KREMS, Austria — The Donaufestival is an Austrian festival of music and performance that takes place each April on the River Danube in Krems, in the state of Lower Austria.

Promoted by the NOE Festival-Ges for the past two decades, the festival showcases a wide range of artistry — from avant-garde rock, performance art and electronica.

This year for the first time the production brought in the Soundworx team of audio engineers, with Klaus Hübner on monitors, and Michael Schmidt given the task of piloting the house mix through a Soundcraft Vi6 — supplied by Redline Enterprise — over two weekends.

The FOH engineer, who had specifically requested the Vi6 after being introduced to the desk at the Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt, was gratified that so many visiting artists’ sound engineers also specified the desk on their riders.
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Paris, France РThe magnificent Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral in France is celebrating its 800th anniversary with Dream of Colours Рa spectacular high definition son et lumi̬re show that recreates stages in the building of the cathedral and displays the massive intricate fa̤ade in all its original glowing colors. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, the cathedral will host the show three times a night from May to October each year.

A major shoot-out was held between all the main brands of column loudspeaker considered capable of giving the performance required for audio quality, SPL, coverage and throw, and Community’s ENTASYS was chosen for its overall superior capability.

The Dream of Colours system consists of sixteen Community ENTASYS three-way, full-range, column line-array loudspeakers, supplemented by six 18-inch subwoofers. Lab.gruppen amplifiers were selected to power the system, and DSP is provided by a Yamaha DME32.
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Community Professional Loudspeakers is now offering their popular R.5 weather-resistant loudspeakers in both standard black and white finishes.

All R.5 models, including the short throw, two-way R.5Z, the medium throw, three-way R.5HP, the full range, two-way R.5COAX and the R.5SUB 12-inch subwoofer, can now be ordered in black, white or the original neutral light gray finish.

Community’s R.5 loudspeakers offer excellent music and speech reproduction in a compact, highly weather-resistant design. All R.5 systems are covered by a five-year limited component warranty and a 15-year limited enclosure warranty.

For more information on the R.5 and other Community R-Series loudspeakers, communitypro.com/rseries.

ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a developer of industry-leading solutions for the transformation, management and delivery of digital media over enterprise, broadband, and mobile networks, today announced that the University of Oklahoma has selected ViewCast’s Niagara® Pro II streaming media appliance to enhance its media delivery strategy at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The college is the center for journalism, strategic communication, and electronic media training at the university, and supports studies in electronic media that engage students desiring to work in television, internet media, and news. The ViewCast Niagara Pro II was selected to simultaneously deliver Adobe® Flash® content to the university’s OUTV (ou.edu/tv) web users and Windows Media® content to AT&T U-verse users through a single, simple-to-use interface.

“We wanted to get away from a cumbersome piecemeal approach to streaming media, involving multiple PCs with installed video cards, and requiring significant maintenance and support,� said more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — May 18, 2011 — Haivision Network Video, leading provider of the most advanced video networking, digital signage, and IP video distribution solutions, today announced that the University of British Columbia (UBC) has made its CoolSign-powered digital signage network available to communicate information to students, staff, and visitors at UBC’s Point Grey and Robson Square campuses. Plans are also underway to include the UBC Okanagan campus, as well as UBC-affiliated teaching hospitals. more

LYNDONVILLE, N.Y. — May 18, 2011 — Digital Alert Systems (DAS), a division of Monroe Electronics and a leading innovator of next-generation Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and Emergency Alert Systems (EAS), today announced that Hearst Television, one of America’s largest television station groups, has standardized on the DASDEC(TM)-II emergency messaging platform with EAS-Net(TM) across 29 stations in 26 markets. In addition to satisfying the federal requirement for CAP compliance, the DAS installation has allowed Hearst to integrate a common CAP/EAS solution with the in-house master control branding system used by all of its stations. more

PITTSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 2011: Pittsboro, North Carolina-After several years of careful studio design and construction, Manifold Recording is the newest owner of a 64-channel API Vision console. The studio, which is situated on sixteen acres of trees, meadows, ponds and gardens, will “honor music and artistry” while using state-of-the-art technology to capture musical creations.

“API makes gear that makes people passionate about recording and producing music,” said Michael Tiemann, who co-owns Manifold Recording with his wife, Amy Tiemann. “There is an energy one feels when seeing their trademarked knobs and knowing their potential to deliver. API has never sacrificed quality in the pursuit of the latest fad or fashion, but rather they have built new products, like the Vision console, on the rock-solid foundation of proven designs.”

Construction of Manifold Recording began in early 2008, but renowned studio designer and acoustician Wes Lachot began working on more

The new WorxAudio TrueLine V5M / V5M-P ultra-compact fill / monitor system.

Greensboro, NC – May 2011… WorxAudio Technologies, a leading manufacturer of loudspeaker systems for the pro touring and install markets, is pleased to introduce the new TrueLine V5M (non-powered) and V5M-P (powered) ultra-compact fill / monitor systems. These high performance loudspeaker systems are a world-class choice for both speech and music reproduction and, with their compact form factors, are ideally suited for use in front fill, near fill, under-balcony, and choir monitor applications. more

IRVINE, Calif. — May 17, 2011 — BenQ, the number one DLP(R) Projector brand in the world, today announced that the company has shipped its W1100 and W1200 cinema projectors, which deliver the ultimate in big screen entertainment. Perfect for multidwelling unit (MDU) media rooms, these projectors are built on Texas Instruments’ DLP technology and feature full HD 1080p resolution with remarkable color and detail, high brightness, and extremely high contrast ratios with virtually no color decay. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.—Starlite Productions, in Moorestown, New Jersey will host Yamaha and NEXO demonstrations featuring the NEXO S12 line array, PS15 speakers, the new 45 N-12 line monitors, and Yamaha Installation Series speakers. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 24 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and feature presenters from Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.

The Yamaha Commercial Audio Rolling Showroom housing all the latest in Yamaha digital products will be making an appearance at the event.

Starlite Productions is located at 9 Whittendale Drive, Moorestown. For information, telephone 856-489-9000.

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