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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.

Established in 2014, Rock Lititz celebrates 10 years of supporting innovative creativity within the touring and live event industry.

Waves’ first fully integrated live mixing console combines the proven LV1 mix engine with the preferred hardware workflow of live sound engineers. The console features 64 stereo channels, 44 buses, Waves’ proprietary Double Precision 32-bit floating point mixer engine and built-in Waves processing, with a 21-inch touchscreen, 17 physical 100mm faders, and innovative Waves processors.

Editor George Petersen reviews the October 2024 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, which features: Green Day’s “The Saviors Tour,” “35 Must-See Live Sound Products at AES New York”, sound for the musical revival of “Once Upon a Mattress” on Broadway; a review of Sennheiser’s next-gen MD 421 Kompakt cardioid dynamic mic; and more.

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.

Journey behind the epic “World of Hans Zimmer” tour with FOH engineer Colin Pink (The BRIT Awards, MTV VMAs) as he takes us through the setup of this impressive show.