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Downstream Casino Resort Sound System Powered by Ashly KLR-3200 Amplifiers

Downstream Casino addition relies on Ashly amplifiers

Downstream Casino Resort Sound System Powered by Ashly KLR-3200 Amplifiers

QUAPAW, OK — For its recent addition of a six-story tower with 155 additional guest rooms, restaurants, event spaces, and spa services, Downstream Casino Resort sought out A1 Audio of nearby Branson, MO for a new sound system. The installed system includes Community D4, D6, D8 and D4LP loudspeakers, Yamaha DME-N series processors and an AMX system with iPad control. Five dual-channel Ashly KLR-3200 amplifiers power the entire system.

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Point Source Audio’s CO-5w Waterproof Earset Mic Performs for Singin’ in the Rain’s Lead Actor

Point Source Audio’s CO-5w Keeps Singing, Even in the Rain

PORTLAOISE, Ireland — Sound designer Vinny Osborne chose Point Source Audio’s CO-5w waterproof microphone for use on Portlaoise Musical Society’s production of Singin’ in the Rain. As you might have guessed from the name of the show, the mic had to stand up to a bit of wet. The show used three major downpours, but the waterproof CO-5w and its IP rating of 57 shrugged off the dampness. Of the mic, Osborne said, “Not only did the mic withstand the rain, it fits really well and sounds crystal clear. It is a very crisp and very live mic with plenty of level.”

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NYCC Installs TiMax2 SoundHub from Out Board

NYCC Installs TiMax2 SoundHub from Out Board

NEW YORK — New York City Centre’s Augie J. Propersi worked with sound designer Scott Lehrer and Kierkegaard Associates on a full system audio upgrade for the 2,750-seat venue that included the installation of Out Board’s TiMax2 Soundhub as the overall system processor to provide routing, EQ and zone management and more.

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Michael Prowda, monitor engineer for Radiohead

Radiohead Adopts Sensaphonics IEM System for Live Shows

[caption id="attachment_107066" align="alignleft"]Michael Prowda, monitor engineer for Radiohead[/caption]CHICAGO — While new to Radiohead, monitor engineer Michael Prowda is a live event veteran. He saw Sensaphonics 3D Active Ambient IEM System as a good fit for the band’s needs. Although one of the band members opted to stick with wedges, most of the others made the switch to Sensaphonics based on Prowda’s recommendation.

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Pyro Implicated in Brazil Nightclub Fire, 237 Killed

SANTA MARIA, Brazil — Authorities have detained four people in connection with a fire that ripped through the packed Kiss nightclub in this southern Brazil city in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 27, killing 237. A small pyro display is being implicated as the cause. Early reports suggest that some kind of pyro device ignited foam sound insulation material on the ceiling, and that a crowd of college-aged revelers stampeded and were suffocated within minutes by the resulting smoke and fumes.

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Rat Sound supported Passion 2013 with hundreds of L-Acoustics enclosures. Photo credit: Andy Tennille

Rat Sound K1 System Raised and Praised at Passion 2013

ATLANTA — During the first four days of 2013, more than 60,000 college-aged Christians converged upon the Georgia Dome here for Passion 2013, an annual conference of message and music that not only lifted spirits but raised more than $3.3 million to combat slavery and human trafficking worldwide. To support the event, Camarillo, CA-based Rat Sound Systems provided a sound system that included 108 K1, 96 V-DOSC, 36 KARA and 24 dV-DOSC elements, 40 SB28 sub enclosures, and 31 LA-RAK amplifier racks.

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IHOP Church in Atlanta

Noise Complaints at 24/7 Church Muted with Danley Gear

ATLANTA — The International House of Prayer (IHOP), based here, has been the site of a prayer meeting that has been going, 24/7, since Feb. 12, 2006. It’s also been the site of some energetic performances by religious rock bands — and the target of some neighborhood noise concerns. To correct the problem, Pensacola-based Soundscapes flew three rows of three strategically-aimed Danley SH-100s.

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Allen & Heath GLD Remote iPad App

Allen & Heath GLD Remote iPad App

Allen & Heath recently added  to its range of iPad apps the new GLD digital mixing system controller, GLD Remote, providing a comprehensive suite of mixing controls for remote wireless applications using the iPad or the iPad Mini.

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