RIO RANCHO, NM – Lectrosonics recently detailed the requirements for its Aspen Certified Dealer Program, which was launched in mid-February 2013. Lectrosonics’ Aspen Series processors manage a variety of functions such as signal routing, automixing, and other audio tasks for a multitude of sources—often in a fully automated, unattended environment.
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NEW YORK—When Sound Designer Leon Rothenberg was tasked with reproducing the post-vaudeville burlesque scene of the 1930s for the new Broadway play, The Nance, he turned to Masque Sound. Rothenberg also worked with Danny Erdberg, Liz Coleman and Marc Salzberg on challenges that ranged from the need to accurately portray vaudeville – which was originally performed without sound reinforcement – and to give the audience the impression of being with the characters “backstage.”
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ORLANDO, FL – Line 6 named Wellington, FL-based Meyer Marketing as its rep firm for the state of Florida. Line 6 also named Atlanta-based Griffith Sales as its rep firm for the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
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MASCOT, Australia – John Merchant just finished touring Australia with Barry Gibb and FOH engineer Howard Page using gear supplied by JPJ Audio. Barry Gibb and the band utilized the Shure PSM 1000 in ear system for their tour.
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RALEIGH, NC –– NC State’s new $115 million, 220,000-square-foot James B. Hunt Jr. Library, which opened at the college’s main campus here in January, features an AV system specified by Pittsburgh-based Sextant Group, with an assist from “Powered By” partner Sennheiser and Tampa, FL-based installers AVI-SPL. The project included a variety of Sennheiser and K-array components.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – For 375-seat First United Methodist Church here, The Aries Company specified and installed an upgraded sound system that includes Harman’s dbx PMC16 Personal Monitor Controller. It is used as both a personal monitoring system and as a recording mixer.
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FIRENZE, Italy – Red Bulls’ Energy Station for the Formula 1 racing team sponsored by Red Bull and Renault is a three-story structure made up of six individually adjustable living spaces. Team members are using it during the racing season for meeting and socializing. The space has been equipped with an audio system that includes power and processing from 16 channels of Powersoft M28Q DSP+ETH amplifiers. They drive Martin Audio AQ5 and AQ6 speakers that have been customized to the needs of the Energy Station.
Read More »BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has opened a new facility here to meet demand for the company’s product range. In addition to providing space for more inventory and sales personnel, the new facility includes a training room where customers and partners can get hands-on experience with Riedel equipment and software.
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BOSTON, MA – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) delivered a temporary sound system to the House of Blues in Boston for a one-night performance by alt-rock powerhouse Paramore, whose front-of-house engineer Eddie Mapp requested the opportunity to use the system.
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STRATFORD, UK – The Royal Shakespeare Company has been putting a 48×48 TiMax2 SoundHub matrix with MADI option through its paces, starting with a deployment at the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre, which was prompted by the need to get MADI to and from the DiGiCo SD9 and provide onward signal distribution to what the RSC describe as their three-dimensional delay system.
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SANDY SPRINGS, GA — For Chef Rob’s Upscale Lounge, which opened recently adjacent to Chef Rob’s Caribbean Café here, AV integrators T. Magee, Inc. provided a sound and video system based on Ashly Audio processing, amplification, and user control.
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WATERLOO, ON Canada — Revolution, a 10,000-square-foot, 1,600-capacity nightclub that opened here in 1996, recently underwent a comprehensive audio, video and lighting system upgrade that includes Martin Audio gear. The new system includes eight Blackline H3H+ three-way Hybrid system enclosures, ten WSXa subwoofers, DX2 speaker processing and MA5.2K and MA9.6K power amplifiers.
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