FANE Colossus Prime 18XS

BURBANK, CA — Craig Doubet, Michael Bublé’s FOH mixer, chose DPA Microphones’ 4099 Live Instrument microphones and 3521 Cardioid Compact Stereo Kit for the artist’s Crazy Love tour, crediting the gear as a transparent solution that was also discreet and lightweight. Other factors in Doubet’s decision included the gear’s ability to reduce the amount of gain before feedback in the piano and the bleeding of other instruments into the mic, while still allowing for easy and repeatable placement. The 3521 stereo kit in particular, has been integral to Bublé’s live sound, since the piano is a large part of the show.

FRANKFURT, Germany — L-Acoustics introduced its ARCS WIDE (pictured here) and ARCS FOCUS (pictured below/on jump page) systems at Prolight + Sound. They are based on two constant curvature enclosures holding distinct directivity pattern and SPL capabilities. Intended for medium-throw applications in rental productions and fixed installations, these line sources are designed for sound quality and versatility for many applications, including FOH L/R systems, central clusters, side-fill monitors, distributed systems and complementary fills.

LAS VEGAS — It’s only March, and the focus right now might be on all the new gear featured at Prolight + Sound/Musikmesse in Germany. But Oktoberfest will be here before you know it, along with the 2012 Parnelli Awards. A video recap of the 2011 awards program is now online at parnelliawards.com. It includes Kenny Chesney’s surprise appearance to present Ed Wannebo (pictured here) with his Lifetime Achievement Award, the presentation of the Parnelli Audio Innovator Award to Kenton Forsythe, and more.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Along with a number of new product introductions at Prolight + Sound, including new amplification, processing and a new Dante network card option, NEXO’s new STM Series of high-specification loudspeaker cabinets introduce the concept of “Scale Through Modularity” line arrays — (hence the STM acronym).

FRANKFURT — The d&b V-Series complements the J-Series (it has the same driver arrangement and horizontal dispersion). The similarities are strong enough for the company to dub the V-Series as “a little J.” It consists of the V8 and V12 loudspeakers and the V subwoofer. All are matched and constructed to be mechanically compatible, both in flown or ground-stacked arrays.