CEDIA, Denver, September 5, 2007 – THX Ltd., the leading provider of technologies, certification programs and quality assurance standards for the entertainment industry, today introduced THX Loudness Plus, a new volume control technology used to maintain the integrity of audio content when listening at lower volume levels. THX Loudness Plus™ will be featured in THX Ultra2 Plus™ and THX Select2 Plus™ Certified pre-amps, integrated systems and receivers. more

-Six Top Dealers Awarded Trips of Their Choice-

BUENA PARK, Calif.-Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) awarded once-in-a-lifetime holiday trips to six top dealers that met or exceeded fiscal sales targets during the past fiscal year. The destinations were chosen by the marketing minds at YCAS not only to inspire dealers to reach their annual sales goals but to thank them for their outstanding achievements and never-ending loyalty for Yamaha products. more

YAMAHA COMMERCIAL AUDIO CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF DIGITAL CONSOLES WITH 3,000 PM DIGITAL CONSOLES SOLD WORLDWIDE

BUENA PARK, Calif.-Yamaha Corporation has manufactured professional audio products for over 35 years and this year marks the 20th anniversary of digital console manufacture with over 3,000 PM digital consoles sold to date. “Yamaha is a company with amazing resources and a huge talent pool of brilliant engineers,” states Larry Italia, Vice President/General Manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. “With a range and depth of capabilities to engineer and manufacture products across the board, the company maintains a strong commitment to the digital console market and has made serious inroads with the convenience of recall, built-in signal processing, on-board effects, and reasonable costs which have led engineers to move into the digital realm.” more

SEATTLE – August 2007 — Because church services can vary dramatically from week to week, with PA systems often in the reins of inexperienced volunteer staff, finding the right mixing system for a house of worship can certainly present its share of challenges. However, when the time came to replace a nearly 20-year-old Soundcraft Vienna desk at Eastside Foursquare Church in the Seattle suburb of Bothell, the decision was simple–a Soundcraft Vi6™ digital live sound console. more

AES POSTS PRELIMINARY 123rd CONVENTION EVENTS CALENDAR

NEW YORK: The 123rd Audio Engineering Society Convention Committee is entering the final stages of preparation for this year‘s event in NYC‘s Javits Center – Oct. 5-8. To aid attendees in optimizing the pre-planning of their visits, the AES has posted a Detailed Preliminary Calendar of Events at http://www.aes.org/events/123/. The easy-to-navigate, full-color schedule, includes program titles, participants and drop-down boxes of indispensable information. more

POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. — Aug. 1, 2007 – Zaxcom, a pioneering provider of professional audio equipment for the television and film industries, today announced a new entry into its family of wireless microphone systems, the IFB100 transmitter. Designed to integrate with the company’s popular TRX900 series of wireless microphones, the IFB100 transmits a single RF carrier — containing time code, IFB audio, and remote control signals — to any number of TRX900 wireless systems. The unit provides users with the patent-pending ability to record a group of channels and then play them back as a virtual multitrack recording. Additionally, the IFB100 can be used in conjunction with a bag-to-camera link to provide ongoing confidence monitoring with audio relayed directly to the sound mixer. more

Shoreline’s Speed and Flexibility Enable On-Time Delivery of Game Trailer

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — July 17, 2007 – State-of-the-art boutique sound studio Shoreline Studios has been chosen by Blur Studio to complete the trailer for Empire Earth III, the third iteration in Sierra Entertainment’s multimillion-unit-selling, real-time strategy (RTS) series. Shoreline provided sound mixing services for Blur Studio as game cinematics were compiled for the trailer and put the finishing touches on the finalized sequence. more

ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Students at the University of Michigan Audio Program are reaping the benefits of a newly renovated recording studio. An essential component of the U of M School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the studio is an integral element of the school‘s sound engineering program. It also serves as the University‘s recording facility for a variety of projects.

First built in 1995 and now redesigned by John Storyk and the Walters-Storyk Design Group www.wsdg.com, the 1800 sq. ft complex features a control room, live recording room and ISO booth. The original sound lock which doubled as a machine room has been moved to the control room for increased efficiency and space maximization. U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance more

PETALUMA, Calif. — June 27, 2007 – Panamax Inc., a world-leading provider of AC power management solutions, today announced the release of three new products in its innovative and award-winning MAX® In-Wall™ series. Optimized for remotely located display devices, the In-Wall Powerkit-Pro, Power-Pro, and Dual Signal Bay offer aesthetically pleasing solutions for noise filtration, protection, and connecting signal lines. more

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — June 27, 2007 – State-of-the-art boutique sound studio Shoreline Studios today announced it is working on sound mixing for Sam Hurwitz Productions on a series of podcasts the company is producing that promote the new Disney/Pixar film, “Ratatouille,” due to be released in theaters June 29. more