Video of the Week

Editor George Petersen reviews the February 2024 issue of FOH Magazine, which includes a report on the audio production for Stevie Nicks’ 2023-2024 ‘Live in Concert’ tour, product hits of the 2024 NAMM Show, highlights of the 2024 Parnelli Awards, recent House of Worship Installs, a Buyers Guide feature focusing on drum mic bundles, tips and techniques for piano miking, a Road Test review of Lauten Audio’s new Snare Mic and more.

Adamson Systems has unveiled the first product in its new Vergence Group — the next-gen VGt, a powered, Milan-driven line array speaker system with two 13” Kevlar woofers, two 10” Kevlar cone directional drivers, two Kevlar M140 compression mids and two 3” HF compression drivers — all in a tour/install-friendly package capable of 151 dB peak SPLs.

Click here for a look at the four models within Blaze Audio’s new PowerZone Connect 8-channel power amplifiers.

Multiple Tony Award-winning sound designer Jonathan Deans talks about his latest project — the musical “Buena Vista Social Club” at New York’s Atlantic Theater Company.

New from Waves, Feedback Hunter is an innovative tool that is revolutionizing the way stage monitors and PA systems are optimized. With Feedback Hunter, users can achieve maximum gain before feedback in less than 30 seconds. The plug-in analyzes the mic and monitor’s response and creates an EQ curve that optimizes the relationship, ensuring clear sound with less risk of feedback.

The January 2024 FRONT of HOUSE features: the inside story from the audio crew on Depeche Mode’s “The Memento Mori” world tour; our annual look back at the Top-10 tours of the past year, with details on the gear, the sound companies and the crews that made it all possible; an exclusive preview of some of the coolest new products and technologies from this month’s 2024 NAMM show; a
Buyers Guide to Universal-Fit IEMS, checking out the best “fits-everyone” alternatives; and a review of TASCAM’s Sonicview 24 Dante-enabled digital mixing console. All of this and much more for the live sound reinforcement professional, at www.fohonline.com

A free, powerful update in Universal Control, Metro software for StudioLive Series III mixers offers Wi-Fi enabled, live remote mixing. The tool lets users transcend geographical barriers, with remote audio control and monitoring via a secure, peer-to-peer connection. Applications include: fine-tuning a broadcast mix during a concert halfway across the world; integrators troubleshooting client mixers; remotely mixing all-day conference panels; or dialing in scratch mixes for onsite FOH or monitor engineers to use as a starting point.

Field Application Engineer Pro Audio at LD Systems Jens Kleinhuis offers a tour of the completely redesigned MON G3 Series of stage monitors. Available in four models (8″, 10″, 12″ and 15”) all have an advanced coaxial driver with integrated CD horn for 50° (H) x 90° (V) dispersion and 300W RMS (1,200W peak) onboard Class-D amplification.

The Freedman Group — the parent company of RØDE – announces that American pro audio company Mackie has joined its ranks.

Part of Yorkville Sound’s Excursion Series, the EXM Mobile Tower is a battery-powered P.A. system that combines a 3-input mixer, neodymium drivers (10” subwoofer, four 3” mids and an HF compression driver), with 560 watts of onboard power.

Editor George Petersen reviews the December 2023 issue of FRONT OF HOUSE magazines. Features include a Production Profile on Irish indie-alt rocker Hozier’s world tour; the live sound highlights of the NYC AES Show; recent house of worship installs; an interview with Parnelli Awards Audio Innovator Buford Jones; a Buyer’s Guide to Powered Double-18 Subwoofers; our annual Holiday Gift Idea List for audio engineers, and much more.

CODA Audio announces the launch of its new CiRAY compact full-range, dual-10” line array speaker system. As the third element in the company’s VCA “family,” alongside ViRAY (dual-8”) and the flagship AiRAY (dual-12”), CiRAY has been developed to deliver ultimate flexibility for rental companies and installations.