LOS ANGELES – At the upcoming Audio Engineering Society convention in Los Angeles, Sensaphonics founder and President, Dr. Michael Santucci, Au.D., will join legendary sound engineer Mark Frink for their presentation, “IEM Fundamentals & Safe Sound.” The session takes place Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon on the Live Sound Events stage.
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NEW YORK – When sound designer for The Hubble Cantata, Garth MacAleavey, began to plan his sound setup for this year’s live event, he knew that DPA Microphones needed to be part of the show. What he wasn’t expecting, was how essential DPA would become to the overall performance.
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AUGUSTA, GA – More than 1,500 fans flocked to Riverwalk Revival to enjoy a performance by Jason Mraz. Local provider Quest Sound Productions LLC provided an audio system featuring Renkus-Heinz STXLA/9 line array loudspeakers, driven by Crown amplifiers.
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ROCHESTER, NY — Whirlwind USA, “the company that connects everything,” reports that unit sales of its IMP 2 Direct Box, launched in 1977, exceeded the million mark in unit sales.
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SAUGATUCK, MI – Stewart Independent Production (SIP) has been investing in RCF inventory for the past five years. They’re continuing to offer touring concert sound packages comprised of the RCF products.
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LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND – CODA Audio’s AiRAY system was a hit at a number of festivals in Switzerland this summer. CODA distributor and event technology service provider, Schallwerk, gave the system its Swiss debut in June at the B-Sides Festival, a popular alternative event in Lucerne. The following month AiRAY took its place on the Waldbuhne stage at the larger Gurten Festival, situated on a picturesque hillside outside Berne.
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LONDON – Jeff Lynne’s ELO tour carried two DigiCo SD7 consoles, one each for the FOH and monitor positions. Gary Bradshaw and Steve Lutely discuss their consoles of choice, supplied by Skan PA.
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MEXICO – During a recent week-long tour of Mexico, Pope Francis addressed record audiences at five venues around the country, accompanied by SSL Live L500 and L300 consoles in a variety of roles.
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KRAKOW, Poland — Poland-based Gigant Sound Letus took on a gigantic challenge this past summer: providing audio for the 2016 World Youth Day event. Organized by the Catholic Church and led by Pope Francis, the event drew more than 2.5 million to Krakow. While the event’s budget constraints posed a challenge, Gigant owner Jurek Taborowski figured the 66 towers of Outline arrays were able to do the work of “140 towers equipped with other manufacturers’ products.”
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MIAMI — Slightly Stoopid carried a full L-Acoustics K2 system – supplied by Beach Sound – for its recent summer tour. The band has used L-Acoustics monitors for the past three years, but this is their first year to carry K2.
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ADELAIDE, South Australia – The Australian Pink Floyd Show is carrying DiGiCo SD consoles at both the FOH and monitors on tour worldwide. Clearwing Productions of Milwaukee is supplying the desks for the North American run.
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LOS ANGELES — ATK Audiotek Corp. recently provided an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Adaptive sound reinforcement system for ESPN’s 24th Annual ESPY Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater (formerly the Nokia Theater L.A. Live), in Los Angeles. Valencia, CA-based ATK Audiotek has provided sound reinforcement systems and support for the ESPY awards since the athletic award show debuted in 1993. This was their first time out with the Anna system.
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