CFIG Arena reborn to meet Czech First League criteria
Originally holding 15,000 spectators, the Pardubice Stadion Arnošta Košťála saw its capacity declined over the decades since its 1931 opening to just 1,000 before a complete 2021-23 reconstruction to meet Czech First League criteria. Key to this resurrection were the EAW loudspeakers and Powersoft Quattrocanali amplifiers installed by Czech integrator Forsound.
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Virharmonic joins UJAM
Boutique instrument developer Virharmonic it is joining UJAM, the music technology company behind instrument lines like Virtual Guitarist and the development platform Gorilla Engine co-founded by Hans Zimmer.
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Behind the Ribbon: The AEA Story
AEA Ribbon Mics has released Behind the Ribbon: The AEA Story, a documentary exploring the history of the ribbon microphone and the people whose knowledge and craftsmanship have helped preserve and advance the technology for today’s musicians and engineers.
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Munjeong Fun Station opens in Seoul with HK Audio sound
A new public plaza in Seoul is set to bring live concerts to commuters and office workers. Part of a Seoul Metropolitan Government programme to turn underused spaces near major subway stations into cultural and leisure hubs, Munjeong Fun Station features an HK Audio sound system designed and installed by Korean integrator Sama Sound.
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Ian Beveridge adopts Sennheiser Spectera for Foos tours
For 37 years, monitor engineer Ian Beveridge has been the hand at the monitor console for Dave Grohl, touring with Nirvana to support their debut album in Europe through to the recent Foo Fighters stadium tour – for which Beveridge and the technical crew used Sennheiser’s Spectera wideband bidirectional wireless system counter baseline RF concerns.
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Creole City upgrades Estadio Yldefonso Sola Morales
Nicknamed The Creole City, Caguas in the east-central region of Puerto Rico shares its passion for baseball with rest of the country. Having undergone numerous prior renovations, the local Estadio Yldefonso Sola Morales has recently installed artificial turf, and upgraded its lighting, seating and restrooms – and now its sound system.
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DirectOut Prodigy/Yamaha DM7 ecosystem compatibility
DirectOut has announced compatibility between its Prodigy ecosystem and Yamaha’s DM7 Series consoles, as well as the new DM5 digital mixing consoles. This new integration enables engineers to directly control analogue gain settings and essential preamp functions from the console surface in live sound, broadcast, theatre and installed audio applications.
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