WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE, UK – Britannia Row Productions has been providing audio for some years now at Creamfields, an annual EDM festival. A new stage, called the Steel Yard, provided some new challenges this year. The ‘Steel Yard’ is a stage with massive curved wings designed to embrace the audience in a visual and audio experience.
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VUE Audiotechnik releases Acoustic Linearity White Paper covering the line array technology from the 1930s through Continuous Source Topology (CST). The paper is intended to enable sound designers, audio consultants and systems engineers to better comprehend the latest advancements in vertical array systems and their deployment.
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STOW, OH — Audio-Technica launched Alteros, a new high technology subsidiary to develop products capitalizing on A-T’s years of extensive ultra-wideband (UWB) and RF technology research, and innovative digital solutions. Pictured here are Philip Cajka, Audio-Technica US president/CEO; and Jackie Green, Audio-Technica US VP R&D/engineering and Alteros’ president/CTO.
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MANCHESTER, UK – Flavio Naggi, pro audio division manager of FaitalPro, noted that the manufacturer of loudspeakers and components has been working with small, up-and-coming speaker manufacturing firms and startups to help them nurture their businesses. One case in point is Manchester, UK-based Precise Audio, led by Aaron Boothe.
LONDON – It is 50 years since the legendary FIFA World Cup win of 1966. To mark the anniversary, the FA held a series of events culminating in a spectacular live stage show at The SSE Arena, Wembley on July 30 at 3 pm, exactly 50 years to the minute since kick-off on that historic day. Skan PA Hire provided the entire audio system, with four DiGiCo consoles deployed for FOH and monitor mix positions.
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BURBANK, CA––Professional equipment rental, technical management and production consulting company SoCal Rentals recently became the first US customer to purchase Martin Audio’s new CDD-Live speakers.
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BOTHELL, WA — More than 15 new member companies joined AIMS during July, August and into September, including Canon, Ciema, Gefel, Harman, LiveU and tcp. Formed last December to promote the adoption of an open-standards approach in transitioning to IP-based broadcast and video production workflows, the summer membership surge saw the alliance pass its 50th member milestone in just eight months.
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NEW YORK – St. Patrick’s Cathedral completed a massive renovation that included an overhaul of its audio system. K-array was chosen by consultants JaffeHolden for its minimal visual profile and high intelligibility. Masque Sound handled the installation.
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LANIER ISLANDS, GA – A massive LED video wall at Lanier Islands presented some sound reinforcement challenges with its 800 foot throw to the audience, and location on top of a hill by a beach. Danley Jericho Horns met the challenge and without distortion.
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LOUISVILLE, KY – Louisville’s 4th Street Live! entertainment complex needed to upgrade its aging sound system. With the expansion of their event programming to include more national artists, the venue looked to RCF and the new HDL50-A system to provide the sound they needed.
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MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA – IKEA’s new Distribution Center warehouse presented audio challenges. With the loudspeakers 30 feet up in the air and row after row of racking, the placement of the loudspeakers was critical. In the end, Community R Series met the criteria for a robust loudspeaker that could be implemented both indoors and out, providing high intelligibility and well controlled dispersion.
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FLORENCE, ITALY – This summer, on the Florence date of Sting’s marathon “Back to Bass” tour, the artist and his band performed at the city’s Cascine Park for a sold-out audience. They were able to enjoy every nuance of Sting’s hits through an Outline GTO audio rig supplied by Emporio On Stage and helmed by the artist’s veteran FOH engineer Howard Page.
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