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The latest news and products NEW PRODUCTS AKG ACOUSTICS D7 Vocal Microphone Building on the success of the D5, AKG’s new D7 is a dynamic microphone built to deliver “incredibly clear sound for lead and backing vocals for live sound applications,” offers the company. The D7 additionally features an improved capsule design that contains a humbucking coil and a high-pass filter along with a sleek redesigned look; the humbucking coil reduces electrical interference and stage feedback. Also featured is an integrated high-pass filter that eliminates low frequencies, reduces handling noise, and increases audio clarity. The D7’s new Laminated Varimotion diaphragm delivers high-end sonic performance by allowing the diaphragm to be fine-tuned without extra tuning resonators. The D7 kit comes with a carrying case, mounting clamp, and a replacement windscreen. Additional models are also available: the D7-S, which features an on/off switch, and the D7-WL1 microphone capsule for use with AKG wireless systems. PRICE: $239 CONTACT: AKG Acoustics | ¤ 818-920-3212 · www.akg.com NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS LIVE Sirius Showequipment AG of Niederdorfelden, Germany provided Audio Analysts with over 100 of Crown’s I-Tech amplifiers for use on the Bruce Springsteen tour throughout Europe, while Audio Analysts also provided Crown I-Tech amplifiers on the North American portion of the tour. The amplifiers powered JBL VerTec VT4889 and VT4887 line array elements and JBL VT4880 arrayable subwoofers. Springsteen’s tour began in Hartford, Connecticut on February 28, making 29 stops throughout North America before a 12-country tour in Europe. SSE provided a Midas XL8 and Klark Teknik DN9696 for “Rafi Resurrected,” a tribute to legendary Bollywood singer Mohammad Rafi performed by Indian singing superstar Sonu Niigaam and the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. SSE’s then project manager, Rob Hughes – now working for Midas and Klark Teknik’s UK distributor Shuttlesound - won the contract to supply the PA and crew for the three shows. Hughes had no hesitation in naming the XL8: “Its large channel count, ease of navigation to channels via the VCA and POP groups and high quality audio was such an important factor for such a large show.” JAG Music Productions has taken delivery of 16 D.A.S. Audio Aero 38A line-array elements; their first use was a festival at Fresno’s Grizzly Stadium. The Aero 38A is a self-powered, three-way, high efficiency, line array module. The medium format trapezoidal enclosure integrates two 12GNC low frequency units with 4 in. voice coils, two 10LMN16 mid-range devices utilizing 3 in. voice coils and one ND-10 compression driver with 4 in. coil and 1.5 in. exit geometry for high frequency reproduction. Classic rock act Kansas has been touring with a package of Heil Sound microphones, including PR 30, PR 40, and Handi Mic models. Drummer Phil Ehart uses all three models on his drumkit. The PR 40, Heil’s flagship microphone, can withstand “huge amounts of SPL,” guarantees Bob Heil, founder and principal of Heil Sound. METRIC HALO 2882 Expanded Processor/Interface Metric Halo announces the immediate availability of the new “future proof” 24bit/96kHz Mobile I/O 2882 Expanded multichannel processor and FireWire interface for recording and mixing in the studio or on the road. The portable 18-input/20-output 2882 Expanded incorporates the new 2d Card, which provides a nearly six-fold increase in the DSP power available for processing, routing and mixing in Metric Halo’s world-renowned FireWire audio interfaces. The 2882 Expanded features eight Mic/Line/Instrument analog inputs, eight mic preamps with individually switchable phantom power, eight analog outputs on balanced TRS connectors, 24-bit/96kHz converters on all channels, eight channels of ADAT I/O (switchable to TOSLINK), and AES-S/PDIF Digital I/O with selectable SRC. Version 5 of the MIO Driver and MIO Console software, included with the 2882 Expanded, provides direct access to the power of Mobile I/O and the 2d Processing Architecture. PRICE: $1,895 CONTACT: Metric Halo | ¤ 888-233-6112 · www.mhlabs.com PRESONUS StudioLive Digital Mixer PreSonus Audio Electronics has launched its StudioLive 16.4.2 digital performance and recording mixer. StudioLive is a 16-channel digital mixer with 16 highheadroom XMAX microphone preamplifiers, a built-in 22x18 FireWire recording and playback engine, “Fat Channel” processing with 4-band EQs, compressors, limiters and gates, DSP effects, six aux busses, four subgroups, extensive LED metering, talkback, CAPTURE recording software and more. PRICE: $2,499 CONTACT: PreSonus | ¤ 225-216-7887 · www.presonus.com DANLEY SH-96 Loudspeaker Danley Sound Labs has debuted its SH-96 loudspeaker. It combines 11 drivers — four 15-inch woofers, six 5-inch midrange drivers and a single 1.4-inch high-frequency compression driver — in a single enclosure. Sensitivity of the SH-96 is 103 dB with a power handling capability of 2,800 watts RMS and a frequency response of 50 Hz-18 kHz (+/-3 dB). The enclosure, constructed from braced Baltic birch, is 26.5 inches high by 45 inches wide and 25 inches deep, and weighs 215 pounds. PRICE: POA CONTACT: Danley Sound Labs | ¤ 770-535-0204 · www.danleysoundlabs.com 38 | ProAudio Review | September 2008 www.proaudioreview.com http://www.akg.com http://www.mhlabs.com http://www.presonus.com http://www.danleysoundlabs.com http://www.proaudioreview.com

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ProAudio Review - September 2008 Contents Publisher’s Page: It's A Hard Drive World Broadcast News and New Products Lawo mc256 Digital Production Console Studio News and New Products Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic System Onkyo Professional PR-SC885 HDMI 1.3a Surround Sound Processor Developments and Trends: Instrument Microphones Benchmark Media DAC1 Pre Focal Twin6 Be Studio Reference Monitors Cascade FAT HEAD II Blumlein Package Studio Projects CS5 Microphone M-Audio Pulsar II Small-Diaphragm Condenser Live News and New Products JBL MRX512M Live Monitor QSC: Behind The Scenes Contracting News and New Products Primacoustic Broadway Professional Acoustic Solutions Buyer's Guide: Contracting Amplifiers/Mixers Buyer's Guide: Contracting Speakers Single Slice: pc muñoz "Chatter & Buzz"

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