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Thursday, September 02, 2010
TC Group Americas Names Frank Loyko As Vice President Of Sales For Tour & Install
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09/02/10 09:02 AM,
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TC Group Americas Inc., distributor of TC Electronic, TC Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Linn and Audica, has appointed Frank Loyko to the position of vice president of sales for tour and install. Most recently, Loyko served as president of RCF USA, and prior to that, he was the director of live sound for Digidesign, a division of AVID Techonolgies. He was also vice president of sales at EAW, and then served as senior vice president of worldwide sales for…
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NEXO Loudspeaker Demo At Paramount Arts Centre Theatre
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09/02/10 08:30 AM,
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has announced it will hold a NEXO Loudspeaker Demo at the Paramount Arts Centre Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. The event is free of charge and open to all audio professionals, and will be held on Friday, September 10 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The demo will showcase both NEXO and Yamaha Commercial Audio products including NEXO GEO-S12 Loudspeaker Array System, NEXO RS15 Dual-15” Subwoofer, NEXO RS18 Dual-18” Subwoofer, NXAMP 4X4 Controller Amplifier, and NEXO PS15R2…
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Electro-Voice The Choice Of Ohio’s GaREAT Complex
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09/02/10 07:59 AM,
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Geneva, Ohio is a small city with a history of thinking big. So it’s no surprise that the local GaREAT Sports Complex, operated by the non-profit Geneva Area Recreational, Educational, Athletic Trust, is an ambitious undertaking. Started just two years ago, the multi-sport recreational facility on a 175-acre campus already encompasses more than 450,000 square feet of indoor fields, courts, and tracks for year-round practices and competitions, as well as an outdoor stadium with a field and a track. Sound…
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Yamaha PM5D-RH The Choice Of Foreigner Monitor Engineer
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09/01/10 03:15 PM,
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From “Cold As Ice” to “Waiting For A Girl Like You” and chart topper “I Want To Know What Love is”, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, racking up scores of smash hits, multi-platinum albums, and sold-out concert dates. Currently on tour and promoting their latest’ CD ‘Can’t Slow Down’, the band has chosen Lorenzo Banda to mix monitors and his choice of digital consoles is a Yamaha PM5D-RH. Banda, is…
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Audio In Houses Of Worship
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09/01/10 02:19 PM,
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This article is provided by Rane Corporation. Audio is an essential element in any modern-day religious service. What is heard by the congregation is a combination of the acoustic qualities of the room and the performance of the audio system. Some of the desirable acoustic qualities in a house of worship are: Reverberance: When well controlled with early decay, the effect is perceived as a beautiful sound that enhances the quality of the audio. See the Rane Pro Audio…
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Midas Actively Seeking Candidiates To Double Size Of Research & Development Team
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09/01/10 12:27 PM,
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Midas is actively seeking to recruit new R&D talent, doubling the size of its current team of engineers, with more than 20 hardware, software, DSP and FPGA design engineers are being sought for positions in Kidderminster and Manchester. The announcement comes just six months after the acquisition of Midas Klark Teknik by the Music Group. The move follows a declaration at the time of purchase to invest substantially in Midas product development. “I am incredibly excited about the way that…
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Word Clock Confusion
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09/01/10 10:05 AM,
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Provided by Sweetwater. Q: I run a small recording studio, where I have a master mixdown deck that has a separate word clock input. I usually go from my digital console through an outboard digital processor, and then on to my master mixdown deck. Not terribly long ago, someone mentioned it would be a good idea to run a separate word clock cable to this deck for better performance. Is this really important? A: Interesting question! Arguably, it is…
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DiGiCo’s SD8 Selected For The Cranberries Tour
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09/01/10 08:50 AM,
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After re-forming in 2009, Irish rock band The Cranberries set out on a 2010 European Summer Tour. Their audio rig centers around a DiGiCo SD8 digital mixing console, manned by Oliver Waring on monitors. “I’ve been using DiGiCo consoles for a number of years,” says Waring. “I started out teching with a D5 when I was looking after Dave Guerin, monitor engineer for Morrissey.” “Then I inherited the monitor position and looked after Morrissey for a couple of years on…
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API Increases Marketing Efforts In India
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09/01/10 08:15 AM,
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Automated Processes Inc. is pleased to begin actively participating in the Indian professional audio market. Because of the buoyant, film-centric nature of the Indian music industry, audio production remains steady. The country has seen a proliferation in new FM radio stations as well as an increase in the number of live events the country is holding. After researching India’s market, API decided now was the right time to expand its presence. “Broadcast India 2009 was our first trip to gauge…
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L-Acoustics Monitor Package Chosen By On Stage Audio
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09/01/10 07:25 AM,
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On Stage Audio (OSA) recently made its inaugural L-Acoustics purchase with the addition of a new monitor package comprised of three LA8-equipped LA-RAK touring racks and 16 coaxial 115XT HiQ wedges. OSA purchased the system at the request of Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, which used the gear for three months this summer in its 3,200-seat, open-air, covered pavilion. Hosting the summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936, Ravinia also featured a diverse array of non-classical artists who used the…
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