JBL Professional announces VTX F Series

Studio monitor sound quality in a multipurpose fill enclosure

JBL Professional VTX F Series delivers studio monitor sound quality in a line of premium two-way multipurpose cabinets featuring point and shoot flexibility, uncompromised sound quality and the patented D2 Dual Diaphragm Dual Driver used in the VTX V25 and M2 Studio Reference Monitor.

A design collaboration with the world-renowned Firehouse Productions, VTX F Series features a premium transducer upgrade of a tried-and-tested design that has always delivered for their most demanding clients. Ideal for point-and-shoot fill, F12 and F15 are a perfect sound design complement to VTX V25 due to the sonic consistency provided by common large format D2 driver technology. When paired with the F18S subwoofer, F12 and F15 provide a premium-quality, compact Front-of-House or Sidefill Monitoring solution and with their clean lines, F-Series is perfectly suited for demanding tour sound stage monitoring requirements. Standard pole mount socket, M10 mount points and an optional U-bracket accessory allow VTX F Series to be used in a wide variety of distributed fill applications – you name it – F Series is a versatile sound design tool.

Five Key Features

1. FILL For point-and-shoot fill such as stereo in-/out-fill, F12 and F15 are a perfect sound design complement to VTX V25 due to the sonic consistency provided by common large format D2 driver.

2. FOH Standalone (pole-mounted) or when paired with the F18S subwoofer, F12 and F15 provide a premium-quality, compact Front-of-House or Sidefill Monitoring system.

3. FLOOR MONITOR With their clean lines, high performance components and dedicated V5 processing, F-Series loudspeakers are perfectly suited for demanding tour sound stage monitoring requirements.

4. FLEXIBLE Standard pole mount socket and M10 mount points along with an optional U-bracket accessory allow F Series to be used in a wide variety of distributed fill applications – you name it – F Series is a versatile sound design tool.

5. FIREHOUSE F Series is a design collaboration between JBL Professional and the world-renowned Firehouse Productions. VTX F Series is a premium transducer upgrade of a tried-and-tested design that has always delivered for Firehouse and their most demanding tour sound clients.

 

 

 

• Download JBL VTX F-Series Brochure
• Visit JBL VTX F-Series web page 

 

JBL Professional is distributed in the UKROI by Sound Technology Ltd. For more information please call 01462 480000, info@soundtech.co.uk

 

 

Buy Reason 7 and get two classic Korg synths free

Buy Reason and get the Korg Mono/Poly and Korg Polysix classic instruments for free–a €78 value!

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Now you can get two classic synth instruments for free when you buy Reason 7 (full version or Student/Teacher)! Korg Polysix and Korg Mono/Poly are two of the most popular Rack Extension instruments. Now you can get them for free with your Reason purchase.

Purchase Reason between January 6th and February 28th 2014 and register online to get your free download of the Korg instruments — software versions of these iconic analog synths from the 80s, with the same sounds and same hands on interface as the originals.

* Upgrades not included in promotion

Propellerhead is distributed in the UK/ROI by Sound Technology Ltd

Click here for more information and to find a reseller.

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Reason 7 wins Music Software of the Year

Propellerhead Reason 7 has won the UK’s Music Industries Association award for Music Software of the Year 2013. Reason won after on online poll among Computer Music's readers. The verdict: "Thanks to some well-placed tweaks and deeper features, this is the most refined and powerful version of Reason we've seen yet."

http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/

New Nord Lead 4 Performance Synthesizer video

We invited the talented Italian keyboard player and producer Federico Solazzo over to our factory in Stockholm to demo some of the powerful new features in the Nord Lead 4! Everything recorded live, with no overdubbing.

http://youtu.be/lomPk1cKptE

Sound Technology Christmas closing dates

Sound Technology Ltd is closed from 12 noon on Tuesday 24th December, reopening on Thursday 2nd January.

We'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year from everyone at Sound Technology.

 

Nord release Wurlitzer 2 Amped for Electro, Stage and Piano Series'

Welcome our latest addition to the Nord Piano Library! The new Wurlitzer 2 Amped was recorded through a custom built tube amp and some magical vintage outboard gear, and has a nice crunchy bite in the top as well as rougher barky personality.

Head on over to the Electric Piano section to download the new Wurly!

Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nordkeyboards/wurlitzer-2-amped-demo

The Nord Piano Library is compatible with the Nord Stage, Nord Stage EX, Nord Stage 2, Nord Electro 3, Nord Electro 4, Nord Piano and Nord Piano 2.

Soundcraft Vi4 provides O2 Academy Bristol with digital monitor solution

The 1600 capacity O2 Academy Bristol has moved entirely into the digital sound domain, with the purchase of a new Soundcraft Vi4 from Adlib Audio as its dedicated monitor mixing desk.

The decision was taken to retire the long-serving Soundcraft MH3 40-channel analogue desk in the main room — and after reviewing the complete Vi Series, with intuitive Vistonics II™ interface, Technical Manager, Mickey Spillane, and Assistant Technical Manager, Matt Royston-Bishop, opted for the Vi4 for a number of reasons.

Principle among these was the fact that the latest 4.7 software update enable bi-directional show file compatibility with Vi6 and increases the Vi4 channel count from 72 to 96 channels to mix. With the same high quality preamps and sonic performance as the larger Vi6, the only difference between the two is the number of inout faders - 24 on the Vi4 and 32 on the Vi6.

According to Matt Royston-Bishop the reduced frame size, with one less fader bank than the Vi6, enables it to be ideally accommodated in Monitor World.

He added, “There are now so many people touring with IEM’s that we needed much more I/O capacity — mainly outputs, for the stereo in-ear as well as wedge mixes. The MH3 only had 12 auxes and we now have 32 so nothing is an issue. From an investment perspective all these factors are important, as the desk has to last a long time.”

On top of that, he says, the analogue console, with its associated outboard racks, was becoming less and less acceptable as maintenance costs rose.

One of several MH3’s owned by Academy Music Group (AMG), Matt says that they will retain their larger analogue desk for the odd rider that still states ‘no digital’.

A frequent user of the entire Vi range, the O2 Academy Bristol technician was well aware that this user-friendly platform makes it the easiest desk on the market for a sound engineer to familiarise himself with. “We were looking for something that would be that easy to use, as it’s important all our freelancers can walk up to it quickly. The Vi4 provides us with tremendous flexibility.

“It is also a great sounding desk — something that we noticed straight away on stage; it’s a lot cleaner when compared with the inserts on analogue desks, and both the Vi6 and Vi4 use the same output stage and high quality preamps.”

Acceptability is another important issue, he says, and the Vi6 and Vi4 are increasingly being listed on tour riders.

He believes the investment will be future-proofed by Soundcraft's continual development of the platform, the next update being the imminent v4.8 software release which enables all existing 32 mono busses to become stereo making it even more suitable for high count IEM systems. Along with that is the fact that mix engineers no longer have to edit their show file when stepping down to a Vi4.

And Adlib Audio sales manager Nick Turner adds, “Vi’s are becoming the console of choice. They operate on the same platform across all venues and having a desk that anyone can walk up to is what’s needed for tours that are going through the O2 Academy circuit. It’s a desk that anyone can use.”

Soundcraft mixing consoles, and all Harman Professional brands, are distributed in the UK and Ireland by Sound Technology.  For more information please contact us on 01462480000 or visit www.soundtech.co.uk/soundcraft

Further Links

• AdLib Audio
• O2 Academy Bristol
• Soundcraft Vi4