International News

FRANKFURT, Germany – Allen & Heath and Audinate announced at Prolight+ Sound that they are collaborating to introduce Dante networking modules for the iLive digital mixing series. Dante will be incorporated into Allen & Heath's range of audio networking plug in cards, which slot into the iDR MixRacks and allow iLive to interface with a variety of common audio interface and networking standards. Separately, Link announced a license agreement with Audinate to implement Dante in its DGlink Stage Box system.

FRANKFURT, Germany – TC-Helicon announced the latest 1.2 firmware upgrade for its VoiceLive2 signal processor for vocalists. Features include new Rhythmic effects, Dual Mono output option and dedicated Tap Tempo control using the Delay footswitch.

NILES, IL – Shure Inc. extended its Beta line of microphones with the side-address, supercardioid Beta 27. The Beta 27, the first side-address, supercardioid condenser microphone designed for professional sound reinforcement, was developed in response to audio engineers' desire for a condenser mic that offers better isolation of the sound source.

COLOGNE, Germany – System designers hartmann+mathias partnerschaft, acoustic consultants Peutz and installers Light Tec Medientechnik have upgraded the auditorium of Cologne University with a new audio system featuring four Renkus-Heinz Iconyx IC 24 digitally steerable array loudspeakers.

SURABAYA, Indonesia – The Bethany Christian denomination church has installed an L-Acoustics dV-DOSC system into the 4,000-capacity Bethany Manyar Church in East Java.

GENEVA – SEAT S.A., a Spanish subsidiary of Volkswagen's Audi Brand Group, debuted several new car models at the Geneva Motor Show with a performance by Shakira. Pere Capell of BTM Sound specified an Out Board TiMax2 SoundHub for the multi-channel sound system used at the event.

POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Soundcraft has released its Vi1, a console that offers Vi Series sound quality, the Vistonics user interface, the Lexicon FX and the BSS EQs, but in a much smaller shell and at one-third the price. The Vi1 is just over a meter wide and includes 16 motorized channel faders with fixed and user-definable layers, 8 output/VCA faders and 2 master faders.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – College Hill Productions supplied live sound for the recent Big Day Out music festival, which featured performances by Lily Allen, The Mars Volta, Jet, Kasabian, The Decemberists and Fear Factory.

BRNO, Czech Republic – Audioblue used an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system for a Mass held during a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Brno, the Czech Republic's second largest city.

AMSTERDAM – The Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show reported 28,489 attendees at the 2010 trade show, a 14 percent gain from 2009. For DiGiCo, the show ended with three more of SD8 mixing consoles added to the inventories of Dutch rental companies.