SAN DIEGO — Nevin Steinberg, sound designer for Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s new musical, Bright Star, turned to Masque Sound for an audio assist for the production, staged at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre through Nov. 2. To meet the bluegrass music-infused production’s needs, Steinberg chose a system that includes gear from Alcons Audio.
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UPLAND, IN — Taylor University, an evangelical Christian college based here, turned once again to Shure products to meet its on-campus audio needs. Michael Fletcher, media services lead analyst, got together with Sinewave Audio and obtained a Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless System for the school’s student-run projects and theatrical performances.
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OXFORD, CT — Noted acoustical consultant/designer Tom Young, the owner and principal consultant at Connecticut-based Electroacoustic Design Services (EDS), passed away on October 12 of an apparent heart attack. He was 62. His company, EDS specialized in sound reinforcement system design, loudspeaker system measurement and optimization, acoustic design and noise reduction. (Note: He was NOT related to Tom Young, the noted FOH mixer for Tony Bennett.)
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ATLANTA — As a resource for system integrators, consultants and front-of-house engineers, Bose Professional will host one-on-one demo sessions of its RoomMatch Progressive Directivity Array loudspeakers at Wild Bills, metro Atlanta’s premier concert venue, from Tuesday, October 28 to Friday, October 30, 2014. The Wild Bills sessions offer attendees plenty of time to mix live multi-tracks on an installed RoomMatch system. And attendees will have a chance to have discussions with Bose Professional Systems engineers. Snacks and refreshments will be available.
Read More »LONDON — The industry stepped up at PLASA 2014 to care for its own by supporting Behind the Scenes UK, the new charity that will provide financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals in need due to serious illness or injury. Through its raffle and other charitable donations, the charity received close to £40,000. Pictured here is White Light’s John Simpson, who also serves as chair of the Behind the Scenes UK Board of Trustees, with Amber Etra, winner of the Third Prize, a £500 hotel voucher. The Second Prize (£1,000 Amazon gift card) went to Phil Hurley of Stage Sound Services Ltd in Cardiff. The First Prize was won by an American – Jerome Dunn of StageLight in Texas.
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WOODINVILLE, WA — Mackie launched the DL32R, a 32-channel digital live mixer with iPad control from Mackie’s Master Fader app. The DL32R offers complete wireless control over everything, including fully-loaded DSP and multi-track recording/playback. The Mackie DL32R features a mix of flexible, professional I/O in an ultra-compact 3U rackmount design. Each of the 32 inputs (24 XLR, 8 XLR/TRS combo) feature Mackie’s all-new Onyx+ recallable mic preamps, with remote control over preamp gain and phantom power. The new Onyx+ preamps outperform the industry-proven Onyx design, which has garnered rave reviews for its boutique-quality sound and performance.
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Considered the largest religious building in Brazil, The Solomon Temple has a custom audio system from K-Array.
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CHICAGO –– Technotrix recently purchased an MLA System 24, which consists of 14 MLA and 2 MLD (downfill) enclosures and 8 MLX subwoofers. “Apart from all of the control that you have over the volume and level of sound throughout the listening area is the area beyond that. With MLA, you can be sitting on a hillside beyond the audience area and the experience is much better than any other system we’ve ever heard,” noted Kevin Kiefer, senior account executive.
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Middle Atlantic Products named Marco Colindres regional sales manager for the Western U.S. Colindres’ territory includes the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Northern Nevada and the Rocky Mountains (Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico).
Read More »NEW YORK — Masque Sound provided a custom audio equipment package for the Tony Award-winning comedy It’s Only A Play. To create a transparent audio system, a section of DPA microphones were hidden within the framework of the set and at the lip of the stage to pick up the actors’ dialogues. The company used speakers from d&b audiotechnik, including E12 two-way multipurpose loudspeakers for the main left and right and downfill, as well as C7-TOP two-way horn loaded loudspeakers for the center cluster.
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Solid State Logic has unveiled the SSL Live L300 console and a new V2.5 software release adding significant developments to the SSL Live console platform. With the new release, there are now two models in SSL’s Live console range, the larger L500 and the new more compact L300. The L300 is a physically smaller, lower-cost version than the L500, but the L300 delivers the power and connectivity to handle large scale productions with up to 568 input/outputs, 128 processing paths (96 full, 32 dry), a 32 x 36 matrix, 36 VCA’s and 48 FX slots. Shipping is slated for November 2014. For more info about Solid State Logic, go to www.solidstatelogic.com
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