dbx DriveRack 4820
dbx's DriveRack(R) 4820 ($2,999.95) system processor is now shipping. The 4820 shares many features to the DriveRack 4800, as well as a blank front panel and a host of new algorithms, including selectable DSP inserts on the inputs and outputs, a wealth of EQ, delay, compression and limiting, bandpass and crossover filters. MORE

Digidesign VENUE Enhancements
At NAB, Digidesign showed new features for its VENUE live sound environment, including digital stage input (DSI) and digital stage output (DSO) card options, and VENUEPack 2 and VENUEPack Pro 2 effects processing and analysis plug-ins. MORE

Lectrosonics DM84
Lectrosonics' DM84 is the latest product in the DM Series of digital audio processors with LecNet2 control software. The DM84 unit features the capability to route any combination of inputs to any combination of outputs, in addition to auto-mixing via a proportional gain algorithm, sophisticated filtering on each input and output, built-in delay on each input and output and low throughput latency. MORE

Symetrix SymNet 7
In June 2006, Version 7 of the SymNet Designer application for Windows will be available for public download from www.symnetaudio.com. The primary focus of the new release is the addition of Loudspeaker Management Modules. MORE

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Worship Resource and Education Conference Announced
The Worship Resource and Education Conference will be held in Phoenix, August 8-9, 2006, and is an annual conference designed for pastors, music ministers, media and tech directors, technicians and volunteers. This conference provides technical training in audio, video, lighting, projection and staging, all in a working production environment. MORE

Furman Sound Prods Available in D-Tools
Furman Sound's full line of power conditioning products are now available in D-Tools system integration and design software. The partnership with D-Tools provides A/V and home theater integrators and installers with easy access to all Furman product information. MORE

Video Europe Spec's Innovason
Video Europe, a UK's broadcast hire company specializing in sporting events, has recently invested in an InnovaSon Sy48 digital mixing console with stagebox and several I/O cards supplied by SSE Hire. MORE

Nashville Symphony Gets Sound Treatment
In September, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center will open as the new home for the Nashville Symphony. The sound system for the Schermerhorn Center, which was named for the late Kenneth Schermerhorn, the longtime director and conductor of the Nashville Symphony, comprises EAW KF761 line arrays flown with eight cabinets per side. MORE

SRS Labs, Instant Live Bring You The Cult
SRS Labs and Instant Live teamed up to record and distribute each of the 19 dates on The Cult's recent Return to Wild tour. Each of the 19 shows were recorded in SRS Circle Surround, and are now available for sale in limited-edition deluxe packages at select retail locations across the U.S., as well as on the Instant Live Website at www.instantlive.com. MORE

On Good Terms With TC-Helicon
The Terms' lead singer, Ben Labat, is using TC-Helicon's floor-based vocal processor VoiceLive during the band's live performances. MORE

Zazie Tours With Meyer
Since recording her debut album with British pop icon Peter Gabriel in 1992, techno-pop diva Zazie has won acclaim as the most creative and popular female vocalist on the contemporary French music scene. Her subsequent recordings have earned critical raves and chart-topping sales, while her concerts have been consistent sellouts in large venues throughout the region. MORE

E-V Out With St. James
Grammy award-winning Christian artist Rebecca St. James just wrapped her 40-city If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something spring tour. Zeo Brothers Productions' (www.zeobrothers.com/) spec'd 16 Electro-Voice XLC127+ boxes for the tour, running eight per side with its EV-loaded proprietary subs, providing additional low end. E-V's Dx38 processing was used in the drive rack. MORE

Strokes Tour UK With Martin Audio
The Strokes and longtime sound engineer James Gebhard recently trekked through the UK for a theater/arena tour. For this tour, Gebhard was paired with Capital Sound's systems tech Al Woods and the company's Martin Audio line array. MORE