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IK Multimedia in Modena, Italy, recently announced that its AmpliTube software is available for download from the iTunes App Store. AmpliTube is a mobile guitar amp and effects system for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. AmpliTube iRig, a combination of AmpliTube mobile app and iRig accessory adapter, represents a solution for guitar and bass players to play through an iPhone.

Treme HBO Series profiled by Mix magazine's Blair Jackson, who speaks with the show's sound team

Shure Incorporated in Niles, Ill., announces that two of its vice presidents were promoted to senior vice president. Ron Thompson, Vice President of Operations, was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer. Avi Vaidya, Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technology Officer, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technology Officer.

TransAudio Group in Las Vegas announces that until August 31, 2010, all purchases of Bock Audio 151 large-diaphragm vocal condensers made from authorized U.S. dealers are eligible for a $300 rebate from TransAudio Group, Bock Audio’s worldwide distributor. Based on the sonic image of the Bock 251, the Bock 151 uses a handmade German capsule, a hand-wound vintage-style transformer, an NOS tube and a handmade power supply. It includes a Brite/Normal switch for added versatility.

CSS Studios reports that artists from its Todd-AO, Soundelux, Sound One and Modern Music facilities have received a total of seven nominations for sound in contention for the 2010 Emmy Awards. Todd-AO Re-Recording Mixers Michael Minkler and Daniel J. Leahy received four nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie for HBO’s The Pacific (Parts Two, Five, Eight and Nine).

Cinema Audio Society President, Edward L. Moskowitz, CAS, announced that the organization would honor production sound mixer Jeffrey S. Wexler, CAS (pictured), with the CAS Career Achievement Award, the Cinema Audio Society’s highest accolade, to be presented at the 47th CAS Awards on February 19, 2011 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Moskowitz also announced the schedule for the CAS Awards.

TransAudio Group in Las Vegas has hired Mark Hornsby (pictured) to the position of marketing and project manager. Hornsby will help users to better understand products from TransAudio Group’s manufacturers via seminars in the field, trade show efforts and product demonstrations, both live and online.

Sonnox Ltd. in Oxfordshire, England, has hired Ruth Almgill (pictured) as a second support engineer to help look after its expanding customer base. Almgill joins the Sonnox team from her previous post as a studio manager at the BBC World Service, where she mixed live radio programs and complex long-form features, and engineered live remote broadcasts.

Leading retailer Sweetwater Sound reports that its GearFest 2010 attracted a record-breaking crowd comprising thousands of musicians, engineers and producers from all over the world. Held on June 25 and 26, 2010, at Sweetwater’s campus at Fort Wayne, Ind., GearFest is said to be the nation’s largest end user-oriented music and pro audio festival.

On Monday, June 28, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum titled "Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution." In response to this memorandum, Sennheiser's Director of Market Development & Education, Joe Ciaudelli, offers the following clarification.

Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) announces an online sweepstakes featuring a Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 FireWire digital audio interface—a $999.99 value. The new contest is now live and will run through September 30, 2010.

Morcheeba Blood Like Lemonade Album Reviewed by Mix magazine's Sarah Benzuly

Each month, we talk to professionals who give us an insider’s look at studio life. This month, we decided to turn the tables a bit and talk to the artists who keep studio owners in business. We wanted to find out what makes them tick, how they go about choosing a studio, what qualities they really look for,and what impresses them enough to open their wallets to record there.

The Recording Academy reports that on Saturday, June 19, 2010, The Recording Academy Texas Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing presented "P&E Wing Retreat at the Rock" at Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio in Wimberley, Texas.

iKEY Audio, a division of GCI Technologies in Edison, N.J., announces the RM3 ($319.99 MSRP) single-rackspace digital SD/USB recorder. The RM3 is a digital media player/recorder designed for any rack setup for recording in restaurants, houses of worship, schools, home studios, broadcast facilities, meeting and lecture halls, and any permanent install situation.

DTS Inc., a digital technology company in Calabasas, Calif., is once again celebrating “DTS 7.1 Day” on Thursday, July 1. The holiday, first declared by the State of California on July 1, 2009, honors the company’s cutting-edge 7.1 surround sound audio technology, as well as its longstanding economic and entertainment contributions to California and the arts.

Shure Incorporated in Niles, Ill., announces that the NSCA (National Systems Contractors Association) presented its 2010 Per Haugen Lifetime Achievement Award to Shure Chairman Rose L. Shure. The award was presented earlier this month at the InfoComm trade show in Las Vegas to an industry leader who has proven to be a dedicated and sincere champion for the electronics and communications markets.

Calrec Audio in Hebden Bridge, UK, announces that it will discontinue production of analog audio consoles as of November 30, 2010. Until then, the company is offering an opportunity to make final purchases of its S2, C2, and M3 analog consoles as well as modules and card assemblies.

Nashville-based Endless Analog, developer and manufacturer of the CLASP (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor) system, has appointed Vintage King Audio, a leading dealer of high-end new and vintage recording equipment, as its exclusive U.S. retailer for its CLASP system. Additionally, potential purchasers will have the ability to demo the CLASP system in Vintage King’s facilities as well as in Infrasonic Sound Recording Company—Vintage King Audio's showcase facility in Los Angeles—and Media Right Productions in New York City.

InfoComm rolled back into Las Vegas from June 5 to 11, 2010, and by any standards this was a monster event, attracting 32,002 AV professionals from more than 90 countries. It was definitely the place to be for anyone serious about audio and video systems and digital signage/display technologies, but since merging with the NSCA Expo several years ago, it’s also become the premiere event for live sound technologies.