FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — Renkus-Heinz, worldwide distributor for Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG)’s EASE, EASERA and EASERA SysTune software, has released an upgrade to the EASE (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers) modeling software. EASE 4.3 is available as a free upgrade for all users of EASE 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2.
Read More »NEW YORK — The first Sound 411, a two-day informational event designed to bring together sound professionals and students with leaders in the sound hardware and software industry, was a success, according to organizer Stage Research, Inc.
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LAS VEGAS —Limp Bizkit is back on the road, with their Unicorns N’ Rainbows world tour including shows in 20 countries, including the U.S. The band, which has reunited the original lineup from its 2000 release, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, is making use of Sennheiser wired and wireless microphones across the stage.
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BERKELEY, CA — The Mythbusters build team — Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara — visited Meyer Sound’s Berkeley headquarters as part of their quest to verify the claim that a Russian-made SKS rifle could be set off by the vibration of a high-powered subwoofer.
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SPRINGFIELD, MA — If there’s been a dramatic improvement in the intelligibility of the spoken word and the 125-year-old Sacred Heart Church, it can’t really be attributed to a miracle. Instead, the change has more to do with the church’s replacement of its sound system.
Read More »STAMFORD, CT — Harman International Industries, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. For the fiscal year 2009, net sales were $2.9 billion, a decline of 30 percent from the prior fiscal year. Net sales for the fourth quarter were $668 million, a 37 percent drop from the $1.1 billion posted in 4Q 2008.
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Les Paul died Aug. 13 at age 94. The news reports will be full of accounts of his invention of "the Log"—a 4×4 length of wood strung up with steel strings that eventually morphed into the instrument that bore his name.
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MIAMI — The sixth-annual Univision Premios Juventud awards show used Sennheiser’s wireless mics to recognize top recording artists, movie stars, sports figures and pop culture icons. Over 80 wireless channels were used for the podium mics and most of the monitoring.
Read More »VANCOUVER, BC — Audio-Technica announced that over 3,000 of its microphones will be used at the XXI Winter Olympic Games slated for this Canadian city in Feb. 2010. The company’s gear has been used for Olympics telecasts since the Summer Games in Atlanta in 1996.
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FORT WAYNE, IN — Sticha Bros. Sound, Stage and Light supported the concert performances during the annual July 4 celebration at the Fort Wayne, Ind. Campus of Purdue University using Martin Audio gear.
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LAS VEGAS — The nominations have been made, the ballots have been prepared, and the voting for the 2009 Hometown Hero Awards is well under way. But there IS a deadline, this Sunday, Aug. 23. Go to www.fohonline.com/hometown to vote for the best regional sound company in five regions of the U.S. and all of Canada.
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ST. PAUL, MN — Rat Sound and their new L’Acoustics K1 system are supporting Blink 182 on tour. The system includes 24 K1s, eight K1 subs, 24 KUDOs, 24 SB28s, eight Rat Supersubs and 12 dV-Doscs. They are powered by L’Acoustics LA8 amplifiers.
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