| Mix Nashville: Where Studio Meets Stage
August 29, 2015 at Clair Global, Nashville, and The Blackbird Academy
Mix magazine is coming back to Music City for a one-of-a-kind, all-day professional audio event that puts the spotlight on the country's most vibrant recording market. Topics we will cover include Tracking Live—At Home and In-Studio; In the Box or Off the Rack? Mixing in a Hybrid Digital/Analog World; 21st Century Studio Business Models; and Anatomy of a Hit. Plus:Expert panels, leading technologies, and one-of-a-kind networking opportunities.
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| | Sound for Film Event | | The Art of Sound Design
Join us on September 26 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. for this special one-day event. Immersive Sound is a fast-moving technology. Capturing the attention of both creative teams and moviegoing audiences just a few short years ago, Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D and DTS MDA have all undergone constant updates and forays into new markets, including TV and streaming playback. The art of sound design is wide open, and the creatives are taking their immersive tracks to new levels. But there will still be plenty about immersive formats and technologies!
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| | Feature Story | Compact Line Arrays for Installation
It's not uncommon to see the same sound reinforcement gear found on major tours used in large churches and other fixed installations where great sound is paramount. But the high-end goods, especially loudspeakers, are not only too big to hang in some venues, but they also bring more power than you'd need to cover a small space. Manufacturers have answered the call for higher-end speaker solutions for use in clubs, small houses of worship, hotels, corporate event centers by scaling down larger rigs to more manageable sizes and prices. This month's feature is an A to Z roundup of compact line arrays with woofers that measure 9 inches or less that are currently shipping. |
| RF Venue CP Beam Antennas Fly During 2015 CMA Music Festival
This year's four-day CMA Music Festival, hosted by Little Big Town, shattered attendance records and featured country music's biggest stars across eleven stages including Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, and many others. The awards were held in July, and are set to broadcast on ABC Tuesday, August 4. The premier venue, Tennessee Titan's LP Field, which hosted 28 star-studded acts during nightly concerts, used 10 RF Venue collapsible CP Beam helical antennas for all performance audio and monitoring. | | | San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater Relies on Lectrosonics for 'A Little Night Music'
Hailed as "one of the great musicals of the latter part of the 20th century" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music recently wrapped after an extended run at the American Conservatory Theater (ACT). Florida-based sound designer Kevin Kennedy, returning to the ACT's Geary Theater for his third production at the venue, used Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless Technology to help two-time Tony Award-nominated director Mark Lamos deliver his vision for the all-new staging of the popular musical. | | | Meyer Sound is System of Choice for 2015 Tony Awards' Best Musical, Best Play
The 2015 Tony Award winners for Best Musical and Best Play, Fun Home and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, both rely on Meyer Sound systems to carry their stories to audiences. The aural experience for these acclaimed shows is the work of sound designers Kai Harada and Ian Dickinson, with each of the shows winning five Tony Awards. | | | Lana Del Rey's 'Endless Summer'
Sound provider Sound Image, based in Escondido, Calif., carried a full L-Acoustics system on Lana Del Rey's North American "Endless Summer" tour, with opener Courtney Love, which encompassed 20 shows from May 7 until June 16. The system included a K1 main loudspeaker system, with K2 outfill arrays flown as needed in wider venues. | | | Fitz and the Tantrums On Tour in 2015
As the FOH engineer for American rock/soul/R&B group Fitz and The Tantrums, Aaron Glas has been touring with the band all over the world, while using a Harman Soundcraft Vi3000 digital console and Realtime Rack. | | | Liverpool University Chooses Martin Audio for Brett Building Renovation
Following a £5m renovation of Liverpool University's Senate Drum building, a new teaching facility, complete with advanced A/V infrastructure, has been opened under the new name of the Brett Building. | | | | Front-of-House Engineer Pierre Perreault Mixes at Montreal Jazz Festival On Yamaha CL5 Digital Audio Console » | | | | Roland Further Expands U.S. Team » | | | | Dutch Group De Toppers Perform at Amsterdam Arena Using DPA d:facto Vocal Microphones » | | | | | New Products | NEXO ID Series Loudspeakers
NEXO ID Series ($TBA) is intended for use as problem solvers in toolkits of system designers and installers. The series includes the ID24i for installation, ID24t for touring and AV applications, and ID24c or the "a la carte" version, which allows the customer to custom-configure the speaker to match precise requirements. The loudspeaker cabinet is a compact, low-profile, small-format, yet high-output single speaker for use under balcony, for front fill and side fill applications, and is the perfect accompaniment to NEXO line arrays in acoustically challenging spaces. Using a variety of mounting options, the ID24 compact cabinet can fit into almost any environment, offering high SPL output with variable directivities. | | | Electro-Voice L Series Microphones
Electro-Voice has released extended-length ("L") versions of its classic 635 and RE50 dynamic microphones for field production. The 635L (beige finish, $TBA), 635L/B (black finish, $TBA), RE50L (black finish, $TBA), and RE50N/D-L (black finish, neodymium capsule $TBA). Each mic features an overall length of 9.5 inches and the same legendary performance and durability as the original 635 and RE50 models. Features include robust design, internal shock protection and pop filters, omnidirectional polar patterns, and linear frequency response. | | | | | | Announcements From Mix | | | | | |  | |
