A familiar face in the audio industry, Whiting left Sennheiser enjoying a much higher profile in the professional audio, consumer and integrated systems industries than it did 25 years ago. Whiting began his career with Sennheiser in 1990, after 15 years with former UK partner Hayden Laboratories, which saw him establish a Sennheiser pro-audio network in the UK and head the company’s professional division as Sales and Marketing Manager. On joining Sennheiser he helped establish Sennheiser UK as a wholly owned subsidiary and, as Managing Director, oversaw the company’s continued UK expansion. His exceptional technical and organisational skills saw him being…
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Sound reinforcement systems from Bay Area audio innovator Meyer Sound played a supporting role in Super Bowl 50 festivities. In their quest to make the game-day sound for this Super Bowl the best ever, NFL production leaders enlisted Meyer Sound to help enhance the game between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. Meyer Sound’s technical team worked with ATK Audiotek of Valencia, California, to rig SB-1 parabolic long-throw sound beams and SB-3F sound field synthesis loudspeakers at Levi’s Stadium, ensuring that the full house in the upper deck could enjoy the day. State-of-the-art Meyer Sound solutions could also be found enhancing the…
At a recent one off at Providence’s legendary Roxy, Vargas brought all of his trademark verve, excitement and unrestrained sense of surprise to the stage. Lighting Designer Cody James was ready with a rig built around Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Vargas was among the first bachata artists to perform with an electric guitar, an act that is widely credited with expanding the popularity of the Caribbean musical genre. Now some 20 years after his debut, Vargas is as ardent as ever about promoting bachata, a passion that fuels his tireless touring schedule. “Luis Vargas puts on an exciting show, so…
The new dbx Di4, Di1 and DJdi direct injection boxes and CT3 and CT2 cable testing accessories have been designed to be essential tools in producing a perfect performance. The Di4 four-channel direct box is a direct inject tool for audio applications. The Di4 easily solves the problem of converting unbalanced signals into balanced output suitable for use with mixers, PAs, recording consoles and more. The Di4 also functions as a multi-channel stereo line mixer. This feature allows users to connect their keyboards, samplers and modules into one unit and supply independent XLR balanced outputs to the front of house…
Polycom recognised its top partners with its 2015 Circle of Excellence Awards during TEAM Polycom 2016, the company’s annual partner conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee. Honorees excel at incorporating value-added solutions and services that create lasting value for customers. These partners also demonstrate the highest level of expertise in implementing Polycom’s solutions, while delivering best-in-class performance and exceptional sales results. “We greatly value our Polycom partnership, and we are quite proud to earn this Polycom Technology Partner Innovation Award,” said Chad Wiggins, Category Director at Shure. “This award further enhances this partnership and signals to our customers that the elite…
The music was piped through a vibrant sound system drawn from the Aero Series 2 from the Spanish based audio company. DBS Sound and Lighting were contracted to handle sound reinforcement for this year’s EDC event. Ruben Silva, the company’s owner and Chief Operator, ultimately deployed a collection of D.A.S. Audio Aero Series 2 loudspeakers, including Aero 50 three-way line arrays, Aero 20A compact line arrays, UX-221 high power ultra-low frequency subwoofers, and LX-118A subwoofers. He discussed the challenges of the project and his experience with the D.A.S. Audio equipment. “This year’s EDC event drew an average of 134,000 people…
Paul Hatt has been working as Monitor Engineer for Clean Bandit since March 2015 and also runs a sound hire company, CS Audio, based in Wales. The band has been touring almost constantly since the start of 2015, so Hatt worked on many major festivals around Europe before heading to the US, the Far East and Australia for the final legs of the tour. Hatt explained: “In Clean Bandit, just about everybody sings, and there are guest vocalists, too. This meant that the number of handheld vocal mics had to be significantly increased. We began with three and are now up to…
Comedian Kevin Hart’s Tour Lighting Designer Ken Delvo turned to Chauvet Professional’s Rogue Series to provide stunning wash effects for the shows that were every bit as smooth, fast and multi-faceted as the star performer’s comedic style. Delvo specified 24 Rogue R2 Washes and eight Rogue R1 Washes for the shows from London-based SXS Event Production Services. So confident was the LD in the Rogue’s capabilities that they were the only wash fixtures to be specified on the entire lighting rig. He positioned the Rogue R1 Washes on the floor of the stage for base stage wash and flew the R2…
The new version unlocks the overall capacity of the HelixNet system allowing it a six-fold expansion for supporting more communication channels and more users during live productions. “We are extremely excited to announce that HelixNet Version 3.0 is now shipping,” said John Wyckoff, Product Manager at Clear-Com. “The expanded capacity and simplified control functions create a whole new world of possibilities on this digital network partyline platform.” The HelixNet multiplies its basic channel count by three, with a new offering of 12 channels per HMS-4X Main Station. In the previous version, users had to link three HMS-4X Stations together in…
PRG XL Video announced that Rob Brown has joined as a Senior Account Manager, based at the company’s Hemel Hempstead location. Brown has more than 14 years experience in the AV and technical industries, working with 360˚ production companies, mostly in the financial sector. He now brings his expertise to PRG XL Video, to help the Corporate team better serve multi-discipline event production agencies and their end clients. He commented: “I’m delighted to join the team at PRG XL Video at such an exciting time in their history. With PRG and XL Video coming together, now is the ideal time…
Global projection technology leader Barco broadened its successful HDX projector portfolio with a three-chip DLP, 19,000-lumen model that offers 4K UHD resolution with superb image quality. The HDX-4K20 FLEX shares its lens range, ease of use, and modularity with the other HDX models. What’s more, for higher versatility, the functionalities of Barco’s unique FLEX feature have been expanded to offer both flexible brightness and flexible resolution on the new HDX-4K20 FLEX model. Shipping in June 2016, the HDX-4K20 FLEX is the first HDX projector with 4K resolution that’s being introduced, followed by the HDX-4K12 and HDX-4K14 models later this year.…
From January to March, audio engineers in Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands can take advantage of advanced tuition on Yamaha’s CL and QL series digital mixing consoles and Dante networking. Taking place in Barcelona (10 February), Lisbon (1 March), Porto (3 March) and Tenerife (9 March), each date is a free, full day seminar. The training is part of the Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminar (YCATS) programme, which provides free, advanced training for sound engineers who already have a good working knowledge of digital audio mixing. The major topics of each day will be a general overview of the…
The new portable PA system comes with Bluetooth streaming, eight-inch speakers and an integrated eight-channel mixer. The JBL EON208P system features two loudspeakers housed in versatile enclosures suitable for ground stacking or pole mounting. Each loudspeaker features an eight inch woofer and one inch neodymium black nylon dome tweeter powered by a 320-watt power amp section. Like the rest of the JBL EON family, the EON208P features advanced waveguide technology for uniform coverage, and leverages the latest cabinet materials, acoustic science and transducer design for superior sound. The integrated eight-channel mixer provides flexibility for a variety of applications. Channels one to…
The RF over fibre platform allows the remote placement of wireless audio antennas using single-mode fibre optic cable. OPTIX consists of two modules: a transmitter placed at the remote antenna site and a receiver at the rack or FOH location. Both modules have been redesigned with new components, connectors, and enclosures for improved performance and ease of use. “OPTIX has been very well received by audio professionals who want to eliminate lossy, expensive coaxial cable from their wireless systems,” said RF Venue CEO Chris Regan. “The second generation maintains the superb dynamic range and quality of the RF signal, while adding…
Profession: Producer, production manager, mentor, philanthropist, founder and chairman of the board of the Event Safety Alliance Date & Place of birth: July 1963, San Jose, California, US You’ve worked in the entertainment business for over 30 years, what was your first job in the sector? While in elementary school I was fortunate enough to be under the tutelage of a wonderful teacher who inspired my passion for entertainment production in a school district with a heavy emphasis on the arts. After a brief stint in college, I completed technical trade schooling in electronics and aged 19 I went on…
Allen & Heath has launched new Chrome Editions of its Qu series compact digital mixers to mark the launch of Qu v1.8 Chrome firmware in mid-October, which adds major new features including Automatic Mic Mixing, a Spectrogram and additional monitor mixes. Chrome Edition Qu-16, Qu-24 and Qu-32 mixers all feature the same high contrast metallic finish rotary controls and fader caps as the premium GLD Chrome series, providing optimal visibility in low lighting scenarios and enhanced tactile control. The new Automatic Microphone Mixer (AMM) coming in v1.8 firmware helps the engineer to manage the levels of multiple mic inputs, ensuring…
Audio-Technica has unveiled the ATM230 hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphone. The ATM230 brings a model that’s ideal for capturing drums and percussion to Audio-Technica’s popular Artist Series line. The mic’s proprietary capsule is designed to excel in high SPL applications, delivering full, well-rounded audio with an exceptional low-end. The hypercardioid polar pattern reduces pickup of sounds from the sides and rear, improving isolation of desired sound source – directionality that is aided by the mic’s low-profile design, which allows it to be placed in a wide variety of set-ups. The ATM230 is perfectly suited for miking toms, snare and other percussion…
The AE2300 features Audio-Technica’s proprietary double-dome diaphragm construction, giving it high-frequency and transient response that far exceeds typical dynamic microphones. With its rugged, brass metal construction and low-profile design (able to be placed unobtrusively in a variety of applications) and the ability to handle high SPLs, the AE2300 is a versatile performer, able to capture sound from guitar amps, brass and woodwind, drums and percussion instruments with clarity and precision. The double-dome diaphragm construction allows the AE2300 to maintain directionality across the entire frequency range, with little off-axis colouration (frequency response is nearly identical at 0º, 90º and 180º) for…
