Symetrix, makers of SymNet 8×8 DSP and Jupiter processors, is targeting its new Solus at small to mid-size installations. With SymNet Designer software, integrators can use or modify the dozens of existing Solus templates or build new designs from scratch. Currently, there are two Solus hardware units: Solus 4, with four mic/line (+phantom) inputs and four outputs; and Solus 8, with eight mic/line (+phantom) inputs and eight outputs.
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – Schubert Systems Group (SSG), a provider of audio for touring sound for more than 30 years, has purchased one PRO9 and two PRO6 digital consoles by Midas, augmented with the Klark Teknik DN9331 Rapide rack-mountable remotes with motorized faders to operate the console's graphic EQs.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Waves Audio and Abbey Road Studios have captured the sounds of the actual microphones used by King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the 1920s and 1930s, which became a focal point in the Academy Award winning movie, The King's Speech.
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WorxAudio Technologies' TrueLine V5M (non-powered) and V5M-P (powered) ultra-compact fill / monitor systems, which measure 18 by 13 by 6.8 inches, are well-suited for use in front fill, near fill, under-balcony and choir monitor applications. They have a 120-degree symmetrical horizontal coverage pattern and a 30-degree vertical dispersion pattern.
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BERKELEY, CA – In a recent episode of MythBusters on Discovery Channel, show hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman worked with Meyer Sound to investigate whether the "big bangs" (gunshots and explosions) heard in movie soundtracks are sonically faithful to the real events. The episode, entitled "Blow Your Own Sail," was aired on May 11, 2011.
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Roland Systems Group (RSG) has released software updates for the company's Digital Mixing Consoles – M-400, M-380 and M-300 V-Mixers. Among other changes, project files are now compatible and between the different V-Mixer models – including the new M-480 V-Mixer.
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AUGUSTA, GA – Quest Sound, which covers the East Coast from Washington, D.C. to the Florida panhandle, has been using a rig built around a Renkus-Heinz CF101-LA modular point source array loudspeaker system to meet the widely varying needs of its clients.
Read More »{mosimage}GAHANNA, OH – Metro Audio Video LLC specified a dBTechnologies DVA line array system for the auditorium at Resurrection Power Church, providing a noticeable difference in audio quality.
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TORONTO – Country music artist Jason McCoy performed at 26 Canadian cities with Sennheiser wireless transmitters and receivers and K-array loudspeakers in support of his fifth studio album, Everything. GV Audio in Regina, SK provided the gear. The solo tour ran from March 4 (Kamloops BC) to April 21 (Halifax, NS).
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KREMS, Austria – Audio engineers from Soundworx – including Klaus Hübner on monitors and Michael Schmidt at FOH – used a Soundcraft Vi6 console provided by Redline Enterprise for the Donaufestival this year. The event took place near the River Danube over two weekends in April.
Read More »MOORESTOWN, NJ – Starlite Productions will host Yamaha and NEXO demonstrations featuring the NEXO S12 line array, PS15 speakers, the new 45 N-12 line monitors and Yamaha Installation Series speakers on Tuesday, May 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with presenters from Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.
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REIMS, France – For the son portion of a Son et Lumiere Spectacular celebrating 800 years at the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, Community's Entasys was chosen for audio quality, SPL, coverage and throw. Called The Dream of Colors, the show takes place three times nightly from May through October at the cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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