ANTWERP, Belgium – Martin Audio's new Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) system appears to be holding some promise for Belgian festival promoters and production companies who are concerned with proposed 100dB LAeq (15) and 116dB (C) maximum limits in public areas.
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RIDGELAND, MS – St. Columb's new sanctuary is traditional in appearance, with high ceilings and large, ornate stained glass windows, but also has a few contemporary touches. Along with the new building came a new sound system installed by Josh Sanders from Players Audio Video of Jackson, MS.
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CHICAGO – Chicago State University (CSU) hired concert sound provider and systems integrator Sound Of Authority to install an L-Acoustics KUDO loudspeaker system into its Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, a 5,500-seat multipurpose arena that hosts CSU Cougars basketball games, concerts, conferences and other events.
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ESSEN, Germany – The Aalto-Musiktheater Essen updated its old communications gear for a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system. Systemhaus Giebel Electronic- & Kommunikations GmbH handled the installation on behalf of Gemeinnützige Theaterbaugesellschaft Essen mbH.
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LONDON – A Midas XL8 Live Performance System has once again been used at front of house for the U.K. music industry's annual awards ceremony, the Brit Awards. This year's ceremony was broadcast live from the O2 Arena with an XL8 spec'd by sound designer and live sound coordinator Derrick Zieba, who's been working on the awards ceremony since 1994. Britannia Row Productions supplied the gear.
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LOS ANGELES – JBL Professional loudspeakers were once again used for the Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center Feb. 13. The 53rd annual ceremony was broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network. ATK Audiotek once again provided JBL VerTec line arrays for live sound reinforcement, while JBL LSR studio monitors were used in the critical listening room for the telecast.
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PUEBLO, CO – Unlike many other church installations, Crown of Life Church was a relatively new construction and didn't have the deep reverberation issues that tend to occur with older buildings. However, media director Dave Dauenhauer and pastor Mark Hayes are confirmed audiophiles, so installer Dan Keller of Dan Keller Audio Systems knew that he still needed to outfit the house of worship with a high-end system. He first turned to SLS Loudspeakers.
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Audio-Technica's phantom-powered U851RO Omnidirectional Condenser Boundary Microphone features a small-diameter UniPoint capsule near the boundary to eliminate phase distortion and deliver clear, high-output performance.
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Allen & Heath has released the latest version of its iLive firmware and Editor software, V1.8. The software includes support of the new xDR-16 expander hardware, MixPad app and enhancements including a new scene safes system, additional channel and mix compressor modes, greater I/O FX capabilities, a speaker matrix rack processor, third party TCP/IP control functionality and output socket polarity.
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OXNARD, CA – L-Acoustics US announces that it will be hosting three days of KUDO and Soundvision training in its Oxnard, CA office from March 15 to 17.
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LONDON – Entec is supplying a sound system for the ongoing Skunk Anansie world tour, which recently embarked on its latest European leg. The U.K. rock band reformed in 2009 and released their fourth studio album, Wonderlustre, in September 2010. FOH sound engineer Paul Ramsay and Entec have worked with the band since 1996.
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LOS ANGELES – Running all things audio for the Grammy Awards without a major hiccup warrants its own recognition. Here are some of the crew members who helped make the show happen: From left, top row: Mark Linnet, M3 Offline Remix Truck Engineer-in-Charge; Hank Neuberger, Grammy Award Telecast sound supervisor; Maureen Droney, P&E Wing Senior Executive Director; Michael Abbott, Audio Coordinator; and Mikael Stewart, Front-of-House Engineer, and, bottom row; Eric Schilling, Co-Broadcast Music Mixer; Phil Ramone and Leslie Ann Jones, Grammy Award Telecast sound supervisors; Doug Mountain, Consulting Engineer; and B.J. Ramone, Assistant Engineer.
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