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BALTIMORE – Doug Short, FOH engineer for Megadeth, was comfortably on the analog side of the console divide. "I've tried just about every digital console on the market, and they just don't measure up sonically." So why, then, did Short opt for a Midas Pro6 digital desk for the first leg of the band's promotional tour for the new album, Endgame?

MONTREAL – Montreal's City Hall, which was re-built in 1922 within the shell of its original walls after the original structure was destroyed by fire, is modeled after the city hall of the French city of Tours, and is designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

STILLWATER, OK – Court hearings should, of course, be heard. But it took multiple audio installation attempts at the Payne County Courthouse in Oklahoma before Judge Donald L. Worthington and the courthouse administration gave a thumbs-up verdict. Aspen Custom Electronics used AKG gear, including a WMS450 wireless body pack, a DMM 4/2/2 Audio Mixer and two GN30 Goosenecks.

NEW YORK – More than 50 Audio-Technica microphones were used to capture the 25th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which took place at the Waldorf Astoria on March 15, 2010.

EXTON, PA – WellSprings Congregation hosts its Sunday services at Bell Hall at Montgomery School, a private elementary and middle school, which requires the church to set up and break down all equipment before and after each service. A recently-installed Aviom Pro16 digital snake simplifies setup and enhances the overall sonic quality of its services.

BUENA PARK, CA – Hosa Technology announced that its Web site has been redesigned. The revamped site, at www.hosatech.com, presents the various Hosa-distributed brands under the Hosa Technologybanner, including Da-Cappo Micro Microphones, CAIG Laboratories, Neutrik, and Zaolla Silverline brands.

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada – Apex Sound & Light worked with Infinite Stage Design to provide a sound and light solution for Ontario House, one of the facilities used for the XXI Olympic Winter Games, sponsored by Ontario's government. Apex opted to use d&b audiotechnik gear to meet the unique needs of the venue.

PEEKSKILL, NY – The Paramount Center for the Performing Arts, originally built as a 1,500-seat movie palace, opened in 1930 and prospered through the Great Depression and World War II, but fell on hard times during the post-war boom and was sold by Paramount in 1973.

NEW YORK – The View, ABC Daytime's Emmy award-winning talk show featuring Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd, kicked off its current season with a new set design and revamped sound system for its studio audience.

WAYNE, PA – Nearly 300 years old, St. David's Episcopal Church has gained new intelligibility with a Martin Audio OmniLine array, specified by HOW design/installation specialists Spinnaker Multimedia Solutions.