LONG BEACH, CA — The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis had been working for almost two months straight without a day off, when the commanders decided to give the crew a full-scale party on July 4th, and the Chuck Alvarez Band got the call, along with the Comics On Duty tour.
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LEICESTERSHIRE, UK — This year's Download festival, held at the Donnington race track, attracted 70,000 fans over 3 days. All the sound stages were supplied by companies using L-ACOUSTICS systems. SSE took care of the main stage with their new V-DOSC system, SKAN the second stage and STAGE AUDIO SERVICES supplied 5 other stages, all with L-ACOUSTICS loudspeakers and amplifiers.
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KANSAS CITY, MO — Avlex Corporation announces the introduction of the Mipro MA-101a wireless portable PA system featuring ACT (Automatic Channel Targeting), which includes MA-101a UHF True Diversity, a PLL (phase-locked loop) system with 16 selectable frequencies plus automatic channel scan. It is available in two versions–one with a wireless handheld microphone (MA-101a/ACT-707HE), the other with a body pack transmitter for use with Mipro's headworn and lavalier microphones or the MU-40GX instrument cable (MA-101a/ACT-707TE).
Read More »RIO RANCHO, NM –A Lectrosonics TM400 Wireless System was recently used for test and measurement on the sound system at the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium, home to the University of Kentucky's Wildcats football team.
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LIVERPOOL, UK — ADLIB Audio supplied Californian AFI (A Fire Inside) with a JBL VerTec PA, utilizing 10 flown VT 4889 elements per side, together with eight floor-stacked JBL VerTec 4880 subs. These were run in conjunction with two FD cabinets per side, plus a pair of AA 122s.
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LOS ANGELES — In the first quarter of 2007, Jan-Al Cases will launch a website intended to offer users the ability to design racks by integrating product information and electronics manufacturers' specifications on a searchable database, RackmountCity.com. Live help will also be available during normal business hours. RackmountCity will include guidelines, glossaries, and, according to Muffie Alejandro, Jan-Al president, "explanations that standardize language across products."
Read More »EL SEGUNDO, CA — MXL Microphones, the audio division of Marshall Electronics, announces that the MXL006 USB/Cardioid Condenser Microphone is now shipping, and the new microphone, which connects directly to a computer via a standard USB port, features a large gold diaphragm.
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WATERLOO, ON –– Martin Audio has announced the W8L "Longbow," a new version of the Wavefront W8L line array systems. Features of the system include: Three-way line array element; Horn-loaded 15-inch LF, 1m (single cabinet); Twin 8-inch mid-horn, 1m (single cabinet); Quad 1-inch HF horn, 1m (single cabinet); ViewPoint software; factory controller presets; compatibility with W8LS; compatibility WLX, WSX, WS218X.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Beyerdynamic introduced the Revoluto Microphone Station and the Opus 900 wireless system at AES 2006.
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SAN FRANCISCO–Korg unveiled their 1-bit professional mobile recorders at the AES conference in San Francisco.
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Dear Fellow Anklebiters, I had a small gig last Saturday. I had several friends helping me setup. The problem was no one knew what to do, so I had to direct all of the activities. When I fired up the system there were many problems with things plugged into the wrong places. Help!
Chris Russo Prescott, Arizona
Paul: I have had this happen a few times as well. I have since tried to fool-proof the system, but I still have some things I need to change. Is it possible to make the connections all different so they won't fit on the wrong place/connector? In my case, I have all NL4 Speakons but I have some marked Low and some marked High. The Lows have a red color on them. I should at least make all Speakons the same so they will fit anywhere on the amp racks or the back of the speakers. The color red is a problem as well. I use red to denote the input for Highs from the drive snake. The color scheme that I use is Blue for Lows, Purple for Mids and Red for Highs. I need to standardize on a universal color scheme for my drive snakes. Brian, what do you do?
Read More »Can it actually be? Four years have passed since the first time I filled this space. Back in October of 2002 the industry was still reeling from the aftershocks of 9/11, and the consolidation that has been a part of everyday life lately was just beginning. The last thing anyone wanted (especially in the manufacturing community) was another magazine.
And yet…
So let's take a look at what has changed in the past four years. The upper end of the
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