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All The Toys For Girls and Boys

All The Toys For Girls and Boys

LAS VEGAS – The upcoming December Product Gallery for FOH won't focus on a particular product, and it won't be decided by marketing flaks. No, for our December Product Gallery we're focusing on cool toys–as decided by you, the FOH faithful. Got a new gadget this year you just can't live without? Found a device that blows your mind every time you use it? We wanna hear about it. Hop on over to the FOH forums (www.fohonline.com/forum) or drop an e-mail to [email protected] telling us the coolest thing you've found all year. All submissions will be collected and weighed for inclusion in the December issue of FOH, so all your co-workers can beg for them just in time for the holidays.

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

LONG BEACH, CA — The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis had been working for almost two months straight without a day off, when the commanders decided to give the crew a full-scale party on July 4th, and the Chuck Alvarez Band got the call, along with the Comics On Duty tour.

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Download At Donnington

LEICESTERSHIRE, UK — This year's Download festival, held at the Donnington race track, attracted 70,000 fans over 3 days. All the sound stages were supplied by companies using L-ACOUSTICS systems. SSE took care of the main stage with their new V-DOSC system, SKAN the second stage and STAGE AUDIO SERVICES supplied 5 other stages, all with L-ACOUSTICS loudspeakers and amplifiers.

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Movin' With the Mipro

KANSAS CITY, MO — Avlex Corporation announces the introduction of the Mipro MA-101a wireless portable PA system featuring ACT (Automatic Channel Targeting), which includes MA-101a UHF True Diversity, a PLL (phase-locked loop) system with 16 selectable frequencies plus automatic channel scan. It is available in two versions–one with a wireless handheld microphone (MA-101a/ACT-707HE), the other with a body pack transmitter for use with Mipro's headworn and lavalier microphones or the MU-40GX instrument cable (MA-101a/ACT-707TE).

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Wireless At Commonwealth

RIO RANCHO, NM –A Lectrosonics TM400 Wireless System was recently used for test and measurement on the sound system at the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium, home to the University of Kentucky's Wildcats football team.

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ADLIB Audio Brings VerTec to Fire Inside

LIVERPOOL, UK — ADLIB Audio supplied Californian AFI (A Fire Inside) with a JBL VerTec PA, utilizing 10 flown VT 4889 elements per side, together with eight floor-stacked JBL VerTec 4880 subs. These were run in conjunction with two FD cabinets per side, plus a pair of AA 122s.

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Jan-Al Cases Launches New Website

LOS ANGELES — In the first quarter of 2007, Jan-Al Cases will launch a website intended to offer users the ability to design racks by integrating product information and electronics manufacturers' specifications on a searchable database, RackmountCity.com. Live help will also be available during normal business hours. RackmountCity will include guidelines, glossaries, and, according to Muffie Alejandro, Jan-Al president, "explanations that standardize language across products."

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New Large Diaphragm Mic Now Shipping

EL SEGUNDO, CA — MXL Microphones, the audio division of Marshall Electronics, announces that the MXL006 USB/Cardioid Condenser Microphone is now shipping, and the new microphone, which connects directly to a computer via a standard USB port, features a large gold diaphragm.

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Slings And Arrows

WATERLOO, ON –– Martin Audio has announced the W8L "Longbow," a new version of the Wavefront W8L line array systems. Features of the system include: Three-way line array element; Horn-loaded 15-inch LF, 1m (single cabinet); Twin 8-inch mid-horn, 1m (single cabinet); Quad 1-inch HF horn, 1m (single cabinet); ViewPoint software; factory controller presets; compatibility with W8LS; compatibility WLX, WSX, WS218X.

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