EL PASO, Texas – July 2008 – When Pastors Charles and Rochelle Nieman first answered the call to preach the gospel in 1977, they were holding services in a tiny railroad hall in El Paso, Texas. Partners in life and ministry for 38 years, the Niemans have shared their message around the world, but their true spiritual home is in El Paso, where they have built a ministry dedicated to spreading God’s word through modern methods. more

Archiving, Game Audio, Data Loss, The ‘Retro Format’ Trend & ‘Big Mistakes’

SAN FRANCISCO: “Our mandate for the 125th AES Convention Workshops Program was to identify the most compelling issues facing the pro audio industry, and to select panels capable of clarifying them,� reports Workshops Co-Chair Dave Harris. “In addition to a number of strong individual presentations, we have also grouped a pair of presentation tracks to address Archiving and Game Audio as comprehensively as possible.� more

BROOKLYN, New York – July 2008 – Independent concert promotion company Bowery Presents has long been associated with excellent live sound. The owner/promoters behind some of New York City’s most beloved rock venues, Bowery Presents has maintained consistently top-notch sound reinforcement across all of its clubs and concert halls, including Mercury Lounge, The Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall, and the new 3,000-capacity Terminal Five. Last year, Bowery Presents expanded to Brooklyn, opening the 550-capacity Music Hall of Williamsburg, which boasts a powerhouse sound system by L-ACOUSTICS. more

Greensboro, NC – July 2008… WorxAudio Technologies, a leading manufacturer of loudspeaker systems for the pro touring and install markets, proudly introduces the M80X2-P Line Array. A new addition to WorxAudio Technologies’ TrueLine™ Series, the new M80X2-P is a two-way, high efficiency, ultra compact, line array loudspeaker system designed for the most natural sounding reproduction of speech and music program material. This exceptional new loudspeaker system excels at a wide variety of sound reinforcement applications, including small to medium sized performance venues and clubs, houses of worship, theaters, cabarets, as well as meeting and presentation facilities. more

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hard Rock Park, the world’s first rock ‘n’ roll theme park, is a multifaceted musical experience that brings to life the iconic music that changed the course of music history and continues to influence generations of music fans. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 2008: Philip J. Harvey from PilotLight Audio Inc. was hired by the White Stripes to mix front-of-house sound and multi-track record their tenth anniversary tour of 2007 in forty channels of high-resolution digital audio. Harvey put together a Metric Halo rig consisting of five MIO 2882+DSP interfaces passing 24-bit/96kHz audio into his MacBook Pro laptop computer. This endeavor led to the recording and mixing of two songs that were released as B-sides on the White Stripes’ “You Don’t Know What Love Is” EP. more

LANCASTER, Pa. — July 16, 2008 — Linear Acoustic, a manufacturer of customer-centric multichannel sound solutions for digital broadcast, today announced dealer agreements with Harris Audio Systems and Enlighten Digital, leading suppliers and integrators of professional audio and broadcast equipment to Florida-area companies. Through these new relationships, the company establishes a significant foothold in the Southeastern United States. more

WALLS NEVER SOUNDED AS GOOD AS THEY DO WITH PARADIGM’S NEW SIGNATURE W5 ON-WALL SPEAKERS

Extremely powerful without a trace of distortion, these new models feature six drivers and all of Paradigm’s acclaimed Signature v.2 technology.

Toronto, Ontario – July 2008 – Paradigm Electronics Inc., an international leader in speaker design and manufacturing, today added new on-wall speakers to its Reference Signature speaker line. More than three feet in length to accommodate their six cutting-edge drivers, the Signature W5 and W5 C (center channel) speakers complement any wall-mounted flat-panel display or discreet A/V installation without sacrificing power or realism. more

Jobing.com Arena upgrades sound system with dV-DOSC®, dV-SUB, and SB28 rig powered by new LA8 amplified controllers

GLENDALE, Arizona – July 2008 – When a coyote howls, the world listens! Now, the Phoenix Coyotes NHL franchise at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona, can make the same claim. The 17,500-seat arena recently upgraded its sound reinforcement system with a major commitment to L-ACOUSTICS line arrays, subwoofers and amplifier-processors. more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – WAV Mastering, a professional audio CD mastering studio, located in Limerick, Ireland, recently turned to Auralex Acoustics, Inc. to pull off a sound act. The industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, recently assisted WAV Mastering with balancing the sound waves in its studio space, through its state-of-the-art acoustical treatments.

The room’s unique architecture, featuring a prevalent amount of stone and glass work, as well as a wooden pitched ceiling, presented several acoustical challenges. Auralex suggested several movable products as an efficient way to address the these issues while giving the space the flexibility to open up the sound and create a tighter, more modified sound, when needed. more