FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The MSC Poesia shipped out recently for ShipRocked, a five-day cruise and rock festival pairing Queensrÿche, Tesla, Ratt, Skid Row and half a dozen other bands with nearly 1,500 fans. Gear from L-Acoustics, supplied by Cincinnati-based Loud & Clear, went along for the ride.
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC – The FCC has responded to a request by Shure to extend the deadline for public comments relating to proposed changes in wireless microphone licensing rules by seven days, from Feb. 22 to March 1. The comment period, which would have expired on February 22, now closes on March 1, 2010.
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LAS VEGAS – The Killers recently wrapped their Day & Age U.S. tour, the first to feature Martin Audio's W8L Longbow line arrays. Delicate Productions and British soundco Capital Sound provided audio support.
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MIAMI – Gear from Future Sonics played a key role in the musical performances that were all part of the 2010 Super Bowl, which has been cited as the most-watched television program in U.S. history with its viewing audience of 106 million people.
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HONOLULU – The weather in Hawaii is always beautiful – except, of course, when it's not. And the 18 years since BAUS Engineering equipped the Waikiki Shell with eight Meyer Sound UPA-1A loudspeakers, mounted on outdoor poles and used as permanent lawn delays, have included storms as fierce as the Category 4 Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC – The pro audio community already lost the 700 MHz band, but now the battle is over who gets to be an approved user, and if we will have any protection for using wireless mics, or if we will be relegated to the same status as mass market consumer devices operating in the same spectrum.
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LAS VEGAS – Communication Electronic Systems (CES) replaced the decade-old loudspeakers clamped to the rafters of the gymnasium at El Dorado High School with a new system featuring Danley SH-100 full-range loudspeakers and a TH-115 subwoofer, providing intelligibility, fidelity and thump without breaking the school's limited budget.
Read More »Uli Behringer and Midas MD John Oakley talk candidly about the future. This interview was reprinted with permission from Audio Pro International www.audioprointernational.com .
What follows is an interview, held remotely, with Uli Behringer and John Oakley, while they were traveling in the Far East. In it, the two talk about Behringer's creation of the Music Group and how Oakley found the deal offered irresistible.
FOH also got an exclusive video interview with John Oakley at NAMM; it's posted at http://fohonline.com/foh-tv.
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TABLE ROCK LAKE, MO ⎯ Big Cedar Lodge offers a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, and a sound system for its 1,000-seat Grand Ballroom in the Grandview Conference Center featuring five new Yamaha IMX644 digital rackmount mixers installed by Hollister, Mo.-based A-1 Audio.
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RICHMOND, VA – Lite-Tek Entertainment, production contractor for a series of cheerleading-related dance events sponsored by Cheersport, is working with longtime Turbosound audio supplier Soundworks to give the performers something more effective than just a hand-held megaphone: an Aspect TA-500 loudspeaker system.
Read More »TEL AVIV, Israel – Waves Audio has introduced YourWaves, an interactive online Waves store offering three ways for users to get the Waves plug-ins of their choice, from different Waves bundles. At register.waves.com/yourwaves, users can sign up for "Artist Choice," "Quick Choice" or "Custom Choice," each providing different approaches and plug-in options for the user.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – The Software Audio Console, or SAC (no relation to the SAC Pro Audio from China) has been gathering momentum in the live sound marketplace and seeing increased acceptance among users, according to the company.
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