Last year, DiGiCo announced a dramatic boost in the capabilities and functionality of its SD9 consoles via software and firmware upgrades that freed up their FPGA processing power. This year, DiGiCo is announcing further SD9 enhancements for the theatre and broadcast markets.
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DEFIANCE, OH — Starin Marketing and CIM Technology Solutions, which serve as, respectively, distributors and dealers of Behringer products, steered St. Paul Evangelical Church, based here, toward a new system centering on a cluster of Eurocom CL Series 3-way loudspeakers that covers most of the sanctuary. Starin and CIM also specified and installed CL106T to supplement the CL3264 and CL3296 elements in the central cluster.
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MINNEAPOLIS — For the expanding needs for audio reinforcement within Bethlehem Baptist Church’s 900-capacity sanctuary, which has balconies on three sides and a 70-foot peaked ceiling, CCI Solutions recommended pairing up technologies from Tannoy and Lab.gruppen.
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COSTA MESA, CA — For individuals and groups planning on attending or sponsoring QSC’s charity golf tournament at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA on May 4, there’s one more thing to add to that April 15 to-do list: register. The tournament will raise money for the Sandy Hook School Support Fund.
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PRINCETON, NJ — The Cloister Inn, based on Princeton University’s Fraternity Row here, turned to Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) and Koko Brothers Entertainment for an upgrade to the sound system in their clubhouse.
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MEXICO CITY — Riedel Communications named Angel González España head of its new sales office based here. España, who has more than 15 years of experience in the broadcast industry, will lead sales efforts for the Wuppertal, Germany-based provider of video, audio, data, and communications networks in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
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TORONTO — Enter the Haggis, a band based here, has been performing since 1996. Won over by Telefunken mics for their recording sessions — including their latest album, The Modest Revolution, with songs inspired by stories printed in a single day’s edition (March 30, 2012) of the Toronto Globe and Mail — the band is also using Telefunken’s M80 vocal mics for their live performances. (The album is set for a March 30, 2013 release.)
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NASHVILLE — Morris Light & Sound, based here, became the first sound company in North America to take delivery of the new NEXO STM loudspeaker system launched by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS). The 200-plus-box STM system includes 68 STM M46, 80 STM B112 bass, 48 STM S118 subs, 22 NUAR Racks, 12 PS10R2 speakers, 18 RS18 Ray Subs and 16 GEO S12 loudspeakers. Pictured here are, from left, Morris L&S VP John Mills; Paul Furtkamp, YCAS National Sales Manager; and David Haskell, President, Morris L&S.
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WASHINGTON DC — The venerable Warner Theater here has taken a step forward with the recent installation of an Outline Butterfly PA system. Installed by Maryland Sound International (MSI), the system includes L-R arrays of 14 Butterfly speakers with two CDL1815 subwoofers. MSI also installed eight LAB15SP subwoofers beneath the stage and six MiniCOMP.A.S.S. units for frontfill.
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LAS VEGAS — Harman’s Soundcraft is taking its “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series to Las Vegas at NAB 2013. Hosting the sessions will be Ken Newman, front of house engineer for Barry Manilow and owner of Newman Audio. He has also mixed live sound for Chris Isaak, Anita Baker, Stevie Nicks, Liza Minnelli and Paul Anka, among others.
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PARIS — Adamson Systems Engineering announced that France-based rental and touring provider Audiolite added Adamson E15 gear to its rental inventory, and that Adamson’s long-time French distributors, DV2, had brokered the deal. Pictured here at SIEL 2013 are, from left, Guy Vignet (DV2), Thierry Tanguy (Audiolite) and Didier Dal Fitto (DV2).
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MANCHESTER, U.K. — Adlib supplied sound for recent solo shows by rising young Australian pop star Cody Simpson, who took time out from his busy schedule opening for Justin Bieber to perform in the key cities of Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester promoting his first studio album, Paradise.
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