DIGITAL CONSOLE AND ZONE MIX CONTROL ARE KEY FOR THEATER SOUND

Allen & Heath's iLive-80 digital console along with an iDR-8 digital
zone mixer, and 6 remote control PL Series wall plates were installed at
the Children's Theater of Annapolis as part of a full audio system
recently completed by Dennis Wilson at Audio Plus. A brand new
construction, the Children's Theater hosts local and regional theater
productions as well as other events. The iLive-80 provides FOH as well
as monitor mixing duties and the iDR-8 takes care of all main  read more »

Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson discover the twin delights of the sE Gemini

Engineer Sven Lens reveals how Snoop and Nelson’s latest collaboration highlighted just how great the sE Gemini mic sounds compared to much more expensive competition…  read more »

American Icon Sounds as Good as it Looks with Community

KEYSTONE SD, USA - One of America's most beloved and iconic monuments, the 60-foot high carvings of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt on Mt. Rushmore took the sculptor Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers nearly 14 years to complete in 1941. Since that time, millions of Americans and international visitors have travelled to the Black Hills of South Dakota to view this modern wonder and witness its nightly lighting ceremonies and other special events.  read more »

BTE Audio releases BEQ4 British Console Equaliser Algorithm

BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the BEQ4, a high
performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the
world-renowned British Mixing Consoles of the 1980s. With its proprietary topology,
the BEQ4 algorithm simultaneously achieves both absolute sonic accuracy and
extremely high processing efficiency. Targeted at desktop and embedded professional
audio applications, the BEQ4 algorithm will enable quality-conscious third-parties  read more »

Ultrasone Inc. Announces Non-Exclusive Retail Availability of the HFI-450 Headphone

New distribution policy enables all retailers to carry studio/home
theater headphone

Windomar, Calif. - (July 24, 2008) – Ultrasone Inc., distributor for German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone AG, announces non-exclusive retail availability of the HFI-450 headphone. Once limited to only one retailer, the Ultrasone HFI-450 is now available to all North American retailers.  read more »

Atventix introduces X3-series

Dutch manufacturer Atventix will launch the new X3 sub series this month. The X3 series will have a triple 12" , a triple 15" and a triple 18" sub woofer. With their 2.7 Ohm resistance they will be the perfect match for allmost all modern amplifiers.

Acoustilyzer AL1 supports international Noise Curves Application

NTI demonstrated its new Noise Curve Application tool at InfoComm. It acquires and stores the unweighted octave data from the Acoustilyzer AL1 and plots this data against all International Noise Curve standards. The tool will be available free of charge to all registered AL1 users in fall 2008.  read more »

The World’s Loudest Band, Manowar Kicks It Up a Notch with Meyer Sound and Westfalen Sound

Epic heavy metal band Manowar secured a place in the Guinness World Records during the 1990s as the loudest band in the world, and sheer volume has remained an integral part of the Manowar concert experience. The band’s technical rider specifies a minimum unweighted SPL of 126dB at FOH position, a feat few sound systems can handle and still maintain the sound quality.  read more »

OPTOCORE with five rings in Beijing  read more »

MegaFrater, Latin America’s Largest Christian Church, Installs Meyer Sound System

Guatemala’s Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala (also known as Mega Frater) is the largest Christian church in Latin America. Measuring a stunning 1,217 million square feet, this massive structure includes a school, restaurant, swimming pool, full television and radio production facilities, a heliport atop an eight-story parking garage, a 12,500-seat theatre in their main sanctuary, a stage larger than most major concert venues, and much more.  read more »