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The Biz Beat: August, 2022

“an event is not over until everyone is tired of talking about it” -Mason Cooley

With all the events that took place in August, it’ll be a while until we are done talking about them! Here’s a brief recap of what went on with Audio Biz and our Brand Partners in August. Stay for the end to get a look ahead of what’s to come in the shorter days of September!


SHURE MXA920 DEMO VIDEO

Shure released this live demo recording of all you need to know about the MXA920! Recorded at the Shure Customer Experience Center, it includes live interactive demos requested from the audience. Take some time to check it out as soon as you can!

IN OTHER BIG SHURE NEWS…

Shure announced that the MV7 Microphone is the first-ever Zoom Certified Pro Mic! Read more about Shure’s Zoom Certified products here.


Irish Fest 2022 is in the Books!

We were joined by Allen & Heath, dB Technologies, and EAW on the nation’s largest Irish Fest! We gave demos of the products from our brand partners, and powered many of the stages! Some quick stats about the event: 4 show days, 16 stages, 22 desks, 2 full speaker rigs, 235 performances, 149 miles walked, 113 guests from 22 companies, and “some” whiskey. Read the article from Allen & Heath here, and from dB Technologies here.


UC User Experience with Salamander Designs

At this event, we spent the day with Salamander Designs and met with manufacturers and suppliers to give them hands on experience with their products. We had tons of productive convos with AV professionals about their projects and wowed attendees with the new Cabinet Designer software!


Chamsys magicq training in chicago

ChamSys hosted a 2 day MagicQ training in Chicago! During the training, participants learned a wide variety of skills for operating these consoles including editing, using dimmers, programming, patching, file management, and more! Head here to check out the full line of MagicQ consoles.


Tascam Portacapture X8 Firmware update

Tascam just released Portacapture X8 firmware update V1.30! This update includes the support of 32bit float USB transmission as an audio interface, storage of user settings on app and input presets (up to three for each), and the ability to save your own presets for onboard apps and input settings, plus USB mix-minus on PODCAST app. Download the update here.


Plus, two maintenance firmware updates from Allen & Heath

Allen & Heath released two new maintenance firmware updates! The updates include dLive V1.94 (download here) and Avantis V1.21 (download here).


SKB Released two new cases

The 3i-2421-IMAC is for the new Apple iMac, and the 3i1813-7-RP2 is a product specific case for the new Rode PROCaster II. These cases are part of SKBs iSeries Injection Molded Mil-Standard Waterproof Cases. These cases are in stock now!


eaw’s new line array- the kf210

The KF210 is a medium format 2-way passive line array designed to support a wide range of applications in a small and easy to deploy package. Check out the specs here.


So with all of that in only August, what’s to come in September, or should we just wake you up when it ends? Stay tuned and don’t forget to follow us on social media for daily updates!