NASSAU, The Bahamas — Orlando-based Paradise Show and Design’s Tim Strauss is replacing a number of the older amplifiers used at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort with Lab.gruppen C Series amps. The installation includes 16 amps in all — C 28:4s and C 16:4s — in five of the resort’s towers.
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COPPELL, TX — Spanish-speaking Iglesia Mundo de Fe, which shares a location with LifeChurch here, has been equipped with a QSC Audio KLA Series fixed arcuate active line array system, along with K Series loudspeakers, as part of an upgrade to the AV system used in the church’s sanctuary. The QSC system was purchased from Scott Price at ProAudio.com in Fort Worth. ProAudio.com’s design/build division, Church Audio Video, also installed the system.
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BALTIMORE, MD — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) provided AV gear including a QSC sound system to the Perry Hall Family Worship Center, which began construction in 2010 on their new facility in the Baltimore area. The church’s new sound system includes eight QSC WL2082-i dual ILA speaker cabinets and a pair of QSC WL118-sw subwoofers, controlled through a QSC SC28 2X8 System Controller, along with QSC PLX3602 and PLX3102 power amplifiers.
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LA PUNTA, Argentina — Wanzo Producciones srl provided 16 dBTechnologies DVA T12 line array cabinets, 16 DVA T4s and an additional eight DVA T4s as outfills for a Grupo Slots-sponsored event staged in La Punta’s Hippodrome recently. The concert, featuring singer Abel Pintos and La Konga, a 15-piece band, drew 48,000 to the venue.
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Larry Lucas, director of audio engineering at Anthony James Partners, faced tight budget constraints when tasked with an audio solution for Florida Atlantic University’s new football stadium. He managed to combine price and performance with two Jericho Horn JH-90s, positioned on top of the video board. Daktronics, the video gear provider, also installed the audio equipment.
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Chris MacBride, technical supervisor at the 530-seat Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, cited the theatre’s inventory of subminiature microphones and direct boxes from Countryman Associates as boon to the audio quality for more than 300 productions staged at the venue every year.
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ELLICOTT CITY, MD — No, this story isn’t really about a mixed martial arts match-up. The Octagon in this case is the shape of the sanctuary for First Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the foe Audio-Video Group faced included problems with overall intelligibility and a tag-team of dead spots. The soundco forced the acoustic problems into quick submission with a ring of eight of Community Pro SLS920 cabinets flown over the stage.
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BARCELONA — Cadac Holdings Ltd. named Adagio.pro as its exclusive distributor of its analog and digital compact consoles in Spain and Portugal. Adagio.pro is the pro-audio distribution arm of Grupo Adagio, which also distributes MI products and maintains a chain of music and pro-audio retail locations.
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BURNSVILLE, MN — Electro-Voice announced that Jim Long retired in December 2011 after over 45 years with the company. He handled a wide variety of roles during that time, most recently as a member of the product marketing management team. EV credited Long for his technical know-how and communication skills, including his role in the development of the company’s “PA Bible” – which remains in use today.
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CAD Audio is introducing an updated version of its classic E300S Multi-Pattern Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic as part of the Equitek S Series at Winter NAMM 2012. Promising transparent-sounding upper and midrange frequencies, coupled with a smooth low end and exceptional presence, the E300S is designed to be particularly well-suited for use as a vocal microphone in studio and live sound reinforcement applications.
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NEWARK, DE — The University of Delaware recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Vi1 audio mixing console for use at its football games and other major events. IT-University Media Services steered the university toward a Soundcraft Vi1, purchased through New Jersey-based Total Video Products.
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GUILDFORD, U.K. — The Market Kitchen & Bar at the Radisson Edwardian Guildford Hotel changes, chameleon-like, from a midday bistro to an evening nightspot. Kazbar Systems’ Gavin Miller, who specified a Martin Audio AQ architectural solution for the multipurpose venue, worked with Darrin Smith from 33 Hertz and Martin Audio’s Kevin McNally on the project.
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