Jan Smit monitor engineer Donovan Kemper uses a Triple Showtechniek–provided Midas PRO6, the second system off the rental company’s production line.
King Crimson‘s tour featured a wide selection of Meyer Sound gear, handled by FOH Ian Bond (on a Midas XL8)…Engineers at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall upgraded the SR system with three Soundcraft Vi Series digital boards (two Vi6s and a Vi4) for the 550-sea Recital Hall…Peace Apostolic Church now features an Allen & Heath iLive-112 digital mixing system in the 900-seat main work hall and a GL2800 in the adjacent 300-seat Fellowship hall…Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars will offer Digital Sound Reinforcement 101 as part of the course selection now offered throughout the year both regionally and at the Buena Park, Calif., headquarters. Visit www.yamaha.com/cats/schedule_0809.asp for a schedule…Audio Visions deployed a JBL VerTec system for Ak-Sar-Ben’s River City Roundup at the Qwest Center (Omaha, NE), a 27-year-old family festival that featured performances by Jessica Simpson, Larry the Cable Guy and Rodney Atkins…UK rental companies Skan PA Hire and Wigwam Hire have added to their L-Acoustics inventory, with Wigwam purchasing 32 SB28 subs and 24 LA8 amplified controllers, and Skan bringing in 32 SB28s and 60 LA8s.
