TILBURG, The Netherlands — Rent-All has provided DiGiCo SD8 and SD7 consoles for FOH and monitors for Guus Meeuwis’ current tour through the Netherlands.
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The new E12X-SUB has been added to d&b audiotechnik’s compact E-Series line of subwoofers. It is a bass-reflex subwoofer fitted with a 12-inch long excursion neodymium driver.
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Peavey Electronics’ IPR DSP Series power amplifiers will use Waves’ MX5010 semiconductor, which features MaxxBass Bass Extension, MaxxTreble High Frequency Enhancement, 7-Band Paragraphic MaxxEQ, MaxxStereo, MaxxVolume Level Control and more.
Read More »GAINESVILLE, GA —Danley Sound Labs announced the addition of two new distributors. Mitek Canada will distribute Danley loudspeakers for houses of worship, commercial installations, and live venues to all points north of the continental U.S., while Sound Mission will do the same for Poland, Germany, and other European Union countries.
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BEDFORDSHIRE, U.K. — Cadac Holdings, Ltd. announced the death of Mark Ray, 49, on Nov. 9 during a visit to New York. Ray, who had fronted Cadac's sales and marketing activity around the world for nine years, died from a heart attack.
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DONETSK, Ukraine — Jazz-Club Service purchased the first Midas PRO6 console in the Ukraine from local distributor Cortmi Ltd. The rental company first used it for the Ukrainian tour of Russian singer Grigoriy Leps, and, more recently, a 40-date tour across the Ukraine by Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov.
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MERIDIAN, MS — Hartley Peavey’s mission to restore the sound of the Hamasa Shrine Temple Theater in his hometown of Meridian, Miss., is more than just a professional challenge. For the Peavey CEO, it’s personal.
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LEVELLAND, TX — Since graduation ceremonies earlier this year, visitors to the Texan Dome at South Plains College (SPC) have noticed an upgrade in intelligibility. The new sound system, which includes Meyer Sound UPQ-1P loudspeakers, finally replaced the used gear SPC acquired from the University of Texas in 1971.
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SEATTLE — In support of their recent release, Backspacer, Pearl Jam is touring with gear from Rat Sound Systems. For monitor speakers, Karrie Keyes, monitor engineer, chose MicroWedge MW12 Stage Monitors.
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NEW YORK — Patrick Hutchinson, production manager/FOH engineer for the Philadelphia-based Disco Biscuits, switched to DiGiCo SD8s for the electronica-jam band’s FOH and monitoring requirements after a demo was arranged by Eric Satre of Colorado-based Dowlen Sound.
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NEW YORK — Jim Toth, owner and president of Timbre Tech, chose Wireworks Corporation’s SpeakerLUX speaker cabling for the Santos Party House, a two-level, 8,000-square-foot music venue in downtown Manhattan. Toth credited the cabling for its audio quality and reliability for the venue, which is designed to function as a concert hall, dance club and lounge.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — FOH engineer Mark Hawley and monitor man Marcel Van Limbeek have recorded and toured with Amos for 15 years, and strive to reproduce the sound created in the studio in a live situation. To this end, the very same outboard units used in the original studio recordings have not only been reproduced, but duplicated at FOH and on monitors.
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