CRISPENDORF, Germany – The Wolfszeit open-air festival in Crispendorf near Schleiz in Thuringia is one of the few pagan and darkmetal festivals in Germany. Gear from ProAudio Technology was used for the monitoring along with the main P.A. for the event, which drew about 3,000 visitors. The setup included 10 HT16 tops, 16 SW18 and eight SW28 subs.
Read More »NEW YORK, NY— The Audio Engineering Society (AES) has published AES67-2013, a new engineering standard for networked/streaming audio-over-IP interoperability. A number of networked audio systems have been developed to support high-performance media networking, but until now there were no recommendations for operating these systems in an interoperable manner. AES67-2013 provides interoperability recommendations regarding synchronization, media clock identification, network transport, encoding and streaming, session description and connection management.
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SILVER SPRING, MD – Global Mission Church, formerly known as First Korean Baptist Church, was established here 40 years ago and recently upgraded its audio system. Genesis Technology senior system engineer Michael Yoo and the church’s worship opted for Lab.gruppen amplifiers based on past experience with the gear. For the 450-capacity sanctuary, one Lab.gruppen FP 10000Q amp drives EAW KF695z mains and an FP6000Q powers EAW 129z stage monitors.
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MONTREAL – Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, held here at the city’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène Aug. 2-4, received support for the fourth year in a row from Sennheiser and K-array. Sennheiser’s Global Relations Team supported Osheaga’s Green Stage with a pre-configured rack of wireless solutions including IEMs. Sennheiser Canada supplied a selection of instrument and vocal microphones as well as the latest energy-efficient loudspeakers from K-array..
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AMSTERDAM – At IBC 2013 here, JoeCo is previewing a future addition to its BlackBox family of multi-channel recorders and players. Designed with the broadcast and location recording customer in mind, the new BlackBox BBR1MP Recorder is a 24-channel, 1U recorder housing 24 new microphone preamps operating at up to 24bit/96k.
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SRINAGAR, Kashmir, India – On September 7th, maestro Zubin Mehta and the Bavarian State Orchestra hosted a landmark event known as “Ehsaas-e-Kashmir” (Concert for Kashmir) in the foothills of the Himalayas. India’s Sound and Light Professionals debuted its brand new L-Acoustics K1 rig for this historic event. The town of Srinagar had not witnessed any official form of cultural activity since a cricket match in 1983, making this one of the most eagerly anticipated concerts in recent times. Nearly 2,000 guests attended the event hosted by the German Embassy in the Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar.
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WELLINGTON, FL – QSC Audio Products, LLC named Meyer Marketing as their manufacturer’s representative firm in Florida. With more than 28 years’ experience in the region, Meyer Marketing has received 15 awards from manufacturer partners as Rep of the Year. Pictured here are, from left, Larry Meyer, President and Larry Boscarino, Vice President of Meyer Marketing.
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OAK HARBOR, WA – CCI Solutions provided a a 360-degree all-Mackie audio system for an expansion project that included a new multi-purpose youth facility for 900-member Life Church here. Housed in a futuristic looking geodesic dome, the youth center is designed as a circular worship space with integrated audiovisual system and seating for 150. The unusual space presented with some unique acoustical challenges.
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IBIZA, SPAIN — Allen & Heath’s Xone DJ mixers were used throughout the Ibiza season at various venues across the island, requested by top DJs including Pete Tong, John Digweed, Chris Liebing, Juanjo Martin and Richie Hawtin.
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NUREMBERG, Germany – The Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (Nuremberg University of Music) is using API’s 1608 as a teaching tool within the venerable school’s Studio 214, pictured here.
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BOCHUM, Germany – When the updated production of Starlight Express opened at the Stadionring here, it also marked 25 years since its premiere performance at the specially constructed ‘Starlight Express Theater’ in 1988. The production now uses Martin Audio’s Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA).
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Murat Boz played at the Avcilar stadium in Istanbul on August 10th, drawing in 65,000 spectators. Park Technical Production, Istanbul, used two KR400 systems and eight KF12 full range powered speakers from K-array for the concert.
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