New Products
Meyer Sound Launches Ultra-X80 at InfoComm
At InfoComm 2024, Meyer Sound is launching the new flagship for its Ultra family of point source loudspeakers: The Ultra-X80.
New Products
Sommer Cable Unspools SC-Elephant SPM3215 Loudspeaker Cable
German cable manufacturer Sommer Cable takes on loudspeakers with its new 32-core SC-Elephant SPM3215 loudspeaker cable.
Live Sound
Coachella’s Yuma Stage Corrals Sound with PK
At this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, dance fans at the Yuma Stage heard house and techno via a PK Sound system.
Business
2024 Daytime Emmy Award Sound Winners Announced
The 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards honored the best work done in daytime entertainment—including efforts in the audio realm.
New Products
Allen & Heath CQ Firmware V1.2 Released
Updating its ultra-compact CQ, Allen & Heath has introduced its new CQ firmware V1.2, adding numerous new features.
New Products
SSL Live Bundles to Launch at InfoComm
New SSL live Bundles provide complete systems, including Console, I/O and interface for touring, installed sound, and church audio.
New Products
RTW TouchControl 5 Update Drops Licenses
RTW ditches license-based system with V1.1 update for TouchControl 5 users.
New Products
Adamson FletcherMachine V2 to Debut at InfoComm 2024
Adamson Systems Engineering has launched an update for its FletcherMachine Spatial Audio Rendering Engine, adding a slew of new features.
Live Sound
Immersive System Takes Audiences Inside The Outsiders
The classic YA novel The Outsiders has been reimagined as a Broadway musical, delivered via L-ISA technology.
Live Sound
Cogeco Amphitheatre Future-Proofs Outdoor Auditorium
The Cogeco Amphitheatre has installed a pair of SSL Live consoles at its award-winning outdoor auditorium in Canada.
Post and Broadcast
Rob Macomber Joins HEAR Engineering Team
Studio and broadcast engineer Rob Macomber has joined the team of John Harris and Jody Elff at HEAR (Harris-Elff Audio Resources)
Recording
Nick Mac is Ready to Record Anywhere
When Electric Feel Entertainment recommissioned one of its studios, chief engineer Nick Mac also added to his own arsenal of equipment.
news
AES Announces 2024 European Convention Program
The Audio Engineering Society has finalized its convention program for the 2024 Audio Engineering Society European Convention in Madrid, Spain, on June 15–17.
Live Gear
Audio Team Sounds Off on ACM Awards Tech
The 59th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, broadcast live on Amazon, combined artists from the country and pop worlds in a series of...
Facilities
Belmont University Focuses on Technique with New Installs
Belmont University's Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business has installed two more SSL Origin consoles, bringing the school’s total to four.
Facilities
London’s Royal Opera House Overhauls Studio
The Royal Opera House in London has overhauled its studio capabilities with a Dante network, new console and a stack of converters.
Facilities
High Mountain Records Studio Opens in Austria
Lukas Gleich has launched his High Mountain Records studio, a WSDG-designed facility supporting his growing roster of recording artists.
Live Sound
The Art Carnival Audio of Luna Luna
The team behind the revived Luna Luna art amusement park, including members of Drake’s DreamCrew, turned to Adamson to power the installation’s audio experience.
Live Sound
Festival Mines the Daze Between
The third annual Daze Between festival—held between the two stretches of Jazzfest—attracted top artists, crowds and two sizable Meyer Sound systems.
Facilities
Fab Factory Opens Remodeled Melody A
Fab Factory Studios has opened Melody A, a newly remodeled, fully treated live room at its North Hollywood location.
Facilities
Italy’s Elettroformati Adds Atmos Mastering
Italy’s Elettroformati, specializing in vinyl cutting and pressing and sound restoration, has added Dolby Atmos mastering to its services.
Live Sound
The Sound of The Smile
Brit Row has been on the road, running Radiohead spin-off The Smile through an audio system that looks to the past and the future.
New Products
IK Multimedia iLoud MTM MKII Studio Monitors Launched
IK Multimedia has updated its compact iLoud MTM studio monitor line with the introduction of the iLoud MTM MKII.
New Products
Alcons Audio WR20 Stage Monitors Debut
InfoComm will see Alcons Audio officially launch its new WR20 stage monitor sound system.
Recording
U.K. Engineer Discusses Favorite Plug-Ins
Engineer, mixer and producer Chris Jones opened Beckview Studios with his wife, Kristina, in May 2023.
Business
InfoComm 2024 Best of Show Awards Deadline Extended!
The deadline to enter products and solutions for the InfoComm Best of Show 2024 Awards has been extended! Don't miss out!
Music Production
Metropolis Invests to Save
Metropolis Studios in London has upgraded the multichannel audio conversion in Studio C.
Facilities
Musical Couple Share a Passion for Monitors
Award-winning classical violinist Rusanda Panfili has a fully equipped studio outfitted with Amphion monitors—and so does her husband.
Live Sound
Gondek Sound Enters Dreamstate at Festival
Gondek Sound recently provided an Outline audio system for Poland’s annual Dreamstate Festival, devoted to trance music.
Post and Broadcast
Manny Sanchez Flies the Flag for AoIP
Manny Sanchez now has a home-based personal studio outfitted for 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos immersive mixing with an AoIP infrastructure.
New Products
EAW Readies New Subwoofer
Eastern Acoustic Works will debut its new SBX118F 1 x 18″ Powered Arrayable Subwoofer at InfoComm next month.
Live Gear
Serving Up Sound for 1.6 Million Madonna Fans in Rio
Covering 1.6M people with more than 600 loudspeakers proved to be a new challenge for Madonna and her audio team.
Facilities
ABBA’s Benny Andersson Voyages into Immersive Mixing
ABBA co-founder Benny Andersson upgraded his studio in Stockholm to create immersive mixes of the band’s long-awaited Voyage album.
New Products
Audio-Technica Launches Livestream Audio Mixer
Audio-Technica has added the new AT-UMX3 livestreaming USB audio mixer to its ranks of content creator-aimed gear.
Live Sound
Jeep Beach Festival Hits Daytona Speedway
Daytona Speedway recently hosted the second annual Jeep Beach music festival, featuring Lee Brice and a new TT+ Audio P.A.
Music Production
New Sony Music 5020 Studio Madrid Nabs Monitors
PMC Speakers were recently installed in Sony Music's 5020 Studio Madrid and will be placed in other 5020 Studios around the world soon.
Business
New Streaming Platform Will Deliver Auro-3D
Upcoming platform Pure Audio Streaming will offer high-res recordings, previously only available on Blu-ray, in the Auro-3D immersive format.
Business
Lectrosonics Appoints Moore Chairman of the Board
Lectrosonics has appointed Gordon Moore, who retired as president in September 2024, as chairman of the board of directors.
New Products
L-Acoustics Launches L-ISA 3.2 Update
The new update to L-Acoustics’ L-ISA immersive production platform adds free outputs to L-ISA Studio and more Mixhalo integration.
Live Sound
OMG It’s OMD
New Wave stalwarts OMD recently toured South Africa with a d&b rig provided by Ultra Events.
New Products
ADK Mics Teams with David Bock For Z2 Series
ADK Microphones recently paired up with legendary microphone designer David Bock to devise a new line of mics: The Z² Series.
New Products
Techivation’s Free T-Saturator Plug-In Debuts
Techivation has launched a new free smart level-independent saturation plug-in, the T-Saturator.