SurferEQ 2 Boogie Plug-in
Focusrite and Sound Radix are offering a free SurferEQ 2 Boogie plug-in developed exclusively for Focusrite customers March 29th through May 3rd.
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Martin Audio SXH218
Martin Audio announced its new ultra-high output subwoofer: SXH218. The SXH218 will ship in April 2018.
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Cordial Cables Enters North American Market
German premium cable company Cordial, founded in 1995, has entered the North American market via MV Pro Audio (mvproaudio.com) with “Intro,” “Peak” and “Encore (good/better/best) lines of pre-made and bulk cabling for M.I., pro audio, pro lighting, consumer, broadcast and data/computer applications. The lines offer custom cabling as well as adapters, snakes, breakouts, looms and hybrid cabling in analog and digital formats, including AES/MADI and Cat-5/Cat-6/Cat-7 variants. Besides attention to service and a commitment to excellence, much of the company’s success comes from its quality copper conductors and super effective shielding designs.
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Danley Fully-Weatherized OS-12CX Wide-Coverage Loudspeaker
Danley Sound Labs’ OS-12C fully weatherized subwoofer joins the company’s fully-weatherized OS-80 and OS-90 loudspeakers and the OS-115 subwoofer. Like its siblings, the OS-12CX is built to withstand rain, heat, and freeze/thaw cycles over an extended period while delivering high sonic performance. The Danley OS-12CX uses the company’s patented Synergy crossover design, Sentinel limiter protection circuitry and stainless steel mounting hardware. Specs include a frequency response that is +/-3dB from as low as 69Hz to as high as 21.7kHz using a single 12-inch coaxial driver. It is rated at 400W continuous and 1600W peak and is capable of delivering 121dB SPL continuous and 127dB SPL peak. Its dimensions are about 30 by 26 by 11 inches (HxWxD).
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Crossing Over
We hear the term crossover all the time in pro audio, and crossovers play an extremely important role in our P.A. systems. A crossover (sometimes called a “crossover network” or “frequency dividing network”) is an audio circuit that divides the full frequency range into high- and low-frequency bands, and sometimes also mid-frequency bands.
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Nashville’s Road Warriors Have Their Own Awards Event
There’s touring, and then there’s touring Nashville style. Country artists are the hardcore frequent flyers of the music business, even if the “flying” is being done aboard a 1993 Golden Eagle with 350,000 miles on it. If you’ve ever been to Nashville on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening during the season, just about every Kroger and Walmart parking lot has several buses idling their engines there, the drivers in the store stocking up on beer and Skittles while waiting for band members and tour techs to assemble at these ad hoc staging areas before the three- and four-day short-run tours.
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Touring: It Really Does Take Planning
Although our touring schedule does not resume until later this spring, there are always off-the-road research tasks to be accomplished and proposed modifications to be discussed in preparation for the next run of shows. This year’s itinerary will include several gear transitions outside the U.S. Reproducing our extensive gear spec overseas will require detailed advance planning. That process begins with publishing a precise description of the sound system elements that will be provided by Clair Global for the spring and summer U.S. shows.
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d&b audiotechnik SL-Series Large- Format Line Array
Twelve years after debuting its J series, d&b audiotechnik introduces its new SL-Series flagship line array, which builds upon J’s strengths and propels the company into the future. In January, I traveled to Germany for a close-up, hands-on look at this next-generation, large-format speaker system. And with the company’s new Soundscape object-based immersive audio system, 2018 is shaping up to be an impressive year for d&b.
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Digital Wireless Microphones
Just as consoles, system control and signal processing have made the switch to digital, wireless mics are also making the transition. And wireless audio is ideally suited for the digital domain, whether for the precision of packing more frequencies into smaller bandwidths, applying security encryption or simply taking advantage of transmitting an unaltered digital stream. We looked at some recent offerings and found systems for nearly any application or budget.
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The Art of Subtlety: Sound Design for ‘The Band’s Visit”
The Band’s Visit is a refreshingly different type of Broadway musical. While it has some impressive moving scenery courtesy of Scott Pask and moves at a good pace, it eschews flashy song and dance numbers to deliver a heartfelt story about people seeking intimate connections, even fleeting ones, that will excite their ordinary lives. Directed by David Cromer, the show at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre stars Tony Shalhoub as the leader of an eight-piece Egyptian police band that makes an unexpected pit stop in a remote Israeli village after getting the wrong directions to the site of their next concert.
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Inside Six Recent Theater/Performing Arts Center Projects
The upgrading and facility enhancement of theater and performing arts spaces continue on an upward spiral, whether in converted environments, new construction and refurbishment of existing venues. With that in mind, we present these recent installation projects. Each takes a different approach, proving there are numerous solutions to any audio challenge — large or small — for any performing space, either new or historic.
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Walk the Moon’s “Press Restart Tour”
Walk the Moon is out on its headline “Press Restart” tour in support of its What If Nothing album. We caught the band’s sold-out show in February in Oakland, CA and spoke with FOH engineer James Wooten and monitor engineer Daniel Kirkpatrick about mixing the band. In March and April, the tour plays overseas in places such as Sweden, Germany, Belgium and the U.K., then heads back to the U.S. in June and July to co-headline amphitheaters with Thirty Seconds To Mars.
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