LEXINGTON, Kentucky — The Lexington Opera House, which first opened in 1887 and was described by The Kentucky Leader as one of the “costliest, handsomest and most convenient Thespian temples in the South,” has certainly seen its share of amazing performances over the years. Al Jolson, John Phillip Sousa, W.C. Fields, Harry Houdini, Will Rogers, Mae West and the Marx Brothers have all graced its stage, not to mention countless theatrical and musical productions

With the advent of motion pictures, the opera house gradually fell into disrepair; however, the facility was eventually purchased by the city and spared the wrecking ball thanks to a full renovation and restoration effort in 1976. Now, more than three decades later, the opulent 944-seat venue has once again been “freshened up” with some much needed updates, the most notable being the addition of a new L-ACOUSTICS KUDO line source array system. more

SAN DIEGO — March 24, 2009 — Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic today announced that it has provided end-to-end design, installation, and training services in completing a new A/V and broadcast facility for the City of Chino Hills in California. The installation, situated in Chino Hills’ new city hall, enables recording of city council meetings and supports production of other community programming. A bulletin board system, also incorporated into Chino Hills’ facilities by TV Magic, allows the city to advise residents of local news and events and provides a medium for instant communication to households. more

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. — March 24, 2009 — BTX Technologies today released the new CV-PBVCM2 (male) and CV-PBVCF2 (female) coaxial contacts for the ProBlox™ all-in-one multi-connector system. These custom coaxial contacts allow integrators to use a number of widely used 5-conductor mini high-resolution RGB cables with the ProBlox system. more

Eco-Friendly Solutions Ingeniously Combine Multi-pin Connector Cables With PanelCrafters Wall Plates for Easy, Efficient A/V Modernization Tasks

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Mar. 27, 2009 — Liberty Wire & Cable, worldwide supplier of a broad and expanding range of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, introduces EDULinx Classroom Solutions™ to provide school districts with the easiest, “Green�-est, most efficient solutions for the audio/video modernization of K-12 classrooms, especially those suited for desktop or laptop computer use. more

Baltimore, Md.⎯ Recher Theatre located in Towson, Maryland opened in 1929 as a movie theater and today is one of the few live venues of its kind serving the rock population of Baltimore. In 1959, the Recher family purchased what was known as The Towson Theatre and continued its operation as a single screen movie theater until it closed in 1992. In 1996, the three Recher brothers, Brian, Steve and Scott, re-opened the building as Rec-Room Billiards. With its incredible acoustics and tapered design, it wasn’t long before the inevitable was observed: a natural venue for live music. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯In conjunction with co-sponsors Shure, Martin Lighting, Media Shout and Yamaha Corporation of America, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. will host a training opportunity open to all church technicians who seek in-depth knowledge in the areas of audio and recording during the Worship Arts Technology Summit (WATS) to be held June 8-10 on the campus of Biola University in LaMirada, CA. more

The first iLive-T digital mixing system off the production line has been purchased by Singapore AV company, the Production People. The company debuted the system, comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface, at the Kids Horizon Appeal Gala event held at the Ritz Carlton Millenia hotel in Singapore. more

British mixer manufacturer, Allen & Heath, will be unveiling an exciting new addition to its range at the forthcoming Pro Light & Sound show in Frankfurt.

Designed for a broad range of applications from small radio or internet broadcast studios, to hospital radio, university radio, community radio and larger studios with multiple rooms, the XB-14 is equipped with a wealth of features specifically for broadcasters, including Telco inputs for telephone callers, mic fader start sensing for external connection and internal automatic muting of the speaker outputs, stereo channel start/cue outputs for CD deck transport control, multiple headphone outputs, and an additional stereo bus (Mix B). more

Allen & Heath has added more flexibility to its range of installation products with the introduction of Euroblock connector versions of its most popular models.

The iDR digital series and GR05 analogue zone mixer are now manufactured in two versions, the original model with the existing XLR connectors, and a new ‘ST’ model fitted with Euroblock connectors. more

March 2009 – Paris, France – Analog Way, a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative image converters and presentation switchers, is pleased to announce its participation to the Technologies for Worship Magazine (TFWM) Pavilion during NAB 2009. From April 20 to 23rd, Analog Way will exhibit its latest products on its booth #SL7423 and will sponsor TFWM Pavilion where workshops focusing on Soft Edge Blending will be offered (booth #C12337).

Analog Way, celebrating its 20-year anniversary, will demonstrate its newest products during NAB 2009.
Di-VentiX LE, a new Dual Scaler Multi-Layer Hi-Resolution Seamless Switcher will be shown for the first time in the USA. A live demo of the Di-VentiX II will also be offered with its remote controller Axion. The multi-format Converter Tetra VIO, now HDCP compatible, will be demonstrated together with the Scan Converter Broad Scan HD. more