LONDON — For a 50-day winter tour that brought singer/songwriter to a variety of venues in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland along with a show in the U.K., production/tour manager Tim Boardman credited Harman’s Soundcraft Si Expression 1 digital console for its power and compact dimensions.
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Lectrosonics’ DNT16i input processor and the DNT0212 output processor each support both switched and redundant Dante modes of operation. Each unit also features 48 independent automatic mixers with 36 inputs per mixer.
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ROVINJ, Croatia – Hannes Arch, who co-developed the new AV100 aviation headphones from Harman’s AKG, recently won the Red Bull Air Race in Rovinj, Croatia. Leading with 21 points, Arch claimed the rank 1 championship title within the Master Class of the race for the second time on April 13, 2014, adding to his previous victory in 2008.
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NEW YORK — The Broadway musical Aladdin, which opened at the Amsterdam Theatre March 20, features songs from the Academy Award-winning score, plus a few new songs written for the staged production. They’re heard via a d&b audiotechnik system provided by Masque Sound, to sound designer Ken Travis’ specifications. Masque Sound also supplied a Studer Vista 5 digital mixing console.
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FiberPlex Technologies, a leading manufacturer of multiplexers for transporting data over fiber optic networks, is preparing to launch its new TD-6010 adapter at InfoComm 2014. The TD-6010 adapter will be able to take a variety of SFP/SFP+ modules for a wide array of format conversion scenarios – even those that haven’t been invented yet, according to the company’s president, Buddy Oliver.
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LAVAL, Quebec — Le Diplomate Audiovisual is hosting its first two-day Open Door (Porte Ouverte le Diplomate, or POD) event at Le Diplomate Audio Visual, 5588 Blvd Rossignols in Laval, Quebec (north of Montreal) on May 13-14. Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) is the main sponsor of the event. More than two dozen other exhibitors are expected to attend. The event, which is free but requires registration, will also feature guest presenters, product demonstrations and conference discussions.
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NEW YORK — For the Skylark Lounge, which offers visitors views of the Hudson River, Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan from 30 floors up, Advanced Audio Technology of New York (AATNY) provided a sound system that includes Martin Audio components along with a custom-made DJ booth. The Martin Audio gear includes 14 AQ28, eight 2 x15 sub-bass enclosures, BSS signal processing and Tactical Audio amplification.
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Symetrix has updated its SymNet Composer open architecture design software for Edge and Radius Dante network audio DSPs. In addition to a number of workflow enhancements, Composer 2.0 natively integrates select Dante third-party hardware supporting the discovery, signal routing, and other aspects of AtteroTech unDIO2x2 and unDX2IO and Stewart Audio AV25-2 and NetAV 2×2 devices.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Leonard Lucas of Atlantic Audio Limited headed up an audio project for a new sports facility at Westlake Girls High School here. Lucas turned to Robert Te’o of True Audio to design and install the system. The setup features a cluster of One Systems Direct Weather loudspeakers at the center of an all-weather canopy. The canopy covers more than 4,200 square yards of playing court surface for tennis and netball.
Read More »FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL — Heil Sound named Intellimix Corporation as its exclusive distributor for Canada. The Montreal-based company handles a variety of well-established pro audio and MI lines for the live, broadcast, studio and installed sound markets.
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NASHVILLE — Accompanying Danish rock band Volbeat on a current U.S. tour are Trivium, an Orlando, FL-based heavy metal band, and Digital Summer, a rock band from Phoenix. Trivium’s monitor engineer, Mike Babcock (pictured left, with tour manager Joey Brueckmann, right) chose the new Yamaha QL5 Digital Audio Console for monitor mixing. Clair is providing most of the gear for the tour; the band owns JH-Audio IEMs and Sennheiser transmitters.
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Gator Cases is now offering a custom fit case for Presonus’ Studiolive 32.4.2AI mixing console. The G-TOUR PRE3242AI road case features thick, heavy-duty plywood construction and a tough laminated PVC exterior. The interior is lined with specialized EVA foam padding to safely secure and protect the StudioLive 32.4.2AI.
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