FRANKFURT — RCF chairman Arturo Vicari (pictured right) announced the formation of the new RCF Mixer Division at Prolight + Sound, in partnership with Umberto Zanghieri, founder of ZP Engineering (pictured left), which has become part of the RCF Group. The company unveiled the first group of its new L-PAD range of audio mixers at the show.
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Grundorf’s model 75-110 Compact Rack Drawer for wireless racks combines a sturdy metal design with multiple compartments and foam lining to protect wireless systems used by touring musicians and other audio professionals. The MSRP for the 3.5-by-19-by-8.25-inch (HxWxD) rack, which weighs seven pounds, is $99.95.
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HENDERSONVILLE, TN — Production company 242 Concepts, based here, is supporting George Thorogood and The Destroyers’ 40th Anniversary Tour with 24 of RCF’s HDL20-A line array elements and 12 SUB-8006AS subwoofers. Production manager/FOH engineer Jeff Pitt credited the system for output and voicing.
Read More »NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones postponed seven shows in Australia and New Zealand and flew back to New York after the sudden death of L’Wren Scott, Mick Jagger’s longtime girlfriend. The shows had been set for March 19 to April 5. The band is due to tour Europe starting in June.
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Amadeus’ PMX 4miniature 4-inch loudspeaker is the most compact in the company’s Amadeus PMX Series speaker line which also includes 15, 12, 10, 8 and 5-inch models.
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Vaddio’s EasyUSB Audio Bridge is designed to integrate professional audio equipment into USB-based PC applications including Unified Communications, lecture capture, recording or any other application that require professional audio.
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MERCERBURG, PA – For the 600-seat Simon Theater within Burgin Center for the Arts, a 65,500 square-foot facility at Mercerburg Academy, Northern Sound & Light (NSL) provide Shure ULX series transmitters and receivers, and Countryman B3 lavalier microphones. Steve Crick, the college prep school’s director of technical theatre, credited NSL for the help with the audio upgrade, which enhanced a recent production of Legally Blonde.
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NASHVILLE – For George Strait’s two year, multi-city farewell tour, The Cowboy Rides Away, FOH engineer George Olson, pictured here, is saying howdy to R-101, R-121, and R-122 ribbon microphones from Royer Labs. The microphones capture the sound of several key instruments while helping to Olson’s nightly EQ chores to a minimum. Dallas-based Onstage Systems is providing the gear.
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LONDON — LMC Audio Systems Ltd. and production company DB Audio recently provided a pair of Midas PRO6 digital mixing consoles for the Electric Ballroom venue here, the site for the first in a series of non-publicized performances by Prince (the artist, not Harry and William). The console was chosen for sound quality, but its flexibility also proved advantageous – it easily accommodated a request by Prince’s sound engineer to have all monitors, in-ears and FOH controlled by a single console at FOH.
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DENVER, CO — To record organist Michael Hey’s Feb. 14 performance on the restored Platt Rogers pipe organ at St. John’s Cathedral here, the church’s music administrator, Alberto Gutierrez, turned to recording engineer Mike Pappas, who used a variety of Neumann digital microphones positioned throughout the venue to capture the recital in 88.2kHz resolution/24-bit digital audio.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Tasked with transforming an existing auditorium at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) into a space better suited for live music and dance, Pershing Technologies senior systems engineer Eric Echols relied upon L-Acoustics gear. The system, installed by Diversified Systems of Kenilworth, NJ, included six KIVA with two KILO LF extension loudspeakers for each side.
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Eighteen Sound has announced the release of the 18iD extended low frequency neodymium transducer. The new subwoofer is designed to optimize power transfer when operated with Class D and similar (iPal compatible) amplifiers. The 18iD was shown at the Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany.
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