LAS VEGAS – The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, open since 2012, has three performance spaces: Reynolds Hall, a 2,000-seat theater; Myron’s, a 240-seat cabaret jazz club; and Troesh Studio Theater, a black box theater that holds 250 people. Key to the center’s success is the sound across each venue, made possible by the recent adoption of Allen & Heath mixing consoles.
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Wireless mic capsules designed to mate with Sennheiser transmitters, the new M80-WH2 and M81-WH2 wireless microphone capsule heads offer the same sonic characteristics as Telefunken’s M80 and M81 dynamic microphones.
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With this month’s launch of the next-gen Sennheiser MD 421 KOMPACT microphone (visit https://fohonline.com/blogs/new-gear/sennheiser-unveils-md-421-kompakt-dynamic-microphone/ for more details and the first product review), we thought we would look back at the amazing 64-year history of the amazing original Sennheiser MD 421…
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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – L-Acoustics announced a series of immersive audio panels, demos, and listening experiences during Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2024, October 16-20. More… Read More »L-Acoustics to Host Spatial Audio Panels and Listening Experiences at Amsterdam Dance Event 2024
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BALTIMORE – New Psalmist Baptist Church turned to Wave AVL for a Meyer Sound Panther large-format line array system. The Panther, Leopard, UPQ-D3, Ultra-X40, Ultra-X20 and 1100-LFC elements, all managed by Galileo Galaxy 816 and 408 network platforms, have a custom finish to help the gear blend in with the church’s interior design.
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DALLAS – Riedel Communications noted that Prestonwood Baptist Church has upgraded from a stand-alone Bolero wireless intercom system to an expansive Riedel deployment. Pictured here, from left, are the church’s media ops director Armando Escobedo and director of media Bryan Bailey.
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NASHVILLE – FirstBank Stadium, home to home to Vanderbilt University’s Commodores football team, now has a new L-Acoustics K Series loudspeaker system. CTS AVL integrated… Read More »Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium Opens College Football Season with New L-Acoustics K2 System
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The next-gen of the classic MD 421, the new MD 421 Kompakt delivers the same legendary performance, but in a multipurpose package with an integral swivel stand mount. The MD 421 Kompakt features a cardioid pickup pattern and remarkable dynamic range, delivering crystal-clear sound reproduction in live sound and recording applications.
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NEW YORK – From Oct. 8-10, the Audio Engineering Society’s annual U.S. exhibition (aesshow.com) comes to New York’s Javits Convention Center, once again co-located with the NAB NYC show. While the AES show is centered on recording technologies, there’s also a treasure trove of cool new items for sound reinforcement professionals to check out.
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NORTH AMERICA – Cage the Elephant toured across North America this summer in support of the May 2024 release of their “Neon Pill” album. The setup for FOH engineer Ashton Parsons included a DiGiCo Quantum338 that was equipped with Fourier Audio’s transform.engine.
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LONGVIEW, TX – LeTourneau University’s Belcher Center, a 2,000-plus seat venue that has hosted a wide variety of arts and cultural events since opening in 2007, recently upgraded with an L-Acoustics K3 concert sound system provided by Solotech.
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CHICAGO – Live sound engineers Malcolm Gil and Ben Rothstein were part of the team supporting U.S. breakout pop star Chappell Roan at the 2024 Lollapalooza Festival, held in front of huge crowds at Chicago’s Grant Park from Aug. 1-4. Here’s their story.
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