SYRACUSE, NY – David Grindle, executive director of USITT, decried the Tony Awards’ decision to cut its two sound design awards. “This decision tells me, and frankly our entire industry, that they have no respect for an art form that has become a truly essential and amazing contributor to Broadway shows,” said Grindle of the elimination of the awards categories.
Read More »APTOS, CA – Michael DeMartini is a busy musician. As a member of two bands—one, performing dance music of many styles, the other a Polynesian ensemble—he regularly switches among a Taylor 6-string, an Ovation Double neck 12/6 guitar, or a lap steel guitar while also handling vocal responsibilities. By selecting the Countryman E6 Earset microphone for use with a Shure wireless system, he can now change instruments without worrying about getting back to the microphone in time.
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CHICAGO – The Chicago Shakespeare Theater replaced its sound system with a Meyer Sound M1D line array. Designed to meet specific architectural challenges, the system is comprised of a center cluster of eight M1D loudspeakers that covers the main center section of the house in three zones, while side arrays of five M1D loudspeakers each are arranged in three zones to manage the extreme vertical coverage.
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TEMPE, AZ – The Tempe campus of Sun Valley Community Church recently installed a Martin Audio MLA Compact loudspeaker system as a key component in a significant upgrade of its technical capabilities. The system consists of nine MLA Compact enclosures per side in left-right hangs with seven Martin Audio DSX subs in bunkers arranged in arc formation along the downstage edge. Two WT3 speakers for extreme left and right outfill and six DD6 speakers for front fill complete the system with Martin Audio MA3.0 and MA2.8Q amplifiers and a Merlin Processor that manages the outfills and front fills, as well as communications between the speakers. The rest of the setup currently includes a Soundcraft MH2 40-channel Desk at FOH Sennheiser Evolution Series wireless and DPA microphones.
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BURNSVILLE, MN — Electro-Voice named Michael Doucot, a 10-year company veteran, to Product Marketing Manager, Electro-Voice Portable Sound – North America. Doucot most recently served as regional sales manager for the central U.S. region.
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SAN DIEGO – Bell Events Services supplied both al-4 and al-8 line array systems from VUE Audiotechnik for this year’s Fiesta Hermosa Arts & Crafts Festival in Hermosa Beach. The Charity Beer & Wine Garden stage featured dual al-4 arrays consisting of four elements per side stacked atop dual VUE hs-28 powered subwoofers. Power and processing for the al-4 arrays came courtesy of a single VUE V4 Systems Engine. A selection of VUE a-Class two-way systems served monitor duty, while an APB Dynasonics Spectra console handled the mix. At the main stage, the Bell Events team flew dual al-8 arrays of four elements each. Four VUE as-418 quad 18-inch subwoofers filled out the low end, while four VUE V6 Systems Engines handled all power and processing for the arrays and subs. A selection of VUE a-Class systems served as monitors, with VUE h-12 systems as front fill and an Allen & Heath iLive console at the FOH position.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Seating nearly 8,000 patrons, Starlight Theatre has been a staple of Kansas City’s performing arts community since it first opened in 1950. As to be expected, Starlight has been through a few sound systems in its time, with the last one holding out for 14 years. The new L-ACOUSTICS KARA Modular WST line source sound system provides the intelligibility needed for theatrical dialog with the full-range frequency response necessary for music.
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ZHENJIANG, China – Placing an emphasis on audio clarity and power, the 2014 Chang Jiang International Music Festival used a variety of equipment from Harman’s JBL, Crown and Soundcraft lines. The PA system at the Yangtze Stage featured 24 JBL VTX V25 line array elements, a combination of 12 VTX S28 and G28 subwoofers, 16 STX812M loudspeakers as stage monitors, eight VERTEC VT4888 midsize line array loudspeakers as front and side fills. The system was powered by 32 Crown I-Tech 12000 HD, eight I-Tech 6000 and two sets of I-Tech 4×3500 HD amplifiers. The Jinshan Stage featured 24 JBL VERTEC VT4889 fullsize line array elements as the main PA, 16 VT4880 subwoofers and eight VT4888 loudspeakers as front fills and side fills. This system was powered by 24 Crown I-Tech 12000 HD, eight I-Tech 6000 and two sets of I-Tech 4×3500 HD amplifiers. Two Soundcraft Vi6 consoles were used to manage the sound at these stages.
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AUSTIN, TX – Nomad Sound of Austin, Texas recently purchased a new NEXO STM line array and Yamaha CL1, 3, 5 digital audio consoles to complement their rental arsenal. Since 2005, Nomad Sound has been supplying regional music festivals and several touring clients with world-class equipment along with very experienced technicians. The sound company recently had the opportunity to support a Willie Nelson show followed by Psychfest, both in Austin, multiple festivals, and South by Southwest, putting the STM to successful, but rigorous tests.
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BRAZIL – As part of a technology upgrade, the EPTV stations in São Carlos and Ribeirão Petro are being equipped with a CS 1624 LINK intercom unit from the oratis compact series and up to 16 DELEC subscriber panels. The new intercom systems facilitate internal communication and will also be used for coordination between TV stations while an external codec enables signal transmission via audio over IP. Regional broadcaster EPTV is part of Globo TV, Brazil’s largest broadcaster.
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