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SEVIERVILLE, TN – The First Baptist Church looked to replace its 17-year-old sound reinforcement system. M&L Sound recommended and installed a system from d&b audiotechnik. While amplification of the choir and the spoken word were primary considerations for the equipment choice, the gear also solved challenges presented from the size and shape of the balconies.

NASHVILLE – Kenny Chesney’s longtime crew makes sure their backstage jams sound good and can be recorded. Their backstage setup is heavy on Mackie gear, including several portable loudspeakers, subs, and studio monitors. At the heart of it all is their Mackie DL32R 32-Channel Rackmount Digital Mixer.

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Indians Stadium recently upgraded its original Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) system with the brand’s newer technology. WJHW designed a system that used the existing loudspeaker locations while dramatically improving system performance. Pro Media installed the system prior to the beginning of the baseball season. Not only was it a tight time frame, but they had to deal with Cleveland’s temperamental winter weather as well.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Family of Christ Lutheran Church recently built a new sanctuary to support contemporary-style services, but its odd concave sidewalls provided an audio challenge. Sight and Sound Technologies designed the audio installation to provide even coverage through the sanctuary, turning to a Danley loudspeaker and subwoofer system to solve their sound needs.

BOISE, ID – 3G Productions’ AV department upgraded the audio at the Boise location of The Knitting Factory Concert House, choosing a d&b audiotechnik system to handle its wide variety of musical performances. Knitting Factory COO Greg Marchant said, “3G has a great eye for detail, they measured the performance space and not only evaluated what brand would work best, but the specific deployment to best cover all of the areas in the room.”

BUENA PARK, CA —”Do you remember the 21st night of September?” Earth, Wind & Fire has been singing this lyric in their extensive song catalog for almost 50 years. Eighth Day Sound wanted to make sure their audiences could hear the words quite clearly by adding a Yamaha Rivage PM10 Digital Audio Console to the FOH for their co-headlining tour with Chicago.

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened Sept. 24, 2016 in a ceremony led by U.S. President Barack Obama. For the festivities, including the Freedom Sounds show, sound vendor Audio & Light of Greensboro, NC deployed equipment including loudspeakers and monitors from D.A.S Audio.