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Vertical Integration’s Horizontal Swing

Vertical Integration’s Horizontal Swing

We've seen plenty of merger and acquisition activity in the live sound sector in the last several decades, but the vast majority has been of the vertical variety: larger live sound companies consuming smaller ones, or equals finding common ground, mainly with the intentions of growing market share and minimizing competition, the classic motivators for M&A activity. The acquisition of Showco by Clair Brothers in 2000 was a classic example, creating the largest sound reinforcement company in the world.

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Jibbertalky

I spend my days taking requests for a variety of equipment. From audio and lights to backline, tents, video and anything else pertaining to production; the requests keep coming in. All too often, these requests come from people who are not necessarily in our field and, therefore, certain requests employ malapropisms, misnomers, misspellings and just plain typos.

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AKG IVM 4500 In Ear Monitor Package

AKG's IVM 4500 IEM in-ear monitoring package includes the SPR 4500 IEM diversity receiver, which automatically shows the number of free channels and supports TV channels with pre-programmed preset frequencies; the SST 4500 IEM transmitter, which is adjustable to 10, 20, 50 and 100 mW depending on country laws; and the IP 2 ear-channel headphones, providing excellent acoustics and low impedance. The SPC 4500 antenna combiner, the SRA 2 W directional antenna and the RA 4000 W omni-directional antenna complete the package.

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JBL HiQnet Performance Manager Software

JBL HiQnet Performance Manager software, an application-specific iteration of Harman's HiQnet System Architect connectivity and control software, has been developed with input from a group of 45 online beta testers around the world who have used the product since the beta version was featured at Prolight + Sound 2011 exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany earlier this year.

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Midas VeniceF-16R

Midas' VeniceF-16R is a 16-channel rack mount variant of its new "digi-log" compact mixing console, the VeniceF. Designed by Alex Cooper, the VeniceF-16R comes with FireWire multi-channel digital audio interface, the full functionality of the Midas XL3 EQ and filter section, Midas mic preamps, 100mm faders, increased channel and input count, a dual 7×2 matrix and a reorganized master section layout. It is also bundled with Propellerhead recording and processing trial software.

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