Launching at NAMM 2025, Allen & Heath’s SQ-Rack is a groundbreaking addition to the SQ series that combines SQ’s 96kHz XCVI core with comprehensive connectivity and flexible control options — packed into a compact 4U rack-mount form factor with multiple mounting options.
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Launched at NAMM 2025, the CCL (Compact Cardioid Line Array) offers cardioid directivity in a compact, lightweight system — ideal for portable gigs or installs in theaters, auditoriums, houses of worship and acoustically challenging spaces such as sports arenas or reverberant rooms.
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KOKKEDAL, Denmark – DPA Microphones has acquired the majority share of Vienna-based Austrian Audio. Pictured here, from left, are DPA Microphones CEO Kalle Hvidt Nielsen and Austrian Audio CEO Martin A. Seidl.
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CARLSBAD, CA – The NAMM Foundation has created The 2025 L.A Wildfires Relief Fund, committing $50,000 and the organization is accepting additional contributions. Needs-based assistance will be provided to NAMM members, employees of NAMM member companies, music education programs and music makers affected by the January 2025 fires.
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CHIGAGO – GSPS provided audio, lighting and video systems for Will Ferrell’s Ultimate DJ House Party at Chicago’s 10,000-seat Wintrust Arena. The event raised funds for Cancer For College, a charity offering scholarships and support to cancer survivors.
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NORTH AMERICA – FOH engineer and producer John Buitrago used Waves’ SuperRack LiveBox for the Don Toliver 2024 Psycho Tour. The tour included shows in the U.S. and Canada from Oct. 10-Nov. 21 in support of Toliver’s latest Hip-Hop/Rap album, Hardstone Psycho.
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d&b audiotechnik announced the launch of the CCL System (Compact Cardioid Line Array), the first product in the company’s new CL Series. More details from… Read More »d&b audiotechnik CCL System
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USA – Beartooth’s 2024 tour included an Allen & Heath’s dLive setup for the FOH and monitor mixes. At FOH, engineer Danny Harvey used an S5000 Surface, along with a MixRack equipped with a Waves card. The band’s lead singer, Caleb Shomo, runs monitors for the band on tour, operating a compact C1500 Surface. V2 Productions provided the dLive DM48 MixRacks used at both FOH and monitors with an analog split deployed between the systems.
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Happy New Year! Editor George Petersen reviews the January 2025 issue of FRONT of HOUSE magazine, which includes: The BEAT Tour doing classic King Crimson material; the Top 50 New Products to see at NAMM; our annual Top Tours Showtime feature, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s 2023-2025 Tour; A Buyers Guide to Custom-Fit IEMs; a Focus on Immersive Audio Installations; and more.
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WORLD -Jonas Brothers FOH engineer Adam Robinson and systems engineer Cameron Manes credited DirectOut’s PRODIGY.MP for enhancing the audio system and redundancy requirements for the band’s performances around the world.
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Whirlwind is now offering its legendary MINI Drop Snakes in a choice of ten colors. Made road-tough in the USA, the 6-, 8- and 12- connector versions are equipped with metal Whirlwind XLRs and SnakeSkin fanouts and are ideal for managing mic inputs on stage or in the studio, while their low-profile design makes them especially suited for downstage mic inputs where space is premium.
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BRIDGEVIEW, IL – The North Coast Music Festival (NCMF) has become an annual tradition bringing EDM music to the Chicago area in late summer. For the 2024 event, which drew 90,000 over three days, Technotrix provided L-Acoustics systems for multiple performance areas in and around SeatGeek Stadium.
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