Hadley, MA- Just west of downtown Fort Worth is Weatherford, Texas, home to the Christ The King Covenant Church. The congregation has thrived for twenty years, occupying several buildings over that time. In March of 2008, they completed construction of their new, permanent home on Tin Top Road. The church has an average attendance of about 250 people every Sunday, but it is designed to be large enough for twice that number. more

Speech-to-Text System Provides Comprehensive and Fully Searchable Metadata Allowing for Faster Media Production

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS—At IBC, world-leading media technology innovator Solid State Logic (SSL) demonstrated how its Gravity media production management system can now automatically populate ingested media with detailed, fully searchable data generated from audio content via a new Speech-to-Text system. more

A-Net Conquers Long Distance Signal Integrity Challenges

ST. LOUIS, MO, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 — When Progressive Electronics specified the design for an audio system upgrade at Nestle Purina’s general office complex in St. Louis, MO, the clear choice was an Aviom Pro16® A-Net® system to deliver high-quality results. By incorporating A-Net, Aviom’s groundbreaking high-speed digital audio transmission protocol, which is compatible with existing Ethernet and Fibre Channel media converters, the lengthy signal runs necessary to reach every building on this sizeable campus were realized. more

Prism Sound’s highly-regarded MEA-2 stereo analogue equalizer and MLA-2 stereo compressor have both undergone major upgrades to improve their performance and update their appearance.

On show for the first time at AES in San Francisco (Booth 725), the new versions of these two modern-day classics were updated by engineer/producer Leif Mases who first developed the MEA-2 and MLA-2 for Prism Sound in 1995. Leif’s work with a diverse range of artists including Abba, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck and Black Sabbath, as well as co-ownership of the renowned Marcus Studios in London, provided the essential experience using the “tools of the trade” needed to define and implement new and improved professional audio components. more

Visitors to Denver’s new Center for Empowered Living and Learning (The CELL) are plunged into a multimedia experience designed to explore one of the most important issues of our time: the threat of global terrorism. Through museum-wide audio, video and control systems furnished by Electrosonic, visitors follow The CELL’s dynamic inaugural exhibit, “Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: Understanding the Threat of Terrorism,” which opened Sept. 2. more

NEW SHURE UR1M MICRO-BODYPACK IS NOW SHIPPING

NILES, IL, September 22, 2008 — The new Shure UR1M Micro-Bodypack is now shipping. Offering superior wireless audio in an ultra-compact package that is about half the size of most standard bodypacks and weighing just three ounces with two AAA batteries, the UR1M is designed to be easily concealed and worn comfortably by actors, performers, musicians, and public speakers. more