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Monday, April 12, 2010
Symnet DSP Chosen By Veteran Engineer For A Tinker-Proof Installation
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04/12/10 01:21 PM,
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Longtime FOH engineer and production manager Terry Friedman has, in recent years, stepped off the tour bus to offer schools, houses of worship, and other establishments in New York City his approach to audio under the name Noise and Distortion. Two recent jobs highlight Friedman’s approach and philosophy. First, the all-girls private Brearly School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan required a functional sound system for its 800-seat theater. For years, they had suffered with a convoluted system that…
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RTS Intercom Systems Announces Partnership With IntraCom
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04/12/10 12:44 PM,
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RTS has announced a strategic business partnership with IntraCom Systems, developers of voice communications systems. IntraCom’s core product is VCOM IP software matrix intercom system for professional communications, which runs on standard computer and network infrastructure and is based upon a client/server architecture. RTS has partnered with IntraCom to develop a platform that intelligently marries each company’s intercom systems, offering the market interoperability, flexibility and value. “This partnership will bring together the latest and most advanced professional level IP intercom…
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Extron Introduces VN-Matrix Encoders and Decoders
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04/12/10 12:35 PM,
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Extron Electronics has announced theVN-Matrix 200 Series and VN-Matrix 300 Series encoders and decoders for real-time transmission of high resolution audio visual content across standard IP networks. Unveiled under the Extron banner for the first time since the acquisition of the Products Division of Electrosonic, the VN-Matrix Series is intended for live viewing, collaboration, storage, and playback of high quality A/V signals. With the scalable VN-Matrix system, you can start small and add additional encoders and decoders later to turn…
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Friday, April 09, 2010
Soundcraft Si3 Console Chosen For The Edge Performance Venue
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04/09/10 08:20 AM,
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The Edge, one of New Zealand’s leading performing arts, commercial entertainment and convention facilities, recently purchased a Soundcraft Si3 console to accommodate its three separate venues. Located in Auckland, The Edge is home to the Aotea Centre’s ASB Theatre and Conventions Wing, The Civic and Auckland Town Hall performance venues. With the variety of events in each venue and different requirements for each sound system, The Edge needed a console that was easy to use with a short learning curve. …
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
Tom Farley Joins Full Compass As Advertising & Marketing Manager
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04/08/10 04:05 PM,
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Full Compass recently announced the addition of Tom Farley as its Advertising and Marketing Manager, where he will lead a team that is responsible for all of the company’s marketing activities. Roxanne Wenzel, Director of Sales & Marketing at Full Compass, states, “Tom brings a breadth and depth of experience along with skills that are incredibly unique and hard to find in this community.” Wenzel adds, “Because Tom understands both the global marketplace and our local and corporate cultures, he…
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AMX Hiring Surge To Support Key Dealers
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04/08/10 02:19 PM,
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AMX has announced that in response to an optimistic outlook for sales of its control systems and audiovisual technology that substantial personnel additions are continuing to be made during the first quarter and throughout 2010. AMX began the new year by hiring over 60 highly skilled new employees in key areas such as engineering, sales, marketing, research and worldwide support. These new additions will provide the resources required for new growth in key vertical markets as well as support the…
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Christian Broadcasting Network Utilizes Sennheiser Wireless In 700 MHz Transition
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04/08/10 02:14 PM,
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Back in December of 2008, the Christian Broadcasting Network, the oldest Christian broadcast facility in the U.S. and one of the largest Christian television ministries in the world, began preparing for Digital TV Transition (DVT) and the clearing of the 700 MHz frequency band. The Virginia Beach, VA-based campus, which is the main production engine of CBN, features two 100-foot x 100-foot broadcast studios as well as a smaller news insert stage. Each of these environments, which are fully outfitted…
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Rat Sound Systems Names David Myers As New Director of Installations
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04/08/10 12:08 PM,
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Rat Sound Systems has named David Myers as its new Director of Installations. Myers has more than 20 years of experience in designing, managing and completing installation projects nationwide focusing on sound, video, lighting and AV. After originally working in the live sound industry, Myers focused full time on systems contracting for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. He has also held full time contracting positions at SSI in Atlanta, GA and CTS Audio in Nashville, TN as Installations…
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Palace Theater Chooses NEXO And Yamaha
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04/08/10 08:08 AM,
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The Palace Theater originally opened in 1922 and is part of the Playhouse Square complex, an integral part of the Cleveland Theater District. The venue, which seats 2,700, accommodates a mix of shows from touring productions to concerts. Recently, the existing sound system was replaced and a new system was designed and installed by NAC Technologies under the leadership of senior audio engineer Rick Galbraith and company owner Dave Cooper. The new sound system consists of 63 NEXO S12s and…
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Linear Names Mark Terry President Of Newly Formed Audio, Video, & Control Group
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04/08/10 07:25 AM,
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Linear has announced the creation of a new audio, video, and control group combining Niles Audio, Xantech, and ELAN Home into a single business unit based in Carlsbad, California. According to Grant D. Rummell, Chairman of Linear LLC, Mark Terry has joined Linear as President of the new unit, effective immediately. Bob Farinelli, President & CTO of ELAN Home Systems, Frank Sterns, President of Niles Audio, and Graham Hallett, President of Xantech, now report directly to Mark Terry. “The formation…
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