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Editor George Petersen reviews the November 2023 issue of FRONT OF HOUSE, with coverage of Peter Gabriel’s ‘i/o the Tour; U2 at Sphere in Las Vegas, and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo’s 2023 tour. This month’s Buyers Guide focuses on IEM hardware, we test Allen & Heath’s CQ Series consoles and we report on Fourier Audio’s transform.engine. Click for more!

Avante Audio’s AS8 ACDC is a complete portable P.A. system that’s useable anywhere thanks to its integrated rechargeable battery. This column system features Bluetooth 5.0+ streaming connectivity, a 3-channel mixer, 4-5 hours of run time, and a 250W RMS amplifier for 110 dB max SPLs. Its neodymium drivers include an 8” subwoofer and six precision-aligned 2.75” HF/MF drivers in a vented enclosure for a 55 – 20k Hz response. The 47.8-pound package stores in an included padded carry bag and is shipping now.

Allen & Heath’s award-winning Avantis and the new compact-frame Avantis Solo digital consoles are built on the same 64-input / 42-bus 96kHz mix engine with the only difference being the amount of physical control and I/O available on the mixer. Just pick the form factor that best suits your application or mixing style. Avantis Solo features: a single 15.6” Full HD capacitive touchscreen; 18 assignable SoftKeys; 12 faders in 6 layers; 6 analog and 1 stereo AES inputs; 6 analog outs and a single and stereo AES output.

Sound designers ML Dogg and Cody Spencer talk about using two L-Acoustics L-ISA Processors and 220 speakers supplied by PRG North America to create the immersive sound system for the 360-degree audio experience in the Broadway production of Fatboy Slim and David Byrne’s hit musical “Here Lies Love.”

Editor George Petersen reviews the October 2023 issue, which includes a production profile by photojournalist Steve Jennings that focuses on Counting Crows’ 2023 Banshee Season tour. There’s also a report on Slightly Stoopid’s Summertime 2023 tour, a look at warm-weather festivals from around the world, and a feature on recent installation projects at houses of worship. Bryan Reesman also spoke to sound designer Gareth Owen about Broadway’s Back to the Future – The Musical, and the FOH Buyers Guide has a detailed look at top-of-the-line condenser handheld vocal mics.

Here’s a look at Rupert Neve Designs’ all-analog MBT Master Bus Transformer processor. Designed to sweeten, enhance, drive, widen and transform source material, MBT can be used on full FOH or monitor mixes, groups, stems or individual mono or stereo channels.

Courtesy of Sphere at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and created by noted film director Darren Aronofsky, this video offers a preview of “Postcard from Earth,” the first of a series of “Sphere Experiences” produced specifically for the unique venue. Directed by Aronofsky, “Postcard from Earth” premieres Oct. 6. The grand opening for the $2.3 billion venue will happen Sept. 29 with the first of U2’s live concert residency shows, “U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere.”

Here’s a behind the scenes tour of the audio setup for the City Sounds Luxembourg summer open-air festival. For 2023, the event employed a 72-box RCF Audio TT+ line array and cardioid subwoofer rig.

FRONT of HOUSE editor George Petersen previews the September 2023 issue.

1 SOUND’s Michael Wolk details features of the company’s Tower Series LCC84 Cardioid Column Array loudspeaker system, designed for portable or permanent installs.