Turbosound Flex Array Used for Winter Warpdrive
ST. LOUIS, MO – Spectra Audio Systems provided a recently-acquired Turbosound Flex Array for the electronic music-infused Winter Warpdrive, held at the Roberts Orpheum Theater.
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St. Mary’s Sound Upgrade Includes Symetrix Automix Matrix 780
ALBANY, OR – Even though St. Mary's Catholic Church only required one or two mics for most of its services, the church was bedeviled with problems ranging from an unforgiving reverberant space to improper loudspeaker placement. Delta AV system engineers Steve Jellerson and Kurt Bevers addressed the problem with a Symetrix Automix Matrix 780 fixed-architecture DSP, an AMX touchscreen interface and some properly-positioned and tuned loudspeakers.
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Pathways Church Gets Tight-Budget Upgrade with Danley Loudspeakers
DENVER – Pathways Church's Temple Event Center couldn't budget for a total sound system upgrade, but Summit Integrated Systems was able to achieve a significantly improvement in output, fidelity and imaging via Danley SH-96 loudspeakers and T-115 subwoofers.
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Pianist Randy Waldman Using Earthworks PM40 PianoMic
MILFORD, NH – Pianist/arranger/conductor Randy Waldman is finding that the Earthworks PM40 PianoMic System lets him spend more time arranging, producing, recording and live performances and less time worrying about how the piano is miked.
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Daltrey, Townshend and IC Live At Super Bowl Press Conference
Sean Austin and Martin D. Reeves of AVW-TELAV with David Rahn from Renkus-Heinz.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey gave over a thousand people assembled for a Super Bowl XLIV press conference an impromptu sample of what they would be hearing later during the NFL's Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show.
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Earthworks PianoMic Helped Make Grammys a Night to Remember
John Harris with Music Mix Mobile (M3)
LOS ANGELES, CA – Pink's aerial artistry, the Black Eyed Peas, the 3D tribute to Michael Jackson and the pairings Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli and Leon Russell with Zac Brown all made the 52nd annual Grammy Awards a night to remember. Earthworks' PM40 PianoMic system helped optimize the artistry of the piano accompaniment heard by 25.8 million viewers.
Read More »Penton Media Emerges From Reorganization
NEW YORK – Penton Media reported that its "pre-packaged" plan of reorganization, which was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday, March 5, has become effective, and the company has officially emerged from Chapter 11.
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Meyer Sound Cinema System Makes U.S. Debut
GULF BREEZE, FL – The first installation of a Meyer Sound Cinema Experience system in two U.S.-based commercial theatres was completed recently, located in Gulf Breeze and Pace, Fla. Both systems, at The Breeze and The Ridge Cinemas, were used for the first time during the opening of Alice in Wonderland in 3-D on March 5.
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Minnesota Church Upgrades with Ashly NE-Series Amplifiers
ROCHESTER, MN – Intermedia Systems Group (ISG) specified Ashly NE-Series amplifiers during the recent renovation at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Along with reliable power, the networked components can be monitored and adjusted from ISG's offices in Burnsville, Minn.
Read More »Wireless Microphone Users Air Their Concerns to FCC
WASHINGTON, DC – A broad array of wireless microphone users have responded to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s call for comments, urging them to expand eligibility for wireless microphone licenses, according to Shure, Inc.
Read More »Blue Microphones Takes Hybrid Sales Approach
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA – Q: Does Blue Microphones use its own sales guys or outside sales reps? A: Yes. The company announced that for the pro audio reseller channel, it is taking a hybrid approach, with its own reps working some territories, and independent rep firms handling other areas.
Read More »Bosch Releases IRIS-Net V2.3.0
BURNSVILLE, MN – Bosch Security Systems, Inc., Communications Systems Division announced the release of IRIS-Net V2.3.0. The latest software version expands the Electro-Voice NetMax N8000 Digital Matrix Controller Task Engine by adding a variety of new logic blocks, including delay, timer and debounce. It also offers functions for control of RCM-810 modules.
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