USA - Distributor TransAudio Group is launching a new line at Winter NAMM in Anaheim later this month. Subwoofer Pros will provide subwoofers with best-in-class bass response and functionality for mission-critical recording and mixing environments, says the company.

Subwoofer Pros' first two products, Studio 12 and Studio 18 use a 400W integrated amplifier to deliver precise linear performance down to 8Hz at SPLs of 105dB and 113dB, respectively. A comprehensive set of inputs, outputs, and bass management protocols allow both subs to optimally integrate with an enormous range of existing professional monitoring setups.

"Because no other company was building subwoofers with the performance and feature set needed in high-end music and film control rooms, we approached a leading expert in subwoofer technology - Bag End Modular Sound - to see if we could fill that gap,"

The Netherlands - Yamaha Music Europe GmbH will be exhibiting on stand 3-A90 at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016, where a number of innovative new products will be on show from the ever-expanding Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) range.

Taking place at the Amsterdam RAI from 9-12 February, Yamaha is once again using ISE's high profile platform to demonstrate the many advantages of its CIS products to existing and future customers.

Leading the way in new products is the SWP1 series, the first range of network switches designed and produced specifically for the professional audio industry. Offering a comprehensive set of Ethernet features, the SWP1 series has very straightforward, plug-and-play operation. Flipping a single DIP switch allows an optimised Dante setup to be instantly recalled, making the switches ideal for audio engineers who have no expertise in IP net

China - When renowned pro audio engineer Jin Shaogang and his team were given the task of creating a wireless sound solution for the hit Chinese reality singing competition, The Voice of China he turned to Wisycom, designer and builder of sophisticated RF solutions for broadcast, film and live production, to keep the music playing. For the fourth season of The Voice of China, Shaogang and his crew utilised 12 channels of Wisycom wireless (along with some additional spare channels), including the MRK960 Modular Wireless Microphone Receiver System, MTH400 Wideband Handheld Transmitter used with DPA capsules, SPL218AW Wideband Active Antenna Splitterand LBNA UHF Wideband Antenna.

The show's master of ceremony and singers used Wisycom handheld microphones in both the recorded sessions and live show finale. Shaogang and his team were given live technical support from W

USA - VUE Audiotechnik has added Greg Kirkland to its Technical Sales team. Kirkland brings with him more than 30 years' of experience in sound system design and engineering and will expand VUE's technical support for larger design firms and projects.

Kirkland has been responsible for designing, installing and programming audio systems in world-class performance venues as well as engineering live shows throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has mixed tours for Liza Minnelli, Andy Williams, Burt Bacharach, Julie Andrews, Rosemary Clooney and Creedence Clearwater Revisited, among others.

As a founding partner of Thomas Gregor Associates, Kirkland designed and programmed audio systems and oversaw production of the company's larger and more complex projects for clients including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Boeing, Universal Studios and Cedars Sinai,

UK - The Institute of Sound and Communiocations Engineers (ISCE) has announced dates for this year's ISCEx2016 exhibition, along with details of its seminar programme.

The two-day event is returning to the picturesque rural location of Coombe Abbey, outside Coventry, 8-9 March, and will bring consultants, specifiers, installers and manufacturers together under one roof. The Institute's AGM during the afternoon of 8 March will be followed by a networking dinner and entertainment in the evening.

As a learned society, the Institute is keen to share its knowledge with others working in the industry and a seminar programme, presented by industry experts will take place during the exhibition on the following day, 9 March. The following topics will come under the spotlight:

Green amplification - Is Class-D really all there is? - Jamie Angus, professor of audio technolog

UK - Shure Audio Institute UK is introducing an Audio Networking Mastered seminar at its headquarters in Waltham Abbey on 20 January.

Audio Networking Mastered is aimed at AV integrators and audio engineers who want to gain a better understanding of the IT networking standards commonly used in today's audio transport protocols. Created to provide an overview of the latest developments in audio networking technology, Audio Networking Mastered is also applicable to AV project managers and sales personnel.

The seminar will explore the path from point-to-point digital audio transport through to modern converged networks, and the future interoperability offered by standards such as AES67. This is in addition to information on network hardware, IP addressing and subnets, network topologies, setup and troubleshooting.

The launch of Audio Networking Mastered coincides with the re

UK - London-based Capital Sound Hire has confirmed the purchase of a substantial high-powered line array sound system from Outline.

Capital Sound Hire general manager Paul Timmins announced their agreement to invest in a large quantity of Outline GTO long-throw high-SPL line array cabinets. The total system comprises 48 GTO C-12 large format line arrays, four GTO-DF (down-fill), 24 GTO-SUB (subwoofer), eight GTO-FF (front-fill) and a package of 24 Powersoft X8 Dante, Series amplifiers.

Asked what prompted Capital Sound to choose Outline after reviewing other brands, Timmins replied that the final decision was made after checking the system out at London's O2 Arena last October. "Managing director Keith Davis, senior project manager Martin Connolly, project manager Robin Conway and I sat in the back row of the upper bowl and the clarity and sonic performance of the syste

Germany - The B22 is a multipurpose omnidirectional subwoofer from d&b audiotechnik. The B22-SUB houses two 18" neodymium drivers in an efficient bandpass horn design producing high Sound Pressure Levels and an extended frequency response.

The B2 is well known and loved around the world thanks to the signature sonic performance and after over twenty years of service, it's time for an update. Intended for ground stacked applications, the omnidirectional B22-SUB promises increased performance, a modern appearance and improved internal cabinet bracing.

The B22-SUB is the largest d&b omnidirectional subwoofer, but when used in multiples of three and in CSA mode (Cardioid Subwoofer Array), they exhibit impressive rejection towards the rear. To increase flexibility, the B22-SUB can also be operated in INFRA mode, which extends the frequency response to supplement other d&b su

UK - The £9m three story Centre for Creative Industries at Sheffield College is now open. Audio Light Systems installed theatre, TV studio, five drama studios and a multi room music facility which are at the heart of the new building.

The Theatre boasts a Slingco tension wire grid, production lighting & sound, a large screen projection system, full perimeter drapes, theatre communications & a spacious control room.

The TV studio is kitted out with Doughty Studio Rail systems, full high-level drapes and a state of the art control room.

The five drama studios and music spaces are also packed with a generous amount of hardware & tech, providing a learning facility which can have simultaneous productions

"Doughty equipment featured heavily in this project and as usual it give the quality finish that is expected from us. Dan at Doughty is amazing," comments

Germany - Shure has announced that it has joined the Cisco Solution Partner Programme as a solution partner. The Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to bring together people, processes, data, and things to enhance the relevancy of network connections. As a member of the Cisco Solution Partner Programme, Shure is able to quickly create and deploy solutions to enhance the capabilities, performance, and management of the network to capture value in the IoE.

"We are very proud to be a Cisco solution partner," said Chad Wiggins, category director for networked systems at Shure. "This distinction imparts in our customers the confidence that they can easily integrate our microphone solution, Microflex Wireless, within their Cisco infrastructure."

"Microflex Wireless has been very beneficial for our users," said Brian Hayes, senior design engineer at

Mexico - Loto Audio has completed the first stage of a project at Mamitas Beach Club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Ro. Mexico. The owners called on the Funktion-One distributor after they visited several beach venues in Ibiza.

Loto Audio's Ramon Salazar explains, "We started to try and make contact with the owner over a year ago because this is the best and most famous beach club in Mexico. When we found him, it turned out that he was also looking for us - the Funktion-One distributor for Mexico. He went to some beach resorts in Ibiza where he experienced that Funktion-One sound and he was amazed. In that moment, the venue and the owner committed to new, extensive project of remodeling and growing Mamitas."

Taking into account the environmental challenges, Loto Audio specified a system comprising four Funktion-One Resolution 4 speakers and two F221 double-21in bass

UK - The new ID24 super-compact loudspeaker, the smallest ever made by Nexo, has been installed for the first time in Bristol, UK. Working as under-balcony-fills in the 2000-seater Hippodrome theatre, 24x ID24s are a vital element in the high-specification system brought in by London-based Orbital Sound for a specific production. Orbital Sound is the first rental company in the world to deploy the ID Series, used in Bristol alongside two other Nexo systems - a STM M28 modular line array for main PA, augmented by Geo M6 compact line array modules for upper balcony. With a view to forthcoming rental projects, Orbital has ordered ID24 cabinets in black and white. In Bristol, they have been installed as fills under the two large balconies, as well as stageside for front-fill. Orbital MD Chris Headlam describes the ID24 as "a latest generation product from the modern era of loudsp

UK - The Warehouse Sound Services will once again be exhibiting on stands C3 and D2 at this year's PLASA Focus Glasgow on 20-21 January 2016 at the SECC.

The Warehouse will be showcasing a wide variety of products from d&b audiotechnik, Avid, EM Acoustics, RCF, Shure, Allen + Heath, Yamaha and Sennheiser. Representatives from The Warehouse's sales, hire, service and flight-casing departments will attend.

At the event, The Warehouse will showcase a range of quality audio products including d&b audiotechnik's new VP loudspeaker range. The Warehouse is Scotland's only d&b audiotechnik sales partner, so PLASA Scotland provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate d&b's new speakers to PLASA delegates.

The V7P and V10P from d&b audiotechnik are a new breed of loudspeaker offering all this and more, including the d&b hallmark constant directivity control down to low frequencies.

USA - Deptford Township High School serves over one-thousand students in the Philadelphia suburb of Deptford, New Jersey. Its Spartan football team is fiercely competitive and won the state sectional championships back-to-back in 2003 and 2004. However, like so many high schools, Deptford's game-day sound reinforcement system didn't live up to the passion of the team. It fell flat musically and caused fans to strain to hear announcements.

Local A/V integration firm Precision Audio, which just so happens to be headed by two Deptford Township High School alumni, pulled out the old system and replaced it with a Danley Sound Labs design comprised of three Danley OS-80 loudspeakers and two Danley OS-115 subwoofers, all of which are completely impervious to the elements and thus ready for any weather the East Coast can conjure.

"The old system was basically a handful of vinta

USA - Camarillo, California-based Rat Sound Systems provided a full 360 degrees of audio coverage for Bassnectar's New Year's Eve show in Birmingham, Alabama. The concert, which was held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Centre (BJCC) Legacy Arena, featured 72 Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Anya modules flown in four double-wide clusters.

Bassnectar is well-known for his live performances, massive sound systems and light shows. Bassnectar NYE360, now in its fifth year, features a rotating stage at the centre of the arena designed to deliver maximum impact to his fans. The Legacy Arena seats up to 19,000 and was completely sold out for the event.

"After adapting Anya to Red Rocks in Colorado and now using it 360 degrees at BJCC - the system continues to amaze me," says Jason Decter, FOH engineer for Bassnectar. "It has such power and hi-fi clarity. It was no

USA - Clearwing Productions, an AV sales, service, event- production and integration services provider with locations in Milwaukee and Phoenix, acquired eight RedNet D16R AES rack-mount Dante interfaces, part of the full line of RedNet Dante network devices from Focusrite, nearly a year ago.

The D16R units have transformed how the company is able to move digital audio around for clients ranging from one troupe of the famed Blue Man Group to the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Three RedNet D16R units (along with three RedNet 1 eight channel A-D/D-A interfaces and one RedNet 2 sixteen-channel A-D/D-A interface) reside at the Blue Man Theatre at Luxor hotel and casino in Las Vegas, where Clearwing Productions was the systems integrator for the theatre's new sound system designed by Marcus Ross.

At the World Ski Championships, the D

Europe - Swedish PA company, Parashoot, has completed a European tour with Norwegian singer songwriter, Ane Brun, using Allen & Heath's new dLive system to manage FoH and Monitors.

Parashoot's recently purchased dLive system, comprising the flagship S7000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack, was immediately deployed on the tour, mixing both FOH and monitors on the same console.

"I have been using iLive endlessly over the last five years, and on the last two Ane Brun tours, culminating in over 200 shows. The timing of the dLive release couldn't have been better. The anticipation of more FX and more buses, made it the unchallenged winner for this tour. A&H makes the best digital live preamps, channel dynamics and onboard FX engines, so it was a no brainer," comments Parashoot's sound engineer and owner, Oscar Söderlund.

"The system latency is extremely low, and

Japan - Pioneer Pro Audio has introduced the XPRS Series of high-powered active speakers. "The compact, portable, wooden enclosure XPRS Series combines Pioneer Pro Audio sound engineering heritage with the reliable, energy efficient power of Powersoft amps - to give you a versatile plug-and-play system that fills the room with a natural sound," the company says.

The Series comprises the XPRS15 and XPRS12 two-way full-range speakers, and the XPRS215S dual 15" subwoofer. All three have 15mm birch plywood enclosures for "a dynamic sound that works across all musical genres", say Pioneer. The XPRS15/12 have a 15/12" ferrite LF driver, a 1.75" titanium diaphragm compression driver and Pioneer Pro Audio's 'AFAST technology' which, the company says, delivers "a clear, clean sound with a deep bass range". Also featured are four EQ modes with

Germany - Yamaha's MTX3 matrix mixer/signal processor is proving a popular solution for smaller, fixed audio installations where untrained staff are in day-to-day control of the system. Houses of worship are an ideal example, with three German churches recently commissioning MTX3-based systems.

Steinheim-based Klartext AV has installed two of the systems, one in the town of Kohlberg, the other in Oggenhausen.

The Kohlberg installation includes an MTX3 with Yamaha XMV4140 multi-channel power amplifier and DCP4V4S wall-mounted control. The four buttons and rotary controls of the DCP4V4S make it very straightforward for church staff to have comprehensive control over the system, which includes fixed microphones at the pulpit and altar, wireless handheld and headset mics, plus a piano. By touching a single control, the system can be instantly reconfigured for a range of uses.

The Netherlands - At this year's Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam, Fohhn Audio AG (Hall 7, Stand 7-D177) will present the company's latest developments in digital technology and system integration, along with new design opportunities for Fohhn line source loudspeakers.

With a focus on audio network compatibility driving development during 2016, Fohhn will be showing the current models in its award-winning Linea Focus series with Beam Steering capabilities, which are equipped for networking via an Optocore fibre solution. A new 16-channel Dante to AES/EBU interface will also be previewed at the show.

In readiness for achieving future compatibility with all digital audio networks, the company has also announced that, going forward, all its active loudspeaker systems, amplifiers and controllers will be equipped with digital transformer-balanced AES/EBU inputs (AES-3 stand

The Netherlands - Sennheiser will be participating at this year's ISE, taking place from February 9-12 in Amsterdam. The audio specialist will be launching its new wireless conferencing solution, TeamConnect Wireless. One of two new additions to the TeamConnect family, TeamConnect Wireless delivers "excellent sound quality and unmatched ease of use in a portable system for up to 24 participants".

Sennheiser will also be launching TeamConnect Ceiling, an innovative ceiling mounted array microphone for fixed installations. Visitors to the Sennheiser booth (Hall 2, booth Nr. A45) can also experience the wide range of professional products for business communications and conferences, including its newly upgraded SpeechLine Digital Wireless microphone solutions, and Speakerphone series.

ISE 2016 sees Sennheiser start the year with some compelling new additions to its al

USA - Sensaphonics is expanding its 3D AARO line with the introduction of the 3D-U ambient earphones, at NAMM 2016 in Anaheim. The new model offers the full functionality of the 3D AARO system in a universal-fit design, bringing Sensaphonics' patented Active Ambient technology to a wider audience at a more affordable price.

The sleek, jet-black 3D-U earphones contain embedded binaural microphones as part of the 3D AARO system, utilizing the same proprietary full-range drivers and mics as Sensaphonics custom-fit ambient earphones. The 3D-U also marks the introduction of an industry-first, the SensaQuad quadraxial cable, offering secure connection and easy field replacement. A "fit kit" of foam and rubber earpiece tips ensures a good fit and high-isolation seal.

"Developing this new product was really driven by customer demand," says company founder and pre

UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. Will be showcasing the latest product highlights from their extensive brand portfolio at the PLASA Focus Glasgow 2016 Show - SECC, Glasgow, UK, stand B1, 20 - 21 January.

A leading one-stop provider of professional equipment to the entertainment industry, AC-ET will be showcasing a selection of the very latest lighting, audio, rigging, video, and film & TV solutions available from their vast portfolio of over 200 leading brands and five specialist sales divisions.

The award-winning Chroma-Q® range of premium performance solutions is designed and built to exacting standards in North America, and has been adopted by many leading designers and specifiers for some of today's most demanding and prestigious lighting applications. The stand will represent a number of product ranges, including the Color One 100 and Inspire full c

UK - Martin Audio is planning two sets of demos at this week's PLASA Focus in Glasgow and the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam.

Joining forces with its distribution partner LMC on 20 January, Martin Audio will be taking over the Leven Room which is directly across from the entrance of Hall 5 of SECC Glasgow on the Boulevard.

Products on show will include its award winning O-Line, CDD Series and MLA Mini, and the one-hour demonstration sessions will provide an understanding of these products, case studies and lots of listening time. More details and how to register can be found at: https://martin-audio.com/events/PlasaGlasgow

Then at this year's inaugural four day show of ISE, Martin Audio will once again return to Room E104 (near Hall 10) to demonstrate a similar line up of product and also talk about a new launch which can also be seen on their stand K175

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