Video of the Week

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.

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.

Earlier this year, Twenty One Pilots played five secret club dates in Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York and their hometown of Columbus, OH, in anticipation of their album release and worldwide arena tour. Sound engineers Cliff Skinner (monitors) and Kenny Sellars (FOH) chat about the challenge.

In this latest video, noted French DJ and record producer David Guetta shares why he trusts K-array speakers to bring his music to life. It’s not just about volume, it’s about creating a connection that audiences can feel.

The new sound system at Germany’s MHP Arena Stuttgart serves its 61,000 seats and public areas with unparalleled RCF sound quality. Meeting UEFA and FIFA standards, the system has received high praise since its debut. More than 11 tons of equipment, featuring more than 400 speaker modules deliver over 1 megawatt of continuous power. The audio system also functions as a voice alarm system.

George Petersen reviews the Dec. 2024 issue of FOH, which includes Sting’s 3.0 world tour; a spotlight on high-tech church sound installations; an interview with Parnelli Audio Innovator Dave Rat, and a look at Adam Fisher’s sound design for the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Blvd.”

Addiction recovery charity Betel UK reached out to systems integrators NoiseBoys to handle all aspects of AVL installation throughout its unique Anchor Point facility in Birmingham, UK. As a multi-function building, everything needed to tie together with a few different systems that were consistent and user friendly, which is why NoiseBoys opted for Allen & Heath dLive, SQ-6 and AHM Audio Matrix Processor audio systems.

Here’s a full project recap of Skylark AV’s major AVL upgrade of Dallas’ Antioch Church, including an L-Acoustics K3 rig, DiGiCo FOH and broadcast consoles and left and right side LED walls — all replacing an aged 15-year-old system.

Carvin Audio’s TRX5000 Series line array systems are based on the active (1,550W), neodymium dual-10” TRx5210AN that’s scalable from eight to 32 cabinets and 2,000W TRx5118A companion subs – under ALL DSP networked management.

Editor George Petersen reviews the Nov. 2024 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, spotlighting four awesome tours – “Hans Zimmer Live,” Vampire Weekend, Sammy Hagar and David Gilmour. We also visit some new arena and stadium installs, check out the latest AC Power Distro Systems, and put Audio-Technica’s new 2.4 GHz digital wireless system to the test.

Check out this overview tour of Audio-Technica’s System 20 PRO plug-and-play 2.4 GHz digital wireless microphone system that’s scalable up to 20 channels. This wireless system is designed for hassle-free deployment and overcomes many challenges of conventional wireless microphones, like frequency coordination, complex intermodulation calculations and remote antenna cabling.

Shure’s first digital wireless in-ear monitoring solution, Axient Digital PSM, exceeds the needs for monitor engineers, RF engineers and rental houses serving today’s top-tier touring acts and large-scale productions. Deliveries begin in early 2025.