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MADISON, WI — Attracting more than 120,000 people every year and held on the State Lawn, “Concerts on the Square” is one of Madison’s largest outdoor concert events. Because the concerts are literally held out in the open air with no band shell or roof to help control and disperse the sound, capturing both the full range and subtle nuances of the orchestra and guests is a significant challenge. Sticha Brothers, a full service production company from Madison, provided audio for the event.

NEW YORK CITY — Production Resource Group (PRG) New York is supplying two Yamaha PM5D digital sound reinforcement consoles to the Today Show Concert Series held through November on the Plaza at Rockefeller Center.

NEW YORK CITY — Studer has joined the touring sound sector with the Vista 5 SR desk, a road-ready version of the established Vista 5 console already in use in theatres, studios and performing arts centers around the world. The Vista 5 SR is a direct response from Studer to suggestions from leading tour sound companies and engineers who saw the Vista 5 and realized its potential as a true live sound desk.

Martin Audio recently introduced Engineer, its new digital management processor, at the PLASA 2007 show in London. This DSP device is designed to provide comprehensive control and management of installed loudspeaker systems, while using unique algorithms to keep sound systems automatically performing at optimum level.

WASHINGTON — Washington D.C. nightclub Ibiza has opened with a $500,000 sound system designed and installed by Adam Weiner and Bill McClure of ITI Audio. The club incorporates four Dolby Lake Processors providing six-way crossover filtering and loudspeaker optimization.

PORTLAND, OR — Horne Audio deployed Electro-Voice XLC loudspeaker systems for performances, Aug. 30, by the Portland Youth Philharmonic and the Oregon Symphony in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, which featured a program of classical favorites ranging from Copland to Tchaikovsky. Horne addressed the large bowl-shaped venue with 14 delay towers in 15 time zones, a surround-sound system with a circumference of approximately 1,000 feet.

ST. POLTEN, AUSTRIA — DiGiCo’s Austrian distributor, TON Eichinger Professional Sound Systems, has recently made sales of DiGiCo/Soundtracs consoles in the Austrian market. The first is to ORF, the country’s central radio facility, and the second is to the Landestheater in St Pölten.

SAN DIEGO — Aviom was part of the audio system for the production of Love In: The Musical, a theatrical celebration of the music of 1967 featuring legendary artists recently held at Birch North Park Theatre in San Diego.