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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
PSW Staff 09/14/11 10:08 AM, 0 CommentsMore than a decade and a half after the debut of its popular ARCS, L-Acoustics has now officially unveiled the new ARCS II constant curvature line source loudspeaker. ARCS II benefits from a design exploiting L-Acoustics Wavefront Sculpture Technology (WST) in a constant curvature line source solution. Intended for medium to large rental productions, the system delivers power, bandwidth and coherence, along with flexible and predictable coverage. The bi-amplified ARCS II enclosure is based on a two-way active design and… View this story
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Greg DeTogne 09/13/11 02:25 PM, 0 CommentsBuilding quietly and moving with unstoppable force downfield just like the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide, audio for Bryant-Denny Stadium found new strength this year just prior to the kickoff of the NCAA college football season. Now capable of seating 101,821 fans, the venerable stadium has undergone a continuing series of renovations since 1998 that concluded in 2010 with an expansion of seating above the south end zone. This latest renewal effort effectively closed the open-air bowl on all sides,… View this story
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Monday, September 12, 2011
PSW Staff 09/12/11 04:14 PM, 0 CommentsFrom September 12 to 14, 2011, hundreds of technology entrepreneurs will descend on San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011, a popular cyber-world forum and start-up competition. Speakers from Turntable.fm, LinkedIn, Quora, Intuit, and Facebook will be heard through 18 MINA line array loudspeakers from Meyer Sound. Chosen for its exceptional sonic clarity, the MINA loudspeaker system is deployed by Swank Audio Visuals of St. Louis, Mo., the event’s primary audio supplier, in the concourse of the San Francisco Design… View this story
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PSW Staff 09/12/11 08:22 AM, 0 CommentsThe AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas is a cultural nexus in the city’s revitalized downtown arts district. The 2,200-seat Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, created by architect Foster & Partners with theater design by Theater Projects Consultants and acoustician Sound Space Design, is home to the Dallas Opera and serves as an anchor in the new arts district. The new sound reinforcement system for the Winspear Opera House, designed by Martin Van Dijk of Toronto-based Engineering Harmonics, is… View this story
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
PSW Staff 09/07/11 03:35 PM, 0 CommentsIn this Real World Gear installment, we look at “compact” line arrays, which we’ve defined as those with 8-inch (and smaller) LF drivers. Previously we applied this designation to “small and mini” models; however, the market is evolving so quickly and dynamically that attempts to put together “like” groups of line array modules under a precisely defined criteria is fast becoming a thing of the past. The fact is that one company’s “small” is another’s “mini” is another’s “compact” –… View this story
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PSW Staff 09/07/11 08:06 AM, 0 CommentsThe LA Rising festival hosted more than 60,000 people and featuring a rare appearance by Rage Against the Machine in the band’s only concert of the year to date. Held in late July at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the festival also featured performances by Muse, Rise Against, Lauryn Hill, Immortal Technique and El Gran Silencio. Sound Image of Escondido, CA designed and deployed the sound system under the direction of director of touring Mike Sprague. The system included 132… View this story
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PSW Staff 09/07/11 07:55 AM, 0 CommentsLeeds Castle near Maidstone in Kent (“The Loveliest Castle In The World”) recently hosted a two-day musical event with large Outline GTO and Butterfly line arrays deployed by SRD Group to serve both concerts. The Heritage Events Leeds Castle Open Air Classical Concert 2011 featured the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Rigby, playing a wide selection of popular classics. The next day offered a complete change of pace with”‘Live At The Castle 2011” featuring top European “boy band”… View this story
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Keith Clark 09/06/11 02:13 PM, 0 CommentsThe heavy rains of the previous day were long gone and the skies crystal clear when I arrived at Coney Island in Brooklyn early on the morning of July 4 to check out the sound reinforcement for the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual competitive-eating competition, organized by Shea Communications, features a field of about 20 contestants from the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) converging on Nathan’s Famous Corporation’s original restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell… View this story
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Monday, September 05, 2011
PSW Staff 09/05/11 02:01 PM, 0 CommentsFrom Southern California to Eastern Pennsylvania, a number of this summer’s concert series sound providers have utilized the QSC Audio WideLine Series line array to meet the sound reinforcement requirements presented by unique and challenging venues. The Pechanga Amphitheater in Temecula, CA, which ranks among the top Southern California performance venues, hosted headliners this summer including Matchbox Twenty, Lady Antebellum, Alan Jackson, Daughtry and many others. This 4,500-seat outdoor venue, which features a combination of assigned floor seating, raised seating… View this story
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PSW Staff 09/05/11 08:07 AM, 0 CommentsThe Central Adventist Church of Curitiba is considered an architectural landmark in Curitiba, the capital city of the southern Brazilian province of Paraná. A recently completed remodeling project gave the church a larger, more modern design, with enough seating for 2,200 people. The expansive sanctuary includes a ground floor and three mezzanine levels overlooking an open altar area, backed by a four-story glass wall. Live instrumental and chorale performances are a regular part of church services, and inspirational videos are… View this story
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