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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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02/10/09 08:41 AM,
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At the recent Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, the sound reinforcement systems for pregame and halftime performances, as well as several sound systems for related events, featured Yamaha digital consoles. ATK Audiotek of Valencia, CA, supplier of audio production services to the Super Bowl, chose two Yamaha PM5D consoles for the system serving Raymond James Stadium for the big game, featuring performances by Faith Hill and Jennifer Hudson. The halftime show received an assist by long-time Bruce Springsteen sound company…
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Thursday, February 05, 2009
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02/05/09 02:11 PM,
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Throughout Germany, sound company Lleyendecker GmbH has used CAMCO Vortex amplifiers to power a long list of national and international artists taking part in the unique Street Gigs Series, sponsored by T-Mobile. Taking the best bands to the most unexpected locations: that is the mission of T-Mobile’s “Street Gigs” Series. Germany’s leading mobile communications company has transformed a wrecking yard into a concert venue for punk rockers Billy Talent. In one of the largest Street Gigs events, the Kaiser Chiefs…
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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01/30/09 01:07 PM,
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ML Executives, a leading provider of sound systems, microphones, backline and associated services for high-profile touring and event industries, recently added several EAW KF760 long-throw line array modules and KF761 short-throw line array modules to their stock. ML Executives has a long history with EAW products, and with the recent stock upgrade, they now hold a total of 68 KF760s and 22 KF761s, making them the largest EAW-equipped sound reinforcement contractor in Europe. Over the years, ML Executives has supplied…
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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01/26/09 01:41 PM,
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The athletic facilities at Chadron State College (Nebraska) have been given a long-anticipated update, with powerful new sound systems installed at the school’s softball field and Don Beebe Stadium at Elliot Field. Rapid City, South Dakota-based Haggerty Audio Video designed and installed the systems, both centered around Community Professional R-Series loudspeakers. As Haggerty’s Steve Foudray explains, the facilities had been sorely in need of audio improvements. “The football stadium had several issues, each reinforcing the other,” he says. “The system…
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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01/15/09 04:15 PM,
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L-ACOUSTICS US announces that fellow Oxnard-based company Rat Sound Systems has just joined its K1/KUDO Pilot Program with the delivery of a stadium-sized sound reinforcement system primarily comprised of 48 new K1 enclosures, 16 K1-SB subwoofers, 16 LA-RAK touring racks loaded with LA8 amplified controllers, and 24 SB28 subs. Longtime V-DOSC (and, more recently, KUDO) user Rat Sound now joins New York’s Firehouse Productions on a very short list of North American touring companies to take part in the manufacturer’s…
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Monday, November 24, 2008
11/24/08 06:50 PM,
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Performance Audio of Salt Lake City recently installed a new Electro-Voice XLC sound system at Energy Solutions Arena. The 20,500 seat arena is home to the NBA’s Utah Jazz, and is the region’s major concert venue—Reba McIntire and Kelly Clarkson were the first to perform alongside the new system. “This was a team effort,” says Craig Hylton of Performance Audio; “we worked closely with Monte Wise, Dave Larsen, George Georgallis, and Robert Deyarmond of EV every step of the way…
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11/24/08 03:56 PM,
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Emmetsburg, Maryland’s Mount Saint Mary’s University is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States. “The Mount” boasts a history of 125 years of collegiate baseball, culminating with an NCAA Division 1 title in 2008, and a $400,000 upgrade for the school’s E. T. Straw Family Stadium. Audio-Video Group of Frederick, Maryland outfitted the field with two Community R5-66 coaxial loudspeakers, mounted on the center field scoreboard to provide coverage to the field and adjacent areas, along with three…
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
Keith Clark
01/06/08 11:01 AM,
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While the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games are fast becoming a pleasant memory, digital audio and routing technology implemented for the event portends significant and lasting implications. Perhaps nowhere is this more in evidence than at the Olympic Park campus, which features an extensive public address system running on a fiber-optic backbone, expected to be in operation for at least another decade. Located in Homebush Bay, often referred to as the demographic heart of Sydney, the campus forms a 2.5km…
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