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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – Jireh Supplies is participating in a Trade In, Trade Up, and Power Up program for those who own gear affected by the FCC's 700MHz wireless microphone ruling.
Noting that the FCC ruling will create additional costs for churches, small theaters and other non-profit organizations, Jireh Supplies is offering a 10 percent Trade In Rebate in the form of a Jireh Supplies Gift Card.

Customers who purchase a new Shure, Sennheiser, or Audio Technica wireless microphone will be eligible for the 10 percent rebate, with a maximum value of $40 per qualifying wireless system purchased.

UK: Scheduled for February 25, the demo day marks the arrival of a NEXO GEO S12 demo rig in the UK, reports PSN-e. Anyone wishing to attend the event – which will take place at the Redditch HQ of SSE Audio Group from 11am – is asked to contact NEXO UK’s Gareth Collyer (07501 056626; gareth.collyer@nexo.fr) to book a place.

Source: NEXO announces first-ever UK Demonstration Day

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For those of you who watched the Grammy Awards on Sunday night (and apparently there were more of you this year than any year since 2004), you may have had a feeling of déjà vu when you saw virtually the same group of stars that clustered together in 2009, 2008, etc. Does this perhaps remind you — at least a little — of the 1993 film Groundhog Day? You know, like Bill Murray’s character hearing “I Got You Babe” every morning?

Now, if you happen to want to hear the same song at the same time every day, that’s fine with us. But sometimes it’s fun to let the needle find a new groove.

The mastering engineer for thousands of albums over two-plus decades talks about past, present and future of what some call the “dark art” and touches on a wide range of topics such as the great volume wars and working to serve the music

Source: Ten Questions With Veteran Mastering Engineer Greg Reierson

ToolsOnAir Announces Support for Euphonix Artist Series Controllers

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Vienna, Austria…ToolsOnAir, makers of QuickTime-based applications for broadcast video production professionals, has announced support for the Euphonix MC Control and MC Transport control surfaces within their just:live program.

Part of ToolsOnAir’s Broadcast Suite of real-time, Mac OS-based video solutions, just:live will support native control of Euphonix’s popular Artist Series control surfaces via Euphonix’s EuCon Ethernet protocol.

“Many of our users have been asking about controlling our timeline-based applications via external control surfaces, and the Euphonix Artist Series has been the most popular request,” says Gilbert Leb, ToolsOnAir’s VP of Sales and Marketing. “When we spoke with Euphonix about EuCon support, we were pleased to find they were very receptive, and we were able to quickly implement the EuCon protocol into our software.”

HONG KONG – This past winter, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre performed 20 shows of Leslie Bricusse's Scrooge, a musical based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, at the Hong Kong City Hall's 463-seat proscenium theatre, putting HKRep's new Meyer Sound system to use.
Space is very limited, so the speaker system has to be as small as possible, yet able to deliver exceptional sound pressure levels, said sound designer Yuen Cheuk-wa. There are bangs, thunder, explosions, tornados, and low drones, which demand a lot of headroom and low-frequency extension.

UK: In what is almost certain to be a pro-audio first, OHM (UK) Ltd now has a ‘fairground representative’ in the form of David Hackett, reports PSN-e. A member of a well-established Lancashire Showman’s dynasty, Hackett (pictured with OHM’s TRS-115 and BR-12 speakers) is a long-time OHM user and has recently started promoting the audio brand around the UK’s fairgrounds.

Source: OHM (UK): it’s fair enough for new appointment

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