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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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05/19/09 09:22 AM,
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In a significant audio upgrade project at Thornapple Evangelical Covenant Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the first Soundcraft Si3 digital console sold to a house of worship was recently installed to help deliver better quality sound for the 750 who attend services and participate in ministries every week. The church has been established in the Grand Rapids neighborhood since 1979 and continues to uphold the history of The Evangelical Covenant Church. The church decided to upgrade the audio system after…
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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05/13/09 10:03 AM,
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Full Sail University has installed seven Solid State Logic Matrix consoles and Duende PCIe cards as the centerpiece gear for the newly enhanced “Recording and Mixing Consoles” lab program. Home to 13 SSL AWS 900+ consoles and three SL 9000 J Series consoles representing the largest installation of SSL music recording consoles and equipment in the world, Full Sail will use the Matrix to teach the basics of signal flow for both DAW and analogue projects. The Matrix-based lab offers…
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
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05/07/09 10:31 AM,
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When Allen & Heath announced the availability of the lower priced iLive-T digital mixing system in January, President Dan Redman of Spinnaker Multimedia Solutions in Malvern, PA, was ready. The day after the announcement, Redman placed the first order. “Our churches had been waiting for a console with these features, at this price point, for a very long time,” Redman explains. “So we were ready to go with it.” The needs of Victory Christian Fellowship in Audubon, PA have been…
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Monday, May 04, 2009
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05/04/09 10:49 AM,
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Rightway Audio Systems, already the Midas and Klark Teknik distributor for China, Hong Kong and Macau, has also been appointed to handle the same brands in Taiwan. Since the initial appointment a year ago, Rightway Audio has already sold 10 Midas XL8 Live Performance Systems and five PRO6 Live Audio Systems, as well as serving as a leading distributor of Klark Teknik, in particular the company’s Square ONE product range. “We’re very honored to be expanding the brands across Greater…
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
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04/30/09 05:51 PM,
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The recent 2009 East Coast Music Awards (EMCA) saw many leading artists and industry figures come together in Corner Brook, located in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador, for a celebration of Canada’s East Coast music scene, with Nova Scotia-based Tour Tech East providing DiGiCo digital consoles for the two-stage production. Celebrating its 21st year, this year’s EMCA ceremony featured 17 live performances and video clips interspersed with the presentation of awards in 31 categories, ranging from “DVD Of The…
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Monday, April 27, 2009
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04/27/09 12:26 PM,
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Following last month’s launch of the compact Soundcraft Si2, Soundcraft has announced a new software revision to include graphic equalizers on the desk and the availability of an offline editor, Virtual Si, for the platform. Si software version 2.0 adds the capabilities to display composite EQ curves on the touch screen for any channel or output, but perhaps more importantly provides a BSS Audio 30-band graphic equalizer on every output (groups, auxes and matrices), which is controlled by the faders…
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04/27/09 11:11 AM,
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The AC/DC Black Ice world tour has landed the UK, accompanied by vintage as well as the latest in Midas console technology. Front of house engineer Paul “Pab” Boothroyd is using a refurbished 1980s PRO40 analog console to mix the band, with a PRO6 live audio system alongside to run the Klark Teknik DN9696 hard disc recorder and mix support band The Answer. A Midas Heritage 4000 is the monitor console for AC/DC, with a second PRO6 being used to…
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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04/22/09 11:47 AM,
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Soundcraft Studer has introduced new Vista software version 4.2, which enhances the sound design and production workflow for cue-based theater productions. The new software provides extended cue list functions including time-based cue recall, MIDI MMC commands for sound FX playback triggers, as well as the introduction of some brand new cue events. Library Events: Characters in a musical or play can now be given any desired library entry (e.g. a special EQ setting) on a cue by cue basis. This…
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
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01/25/09 11:40 PM,
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The world of church sound has never been more exciting, as the constant flow of new technology continues to make a positive impact on the quality of audio provided for worship services. Further, these developments, as well as the increasing knowledge among both church sound practitioners and systems integrators of how best to apply them, are opening up a plethora of new possibilities in terms of increasing the scope of worship production. Enjoy this tour of some recent audio technology…
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Friday, December 19, 2008
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Madonna unleashed yet another touring extravaganza, the “Sticky & Sweet” tour, a two-hour multimedia blockbuster has no shortage of technology or glitz, with a nod to past chart topping singles while serving up the latest musical treats. In keeping with the high-tech nature of the production, the tour is one of the first to integrate a pair of DiGiCo SD7 digital flagship consoles at the production’s audio core. FOH engineer Tim Colvard previously presided over the 2006 “Confessions” mega-tour, and…
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