All items tagged with live sound (220)
Past, Present and Future: Tascam Unveils Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder
August 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Past, Present and Future: Tascam Unveils Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder

Tascam will probably cause a big smile in the face of every musician, producer and audio engineer with this announcement. Recovering one of its glories of the past and the predecessor of every multitrack home- and project-studio system since the eighties, the new Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder is certainly a time travel experience for everyone, combining a good-looking compact mixing solution with a built-in 24 track digital recording system with specifications that are "good enough" to today's market.
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PreSonus Announces Major StudioLive Series III Mixers Update with Support for New AVB-Networked Personal Monitor Mixer and Stageboxes
August 13, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Announces Major StudioLive Series III Mixers Update with Support for New AVB-Networked Personal Monitor Mixer and Stageboxes

PreSonus is now shipping its EarMix 16M 16-channel personal monitor mixer and NSB 16.8 and NSB 8.8 stageboxes, part of PreSonus’ fast-growing ecosystem of AVB-networked products, designed to work seamlessly with the PreSonus StudioLive Series III family of mixers. On a related announcement, PreSonus has released version 1.9 firmware for its StudioLive Series III digital consoles and rack mixers, including some extra free software plug-ins.
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Crest Audio Launches PB-32 Soundgrid-to-Dante Bridge for Fully Digital Desk-To-Loudspeaker PA Solution
August 10, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Crest Audio Launches PB-32 Soundgrid-to-Dante Bridge for Fully Digital Desk-To-Loudspeaker PA Solution

Crest Audio, part of Peavey Commercial Audio, has announced the PB-32 SoundGrid-to-Dante network bridge that provides the connection between Crest Audio’s flagship Tactus digital mixing system and the new powered Versarray Pro line array system. The PB-32 will enable the audio signal to remain in the digital domain from the desk to the Dante-enabled Versarray Pro PA system. It may also be deployed by any other audio systems utilizing the Dante audio networking protocol, thereby also offering compliance with the AES67 interoperability standard.
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Universal Audio Ships UAD-2 Live Rack MADI Effects Processor
August 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Universal Audio Ships UAD-2 Live Rack MADI Effects Processor

Universal Audio announced the new UAD-2 Live Rack for live sound applications is now available. The UAD-2 Live Rack is a 16-channel MADI QUAD DSP effects processor, allowing users to apply Realtime UAD Processing with MADI-enabled digital consoles. The new UAD-2 Live Rack provides a hardware and software system for integrating the entire library of UAD Powered Plug-Ins into a live sound environment — all at near-zero latency.
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces the MINI 180 Loudspeaker: Even Coverage Across 180 Degrees
July 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Danley Sound Labs Introduces the MINI 180 Loudspeaker: Even Coverage Across 180 Degrees

Led by legendary acoustician Tom Danley and his handpicked team of engineers, Danley Sound Labs has once again developed a loudspeaker that solves a technical problem without compromising on its trademark sound quality. The new Danley MINI 180 provides even, seamless coverage across 180 degrees (by 90 degrees vertical) using Danley’s patented technology. Its operating frequency range is 149Hz to 20kHz (+/-3dB) with impressively linear phase response across that range and across the beam width.
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Waves Audio Is Now Shipping the TRACT System Calibration Plugin and TRACT System Calibration + Smaart Di v2 Bundle
June 25, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Is Now Shipping the TRACT System Calibration Plugin and TRACT System Calibration + Smaart Di v2 Bundle

As recently promised, Waves Audio is now shipping the TRACT System Calibration plugin and the TRACT System Calibration + Smaart Di v2 bundle. With the Waves TRACT plugin, sound engineers can now turn any sound system into a well-balanced foundation for their mixes, quickly and easily. The TRACT plugin integrates with Smaart, the industry-standard audio analysis software, to auto-correct EQ issues and time-align any sound system: live or in the studio.
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Mackie Expands DL Series Stagebox Mixer Lineup With Two New Models
June 21, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Mackie Expands DL Series Stagebox Mixer Lineup With Two New Models

Mackie announced two all-new DL Series digital mixers, the 16-channel DL16S and 32-channel DL32S Wireless Digital Live Sound Mixers with built-in Wi-Fi for multi-platform control. Since the stagebox mixer form factor was introduced, the world of live mixing, particularly for events, small clubs and band rehearsals was never the same. Mackie is leading the category and just announced an expansion of the Wi-fi equipped mixers, together with an ambitious upgrade path for its Master Fader tablet, Mac and PC control software.
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New Dynacord TGX Amplifiers for Live Sound Applications
June 13, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Dynacord TGX Amplifiers for Live Sound Applications

Following the introduction of Dynacord’s L Series and C Series amplifiers in 2017, and the more recent introduction of IPX power amplifiers for fixed installation, Dynacord introduced the new TGX range for live sound applications at InfoComm 2018. Engineered and manufactured in Germany, these power amplifiers are built as the ultimate amplification solution for medium to large-scale live performance sound applications, featuring Dante networking and 96 kHz DSP with FIR Drive technology.
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Avid Delivers Live Immersive Audio Solutions for Avid Venue S6L at InfoComm 2018
June 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Avid Delivers Live Immersive Audio Solutions for Avid Venue S6L at InfoComm 2018

At InfoComm 2018, the immersive audio, 3D audio, spatial audio demonstrations - call it what you will - where certainly one of the highlights. At the Las Vegas show, Avid announced that development partners Flux::, d&b audiotechnik, and L-Acoustics have each integrated their immersive sound processing solutions with the company's Venue S6L live sound system. All were part of the demonstrations, which obviously demand a tight integration with mixing automation.
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Allen & Heath Goes Large With SQ-7 96kHz SQ Series Digital Mixing Console
June 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Allen & Heath Goes Large With SQ-7 96kHz SQ Series Digital Mixing Console

During InfoComm 2018, Allen & Heath has unveiled SQ-7, the new 33 fader flagship console in its 96kHz SQ series. Following hot on the heels of the hit launch of SQ-5 and SQ-6, the new SQ-7 takes the same powerful XCVI 96kHz FPGA engine and adds extended control and I/O in a larger format, boasting 33 faders, 32 onboard preamps, 16 custom soft keys and 8 user-definable soft rotary controls, as well as advanced automatic mic mixers (AMM’s) fully integrated in the mixer, with no extra latency. The console also features a robust all metal chassis, with an extruded aluminum light bar, ready for touring.
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