New Gear

The new X2-212/90 line-array loudspeaker system from Electro-Voice was unveiled at Prolight + Sound 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany in mid-April, 2015.

Yamaha’s new TF Series of digital consoles offer fast, accurate gain setup, single-step compression and EQ, and mic-specific presets. The TF series (which stands for TouchFlow Operation) includes three compact, digital mixing consoles, the TF5, TF3 and TF1, which feature 33, 25, or 17 motor faders, along with 32, 24, or 16 rear-panel analog inputs. Each console includes recallable Yamaha D-PRE preamplifiers for the first time in a digital console, which facilitates support for live music and events where full setup changes need to be made on the fly.

Earthworks is now shipping IMB & IMBL Boundary Installation Microphones.

Blue’s new Hummingbird small-diaphragm condenser microphone with rotating head is now available at authorized Blue retailers.

DiGiCo’ debuts its new redundant engine (SD-RE) and fader pod for its SD10 digital mixing console at NAB and ProLight + Sound.

Electro-Voice launches its first series of X-Line Advance products with the X1-212/90 compact vertical line-array loudspeaker system.

FaitalPRO announces its new 18XL1800 subwoofer. Designed to recreate the very low natural audible frequencies of 20 to 30Hz, the 18XL1800 gives an intense acoustic performance. It has a very high mechanical excursion, which is at least one and a half times greater than the other 18″ woofers in the FaitalPRO catalog.

DiGiCo unveils its Orange Box, featuring slots for audio conversion of most audio formats to another. DiGiCo’s new compact 2U Orange Box is a simple-to-use audio format converter with multiple options allowing users to use DiGiCo Multichannel Interface (DMI) cards to create audio paths over a variety of interfaces.

Audient unveils its new ID14 audio interface and ASP800 mic pre & ADC.

Leopard linear sound reinforcement systems from Meyer Sound have been purchased by Bright Norway AS and Sonalyst.

CHULA VISTA, CA — K-Array’s newly-launched KH8/KS8 top-of-the-line touring system is turning heads in the pro audio industry. World-renowned sound engineers Michael Apodaca and Rick Camp with NextGenAudio Concert Touring Systems recently hosted a two-day demonstration of the new line at the Sleep Train Amphitheater in Chula Vista, CA on March 31 and April 1, 2015.