With the cooperation of some of the industry's most well-respected audio professionals, attendees will benefit from a one-on-one social experience with members of the community as well as these leading manufacturers who specialize in professional location audio capture.
DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, and K-Tek will also showcase popular products commonly used in the field, including DPA's d:screet 4061 and 4071 Miniature Microphones, d:screet Necklace Microphone and d:dicate 4017B Shotgun Microphone; Lectrosonics' IFB-VHF Wireless System, SSM "Super Slight" micro and HMa transmitters, Venue 2 wideband receivers with IQ Filtering and the latest version of Wireless Designer software; Sound Devices' 688 mixer/recorder with SL-6 powering and wireless system, the 6-Series CL-12 linear fader controller accessory, the 788T recorder, the 633 mixer/recorder, and the rack-mount 970 audio recorder; as well as K-Tek's Stingray Audio Bags and Harnesses, Graphite Boom Poles and Microphone Shock Mounts and Windscreens.
The Sound Summit Toronto will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., with short informational presentations from each of the manufacturers from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., as well as two short presentations from practitioners at 4:30 p.m. Throughout the afternoon, there will be several breaks for food, refreshments and social/networking time. Representatives from all four manufacturers will be available throughout the event to discuss best practices for utilizing their equipment during a production.
"After almost two years since the first Sound Summit in LA, we are thrilled to finally expand The Sound Summit events into Canada," says James Capparelle, marketing manager, DPA Microphones. "This series of events allows us to meet our customers face-to-face while discussing important ideas and gathering feedback from the professionals in the field. As always, we look forward to exchanging valuable information that allows us to better our products and strengthen our company's position in the market. We would like to extend our thanks to the Church on the Queensway for allowing us to use their space and to our Canadian distributor, Gerr Audio for their support."
Colin Bernard, director of Canadian operations at Lectrosonics, adds, "We look forward to being able to share ideas and learn from the professionals in this community and showcase our very latest tools to address a changing wireless spectrum."
"The first-hand feedback we are able to attain from these events is invaluable to us at Sound Devices. We look forward to learning about the interesting projects that our products are involved with as well as finding out how we can better serve this market," says Jon Tatooles, co-founder of Sound Devices.
"The Sound Summit allows us to have the kind of dialogue with industry professionals that is the key for our product development," says K-Tek Owner and President Brenda Klemme.
(Jim Evans)
