FRANKFURT – Proel is previewing its four-model HPX amplifier line, including the HPX 900, HPX1200, HPX2400 and HPX2800, with output ranging from 900 W to 2800 W using power stages in Class AB and Class H and switching power supplies, at ProLight + Sound 2011.
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RCF’s TT051-A, pictured here, and TT052-A are compact active loudspeakers designed for indoor use at concert halls, theatres, monitoring, distributed sound systems and multimedia amplification. Both are equipped with a new input board featuring XLR in/out, volume control, EQ switch for wall mounting, high-pass filter switch, RDNet ready/RDNet bypass, four status LEDs and Powercon in/out, and a new quick lock system speeds setup.
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Celestion's AN3510 (pictured here), AN2775 and AN2075 are new full-range drivers designed for use with compact line arrays. Compact in dimension and light in weight, they are particularly suited to discreet, low-profile sound reinforcement applications. Each model uses a neodymium magnet assembly and aluminum cone designed to deliver a smoother response. All three drivers have been built using a glass-reinforced ABS chassis that optimizes free air movement, with a square mounting frame to facilitate close coupling of multiple units.
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MIAMI – The Calle Ocho Festival takes place with six stages stretching along nearly a mile of Southwest 8th street in Miami. Drummer Boy Sound Productions provided Martin Audio gear for the Power 96 Radio stage, and Harold Cummings, founder and CEO, worked with Martin Audio North American sales director Rob Hofkamp to determine how many of the soundco's recently-acquired Martin Audio W8LM line array boxes would be needed.
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VINA DEL MAR, Chile – The 52nd annual Viña del Mar Song Festival drew some 15,000 visitors a day recently to the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater to hear Nelly Furtado, Simply Red, Sting, and other international artists perform and, in many cases, compete. The production crew relied upon Riedel Communications for the wired and wireless communications infrastructure.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – The $125 million Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge features 30,000 square feet of glass, 30,000 square feet of acoustical panels, 568 miles of internal wiring, a moveable orchestra platform and 622 floor diffusers used for soundless air conditioning. Los Angeles-based Pro Sound and Video also provided a JBL DriveRack-powered VerTec line array system.
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BRIDGETON, NJ – Al Miller, who manages Arsenal Sound, has been streamlining its operations. "With the economy, the way it was in 2010, we were looking to be lean, mean and get it done," he said. At the same time, the regional soundco, which has expanded into staging, lighting, event radios and power generators for the festivals and other events it supports, recently added two iLive-T112, one iLive-T80 consoles, and two iDR48 MixRacks, plus ACE cards to link the systems, and an ADAT output card to enable multitrack location recording.
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MUNDELEIN, IL – Clark Wire & Cable named Chris Sabold to the position of Eastern Regional Sales. He has more than 30 years of experience working as senior recording engineer and technical engineer at Filmworkers, Paragon Recording Studios and CRC (Chicago Recording Co.). For the past three years, Sabold held the position of eastern regional inside sales at Gepco International Inc., where he was responsible for technical sales and account management.
Read More »ARMONK, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) acquired Showtec Beleuchtungs- und Beschallungs GmbH. Showtec, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany and subsidiaries in Berlin and Munich, will not be re-branded, and Wilfried Schiefer and Ralf Richrath will remain in their present leadership roles.
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DiGiCo announced that it will be using Audinate's Dante digital networking solution and that it would launch two new Dante implemented products at Prolight+Sound. The first new product is an eight channel I/O module for the SD-Rack that lets users drop audio on and off a Dante network for connection to system control, amplifiers and general audio networks. The second is the Dante DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface) card, which can be added to either a D-Rack or SD-Rack and lets users connect the I/O rack, via CAT5, to a standard PC or MAC.
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NEW YORK – Firehouse Productions supported the 26th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Waldorf Astoria March 14, providing Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers and JBL VerTec line array loudspeakers. Audio-Technica microphones were prominently featured for the 14th year. Inductees included Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Tom Waits and Darlene Love, pictured here.
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PHOENIX – Precise Corporate Staging (PCS) named Gary Brunclik head of its recently-formed entertainment division. Brunclik has been involved in the live entertainment industry since he started working for Clearwing Productions in the 1980s. He also worked as an audio engineer for eight years, working with Soul Asylum, Matthew Sweet, Five for Fighting, and the BoDeans, among others. He returned to Clearwing in 1995, where he managed live entertainment productions including Summerfest in Milwaukee.
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