BARCELONA, Spain – Focus, S.A. provided an EAW speaker system for the tens of thousands of people attending a ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI to consecrate La Sagrada Familia church. Focus deployed the system, which included 146 KF730 Compact Line Array Modules plus dozens of other EAW speakers, in the main Plaza Gaudí and throughout the streets in the surrounding area.
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ELKHART, IN – 
Harman Professional named Mark Posgay, a 17-year industry veteran, as sales director for the U.S. Posgay will report to Scott Robbins, vice president of sales.
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GOYANG, Korea – Through its subsidiary, Proel Korea, Proel Group presented demos of its Axiom Line Array with 4" + 2" coaxial compression driver and low distortion 21" subwoofer, and also presented a range of Turbosound products at Kosound + Stagetech, held last fall at Kintex, the Korea International Exhibition Center.
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DETROIT – Guido's Orchestra, a pop orchestra from Holland led by violinist Guido Dieteren, ventured from the Netherlands to the U.S. for a recent two-week tour. The orchestra has performed with the likes of Lionel Richie, Elvis Costello, and Andrea Bocelli, to name a few.
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XTA's new DP548 Dynamic Audio Processor starts with the specs of a standard DP448, including a 28-band EQ, eight parametric EQs and delay on every input; high pass, low pass, nine parametric EQs and delay, plus a combination of two limiters, including the D-Max limiter on each output. To that it adds three bands of Dynamic EQ on every input, a variable knee compressor on every output with full control over ratio, threshold, attack and release times. In addition, the DP548 offers full matrix mixing of any input to any output or mix of outputs and provides memory recallable dynamic EQ via AudioCore.
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Cerwin Vega's CVi Passive Portable PA speaker Series promise accurate and clear performance coupled with high-quality low frequency response. Pictured here is the CVi-152 full-range speaker.
Read More »D-Tools, Inc. announced the release of SI5.5 Service Pack 3, with new support for QuickBooks 2011, Outlook 2010 and Visio 2010. In addition, D-Tools announced limited support for AutoCAD x64 installations. In combination with third-party Longbow software (purchased separately), SI5.5 SP3 has been tested against current versions of AutoCAD 64-bit.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Carver Professional released its new lineup at NAMM 2011, including the company's Xr Series professional power amplifiers and a line of powered speakers.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Soundcraft's Si Compact Series 16, introduced at Winter NAMM 2011, builds on the positive response the company got with the 24-fader model launched at PLASA in September, according to Keith Watson, Harman's marketing director for mixers.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Mackie's Thump TH-12A is an ultra-compact new addition to its Thump Series of portable, powered loudspeakers. The new unit is a 400-watt, 2-way 12Ë loudspeaker, well-suited for applications that demand high-output and professional sound within a modest budget.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Shure previewed the new PSM 1000 Dual Channel Personal Monitor System at NAMM 2011. It's a full-rack professional monitoring system designed to integrate seamlessly with Shure Wireless Workbench (WWB) software.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Audio-Technica's ATW-CHG2 Two-Bay Recharging Station for its new 2000 Series wireless transmitters charges ATW-T220a handheld transmitters and/or ATW-T210a UniPak transmitters (in any combination). Batteries are charged within the transmitters.
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