Mix Regional | The Mix Regional section for Mix's June 2014 issue focuses on Chicago. Send us your studio news: updates, sessions, new rooms, as well as club performances and installations. Let the Mix audience know what is going on! Send photos and descriptions to mixeditorial@nbmedia.com. | | Feature Story | Avid Live Sound Systems Support 2014 Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina Avid announces that its live sound systems were selected to record and mix headline performances at Moogfest, an annual five-day technology, art and music festival featuring some of the world's most influential electronic artists. Moogfest, which celebrates the visionary and creative spirit of Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer, took place on April 23-27 in Asheville, North Carolina. The Avid Profile System was the house console for the main stage, while the compact Avid S3L System served as the main stage recording console. |
| Sundance Film Festival Showcases Live Music The Sundance Film Festival, the premier showcase for independent film, held each January in Park City, Utah, has seen its live music element increase substantially in recent years. And each evening, through events ranging from panels to live performances, music plays a key role in the festival experience at a variety of venues throughout the town. This year, Park City Live in Park City, Utah, was equipped with a new RoomMatch loudspeaker system from Bose Professional Systems in time for 11 nights of musical performances by leading artists, including O.A.R., Matisyahu, Kaskade, Nervo, Dash Berlin, Ludacris and Steve Aoki. |
| Adamson Systems Names Mick Whelan as Director of U.S. Operations Brock Adamson, CEO of Adamson Systems Engineering in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada, recently announced that Mick Whelan joined the company as Director of U.S. Operations. In his new position Whelan is tasked with overseeing all sales and customer service activities in the U.S. |
| Community Announces Millar Electronics as Southeast U.S. Rep Community Professional Loudspeakers in Chester, Penn., has announced the appointment of Millar Electronics as the company's new sales representative for the Southeast U.S. Millar will cover the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama for Community from its headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, and its branch office in Nashville, Tennessee. | | Church on the Rock in Texas Adds Meyer Sound MINA Line Array System Meyer Sound in Berkeley, Calif., announces that Church on the Rock in Lubbock, Texas, has installed a MINA line array loudspeaker system in its new 950-seat auditorium. The church reports that MINA is helping break down separation between worship leaders and the congregation, bringing a greater sense of unity and participation to services. | | One Systems Loudspeakers Selected for Luther College Chapel One Systems reports that Factory Sound in South Melbourne, Australia, recently installed One Systems loudspeakers as part of a recent audio upgrade of the chapel at Luther College in Croydon, Australia. The loudspeakers complete the distributed system by providing under balcony coverage in the sanctuary. | | Musician Devin Malone Tours with Hunter Hayes Using Radial Engineering Equipment » | | Sound Designer Ken Travis Chooses DPA Microphones for Broadway's 'Aladdin' » | | Heavy Metal Band Trivium Tours with Yamaha QL5 Digital Audio Console at Monitors » | | 'Guitar Center Sessions' Season 8 to Debut On May 4 On DIRECTV » | | | New Products | RF Venue RF Explorer RackPRO Boston-based wireless audio manufacturer RF Venue has released the RF Explorer RackPRO ($849 MAP), a hardware/software spectrum analysis platform designed to manage and monitor any size wireless audio system from a USB-connected laptop or directly onboard a wireless equipment rack. The RackPRO is designed to be an easy-to-use, affordable RF spectrum analyzer in a standard single-rackspace housing with included RF coordination, monitoring, and management software all available from RF Venue. The RackPRO can provide a quick assessment of RF activity in stand-alone mode via an onboard LCD screen and front panel hardware controls, or connected via USB to a Windows or Mac computer for expanded functionality. With the included Clear Waves software, users can see spectrum activity in their venue, calculate sets of intermodulation distortion-free frequencies, and export it all to PDF report files or to compatible Shure Wireless Workbench and Professional Wireless Systems IAS file formats. Individual transmitter frequencies can also be labeled and monitored to catch dropouts or interference before they ruin a performance. | | Grund Audio Design Updates GA-2021 Line Array System New Gala Series GA-2021 line array elements are being updated with revised flyware; plus, a new transport case is available. While the new flyware provides greater versatility, the new enclosures remain fully compatible with existing GA-2021 systems and can be used together should customers wish to expand their current systems. | | More Live Sound Products » | | Announcements | | | | | | | ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC | |