UK – Focusrite plc announced its acquisition of UK-based Innovate Audio, the company behind the panLab spatial audio solutions. Focusrite Group said the move reinforces the company’s commitment to immersive sound, with a plan to integrate panLab solutions within TiMax. Innovate Audio founder, Dan Higgott (pictured here), will also join TiMax as a senior product developer.
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EDMONTON, AB, Canada – Edmonton’s Winspear Centre for Music, home to the 1,716-seat Enmax Hall, which serves as the primary performance space for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, is Canada’s first venue to permanently install an L-Acoustics L Series loudspeaker system. dbi Systems Integration worked with L-Acoustics and FM Systems on the project.
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WORLD – Nothing but Thieves have been performing with nothing but DiGiCo Quantum 338 consoles at FOH and monitor positions. FOH engineer Gary Curtis and monitor engineer David Ruffle detailed some of the functions and features that they like about their new setup for the band’s ongoing shows.
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USA – Monitor engineer Colten Hyten has been using dB Check Pro to easily display real-time in-ear SPL listening levels and the relative safe exposure times for George Thorogood and the Destroyers, allowing him to work with the band members to adapt mixes and reduce levels to protect and preserve their hearing.
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GILBERT, AZ – Sun Valley Community Church (SVCC), which had installed a Meyer Sound Leopard system for its main campus, relocated that speaker system to its South Gilbert campus, making way for a new Meyer Sound’s Panther system at the main church location.
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SINGAPORE – Multimedia studio Moment Factory worked on two AV installations for Singapore’s Changi Airport. Named Digital Sky and Wonderfall, they bring the tranquility of nature to a busy airport setting. The design team chose K-array systems to complement the dramatic visuals with appealing sound reinforcement.
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WORLD – ‘Keane20, Hope and Fears,’ the highly anticipated 2024 tour from Keane that celebrates 20 years since their debut album release, is now underway with dates around the world from summer through fall. The crew is relying on DiGiCo consoles and DMI-Klang to keep workflows streamlined at FOH and monitors.
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Clear-Com’s Gen-IC Virtual Intercom combines the power of cloud production with existing hardware ecosystems or can function as a standalone software solution.
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BURBANK, CA – Royer Labs announced the retirement of president and co-founder Rick Perotta (pictured here, left), effective June 1, 2024. John Jennings, Royer’s longtime VP of sales & marketing (pictured right) has become the company’s president, assuring Royer customers and end users a smooth transition in company management.
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WORLD – Take That has embarked on the band’s 12th tour, ‘This Life on Tour,’ in support of their ninth album, ‘This Life,’ released last November. The trek has been visiting arenas and stadiums in UK/Europe since mid-April and will continue overseas this fall, with audio design, equipment delivery and crew from Skan, a Clair Global brand.
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GLASGOW, UK – The Kong Complex, a multi-site venue with a variety of bars, restaurants, nightclubs and event spaces, is relying on Dynacord’s MXE5 Matrix Mix Engine for networked audio control. Flashlite Technical Services worked closely with the UK team from Electro-Voice and Dynacord to equip each space with Electro-Voice loudspeakers and Dynacord electronics, all networked via four MXE5 performance matrices.
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CENTRAL and EASTERN EUROPE – DirectOut, a provider of professional audio solutions, is expanding its partnership with Audmax. Pictured here, L-R, are Krisztian Varga, managing director of Audmax, and Lorenzo Sassi, business development manager at DirectOut.
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