Listen Technologies Corporation and Danish Interpretation Systems (DIS) announced today an agreement granting exclusive distributorship of DIS conferencing solutions in Canada to Listen. Distribution will begin January 1, 2009 and includes DIS’ digital conferencing, discussion, and digital IR products. more

Toronto, Canada, October 01, 2008—LiveWire Remote Recorders, a state-of-the-art Toronto, Canada-based remote recording and mix facility operated by veteran Engineer and Owner Doug McClement, has chosen Avastor’s HDX800 triple interface internal Firewire drives to store its live recordings. LiveWire Remote Recorders has captured such historic concerts as Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Live at El Mocambo� in 1983 as well as U2’s performance with Mary J. Blige during the Hurricane Katrina benefit in 2005. more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Gepco International, Inc., an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of quality professional audio and video cables, will be featuring its complete line of X-Band audio cables at AES 2008 (Booth 1316). Ideal for studio, live-sound and broadcast applications, X-band cables feature an extra-flexible, low-noise design, making them ideal for critical audio applications. more

Ballston Spa, New York—October 2008—ReQuest, a leading manufacturer of digital media servers and whole-house entertainment systems, is introducing an elegant new control option. The ReQuest TS6 in-wall touchscreen is a compact, powerful controller designed to mount flush with a wall surface. more

Vienna-based recording studio Tonzauber has expanded its equipment list by taking delivery of the first SADiE LRX2 multitrack location recording interface in Austria.

The system, which was supplied by SADiE’s Austrian and German distributor ForTune, is being used as part of a mobile recording rig to capture live classical and acoustic performances by national and international artists. more

Nearly hidden amid a grove of spreading oaks draped with Spanish moss, the new St. Simon’s Island Community Church on the Georgia coast seems to reflect the languid air of the Old South. Inside the church’s 975-seat sanctuary, however, the sturdy old hymns receive decidedly updated arrangements, and are complemented by energetic contemporary praise music. This “joyful noise� certainly benefits from 21st-century technology, including impeccable performance from a highly compact audio system featuring Meyer Sound M1D line array loudspeakers. more

─YAMAHA SB168-ES TO COMPLEMENT NETWORK AUDIO SOLUTIONS─

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.─Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. will add to its already extensive line of digital audio network solutions for the installation and tour sound markets with the U.S. preview of the SB168-ES Stage Box during the AES Show. The new digital Stage Box will be located in the company’s demo room, #120, and will be used as part of two training classes offered throughout the show. The classes will be 60-90 minutes in length and will cover Digital Networks for Sound Reinforcement and an Advanced Class on the Yamaha PM5D-EX console. Check the Yamaha ad on the back cover of the AES Daily each day for specific times. more

Electrosonic provided design support to AV designer Bob Haroutunian of PPI and supplied and installed the AV equipment for the new Museum & Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, which opens April 14 Adams County, Pennsylvania. Electrosonic also supplied equipment for the Center’s exterior and interior signage. more