CHICAGO – Prior to band rehearsals last fall, Cage The Elephant monitor engineer Jay Rigby switched from another digital mixing console that offered plugins to a DiGiCo SD8, with analog-sounding mic pres the initial lure, and compact size and the RME MadiFace card for recording both guarding against switcher's remorse.
Read More »
L-Acoustics Soundvision 1.8, the latest version of its 3D acoustical simulation software, features an updated data product library including the new architectural series (KARAi, SB18i) and new KARA-MINIBU and MINIBUEX bumpers.
Read More »PETALUMA, CA – Panamax/Furman named John Benz director of marketing. Benz has served Panamax/Furman for more than six years in the marketing department. He will be responsible for marketing activities for the Panamax and Furman brands, as well as the company's BlueBOLT cloud-based power and energy management platform.
Read More »
WHITINSVILLE, MA – EAW expanded its Application Support Group (ASG) and named industry veteran Jerrold Stevens as ASG director, effective mid-May, 2011. Stevens, who will work closely with EAW's Strategic Engineering and Manufacturing Group, will serve as technical liaison between EAW's customers, sales force and R&D team.
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA – Blue Microphones acquired the assets of Summit Audio Inc. Blue Microphones will continue the production of all current Summit product lines, under the Summit name. Customer support, marketing, and sales will be resourced from the Blue Microphones team.
Read More »
LAS VEGAS – At Prolight+Sound/Musikmesse and NAB, DiGiCo featured its SD11, the company's smallest console – in size and price; its SD Ten, positioned between the SD7 and SD8; and a limited edition SD8, marking 20 years of production at DiGiCo's factory in Scotland.
Read More »
HYDERABAD, India – For a recent Bryan Adams concert that drew 18,000 to the Hitex Exhibition Centre, Sound.com provided Harman gear including Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers and JBL VerTec line arrays.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Sound system designer Bob Heil will be presenting "A History of Live Sound" at the Shimmer Lounge at the Hilton in Las Vegas. The event, coinciding with the NAB show at the Las Vegas Convention Center nearby, is set for April 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Read More »
Roger S. Nichols a seven-time Grammy Award winning recording engineer and producer best known for his work with Steely Dan and John Denver, died at home April 9 after a long illness. He was 66.
Read More »Tal Herzberg, a Grammy-nominated producer/engineer who was also one of the first employees at Waves, has passed away. He worked with Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, The Pussycat Dolls, Counting Crows, Macy Gray, Keyshia Cole and Queen Latifah, among others. Herzberg also performed and recorded as a bassist with artists including The Corrs, Beth Hart and Mya.
Read More »LONDON – British authorities have completed a major crackdown on counterfeit goods, seizing gear with forged Sennheiser and Monster Cable branding from the premises of an organization involved in distributing the illegal knockoffs online. Sennheiser and Monster Cable helped investigators confirm that the illegal goods were, in fact, fakes.
Read More »
FRANKFURT, Germany – The Stanton Group named Steve Van Laere, who has been with the company since 2003, senior director of worldwide sales for all Stanton Group brands, Stanton Magnetics, KRK and Cerwin-Vega. In his new role, Van Laere adds responsibility for the Latin America/Canada and Asia Pacific regions to his previous role as managing director of EMEA.
Read More »