Installation Represents First Radio Application for the AWS

CHICAGO, IL—WBEZ, the Public Radio station nationally known for producing the hit shows “This American Life� and “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,� recently replaced an aging digital console in their music performance studio with a Solid State Logic AWS 900+ Analogue Workstation System. The AWS provides WBEZ with integrated control of the Pro Tools™ HD system and increased added value for the studio, while offering the sound quality and reliability expected from a product bearing the SSL name. This installation represents the first radio application for the AWS 900+. more

A maverick meld of old and new – Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour, rolling across Europe and the Americas fall and winter 2008, depends upon MA Lighting’s grandMA lighting consoles to fill the dish for a dazzling display. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America. more

Secaucus, NJ, November 11, 2008 – Panasonic Professional Display Company (PPDC), a unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), the industry leader in professional Plasma displays, continues to see an increase in sales and installations of its flagship TH-103PF10UK 103-inch 1080p full-HD professional Plasma display. The TH-103PF10UK is the largest commercially available Plasma on the market, and is currently in use in a wide range of applications, including conference rooms, digital signage, entertainment, command and control, and home theater, to name a few. more

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Andy Sneap must surely be one of the hardest working men in metal, producing, engineering and mixing some of the best-known bands in the genre, including Testament, Killswitch Engage, Opeth, Nevermore, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Machine Head, and Megadeth. For Sneap, who also finds time to play guitar with Sabbat, the Nottingham, U.K.-based thrash metal band that he co-founded and reformed in 2006 after a fifteen-year hiatus, the one constant from project to project has been Metric Halo’s ChannelStrip plug-in. more

In an ambitious and successful project to provide the optimal audio system, 4X Audio has looked to BSS Audio to provide ultimate control and ease of use for its recently developed sound system at the new TRE Nightclub, in Sacramento California. TRE is a brand new upscale nightclub that also includes a full restaurant and lounge. more

Ontario, Canada, November 11, 2008–The Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology (OIART), based in London, Ontario, Canada, offers students a comprehensive immersion program that prepares graduates for professional careers in music recording, live sound, audio for picture and related fields. Avastor’s HDX-400 dual Firewire external hard drives have been the school’s drive of choice for storing sessions on the facility’s various digital workstations. more

Lake Forest, IL – November 2008… As part of a 3-phase facility upgrade of the church’s audio system, First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest recently completed the installation of a new wireless microphone system. Placed into service to coincide with the church’s 150th anniversary, the new equipment was installed by Sound Vision, Inc. of Elgin, IL and is comprised of components from the Lectrosonics catalog. more

Performance Audio of Salt Lake City recently installed a new Electro-Voice XLC sound system at Energy Solutions Arena. The 20,500 seat arena is home to the NBA’s Utah Jazz, and is the region’s major concert venue—Reba McIntire and Kelly Clarkson were the first to perform alongside the new system. more

Reinforcing the ease of use, power and fidelity of JBL VERTEC® line arrays, regional audio system provider Audio Visions deployed a VERTEC system for Ak-Sar-Ben’s River City Roundup at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. A 27 year-old family festival that celebrates the western and agricultural heritage of the region, the major Midwestern rodeo event took place September 27-29. Post-competition live entertainment was provided by Jessica Simpson, Larry the Cable Guy and Rodney Atkins. more

Committee To Begin Meeting in Early December

ARLINGTON, Va. (November 7, 2008) – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) are launching a new committee, R10 Residential Systems. The new committee will establish bulletins and standards for design and installation of residential systems. The new joint effort was approved by the Technology and Standards Council on October 21. more