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Monday, April 05, 2010
Sennheiser Performs Well In Extreme RF Congestion At NBA Halftime Show
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04/05/10 10:21 AM,
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This year’s NBA All Star Game brought some 108,000 basketball fans to the “Texas-sized” Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a record-breaking number for the sport. Consistent with the high-profile event, which included several days of games and skills contests, the big game’s halftime show rivaled that of the Super Bowl, being broadcast to 215 countries in 44 languages. Columbian pop sensation Shakira and R&B superstar Alicia Keys delivered their stellar performances utilizing over thirty channels of Sennheiser 5000 and 2000 Series wireless…
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HME Acquires Clear-Com Communication Systems
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04/05/10 09:00 AM,
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HM Electronics Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Clear-Com Communication Systems. Clear-Com will continue operation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HME, with no changes planned for its award-winning product portfolio or its current mission to be the world’s first choice for high-end intercom solutions. HME, a privately-held company, based in Poway, California, is a pioneer of digital wireless intercom solutions for restaurant, hospitality, sports and pro audio markets. Combining HME’s world-renowned expertise in wireless with Clear-Com’s leadership in…
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BSS Audio Provides Sound Processing And Control For Burj Khalifa
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04/05/10 08:49 AM,
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The family of advanced Soundweb processors from BSS Audio has been used extensively by one of Dubai’s system integrators, Bond Communications, to provide end-to-end networking at the Burj Khalifa. This project, six years in the making, is the largest ever undertaken by the company — and the tallest building in the world. Harman Professional distributors GSL Professional LLC provided the BSS Audio devices to Bond Communications. These advanced audio tools function on most of the Tower’s 164 floors, and GSL’s…
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DAW PLUS Compatibility Service Announced
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04/05/10 07:51 AM,
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Léon Herbers has announced DAW PLUS, the world’s first specialized service for digital audio workstations. DAW PLUS offers full compatibility testing of soft- and hardware as used in native digital audio workstations. Hosts, plug-ins, DSP cards as well as audio- and MIDI interfaces are tested on compatibility with every new update, upgrade or change in configuration. This allows studios world wide – music, post production and broadcasters – to focus on their production and creativity instead of browsing through internet…
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Friday, April 02, 2010
The Future Of Digidesign: An Open Letter To Customers
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04/02/10 08:04 AM,
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As you might know, one year ago we decided to combine all the Avid companies—including Digidesign, M-Audio, and Sibelius—into a new, unified Avid. Since then, we’ve taken steps toward transitioning Digidesign to the Avid name. We understand that you might have questions about the future of Digidesign and the product lines you’ve invested in. With that in mind, we’d like to share some information, answer some questions, and explain how these changes will affect you. New website launching April 12th…
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Aviom Expands Northwest Region Sales Force
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04/02/10 07:28 AM,
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Aviom, developer of the audio transport protocol A-Net, has announced that Plus Four Marketing is the company’s newest manufacturers’ rep, serving the Northwest region of the U.S. Plus Four has a reputation of representing manufacturers of professional audio/video systems and equipment such as major industry brands Riedel, Soundcraft, JBL and Crown. Equally as excited to be working with Aviom, Plus Four Founder and President Jim Mathews says most of his sales team members have had experience working with Aviom equipment.…
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
Free Driver Upgrade Connects Mackie Onyx-i Mixers and Pro Tools M-Powered 8
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04/01/10 01:30 PM,
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Mackie announced a free driver upgrade that instantly connects Onyx-i FireWire Production Mixers with Pro Tools M-Powered 8. The offer is available April to May 31, 2010. Mackie launched the Onyx-i series mixers last fall, with the notable benefit of Pro Tools M-Powered 8 compatibility. (No other third-party company offers this.) The Mackie Universal Driver Upgrade (which enables Pro Tools M-Powered 8 functionality) is a simple download from the Mackie website (usually costing $49.99). Purchasers of Onyx-i mixers can go…
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
“G3 To The MAX” Bundles Sensaphonics MAX Series Earphones & Sennheiser Wireless IEM Syst
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03/31/10 05:28 PM,
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Sensaphonics has announced a limited-time promotion, providing one-stop shopping for musicians converting to in-ear monitoring. The “G3 To The MAX” promotion offers special pricing to customers purchasing a Sennheiser G3 wireless IEM system along with Sensaphonics 2MAX or 3MAX custom earphones. The promotion runs from now through the end of May 2010. “As an authorized Sennheiser dealer, we are uniquely qualified as a one-stop shop for artists moving up to in-ears,” notes Thom “Sound Guy” Fiegle, Sensaphonics sound engineering consultant.…
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Extron To Expand Corporate Headquarters in Anaheim
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03/31/10 11:28 AM,
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Extron Electronics is expanding its headquarters with the construction of a new six-story, 200,000 square foot building adjacent to the company’s current facilities in Anaheim. A major part of the expansion will be new training facilities that will be 20 percent larger than the current training facilities in Anaheim. The new training facility will occupy 15,000 square feet and will include three classrooms, a demo room, and an audio lab. Two of the classrooms will have movable walls to accommodate…
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Community Professional Announces Expansion Of European Operations
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03/31/10 11:06 AM,
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On the heels of this year’s Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Community Professional Loudspeakers has expanded its European operations. The addition of a new warehouse in the Netherlands will enable Community to dramatically reduce delivery times throughout Europe for its core products. “As our worldwide sales continue to grow, we appreciate the need to provide our European distributors with the same speed of service that we can give our customers in North America,” comments Julia Lee, Community Director of Marketing…
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