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Thursday, August 13, 2009
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08/13/09 08:04 AM,
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Caméléon has opened its first ecologically-built store in Europe on 10,000 square meters of shopping space, at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Belgium. The professional audio spec was put together by Brussels-based TV Connections Image & Sound, using 150 QSC loudspeakers and over 4 km of cable, with the QSC Audio BASIS platform meeting the control, zone splitting, monitoring and processing needs of amplification and loudspeaker systems over an Ethernet network. All the QSC equipment was supplied by AED Import & Distribution, the…
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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08/12/09 12:15 PM,
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Audio integration firm Daktronics-Sportsound recently upgraded the sound system at Washington-Grizzly Stadium at the University of Montana, home to the University’s Division I football team. The new system at the stadium features JBL Professional VLA line arrays as well as PD Series loudspeakers. Washington-Grizzly Stadium opened in 1986 and has undergone several expansions. With the most recent upper deck expansion of 2,000 seats, capacity is currently 25,203. Daktronics-Sportsound installed 12 VLA601-WRC three-way, full-range, weatherized line array loudspeakers, arranged in two…
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Friday, August 07, 2009
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08/07/09 07:01 AM,
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This summer, London-based sound engineer Harry Bishop has provided live audio systems for a variety of festivals in England, including the One Taste festival in Hyde Park and several festivals in association with Chai Wallahs, an organization dedicated to providing an eclectic blend of high-quality musical acts. Bishop is utilizing Soundcraft Vi6 consoles, which have helped him make the conversion from analog to digital during the hectic festival season. At the One Taste festival, Bishop deployed Soundcraft Vi6 consoles at…
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
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08/04/09 12:11 PM,
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Clear-Com Communication Systems has announced the appointment of Dan Muchmore as its new Regional Sales Manager for the U.K. and Ireland, driving promotion and sales activities of Clear-Com intercom product lines and further building on the company’s strong relationships with its customers, distributors and system integrators. “I’m delighted to join the Clear-Com team in further developing their business in the UK and Ireland,” says Muchmore. “As Regional Sales Manager, my ultimate goal is to make sure Clear-Com is the first…
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Patriot Place, with the help of Warwick, Rhode Island-based Ambient Sound, recently specified a new Electro-Voice sound system for “Rock the Plaza” events at the 1.3 million square-foot shopping, dining, and event destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of the NFL’s New England Patriots. The new system has provided a significant upgrade to the popular “Rock the Plaza” outdoor concert series, a weekly showcase for local musicians that runs from April to October each year. Prior to…
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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07/23/09 11:50 AM,
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The extensive sound reinforcement system serving the new Lancaster County Convention Center (LCCC) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania features network-ready Ashly Audio NE8250 power amplifiers. Interestingly, these amplifiers didn’t exist at the outset of the original system design for this long-delayed building project. “Now that it’s all finished, the preservation of the famous façade is a wonderful aspect of the center, and well worth the hassle during construction,” said Mark Showers, system specialist at Sage Technology Solutions in nearby Mount Joy. Sage…
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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In a high-profile international application of JBL touring systems this summer, rental sound company Touring Services supplied an expansive audio system for the Global Gathering Freedom Festival at the Borovaya Airfield in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus in northern Europe. The system included products from JBL’s VERTEC DP Series and HLA Series loudspeaker lines. Major internationally known DJs were featured, including Axwell, Steve Angello, Dubfire, Sebastien Leger, D. Ramirez, Menno De Jong, Micky Slim, Paul Thomas, and Eston. World-renowned…
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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07/14/09 10:22 AM,
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Full Compass and Rain Recording have announced an exclusive offer for the award-winning Element Core i7 Digital Audio Workstation. Now officially certified as a Rain Authorized Integrator, Full Compass offers an expanded selection of Rain Recording Digital Audio/Video Workstations tested and certified for use with industry standard software like Pro Tools, SONAR and Adobe Premiere. Included free in this special introductory package, RainCare Encompass Total Integration Support is a unique support system designed to keep users in the creative zone…
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Radial Engineering has announced the release of the Radial H-Amp, a unique passive interface that takes any loudspeaker signal and converts it to a headphone source. Designed for live stages, the H-Amp is the an interface that allows, for example, a drummer to get a monitor feed from any loudspeaker!. Using the ‘through’ connection from a wedge monitor or side fill, the H-Amp is equipped with a Neutrik Speakon connector input and converts the high level loudspeaker signal to a…
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
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U.K. rental company SSE has supplied a Midas PRO6 live audio system for Maximo Park’s sell-out U.K. academy tour, with a Klark Teknik DN9696 was used to record all shows, including support bands, which were also mixed on the PRO6. FOH engineer Huw Richards had used an XL8 for orchestral concerts in the past, but this was his first time on a PRO6. “What I love about this board more than anything is the feel of it: it’s like Midas…
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