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Miami Hot Spot Upgrades Sound Capabilities with D.A.S. Audio

Miami Hot Spot Upgrades Sound Capabilities with D.A.S. Audio

Miami, Fla. – For those seeking a fine dining experience coupled with some late night music and dancing, the upscale “Dolores but you can call me Lolita” restaurant and lounge is one of Miami’s top destinations. Offering spectacular south Florida sunsets on the restaurant’s open terrace and featuring an eclectic fusion of Brazilian, Persian, Spanish, Asian and Mediterranean cuisines, guests enjoy a broad choice of menu options and frequently extend their visits into the wee hours of the morning in the adjacent lounge. The facility recently upgraded its sound reinforcement capabilities, and patrons are now treated to a first-class audio experience courtesy of loudspeaker systems from D.A.S. Audio.

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Carvin EM900 Personal Monitor System

Carvin introduces the new EM900 In Ear Monitor System designed with PLL (phase lock loop) electronics, balanced XLR inputs and rugged metal housings. Ideal for both on stage use and rehearsals, the EM900 In Ear Monitor System is an alternative to cumbersome floor monitor wedges — facilitating greater freedom of movement while enabling one to hear everything in either high fidelity mono or stereo. Performers can use as many as 16 complete EM900 systems simultaneously on stage and any number of EM901 stereo receivers on the same frequency.

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Classic Rock Artists on Tour with Heil Mics

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Ryan Adams once said in a radio interview that classic rock is alive and well in America. Truer words were never spoken, especially during the summer, with tours heading out to see America, and Heil Sound microphones are along for the ride.

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Digital Consoles for the Rest of Us

We have been trying to do this Buyers Guide for three years. With the growing adoption and acceptance of digital consoles in the live event audio workplace, a real “have-vs.-have-not” environment had developed for quite a while. Digital consoles are a great tool and increasingly demanded on show riders, but their cost puts them simply out of reach of many — if not most — smaller companies. These local and regional soundcos were stuck either not getting gigs they once did or renting the demanded digital desk.

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This Is Why I Don’t Do Rock ‘n’ Roll

I work in an audio/visual department at Harvard University. My clients are brilliant economists, poets, physicists and historians. On any given week, I’m knee-deep in Noble Prize winners. I’ve pinned mics on Mikhail Gorbachev and Yo-Yo Ma. But what kept popping into my dreams at night? Mixing for a rock ‘n’ roll band. I mean, come on, you can only sit through so many high-level organic chemistry lectures before you start yearning for the world of rock ‘n’ roll.

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Rider-Friendly Gear

The topic of “rider-friendly” gear is an ageless debate among sound company personnel, and a beauty contest of what is currently rider-friendly and what is not. In this column, I will throw out some thoughts on rider-friendly, and see if the readership can concur.

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Know Your Microphones

I know it may seem a little over the top to spend an entire article on microphones, but these are probably the most important tools you have, especially in a house-of-worship setting. We will be covering the three popular types of pickup or polar patterns and dynamic microphones versus condenser microphones.

I will not be discussing brands and models of mics, as there are just too many to touch on. If you are a hired gun, meaning you do not belong to a particular congregation but you work as a mixer, you should have a selection of mics with you every time you mix. If you are part of the church membership and are either paid for your services or you volunteer your skills, you probably use the mics that are already at your house of worship. Unless your particular house has a vast selection of microphones, I would encourage you to pick up some of your own. Good mics are always a valuable commodity in any sound reinforcement setting.

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Klark Teknik Square One Splitter

When I think about the Square One Splitter from Klark Teknik, it reminds of the comedians that parody the kitchen utensil gadgets advertised on TV. “It slices, it dices, it…” is pretty much the same with this splitter, as its engineers were given some liberty to add features beyond a mic-level XLR active splitter.

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AVI Brings the Sound of Integrity to Eastern Tennessee

This small town A/V company started with local church gigs and eventually landed one of the largest college concerts in the country.

The e-mail was unusual in that it came from an unexpected source. I get notes all the time looking for coverage of some show or another, but 80% come from the PR department of some audio manufacturer, while the rest come from someone at one of the big touring companies. Occasionally, I’ll get a call from a church or performing arts center looking for coverage of an install.

“I am very proud to announce that the small AV company I work for will be putting on this year's largest college concert in the country,” wrote Production Manager Rob Abercrombie. Had to be an overstatement, but he got my attention through a combination of humility (“how can we get a snippet in FOH?” he asked) and gonads (“or a cover story?”). I e-mailed back and told Rob how to send us info for a Showtime listing or perhaps a small news story. Then, as more of an afterthought than anything, he added that I could cover it myself if someone else were to foot the travel expenses. Small company, small town — I figured it would never happen and that I was safe.

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Pope Benedict XVI’s Massive Mass at Yankee Stadium

A sacred ceremony in a sacred place pulled off flawlessly.

Pope Benedict XVI came to America in April, and was astutely handled by the best, most experienced hands in the live event industry, from stadium rock to Broadway shows.

The Pope’s visit was a six-day series of events highlighted by a mass held at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the fourth in New York City’s history, but none of the previous events had as many limitations as this one. All the talent assembled and tools available had to make up for a considerable built-in scarcity: the lack of time.

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KSC Industries Digmoda Plate Amps with DSP Engine

Sometimes it is hard to figure out how to write about a company even when they make a really good product.

KSC Industries has been around for a long time, but chances are that while you have used their stuff, you have never heard of them. That’s because they are an OEM company. They make stuff that other companies put their names on and sell as their own. In fact, we are using stock photos here because I had to take care not to shoot someone else’s box while working with this new system. Again, OEM companies are very discrete about who their customers are or they don’t last long, and KSC has been around for 37 years.

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