| Event Safety Summit 2014 | The Event Safety Alliance will host the industry's first Event Safety Summit from December 2-4, 2014 at the Tait Towers' campus in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
The three-day symposium and hands-on workshop, which is funded in part by Fireman's Fund and its managing agent, Take1 Insurance, is designed to increase awareness of the many event safety risks present at live events and teach event producers to address those risks more effectively. It will also focus on the importance of making sure that every live event has the right insurance coverage supporting it.
Visit ESA's Website for a complete schedule and more information. |
| | Feature Story | iOS Applications for Console Control
The ease and convenience of the relatively newfound ability to mix front-of-house or monitors wirelessly from anywhere in a room is gaining increasing importance and popularity. Since Mix last surveyed the field of available iPad apps for controlling digital mixers for live sound in January 2013, more developers have joined in by creating iOS apps for controlling specific console models. Here, we present a number of iOS applications, both new and established (with updated feature sets), that offer engineers control of digital mixing consoles over a wireless network connection. Note that this roundup focuses on apps with professional features targeted at live sound engineers, and does not include dedicated personal monitor controllers designed for performing musicians. |
| 2014 Most Innovative Product Awards
Welcome to the NewBay Media Pro Audio Group's (Mix, Pro Sound News, Pro Audio Review) first annual, year-end Innovative Product Awards, as we salute a few of the breakthrough technologies of the past year, broken down into six convenient categories. Products were submitted by the manufacturers in September, and NewBay Media readers voted online for the winners. Take a look at the following innovators, then please let us know what you would pick. | | | d&b audiotechnik Names Sabina Berloffa as Director, Marketing and Product Management
d&b audiotechnik has named Sabina Berloffa as Director of Marketing. Beginning August 18, 2014, she has been responsible for global marketing and product management, with the aim of further expanding brand awareness, developing new markets and accelerating the growth of the company. Sabina is part of the international management team around CEO Amnon Harman. | | | Event Enterprises Supplements NEXO M28 Arsenal, Adds Yamaha QL5, DSRs
Event Enterprises is a full-service production company focusing on meeting their customers needs with utmost professionalism and the highest quality of service. With offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Bellevue, Kentucky, the company maintains a vast inventory of industry-standard, current event production equipment, coupled with an extensive dealer network and affiliations. | | | | DSI Event Group Installs Outline GTO C-12-Based Line Source Sound System in Denver's Summit Music Hall » | | | | Nitin Sawhney Performs at Royal Albert Hall Supported by Martin Audio MLA System » | | | | Oklahoma's Emmanuel Baptist Church Adds Harman's Crown Amplifiers, BSS Audio Processing, JBL Loudspeakers » | | | | | New Products | Alto Professional Live Series
The new Live Series mixers from Alto Professional offer a modern look, low-profile design, low-noise, high-headroom DNATM preamps, extensive EQ, built-in compression, Alesis DSP effects and USB audio/connectivity. They come in four configurations: Live 802: 8-Channel, 2-Bus ($229); Live 1202: 12-Channel, 2-Bus ($279); Live 1604: 16-Channel, 4-Bus ($499); and Live 2404: 24-Channel, 4-Bus ($599). Mono channels feature an XLR input, balanced 1/4-inch line input, and a TRS insert jack. Each mono channel offers a low-cut filter, gain control, 3-band EQ, pan knob, mute switch, and a 60mm smooth-travelling fader. Stereo channels trade the insert jack for a second balanced ¼-inch input. Along with two more send knobs, 4-bus models include a pre/post fader switch for the first two sends. | | | Sennheiser Digital 9000 Wireless System: New Dante Card, Firmware
Sennheiser announces the availability of its Dante card for the EM 9046 receiver, enabling the top-of-the-range Digital 9000 wireless microphone system to be integrated into Dante audio-over-IP networks. Also available, as free downloads: the associated new Digital 9000 firmware Version 3.0.3, and the new Wireless Systems Manager 4.2 with a set of optimized monitoring functions. | | | | | | Announcements From Mix | Empire Pro To Host QSC, Shure, and Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Day on Thursday, December 4, in Bell, Calif.
Titled "Modern Technology For Today's Production", the training will cover line arrays, digital consoles, monitors, amps, wireless and digital microphones, and in-ear monitors along with how they optimally work together for applications from small to mid-size production. Presenters will focus on system design, networking, Dante and RF landscape, coordination, and antenna setup as well as best practices, special tools, and tips. | | | | Sonnox offers"Black Friday Sale" beginning at 12:01 PST on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, and extending through 11:59 p.m. PST on Monday, December 1. Holiday plug-in shoppers will receive 40% off the list price of the Sonnox Elite, Essential, Enhance, Broadcast, Post and Restore bundles. » | | | | SynAudCon presents 'Making Wireless Work' in-person training in Dallas, Texas, on January 3 and 4, 2015, at the American Airlines Convention Center with instruction from James Stoffo (Radio Active Designs), Karl Winkler (Lectrosonics) and Tim Vear (Shure). » | | | | Avid's Live Sound Webinar On Demand: Introducing VENUE | S3L-X, presented by veteran live sound engineer Robert Scovill. » | | | | Eighteen Sound offers 'Loudspeaker Lyceum' educational videos. » |
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