The Fader Fort presented by Converse and powered by Dell, has the reputation of being the spot to see live music during SXSW. This year it brought together a mix of today's most innovative and emerging artists as well as many notables including.
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The Academy draws upon the insight gained through its links to the production rehearsal studio and set construction operation LS-Live, to promote the teaching of current working practices, methods and technologies in the entertainment industry.
The month-long Live Sound module on the Academy's Foundation Degree in Live Events Production (validated by The University of Bolton) was delivered by audio engineer, author and writer Dave Swallow, who held training sessions on The Science of Sound, Digital Sound, EQ, Dynamics, FX Live Sound mixing, and by Nigel Pease of Selva Sound who delivered Pro Tools 101 training.
The module featured training sessions by Fu
The brief from Griffiths, who has driven the project from its inception, was quite clear. He felt that rugby fans deserved better audio than that delivered by the often aging systems seen in many rugby grounds. His view was that expectations are higher now than they used to be thanks to the influx of technology into peoples' homes and better, more sophisticated systems in most music venues. He wanted to be able to offer
Not only does this reduce the size of the rig needed, it also introduces many less obvious advantages. It opens up the opportunity to use a huge array of plug-ins, offers large channel counts without taking up any more space in the auditorium and offers higher resolution DSP than is generally available with a conventional live mixing console.
The concert in mid-February that gave the opportunity to put theory into practice featured the renowned Frenc
André Rauhut's company first introduced Martin Audio's multi-cellular loudspeaker array system to the artist's production back in 2011, when the two operations started working together. "We first used an MLA/MLX rig for a big outdoor show," remembers Rauhut. "They really loved how the system sounded, and as a result, they have since continued to work with us. MLA has become vital to the quality of the live sound."
For the current Guten Tag tour, which takes in most European countries, Complete Audio are providing a total of 26 MLA enclosures, two MLD down-fills, 16 MLA Compacts and 18 MLX subs (scalable to suit the venue).
For the past two years Flare has provided the sound for Shakedown's Supercharged Dance Stage, which has played host to artists including Zane Lowe, Chase and Status, Knife Party, The Freemasons and Kissy Sell Out.
Receiving positive feedback from artists and audience members alike, Flare's range of speaker systems "impressed festival organisers so much they have asked Flare to provide the sound for the entire festival this year, as well as for their new Love Supreme Jazz Festival," says the company.
The festivals' promoter Nick Beveridge commented: "Flare Audio will be providing both festivals with the best speakers I've ever heard in a field. With the introduction of Flare's new Space technology to complem
The essence of the new ArrayCalc V7 is its ability to perform acoustic simulations with mixed point source and line array system configurations; notably the White range installation products from the xS-
The B207MP3 features a built-in high-performance MP3 player for playing audio files from a USB stick, three-band EQ, and built-in four-channel mixer that accepts XLR, TRS and RCA inputs. Phantom power is provided for condenser microphones and one input allows connecting a Hi-Z instrument without the need for an external DI. There is also a dedicated stereo input for keyboards, MP3, CD or other sources.
The B207MP3 is compact and light enough to be mounted on a mic sta
Downsizing - Irish alternative rockers My Bloody Valentine and US singer-songwriter Rodriguez are to headline this year's scaled-down Hop Farm Festival in Kent. Promoter Vince Power said the festival, the sixth to be held since 2008, would be over two days, on
May and Ellis were playing in support of the Born Free Foundation, which works to prevent individual animal suffering, protect threatened species and keep wildlife in the wild.
Sound at the event came from an HK Audio Linear 5 Big Venue Pack, supplied by Hertfordshire-based entertainment and production firm Mr H Productions.
The Linear 5 Big Venue Pack contains four LSUB2000A active 2x12" subs, two L5115FA Mid/Hi active cabinets and four L5112XA multi functional active cabinets configured as stage monitors. The Front of House system delivers approximately 6.8kw, which was more than loud enough for May and Ellis' six song set.
The pair played classics like Born
The 8 input / 6 output units feature 10-bit Internal processing with built-in frame synchronisers and scalers on all inputs alongside full SDI support covering 3G, HD and S
"Meyer Sound's growth opportunities in the Middle East lie in our quality products as well as our ability to provide timely and knowledgeable technical support for customers in the territory," says Mauricio Saint Martin, director of Middle East sales. "Chris's in-depth engineering background and extensive experience with the regional integration market make him an ideal fit to represent Meyer Sound."
In his new post, Mead will assume the lead role in the region by supervising the design of Meyer Sound loudspeaker and digital audio systems, on-site project commissioning, a
In the design categories, the White Light Award for Best Lighting Design nominees are Paul Anderson for The Master And Margarita; Paule Constable for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time; Lee Curran for Constellations and Mark Henderson for Sweeney Todd.
The B
Flexibility and reliability are the main features of these devices, together with audio intelligibility and overall construction quality. The solid chassis are standard rack 19" and the 2-unit mounting accessories are "in-the-box".
AM1125 is a 120W RMS mixer amplifier with five inputs, four of them universal (mic-line sensitivity) and one switchable phantom power (required by electret microphones). The 5th input is to be used with line level sources (e.g. CD or MP3 players).
Connectors are XLR; an RCA is present for the 4th input when used as line level and the 5th input is for the AUX. An insert point is available on RCA plugs to interconnect extern
With version 2.2.7x, both the BlackBox Recorder and the BlackBox Player now support the replay of polyphonic wav files, from multiple stereo files up to 24 or even 64 channel PolyWAV files. Mono, stereo and multichannel files can even be used together in the same song massively enhancing the system's flexibility.
JoeCo's iXML plug-in also enables PolyWAV files to be recorded - a feature aimed at TV and film location recordists to better serve the needs of post production facilities, or systems where audio material is ingested in single large files.
The ability to import polyphonic wav files from a DAW has also brought BlackBox Player capability to JoeCo's 64-ch
Established in order to provide a series of courses aimed at professional sound engineers, students and anyone working within the audio industry, the first course, 'Basic Wireless Microphones and Monitoring', will take place on 18 April, at Sennheiser UK's head office in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
The course consists of a mixture of initial online learning, followed by a full day's workshop with some of Sennheiser's leading audio experts who will give attendees a basic understanding of techniques, as well as an insight into some of the tricks of the trade.
Primarily designed for new and existing users of wireless microphone and in-ear systems, Sennheiser's aim is to aid understanding of this key area and also provide an update on the d
The VC-1 Video Converter series provides "uncompromising picture quality", faithfully converting the original source with no change in colour or brightness, supporting rich-blacks and super-whites. By maintaining the video characteristics there are no interlacing artifacts, pixel shifting or other conversion
"We are very excited to partner with Mega Audio," explained Tony Williams, director of sales, EMEA. "This agreement will support expanding Ampeg and Mackie sales and ensure that our level of customer service keeps pace with our growth in Germany.
"Dealers will benefit from this partnership with local stock availability, as well as excellent in-market sales, technical support and stronger marketing and brand awareness."
"We are extremely proud and thrilled to be part of the family now," explained Burkhard Elsner, CEO of Mega Audio. "To be able to help the growth and success in Germany of brands with such a long history of fantastic achievements in the audio i
It's About Time. That's the bold declaration posed by the founder of both Turbosound and Funktion-One, Tony Andrews as he rounds off the Professional Development Programme in style on Wednesday afternoon at 3.35pm. One of pro audio's true originals, Tony has spent a lifetime creating ground-breaking loudspeaker systems for the live entertainment industry. A genuine pioneer who has never chosen to take the easy route or fashionable option, his singular perspective on exactly how and where pro audio goes from here provides the perfect end to PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013.
Joining him in conversation is industry journalist Phil Ward who has been contributing reviews and feature articles to the hi-fi, profession
L-Acoustics would like to recognise this accumulated field experience in the trade by providing accreditation to experienced system technicians through the L-Acoustics K Systems Engineer (KSE) accreditation programme. The KSE status represents recognition by the industry and peers that the individual has achieved an advanced level of understanding in implementing L-Acoustics systems.
David Brooks, application department, L-Acoustics, who was responsible for developing the programme, said, "We are thrilled to be able to acknowledge the high level of expertise in the field that L-Acoustics system technicians have accumulated. Our training programme reinforces our support for the Rental Network agents and technicians in the
The MultiLoop Driver (MLD) range amplifiers, featuring dual output channels and 90° phase shift are each designed to fit in a single standard 19" rack mount bay, making them the most space efficient available, offering unparalleled system flexibility and a minimum 50% reduction in AV cabinet space when compared to others on the market.
The compact nature of the technology has not impacted on Ampetronic equipment's renowned reliability and performance either; the elegant units offer class leading current and voltage headroom at practical loads for unmatched crystal clear sound clarity and a genuinely excellent audio experience for the user.
Consisting of three units with a ran
In 2011, as a result of new legislation requiring the changing of wireless frequencies, the university took the decision to standardise its wireless microphones and commissioned POLARaudio to undertake the work. This complex project required POLARaudio to prepare a system design which required 216 channels of wireless UHF micro
With Lyra, Prism Sound is bringing its high performance audio technology to an even wider audience. This brand new family of interfaces is aimed at musicians, composers, project studio owners, DJs, re-mixers and other audio content producers such as radio and podcasting. It is also anticipated that high-end home audio enthusiasts will find the USB interface and stereo configuration with digital volume control an attractive package.
Based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed Orpheus interface, Lyra allows music recording professionals to access the power and sophistication of the Orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package and a
The system comprised an EM 9046 SU system unit, eight EM 9046 DRX, an EM 9046 DAO or EM 9046 AAO - depending on the console used and the consequent availability of digital or analogue inputs - two AD 9000 directional active antenna and two 10m GZL 9000-10 antenna cables.
SKM 9000 handheld transmitters were used for both Leona's main microphone, which Sennheiser UK had custom blinged to match her ubiquitous SKM 5200, and for her backi
