Friday, March 12th, 2010

Three’s Company For DiGiCo SD8 At ISE

DiGiCo managing director James Gordon, Teun Oskam from Kalproos, Jaap Pronk from TM Audio and Kalproos’ John Oskam

February’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show saw yet more success for the DiGiCo SD8 mixing console, with three more added to the inventories of Dutch rental companies.
Purple Group, one of the country’s leading rental facilities, already owned three SD8s and increased that number to no less than five at ISE. The company is a [...]

AXYS Beam Shaping Subwoofers to be launched at Prolight and Sound

Having started the beam steering revolution back in the 1990’s with their Intellivox range audio industry pioneers Duran Audio are once again embarking on another adventure with their range of Beam Shaping Subwoofers which will be launched at Prolight and Sound in Frankfurt.
The AXYS range of Beam Shaping Subwoofers are designed to be totally versatile, [...]

ADLIB supplies lights & sound for Lostprophets tour

ADLIB is supplying lighting, sound equipment and crew to the current UK tour by Welsh rockers Lostprophets.
Lighting
The lighting design was a collaboration between ADLIB’s Ian Tomlinson and freelance LD Rob Lister (also the tour’s production manager), with active input from Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins, who always has a myriad of ideas and concepts to [...]

Midas adds mystical touch to M tour

Olivier Lude mixing M on his Midas PRO6

Long-term Midas user Olivier Lude is touring with French rock singer Matthieu Chedid, aka M, using his very own PRO6 live audio system. Lude, who has worked with M on stage and in the studio since 1996, is using the PRO6 at front of house for the Mister Mystere tour, which has travelled throughout France, [...]

New York violinist entrusts antique instrument to the DPA 4099V clip mic

New York-based violinist Mark Feldman has been using a DPA 4099V clip instrument mic for performances with the John Abercrombie Quartet at international concerts and jazz festivals, including The Montreal Jazz Festival.
DPA designed its 4099 range for musicians who want to ensure the best sound quality from their instruments whenever they play, and Feldman joins [...]

DPA mics record location ADR for Spanish blockbuster Agora

DPA 4006 omnidirectional mics, purchased via UK distributor Sound Network, have been used on Agora, a new film by Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar, starring Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella set in Roman Egypt. The mics were used for crowd ADR sessions shot on location at Fort Ricasoli in Malta.
The sound crew behind the recordings was [...]