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Don’t Want to Lose Your Wireless Mics? Then Read This and Get Involved.

Don’t Want to Lose Your Wireless Mics? Then Read This and Get Involved.

LAS VEGAS — Over the last couple of months, FOH has reported on the impending opening up of the bandwidth used for wireless mics and monitoring systems to a new class of unlicensed consumer devices. Backed by some political heavy-hitters and a ton of consumer electronics lobbying dollars, the Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 (S. 2686, H.R. 5252) includes a provision called the Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 ("WIN Act"), which is intended to permit unlicensed, non-exclusive use of unassigned television broadcast channels ("white space," also known as the space where our wireless systems live).

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Danley Climbs Matterhorn

GAINESVILLE, GA — Tom Danley will unveil a new subwoofer at the NSCA Expo 2007 in Orlando, Fl in March, which was initially designed for the military and dubbed the "Matterhorn" by Danley Sound Labs, the subwoofer is housed in a shipping container measuring 8' x 8' x 20' and generates 40,000 watts.

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Danley SH-25 Loudspeakers

GAINESVILLE, GA — The new Danley Sound Labs SH-25 loudspeaker is composed of a single one-inch tweeter, four four-inch mids, and eight 6.5-inch woofers and measures 28" x 28" x 42." Sensitivity is rated at 104dB, and maximum output reaches 140 dB.

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We Will Rock You, Meyer Roll Across South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Written by British author Ben Elton in conjunction with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, We Will Rock You has played London, Tokyo, Moscow and many other cities around the world. Six main cast members backed by a sizable ensemble, a live band, sets that change in seconds, synched video, sound effects, more than 200 lighting cues, and an equipment list more than three pages long give the show sizable technical scope.

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EV XLD Rides with Cadillac

MIAMI — Auto manufacturer Cadillac recently employed EV XLD sound for a series of meetings, events and previews held at the Doral Resort in Miami for 200 of their top dealers, all of whom were on their way to watch the Superbowl.

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Neil Young & Friends, VerTec Play Bridge School Benefit

NORTHRIDGE, CA — JBL Professional VerTec line arrays were deployed by rental company Sound Image for the 20th Annual Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. The Crown-powered system consisted of 52 VerTec VT4889 full-size line array elements and 24 VT4880 full-size arrayable subwoofers.

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Site Survey

Brian: Hey Paul, I've got an interesting one for you. I recently went out to do a site survey for an upcoming show and had a rather awkward experience. You see, one of my clients is a local Christian radio station that promotes a variety of CCM concerts in the area. They typically use one of the larger area churches as the venue. While I am used to most of the rooms, I occasionally have to look at a new room that we haven't done a show in before. It was on one of these visits that I got myself into a bit of a bind. I listened to their system a bit and determined that I would rather bring in my own rig to cover the room, as I was not pleased with the coverage that their distributed house system provided.

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All or Nothing at All

One thing out of the way right from the start: Yes, this is another special House of Worship issue. Yes, the desire to do these is driven by the business folks who feel they can sell more advertising because — unlike a lot of other venues — churches are still spending money on audio gear. But, if I did not truly believe that we were bringing something of value to the table for the READERS of FOH, I would stomp my feet and hold my breath and scream and yell (quite a feat to do all at once) and likely end up fired for refusing to be a "team player."

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Winter NAMM

Winter NAMM 2007 is as big and loud as ever, but a little light on the pro audio side.

While the giant noisefest that is Winter NAMM was not totally devoid of any worthy-of-mention pro-grade live audio products, you did have to hunt a bit to find them. No big surprise. NAMM is, after all, a show aimed at music store buyers and not soundcos. But we went along for the ride regardless and came up with a few potential gems.

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One Left and Two Rights Can't Be Wrong

When leaders of The Vineyard's congregation first sought out the help of Jeff Sanderson, the principal consultant and founder of Olympia, Washington-based Onpoint Designs, they came seeking a key that would unlock the "techno-handcuffs" they felt were inhibiting their worship services.

"The Vineyard is a rapidly growing church," Sanderson says, revealing a major factor influencing what turned into a successful collaboration between his firm and the congregation. "Prior to moving into the 1,100-seat sanctuary they call home now, they were in a very small space where not much could be done. It had a low ceiling and seated 500 or so. They wanted to change the look and feel of their services entirely with a theatrical stage offering rigging for curtains and props, and most importantly, a sound system that could manage everything from weekly services to national touring acts."

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Vital Stats

STATS

Rane Corporation

Pro Audio and signal processing for the live sound, installation and DJ markets.

Mukilteo, Wash. (20 miles outside of Seattle)

Founded in 1981

Fulltime employees:

About 100.

Number of products in catalog:

Services provided:

Technical and application support, product repair.

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