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Friday, November 02, 2012
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11/02/12 12:41 PM,
When Discovery Channel’s MythBusters set out to test the claim that subaudible low-frequency sounds near 19 Hz can instill feelings of discomfort, dread, and even outright terror, they turned to Meyer Sound and Dr. Roger Schwenke, the company’s staff scientist and honorary MythBuster, for assistance. The episode was aired on Discovery Channel on October 28. Filming for the “fear frequency” segment took place in and around four abandoned cabins at a secluded forest resort in Northern California. To test the…
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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10/31/12 09:53 AM,
Be sure to join ProSoundWeb and Meyer Sound for an exclusive webinar entitled “Understanding Linearity In Sound Systems,” to be held Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 2 pm U.S. Eastern time. Register to attend the webinar here. Linearity is a term that is commonly applied in discussions of sound systems, however. the concept and definition of “What is a Linearity?” is not entirely understood by many technicians. This presentation by Meyer Sound and ProSoundWeb will clarify the definition of linearity…
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Friday, October 19, 2012
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10/19/12 07:38 AM,
By installing a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system in its principal performance and rehearsal space, the Crowden Music Center in Berkeley, CA has greatly extended outreach opportunities to music ensembles throughout the Bay Area, while enhancing performance acoustics for its students. The Crowden Music Center’s programs encompass The Crowden School, an independent day school for grades four through eight, and the Crowden Center for Music in the Community, which supports classical music in the Bay Area by hosting performances and…
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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09/13/12 10:30 AM,
The Owner’s Box Sports Bar and Grill at the new Omni Dallas Hotel gives fans a privileged seat and then pulls them into the game via 72 HDTV screens and surround sound systems incorporating 40 Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers. Walker Engineering of Irving, TX provided design assistance and installation for the audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems, with Kip Kendrick, the company’s business development manager for AVL, spearheading conceptual design. “I’m not a huge sports fan myself,” says Kendrick, “but…
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Thursday, September 06, 2012
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09/06/12 06:03 PM,
For three days in August, an estimated 100,000 fans converged at the sold-out Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, with the bill including live performances by Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Metallica, and Foo Fighters. This year’s lineup at the Lands End main stage was supported by Meyer Sound’s freshly unveiled LEO linear large-scale line arrays. “Faithfully reproducing music for 65,000 is no easy task, but the Meyer Sound LEO system this year did an incredible job,” states Gregg Perloff, CEO…
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Friday, August 31, 2012
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08/31/12 10:55 AM,
Soaring 300 meters over Qatar’s capital of Doha, The Torch Doha—one of the Middle East’s newest five-star hotels—captivates guests with luxury and a flair for aesthetic refinement. Throughout the hotel’s public spaces, the elegant décor is complemented by music that flows through an extensive (yet discreet) installation of 195 Meyer Sound low-voltage self-powered loudspeakers and 55 miniature subwoofers. “Meyer Sound’s low-voltage systems were the only solution that could meet the stringent requirements for full spectrum audio including extremely compact enclosures,…
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
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08/30/12 06:05 AM,
For three evenings in July, 45,000-plus fervent fans gathered at the Lollapalooza festival’s Bud Light Stage in Chicago to hear some of the world’s top musical acts, including Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne, Avicii, Justice, and Franz Ferdinand. To deliver their music with full impact across the 7.5-acre grassy quadrangle, Thunder Audio of Livonia, MI assembled a sound reinforcement system led by 76 Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeakers. “The MILO system sounded phenomenal, as it always does,” states Thunder’s…
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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08/21/12 08:51 AM,
Meyer Sound has begun delivery of the new CAL column array loudspeaker. Available in three models, CAL is a self-powered installation product that delivers vocal clarity in even the most reverberant environments. The recipients of the first shipments include a collegiate stadium and an indoor auditorium in the U.S. as well as an Australian live performing arts center. “CAL is a digitally steerable column array product in which all high-frequency and low-frequency drivers are tight-packed in a bi-amped configuration and…
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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07/31/12 08:30 AM,
College Park Center at University of Texas Arlington has installed a spectacular distributed audio system featuring more than 30 Meyer Sound loudspeakers. The 218,000-square-foot venue, which hosts university sports, concerts, speakers, commencement ceremonies, and more, anchors the emerging 20-acre College Park District and is stimulating a revitalization of downtown Arlington. Austin-based acoustics and AV consultant BAi, LLC was hired by the University of Texas at Arlington and the architect, HKS, to design the sound reinforcement systems as well as distributed…
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
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07/19/12 06:52 AM,
When Lebanon’s Casino du Liban celebrated its grand re-reopening back in 1996, the opulent gaming resort entertained visiting jet-setters in two completely remodeled venues—both featuring Meyer Sound technology. Between 2009 and earlier this year, another technical upgrade project equipped the 1,200-capacity Théâtre du Liban with Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeakers and furnished the cabaret-style 600-seat Salle des Ambassadeurs with new M’elodie line array loudspeakers. “After hundreds of successful shows, I had no thoughts of replacing the old systems with…
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