USA – D-Tools users can now access Allen & Heath’s extensive product catalog, featuring popular solutions for live sound, installed sound, and audio production applications. With D-Tools, integrators can easily create proposals, system designs, and project documentation using Allen & Heath’s products. The platform also offers field service management for collaboration and project tracking.
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BERKELEY, CA – Bruce Borgerson, since 1997 the principal contract writer for Meyer Sound’s marketing department, has announced his retirement effective the end of December. He has been writing for the professional audio industry since 1979, both as a contributor to industry trade magazines as well as an in-house and freelance writer for leading pro audio companies.
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UK – Focusrite plc announced its acquisition of UK-based Sheriff Technology Limited, trading as OutBoard, the company behind TiMax immersive audio solutions and OutBoard stage rigging motor control products and PAT4 electrical safety testing. They will join the Audio Reproduction division of the Focusrite Group alongside Martin Audio, Optimal Audio and Linea Research.
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BROOKLYN, NY – Elyon Systems designed an AV system for Associated Beth Rivkah Schools’ multi-purpose lunchroom. The upgraded facility, which also gets used for school assemblies, stage performances, video presentations and graduation ceremonies, is equipped with K-array KP102, KP52 and KK102 loudspeakers along with KS2P I and KU210 subwoofers.
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MINNEAPOLIS – First Avenue, the live music venue that opened in 1970 and gained renown as the recording location for Prince’s hit song, “Purple Rain,” now features North America’s first permanently installed L-Acoustics L Series sound system. Allied Productions served as integrator on the project, providing a single L2 and L2D per side.
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PORTLAND, OR – Now in its 61st year, Portland’s Singing Christmas Tree relies on Clarity Media Group for sound reinforcement. In turn, Clarity depends on its M2 Duet digital wireless system from Lectrosonics to provide the performers with great-sounding and reliable in-ear monitoring.
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The Freedman Group — the parent company of RØDE – announces that American pro audio company Mackie has joined its ranks.
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TAMPICO, Mexico – The site of a former bullring is now a worship space for Tampico, Mexico’s Fuente de Vida (Fountain of Life) evangelical church. Since it opened in 2011, the 8,000-seat dome arena worship space has had issues with the sound reinforcement system. That was recently rectified with a new 360-degree design centered on L-Acoustics’ A Series loudspeakers.
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ZURICH, Switzerland – The Liebfrauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, has impressed visitors since it first opened in the late 1800s. Unique features include mosaics, frescoes and an ornate pipe organ. To enhance speech intelligibility during church events, the church installed beam-steering arrays from Renkus-Heinz.
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PRINCETON, NJ – While more akin to a cathedral than a chapel, the Princeton University Chapel’s 2,000-capacity sanctuary was always long on impressive Gothic grandeur but short on spoken word intelligibility. FOH editor George Petersen talked with 2022 Parnelli audio innovator Sam Berkow of SIA Acoustics on how he addressed that problem while making other audio system upgrades as well.
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LONDON, ON, Canada – Armor Pro, in collaboration with OCTAV Integrated Design and Contact Distribution, provided Reference and EMS series loudspeakers for Wolf Performance Hall in downtown London, Ontario. The 369-seat theater, located within the London Public Library, gets used as a concert hall, theater and meeting facility.
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SEOUL – Last fall, Vans sponsored a two-day pop-up event in Seoul, South Korea with a shopping market, skate shows and DJ concerts in an unused underground station. Sonic Value deployed an LD Systems setup for sound reinforcement, with Maila, Curv 500 and Maui P900 components to optimize the sound quality within the challenging acoustic environment.
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