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NASHVILLE — Nashville’s Spectrum Sound is supplying Ben Rector’s tour with DiGiCo SD9 digital consoles with the new Stealth Core 2 software. Jake Hartsfield, Rector’s FOH engineer and production manager (pictured here), chose to use two SD9s to cover both FOH and monitors. Rector has been touring all year, and his schedule is still packed with headline amphitheater and theater dates this fall.

LOS ANGELES – Latin American artist J. Balvin is touring with DPA Microphones. FOH Engineer John Buitrago is using d:vote Instrument Mics and d:dicate 2011Cs for vocals. “The sound of the microphones blend seamlessly with Balvin when he sings, giving us a great tool in his arsenal for live tours,” says Buitrago.

HEMPSTEAD, NY — The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that sponsors and produces the U.S. presidential and vice presidential candidate debates,… Read More »CPD Cites Unspecified “Issues Regarding Donald Trump’s Audio” during Sept. 26 Debate

VUE Audiotechnik releases Acoustic Linearity White Paper covering the line array technology from the 1930s through Continuous Source Topology (CST). The paper is intended to enable sound designers, audio consultants and systems engineers to better comprehend the latest advancements in vertical array systems and their deployment.

BURBANK, CA––Professional equipment rental, technical management and production consulting company SoCal Rentals recently became the first US customer to purchase Martin Audio’s new CDD-Live speakers.

BOTHELL, WA — More than 15 new member companies joined AIMS during July, August and into September, including Canon, Ciema, Gefel, Harman, LiveU and tcp. Formed last December to promote the adoption of an open-standards approach in transitioning to IP-based broadcast and video production workflows, the summer membership surge saw the alliance pass its 50th member milestone in just eight months.

NEW YORK – St. Patrick’s Cathedral completed a massive renovation that included an overhaul of its audio system. K-array was chosen by consultants JaffeHolden for its minimal visual profile and high intelligibility. Masque Sound handled the installation.

LANIER ISLANDS, GA – A massive LED video wall at Lanier Islands presented some sound reinforcement challenges with its 800 foot throw to the audience, and location on top of a hill by a beach. Danley Jericho Horns met the challenge and without distortion.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Louisville’s 4th Street Live! entertainment complex needed to upgrade its aging sound system. With the expansion of their event programming to include more national artists, the venue looked to RCF and the new HDL50-A system to provide the sound they needed.

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA – IKEA’s new Distribution Center warehouse presented audio challenges. With the loudspeakers 30 feet up in the air and row after row of racking, the placement of the loudspeakers was critical. In the end, Community R Series met the criteria for a robust loudspeaker that could be implemented both indoors and out, providing high intelligibility and well controlled dispersion.


MILWAUKEE – For the Milwaukee Summerfest, Clearwing Audio needed to deliver high-quality sound to a large audience of 8,000 people while keeping stage-to-stage sound bleed in check. Clearwing turned to the VUE system for the Briggs and Stratton Big Backyard stage.

SAN FRANCISCO – JK Sound installed Alcons equipment into the Verso event space and nightclub, allowing the venue to quickly switch from hosting events to a nightclub with a one powerful, compact sound system.