live sound

DiGiCo consoles deliver for Alex Warren tour

A Quantum338 at front of house and Quantum7 on monitors are handling up to 96 inputs and extensive onboard processing for the pop artist’s...

Case Studies

EM Acoustics system installed at SSL demo facility

Reference Series loudspeakers now equip Solid State Logic’s live console demonstration room at its Oxford headquarters, replacing a 12-year-old portable system

People

Areal appoints new CEO

François Villaret takes over as chief executive of the spatial audio and live sound technology company, formalising an advisory role he took on in...

Case Studies

KV2 Audio system installed at new Slovak theatre

The Czech manufacturer’s EX, ESR, ESD and VHD series speakers now cover all three performance spaces at Divadlo Poprad, a former cinema converted into...

Case Studies

L-Acoustics powers 5 Seconds of Summer world tour

The Australian rock band’s arena and amphitheatre shows use K Series loudspeakers and newly launched Source Intelligence vocal technology to cover an unusual 75ft...

Case Studies

Martin Audio PA system transforms sound at Derry theatre

The Millennium Forum in Derry, Northern Ireland, has marked its 25th anniversary with a WPS Wavefront Precision line array system, supplied and installed by...

Distribution

PK Sound signs first UK touring and rental partners

The robotic line array manufacturer has partnered with AF Live and Sonalyst, following deployments of its systems at major UK events over the summer

Case Studies

KV2 Audio system boosts sound at Bradford university hall

The 900-capacity Great Hall has replaced its previous sound system with new setup, aimed at improving speech intelligibility across graduations, lectures and events

Houses of worship

In and out of the sanctuary

The house of worship market is among AV’s most technically innovative, drawing on technologies from live entertainment and broadcast. Paul Lydon explores how it...

Case Studies

CODA Audio speakers installed at Manchester club

Audio setup at the 250-capacity Night & Day – which has hosted famous bands like Arctic Monkeys, Elbow and Manic Street Preachers – has...

Case Studies

KV2 system brings clarity to Norwegian ice arena

Eight-piece subwoofer array and 26 full-range loudspeakers deployed to overcome the acoustic challenges of highly reverberant 3,000-capacity Leangen Arena, an ice hockey venue in...

Case Studies

Shure deploys 2,000+ components at Montreux Jazz Festival

Equipment used across 10 stages at this year’s festival, in Switzerland, including 156 channels of Axient Digital wireless and 756 wired mics, supporting more...

Case Studies

HK Audio loudspeakers support six-week festival in Germany

LTS 5 loudspeakers and Lab.Gruppen amplifiers provided coverage across Schlossplatz in St. Wendel, Germany, for outdoor concert series in July and August attracting up...

Audio

Shure marks 25 years with Nashville expansion

Manufacturer has opened a new office within the newly built 600,000sqft Rock Nashville production campus, extending a relationship with the city’s music community that...

Case Studies

Alcons Audio rig closes 16-year run on Dutch musical

Nearly 100 LR14 pro-ribbon arrays delivered phase-neutral sound to a revolving 1,100-seat audience across 'Soldier of Orange – The Musical', staged in a converted...

Case Studies

NEXO powers multipurpose venue in Catalonia

Point source cluster of P18 speakers and L18 subwoofers in a coaxial configuration delivers coverage for speech, theatre and high-SPL concerts in a low-ceiling...

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Martin Audio chosen for historic US dance venue

Wavefront Precision sound system deployed at the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, home to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts

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KLANG delivers immersive mixes for Grafa’s Bulgarian arena show

DMI-KLANG immersive in-ear mixing expansion for DiGiCo Consoles delivered spatialised in-ear monitoring support for Bulgarian artist Grafa's 360-degree concert

Case Studies

Funktion-One audio supports eight stages at Gottwood Festival

Four-point configurations balanced dancefloor immersion with strict noise limits at the Anglesey festival, in Wales

Case Studies

L-Acoustics line arrays drive Wallonia’s largest live venue

K3 system has been deployed across OM, a 1,700-capacity venue in Seraing, in Belgium’s French-speaking Wallonia region, housed in a former steelworkers’ banquet hall

Case Studies

d&b system supports high-profile events for Spanish stadium

Permanent installation at Roig Arena, in Valencia, spanning the SL, A and CL-Series, supports the venue's growing schedule of concerts, sporting events and international...

Case Studies

Martin Audio system deployed for James Morrison UK tour

Wavefront Precision system used for the English singer’s 22-date 20 Years of Undiscovered tour across the UK and Ireland

Distribution

PK Sound expands reach in Western Canada

Kamloops, B.C.-based production company Hi, Society Entertainment has invested in 12 of manufacturer's T8 compact robotic line source modules (Pictured: Kellan Sandhu, founder and...