STUTTGART, Germany — The largest concerts for the 11-day BW-Bank Jazzopen Stuttgart 2009 festival moved indoors to the new Stuttgart fairgrounds this year, providing some 28,000 visitors and performers a more stable audio environment. Meyer Sound also provided sound reinforcement for the first time.
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MEMPHIS, TN — Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (LBMS), built in 1965 and renovated in 1987, was overdue for an upgrade for sound system components that had been exposed to the elements since 1981. The budget still hasn’t allowed for a comprehensive sound system upgrade, but contractors were able to add 12 weatherproof Danley TH-115 subwoofers.
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INDIO, CA — After a five-year hiatus, Phish reformed earlier this year for the release of Joy and a subsequent 27-date national tour, which included headline spots at the Bonnaroo Music Festival and a four-night run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver.
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JOHANNESBURG —South Africa’s Shattered Glass recently purchased a Soundcraft Si2 console to prepare for upcoming events including the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Read More »DUSSELDORF, Germany — A wholly-owned PRG subsidiary, MHG Media Holdings GmbH, and the majority stakeholders and board of Procon MultiMedia AG agreed for the PRG unit to acquire Procon MultiMedia AG.
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LONDON— In support of Lily Allen’s tour promoting It’s Not Me, It’s You, FOH engineer Shan Hira is using Soundcraft's Vi6 large-format digital live sound console, which builds on Studer’s Vista and OnAir 3000 series of consoles with its Vistonics II user interface.
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The DiGiCo EX-007, which networks to SD7 and SD-7T consoles, has its own power supply and its own PC, is designed to increase the number of available faders and the number of channels controllable at any one time on an SD7 — and from a distance of up to 100 meters — via a cost-effective Cat5 cable connection.
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The B4-SUB makes use of d&b audiotechnik’s patented development of a loudspeaker system with reduced rear sound radiation. The B4-SUB enclosure houses two long excursion neodymium drivers: a 15” driver in bass-reflex design facing to the front and a 12” driver in a two chamber bandpass design radiating to the rear.
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Audix has introduced the first in its next series of Fusion mic packages, the FP5, which is designed for miking a five-piece kit for both live and studio applications.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA —Harman Professional named Jim H. Huang as its head of corporate development, a new position. Huang will report to Michael MacDonald, executive vice president of marketing and sales, and to Greg Henry, chief financial officer.
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TORONTO — Metallica, currently touring in support of their Death Magnetic album, has integrated Sennheiser’s new 2000 Series personal monitoring system into its touring rig. According to the band’s monitor engineer, Bob Cowan, the system provides him with networking and software capabilities that allow for more than enough usable frequencies at any venue, reliable wireless performance and a sonic quality that has drawn praise from band members.
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LA GRANGE, GA — In the five years since Troup County Comprehensive High School added a 900-seat fine arts auditorium to their campus, the school has gotten high marks for site lines, acoustics, and amenities, but less-than-stellar grades for a sound system that lacked intelligibility and punch.
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