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Product Hits of InfoComm 23
Highlights of InfoComm 2023. The Orlando show returns, and we present our picks of the hottest new sound reinforcement products unveiled at the show. Along with all the new gear deets, wrapmaster MJ bestows honors for the best swag at the show.
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Luke Combs World Tour
Luke Combs World Tour. This country superstar is on the road, filling stadiums coast to coast — and beyond. We go behind the scenes to check out all the details.
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Delicate Productions Celebrates a Decade of BottleRock
A Decade of BottleRock. Having supported Napa’s premier festival for ten years since its inception, Delicate Productions’ Jason Alt talks about changes over time, both to the event and the production company itself.
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‘Shucked’ Shines on Broadway
“Shucked” on Broadway. This corn-fed new country musical features some of the hottest names on Broadway and Nashville. We talk with the show’s award-winning sound designer John Shivers.
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Recent Club Projects
Recent Club Projects. Feel the beat, turn it up, get down and get ready to party as we look into some recent club projects that take live sound to the next level.
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Colorado’s Boulder Theater Steps Up
The Boulder Theater Steps Up. This 87-year-old art deco Colorado Historic Landmark upgrades to an L-Acoustics K3 rig from Clearwing Systems Integration and is ready to rock.
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Sonic Upgrade for St. Louis’ Historic Stifel Theatre
The Stifel Theatre. The pride of downtown St. Louis, this 3,100-capacity former opera house gets an audio makeover with a new d&b audiotechnik KSL system from Spectrum Sound.
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Battery Operated P.A. Speakers
Ever do a gig where AC power was unavailable or far away? Or you needed a fill speaker by the parking lot? We check out some high-power, portable solutions.
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QSC L Class Active Line Arrays
QSC’s new LA108 and LA112 compact line arrays are easy to deploy and scalable for applications ranging from portable setup-and-go gigs to advanced networked AV productions. Steve Savanyu puts them to the test.
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Aux Versus Bus: When to Use Which One
Steve La Cerra ponders this question that has been perplexing live sound engineers for centuries, if not longer. So which technique is best? Check it out!
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