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Whether it’s a mass, a news report from the field, or one of its numerous shows, Lectrosonics wireless systems have been deemed ‘indispensible’ to the everyday operations of EWTN Global Catholic Network. As the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting television programming 24 hours a day to more than 146 million homes in 140 countries and territories on more than 5,200 cable systems, wireless cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), low power TV, IPTV platforms and to individual satellite users, EWTN’s broadcast operations have come to depend on the sound quality, reliability, and freedom of movement that only Lectrosonics wireless microphone systems can provide.
While Winter NAMM is always one of the most highly anticipated events in the music and sound industry, this year’s annual gathering has a new twist that is certain to attract attention. Heil Sound, Lectrosonics, Renkus-Heinz, and Roland Systems Group—all top tier organizations in their respective fields—are co-sponsoring a party that will feature first-class musical performances delivered through some of the most innovative equipment available to the professional audio community.
When Slash was gearing up for the current Velvet Revolver worldwide tour, a new touring guitar rig was required to match the effects and sounds created in the studio for the latest record. According to Adam Day, Slash’s guitar tech, “A clean, convenient, sonically transparent switching system was now needed more than ever. One of the most (if not the most) important components considered was the wireless system. When a well respected pro guitarist referred us to the Lectrosonics, we decided to give it a serious listen along with two or three other top wireless systems.”
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is, without question, one of the world’s premier orchestras. Hence, one would only expect that those tasked with recording the orchestra’s performances be every bit on par in terms of their application knowledge and the quality of the recordings they produce. Such is the case with Boston-based Soundmirror, Inc., a fully digital recording and post-production company specializing in acoustic music and sound for picture. For quite some time, the recording crew responsible for capturing the orchestra’s performances wrestled with the best means of recording the celli. They found their solution with a wireless microphone system from Lectrosonics.
When corporate management of Rogers Communications— Canada's largest wireless voice and data communications services provider—decided to upgrade their presentation space at the company’s Brampton Park facility, they sought the expertise of Toronto-based Cinequip White Incorporated, a full service sales company serving the broadcast, theatrical, video, film, and architectural industries throughout Canada. To ensure the finest wireless microphone performance, along with flexible signal routing and DSP capability, the design team at Cinequip White selected several products from the Lectrosonics catalog.
The Giovanni Quartet was invited for the third year in a row to perform at Albuquerque’s “Best of the City” event sponsored by Albuquerque the Magazine, Borders, and Qwest Communications. The annual event features the top-voted restaurants, wineries, service providers and, of course, musicians from all over the city. This year, the quartet decided to bring in some technological help in order to be properly heard.
When it comes to outfitting the actors and actresses of contemporary TV shows with wireless transmitters for capturing location sound, the snug, form fitting clothing so popular these days frequently presents the audio crews with a unique set of challenges. Such was the case for Devendra Cleary, Ace Williams, and James Thornton, who handle location sound for popular network television shows. They found the solution to this vexing issue with a number of products from the Lectrosonics catalog.
Football is generally considered the hardest-hitting contact sport. With games played in all types of weather—from blazing heat, to drenching rain, to ice and snow—this is not an environment that is conducive to temperamental electronics. For Soundriven, Inc., the firm contracted to provide on-field audio for the Baltimore Ravens football games, the need for top quality, rugged wireless microphone equipment with the right feature set is of paramount concern. For this reason, they look to wireless products from Lectrosonics for the answer.
For most of us, few things in life are more unsettling—or outright scary—than the prospect of heart surgery. So it doesn’t take much to appreciate the necessity for clear, dropout-free communication between the doctors that perform these delicate procedures and the technicians who assist them. One misinterpreted verbal cue from a surgeon can have catastrophic consequences. To ensure this doesn’t happen, the doctors and technicians at South Shore Hospital rely on a Lectrosonics DM84 Digital Matrix Processor to ensure clear, reliable communication.
Few things are more frustrating than bad sound, and for church leaders at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, a Catholic Church a short hop North of San Diego, the inability to consistently obtain clear audio at manageable levels was an issue that could no longer be ignored. Designed to coincide with the installation of a new and incredibly ornate, gold retablo (an artistic wall or surface) altar, and ambo (lectern)—all of which were hand crafted in Spain for the church—officials decided an upgraded sound system would also be deployed.
For the students enrolled in Dillard University’s TV production program, the ability to work with the “tools of the trade” encountered in real-world production environments is considered essential. Hence, when it came time to rebuild the university’s television production studio after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Mark Raymond, Dillard University’s Instructor of Mass Communications, decided to invest in numerous components from the wireless catalog of Lectrosonics.
Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company a patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,225,135) for its Digital Hybrid Wireless technology.
Lectrosonics is pleased to introduce a new two-channel slot-mount Digital Hybrid Wireless™ diversity receiver at the 123rd Audio Engineering Society convention in New York. The SR receiver offers two independent channels and fits into the standard video camera slots found on professional cameras. The two audio channels can feed separate inputs or can be mixed internally to feed a single input.
The Lectrosonics SMQ transmitter has been nominated for a 2007 Technical Excellence & Creativity Award in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement, Wireless Technology. The TEC Awards was established by Mix magazine in 1985 to honor outstanding achievement in the professional recording and sound production industry. The nominations are made by a panel of approximately 165 audio industry professionals.
For four days—September 6th through the 9th at the Birch North Park Theater —60’s era music enthusiasts were able to bask in the glory of Love In—A Musical Celebration, a lively theatrical/performance recognition of the music of 1967. Featuring 60’s British Invasion greats Peter & Gordon, Jesse Colin Young (of the Youngbloods), Buddy Miles (formerly with Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix), the legendary psychedelic band Strawberry Alarm Clock, and a host of additional artists, Love In—A Musical Celebration served as the performance foundation for an ambitious video project that that will ultimately be available on DVD.
As anyone who works with electronic equipment knows all too well, moisture of any type can be the kiss of death. So you can image what must have run through the mind of Tom Clark of New York's Acme Sound Partners, LLC, whose firm provides theatrical sound design services for plays and musicals, when he discovered he needed to find a way to keep the actors' wireless gear working while being submerged in a pool of water during this summer's rendition of Romeo and Juliet in Central Park. To help him address this daunting challenge, Clark turned to Lectrosonics for the solution.
Few sports involve the rough and tumble body contact that NFL (National Football League) players endure on a daily basis. Capturing the on-field audio during the game is no small task—for both the equipment and the audio technicians responsible for making it happen. So when push comes to shove—as it routinely does during any football game—the audio techs at NFL Films look to Lectrosonics wireless equipment to get the job done.
With tremendous breadth and depth in its academic offerings, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has greater than 150 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate and professional programs. Encompassing a preeminent faculty that propels many academic programs to be ranked among the best in the world, the university’s emphasis on campus-wide academic excellence has built Illinois' reputation as one of the nation's premier public universities.
For their various meetings, achieving clean, distortion-free audio with proper balance among the microphones was a daunting task that always seemed to compromise business at the Briarcliff Town Hall. The facility, which serves both as a courthouse and a venue for reviewing village plans and related business, recently upgraded their audio capabilities. As part of the system overhaul, they are now using an automated mixing system from Lectrosonics.
Lectrosonics will include a 15-day demo of Professional Wireless Systems' groundbreaking IAS Intermodulation RF Analysis software program with all new products beginning in August, 2007.Introduced last year, the PWS IAS program sparked keen interest among FOH touring professionals. Enthusiastic response from early adopters inspired PWS RF expert / software developer Jason Eskew to design a suite of new features to address issues raised by intense real-world experience.
An educational outreach program of Reader's Digest magazine, the Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge is a vocabulary contest designed for schools nationwide with participation from any or all of grades four through eight. This vitally important academic experience enables students from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, U.S Territories, and the Department of Defense Dependent Schools, as well as home-schooled students to participate in one of the most visible competitions/learning experiences of its kind.
When it comes to capturing location sound for reality TV, there’s typically one chance to get it right, and that’s why having reliable, trouble-free wireless microphone equipment is so critical. For Mark Krupka, Head Sound Mixer for Project Runway—a reality television series that focuses on fashion design—getting the sound quality demanded for today’s highly competitive television market is not something taken lightly, and this is why he relies on his Lectrosonics equipment.
Lectrosonics, Inc. recently supported the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life event in Rio Rancho on June 22 and 23 with the loan of two Long Ranger IV systems for audio coverage. The event was held between 6PM and 9AM at the track & field arena at Rio Rancho High School. Michael Hetmer, event chair for the 2007 relay, contacted Karl Winkler at Lectrosonics for help with the sound system. According to Hetmer, “The 2006 event suffered because many people on the field or on the track could not always hear the music or the announcements.”
While audio levels that are too loud or too soft are always frustrating, nothing is more annoying than feedback—that howling and, often, high-pitched “screaming” that occurs when audio signals are looped back through the sound system. With this dreaded audio occurrence being the norm in their conference center, officials at the Arkansas National Guard’s Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, AR decided they’d had enough.
Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce Version 2.0 of the LecNet2 firmware for the DMTH4 telephone hybrid interface. Incorporating a series of improved algorithms utilized in the DMTH4’s acoustic and line echo cancellers, the new update promises greater functionality in a number of key areas.22 May 2007 - Jazzing It Up at The Grand Bohemian Hotel
14 May 2007 - Fifteen Years on the High Seas
20 April 2007 - Lectrosonics Keeps Allen at the Forefront of His Craft
4 April 2007 - Lectrosonics Introduces New Transmitters at NAB 2007
2 April 2007 - University of Phoenix Stadium Receives Lectrosonics TM400 Treatment
1 April 2007 - Lectrosonics Introduces Heritage Series Transmitters
15 February 2007 - Lectrosonics Helps Tune Barry Manilow’s PA
13 February 2007 - Forssell Technologies Looks to Lectrosonics for Wintergrass Festival
1 February 2007 - Debbie's House Gets Solid Audio Foundation from Lectrosonics Wireless
30 January 2007 - Lectrosonics Featured in "Made in America" Article in TV Technology
15 January 2007 - Lectrosonics Introduces IFBT4
22 December 2006 - Custer Road United Methodist Church finds Lectrosonics Wireless Upliftingr
15 November 2006 - Lectrosonics Announces Availability of SMQ Transmitter
22 March 2006 - "Déjà Vu" Unforgettable for Sound Mixer Art Rochester
10 November 2006 - Production Sound for 'Bobby' Sparkles with Lectrosonics
24 October 2006 - Spectrum Sound Looks to Lectrosonics for Simplified System Tuning
28 September 2006 - Lectrosonics Equipment Chosen for FDIC Boardroom
31 August 2006 - Lectrosonics Wireless Keeps Music Flowing on Ricky Martin's "Life" Tour
22 August 2006 - Lectrosonics TM400 Takes Wireless Beyond Test and Measurement
1 August 2006 - Six Weeks on the Voyage to Kure
23 July 2006 - Lectrosonics to Provide Wireless Technology for Primal Twang
20 July 2006 - "Dear Lectrosonics,...I'm an 85-year-old lead guitar player..."
19 July 2006 - Lectrosonics Never Gets "Lost in Translation"16 June 2006 - Lectrosonics Launches LecNet2 User Group
14 June 2006 - Lectrosonics Sounds Right for World's Largest Hearing Aid Manufacturer
8 June 2006 - Lectrosonics Introduces the DMPA12
7 June 2006 - Lectrosonics and DPA Capture Antique Instruments and Classic Music
25 May 2006 - Lectrosonics Fuels the Indy 500 Radio Engines
4 May 2006 - Lectrosonics Debuts DM84 Digital Audio Processor at InfoComm 2006
11 May 2006 - Lectrosonics Raises the Roof at the War Memorial Coliseum
28 Mar 2006 - Lectrosonics Adds Three Models to the Popular SM "Super Mini" Transmitter
11 Apr 2006 - b-roll.net Captures the Essence of NAB 2006 Show Floor with Lectrosonics Wireless Mics
17 Apr 2006 - Lectrosonics Wireless Chosen for On Site NAB HD Television Broadcast
1 Apr 2006 - Lectrosonics Introduces World's Smallest Wireless Microphone
22 Mar 2006 - "Deja Vu" Unforgettable for Sound Mixer Art Rochester
1 Mar 2006 - It's All Lectrosonics Wireless for William Friedkin's New Thriller "Bug"
20 Feb 2006 - Lectrosonics Covers NBC's Deer Valley International Ski Competition
20 Feb 2006 - Lectrosonics Opens Canadian Office
8 Feb 2006 - Turner's Techwood Studios Add Lectrosonics
Winter 2006 Edition of Lectrosonics "Insider" Now Available (PDF)
18 Jan 2006 - Lectrosonics Wireless Finds a New Home at Walt Disney Concert Center
5 Dec 2005 - Lectrosonics Wireless Flawless at 'Zero G Force'
4 Nov 2005 - Lectrosonics Wireless Stars in Nicolas Cage's New Movie "The Wicker Man"
22 Nov 2005 - Johnny Hiland, Chris Cain and Ronnie Montrose Share Killer Triple Bill at NAMM
21 Nov 2005 - Lectrosonics Simplifies "Simple Living"
26 Oct 2005 - Lectrosonics Proves Dauntless in Capturing "Life at the Extremes"
18 Oct 2005 - Lectrosonics TM400 Wins at The Wynn
11 Oct 2005 - The Weather Channel Predicts Lectrosonics Wireless System Disaster-Proof
5 Oct 2005 - DC Superior Court Rules in Favor of Lectrosonics
Fall 2005 Edition of Lectrosonics "Insider" Now Available (PDF 104k)
26 Aug 2005 - Lectrosonics Drafted for Military Duty
17 Aug 2005 - Amarillo Opera and Lectrosonics Make Beautiful Music Together
11 Aug 2005 - Kids Throw Tantrums for Lectrosonics
3 Aug 2005 - Steve Stevens Goes Wireless with Lectrosonics IS400
27 June 2005 - When You Get to Carnegie Hall be Sure to Bring Lectrosonics Wireless Gear
13 June 2005 - Housewives Desperate for SM
Summer 2005 Edition of Lectrosonics "Insider" Now Available (PDF 133k)
24 May 2005 - ESPN's 2005 World Series of Poker Goes "All In" with Lectrosonics13 May 2005 - Law & Order SVU Lectrosonics Style
05 May 2005 - Lectrosonics SM Transmitter Receives Video Systems NAB2005 Pick Hit
27 April 2005 - Lectrosonics Receives Technical Achievement Award from C.A.S.
20 Apr 2005 - Lectrosonics Introduces Tracking Receiver Module For Venue System
15 Apr 2005 - Lectrosonics Gear Survives the Frozen Tundra to the Louisiana Wetlands
11 Apr 2005 - Lectrosonics Goes Underwater at Seaworld
08 April 2005 - Downtown Seattle Gets Wireless Outdoor Audio System
06 April 2005 - Lectrosonics Chosen for Stephen King Mini-Series "DESPERATION"
01 April 2005 - Lectrosonics Introduces the Battery Banshee(tm) Low Battery Warning System
24 Feb 2005 - Lectrosonics Featured on "How to Manufacture" Educational Website
11 Feb 2005 - Lectrosonics DM Series of Digital Audio Processors with LecNet2 Now Shipping
01 Feb 2005 - Lectrosonics to Introduce TH4 Digital Hybrid Telephone Interface at NSCA 2005 Expo
IS400 receives PAR Excellence Award at AES
TM400 System Receives "Mix Magazine Certified Hit" Award
27 Jan 2005 - Lectrosonics Introduces the IS400 Digital Hybrid Wireless Instrument System
20 Jan 2005 - Lectrosonics "MEET THE FOCKERS"
12 Jan 2005 - Taylor Guitars Relies on Lectrosonics for Wireless Guitar Systems
03 Oct 2004 - Lectrosonics Enters Test and Measurement Market
25 Aug 2004 - Lectrosonics Hires Winkler (PDF-35K)
22 Sept 2004 - Lectrosonics Benefits NSCA Education Foundation with $10,000 Contribution