LONDON — Jamie Orchard-Lisle introduced folk singer Sam Lee to DPA Microphones’ d:facto vocal microphone. Lee, who was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2012, has since adopted it as his go-to vocal mic for live gigs in 2013.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — Ward-Steedsy Audio provided and used an Allen & Heath digital iLive system for the Red Bull Chasers bicycle event staged here recently. The system helped the audio crew overcome the challenge of having three PA systems with local inputs at each system mixed and distributed to all three systems simultaneously.
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HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish string quartet Meta4 has invested in four DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones, which they are using to capture the sound of two violins, a viola and a cello.
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PERTH, Australia — His Majesty’s Theatre here installed a Riedel digital intercom system to prepare for Australia’s “digital dividend,” which mandates the release and eventual auction of 126 MHz of contiguous RF spectrum. That move affects wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, and RF communications systems.
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LIÈGE, Belgium — For an upgrade to the sound system within the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia), Riva Audio and XLR sprl provided a full L-Acoustics system. The setup includes 20 KIVA cabinets (two six-KIVA arrays in front of the curtain and two four-KIVA arrays to serve the lower seats) plus eight SB18 and 14 8XTi as infills. Two four-KIVA arrays round out the new design for the 1,440-seat venue.
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MEXICO CITY — Tecno Son Espectaculos, based here, has added the Nexo STM series to its rental inventory. The purchase includes 36 sets of STM cabinets; a total of 108 Main M46, Bass B112 and Sub S118 cabinets and the NEXO Universal Amp Rack (NUAR) power and management system.
Read More »TEL AVIV, Israel — Waves Audio announced extended tech support hours to help end users resolve issues in both the live and studio market sectors. Waves Tech Support is now available from 4 am to midnight (EST) six days a week, and from 9 am to midnight on Saturdays.
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ZRĆE, Croatia — The owners at Noa Beach Club, located in this town on the island of Pag, may not have to worry about its amplified music rousting early-bird Italians from their slumbers across the Adriatic Sea. But there are other residents living on islands adjacent to Pag in the northern Dalmatian archipelago. To curb the likelihood of noise complaints, Tomislav “Kuki” Koran, from Rijeka-based Sunflower, steered the club toward C3 loudspeakers from d&b audiotechnik.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Innovason distributor La Mesa noted recently how the New Wine International Church here opted to bring in an Innovason digital console for the church’s Easter celebrations as a way to both mix the sound levels for the live service and record it for posterity — even though the church already has an analog mixing console.
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KORIYAMA, Japan — The Big Palette Fukushima convention and exhibition hall reopened last fall, 19 months after devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. One Systems 108IM and 112IM speakers play a key role in the renovated audio system at the facility.
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LONDON — Capital Sound said it would be providing a Martin Audio MLA system along with DiGiCo consoles for the main stage at the AEG-Barclaycard British Summer Time Concerts in Hyde Park here this July. Acts set to perform during the July 5-14 outdoor concert series include the Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi.
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SANT’AGATA DI MILITELLO, Italy — For a mid-March concert at the Teatro Aurora in this Sicilian town, Arkaservice provided K-array gear. The concert featured pianist Danilo Rea and singer Gino Paoli. Arkaservice’s Salvo Barone worked with the show’s sound engineer, Luca Giannerini to cover the venue — and avoid the need for front fills — with K-array’s KR200 on each side of the stage.
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