AMSTERDAM – At IBC 2013 here, JoeCo is previewing a future addition to its BlackBox family of multi-channel recorders and players. Designed with the broadcast and location recording customer in mind, the new BlackBox BBR1MP Recorder is a 24-channel, 1U recorder housing 24 new microphone preamps operating at up to 24bit/96k.
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SRINAGAR, Kashmir, India – On September 7th, maestro Zubin Mehta and the Bavarian State Orchestra hosted a landmark event known as “Ehsaas-e-Kashmir” (Concert for Kashmir) in the foothills of the Himalayas. India’s Sound and Light Professionals debuted its brand new L-Acoustics K1 rig for this historic event. The town of Srinagar had not witnessed any official form of cultural activity since a cricket match in 1983, making this one of the most eagerly anticipated concerts in recent times. Nearly 2,000 guests attended the event hosted by the German Embassy in the Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar.
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WELLINGTON, FL – QSC Audio Products, LLC named Meyer Marketing as their manufacturer’s representative firm in Florida. With more than 28 years’ experience in the region, Meyer Marketing has received 15 awards from manufacturer partners as Rep of the Year. Pictured here are, from left, Larry Meyer, President and Larry Boscarino, Vice President of Meyer Marketing.
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OAK HARBOR, WA – CCI Solutions provided a a 360-degree all-Mackie audio system for an expansion project that included a new multi-purpose youth facility for 900-member Life Church here. Housed in a futuristic looking geodesic dome, the youth center is designed as a circular worship space with integrated audiovisual system and seating for 150. The unusual space presented with some unique acoustical challenges.
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IBIZA, SPAIN — Allen & Heath’s Xone DJ mixers were used throughout the Ibiza season at various venues across the island, requested by top DJs including Pete Tong, John Digweed, Chris Liebing, Juanjo Martin and Richie Hawtin.
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NUREMBERG, Germany – The Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (Nuremberg University of Music) is using API’s 1608 as a teaching tool within the venerable school’s Studio 214, pictured here.
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Following the release of Avid Pro Tools 11, Waves Audio iannounced its support for the AAX Native plugin platform. With this new development, Waves Native plugins are now fully compatible with the AAX platform, also used by Avid HDX systems. Waves supports other plugin platforms, including VST, RTAS, TDM, AudioUnits.
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BOCHUM, Germany – When the updated production of Starlight Express opened at the Stadionring here, it also marked 25 years since its premiere performance at the specially constructed ‘Starlight Express Theater’ in 1988. The production now uses Martin Audio’s Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA).
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Murat Boz played at the Avcilar stadium in Istanbul on August 10th, drawing in 65,000 spectators. Park Technical Production, Istanbul, used two KR400 systems and eight KF12 full range powered speakers from K-array for the concert.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s state deputy labor commissioner and IATSE Local 30’s business manager signed an agreement Sept. 9 that frees the union of the $11,500 penalty assessed by the state’s OSHA after the Aug. 13, 2011 stage structure collapse at the Indiana State Fair.
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BANGALORE, India — Harman Professional recently hosted its Sambandh 2013 business conference at the ITC Gardenia hotel here. Sambandh 2013 brought the Harman Professional India team together with other key Harman executives from around the world. More than 150 people, including dealers, leading system integrators, consultants, sound rental companies, and end users, attended the event.
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BATON ROUGE, LA – In the fall of 2009, St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church embarked on an ambitious campaign “To Build a Future of Hope!” Among its various directives was the complete renovation of the church. Recognizing the importance of delivering a high level of speech intelligibility and music reproduction to the congregation, the church recently completed installation of a new sound reinforcement system—and at the heart of that system is audio processing and wireless microphone technology from Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics.
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