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Farm Aid yields sound harvest for broadcast
UK station for sound design
New calling for digital mix
The One leads HK cinema scene with digital processor
US recording studio on a roll
New bass for UK PA production house
New nightspot dazzles Qatar's clubbers
Eclipse warms to successful run in US sports arena
Vi4 finds fans at Green Man
Swiss TV runs live-to-air opera production
Esbjerg's Musikhuset flaunts Utzon style
Multichannel make-good for Disney film premier
Sennheiser takes the Bizkit
Rudd world tour keeps consistent mix for monitors
UK PA hire hits Amber orbit
US TV composer scores with new studio set-up
Complete success for first Martin Audio MLA
Octave hits high note at Hong Kong Arts Academy
Honolulu university takes lead in audio education
Riverside shoot-out
Finding faith on stage
Slash solo rocks Asia
Analogue tape shines in contemporary recording
Sennheiser takes green stance at Osheaga Festival
Miniature mics, major performance in Jacky Cheung’s Private Corner
Irish ears are smiling
Minneapolis studio refit
Grand designs for Guangzhou Opera House
Bass exploration mission for German music festival
New nightspot re-equips to re-energise Thai club scene
twofour54 presents traineeship programme to UAE
Julie's Bicycle releases 'green' tour study
Living the iLife on the New Zealand stage
Indian uni adds new auditorium
New reference for American music producer
Vintage Value for Blue Man's Manhattan Mix
Hangzhou festival airs contrasting music
Outstanding Music Recording
Asia music recording expedition – your invitation
Mastering make-over for Universal in Tokyo
Soho Adds Dolby Appeal
Stockholm and all that jazz
Smart sales and Ibiza action
Beijing NGT opens DXD-capable studio
Audio and AS 1428.5
Miami scene adds colour with Pinkroom
New leadership at AKG
TEC Awards move to NAMM
Jands and Johnston Audio Services to merge
Audio for the Bundesliga
Introducing Fast-and-Wide
Star Turn for Sa DingDing
Custom speaker design for San Francisco jazz venue
Professor Fritz Sennheiser Dies
Jeanne d’Arc Celebrated in Music and Dance

Fast News

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.

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.

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.

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.

Storm descends on Manchester’s AO Arena

Accompanying the return of Manchester Storm Ice Hockey Club to the AO Arena, UK-based installation specialist DizzyFish has delivered a comprehensive audio solution including a new large-scale Wharfedale Pro loudspeaker system to enhance the match-night experience for thousands of supporters.

Cloudbass trials virtualised sports OB with SSL System T

UK outside broadcast specialist Cloudbass has completed a proof of concept demonstrating how software-defined production can significantly reduce the infrastructure and physical footprint required onsite, using SSL’s System T Virtual Tempest Engine for virtualised audio processing.

EAW expands Florida and Caribbean presence

EAW has added representation in Florida and the Caribbean to the company’s existing support network in the Southeast US with the appointment of HWPco as a local partner.