TECHNOTRIX kept very busy this summer providing audio systems for Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park and the Illinois State Fair. Martin Audio line arrays were used to provide concert-quality sound in these very different environments.

At Lollapalooza, Bourbonnais, Illinois-based TECHNOTRIX was responsible for the BMI stage and Perry’s World, a 270º nearly-in-the-round showcase for leading DJs from around the world.

The main challenge at Perry’s World was getting even coverage in the round without overloading the stage with bass. As TECHNOTRIX’s Kevin Kiefer explains, “we had subs all the way around a circular stage, which could be problematic, especially if you put a DJ in the middle of that. We actually set up six cardioid arrays of WSX subwoofers at the perimeter of the stage, which allowed for very even coverage of the audience without too much low end concentrated on the more

New High Transient Response, Transformerless Microphone

Pictured at AES 2009 in NYC are (L-R) Ed Cherney, George Massenburg, Phil Ramone, Michiko Takeuchi (Sanken president), Yutaka Chiba (Sanken R&D), Ryoichi Asada (Gen. Mgr. Product & Marketing), Chuck Ainlay, and Frank Filipetti. Photo by David Goggin.

Sanken Microphones, manufacturer of a wide range of products for broadcast, film, studio and live recording, has been granted Music Engineering & Technology Alliance certification for the CU-44X MkII transformerless condenser microphone. The new CU-44X MkII is the latest dual-titanium capsule microphone from Sanken, offering the best of both worlds: a small capsule for high frequencies and a large capsule for low frequencies.

The METAlliance is comprised of a group of globally-recognized, award-winning audio engineers and producers who have been deeply involved in establishing techniques and technical standards that are the foundation of more

DETROIT, Michigan⎯Thunder Audio recently installed sound systems at three Cedar Creek Church locations in Ohio beginning with the Perrysburg campus followed by the Whitehouse and Toledo satellite locations. Thunder received an install ‘assist’ from Prodigy Music at the Perrysburg and Toledo sites.

“Since Cedar Creek Church is looking to develop several more satellite locations over the next few years, it was necessary to develop a system that could be duplicated successfully. The church relies on an excellent resource of volunteer staff, so uniformity between locations is crucial,” states Tom Hejnicki, Project Manager, Thunder Audio Inc./Thunder Production Group. “There are always challenges with any installation, the most prevalent two being time and budget. We had 15 calendar days to complete the installation at Perrysburg, for example, making it a point to work around other trades in order more

NEW YORK, NY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009 — Wireworks Corporation, the pioneer in professional audio/video cabling products, recently joined the festivities at Santos Party House by supplying an abundance of SpeakerLUX cabling to the newly created sound system at the club.  Santos Party House is a two-level, 8,000-square-foot music venue, centrally located in downtown Manhattan.  Blurring the lines between music and art culture, the venue is designed to function as a concert hall, dance club and lounge.

 The creation of the sound system was handled by Jim Toth, owner and president of Timbre Tech, a leading audio production and rental company that has designed and built top-quality sound systems known for their extraordinary sonic characteristics. In fact, so much so, the company has earned more

Newark, NJ – November 2009… The recent 9th Annual New Jersey International Music Festival, which featured a dream team of international reggae and hip-hop stars, including “Mr. Throw it in the Bag” Fabolous, the “King of Dance Hall” Beenie Man, Buju Banton, and Rick Ross among others, presented a unique set of challenges for the performers and technical staff tasked with making it all happen. Held September 20^th, 2009 at the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, the on stage real estate proved to be in rather short supply. As a result, erecting a sound system capable of providing consistent coverage with solid SPL performance to the roughly 5,000 music enthusiasts in attendance was no small undertaking. Ultimately, the challenges of the job were resolved with a sound system featuring Aero Series 2 line arrays from D.A.S. Audio. 

North Valley Stream, NY-based more

Buena Park, CA – October 2009… Hosa Technology, the leading innovator of analog and digital connectivity solutions for the modern musician and audio/video professional, and distributor of Da-Cappo Micro Microphones throughout the Americas, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Da-Cappo DA15 Cardioid Earset Microphone with Earbud Monitor. By combining a discreet earset microphone with an in-ear monitor, the new Da-Cappo DA15 provides unparalleled comfort and unprecedented freedom of movement for onstage performers and production staff alike. 

The capsule found in the new DA15 incorporates a sensitivity rating of -51 dB and a maximum SPL rating of 130 dB—making it well-suited for vocal performers who routinely find themselves in loud performance surroundings. This high-performance, back-electret condenser microphone provides excellent off-axis rejection by using a front-facing capsule engineered to be positioned at the corner of the performer’s mouth. As the microphone’s cardioid polar pattern more

Austin City Limits Music Festival, one of the premier music festivals in the U.S., recently capped-off another fantastic year of musical festivities. Held from October 3-5, 130 bands gathered in the Texan capital to treat music fans to three full days of performances across eight stages. Robert Ausmus of LD Systems (Houston, TX) and his crew relied on an Electro-Voice X-Line line array loudspeaker system to provide exceptional sound reinforcement for the Xbox 360 stage.

The Xbox 360 stage saw crowds of up to 35,000, and featured a diverse range of headliners, including Them Crooked Vultures – a supergroup featuring John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) – Girl Talk, STS9 and Raphael Saadiq among many others.

LD Systems deployed a main FOH rig comprising two arrays of eight full-range X-Line elements - more

Seattle’s Decibel Festival had another stellar year in 2009, celebrating electronic music performance, visual art and new media.

Held at 14 different venues across the city, including main venues at the Olympic Sculpture Park and Volunteer Park, the festival ran from Sep. 24th through Sep. 27th. Over 100 performers from 10 different countries gathered at the event, now in its sixth year.

Ric Webb of regional sound production specialists TR Professional worked with Kevin Johnson of EV sales reps Left Coast Marketing to ensure exceptional audio quality for every stage at the festival, deploying a wide range of equipment from Electro-Voice and Dynacord.

Two Dynacord Cobra 2 portable line array loudspeaker systems delivered an awesome combination of low-end power, precise coverage and high-end intelligibility for the outdoor stages. A Dynacord CMS 1000 controlled the mix. Lending support for monitors and small-format more

Martin Audio recently opened an elegant showroom in a prestigious shopping district in China.

The idea was the brainchild of wealthy businessman Regan Goh who owns sound rental/installation company Huifeng Performance Equipment Co.

As one of Martin Audio’s major customers, he came up with the idea of opening a full demo facility for consultants, production companies, dealers and installers in Panyu, a suburb of Guangzhou.

Said ambassador for Martin Audio, David Bissett-Powell, “China is the major market for Martin Audio and Huifeng is our main Chinese dealer — so the move makes perfect sense.

“Regan and I go back a long way, and he has purchased this building with the sole intention of making it Martin Audio — in fact the signage over the large shop window simply states ‘Martin Audio’. Regan also supports King Kong of the more

World-renowned Japanese DJ Towa Tei, most renowned as a founding member of seminal New York club trio Deee Lite, started his latest 10-location, 10-stage Japanese “DJ Tour” with an album release party dubbed “Motivational Special – Big Fun Release Party,” held at Air Tokyo Daikanyama on February 13th, 2009. Special guests from Japan and around the globe made appearances and performed in front of 1,200 enthusiastic spectators. Electro-Voice microphones helped ensure the event sounded superb.

Electro-Voice endorser and recording engineer Mr. Osamu “Shu” Imamoto was the event’s head audio engineer. EVI Audio Japan and Mr. Imamoto’s working relationship began when Mr. Imamoto was appointed recording engineer for the nationwide club tour for Nobuchika Eri/Sony Music (Mond Grosso producer Shinichi Osawa). For Towa Tei’s “DJ Tour,” EVI Audio Japan asked Mr. Imamoto, one of the industry’s most talented young engineers, to try the new PL series microphones more