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Five Dead After Indiana State Fair’s Main Stage Collapses

Five Dead After Indiana State Fair’s Main Stage Collapses

INDIANAPOLIS – A strong, isolated blast of wind that came in advance of a line of thunderstorms knocked down the main stage at the Indiana State Fair at 8:49 pm Aug. 13. The collapse killed four people on site. A fifth victim, Nathan Byrd, 51, died later that night. A spotlight operator who fell with the rigging, Byrd had been among the 45 people hospitalized, many with serious injuries. Although other crew members were seen falling with the rigging, no additional deaths were reported.

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For Oklahoma Beauty Pageants, Crew Flies D.A.S. Audio Gear

TULSA, OK – The audio crew at Oral Roberts University's Mabee Center went with a flown solution for both loudspeakers and subwoofers for two Oklahoma beauty pageants staged there recently. The two affiliated pageants, which crowned Miss Oklahoma and Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen, ran concurrently from June 7-11 in the Mabee Center's Johnston Theatre.

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Neumann KMS 104 D and KMS 105 D Digital Microphones

Neumann's KMS 104 D and 105 D digital microphones for live vocal applications serve as digital counterparts to the company's KMS 104 and KMS 105 condenser vocal microphones. Equipped with the core features of the existing models, the KMS 104 D, with its cardioid pattern, and the KMS 105 D, with its super-cardioid pattern, offer additional digital advantages such as an extended dynamic range, more robust operation and integrated peak limiters that prevent clipping.

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The Association of Sound Designers (ASD) Forms in U.K.

LONDON – The Association of Sound Designers (ASD), a new trade association, is set to launch at PLASA 2011. Under the leadership of Gareth Fry, chair of the newly-elected Board of Trustees, ASD will be at Stand 1-J38 in Earls Court 1. ASD is offering a range of membership categories aligned with the interests of those working in the U.K. theatre sound industry, with categories for students, businesses and other organizations.

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Cary Church of God Equipped with Aviom Pro64 System

CARY, NC – An Aviom Pro64 audio network installed at the new Cary Church of God facility here is helping to distribute 64 channels of audio throughout the church's sanctuary for signal capture for live monitoring as well as audio recording and PA distribution for the church's FOH sound. Designed and installed by Audio Artistry, the Pro64 system supplements the church's original Pro16 Personal Mixing System, which was moved from the former sanctuary.

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Beyerdynamic Touring Gear Series Microphones

Beyerdynamic's 25-mic Touring Gear series, featuring the company's Sound Channeling Technology, is now starting to ship. The series encompasses four categories of gear. They include TG 30 (entry level); TG 50 (for vocals, instruments and drums, including headsets and lavalier microphone); TG 70 (a step up from TG 50 mics) and the top-of-the-line TG 90 models, which include the TG V90r ribbon mic and the TG V96c true condenser mic for live vocal applications.

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D-Tools Customer Support Portal

D-Tools' new customer support portal for users of its system integrator software is now active, giving users another way to communicate with the D-Tools Support team. Among other capabilities, users can track and review customer support tickets, re-open closed tickets, reply to tickets, or submit new tickets. They can also interact with a Knowledge Base for D-Tools' SI4, SI5, and SIx.

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Earthworks Names Craig Breckenridge Product Specialist

MILFORD, NH – Earthworks, Inc. named Craig Breckenridge product specialist. Breckenridge will be tasked with overseeing training and product demonstrations of the Earthworks product line. He will also interface with dealers and the company's independent rep base throughout the U.S. to assist in the sales expansion into new market segments, and will be involved in the development of new products.

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