LONDON – At PLASA 2010, DiGiCo introduced its SD Rack, which is based around Stealth FPGA technology. It's touted as the first I/O rack that offers multiple format sample rate conversion and allows up to 448 I/O, in any combination at 96kHz, spread across multiple racks. The company also introduced its Little Red Box and Little Blue Box, two compact add-on units that expand the connectivity of DiGiCo consoles.
Read More »LONDON – At PLASA 2010, Avid demonstrated new VENUE system capabilities aimed at improving live recording workflows with Pro Tools, AVB networking and remote control, facilitating mixing, archiving, and setup.
Read More »LONDON – At PLASA 2010, Allen & Heath and Audinate showed a Dante networking audio interface card for the iLive digital mixing series.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany – Riedel Communications recently expanded its product management and international sales teams, adding Henning Kaltheuner and Óscar Mezquita.
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LARGO, FL – The Pinellas County School District is the seventh largest in Florida and the 21st largest in the U.S., and it oversees 16 performing arts centers shared among its 141 elementary, middle, high and specialty public schools. Keane Acoustics and BCI Integrated Solutions helped upgrade three of those centers with Community's Entasys three-way, column line-arrays.
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NEW ORLEANS and TELLURIDE, CO – Kingston Audio Services used Powersoft amplifiers at the recent 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which featured Jeff Beck, Elvis Costello, José Feliciano and Irma Thomas, and the 37th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, featuring Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss & Union Station and Brandi Carlile.
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FOOTHILL RANCH, CA – Renkus-Heinz named Rik Kirby vice president of sales and marketing. Kirby has been with Renkus-Heinz for five years, most recently as vice president of operations, and previously as national sales manager.
Read More »NEW YORK – Broadway productions are relying upon Aviom's Pro16 personal mixing system. Three of this season's musicals – Promises, Promises, Come Fly Away and La Cage aux Folles – are using the system to help the orchestra to stay on cue.
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OEIRAS, Portugal – Boomerang, based here, will distribute Proel sound gear, stage equipment and its Tamburo product lines in Portugal. Led by owner Carlos Cunha, who credited Proel for its "impeccable reputation" and "efficiency in logistics," Boomerang is also the Portuguese distributor for Turbosound products.
Read More »So, I'm doing the Facebook exchange thing with a friend of mine. Subject is cooking, and I asked, "Why is it that so many musicians and sound guys I know are the ones who do all the cooking at home?" And her response was immediate and to the point. "Because we have passion for it."
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His personal motto says it all: "The stakes are too high for amateurs."
Al Siniscal has a long history of having distinguished himself, not only for his considerable pro audio breakthroughs, but also for his business savvy. Jere Harris of PRG says this about him: "He's the toughest negotiator in the business! And he always had the big picture in sight."
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His is one of the names that comes up first when talking about people who are influential in the migration of studio technology to the stage, but it might surprise people to learn that he designed a system that allowed Tom Petty to record two albums playing with two bands as an ensemble as if they were onstage. In other words bringing the stage to the studio.
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