PETALUMA, Calif. — May 21, 2009 — Furman, a world-leading provider of power management solutions, today announced that eight of its PL-PLUS D Series II power conditioners are being utilized at Washington’s Snoqualmie Casino to protect A/V and digital signage equipment from frequent power irregularities in the Northwest. more

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 2009: Now in its eighth season, “American Idol” continues its domination of the prime time television ratings with millions of fans across the country tuning in to FOX every Tuesday and Wednesday night to witness the fate of their favorite singing contestants. Show producers made a few changes to keep things fresh for performers and viewers alike this season, but there was only one change made to the Sennheiser microphones that cover the band and the singers – the usual black finish SKM 5200 handheld wireless vocal mics were replaced by new chrome-plated models. more

GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA: The GH-60 Genesis Horn from Danley Sound Labs will make its InfoComm debut in Orlando, Florida, June 17-19. The company’s response to the limitations of the line array incorporates three of Danley Sound Labs’ patent pending technologies – Synergy Horn, Paraline and Shaded Amplitude Lens – that yield one of the most significant paradigm shifts in loudspeaker history. more

IRVINE, Calif. — May 21, 2009 — Compix, a leading developer of broadcast-quality character generators (CGs) for the broadcast and related markets, today announced that the company’s CynerG2 dual-channel HD/SD stand-alone graphics system earned a Pick Hit award from Broadcast Engineering magazine at the 2009 NAB Show. With support for analog, SD-SDI, and HD-SDI operation in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio environments, the Compix CynerG2 is a premium broadcast-quality solution for stunning real-time graphics output catering to current and future CG users needs. more

SHURE RAIDS WHOLESALE SHOPS AND WAREHOUSES IN CHINA, SEIZES COUNTERFEIT EARPHONES
NILES, IL, May 21, 2009 — Shure Incorporated today announced that it has struck another blow against suppliers of counterfeit Shure products. Following an investigation initiated by Shure, officials of the Baoshan Office of the Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) conducted raids on wholesale stores and warehouses of Han Si Appliance Co., Ltd and Run Zheng Digital Ltd on Baoshan Road. Both locations are in the Zhabei District of Shanghai. more

160 CHANNELS OF SHURE UHF-R® WIRELESS USED FOR T-MOBILE FLASH MOB EVENT
Shure Mics Performed Perfectly at the Largest Karaoke Event in the World

NILES, IL, May 19, 2009 — Hand Held Audio Ltd (HHA), a leading tour production company based in the UK, supplied 160 channels of Shure UHF-R wireless microphones for the latest T-Mobile flash-mob advertising event. Several Associates from Shure Distribution UK (SDUK) provided technical support for the karaoke style event, which was a world first and the largest RF event of its kind ever recorded. more

A five-storey 1920’s Art Deco building in Nottingham city centre is currently being transformed into Antenna, a state of the art digital media business centre, complete with dedicated meeting spaces, offices, bar and restaurant.

The centre, which is due to be completed this summer, is also the new home of Spool Post, an audio post production facility that specialises in sound-to-picture for film and television. more

HAMBURG, GERMANY – MAY 2009: The compact size of Metric Halo’s eight-channel Mobile I/O 2882+DSP and two-channel ULN-2+DSP interfaces has been of significant benefit to Andrew Levine, a location recording engineer based in Hamburg, Germany, who frequently uses public transportation, or even a bicycle, to travel to local jobs. Levine, who is founder of blumlein records, is making use of Metric Halo’s powerful new 2d upgrade to record, monitor and mix stereo and surround sound projects, several of which use his unique XYtri microphone setup. more

Mountain View, California – May 2009 – Stewart Audio announces the AV25, an economical and versatile power amplifier that fits into the palm of your hand. The AV-25 is a two channel class D power amplifier, designed to drive both 4 & 8 Ohm outputs at 35W and 25W respectively. This subcompact package weighs less than .5 lbs and is design to fit where traditional amplifiers won’t. The AV-25 is Plenum rated for above ceiling installations, may be recessed in lecterns, pole mounted, and attached behind flat panel displays. The flexible mounting options make it ideal for hospitality applications, boardrooms and classrooms with AV projection systems. The energy efficient design only powers the amplifier when a signal is present. more

WEBSTER, NEW YORK – MAY 2009: Ashly Audio, Inc. is introducing two new speaker processors for live sound and fixed installation applications to its line of Protea DSP products at InfoComm in Orlando, Florida, June 17-19. The Protea 4.8SP four-input/eight-output and Protea 3.6SP three-input/six-output 1RU digital signal processors offer an extremely intuitive user interface, plus PC control software, and comprehensive DSP, including crossover, equalization, delay and limiter functions. more