Installation
‘All successes are partnerships’: theatre sound veteran Sam Wise talks career highlights
Phil Ward meets US-born theatre audio veteran and ‘Trump predictor’, Sam Wise
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Business
Behind the scenes at Audio-Technica’s AT5047 studio mic launch
A select group of distributors, studio owners and industry press were invited to an official Audio-Technica showcase last month, demonstrating the manufacturer’s new AT5047 microphone.
Business
Plasa MD Peter Heath talks career highlights and his predictions for this year’s show
After almost 20 years as a figurehead at Roland, Peter Heath has swapped kimonos and keyboards for the front line of trade association politics. In truth, he had more to do with mixers than MIDI, and a desire to...
Studio
Peppermint condition: Abbey Road Studios in the 21st century
Phil Ward visits Abbey Road following the biggest changes since it all began For the tourists milling about outside Abbey Road Studios, not much has changed. There’s still a dangerous zebra crossing on which to infuriate motorists by staging...
Studio
Leading Irish studio lodges new initiative
Grouse Lodge, the famous residential outpost, is offering a revitalised recording model
Business
The strategic position: David Claringbold and d&b audiotechnik
You can’t say you have an excellent venue just because the design of it looks cool, says the marketing man
Business
Panel discussions and acoustic treatments
Phil Ward wonders if acoustics are designed… or tamed
Business
The rise of 3D Audio
The old pipedream of believable 3D sound is finally becoming real. Well, virtually…
Business
Powers rangers: the OEM market
Some mighty morphing is taking place in the OEM power market
Business
David Bell’s quest for good acoustic design
The education sector has been singled out for its standards in acoustic design and the obvious knock-on effect on audio quality
Installation
The Finnish line: Aura Audio
Phil Ward meets another loudspeaker manufacturer from Finland…
Installation
Ely Cathedral’s centuries of echo tackled
B&H Sound installed d&b audiotechnik loudspeakers to stop a tsunami of reverb
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Genius!2: Christian Heil and line array #22
The French inventor launched L-Acoustics patented wavefront sculpture technology which was the original blueprint for modern vertical line array
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Genius!2: Ari Varla and active monitoring #12
Founder of the Genelec brand, Lapland salmon fisherman and tube guitar amp expert
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Genius!2: Chrys Lindop and IEM (in ear monitoring) #6
With a few clever bits of wireless, the sound engineer formed and sold IEM to a hesitant industry
Live
Capital Sound’s upgrade to 2.0
The south London-based hire company has made major investments in PA kit this year
Business
A power house called Hypex Electronics
One of the most influential suppliers of power amplifier sub-assemblie
Studio
Unity Audio’s journey from distributor to manufacturer
A company flourishing between a rock and a hard place
Studio
Sir George Martin (1926-2016): An appreciation
Phil Ward reflects on the life of "the world's most famous producer"
Live
How we escaped Bataclan
“It was a gruesome task”: Eagles Of Death Metal tour manager Steev A Toth recounts the Paris nightmare – and its repercussions for touring. Interview by Phil Ward
Live
EXCLUSIVE: d&b has new PLAN for sound
PA maker to tackle noise pollution by teaming up with German 'neighbour'
Installation
The Interpretation of Themes: Bose RoomMatch helps keep the spirit of Cinecittà alive
Phil Ward follows the Yellow Brick Road to Rome and meets the Wizard of Bose
Live
Game, set and Match: In conversation with Bose’s Akira Mochimura
Phil Ward talks to the Bose Professional general manager abouts its assault on the summits of live sound
Live
View from the top: the FOH engineer (Jon Burton)
Can a die-hard analogue man embrace digital networking?
Broadcast
Bel Digital streamlines branding
The formation of the Bel Digital Group structure sees the 4HM line absorbed into the historical brand
Business
New chapter for Peavey in Europe
The end of an era in Corby spells a fresh start for Peavey’s professional team
Installation
Spring refurb: Formidable return for the Turbosound Flashlight
Early 2015 should see the triumphant return of the legendary enclosure, discovers Phil Ward
Business
JBL’s Paul Bauman talks V20, EON and, er, The Dik Van Dykes
PSNEurope talks to Paul Bauman, the JBL tour sound director who has opened for the Ramones...
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