FRANKFURT, Germany – Harman’s AKG is launching the new Perception 170 condenser microphone set at Prolight + Sound. Consisting of two factory-matched, small diaphragm condenser mics, with cardioid polar patterns, the P170 Stereo Set extends both the Perception Series and studio sets by the Vienna-based microphone manufacturer.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — To support Radiohead’s first North American tour in four years, Firehouse Productions is providing a full L-Acoustics K1/KARA/KUDO system. The three-legged tour, which kicked off in Miami Feb. 27, wraps up in Toronto June 16 before heading overseas to Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Production Resource Group (PRG), the leading staging equipment supplier for events around the world, staged its Live Entertainment Awards at Festhalle here March 20 with support from a concert system with gear from Harman Professional. The audio setup included Harman’s new JBL VTX line arrays, which served as their European debut.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany — More than a hundred industry pros from Europe, Scandinavia and the UK attended a demonstration of Turbosound’s Flashline large scale line array over two days on March 13 and 14 at Oberhausen’s König-Pilsener Arena.
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CLEVELAND, OH —When The Life of Galileo opened in the newly revamped, 500-seat Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, Aviom’s AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System, part of the theater’s Pro64 Audio Network, was waiting in the wings, ready to make its debut during the inaugural season at the new theater of the Cleveland Play House (CPH).
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BURLINGTON, MA — Avid announced that its Mbox and Mbox Mini audio interfaces now come with Pro Tools Express software at no additional charge. These offerings are in addition to the current Pro Tools + Mbox bundles offered for the three Mbox designs.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Allen & Heath unveiled its new ZED mixer at Pro Light + Sound. The U.K.-based manufacturer also featured the new GLD digital mixing system and other recent additions to the ZED and Xone ranges.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Soundcraft is extending its range of digital audio transport option cards for its Vi, Si Compact and Si1/2/3 series digital consoles with all options expected to start shipping this year.
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WOODLAND HILLS, CA — American Music and Sound announced the promotion of Michael Palmer to vice president of sales for Allen & Heath and Turbosound USA. Prior to his promotion, Palmer served as national sales manager for Allen & Heath and Turbosound.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announced the launch of several new products by NEXO France at ProLight + Sound. The new products cover a wide spectrum of pro audio gear, including line arrays, networking, amplification, and system processing.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — Mid-America Sound Corporation, owner of the staging structure that fell in high winds at the Indianapolis State Fair on Aug. 13, 2011, has asked a superior court judge to order Sugarland and its ownership company, Lucky Star Inc., to show up for scheduled depositions next week, according to published reports.
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Along with its new GTO-SUB, which completes the GTO (Grand Touring Outline) series, Outline is featuring an assortment of new subwoofer models at Frankfurt this week. The others include the FLYSUB 15 iMode Powered subwoofer, with a long-stroke 15” loudspeaker (designed for the reinforcement of the low frequencies of the Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. vertical line array); the FLYSUB 15 passive subwoofer (designed for use with the new EIDOS 265 LA passive vertical line array); the DBS 18-2, a passive sub with two 18” long-stroke loudspeakers; the DBS 18-2 iMode, a powered version of the DBS 18-2; and the EIDOS 108 S, a passive subwoofer that’s part of the EIDOS series. The DBS 18-2 iMode is pictured here.
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