Webcast on Demand: Sound Quality for Networked Audio
Speaker: John Storyk, WSDG
Why is the critical speech of intelligibility audio networks so frequently compromised? Moving signal from point A to point B is never enough--clarity and intelligibility are the core requirements of any network. In this webcast, internationally recognized expert and educator John Storyk will focus on the sending and the receiving ends of any networked audio environment and how to improve the listening/communication experience in workplace, educational and recreational spaces. More»
Why This Matters: The network alone is not enough, you must also know how to achieve clarity and intelligibility. Please join me for the webcast, which will cover best practices for sound quality in networked audio including, acoustics, capture, playback, room tuning and more. -Cynthia Wisehart
| | | | | Feature Story | Cassandra Wilson: Re-imagined Billie Holiday Tracks Come to Life
In this month's Music section, we profile the production of Cassandra Wilson's new collection of Billie Holiday songs, Coming Forth by Day. Album producer/engineer Nick Launay and Wilson re-interpreted some familiar tunes, and one specially written original, bringing together members of Wilson's touring band with musicians from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' rhythm section (drummer Thomas Wydler and bass player Martyn Casey); the album offers a new experimental way of hearing Holiday. |
| MUSIC Group Acquires TC Group
Pro audio conglomerate MUSIC Group announced late yesterday that it had acquired TC Group, the Danish parent company to Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Lake, TC Electronic, TC Helicon, White Acoustics and TC Applied Technologies. Building on the in-roads into the touring and install markets that MUSIC Group forged with its acquisitions of Midas, Klark Teknik and Turbosound in recent years, Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake will now be a part of that continued expansion. | | | Ariana Grande's Honeymoon Tour Includes Meyer Sound LEO, LYON
Ariana Grande's 77-show "Honeymoon Tour" is the breakout artist's first tour to deploy a Meyer Sound LEO and LYON linear sound reinforcement system. VER Tour Sound is providing the complete audio, video and lighting package for the tour, with coordination by Brent Dannen and Ralph Mastrangelo. | | | ATX Brands Installs NEXO In Premier Austin Venue
Located in the heart of downtown Austin in the historic district of 6th Street, The Parish is arguably the best indoor live music venue in Austin that offers the highest quality production for artists and events alike. With a 450-seat capacity, The Parish has hosted musical legends such as Pete Townshend, Slash, and Perry Farrell as well as independent artists such as Grizzly Bear and Yeasayer. | | | Kimmel Center Employs d&b V-Series for Movies, Music and More
The Perelman Theater in Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing arts is primarily a recital room but also serves as the venue's cinema. Seating 650 and with two shallow balconies above the stalls/orchestra, the Perelman cinema system recently upgraded to a 7.1 audio system using d&b audiotechnik V-Series and E-Series, designed and implemented by Pete Cosmos at systems integrator, Acme Professional. | | | Neptune Productions Chooses VUE Audiotechnik Stage Monitors
When Neptune Productions was tasked with designing the sound, lighting and video for Armenian-American singer Harout Balyan's recent concert at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the company's new VUE Audiotechnik h-class hm-112 High Definition Stage Monitor System proved to be an essential component. | | | University Of Utah's Huntsman Center Installs L-Acoustics System
University of Utah's Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City—a 15,000-seat arena that serves as home to the school's Runnin' Utes basketball, Utes volleyball and Red Rocks gymnastic teams—recently wrapped up a massive $6 million renovation project. | | | Jon Burton Mixes The Prodigy Through Martin Audio MLA »
| | | New Products | Yamaha TF Series Digital Mixing Consoles
Yamaha debuted the company's new TF Series digital mixing consoles at Prolight+Sound 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany. The TF5 (MSRP: $4,200), TF3 (MSRP: $3,500) and TF1 (MSRP: $2,950) are scheduled to begin shipping in May 2015. The Tio1608-D and NY64-D (MSRP: TBD) are scheduled to ship in Spring 2016. The TF Series ("TF" stands for "TouchFlow Operation") brings time saving performance capabilities, such as fast, accurate gain setup, single step compression and EQ, and microphone-specific presets to sound reinforcement applications. | | | Meyer Sound Compass Go iPad App
Meyer Sound has announced the release of Compass Go By Meyer Sound, a new app that turns the iPad into a portable control device for optimizing Meyer Sound systems seamlessly and accurately. Compass Go provides a tablet extension to the Compass control software, the primary control interface for the Galileo and Galileo Callisto loudspeaker management systems. | | | Mackie Now Shipping Dante Expansion Card For DL32R Mixer
The new DL Dante Expansion Card brings high performance networked audio to the DL32R wirelessly controlled digital live sound mixer. | | | | Announcements From Mix | | Early Registration Pricing Ends April 30, 2015, for 138th AES International Convention in Warsaw, Poland » | | | | 18th Annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament to be held May 14-15, 2015, at Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville » | | | Welcome to 1979 To Host Vinyl Camp May 30-31, 2015 »
"Vinyl Camp" will focus on the art of creating great vinyl records with an in-depth look at lacquer cutting and record pressing; a live studio session, recorded direct to disc; and a complimentary copy of the session on vinyl. | | | Sweetwater GearFest 2015 on June 12 and June 13 in Fort Wayne, Indiana »
Experience exciting giveaways featuring thousands of dollars' worth of gear, as well as hundreds of manufacturer exhibits and dozens of workshops. It's two days of gear mania, at one location: Sweetwater. Best of all, GearFest 2015 is free! | | | InfoComm 2015 Takes Place in Orlando, Florida, from June 13-19 »
AV pros, tech managers, integrators and manufacturers attend the InfoComm show to see and interact with what's new, learn the ins and outs of the industry, and to connect with fellow professionals. | | | The 2015 Recording Industry Golf Tournament will take place on Monday, June 29, 2015, at the MountainGate Country Club in Los Angeles. »
The RIGT is proud to support the music and recording program at A Place Called Home. APCH is a dynamic community center and safe haven in South Central Los Angeles. Music and recording are key components of the organization's program offering, and the APCH youth band performs and records on a regular basis. | | | | Focusrite offers Heritage Sound Competition to registered purchasers of an ISA or Red 1 500 who use the product on a track before September 1, 2015. » |
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