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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, March 2010
Front-of-house engineer Ken Van Druten joins Waves Audio as the company's Live Division's product specialistLoudness Sonorizacao (Brazil) has joined L-Acoustics'
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FixIt: The Noisette Monitor Engineer Nahuel Gutierrez
Having fewer faders was never an issue working with the POP Groups , which were my main way of mixing. And...
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, February 2010
Sound Image FOH Russell Fischer is using a Studer Vista 5 SR console for the current Taylor Swift tour; mics are Audio-Technica 500 SeriesEach...
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FixIt: Duncan Sheik FOH Engineer Adam Robinson
Read live sound engineer Adam Robinson on mixing Duncan Sheik
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Yamaha Croons With ‘Sammy’
Read Mix news article on Sammy musical at Old Globe theater using Yamaha sound reinforcement consoles
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, February 2010
Mix magazine new sound reinforcement products column in the February 2010 issue of Mix magazine live sound products section article
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, January 2010
Front-of-house engineer Marc Jacob Hudson is using Sennheiser evolution 900 Series microphones and ew 300 IEM G2 wireless personal monitors on the current
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, January 2010
Soundcraft Vi2 Digital Console Built in a frame that's barely 33 inches wide, the Vi2 handles up to 96 channels using the standard stage...
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FixIt: Tori Amos FOH Engineer Mark Hawley
Marcel and I make all of Tori's albums using an analog desk, and this is the setup we've used over...
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Grammy Museum Exhibits Roland
The newest permanent installation at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles (www.grammymuseum.org) is Roland Live, which lets visitors participate in the music-making
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Delicate Productions Expands
Delicate Productions, a full-service event production company based in Camarillo, Calif., has opened a new South San Francisco office and warehouse to
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, December 2009
CAD Audio VP Mics New from CAD Audio's Astatic Commercial line are the 1600VP (hanging model) and 1700VP (56-inch carbon fiber boom model) condenser...
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, December 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has launched its Rolling Showroom, a state-of-the-art 53-foot double-expanding trailer that will make stops at select
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FixIt: Luke Bryan Engineer Chris “Sully” Sullivan
Luke Bryan Engineer Chris Sullivan We are not carrying a front-of-house console, so we are relying on a desk du jour supplied by the...
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Royal Albert Hall Upgrades Elgar Room
On October 14, 2009, the Royal Albert Hall opened the doors to a new venue, the transformed Elgar Room which once saw Dame Judi...
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, November 2009
Cadac Live1 Series Incorporating many amenities of Cadac's large-scale theater and touring consoles, the Live1 offers a cost-effective choice for FOH
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, November 2009
Linkin Park's European tour saw the band carrying their own board group, stage set and monitor package that comprised Adamson M15 wedges and SX18...
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FixIt: Renato Carneiro’s “X Plain”
Monitor engineer Renato Carneiro works with Brazilian artists Zeze di Carmargo, Luciano and Os Mutantes. On the L/R bus of the desk, I build...
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Nexo Celebrates 30 Years
In addition to marking its 30th year in the pro audio market, NEXO (nexo-sa.com) also celebrated its first year of transition to becoming a...
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Fix It: Engineer Scott Bishop on Using Soundcraft Vi6 Console for Numerous Festivals
Four monitor mixes are mixed from FOH with up to six extra zones, three analog external effects units (for a visiting dub band), with...
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, October 2009
A total of five DiGiCo boards are in use on the Aerosmith/ZZ Top tour: SD7 (Aerosmith FOH Jim Ebdon), CS-D5s (Aerosmith in-ear mixes by...
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, September 2009
AKG Updates C 747 AKG's new C 747 V11 condenser pencil microphone features an enhanced hypercardioid polar pattern offering improved off-axis rejection
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, September 2009
Wicked's second North American tour is the show's first production to be equipped with a fiber-optic audio distribution system, thanks to Wireworks CorporationA
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The Fridge Brings In Chilled-Out System
London-based live music/dance club The Fridge (www.fridge.co.uk) recently underwent a complete overhaul increasing capacity to 1,700 which included creating
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Le Studio Mobile, Le 30
Owner/operator Guillaume Bengle is celebrating his company's 30th anniversary in the remote-recording field, and recently added a second remote truck
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Tour Providers Join Forces
Delta Sound (deltasound.co.uk) has acquired Sound by Design, providing SR customers sound, lighting and staging with an expanded equipment set from which
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FixIt: Billy Elliot sound designer Paul Arditti
Paul Arditti, who received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Sound Design for this show, designed a Tap Floor that comprises 96 piezo-electric pickups...
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, August 2009
Dean Mitchell, guitar tech for Buckcherry's Stevie D, spec'd Lectrosonics IS400 receivers mounted into a single 19-inch rackspace, two LMa beltpack transmitters
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, August 2009
JBL CBT Series Line Array Columns The CBT Series passive line array columns feature Constant Beamwidth Technology circuitry, with switchable Broad/Narrow
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Martin Audio Spec’d for Chicago-Area Club
The new 20,000-square-foot, two-story John Barleycorn club in Schaumburg, Ill. (a suburb of Chicago), features high-end audio, video, stage and club lighting
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Clair Opens New Branch
Clair Bros.' new Chicago location sees Keith Neubert heading up sales and management in the territory and Jim Johnson handling systems design and project
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Hewitt Flies Solo
Eight-time TEC Award-winner, Gold/Platinum record-holder and Grammy/Emmy/CAS Award-winner David Hewitt, former owner of Remote Recording Services, has
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Load In: Sound Reinforcement News, July 2009
The Briere Production Group (Vancouver) provided A/V for the hard-metal No Fear Energy Music Tour's first Canadian date; system techs Rico Domirti and
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FixIt: Lars Brogaard, Lionel Richie FOH Engineer
I use snapshots to provide a basis for each night. With this band, there is no real need to...
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Road-Worthy Gear: New Sound Reinforcement Products, July 2009
Astatic 1600VP Variable Pattern Mic Designed for recording or live sound applications, the 1600VP from Astatic Commercial Audio Products is the first
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Dave Rat Q&A
Dave Rat Interviewed in Mix magazine July 2009 issue Rat Sound Company and Mixing for Live Sound
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From the Editor: Sound and Music, Live and Recorded
Read Mix Editorial Director Tom Kenny Editors' Note, Where Tom Kenny Writes About the Excellent Sound Quality from Bonnarroo 2009