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Friday, May 11, 2012
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05/11/12 01:47 PM,
The tide of digital consoles continues to rise. In general, they’re getting smaller and lighter, but overall capabilities are increasing at a steady pace. Already this year we’ve seen several companies introduce new models and series, and they all look to be smartly executed packages, providing users with more. More I/O. More networking. More recording capability. More effects. And, well, just more. This is an ideal scenario for the marketplace. If you’re more focused on the “look and feel,” there…
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
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04/26/12 01:21 PM,
The current tour by Barry Manilow—his first U.S. tour of the decade—has front of house engineer Ken Newman providing the mix with a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console. “In mixing this show, I have to make it sound exactly the way Barry wants it to,” explains Newman, who is also owner of Newman Audio, Inc. “While some artists leave the sound to their engineers, Barry is very involved in rehearsal and sound check and will sit right next to me and…
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Monday, April 16, 2012
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04/16/12 08:50 AM,
CS Audio is currently servicing a sold-out national tour with British Tenor Alfie Boe and a full accompanying orchestra, deploying Soundcraft Vi and Si Compact consoles as the heart of the audio system. Alfie Boe, one of Great Britain’s most famous tenors, recently starred in the role of Jean Valjean in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Mesérables at the O2 Arena in London. He has seen great success with the recent release of his album Alfie, which reached number…
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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03/21/12 06:44 PM,
Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show. Prolight & Sound 2012 marks the unveiling and preview of the new Soundcraft ViSi Remote iPad app, which enables a single iPad to control multiple consoles from the Soundcraft Vi Series and Soundcraft Si Compact range on one wireless network. The Soundcraft ViSi Remote app allows users to roam around in a venue and not only adjust input channel levels and mutes, but also adjust aux send levels…
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03/21/12 09:09 AM,
Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show. At the ongoing Prolight+Sound 2012 show in Frankfurt, DiGiCo has just unveiled the the SD5 live audio mixing desk, another new option that fits in terms of scope and scale between the SD7 and SD10 in the product line. A decade after the launch of the D5 Live, the SD5 fits directly into the D5’s shoes, but benefits from the advancements made possible by DiGiCo’s proprietary Stealth Digital…
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03/21/12 07:44 AM,
Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show. Retaining essential features and functionality that have become standards over the past quarter of a century, the new Yamaha CL Series of digital mixing consoles offers an evolved experience in accessible mixing. The CL Series was just unveiled at the ongoing Prolight+Sound 2012 show in Frankfurt. The line-up comprises three consoles, the CL1, CL3 and CL5, ranging in scale from 48 to 72 mono plus 8 stereo inputs.…
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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03/20/12 01:07 PM,
Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show. Soundcraft is extending its range of digital audio transport option cards for its Vi, Si Compact and Si1/2/3 Series digital consoles with all options expected to start shipping this year. Harman is one of the pioneers of AVB IEEE 802.1 and an active AVnu Alliance member, and with the standards now ratified, work has commenced to make AVB audio networking available on the Vi, Si Compact and Si1/2/3…
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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01/24/12 05:35 PM,
Soundlink, a Dutch audio company which added a DiGiCo SD9 digital console about 18 months ago, reports that the board has been in constant use since joining the inventory. Owned by Bas Jansen, Floris Roelfzema and Hugo van Meijeren, Soundlink is based near the town of Roden, just west of Groningen. After five years of providing sound reinforcement as a hobby, in 2008 they turned Soundlink into a full-time business. “In the summer of 2010 we were in the market…
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Monday, January 23, 2012
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01/23/12 04:13 PM,
Avid has introduced the VENUE SC48 Remote System, offering Pro Tools integration, direct plug-in support of the VENUE SC48 digital console, and remote I/O functionality for increased flexibility. Consisting of the SC48 console and new VENUE Stage 48 remote box, Ethernet snake card, and VENUE 3 software, the SC48 Remote System is an alternative to the SC48, enabling engineers to place the I/O away from the console and closer to sources for optimal sound. It also features fully redundant Ethernet…
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
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12/06/11 12:54 PM,
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To fulfill the demands of a variety of events, Kevin Mignone, president of Albertson, New York-based KM Productions, recently purchased two Soundcraft Vi1 consoles. Mignone felt it was necessary to upgrade to more reliable, cost-effective consoles that could provide greater flexibility for his clients, which includes Vali, a high-end event band. Vali, an exclusive performance band that typically plays at large wedding events weekly, including Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in July 2011, relies on KM Productions to provide its audio systems,…
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