FRANKFURT, Germany — Riedel Communications has become a certified manufacturer of Neutrik optical cables and recently introduced Riedel Pure. Calling the cable well-suited for installing MediorNet or MediorNet Compact at any mobile production, the company noted that the product is based on its experience with demanding rental projects such as Olympic Games, Formula 1 or the Eurovision Song Contest.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Solid State Logic (SSL) introduced its Live-Recorder system at Musikmesse 2012. Designed for high-channel-count live, location or broadcast recording from FOH console systems, location film sound recording, TV broadcast production studios and broadcast production trucks.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany — Midas launched Generation-II software for all of the company’s digital consoles at Prolight + Sound 2012, Hall 8, L80. The update reflects user feedback that Midas has gathered for the last five years. The company notes that while this research also led to new features on the Midas PRO2, those advances are now migrating to the entire range of Midas digital consoles.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — DPA Microphones is featuring its expanded range of d:fine headset microphones at Prolight + Sound 2012 (Hall 8, F22), which give artists a choice between single- or dual- ear mount options.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Harman featured its AKG DMS70 digital wireless system at Musikmesse 2012/Prolight + Sound. The DMS70 operates with 24bit 48 kHz transmission in the 2.4GHz ISM band, a worldwide license-free frequency range. The system is comprised of AKG’s DSR70 Quattro or DSR70 Dual Receiver (pictured here), DPT70 Digital Pocket Transmitter and DHT70 Digital Handheld Transmitter.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. launched the new CL Series of digital consoles, a Dante network-based console featuring remote I/O for a faster, more responsive Yamaha system solution, at Prolight + Sound. Along with the new consoles – CL5, CL3 and CL1 – the company also announced the latest update for its StageMix iPad App available for Yamaha M7CL and LS9 digital consoles: StageMix Version 3.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — At Prolight + Sound (Hall 8, H40) Turbosound featured its Flashline large scale line array system powered by Lab.gruppen with Lake processing and Dante networking. Turbosound also added to its line of high performance floor monitors with the TMW-112 wedge (pictured here). The company also previewed its next step into compact line array territory, the TFA-400 constant curve line array loudspeaker. It’s designed for live music venue installs, theatre, and in-fill/out-fill applications and can be used to complement larger Flex Array systems.
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FORT WAYNE, IN — The World Choir Games are coming to Cincinnati, OH this July, the first time ever on U.S. soil. That means that Fort Wayne-based Unity Performing Arts Foundation (UPAF) and its Voices of Unity Choir, which traveled to China to compete in 2010, won’t have to travel nearly as far. Even so, the group, which returned from China with two gold medals, still needs to raise funds for its 2012 effort to defend the gold. Sweetwater (also based in Fort Wayne) once again lent its support: a “lead gift” of $50,000 for the cause.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Along with its new GTO-SUB, which completes the GTO (Grand Touring Outline) series, Outline featured an assortment of new subwoofer models at Prolight + Sound, Hall 8, F80. The others include the FLYSUB 15 iMode Powered subwoofer, with a long-stroke 15” loudspeaker (designed for the reinforcement of the low frequencies of the Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. vertical line array); the FLYSUB 15 passive subwoofer (designed for use with the new EIDOS 265 LA passive vertical line array); the DBS 18-2, a passive sub with two 18” long-stroke loudspeakers; the DBS 18-2 iMode, a powered version of the DBS 18-2 (pictured here); and the EIDOS 108 S, a passive subwoofer that’s part of the EIDOS series.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — At Prolight + Sound (Hall 8, G40D), One Systems premiered its CrossField Array-2, a 55-by-30-degree vertical array with a fully rotatable high-frequency waveguide that enables the system to be oriented vertically or horizontally. The company also featured its expanded line of suspension accessories at the show.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany — At Prolight+Sound 2012, Neumann displayed its KK 204 (cardioid) and KK 205 (supercardioid) capsule heads. They are designed to be used with handheld transmitters that are part of the Sennheiser 2000 Series wireless system.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Midas launched its XL48 “digi-log” mic preamp at Prolight + Sound 2012, Hall 8, Stand L80. The XL48, which packs eight Midas XL4 mic pres into a 1U box, brings the classic Midas mic preamp sound within the reach of live sound engineers.
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