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Avid Selling Consumer Businesses, Will Focus on Pro Audio, Media

Avid Selling Consumer Businesses, Will Focus on Pro Audio, Media

BURLINGTON, MA — Avid announced the sale of its consumer business units July 2 to focus on professional audio and digital recording/editing software. The company is selling M-Audio to inMusic and its consumer video division to Corel Corp. for a combined $17 million. Published reports noted the departure of COO Kirk E. Arnold and principal accounting officer Jason G. Burke and a decline in the company’s roster of employees worldwide from 1,750 to 1,400.

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San Diego Bernardo Heights Middle School

San Diego Middle School Graduation Ceremony Heard via Single K-array Speaker

SAN DIEGO — Paul Svenson, owner of PSAudioVideo, provided a single K-array KR400S ultra-light powered speaker, along with Sennheiser ew 100 G3 wireless transmitters and receivers, for the outdoor graduation ceremony at San Diego Bernardo Heights Middle School in mid-June. Svenson, who consulted with Sennheiser area sales manager John R. Borja on the project, ran the microphones directly into a PreSonus digital mixer, which was then connected to the K-array KR 400S.

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Line 6 StageSource L3m

Line 6 StageSource L3m System Now Shipping

Line 6’s StageSource L3m. StageSource loudspeaker systems, now shipping, use L6 LINK digital networking and offer six new Smart Speaker modes for optimum output in a variety of performance scenarios: front-of-house PA, floor monitor, personal PA, keyboard and acoustic guitar backline, or with Line 6 POD multi-effect processors as a high-performance electric guitar speaker system.

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Monitos setup for the Queen’s Jubilee Concert

Diamond Jubilee Concert Supported by Large Midas Console Network

LONDON — The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert earlier this month included a large network of Midas consoles.  Britannia Row FOH engineer Josh Lloyd specified a setup including two Midas PRO9 and one Midas PRO2C units for FOH, with Midas XL8, PRO9 and PRO6 consoles for monitors. The system also included 14 Midas DL431 digital mic splitters to manage the 96 channels for the house band plus 96 additional orchestra channels.

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Brad Madix Mixing Van Halen Tour with Avid VENUE Profile

LOS ANGELES — FOH engineer Brad Madix is using an Avid VENUE system with a Profile surface to support Van Halen on tour. The setup includes four DSP cards and an assortment of plug-ins from Waves, including  the SSL 4000 Collection and API, plus the H-EQ hybrid equalizer and C6 multiband compressor, to help him re-create the sound of the band’s original recordings.

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Kwang Mying Church in Seoul, South Korea

Eidim Audio Visual Equips Korean Church with Adamson Gear

SEOUL — Eidim Audio Visual, based in Buena Park, CA but with offices around the U.S. and also in Seoul, provided audio support for the 5,500-capacity, multi-level Kwang Mying Church here with Adamson gear. The main sanctuary setup included six Y10 enclosures, four SpekTrix 5 degree enclosures as under hang and two flown T21 Subs per side. Eidim also provided four SpekTrix enclosures for center fill due to the room’s extensive width and 10 CB1 cabinets as under-balcony fills and delays. On the stage, there are also 10 10MX monitors.

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Joel Lonky

Joel Lonky Using SpectraFoo Complete for Rob Zombie, Others

SAFETY HARBOR, FL — For more than 20 years, Joel Lonky has toured in support of artists ranging from Rage Against the Machine, Third Eye Blind, Maroon 5, Weird Al Yankovic, Anthrax, Guns & Roses, LL Cool J, Korn and Cypress Hill. He is currently serving as production manager for The Goo Goo Dolls and as FOH engineer for Rob Zombie, Billy Idol, and Diddy. Recently. Lonky switched from another well-known sound analysis software platform to Metric Halo’s SpectraFoo Complete, which he uses before every show.

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EAW SUB.Two subwoofer

EAW SUB.two Subwoofer

EAW’s SUB.two, the first subwoofer system in the new Avalon by EAW line of dance club loudspeaker systems, incorporates the company’s new Hybrid Subwoofer Technology. By combining a dual 12-inch bass horn-loaded with a single 21-inch direct radiating cone speaker, SUB.two promises crisp, powerful concursion at 80 Hz and deep, warm lows down to 20 Hz.

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