FOH Nov. 2022 New Gear
Check out the latest from FOH’s New Products section, with a dozen new products that promise new solutions to challenges facing audio engineers.
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Roger Waters ‘This is Not a Drill’ Tour
Roger Waters “This Is Not A Drill” Tour. When 25 trucks haul a massive video/lighting rig and 224,000 pounds of speakers, this is not your typical tour. Kevin M. Mitchell checks in with the audio crew on Waters’ latest outing, a stunning visual — and surround audio — masterpiece.
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George Thorogood ‘Good to Be Bad’ Tour
George Thorogood’s “Good to Be Bad: 45 Years of Rock” Tour. Even after nearly a half-century, night after night, the man who’s still “Bad to the Bone” continues to thrill audiences in North America, Europe and Australia on his seemingly unceasing tour. We visit with his sound team for the inside scoop.
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B&C Speakers’ DCX354 Loud, Wide-Bandwidth Compression Driver
B&C Speakers debutsloud, wide-bandwidth DCX354 1.4″ exit compression driver
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JH Audio Innovates Ambient In-Ears with DPA and Lectrosonics
JH Audio introduces the next generation of ambient In-ear monitors with the Ambient Pro. Using Ambient Pro, engineers have complete control of the artist’s mix using state-of-the-art omnidirectional capsules by DPA Microphones. When paired with the Lectrosonics system, audio is transmitted in stereo directly to the console and back to the artist for a pristine, natural live sound.
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Goss Opera House Renovation in Watertown, SD includes New System from RCF Audio
WATERTOWN, SD – A $5 million renovation of the 500-seat Goss Opera House includes a new RCF HDL line array system. Jeff Engen from Audio Connections worked with Goss Opera House’s Chris Paulson on the project. Since reopening, the venue has hosted a range of performers including alt-rockers Soul Asylum, pictured here.
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The ‘Big Little Show’ of ‘Almost Famous’
“Almost Famous:” This popular cult movie has been transformed into a hit Broadway musical, and Bryan Reesman chats with Tony Award-winning sound designer Peter Hylenski about the show.
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Inside Some Recent Sports Facility Projects
Recent Sports Facility Projects. We visit some recent sports facility installs that reflect the trend toward musicality, vocal intelligibility and sonic impact to heighten the fan experience.
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Audio-Technica: 60 Years of Excellence
Audio-Technica: 60 Years of Excellence. Steve Savanyu offer a rare insider’s look into how in 1962, a one-man startup in a Tokyo garage eventually became a leading force in both the consumer and professional audio markets.
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Krysten ‘KD’ Dean
Krysten “KD” Dean. The Parnelli NextGen series profiles up-and-coming live event pros making their mark on the industry. KD’s inspiring story reflects how she parlayed hard work, church sound experience, degrees in mechanical engineering and Full Sail training into becoming an FOH and systems engineer on major tours with Eighth Day Sound.
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Handheld Dynamic Vocal Microphones
Dynamic Handheld Vocal Mics. Are you still using 50-year-old vocal mic designs? We present some recent models that reflect newer technologies and improved performance.
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ROAD TEST: Electro-Voice EVERSE 8 Battery-Powered, Two-Way Loudspeaker
Electro-Voice EVERSE 8. We check out this battery-powered, 400-watt two-way compact speaker that’s goes beyond the “busking market” and presents a portable (and powerful) high-performance solution in many professional sound reinforcement applications.
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