NEW YORK – Continuing a series kicked off at InfoComm MEA in October, Audinate and Bose Professional will hold their next session of the AV Networking Roadshow – focusing on Dante technology – at the Holiday Inn Midtown – Embassy Ballroom in New York City on Nov. 19.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — To upgrade the visitor experience for 55,000-capacity Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium at University of Louisville here, longtime (and recently retired) stadium manager K.C. Scull opted for Meyer Sound’s LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system with the 1100-LFC low-frequency control element and SB-3F sound field synthesis loudspeakers. Dallas-based WJHW designed the system, installed in two phases by Parsons Electric and Pro Sound & Video.
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SYDNEY, Australia — St Andrew’s Cathedral here upgraded its audio system with an assist from Wizard Projects and Technical Audio Group (TAG). They installed a 140-element Martin Audio OmniLine, meeting the goal of having the system operational in time for a visit by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George as part of their tour of Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
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Pivitec, based in Bethlehem, PA, says its new e64i/o-MADI 64-channel AVB network interface might be the world’s first AVB to MADI bridge. The Pivitec e64i/o-MADI is a bi-directional interface that utilizes both BNC and SC Multi-Mode Fiber Optic connectors to interface with mixing consoles or any other MADI devices.
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LONDON — The 1980s-themed musical Rock of Ages has been packing in audiences on Broadway, Las Vegas and now on tour in the U.K. through November. Rock of Ages features classic hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “We Built This City,” “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Here I Go Again,” performed with nonstop intensity by a colorful cast of characters—all heard through JBL’s AXYS loudspeakers provided by Autograph Sound, based here.
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RENO, NV – The Whitney Peak Hotel may be the only non-smoking, non-gambling hotel in town, but that’s not the only way that its owners are striving to set it apart from its competitors. In a bid to draw big-name artists to the concert venue, Cargo, they installed a sound system centering on EAW KF740 line arrays. Dan Bishop, production manager at Cargo, designed the system and oversaw the installation by Moon Lighting and Sound.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Pianist and composer Chad Lawson, whose classical collaboration with violinist Judy Kang and cellist Rubin Kodheli, The Chopin Variations, debuted on iTunes Classical at #1, has been using DPA’s d:dicate 4011A Cardioid Stereo Kit to create a a slightly muted, ethereal sound.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman’s AKG announced that its C214 microphone has been the best-selling condenser microphone for studio and stage in the U.S. over the past 12 months. From October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014, no other condenser microphone generated more revenue, the company noted.
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PEORIA, IL – Advanced Audio and Lighting provided Richwoods Christian Church with Danley gear for both the church’s main location and a satellite campus, which together draw 1,400 with a total of four weekly worship services. The main church now uses Danley Sound Labs SH-50 full-range loudspeakers and TH-115 subwoofers; the satellite campus is equipped with a collapsible system of self-powered Danley SH-96 loudspeakers and TH-118 subwoofers.
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Powersoft’s new DigiMod IK kit is targeted at OEM manufacturers. The DigiMod IK, a package that consists of three separate elements promising easy assembly, was designed to help OEM manufacturers develop their own line of active loudspeakers using trusted components.
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REDWOOD CITY, CA – Impressed after its first Soundcraft Si Expression 3 console purchase, Factor Audio, based here, recently acquired a second Soundcraft Si Expression 3. Owner Mike Thompson credited the digital console for its ease-to-use, sound quality and affordability.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Meyer Sound loudspeakers play a critical role in @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, an exhibition of seven new sculpture, sound, and mixed media works by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The “Stay Tuned” installation, which occupies a series of twelve cells in the island prison’s A Block building, make use of 12 of Meyer Sound’s compact MM-4XP self-powered loudspeakers.
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