| | | Feature Story | Live Sound Engineer, Executive M.L. Procise Passes Away As reported in Pro Sound News by Clive Young: Live sound pro M.L. Procise III died in his sleep on March 4 at the age of 62. A mainstay of the touring sound industry for 40 years, Procise became an in-demand FOH engineer for the biggest acts in the world in the 1970s and '80s, before segueing into life as an executive for Showco and Clair Global. |
| The Regent Theater in Los Angeles In November 2014, music promoter Mitchell Frank, the owner of Spaceland Productions, reopened the historic Regent Theater as a premier venue in L.A.'s reemerging downtown music scene. | | | Palais des Congrès de Paris Adds SSL Live. L500 Since its inception in 1974, the 3,723-seat Main Auditorium at the Palais des Congrès de Paris performing arts and convention center, operated by Viparis Group, has hosted an average of 150 shows each year, including internationally acclaimed ballets, operas, symphonies and pop concerts. | | | Penn State Auditorium Installs Meyer Sound MINA Line Arrays Seeking to provide exceptional audio quality for its diverse speech and music programs, the Penn State Great Valley graduate school has recently installed a Meyer Sound MINA line array loudspeaker system in its 300-seat Warren V. Musser Auditorium. | | | Nashville's The Sutler Saloon Installs Bose RoomMatch System The Sutler, opened in 1976 by former country music DJ Johnny Potts, has a special place in Nashville's history, having hosted performances by such luminaries as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Don Everly, Garth Brooks and numerous others during its 30-year run. | | | d&b audiotechnik Exhibits at ISE 2015 in Amsterdam d&b audiotechnik, based in Backnang, Germany, reports a successful exhibit at Integrated Systems Europe, which was held February 10-12, 2015, at Amsterdam RAI in The Netherlands. d&b provides sound reinforcement system solutions including permanent installations in clubs, churches and multipurpose spaces. | | | | Professional Wireless Systems at 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend » | | | | D.A.S. Audio Appoints Arthur 'Loren' Robinson as Business Development Manager-Installed Sound » | | | | Blackburn College Revamps Auditorium with Danley Sound Labs Loudspeakers and Subwoofers » | | | | Martin Audio's Glastonbury Festival LEGO Model To Be Displayed at Prolight+Sound 2015 » | | | | | New Products | Midas G2.5 Firmware Release This free new firmware upgrade for Midas PRO series digital consoles adds an array of new features and provides more than 100 significant performance enhancements. New features include: Solo Follow Select on the PRO1; the ability to disable automation buttons on the control surface; user can now turn bulkhead fans off and restart automatically; the ability to flatten the GEQ from the surface; 48k capability for DL15x and DL25x Series I/O devices; plus compatibility with Version 2.09 or higher M32 console firmware. Support has also been added for the DL155 and DL231, and the user can now update all I/O via AES50 on all consoles. A recovery system is available for all PRO Series consoles and the "patching" page can be locked to prevent unauthorized changes. | | | Sonnox LIVE Bundle Plug-Ins Customized for use with Avid touring consoles, the Sonnox LIVE Bundle Plug-ins ($949) include the Oxford EQ, Oxford Dynamics, Inflator, TransMod and Oxford Reverb. Also included is the SuprEsser DS AAX DSP plug-in for Avid S3L users. Mac and Native licenses are not included in this specially priced Avid Live console bundle. The equivalent cost of HD-HDX bundle including Native Licenses is $1,674. | | | | | | Announcements From Mix | | Synergetic Audio Concepts' (SynAudCon) three-day Sound System Design (SSD) seminar will be held on March 9-11, 2015 in Atlanta. » | | | | Adamson Systems Engineering offers 'Behind The Curtain' video interviews with FOH engineers. » | | | AES Platinum Producers & Engineers Panel at SXSW on March 19, 2015 » Multiple Grammy Award-winning pros will discuss the current status of the industry and will open the debate for Q&A with the audience. | | | Avid Connect 2015 | April 10-12 | Caesars Palace Las Vegas » This event will offer the latest news on Avid innovations, deep-dive technical training, hands-on access to Avid experts and presentations from industry luminaries. | | | NAB Show, April 11-16, 2015 in Las Vegas » NAB offers the world's largest electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms. With more than 98,000 attendees from 150 countries and 1,600 exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. | | | | Welcome to 1979, an all-analog recording studio in Nashville, will host a vinyl workshop on Saturday, May 30, through Sunday, May 31, 2015. » |
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