NEW YORK – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will hold "Four Days of Training" August 9-12 at Manhattan Center Studios, 311 West 34th St. (between 8th & 9th Ave.) in New York City. Free of charge and open to all audio professionals, the Yamaha "Four Days of Training" will let attendees participate in hands-on demos and training on Yamaha and NEXO products.
Read More »NILES, IL – For the fourth time, Shure has been named one of "Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). The award was established to recognize companies that follow best practices in human resource management. Shure won the same award in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Read More »KNOXVILLE, TN – Waves Audio announced updated SoundGrid capability for consoles from DiGiCo. SoundGrid Version 2 features dual engine support for DiGiCo SD7 consoles running Waves V8 plugins.
Read More »BATON ROUGE, LA – PreSonus has announced that Apple Mac users who wish to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7, better known as Lion, can participate in a public beta-test of its Universal Control 1.5.2 software. Universal Control 1.5.2 makes all StudioLive-series digital mixers and all FireStudio-series interfaces except the original FireStudio (26×26) fully OS X Lion-compatible.
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BUENA PARK, CA – In just a few days, and after over 45,000 downloads of the initial StageMix iPad App for Yamaha M7CL and LS9 digital consoles, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced the availability of StageMix 2.0 via free download from the Apple iTunes store.
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NILES, IL – Shure Inc. promoted William Chan to managing director of the company's Asia/Pacific Business Unit. Chan joined Shure Asia as regional marketing director in 2008 and was promoted to deputy managing director in 2011.
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Following a three-month North American arena tour earlier this year, Kid Rock is now out on his second U.S. sweep in support of his latest album, Born Free. Joined by Sheryl Crow for most of the dates, which run into September, Rock and his entourage are being heard via L-Acoustics' K1 stadium line source system.
Read More »SAN ANTONIO and FORT WORTH, TX – Pro audio open house events featuring gear from D.A.S. Audio will take place at the headquarters for Mega Systems Inc. on Wednesday, July 27 from 11am to 5pm in San Antonio, TX and on Thursday, July 28 from 1pm to 5pm at Cendera Sound Stage and Event Center in Fort Worth, TX.
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LONDON – For a one-day VIP event during the 2011 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Champions League final at Wembley Stadium, Surrey-based Delta Sound deployed an L-Acoustics KUDO loudspeaker system.
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KINROSS, Scotland – The 17th edition of the T in the Park festival drew crowds once more with music from some 150 bands. For the Radio 1/NME stage, EFX Audio supplied the with Midas Digital front and back with two XL8s at FOH and a PRO6 and PRO9 on monitors. Numerous bands, including Pulp and Foo Fighters on the main stage, also arrived with their own Midas digital setups.
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AMSTERDAM – The Openluchttheater (Open Air Theater) in Vondelpark has drawn large crowds to free performances since 1974, but as the residential population near the park has grown, so have concerns over amplified sound reinforcement. For Audiopro managing director Rolf Dijkstra, the solution came in the form of a carefully-designed loudspeaker system using gear from d&b audiotechnik.
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FORT WORTH, TX – Performing Arts Fort Worth, a not-for-profit organization that owns and operates Bass Performance Hall, upgraded the venue's sound system with two Harman Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles – one each at FOH and monitors. The consoles can also be moved and used at two satellite performance spaces within the complex, which opened in 1998.
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