| Editor's Note | Monitoring Reality
So many speakers. And they're everywhere. In your living room, kitchen and bedroom. In your car, on the plane, on the bus, on the train. They're even on motorcycles as they split lanes during the morning commute on the Bay Bridge. They're in the store, at the movies, coming out of kiosks, and coming out of digital signage. They're at theme parks while you wait in line and then in the vehicle as you take the ride. |
|  | | Top Stories | Producer/Engineer Ian Schreier
There was a moment a few years back, and again a few years before that, where Ian Schreier faced the career dilemma a lot of talented mid-market audio engineers go through: "Should I pack up and try Nashville? L.A.? New York? I've engineered a Grammy-nominated record. I think I'm good enough. But how would I make it happen? Would it work out? What would I be giving up?"
[Really] Small Pro-Grade Powered Speakers
Allow me to emphasize: Here we will discuss really small powered speakers/monitors for mobile/desktop production, multimedia and gaming applications. At the recent NAMM Show, the smallest pro-grade powered speakers I'd ever seen or heard before were at the EVE booth. They were really small yet didn't sound small at all. Fact is, our industry provides lots of small powered speaker options, many complete with front-panel inputs and volume adjustment.
Pliant Technologies Launches as New Division of CoachComm
Pliant Technologies, the new professional intercom division of CoachComm, is making its debut to the professional intercom markets. Industry veteran and Pliant Technologies Founder and CEO Peter Amos has started the division to address the unique needs and challenges of customers in the professional marketplace. Pliant Technologies will make its official launch at the 2016 NAB Show (Booth C12719).
QSC Announces Extension of Financing Program for Rental/Production Clients
The QSC Professional Division announces the extension of its special financing program for rental and production dealers in the U.S., for products such as K Series, KW Series and new E Series loudspeakers; KLA Series and WideLine Series line array systems; PLD and GXD Series power amplifier systems; and TouchMix compact digital mixers.
Delta H Design, Clair Brothers Collaborate On ZR Theatre
Delta H Design Inc. (DHDI) and Clair Brothers announce the release of ZR Theatre, a prepackaged 4k theater solution with an estimated price of $50,000. ZR Theatre has applications in post-production, home theater and presentation venues, and represents an alliance of ZR Acoustics and 8CX Loudspeaker Technologies.
Group One Ltd.To Distribute KLANG:technologies in U.S.
KLANG:technologies GmbH of Aachen, Germany announces that it has very recently appointed Group One Limited of Farmingdale, New York, to serve as its exclusive product distributor for the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The announcement comes from KLANG:technologies Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Pascal Dietrich.
Engineer/Studio Owner Rich Mouser Records & Mixes Hits at his 'Mouse House' L.A. Studio
Mouser's clients include Robert Trujillo (Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne), Chris Cornell, Dream Theater, Weezer; Chris Vrenna (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker), Joe Holmes (Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth), Stanley Clarke and Tears for Fears.
Rob Arbittier Wires His L.A. Studios with Sommer Cable
Prolific composer/producer/engineer Rob Arbittier, a longtime Stevie Wonder collaborator and sound designer, has wired his Los Angeles studio with cabling from Germany's Sommer Cable, which recently established its U.S. headquarters in California. |
| | Featured Products | Lectrosonics SRc, SRc5P Digital Hybrid Wireless Dual-Channel Diversity 'Slot' Receivers
Lectrosonics in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, introduces Digital Hybrid Wireless dual-channel diversity "slot" receivers with Smart Tuning and SuperSlot compatibility, designed for top performance in tough RF environments, making them ideally suited for field production and other applications challenged by rough conditions. The Lectrosonics SRc and SRc5P units each comprise two receivers built into a single, ultra-compact housing, with optional adaptors for video camera receiver slots and for stand-alone use.
Sound Devices Announces Comprehensive Firmware Update For Its Rack-Mount Recorders
Sound Devices LLC announces firmware Version 2.3 for its full line of rack-mount recording solutions, including the Video Devices PIX 270i and PIX 250i video recorders, and the Sound Devices 970 audio recorder. This update provides a number of significant enhancements, including new copy functionality and grouped playback of non-native files.
DPA Microphones To Showcase Broadcast Microphones at NAB 2016
At NAB in the Las Vegas Convention Center, DPA Microphones (booth #3336) will exhibit its d:fine In-Ear Broadcast Headset Microphone and d:facto Interview Microphone. When paired together, these microphones can be used at once by a show host for guest interviews and audience commentary, while staying in connection with the backstage crew or off-site producers.
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