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Monday, February 06, 2012
Meyer Sound Promotes Miguel Lourtie To European Technical Services Manager
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02/06/12 05:27 PM,
Meyer Sound has announced Miguel Lourtie as its new European technical services manager, where he will supervise the company’s technical support team in Europe and assume primary responsibility for sales support and design services in the region. “Customer support is paramount at Meyer Sound,” says John Monitto, Meyer Sound’s director of technical support worldwide. “Our customers expect an extremely high level of technical expertise and customer service. With his outstanding technical skills, customer rapport, experience in the field, and fluency…
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The Right Sonic Blend For An Electronic Ensemble & The New York Philharmonic
Julie M. Clark
02/06/12 03:22 PM,
The Philip Glass Ensemble, along with members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Collegiate Chorale symphonic choir, recently performed Glass’ powerful score for the 1982 landmark motion picture “Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance” as the film screened at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. The two exclusive live performances (and screenings), held on consecutive nights for sold-out audiences at the 2,738-seat home venue of the Philharmonic, presented some sound reinforcement challenges. The hall does not have a house…
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Community Delivers Sound Throughout New Salvation Army Kroc Center (Includes Video)
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02/06/12 09:45 AM,
McDonald’s founders Ray and Joan Kroc were known for supporting a variety of charitable causes, and their legacy continues with a multi-billion dollar donation to the Salvation Army for the construction of several community centers in cities across America. The latest Kroc Center, recently opened in North Philadelphia, is one of the largest facilities of its kind on the East Coast, with 130,000 square feet that includes a world-class aquatics center, fitness center, worship and performing arts facilities, café and…
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Audio Video Electronics Implements Tannoy QFlex At St. Frances Basilica
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02/03/12 03:09 PM,
Home to one of the oldest Catholic congregations in the United States, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is sometimes referred to as the heart of Santa Fe, and for good reason. Although the Cathedral Basilica was dedicated in 1887, the site has been a focal point of worship for the community since 1610. The first church built where the current structure now stands was destroyed during the Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1680, but another was built to…
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Peavey Debuts Expansion Modules For Powered Loudspeakers
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02/03/12 01:52 PM,
New Peavey Expansion Modules expand the capabilities of the company’s EU Series, Impulse 12D, and the new PVXp powered loudspeakers. The new 9-Band Graphic EQ Expansion Module aids users in controlling feedback using the built-in, proprietary FLS Feedback Location System, which makes accurate feedback elimination simple and intuitive. The 9-Band module gives users greater control over shaping and accenting live or recorded vocals and live instruments, as well as increases control over general sound equalization, and removes 60 Hz AC…
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Oslo Audio First Rental Company In Norway To Invest In L-Acoustics KARA
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02/01/12 10:01 AM,
Oslo Audio has become the first rental company in Norway to invest in L-Acoustics KARA WST line source loudspeakers, ordering 24 cabinets from local distributor Scandec Systemer. The KARA loudspeakers are powered by L-Acoustics LA-RAK amplified controllers and supplemented with SB18 subwoofers. “KARA has a flexibility that will enable us to use the system for pretty much all venues in Norway,” says Paal Klaastad of Oslo Audio. “For us the audio performance of the KARA system was never in question.…
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
AED Rent First Adopter Of JBL Professional VTX VT25 Line Array Loudspeakers
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01/31/12 10:31 AM,
Belgium-based AV rental system provider AED Rent has signed on as the first adopter of the just-introduced JBL Professional VTX V25 line array loudspeaker, as well as a strategic partner in the VTX Network. AED Rent is known in Europe as a market leader and a total system provider. “Our mission statement is quite simple: To develop and maintain a flexible group of companies on a Pan-European base that offers a total solution for the professional in the AV industry,”…
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Soundworks Installs db Technologies In UW-Stevens Point Arena
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01/30/12 05:49 PM,
A basketball arena at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point has been decked with 20 db Technologies Arena 15 loudspeakers. Beside sporting events, Quandt Fieldhouse is also the venue for commencement ceremonies and hosts a multitude of concerts and assemblies—which can ask a lot of the sound system and the design/build team. Brian Baumann and Kent Laabs of Soundworks Systems Inc. handled the design and installation. They explain, “The audio system needed to be capable of high SPL’s for…
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Technomad Upgrades Audio Presence at Club Med Sandpiper
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01/30/12 02:40 PM,
Systems integration firm Axxentos of Fort Lauderdale, Florida turned to Technomad upon evaluating the outdoor audio needs of Club Med Sandpiper in nearby Port St. Lucie. The new outdoor audio systems, featuring 14 Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers, comprise part of a property-wide renovation alongside indoor AV upgrades and general construction projects. Club Med Sandpiper’s 400-square-mile resort property exists in southern Florida’s sweltering climate, requiring durable outdoor audio systems that can withstand the year-round heat, humidity and moisture. The resort also required…
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Electronic Versus Physical: An Analysis Of Shaping Array Directivity
Joe Brusi
01/26/12 07:40 AM,
Modifying the directivity characteristics of loudspeaker arrays through electronic delay has become increasingly popular. Whereas 20 years ago the only option was expensive dedicated digital delay units, and a few years later the original BSS Omnidrive was a luxury, the advent of inexpensive digital processing has changed the game. The design of complex arrays using a relatively high number of processing channels, as required to electronically modify the directionality of an array, is now affordable and widely implemented. However, virtual…
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