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Orbital Sound Supplies Yamaha CL5 Consoles, Other New Gear for U.K. Pantomime Shows

Qdos Entertainment's "Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates” was featured at the Birmingham Hippodrome

Orbital Sound Supplies Yamaha CL5 Consoles, Other New Gear for U.K. Pantomime Shows

LONDON — All of Orbital Sound’s recently acquired Yamaha CL5 consoles were out supporting close to 30 pantomime productions in the U.K. in Dec. 2012 and early January 2013. The soundco has also provided gear from Shure, d&b audiotechnik. Productions ranged from First Family Entertainment’s Peter Pan at the Manchester Opera House to Qdos Entertainment’s Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

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Creative Audio recently deployed its JBL VTX line array system at a sold- out New Year’s Eve concert in Greensboro, North Carolina, featuring the Avett Brothers.

Creative Audio Expands JBL Inventory with VTX Series Gear

ROCKFORD, IL — Creative Audio, based here, owns more than 100 JBL VerTec VT4888 and VT4880 subwoofers, and recently added Harman’s JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers to its inventory. The new speaker system has already been deployed on a number of events, including the Southern Illinois Country Fest at the Worldshooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, IL, and a New Year’s Eve gig featuring The Avett Brothers at the 12,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum Complex in North Carolina.

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Emmanuel SDA Church Using Line 6 Digital Wireless Gear

Emmanuel SDA Church Using Line 6 Digital Wireless Gear

LITHONIA, GA —Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church, based here, has been using a Line 6 XD-V75 digital wireless system supplied by Guitar Center Pro for its weekly services led by Pastor Kenneth Boswell and Praise Team Leader Dale Brown. The services, for a congregation close to 450, also feature solo vocalists along with a choir and praise team.

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The 2,300-seat main campus location for Bayside Church upgraded recently with a NEXO GEO S12 line array, RS18s and NXAmps supplied by Special Event Services (SES), Sacramento.

Hometown Church for Lincoln Brewster Installs NEXO GEO S12 Line Array System

ROSEVILLE, CA — The Bayside Church, based here, is known to many as the home to house of worship leader and influential musician, Lincoln Brewster. Brewster and other church leaders opted to upgrade the speaker system for the 2,300-seat main campus location with a NEXO GEO S12 line array, RS18s and NXAmps supplied by Special Event Services (SES), Sacramento. Bayside Church has a total of four locations, and more than 12,000 members of the congregation attend worship services on any given weekend.

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James Lawrenson, front of house engineer for Foster the People, with Soundcraft Vi6

Soundcraft “Mixing with Professionals” Tour Visits Alexandria, Virginia

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Harman’s Soundcraft is kicking off 2013 with new dates for its “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series, starting with two sessions at AV rental and staging company Audio Visual Actions, Inc., based here. The MwP sessions will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on Wed., Feb. 6. James Lawrenson, FOH engineer for Foster the People (and a Soundcraft Vi6 user) is hosting.

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AV Networking Congress 2013 Set for Jan. 29

AMSTERDAM — The third AV Networking Congress is set for Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Holiday Inn Amsterdam. More than 25 industry consultants and manufacturers will be presenting AV networking case studies during the day-long event. Along with panel discussions, there will be interactive demonstrations and workshops. Attendees will include AV design consultants, installation contractors, networking experts, and pro audio equipment vendors.

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SFJazz Center's Robert N. Miner Auditorium

SFJAZZ Center Opens

SAN FRANCISCO — Working together with architect Mark Cavagnero Associates and SIA Acoustics, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre and video consulting for the new SFJAZZ Center, which opened Jan. 21. The new three-story Center’s main venue, the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, can be formatted with as many as eight configurations, seating 350 to 700. Other spaces include the Ensemble Room for rehearsals or as an intimate performance space, three practice rooms and a digital lab.

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Roland Provides Free Windows Video Capture Software for VC Video Converters

Roland Provides Free Windows Video Capture Software

Roland Systems Group is providing free downloadable Windows video capture software for both their VR Series Video Mixers and VC Video Converters. This capture software was developed to meet the request from Windows users who want to record/capture the audio and video during live events using any of the products from the Roland VR or VC line-up.

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