| Feature Story | Bella Electric Strings
The image of a classic string quartet carries with it gentility, uniformity and an overall conservative air. Enter Bella Electric Strings, clad in burlesque-ready stage clothes, blasting that image to pieces with their razor sharp bows. Based in Las Vegas, the all-female, formally trained strings collective, lead by violinist Nina Di Gregorio, specialize in electric string arrangements of traditional rock songs. |
| Harman Professional Provides Sound, Lighting System for NAMM 2015 Center Grand Plaza Main Stage
For the third year in a row, the sound reinforcement system for the NAMM GoPro Stage at the Grand Plaza will feature world-class products from Harman Professional. Harman will provide a complete concert audio and lighting system featuring JBL VTX line arrays, Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers and Martin lighting. | | | Metallica's Dual Monitoring Team to Speak in Meyer Sound Online Mixing Workshop on Thursday, February 5
Bob Cowan and Adam Correia, monitor mixers for Metallica, will be the next guest speakers on the Meyer Sound Mixing Workshop Webinar series, hosted by veteran mixer Buford Jones. | | | Martin Audio MLA Compact Loudspeaker System Used for The Tenors
Kevin Sucher, front-of-house engineer for the Canadian operatic pop foursome The Tenors, recently had a very successful first experience mixing with Martin Audio's MLA Compact loudspeaker system at the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, North Carolina. | | | Atomic Professional Audio Reinforces John Fogerty with Adamson
Atomic Professional Audio, based in Rutland, Vermont, provided an Adamson Systems Engineering Energia P.A. system for John Fogerty's most recent tour. The main P.A. comprises up to 32 E15s for the main arrays and 20 E12s for outfill. | | | Stevie Wonder's Team Switches to DPA Microphones
After a recent summer tour throughout Europe, Stevie Wonder's audio team has added DPA Microphones' d:facto Vocal and d:vote 4099P Instrument piano microphones to Wonder's touring rig. | | | | Mackie DL32R Provides Console-Free Portable Mixing at The Grove Church » | | | | | New Products | dbx DriveRack VENU360 Loudspeaker Management System
At NAMM 2015, Harman's dbx announced the introduction of its DriveRack VENU360 Loudspeaker Management System, which enables a live or installed sound speaker system to be precisely optimized for the best-possible sound quality. Successor to the DriveRack 260, the new VENU360 adds a host of additional features including mobile device control, additional input channels, improved DSP and easier operation. | | | JBL Professional SRX800 Series Portable Powered Loudspeakers
At Winter NAMM, Harman's JBL Professional announced its SRX800 Series portable powered loudspeakers, which incorporate premium JBL transducers and built-in Crown DriveCore amplifiers to deliver exceptional sound quality with user-configurable DSP speaker-tuning capability. JBL SRX800 Series models include the 12-inch 2-way SRX812P; 15-inch 2-way SRX812P; dual 15-inch 3-way SRX835P; 18-inch SRX818SP subwoofer; and the SRX828SP, said to be the world's only dual-18-inch powered subwoofer at this price point. | | | Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Rack-Mount Digital Wireless System
At Winter NAMM, Audio-Technica, in booth #6740, introduces its new System 10 PRO Rack-Mount Digital Wireless System (priced per configuration), the latest addition to its A-T System 10 wireless solutions. Like all System 10 models, the System 10 PRO Rack-Mount operates in the 2.4GHz range, keeping it free not only from TV interference but also from the uncertain regulatory future facing the TV bands. | | | Soundcraft Ui Series Digital Mixers
Providing the ability to mix audio from any Wi-Fi connected device in any location, Harman's Soundcraft is introducing the new Ui Series of remote-controlled digital mixers. The Ui12 and Ui16 each feature an integrated, onboard Wi-Fi router and can be controlled via a tablet, PC or smartphone. The Ui Series mixers feature cross-platform compatibility with iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS, and Linux devices, and can use up to 10 control devices at once. | | | Sennheiser evolution wireless D1 Digital Wireless System
At NAMM, Sennheiser has launched evolution wireless D1, a range of digital wireless microphone systems, with systems for vocals or for instruments. Transmitters and receivers automatically pair and select suitable transmission frequencies, while multiple D1 systems can automatically coordinate themselves. ew D1 operates in the 2.4 GHz range, which is license-free worldwide. | | | Radial Engineering IceCube IC-1 Balanced Line Isolator
Radial Engineering Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia, announces the IceCube IC-1 ($59.99 MAP), an ultra-compact balanced line isolator designed to fit inside a technician's tool kit to eliminate hum and buzz caused by ground loops in audio systems. | | | Shure Design Studio Offers Customization for Select Wireless Microphones
Shure Incorporated has launched the Shure Design Studio, an online platform enabling BLX and GLX-D Wireless System users to customize handheld microphones. | | | Mackie FreePlay P.A. System
Mackie's battery-powered FreePlay personal P.A. system is a full-range stereo system with a high-output 8-inch woofer and features a built-in 4-channel digital mixer. | | | | | | Announcements From Mix | Winter NAMM, January 22-25 »
The NAMM Show, held in in the Anaheim Convention Center, is one of the world's largest global music industry trade events annually attracting 96,000 members of the music industry to Anaheim. One component of NAMM's Educational Sessions, the H.O.T. (Hands-On Training) Zone provides live educational sessions and innovative ideas for professionals in the pro audio, recording, live sound, DJ, entertainment technologies, music business, and stage and lighting industries. It takes place on Level 2 of the Anaheim Convention Center. | | | | Chandler Limited REDD.47 Preamp Giveaway » | | | Avid's Live Sound Webinar On Demand: Mixing Massive Attack with Robb Allan »
Join FOH engineer Robb Allan as he takes you behind the scenes of the 2014 tour and shares his approach to delivering Massive Attack's unique sound at festivals and venues around the world. | | | Eighteen Sound's 'Loudspeaker Lyceum' educational videos »
The sixth video in the new 18Sound library, called "The Tech Sheet: General Description Part 2", completes the "General Description" topics that define the characteristics and the behavior of loudspeakers. |
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