Minnetonka, MN — Minnetonka Audio Software has received certification from Dolby Laboratories for its SurCode for Dolby Digital plug-in integrated into every Macintosh copy of Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3. more

MOOGFEST 2007 DETAILS ANNOUNCED
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – B.B. King‘s Blues Club in New York City will once again open its doors to Moogfest, the annual festival commemorating and celebrating the groundbreaking achievements of maverickinventor Robert Moog and his namesake synthesizer. Slated for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 22, the fourth annual Moogfest will once again be a synthesizer fan‘s dream. more

Tokyo, Japan — D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE 1:6735) announced today the completion of the acquisition of Calrec Audio Limited of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, a leading designer and manufacturer of premium audio products and live-to-air consoles for the broadcast market. The acquisition will be accretive to earnings per share in 2008. more

Meyer Sound and acclaimed Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil® have enjoyed a fruitful relationship since the early 1990s, leading to superior-quality audio for many renowned productions including 2005‘s Corteo™. Now, Meyer Sound has been chosen as Official Sound Equipment Supplier for the new Cirque du Soleil show KOOZA™, which debuted in April in Montreal, Quebec. more

Pompton Plains, N.J.–Zaxcom announced a new entry into its family of wireless microphone systems, the IFB100 transmitter. Designed to integrate with the company’s TRX900 Series of wireless microphones, the IFB100 transmits a single RF carrier–containing timecode, 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 with a bag-to-camera link to provide ongoing confidence monitoring with audio relayed directly to the sound mixer. more

Toronto, Ontario, Canada–Turner Broadcasting System Inc., a Time Warner company based in Atlanta, has confirmed the purchase of a Lawo mc290 digital audio production console–the first in the U.S. Installation of the console is slated for the week of August 1, with first productions using the new system scheduled for late August. more

Old Lyme, Conn.–In a joint announcement, Sennheiser USA and Australian Monitor have agreed to end their three-year distribution agreement in North America for Australian Monitor products. The announcement comes as Australian Monitor seeks to add more product categories in the U.S. and Latin American markets. more

WEST CHESTER, PA– Aviom, exclusive developer of the world‘s premier audio transport technology, A-Net®, is announcing the release of its Pro64 Update Tool. more

Vienna, Austria – Martin Bohm, chief engineer and co-owner of MG Sound Studios, has chosen Avastor hard drives for his location recording of Vienna‘s lavish theatrical musicals. “Avastor is a pro solution for serious on the road recording,” he remarks. more

NEW YORK: Anton Fig, one of modern music‘s most-heard drummers, has just changed how he hears his drums in the studio. The influential rhythm master known for his nightly appearances on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and recordings with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Madonna and far beyond now hits the studio with the superior safety and full frequency response of ULTRASONE HFI-550 headphones. more