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Monday, August 31, 2009
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08/31/09 06:30 PM,
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To commemorate its 15th anniversary, Meyer Sound Germany will host an industry-wide open house event at its headquarters in Montabaur on October 9 and 10. The audio-focused program will bring together touring, installation, and event production professionals, and will highlight a range of technical presentations and discussion panels on the hottest topics in the professional audio business, such as the emerging IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) networking standard. A highlight of the day’s events will be a demonstration of the…
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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08/26/09 04:38 PM,
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Two interesting developments have emerged recently under the heading of “white spaces”. First, if you recall, the FCC authorized the development and eventual marketing of “white space devices” that have now come to be known as TVBDs (TV Band Devices). However, the technical requirements for these devices are quite stringent; specifically, that they must sense other signals and take a lower priority in any given location than existing TV broadcasts and wireless microphones. Microsoft, working with researchers at Harvard University,…
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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08/25/09 04:11 PM,
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Rational Acoustics has appointed SonoTribe Audio Consultants as the official providers of Spanish language Smaart Training Classes for Mexico and Latin America. Founded in 2007 by Oscar Gamas and Salvador Castaneda, SonoTribe provides system design and analysis services for a wide variety of clients across Latin America in addition to teaching classes in audio theory, system design and implementation. Prior to founding SonoTribe, Gamas and Castaneda were employed by Meyer Sound in the design and education departments respectively. Together they…
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Friday, August 21, 2009
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08/21/09 01:30 PM,
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Blue Microphones has named industry veteran John Maier as chief executive officer, following nearly seven years as CEO of TC Group Americas where he worked with such brands as Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics and Linn Electronics. Maier joins Blue with the charter of building on 15 years of success and recent exponential growth following their acquisition last year by private equity firm Transom Capital Group. In addition to Blue’s pro audio product line, Maier will oversee the…
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
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08/06/09 07:15 AM,
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Audinate has announced that Peavey has expanded its networking options for the MediaMatrix product portfolio by including Audinate’s networking solution. The first MediaMatrix products to have Audinate’s advanced networking technology are the NION nX product family and the CAB 4n audio bridge. The NION system is a configurable DSP core for the commercial, engineered systems marketplace. The CAB 4n is a break-out box designed specifically for NION-based systems. In addition, support for legacy MediaMatrix makes the CAB 4n an efficient…
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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08/05/09 02:45 PM,
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iZotope has collaborated with English electronic band Underworld for the latest release of their popular iDrum app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. This new app features tracks adapted from all of Underworld albums in celebration of the release of the band’s full catalog on iTunes and in conjunction with a concert available to stream on the iPhone and iPod touch. “iDrum Underworld Edition has been carefully designed as a completely new medium of musical expression where users can interact…
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08/05/09 06:49 AM,
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General Cable Corporation reports that it has acquired Gepco International and Isotec (combined “Gepco”), a manufacturer and provider of a complete line of professional broadcast, entertainment and audio/visual cable; cable assemblies in both standard and custom configurations; interconnect and cable-related accessories; and a full line of optical fiber solutions. “With the acquisition of Gepco International and Isotec’s specialty electronic cable business, General Cable expects to significantly expand its share of this important U.S. market as well as leverage General Cable’s…
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Friday, July 24, 2009
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07/24/09 10:39 AM,
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Powersoft has announced that unit sales for its power amplifiers have experienced an 11.5-percent increase over the same period in 2008, already a record sales year. This growth reflects world-wide sales, including banner performance from Powersoft’s newly formed U.S. office, run by Thomas Bensen, and its Singapore office, run by Arthur Soh. The combination of new offices, new production facilities, Audio Suite amplifier control software and new amplifier lines insure support for the increased demand for Powersoft products. “We attribute…
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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Shure Incorporated has announced that James Ahlborn has joined the company as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this position, he will lead the company’s Finance Division and have full responsibility for all of its functions, including internal auditing, financial planning and analysis, treasury, payroll, financial reporting, cost accounting, customs, accounts payable and receivable, tax analysis, and credit. He will also provide strategic counsel as a member of the Executive Staff. “Jim brings a broad financial…
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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Euphonix recently played host to back-to-back audio industry events celebrating the achievements of hi-end film studios in both Los Angeles and London. On June 25 in Los Angeles, Euphonix and Todd-AO threw a party at the legendary Todd-AO Hollywood film studios celebrating the grand re-opening of the facility’s two newly renovated Stage 1 and 2 dubbing theaters, each featuring a dual-operator Euphonix System 5 digital audio mixing console. This brings the total of Euphonix film mixing consoles at Todd AO…
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