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Martin Lights Pendulum Winter Tour
12/02/2009 - Production News
If you didn't know who Pendulum were during summer festivals a few years ago, you could be forgiven. But if you were to make the same claim today people might well ask you where you've been hiding. In an incredibly small period of time, the spectacular rock and dance music act from down under have taken centre stage on the UK tour scene. And not just here. Their recent tour of NZ and Australia saw them break records for crowd numbers.
XTA Expands Successful 4 Series with Addition of DP426
12/02/2009 - Equipment News
British DSP manufacturer XTA Electronics has announced the latest addition to their very successful 4 Series - the DP426. The DP426 is a 2-in, 6-out audio management tool that has been introduced in direct response to demand from customers following the demise of the extremely popular DP226 and is ideally suited to stereo three-way applications.
AC/DC Charged up with grandMA on its Black Ice Tour
12/02/2009 - Production News
Rock legends AC/DC are electrifying sell-out crowds on their first tour in eight years, and grandMA is plugged into the excitement. The band's long-awaited Black Ice World Tour comes on the heels of its ‘Black Ice' album for Columbia Records and takes as its theme the first track, Rock 'n' Roll Train, with the stage featuring five curved trusses reminiscent of a railroad station's roof beams. It's the best show they've ever done," declares the band's lighting director Cosmo Wilson. "Every tour gets progressively better. AC/DC has always done larger-than-life things, and they love a huge set so this time we have a huge train on stage."
Empire Theatre Upgrades with Midas PRO6
12/02/2009 - Project News
The Empire Theatre in the Queensland city of Toowoomba has upgraded to a Midas PRO6, becoming the first performing arts centre in Australia to install the new digital system.
MSI Powers The Sound Of Change at Historic Presidential Inauguration with Crown Amplifiers
11/02/2009 - Production News
In a show of powered sound for one of the most watched events in history, Crown amplifiers were utilised by Baltimore-based Maryland Sound Industries (MSI) at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, in Washington D.C. The event drew the largest civic-event audience ever served by an outdoor sound reinforcement system in the United States, with a crowd of as many as two million people.
Crown Audio Breaks Power/DSP Barrier with I-Tech HD Series Amplifiers
11/02/2009 - Equipment News
In an introduction that dramatically resets expectations of what a professional-grade touring amplifier should deliver in terms of performance, processing, integration and ease of use, Crown Audio introduced the new I-Tech HD Series at the recent NAMM Show. This has been meticulously engineered to advance every criteria by which an amplifier is judged.
SmartAV Announces New Asia presence to Promote Tango
11/02/2009 - Business News
Sydney-based Smart AV, designers and manufacturers of the latest Smart Console Tango, are now expanding their business in Asia. Tango was launched in July 2008 and having previously focused on sales in US and Europe, SmartAV are keen to promote Tango across Asia Pacific, and have now set up a sales and marketing office in Singapore.
QSC Introduces ILA v2
11/02/2009 - Equipment News
QSC has introduced its new ILA (Installation Line Array) v2 system. Representing the second generation design of the lightweight, compact line array, ILA v2 comes to end-users as a turnkey package including dedicated full-range and subwoofer loudspeaker components, processing, amplification, and suspension accessories. Ideally suited for nightclubs, ballrooms, performing arts facilities, houses of worship, or any other venue seeking premium sound and professional quality, ILA v2 is as accessible as it is affordable, asking little in terms of setup and deployment.
MILOS Launches New Screen Support System
11/02/2009 - Equipment News
Trussing manufacturer MILOS has launched a new free-standing LED screen support system, with an impressive weight loading of 2.5 tonnes, offering a maximum 7 metre span and heights of up to 7 metres.
PR Lighting Launches Star Brite LED Cloth
10/02/2009 - Equipment News
PR Lighting has launched the new StarBrite LED cloth and dedicated PR-8710C controller - which comes complete with flightcase.
DPA Extends Warranty on Standard and Compact Microphones
10/02/2009 - Equipment News
Already noted for its excellent after-sales backup, DPA Microphones has extended the warranty period on all its Standard and Compact mics from the standard two-years that covers all its products to five. End users must activate the additional three-year period by registering their microphones at www.dpamicrophones.com/warranty, using purchase invoices as warranty registration.
DPA 4011 Microphone Celebrates 20-year Anniversary
10/02/2009 - Equipment News
The DPA 4011 cardioid microphone - world-renowned for close-miking applications and for handling an exceptionally large dynamic range - has been in production for 20 years this year.
DPA Launches New Website
10/02/2009 - Business News
DPA has launched a new website. It retains the large amount of information and resources from the previous site, including the Microphone University, which provides useful information about microphone design, interfacing, stereo and surround techniques and recording in general, as well as product information, user stories and distributor info.
QSC Introduces New Surface Mount Subwoofer
10/02/2009 - Equipment News
As the latest addition to QSC's AcousticDesign Series, the AD-S28Tw surface mount subwoofer is acoustically matched to all other offerings within the AD Series. Shipped with a spec sheet revealing a continuous power handling capacity of 250 watts and capabilities for managing up to 700 watt peaks, the new subwoofer has a 70/100 volt multi-tap transformer with 8-ohm bypass, frequency response of 42 Hz-165 Hz, and sensitivity of 94 dB (1W/1m).
