BALTIMORE — For the National Aquarium’s Blacktip Reef, a replicated Indo-Pacific reef ecosystem, Electrosonic worked with Nelson White Systems of Towson, MD to support the exhibit’s audio needs with QSC Audio gear including a Q-Sys Core 500i Integrated System Platform, AcousticDesign Loudspeakers and CX Series Amplifiers.
Read More »CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The NSCA Education Foundation noted that the fundraising challenge initiated by Shure Inc. has been met, and more than $50,000 has been raised for the NSCA Education Foundation.
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SAN DIEGO — With their highly anticipated summer tour kicking off in just a few short weeks, Neon Trees are keeping busy polishing their trademark sound to a mirror-like finish at their Provo, Utah studio. Along for the ride on this year’s tour is a unique cross-stage monitoring and front-fill solution designed around VUE Audiotechnik’s al-8 and al-4 line array systems. (VUE components can be seen here with bassist Branden Campbell).
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GAINESVILLE, GA — Danley Sound Labs recently hosted one of an ongoing series of training sessions attended by some of its international distributors. Key members of Finnish distributor LF Imports came to Danley’s headquarters here in February, followed in March by members of Singapore distributor The Soundsmith and German distributor Carsten Eichstaedt-BLL-Veranstaltungstechnik.
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PHILADELPHIA — Lorde’s sold-out show on March 8 at the 3,119-seat Tower Theater in Philadelphia was the fifth stop on the Grammy-winning artist’s month-long first tour of the U.S. It also marked the first time L-Acoustics’ K2 line array system supported an artist’s performance in the city. Horsham, PA-based Bauder Audio Systems provided the gear.
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Avid has released VENUE Version 4.1.3 software, a free download for owners of the Avid S3L live sound system (pictured here). V4.1.3 doubles the system’s on-board plug-in slots (from 20 to 40) to provide engineers with even more processing options. VENUE 4.1.3 also offers support for the latest qualified AAX live sound plug-ins.
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LONDON — Britannia Row Productions once again chose Turbosound’s Flashline line array speaker system in January this year for the annual tour of Young Voices, which featured a full band and a choir of several thousand primary school pupils performing at major arenas throughout the U.K. The setup included Flashline TFS-900H, Flex Array and TQ-440SP enclosures and TFS-900L subwoofers.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — Joe Hamilton of ML Sound worked with Cokesbury Church technical director Mischa Goldman and the multi-campus church’s team of front-of-house engineers on a backs-turned, four-console shootout to pinpoint sonic nuances and preferences. Allen & Heath’s GLD-80 came out on top. Both the soundco and house of worship are based here.
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LOS ANGELES — Concert touring pro Mo Morrison, 61, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here, succumbed to the disease April 7, 2014. He is pictured here on Nov. 23, 2013, accepting the inaugural Parnelli Hall of Fame lifetime achievement honor.
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Lectrosonics introduced their new Digital Secure Wireless system at NAB. Featuring AES-256-CTR (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption technology, the new Digital Secure Wireless system is designed for use in environments where privacy is of paramount concern.
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SYDNEY — Eternity Playhouse, the new home for the Darlington Theatre Company, is housed within the renovated Burton Street Tabernacle. The theatre company opted to install gear from JBL’s VP (Venue Performance) Series to optimize the sound within the space. The venue has also been equipped with a Soundcraft Si Expression 2 digital mixer for FOH mixing. Jands’ account manager Rod McKinnon led Jands’ technical resource team on the project.
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