Kurt Heitmann, senior VP of marketing CP Communications and sister company Total RF Productions, explained his firm's use of the LightViper: "We furnished our clients, ESPN and NBC, each with two complete 32X8 LightViper fiber optic audio systems in our 'booth kits'. The audio run from the golf course to ESPN's SportsCenter golf set was around 5,000 ft., nearly a mile away. From this location, ESPN also handled their
The two day festival is a celebration of everything Celtic, with Celtic food, folk tales, dance and most importantly, music. The event hosted eight bands over the two days from Ireland, Brittany and Wales.
"I have managed monitors for the festival for several years and decided to use A&H's digital system this year," reports Roland Dupertuis, from Allen & Heath's Swiss distributor, Decibel SA.
Comprising an iDR10 stage rack and iLive-144 control surface, iLive managed a range of musicians playing a diverse range of instruments from electric guitars and bass, to harps, mandolins, bagpipes and accordions.
"All the musicians praised the sound quality on stage, and the scene recall is very fast
Over the last several months, All-star Audio has taken delivery of 24 D.A.S. Audio Aero 38A three-way, self-powered medium format line array elements, eight Aero 28A two-way, self-powered line array elements, four CA-215A mono-amplified arrayable subwoofers, and 16 Aero 218A high performance, powered subwoofers. Additionally, the firm took delivery of four PL-48 transport carts for the Aero 38As.
All-star Audio recently used their new D.A.S. equipment - with much success - during the Children's Mir
Over 170 members and guests enjoyed a day in the glamorous surroundings of London's Hurlingham Club, where the AGM and members' questions were followed by a three-course lunch with a talk by renowned broadcaster John Humphrys.
In its fourth year as a combined AGM and Member Lunch, and its third at the Hurlingham Club, the event has grown into a major fixture on members' calendars and the growing demand for places means PLASA will almost certainly move to a larger, but equally special, venue for next year.
Members now see this as a prime opportunity to celebrate being part of an organisation that is moving the industry forward and to network with other members in relaxed s
Brent Milton, president and owner of PacWest explains: "It was a big, decision for us to add Adamson to our current inventory, but it gives us yet another means of meeting the demands of contemporary artists." PacWest currently has the largest inventory of Adamson Y-Axis in California which now includes 32 Y-10s and 16 T-21s.
PacWest had a busy year in the world of production, culminating with the New Year's Eve Together As One (TGA1) rave at the LA Sports Arena. This is the show in which PacWest decided to debut their new Adamson rig.
"2008 has been one of the most exciting and important years in our company's history; our output in all areas, production, desi
Based on Brähler's CDSVAN digital conference solution, the system is controlled by a powerful DSP card with all functions, routing and adjustments accessible via the CDSVAN software. This system was chosen because it is highly flexible and able to cope with multiple audio configurations. A sophisticated digital recording system is integrated, which automatically records and name-tags each individual speaker to an mp3 file as soon as their microphone is activated, and ends recording when the microphone is switched off. This allows for easier and faster transcription of the meeting, creates a running order for the meeting and eliminates the need for audio cassettes.
Andy Huffer of Optocore's UK distributor, HD Pro Audio, explained the setup: "At FOH, the AES outputs from the Digidesign Profile console were sent to the Optocore DD32E device, with all digital devices locked to an external wordclock. The DD32E also received an RS485 input from an XTA DP226 processor located at FOH.
"These signals (both AES and RS485) were then sent to the Optocore DD32 device located on stage, and distributed. The AES signals were patched to multiple outputs via the Optocore internal matrix, allowing the same signal to be sent to multiple XTA DP226 processors where necessary - as in the case of the main PA hangs
The Systems Integration Industry Charity Golf Tournament, host sponsored by Atlas Sound/IED, kicked off the week and raised money for the NSCA Education Foundation, the International Communications Industry Foundation, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
"We were extremely pleased with all the NSCA-sponsored events during InfoComm 08," said NSCA Education Foundation president, Tom Frericks. "Our mission is to support education for industry professionals, but the Foundation also supports other charitable causes through its fundraising events. We accomplished both in Las Vegas this year."
The next evening the Drunk Unkles band made its I
Sound and lighting responsibilities fell to the capable hands of the Reading-based Sound Foundation Ltd Group. Having previously done the 2007 Global Day of Prayer held at Upton Park, West Ham United's Football ground, Andy Barr from the event's organisers Pure Solutions had no hesitation in calling SFL again. Yamaha mixing consoles handled sound at both FOH and Monitor mixing duties. Two M7CL-48s where required, giving a total of 96 channels for FOH and a single PM5D took care of monitors. Mark Payne, SFL's technical director and co-founder,
Warehouse sales director Derek Blair comments: "We have been aware of RCF's growing profile and were really impressed at their presentation at Frankfurt's Pro Light & Sound this year. Visiting the RCF Factory in Italy did give us the time to take a much closer look at the products and meet with the RCF team. We had already identified the need for another product line to complement our exciting stock and looking at what RCF had to offer it seemed a good move forward for the company."
Warehouse will have total exclusivity in Scotland for RCF Acustica professional speake
The DN-C620 is compatible with standard audio data file formats including CDDA (.cda) and MPEG-1/2 Layer III (.mp3), allowing for up to 20 hours of MP3 or similar audio playback from a single CD, CD-R or CD-RW, making it suited to serve as a continuous audio playback device for houses of worship, health clubs, restaurants, and various broadcast applications.
The DN-C620 features intuitive front panel control, which allows customisable programme playlists and output of ID3 or CD-TEXT title, artist, and album information via RS-232C. Additionally, standard 25-pin Contact Closure (GPIO) and 9-pin RS-232C Control connections ar
The Flash-based web application enables the user to build their own iLive system, selecting iLive control surfaces, iDR10 MixRacks and the various components needed, to design a system tailored to their specific requirements.
The application comprises three screens, starting with the iLive surface, followed by the MixRack, finishing with the addition of extra modules or accessories. There is a simple 'drag and drop' configuration utility, whereby modules can be 'dragged' to the corresponding slots on the back of an iLive surface and MixRack. An item code is generated for each iLive surface and iDR10 MixRack built, and up to five surfaces and five MixRacks configurations can be saved during the process. On completion, the confi
These SP2-10s debuted at the Classic Rock Festival 2008 in Sandnes where the acts included Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, Slade and Thin Lizzie. The sound system featured Sound Projects SP2-10s, Sound Projects Linex and 36 SP18 extra subs.
The self-powered SP2-10 complements the SP18 frontloaded vented sub-bass. With these identical shaped cabinets a wide variety of low-end configurations can be composed to augment the low end of any sound system, says the company. Physically the SP2-10 matches the Sound Projects Linex line array system.
Like the SP18, it's twin brother system, the SP2-10 is equipped with the same simple and elegant rigging or locking system. T
"All the bands on the BBC Introducing Stage are unsigned so they tend not to have their own engineers," explains Mark Bott, system designer and head sound engineer for South West Audio. "This gave us the ideal testing ground for Roland's new M-400 digital console; essentially we had a festival situation with hardly any guest engineers.
"The M-400 was really quick to set up, and we all felt that its worksurface was very intuitive and easy to use," continues Mark Bott. &qu
The AT2035 is intended for a wide variety of miking applications, including overheads, acoustic instruments and guitar cabinets. It features a large diaphragm for smooth, natural sound and low noise. The mic's cardioid polar pattern reduces the pickup of sounds from the sides and rear, improving isolation of the desired sound source.
It has a fixed cardioid polar pattern and offers a flat, extended frequency response (20-20,000 Hz); high SPL handling capability (148 dB, 158 dB with the 10 dB pad); and an element yielding low self-noise (12 dB SPL).
The AT2050 is designed for studio use and live sound productio
The council will be taking several noise surveys using a variety of Cirrus sound level meters and noise dosemeters during sound checks and performances in the coming weeks, as part of a full programme designed to determine the level of noise protection required for both the staff and the entertainers who will be performing at the venue.
New Control of Noise at Work regulations came into force in April this year, meaning that employers in the entertainment industry are required to manage the risk to their employees caused by excessive noise. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council are
"Our new Hong Kong branch," says Flavio Naggi, FaitalPRO overseas sales manager, "will take care of the shipping and invoicing of the whole professional FaitalPRO range from the new warehouse, while the central management with personal technical-sales contacts, product quality and orders will remain as always, with our Chinese staff, handled from our historic FaitalPRO headquarters in San Donato Milanese."
Naggi adds: "This warehouse and the new offices will give us a fresher and stronger thrust in this area, whe
Long-standing national sales manager for TC Electronic Switzerland, Giovanni Dolci, will be handling day-to-day operations for the Lab.gruppen brand in the territory.
Lab.gruppen's international sales manager, Claus Behrens comments: "On a personal level, Giovanni is a huge asset to the team. He knows the industry inside out and has a deep knowledge of the Lab.gruppen range. Furthermore, everyone in the business knows and respects him, so he is a great ambassador for the Lab.gruppen brand.
"Secondly, from a corporate point of view, there is an obvious synergy to be gained by placing distribution with TC Electronic who are part of the same holding company as Lab.gruppen, TC Group. There are clear advantages for everyone in dealing
The Adamson Metrix is a versatile, high-output enclosure suitable for small to medium permanent installations in houses of worship, theatres and nightclubs, as well for the main system in small to medium touring applications. A newly designed Adamson ND8-ML 8.5" Kevlar neodymium mid-low frequency driver is optimized for this 2-way enclosure, and is paired with a 1.4" HF (3" diaphragm) compression driver, mounted on Adamson's patented HF wave-shaping chamber.
The 24th Annual TEC Awards will be held on the second night of the Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) in San Francisco.
(Jim Evans)
The internal design of the KX Audio range represents "the strongest combination of output, power handling and control, as well as the lowest distortion levels available". Externally, Baltic plywood combined with tour grade coatings offer the most natural sounding product in a package able to withstand the rigours of touring, says the company.
Onboard electronics ensure fast, easy set up and complete control with phase alignment, equalization and speaker protection integrated into the amplifier module. The KX Audio range currently consists of five loudspeaker cabinets:
The KX12 is a compact 2-way, high-output, full-range active speaker system. Its small footprint beli
Having been damaged by fire three years ago, Disco Club Luxor was forced to close and undergo a complete refurbishment. A dance space dominates the new-look club with sound, light, lasers and special effects all flown on a supporting structure high above the floor. MC2 Audio E25 and E45 amplifiers drive a Logic System line array with more than 10kW. Sound, lights and special effects can all be controlled by the resident DJ.
Dancefloor spokeswoman, Vera Zemanova, says, 'We set up a comparativ
"We're very pleased to present P.E. Schmitt with this year's Rep of the Year Award," said Mark Humrichouser, director of sales for the Shure US Business Unit. "We selected them for several reasons, not the least of which is their strong commitment to never settle for what worked yesterday. They have exceeded their quota over the past two years and continue to excel internally as a company and externally with customers."
Representing Shure throughout the New York metropolitan area, P.E.
Richard Northwood is pleased to welcome his new recruit. "COMS has been exploring the possibilities of expanding the acoustic services that it offers to clients and after a lot of searching found the ideal candidate in the form of Paul Malpas and managed to tempt him away from quite a senior position at Arup Acoustics to join and help grow the team at COMS," remarked Northwood. "Paul has a great combination of enthusiasm an
Weimann has held leading sales and marketing positions at Frankfurt-based ProAudio Marketing for brands such as QSC. During the last three years, Weimann served as the registered manager of the German branch of Spanish loudspeaker manufacturer D.A.S. Audio.
"Lothar's experience in pro audio sales and in-depth knowledge of speaker systems make him a great addition to our sales team," says Jim Sides, CEO of Meyer Sound Germany. "I have personally known Lothar for more than 15 years; he is an industry veteran with a very good reputation throughout the German pro audio industry. These attributes make him uniquely qualified for this position. I am very happy to have him on bo
