Community Professional Loudspeakers' Forecaster HD Ceiling Distributed System Design Software, a graphical engineering tool for calculating loudspeaker layout and density in ceiling distributed systems, helps systems designers select the proper models and quantities of Community ceiling loudspeakers for a wide range of ceiling distributed applications based on user input of room dimensions and listening height.
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Solid State Logic's new V2 Firmware for Delta-Link MADI HD provides support for Pro Tools native cards (requires PT V8.5 or higher). The new Firmware also introduces support for longer Dig.Link Cables (certified up to 12 feet) between Delta-Link and Pro-Tools native, Pro-Tools Core or Pro-Tools Accel Cards. Delta-Link MADI HD V2.0 Firmware is free and can be downloaded from the SSL website.
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SNOWMASS, CO – Just a few miles from the glitz and flash of Aspen, St. Benedict's Monastery's Benedictine monks mix daily prayer with the running of a working ranch and bakery. While honoring the value of quiet meditation, the monks aren't strictly bound by long-term vows of silence. They conduct daily liturgical services and occasionally host performances by well-known musicians from nearby Aspen.
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LAS VEGAS – A key group of forward-thinking companies have already confirmed their spots as sponsors of the 11th Annual Parnelli Awards, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando. This year's Parnelli Awards ceremony will honor Kenton Forsythe, the Parnelli Audio Innovator; Ed Wannebo, winner of the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award; Jim Fackert, the Parnelli Visionary Award winner; plus yet-to-be-determined winners of awards in the worlds of audio, lighting and video. It will take place at 8 pm, following a cocktail reception at 7 pm.
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CORNWALL, U.K. – Evosound Pro Audio managed PA requirements for the recent Night Surf event held at Lusty Glaze in Newquay, Cornwall, using its Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to run FOH and monitors for bands. The event featured headline performances by Reef and The Kooks.
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QSC Audio Products' new KLA Series Active Line Array System joins the company's K Series and KW Series with similar user interfaces and sonic performance characteristics, letting the K Family models be mixed and matched for installed sound, rental and portable PA. Available in black and white, the KLA Series includes the KLA12, a 12-inch, 2-way, line array element (pictured here) and the KLA181 an 18-inch direct radiating subwoofer.
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QSC recently introduced two new products designed to enhance the capabilities of the company's Q-Sys integrated system platform. Both the new TSC-3 Controller, pictured here, and CCN32 CobraNet Audio I/O Card expand the offerings of the Q-Sys system, which is designed for audio system control of large-scale venues in hospitality, transportation, entertainment, worship and sports venue sectors.
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Carvin's C1240 and C2040 4-bus consoles were designed for high performance live mixing. The C1240 offers 12 channels with 8 XLR inputs plus 4 Stereo channels; the C2040 (pictured here) offers 20 channels with 16 XLR inputs plus 4 Stereo channels. Along with the 4-bus design, both consoles offer 4 monitor sends plus 2 effect sends per channel. Two 24-Bit on-board stereo effect processors are available to every channel through EFF send 1 and 2.
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READING, U.K. — Wavelength Entertainments Ltd have made the strongest statement yet about their intention to standardize on RCF solutions for the wide range of parties, high level corporate events, charity and fresher balls they support, with the purchase of four TT08-A, four TT25-A and four TTS28-A subs from the Italian company’s Touring and Theatre range.
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LAS VEGAS – The Electric Daisy Carnival's dusk-to-dawn electronic music and arts extravaganza moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas this summer, adding a third night to the schedule. The total attendee count was near 250,000, far exceeding the 130,000 who attended the two-day event in Los Angeles last year.
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SARDINIA, Italy — The annual Sun and Bass Festival, featuring bass and drum heavy electronic sounds and syncopated beats, is getting support from Proel Edge and Turbosound audio gear.
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LONDON — Wigwam Acoustics has taken delivery of five brand new Midas VeniceF “digilog” consoles with FireWire interface for the festival season. One of the VeniceF's has been supplied to Coldplay, providing audio splits for recording throughout their summer festival run. Two of the consoles are being used at the Hampton Court Festival and another two at the Isle of Wight, both in June.
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