy Rose Consultants (ARC) and Sound Moves used a Soundtracs DPC-II digital console to broadcast two live operas from the historic Glyndebourne venue in Sussex. Thirteen years later, the same two companies have facilitated another live broadcast for the same place, this time using the DPC-II's latest successor, the DiGiCo SD10B.
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EAW's SBK Series Subwoofers are designed and shaped to complement EAW's MK2300 or MK5300 Series full-range loudspeakers. They can also serve as stand-alone units for a wide range of applications. There are three models: SBK150 (single 15-inch), SBK180 (single 18-inch) and SBK250 (double 15-inch) subwoofers.
Read More »NASHVILLE, TN – The Summer NAMM music products trade show got underway July 21, with more than 400 music products manufacturers, including more than 80 new exhibitors, and more than 11,000 music products industry professionals from 30+ countries expected to attend. The show wraps up July 23.
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NEW YORK – Jim Kaiser, president of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) has announced that Roger Furness, AES executive director since 1994, will step down from his position at the end of 2011. An AES member since 1975, Furness has served as Section Chair, Vice President AES Europe and as AES President. To ensure continuity in all aspects of the AES organization, the Executive Committee has asked him to remain as Executive Director Emeritus throughout 2012.
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Juice Goose's JuiceBox is designed to serve as a solution for those looking for more power distribution options, particularly those who don't have racked equipment. Since a single outlet on an extension cord isn't usually enough, Juice Goose is introducing its new JuiceBox 6, a power distribution box that can be set on the floor far away from a wall outlet, in the middle of a stage or anywhere else where AC power is needed. The company notes that it's like "having a rack mounted power strip without the rack."
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