In the auto world, the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), held in Detroit, Michigan annually, is about as big as it gets. Ann Arbor, MI-based Amazing Audio provided audio for a number of press events at the show, and had no less than nine Radio Active Designs UV-1G wireless intercom systems on hand for each one.
by Clive Young With the death of Prince in late April, 2016, the music world lost a genius who was equally adept on stage, in the studio and behind a console. While it's well documented that he spent hours upon hours in the studio to perfect his music, it's less well-known that he was often equally obsessed with trying to match that level of control of his aural presentation live as well; the following Pro Sound News tour profile from our March, 2011 issue highlights some of those efforts from one of his later productions.
"This is a good lesson for younger musicians in that he's nearly 70 and still hears really well; David hasn't blasted his ears for 50 years at incredible volume. He's just 'You know what? I want to hear what that guy's doing so I can play in time; I don't need the kick and snare really loud.'" —Gavin Tempany, monitor engineer, David Gilmour