LONDON – Simon Lutkin, monitor engineer for the U.K.-based band, Friendly Fires, credited the Midas PRO6 for offering “the best of both worlds – a great familiar Midas analog sound in a flexible digital package.” The band is preparing for its 2012 tour across Australia, Asia and into South America, and, based on his experience with the PRO6, Lutkins might give the new Midas PRO2 a try.
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LONDON — Britannia Row Productions supported British singer-songwriter Will Young’s recent Echoes U.K. tour with a main system including an 18 per-side configuration of Butterfly CDH 483 enclosures, with two Mantas 120-degree cabinets underhung as downfills. A dozen Outline Subtech dual 18” subwoofers provided low-frequency reinforcement and the whole system was driven by Outline T Series amplifiers.
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LONDON — SSE Audio has been supporting performances by Arctic Monkeys and Example with Lake’s new LM Series digital audio system processors – LM 26 and LM 44. Simon Gladstone, Technical Manager at SSE, credited the processors for audio quality, flexibility, and an intuitive graphic interface.
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LONDON — In what has been called one of the largest live recording projects to date, FOH engineer Gary Bradshaw has used a total of eight BlackBox BBR64-MADI Recorders to capture 2 x 256 channels of audio for George Michael’s Symphonica Tour.
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SYDNEY — Norwest Productions has joined Adamson Systems’ Energia beta test partners group with the purchase of an E15 beta system to service the Australasian market.
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JAKARTA — The Midas PRO2 and PRO2C live audio systems were given their first Asian unveiling during the JAPEX Exhibition in Jakarta in November. Midas’ Indonesian distributor, PT Gracia Auvindo, together with Midas’ David Cooper, demonstrated the new consoles on their booth.
Read More »MOSCOW — NAMM and Messe Frankfurt announced that dozens of manufacturers and distributors of major music product brands have confirmed exhibit space and attendance at the two new international music product trade shows being held here: NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia. The shows will be held for the first time at Moscow’s Expo Centre May 16-19, 2012.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Judas Priest has embarked on what the band is calling its final world tour, with abundant support from Meyer Sound equipment and supplier Major Tom Limited. Judas Priest’s Epitaph tour has included Europe, South America, Mexico, and 35 stops in Canada and the US (wrapping up December 3 in Biloxi, Miss.). The next stop is Japan in early 2012.
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MUMBAI, India — Narain Pro Audio & Lighting Pvt Ltd provided Turbosound speakers for Hometown Café, opened recently by the China Gate restaurant group. The setup on the lower indoor level includes six Impact55T speakers and two TCX-15B subwoofers, powered, respectively, by NX Audio’s MT-601 MK2 and MT 800-MK2 amplifiers. For the open-air terrace, there is another six Impact55Ts and one more TCX-15B subwoofer.
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FRUTIGEN, Switzerland – The FMG “Ekklesia Movement” free church in updated its technical infrastructure with the purchase of a Soundcraft Vi1 digital desk. With a strong emphasis on youth work, the church is no stranger to Soundcraft’s signature sound and design ergonomic.
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OSLO — FOH engineer and Midas analog fan Eddie Mapp is using a Midas PRO9 live audio system, supplied by Clair Brothers, for the European leg of the band’s world tour.
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SINGAPORE — The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay complex is relying upon Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak and Tempest2400 wireless systems for four indoor venues and an outdoor theatre. Those venues get used for a variety of events, including theatrical productions, classical music and pop and rock concerts.
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