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Today, Shure Incorporated announced with great sadness the passing of their beloved Chairman, Rose L. Shure. Mrs. Shure passed away peacefully at her home. For more than 60 years, Mrs. Shure has served as an inspiration to all Shure Associates, past and present. She was a role model for Shure’s Core Values and basic principles, created by her husband and Company founder, Sidney N. Shure, that have guided the Company.

RH Consulting has launched a major new edition to their guide to voice alarm systems. Originally released six years ago, the e-publication has been comprehensively updated to become the definitive guide to all types of emergency audio system for consultants, manufacturers, installers and venue owners.

Solotech’s recent installation of L-Acoustics Kara and ARCS Wide loudspeakers at the new Complexe JC Perreault in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec, the Montreal-based audio provider has proved that high-energy sports and high-quality sound can, indeed, both thrive in the same facility.

Stéphane Migné has chosen composer Edvard Grieg's work, Peer Gynt, to create a beautiful ballet with the beams of 41 NandoBeam-S9 wash/beam fixtures. Each of these features 55 Ostar Stage 15 W RGBW multichip LEDs arranged in five, independently-controlled rings around a central diode, plus a 8-40° zoom.

Japan-based Metalcore band sound is delivered with Audio-Technica microphones on stage and in the studio. Recently the band started using on stage the Audio-Technica System 10 Sompbox Digital Wireless System for guitar and bass.

With the release of the latest version of Armonia Pro Audio Suite 2.7.0, Powersoft’s proprietary digital signage monitoring and processing software, the company has unleashed further major features and DSP power in its continually evolving roadmap. A higher degree of loudspeaker supervision is achievable with the new Live Impedance curve, calculated in real-time and storable/displayable against a reference curve in the new spk2 preset files.

Writing our wishes for the new year is a wonderful exercise that we cherish each year just as much as hosting the old man with his flying reindeer. But 2015 is an exception to this rule, as all our thoughts are still with the victims of barbarism and their families.

Like many audio system design projects, the biggest challenge in specifying sound for a house of worship is often overcoming the limitations of the physical space. That was the situation that Ft. Wayne, IN-based Custom Sound Designs (CSD) Group, Inc. faced in a recent project for First Assembly Church of Raleigh, NC, and a system based on L-Acoustics’ Kiva and ARCS WiFo product lines controlled by a Yamaha CL5 digital audio console was its solution.

They are seven partners united like the fingers on one hand. . . to tell the truth, given the time they spend at their computers, having seven fingers would actually be a plus for them. Capable of doing everything as far as capturing and mixing sound for television is concerned, they decided to create Easys, a tool designed to meet the specific needs of reality TV and all of its derivatives. Let's visit these fellows, who definitely have brains between their ears.

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.

The ‘Queen of Taiwanese Music’ Jody Chiang said farewell to fans after a long and stellar 34 year singing career which has produced no less than 60 albums and seen her win eight Golden Melody Awards! Jody Chiang’s regular lighting designer since 2013, used 46 Pointe Robe as effects lights.

ArtEffect Audioproduktion is a Cologne-based audio post-production studio, specialising in cinema and television blockbusters, documentaries, series and trailers. it’s owner Peter Schröder Recently invested in a Yamaha Nuage post-production system, which he is so satisfied with that a second one is likely to follow soon.

The world famous Royal Concertgebouw Concert Hall in Amsterdam has become the latest concert hall to update its lighting system to LED, with help from ETC and their Dutch dealer Ampco Flashlight Sales. But the decision on which fixtures to specify was not taken lightly: it took around a year of testing and discussions before deciding on 84 Desire® D60XTI Studio HD fixtures, controlled by an ETC Unison Paradigm® system.

Steven Douglas, LD for the Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers, decided the MADesign Ayrton were perfect over the top of each band member and keep them isolated. He has used them as the primary wash light for the backing band and they’re used for much of the show in that way.

For Kaaboo Festival Perfect Sunset, The lighting Designer Chris specified 20 x Robe BMFL Blades as a major part of the lighting scheme for the Sunset Cliffs (main) Stage of the three day event.