NEW YORK – Power and energy management at Savant Systems' new 5,000-square-foot Commercial Experience Center, which is used for demonstrations of Savant's integrated control and automation solutions for clients in a wide range of commercial markets, is handled by Panamax/Furman's F1500-UPS, PL-PRO C, and M4320-PRO power and energy management products.
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LOS ANGELES – Since the 2008 release of One of the Boys, Katy Perry has topped the charts with "I Kissed A Girl," "Hot N Cold," "Thinking of You" and "Waking Up In Vegas." For her ongoing performances, FOH engineer Pete Keppler and monitor engineer (Super) Dave Rupsch rely on Sennheiser gear.
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC – Okay, just a forewarning. There will be a significant amount of conjecture and opinion here…First, the actual decision. Wireless mics, instrument packs and IEMs are covered under Part 15 – at least those systems under 50 Milliwatts. There are also commercial systems capable of much higher power, and those still require a license.)
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OLD LYME, CT – John Falcone, president and CEO of Sennheiser USA, welcomed recent additions to its domestic product and sales teams. The company named Kevin Waehner product specialist, professional systems; Jack Ewer area sales manager, professional systems and Adam Irby area sales manager, retail.
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Waves Audio's C6 Multiband Compressor builds upon the C4's functionality, adding two additional floating bands plus a sidechain feature, for one-stop vocal and instrument shaping.
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CHICAGO, IL – Sensaphonics Hearing Conservation Inc. has entered into partnership with Shure to make both company's products more accessible. The product bundle includes Sensaphonics custom-fit silicone sleeves with Shure's new SE535 and SE425 earphones, available through Sensaphonics' online store.
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TORONTO – The Toronto Centre for the Arts recently replaced the system that was put in place when the hall was built in 1993 with a new one centered on an L-Acoustics dV-DOSC line array. Anton Nalepka, head technician for the center's 1,000-seat George Weston Recital Hall, credited the system for even coverage.
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BROADVIEW, IL – From a demo of a Soundcraft Si3 digital console about a year ago to purchasing an Si2 console for events across the Midwest, Victor Harris of Total Eclypze Soundz has been using the console to support hundreds of live events in Illinois and beyond.
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BERLIN, Germany and PLOUGOUMELEN, France – Neumann, which has been working on a joint project involving its Solution-D digital microphone series with Innovason, makers of Eclipse digital consoles, said the collaboration giving Eclipse consoles digital access to Solution-D mics would yield improvements in both audio quality and workflows.
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ISP Technologies' High Definition Distributed Sound System (HDDS) with self-powered speakers connects over Cat5 cable with RJ45 connectors. With the distributed system's D-CAT amplifier technology in self-powered speakers, virtually all of the system current goes to drive the speakers and is capable of 30 watts of continuous power per speaker.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Jands Production Services provided the audio setup for recent productions of Fame the Musical, West Side Story and Hairspray, with Michael Waters serving as theatrical sound designer. All three productions used Shure UHF-R Micro Bodypack Transmitters (UR1M).
Read More »ROCHESTER, NY – Lab X Technologies issued a production license to Avid for use of its MADI (Multichannel Audio Digital Interface) IP for the company's MADIXTM Module. The MADI interface allows professional audio, video, live and broadcast technology manufacturers to develop products with flexible I/O interfaces, with minimal modifications to host interface codes.
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