FRANKFURT, Germany — At this week’s Musikmesse/Prolight+Sound show here, Soundcraft will unveil its Vi3000 digital live sound console. The new console offers a host of new features including the groundbreaking internal DSP Soundcraft SpiderCore, a new industrial design, 96 channels to mix, Dante compatibility and more.
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POINT LEPREAU, NB, Canada – As part of a facility-wide upgrade, the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station here installed a plant-wide public address system. The facility’s management turned to Backman Vidcom, which provided 250 Community RMG-200AT loudspeakers for the large outdoor spaces and four Community RSH-462s for voice pages across the large yard at the plant.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Adlib Audio, a rental house based here, is expanding its distribution of Adlib Audio speakers for installation projects. The company has been making, installing and using the AA range for the last 15 years, primarily for its own installations and projects, and will now make the AA series available for re-sale worldwide. Currently there are four products available for re-sale in the AA range – the AA61, AA81 and AA121 – containing 6, 8 and 12 inch drivers respectively, complete with a dedicated AA12HL 12 inch sub.
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STIGTOMTA, Sweden – PA rental company Parashoot, based here, has been supporting Norwegian singer songwriter Ane Brun’s European tour with an Allen & Heath iLive and ME personal monitoring system for FOH and monitors, respectively. Parashoot, which has worked with Ane Brun since 2007, used an iLive-T112 system, mixing both FOH and monitors on the same console. xDR-16 I/O expander racks were positioned on stage, one left and one right, along with an iDR-16 MixRack. The ME setup includes five ME-1 personal mixers with a ME-U hub as the power and distribution system on stage.
BOGATA, Colombia — Metallica will expand its touring inventory with 76 units of the new MJF-210 stage monitor from Meyer Sound. The band’s new monitors will first be used on its South American tour this spring. The MJF-210 was developed to the exacting demands presented by the Metallica production team. It’s also the lightest self-powered stage monitor in Meyer Sound’s product line.
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NASHVILLE — Kip Winger, who uses Bose L1 Model II systems as studio monitors for his Nashville home setup, also brings the gear on the road for solo gigs. His typical setup includes an L1 Model II portable loudspeaker system, B2 bass module and T1 ToneMatch audio engine from Bose Professional Systems.
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Shure says Wireless Workbench 6.9, now available, can help users coordinate wireless frequencies and set customizable alerts. The software builds on the capabilities already established with Wireless Workbench v6.
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VANCOUVER BC — Canadian death metal band Kataklysm recently toured Europe, performing 37 shows in 38 days, and plan on a very busy 2014 in North and South America. Kataklysm drummer Oli Beaudoin noted that the band added Radial ProD2 stereo direct boxes for its recent and upcoming shows.
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EXCELSIOR, MN — Old Log Theatre artistic director Kent Knutson (pictured here, standing) worked with sound designer Jeff Geisler (seated) on an audio upgrade that included Allen & Heath’s GLD mixing console, Bose RoomMatch speakers and Shure ULX-D wireless microphones.
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WEBSTER, NY — Ashly Audio, based here, named Mike van der Logt of 4M4You, based in Den Bosch, The Netherlands, as its new sales manager for Europe, The Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Van der Logt has more than 25 years of audio industry experience.
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BERKELEY TWP, NJ — As part of the recovery process in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the new owners of The Water’s Edge restaurant, bar and catering facility turned to Boulevard Pro for new audio gear from Yamaha, inside and out. The indoor space now has a Yamaha CIS MTX3 audio processor, two DCP1VS keypads, and 48 Yamaha VXC4W ceiling speakers. The waterfront bar/lounge system includes a Yamaha LS9-16 digital audio console, Yamaha TX4n amplifier, Yamaha DXR 12×2 monitors and IF2112M95 speakers.
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