One of the hottest trends today is the move toward compact digital consoles. Perfect for small footprint installs, portable gigs or anywhere where you want to travel light, these offer a blend of power, DSP punch — and in many cases, expandability to meet future needs.
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Subwoofers are arguably the most popular and fun topic in all of pro audio. The majority of low frequency sound reproduction is from vented loudspeaker enclosures, which is to say loudspeakers that have a port in the enclosure. The vented subwoofer loudspeaker enclosure makes a great entry point into the world of building loudspeaker enclosures. Building a box, wiring it up and then hearing the beast rumble to life is an extremely rewarding experience.
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For Chip Self, while you don’t need to sweat the small stuff, you should take the details very, very seriously if you want to be successful in pro audio. The case can be made that by acting on the “small things” other companies shrug off, his St. Louis-based Logic Systems Sound & Lighting has grown every year for 29 years straight.
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The total — the buying power of 20,400 FRONT of HOUSE readers — racks up to an impressive $4,939,000,000 — nearly five billion dollars. Compared to the pharmaceutical and automotive industries, the audio production and installation markets are fairly small. We as an industry may represent a market that’s admittedly “small,” yet nonetheless is thriving and even expanding. And with that in mind we would like to present some solid information as well as some indicators on the relative size and health of the event audio and installation markets.
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QSC started out only making amps. Very good amps. Eventually, the company branched out into speakers, and I was impressed with how their speakers sounded. Now QSC got a digital mixing board, and I’m beginning to think they’re on a winning streak here. In the case of the recent TouchMix digital mixer line, QSC chose wisely again, this time collaborating with legendary mixing console designers Greg Mackie and Peter Watts.
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Some time ago (FRONT of HOUSE, June 2013) we checked out the Cymatic Audio LR-16, a 16-channel recording solution for capturing 16-tracks of live audio from analog boards. At $499, it was priced right, but besides having a 16-rack limit, it also was built in a non-rack configuration — issues when considering gear used in a live environment.
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SANTA ROSA, CA — Germany-based Sommer Cable named Martin Ucik CEO of its newly established U.S. subsidiary based in Santa Rosa, CA. Ucik, a 35-year industry veteran, has been working with West Hollywood, CA-based plus24 since 2002. As CEO of Sommer Cable’s U.S. operation, he and his team will handle all Sommer cable sales, marketing, order processing, and support for the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Ucik will also retain a consulting role with plus24.
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Roland’s M-5000 live sound mixing console, featured at the NAB Show April 13-16, along with the company’s V-1200HD AV switcher, will feature new expansion interface cards that will allow the control devices to interoperate with any equipment supporting the REAC, Dante, MADI, SDI, Waves SoundGrid, DVI and SFP digital audio and video transport protocols.
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NEW YORK, NY — Custom audio equipment package takes the cake in whimsical wedding comedy directed by David Hyde Pierce.
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EDISON, NJ – The active dB Technologies DVX Series has been popular for staging and live performance applications. Now, dB Technologies moves the DVX Series into the integrator marketplace with a passive selection of cabinets for the contactor. Initially, six models will be available in 8”, 10”, 12” and 15” two-way versions, as well as 15” and 18” subwoofer models.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — The OCA Alliance is continuing its promotion of the OCA message at this year’s prolight+sound exhibition, both on the exhibition floor and in the activities of its members at the show. Among exhibiting member companies, d&b audiotechnik is launching its next generation D20 amplifier, a major new OCA enabled product, on booth H8 J46.
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Meyer Sound’s Leopard and the 900-LFC are the newest (and most compact) additions to Meyer Sound’s LEO range of products. Touted for an impressive power-to-size ratio and designed for ultra-low distortion, the Leopard line array loudspeaker and the 900-LFC low-frequency control element promise clarity, power, precision and ease of use for a variety of sound reinforcement applications.
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