NOW CALLING: SUBMISSIONS FOR CLASS OF 2005
Mix is gathering materials for Class of 2005, our annual photo spread showcasing the best of the best of this year's expertly designed North American recording facilities. Facilities newly opened or substantially redesigned since March 2004 qualify; equipment installs and rewiring projects don't. Gather up your best photos, and click here to submit your materials.

10th Annual Mix L.A. Open
The Mix L.A. Open is the Mix Foundation's charity golf tournament held in Malibu, Calif., each June. For sponsor and entry information, go to www.mixfoundation.org/LAopen/LAopen.html or call Karen Dunn at 925/939-6149.

Audio Production Seminars on Demand!
Currently Live: Taylor Guitars' Rupert Neve Expression System and K4 Preamp and Mix Presents Drum Miking Techniques. Find the Seminars On Demand at www.mixonline.com/sod, www.emusician.com/sod or www.remixmag.com/sod.

Yamaha Stagepas 300
Yamaha announces its new Stagepas 300 portable P.A. system. Combining a built-in powered mixer and P.A. speakers, it's easy to use, compact and portable. MORE

Digitech GNX2000 Guitar Workstation
DigiTech recently debuted the GNX2000 Guitar Workstation, a full-featured, multi-modeling digital effects processor for recording on the road. MORE

Dynacord Xa-2 System
Dynacord introduced the new Xa-2(tm) System, a modular, high-performance audio system designed for multiple applications, from jazz clubs to indoor/outdoor high-power applications, including rock concerts, club and mobile DJ events. MORE

Peavey VSX Loudspeaker-Management Systems
Peavey recently introduced the VSX 26 and VSX 48 loudspeaker-management systems. In addition to being crossovers, these new VSX models feature Peavey processing technology and Web-based internal software for use in single or multi-zone applications. MORE

Touring Company LD Systems Adds New Amp, Cabinet to Inventory
Touring company LD Systems (Houston) recently added 60 Electro-Voice P3000 RL(tm) amps and 58 X-Line(tm) Xvls(tm) cabinets to its inventory of Electro-Voice X-Line, XLC(tm) and X-Array(tm) loudspeaker systems. LD systems director of production services Robert Ausmus reports, "The principal reason for the system expansion was to add to LD's touring capabilities, as well as serving existing customers for large-format events like the Houston Livestock Show Rodeo. The rodeo is held at Reliant Stadium-the venue for the 2004 Super Bowl. MORE

TC Electronic XO24 Controller Now Shipping
TC Electronic XO24, a digital speaker-management controller with flexible routing and state-of-the-art AD/DA converters designed for P.A. systems and fixed installations, is now shipping. In addition to two inputs and four outputs, XO24 offers a routing engine that sends any input to any output. Each signal path includes crossover filters, 4-band parametric EQ, delay, limiting and an additional 4-band speaker-tuning parametric EQ. All functions of the XO24 are directly accessible via a simple one-click user interface on the front panel, and the unit features 20 factory and 100 user presets. MORE

Sound Physics Labs Obtains Third-Party Certification
Critical performance data for several of SPL's signature loudspeakers are now validated by a respected independent testing company. SPL has had three of its speakers, including the C3 Contractor Cube, Trik-Trap and Runt, performance tested by Electro-acoustic Testing Company (ETC Inc.), a new third-party loudspeaker testing organization created by Syn-Aud-Con (Synergetic Audio Concepts Inc.). MORE

Allen & Heath Installs ML5000 in Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Allen & Heath mixers have been installed in the 12,0000-capacity Siemens Arena in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. Allen & Heath's distributor, UAB Music Express, selected a ML5000 VCA live sound console, GL2200 dual-function mixer and an iDR DSP system for the venue, which is the biggest and most advanced music and sports stadium in the Baltic States. MORE

JBL Pro, JC Productions Make Sonic Impact on Summit Christian Church
JBL Professional announced that it supplied JC Productions (Sparks, Nev.) with PD Series loudspeakers for a design/build project at local Summit Christian Church. MORE

MC2 Audio Ltd. Gets Clubs Hopping
Two new dance clubs now use MC2 Audio Ltd.'s E45 switchmode amplifier, including South Beach, Fla.'s Nocturnal and Dayton, Ohio's Masque. MORE

EAW's DSA Series Speakers Brings Song to Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma's First United Methodist Church has a history of serious sound reinforcement challenges that have plagued the church since its dedication in 1928. Hard surfaces and cavernous ceilings allow sound to ricochet all over the building, garbling speech throughout the 1,100-seat space. During the years, church leaders consulted many audio engineers, but they were thought to have been impossible to solve without using acoustical treatments and distracting from the church's aesthetics. MORE

Historic Fort Peck Theater Gets Hearing Aid From Meyer
Eastern Montana's Fort Peck Theater was originally built in 1934 as a silent movie house by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During the construction of the Fort Peck Dam, movies were shown around the clock to accommodate the work schedules of the nearly 40,000 area residents. Thanks in part to a Meyer Sound system designed and installed for the theater by DECK Productions, the theater's sound has been rejuvenated. MORE

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