HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 2010: To say the production and songwriting team of Wally Gagel and Xandy Barry has worked with a variety of musicians would be an understatement. From their collaborations with established artists (Rihanna, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Backstreet Boys, New Order) to their experiences with rising talent (Styrofoam, Second Son, Axiz, Tamar Kaprelian, Vera Mesmer, Joshua James), Gagel and Barry certainly know music. That said, it is no surprise that the two, who work under the name WAX LTD, recently chose to outfit their studio with a new 16-channel API 1608 console. Taming what had originally been an ungainly tangle of outboard gear, their 1608 provides the definitive API analog warmth and punch, in addition to the well-thought-out functionality WAX LTD was looking for. more

iLive Dante Audio Interface Card

London England, UK- Portland, OR, USA September 13, 2010-Allen & Heath and Audinate showed a Danteâ„¢ networking audio interface card for the iLive digital mixing series at PLASA 2010.

The Dante audio interface card allows iLive systems to work with Audinate’s Dante audio networking solution, providing capacity for 64×64 bi-directional audio with full network redundancy. iLive MixRacks and modular surfaces with the RAB2 module can be fitted with the new slot-in card. A Dante Virtual Soundcard license will be included with purchases of the card, turning a PC or Mac into a Dante enabled device. more

Cambridge, UK and Portland OR, USA, 9th September 2010 – BLACKBOX RECORDER manufacturer JoeCo and Audinate, creators of the award-wining Dante™ digital media networking solution, have announced the start of a collaboration which will see Dante technology incorporated into a range of BLACKBOX RECORDER products. more

Portland, OR- September 7, 2010- Audinate will be seen and heard throughout this year’s PLASA Trade Exposition taking place September 12-15 at London’s historic Earls Court. Many of Audinate’s OEM partners such as, Yamaha, Allen & Heath, Peavey, XTA, Lab.gruppen, EV, Link, Midas, ASL and Outboard will be showcasing products that incorporate Audinate’s Dante™ media networking technology. Dante delivers a no-hassle, self configuring, true plug-and-play digital media network that uses standard Internet Protocols. Dante offers a market leading solution today, while de-risking your future by providing an elegant migration path to upgrade to new standards such as the IEEE Audio Video Bridging (“AVB�). more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 2010: TransAudio Group, boutique distributor of high-end recording equipment, presents a series of interviews with audio industry legend George Massenburg. In a conversation masterfully directed by engineer and producer Mark Hornsby, Massenburg discusses the history of George Massenburg Labs (GML), his involvement in the design of the parametric EQ, his two flagship products (the GML 8200 Parametric EQ and the GML 8900 Dynamic Range Controller), and the philosophy that has made GML so successful. This eight part series is available for viewing on the TransAudio Group website www.transaudiogroup.com/gml. Additionally, viewers can download the high-resolution videos for playback in their own listening environments to appreciate the many audio demonstrations the two engineers use to ground the discussion. more

JESSUP, MARYLAND – AUGUST 2010: API is pleased to announce that the company’s iconic lunchbox(r) has been awarded trademark status by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Granted on July 13, 2010, the registration helps recognize API as the creator of the format and allows API to more effectively market the lunchbox frame, which can hold up to six of the popular 500 Series models. more

MONTRÉAL, CANADA – AUGUST 2010: It’s debatable whether humanity will be done with fossil fuels in twenty years or in two hundred, but it’s inevitable that sooner or later that day will arrive. Of course, there’s no telling what kind of music will be popular then, but humankind’s affinity for the sounds that move both feet and souls guarantees that music – be it a new take on rock ‘n roll or something currently inconceivable – will continue to be an important part of daily life. And what will a concert look like in our sustainable future? Attendees at this summer’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montréal, Quebec had, perhaps, a glimpse of that future on the Green Stage, sponsored and realized in part by Sennheiser Canada’s energy-efficient K-array loudspeaker and subwoofer technology and the Innovason Eclipse all-in-one console and signal processor. The Sennheiser Green Stage leveraged both conventional and more

The Academy of Production Technology has announced two new seminars for training in electricity, power distribution, and control systems. The classes are provided for every aspect of the entertainment industry including non-electricians and non-technicians as well as experienced electricians and technicians in lighting, video, and audio. more

Recent Installation Marks Successful Return to Analogue Signal Flow

HÜRTH, GERMANY – Earnapping Musicproduction, creative home to award-winning German superstar, Michael Wendler, recently upgraded its Royal Suite studio with a Solid State Logic AWS 900+ SE console and XLogic X-Rack with eight dynamics modules. This marks the studio’s return to analogue electronics, having ridden the all digital wave to its functional end. The AWS 900+ SE delivers SSL’s SuperAnalogue™ sound quality and signal path, while providing on console control of the resident DAW. more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: TransAudio Group, the U.S. distributor for ATC (Acoustic Transducer Company) audio reference speakers, is now shipping the U.K. manufacturer’s first ever compact active three-way studio control monitor – the SCM25A Pro. Designed for positioning on a meter bridge, or rack-mountable for broadcast applications, the ATC SCM25A Pro offers very high-performance in the most compact possible form factor. more