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Friday, January 20, 2012
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01/20/12 10:03 AM,
Soundcraft’s popular small-format digital console Si Compact has received a major upgrade with the V2 software release. The new free upgrade provides more than 23 major new features, updates and enhancements; the first welcome addition being eight additional DSP channels expanding the Si Compact 16 and Si Compact 24 to 32 and 40 inputs to mix, respectively. Of particular note is the new user configurable fader layers allowing input channels to be reassigned anywhere on either input layer and any…
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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01/11/12 11:49 AM,
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Celtic punk band Flogging Molly is currently touring the world with a Soundcraft Vi1 as its monitor console. For nearly 15 years, Flogging Molly has played its blend of traditional Irish sounds, hard-edged punk and thoughtful, socially conscious lyrics to millions across the globe. The year 2011 saw the release of the band’s most important and ambitious album to date, Speed Of Darkness, which debuted in the Top 10 (#9 overall). The album was praised for its “call to arms”…
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Monday, January 09, 2012
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01/09/12 01:00 PM,
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A new Soundcraft Vi1 mixing console at the University of Delaware is utilized for football game audio as well as and other major events around campus. Joe Dombroski, audio engineering technician at the college, as well as his colleagues at IT-University Media Services, were looking for a new board to complete the expanding audio needs of the university’s large events. After comparing a number of products they chose the Soundcraft Vi1, purchased through New Jersey-based Total Video Products. “This board…
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
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In order to upgrade the Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, IL, with a digital sound system, TC Furlong of Lake Forest, IL, recently supplied the church with a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console. Jeff Cech, general manager at TC Furlong, assisted the church in the research process and believed the Vi6 would provide an easy transition to a digital console. “The learning curve is easy, and one of the best options for the budget,” he says. Barry Luchene, director of…
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Monday, December 19, 2011
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12/19/11 01:52 PM,
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Experienced international production and operations executive Harry McGee has joined the Harman Pro Mixer, Microphones and Headphones business unit, encompassing Soundcraft, Studer, and AKG, and based in Potters Bar, UK. McGee, who holds a BSc in Business and Management from the University of Maryland, started his career in the US Air Force heading up operations and later moved on to US Defense Contract Management Command as group operations director, Northern Europe, before taking on civilian roles running operations for DeLaRue…
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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12/13/11 12:39 PM,
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Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA sought a console that could satisfy all of its audio needs around campus, with Chris Rodriguez, head audio engineer at the college, advising the school to purchase a pair of Soundcraft Vi1 consoles and large stage boxes for respective uses in broadcast mixing and in the new Design Technology building, which is home to a 400-seat theater. The first console, purchased for permanent use within the broadcast truck located on campus, is well-suited…
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Monday, December 12, 2011
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Soundcraft has announced that it is released its popular tutorial, “The Soundcraft Guide to Mixing,” as an iPad app. Derived from the popular “Guide to Mixing” booklet, it provides an introduction and explanation about what an audio mixer is, what its functions are, and the basics of setting up and using a PA system. “Since its introduction, ‘The Soundcraft Guide to Mixing’ has become a popular reference for learning about what a mixer does and how to use it, and…
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
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12/06/11 01:54 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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Friday, December 02, 2011
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Soundcraft Studer will be hosting an open house on Monday, December 5 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The session will take place in Harman’s 73-foot-long Soundcraft Studer truck at the offices of M&L Sound, with support from Vision2 Marketing, Harman’s regional rep. The open house session will feature hands-on sessions with Soundcraft and Studer digital audio consoles. Specific products include the Soundcraft Vi1 and Si Compact and Studer Vista 9 and Vista 5 M2-22 consoles, covering applications ranging from live sound in…
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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In order to accommodate the musicals, concerts, dance recitals, talent shows and much more that it holds throughout the academic year, Fort Zumwalt West High School in Missouri recently purchased a Soundcraft Si Compact 32 audio mixing console. Tim Croghan, Auditorium Manager for the school, has been working with the Fort Zumwalt School District for 20 years and helped design and build the auditorium and sound system, and was looking to upgrade from the original analog sound board the school…
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