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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199470.vB5-legacyid=10952[/ATTACH]MARCOUSSIS, France – Tomorrowland is undoubtedly one of the world’s most important dance festivals, attracting over 400,000 to this year’s 10th Anniversary edition. Spread out over two three-day weekends in the town of Boom in Belgium, Tomorrowland headliners included David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Armin van Buuren and Aviici. Tomorrowland’s success and influence now extend around …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199405.vB5-legacyid=10864[/ATTACH]BROWNSVILLE / SIXES, Oregon – September 2014 — Music festivals have increased in number and diversity in recent years, and regional festivals have enjoyed explosive growth. Two of this season’s most successful regional festivals took place this August in Oregon where the five-year-old BI-MART Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville (August 15-17) drew upwards of …

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One of the foundational necessities of a successful gig is having adequate safe power. This can be a particular challenge at the Junior Varsity level. This article will be a high-level flyover, providing some basic insight into how the gear we use works. Future articles will go deeper. [B]What’s a Watt?[/B] Power is measured in …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199116.vB5-legacyid=10247[/ATTACH]At InfoComm 2014, visit the Meyer Sound demo room N110 and show booth C9725 to learn how its expanding self-powered loudspeaker offerings can provide a sonic and logistical edge to your next project. These products range from remotely powered installation loudspeakers featuring IntelligentDC technology, to the new flagship linear sound reinforcement systems LEO™ and LYON™ …

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[B]This is the second half of the article, split due to post length limits. The first part is here: [/B][URL=”https://soundforums.net/entries/1191-Understanding-Power-Consumption-Part-1″]Understanding Power Consumption, Part 1[/URL][B] Case study: Allen & Heath GLD80 mixing console[/B] A&H’s datasheet lists the maximum power consumption of the GLD80 surface at 95w, and the AR-2412 stage box at 70w. Though there will …

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One of the foundational necessities of a successful gig is having adequate safe power. This can be a particular challenge at the Junior Varsity level. This article will be a high-level flyover, providing some basic insight into how the gear we use works. Future articles will go deeper. What’s a Watt? Power is measured in …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198970.vB5-legacyid=9988[/ATTACH]4/28/2014 Behringer today announced the new and much anticipated X-DANTE, X-MADI and X-ADAT high-performance network cards for the award-winning X32 Digital Mixing Console are now available from authorized dealers and online resellers. The cards are easy to install and configure, making the X32 compatible with even more digital and audio distribution networks. The X-DANTE Expansion …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198958.vB5-legacyid=9964[/ATTACH]Rio Rancho, NM – April 2014… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is now shipping the latest new products using the Dante™ networked audio transport protocol: the DNT16i input processor and the DNT0212 output processor. Each of these supports both switched and redundant Dante …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198933.vB5-legacyid=9907[/ATTACH]Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 2014… PreSonus® announces “Power-Up,” a program that saves first-generation StudioLive™ digital mixer owners up to $1,200 when trading up to a new StudioLive AI-series Active Integration™ digital mixer. The offer starts on April 15 and ends on June 30, 2014. Customers can save $500 for trading in a StudioLive 16.0.2, $800 …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198904.vB5-legacyid=9793[/ATTACH]4/2/2014 Behringer’s X32 Digital Mixing Console and S16 Digital Snake are pulling double-duty for indie pop band Capital Cities, as they tour in support of their multi-platinum single, “Safe and Sound”. When it came to the group’s decision to go with the BEHRINGER X32 and S16 for their current tour, Production Manager and FOH Engineer, …