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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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04/25/12 02:53 PM,
With the addition of Lab.gruppen C 48:4 amplifiers at the University of Minnesota’s Ted Mann Concert Hall, the U of MN School of Music has dramatically improved the clarity and quality of sound within the venue. Dedicated in 1993, and located in the Minneapolis West Bank Arts Quarter, the 1,126-seat theatre/concert hall is a multi-purpose venue, hosting lectures, School of Music ensemble concerts, performances and master classes by the likes of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and…
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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02/14/12 04:04 PM,
The main sound reinforcement system at the latest Sierra Nevada World Music Festival was driven by recently introduced Lab.gruppen PLM 20000Q power amplifiers. Although Sacramento Production Services has been providing audio for the three-day festival for sixteen years, this marked the first time they’ve used Lab.gruppen amplifiers. “It’s our first year using the Labs, and the first time we used Lake Processing on this PA. We built it and sent it out specifically for this gig,” says Sacramento Production Services…
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Monday, January 16, 2012
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01/16/12 07:14 AM,
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With attractions including a 50,000-square-foot casino, one of the largest outdoor marine habitats in the world and “The Current,” a mile-long water ride that snakes through the resort, Atlantis Bahamas offers up impressive entertainment options. The facility is currently undergoing an audio upgrade headed by Paradise Show and Design of Orlando, FL, with the resort’s aging power amplifiers being replaced with new Lab.gruppen C Series units. To this point, 16 Lab.gruppen amps – C 28:4s and C 16:4s – have…
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Monday, November 14, 2011
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11/14/11 09:49 AM,
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has announced the development of the MY8-LAKE processing card, designed exclusively for Yamaha digital products, which adds Lake Technology to PM5D, PM5D-RH, M7CL, LS9, DM2000, DM1000, 02R96, and 01V96 digital consoles, as well as DSP5D expander, DME24N/64N processors, and TXn power amplifiers. The new MY8-LAKE includes Lake Processing features such as Mesa EQ, Ideal Graphic EQ, Linear-Phase Crossover, and other intuitive, sonic tuning elements found in the DSP expansion card. The processing power of this compact…
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
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11/03/11 02:46 PM,
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Lab.gruppen has announced the appointment Jon Alkhagen as its new managing director. He brings a strong pedigree in high-end technology manufacturing to the role, which will see him lead both Lab.gruppen as well as its subsidiary Lake brand. Alkhagen joins the business at an important time of growth and development, with Lab.gruppen having recently launched the new 1U install-centric E Series amplifier platform, a departure from their success in high-power 2U touring amplification products, in addition to continuing to develop…
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Friday, August 05, 2011
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08/05/11 11:19 AM,
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The Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center (JCC) at Chicago State University (CSU) in Chicago recently added a new distributed arena sound system powered exclusively by Lab.gruppen C Series amplifiers. The university tapped two local Chicago companies to assist with the design and install of the new distributed system. Sound of Authority (SOA), who came to the job with a long-standing professional relationship with the university, and Johnson AV Engineering, who had collaborated with SOA in past design projects.…
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Mel Lambert
06/10/11 10:42 AM,
San Antonio is a city that prides itself on appreciating the local arts; the city’s museums are havens for visitors seeking to connect with the spirit of the Southwestern adventure. When the time came to develop an area that encompasses bridges across the San Antonio River as part of a 1.5-mile extension of the River Walk, the San Antonio River Foundation realized that sound would play a key role in capturing the essential essence of the region. Eight artists were…
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
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03/10/11 04:46 PM,
Saying that downtown Orlando’s St. James Cathedral is impressive is putting it mildly. Historically and aesthetically, the cathedral, the seat of the Orlando, Florida, Diocese of the Catholic Church, is truly distinct. For all intents and purposes, explains Antonio Aguerrevere, senior director of design and construction services for the diocese of Orlando, the building is an entirely new build; a comprehensive $10 million renovation freshly completed in late 2010. “We put in a basement and replaced every single system; mechanical,…
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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06/16/10 04:23 PM,
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See PSW’s comprehensive 2010 InfoComm coverage. TC Group Americas (TCGA) has announced the appointment of Josh Evans as Lab.gruppen Technical Sales Manager – Tour Division. Evans has been involved in professional audio for the past 10 years. Beginning in 2000, he was active in live sound production services for national acts, and installed applications. He crossed over to the supplier side of the industry, joining Community Professional then moving along to work as a Smaart instructor for LOUD Technologies under…
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
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03/25/10 01:43 PM,
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At Prolight + Sound 2010 Lab.gruppen introduced the PLM 20000Q. The PLM 20000Q Powered Loudspeaker Management combines the four-channel Lab.gruppen amplifier platform with Lake Processing. When compared to conventional approaches using separate components, the PLM 20000Q affords significant advantages in sonic performance, user functionality, rental inventory utilization, and long-term cost savings. The PLM 20000Q provides four discrete output channels, each rated at greater than 5000 W into 2.2 – 3.3 ohms (4400 W into 4 ohms). To achieve this massive…
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