Midas and Klark Teknik snapped up by Uli Behringer & Team
The Music Group (Uli & crew) have splashed the cheque book around and snapped up a couple of real brand names. Be interesting to see how the street cred goes for both parties.

The new Ravon Audio U222
It's a very stylish accessory for your desktop - with a host of features

Opera goes digital
Can you believe it - and not a fiddle in sight.

E-MU's new 0404 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface
You want to record, then you probably want one of these.

Adelaide Convention Centre Expands Digital Mixing Lineup with PM5D-EX System
Premier conference venue invests in Yamaha’s high-end PM5D-EX system to enhance its live audio production capacity

Programmable Mice
Check out the next computer "must-have" thingy, the ultimate programmable mouse.

Syntec International and Technical Workshops "renew vows".
After a successful 25 year relationship, Syntec International and Technical Workshops have renewed their authorised Service Centre agreement. 

Prodigy about to arrive
Versonic have spent the last two years developing an innovative technology, which challenges existing ways of working in the audio-visual industry

Twenty years of suplying audio gear
what do you think you should be able to screw out of them?

AVLabs all in one bedside companion
Say goodbye to that horrible buzzer or scratchy radio station and wake up to your favourite tunes from your iPod with AVLabs’ latest offering

ARX features at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike + Trials World Championships
Production Company GUZ BOX design + audio were recently engaged to provide the audio systems for the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships

Rose Tattoo gone Blackstar
Seriously - earplugs are in order

127th AES about to fly
For over 60 years, the AES has been the largest gathering of audio professionals and enthusiasts on the globe, attracting delegates from over 100 countries worldwide.

Southern Cross upgrades with Yamaha
Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus completes major performance facility upgrade with Yamaha digital mixing, processing, power amplifiers and loudspeakers.

CMI Launches Adamson Systems Engineering
It's alleged Wednesday saw the official launch of Adamson Systems Engineering kicked off with a wild party including strange and unusual and acts of complete randomness.

Soundmirror takes to Tango
Soundmirror have an impressive list of clients, from world-renowned orchestras to world-famous record labels. Much of their work is done on location

ARX releases new USB I / O Universal Transformer Isolated USB Interface
The boys bend more bits of wire into shapes that suit everybody. Then they sell them to the world at large. It seems to work well.

CMI welcomes Des Williamson
Most people will remember Des from his days at Bose where it's alleged he worked on a shoe string budget and never managed to enjoy a company lunch.

Smart AV call in the PM
Since it's launch , Smart AV’s controller (Tango) has taken off (mostly overseas), but now Smart wants to focus on markets closer to home, so they called in the PM (Peter Moses).

Fiberplex choose National Audio Systems to be Oz LightViper distributor
Sam Spennacchio must have recently enjoyed a couple of beers with the crew from NAS because they now have the Australian distribution rights for the LightViper range

New RapcoHorizon Cables now available
world leader in audio and video products now in Oz

Adamson Audio now officially part of the CMI family
sought-after brand for touring artists now has a new home

The pencil agreement explained
We make a few admissions and correct a couple of facts but it all comes out in the wash.

Goodbye to Norm
The last of the 60's passes by way of this kind mans departure.

Goodbye Rob Findlay
One of Australia's prominent and most well liked industry individuals has passed away.

Yamaha to Distribute Audinate's Dante MY16 AUD card
As Shawn says - "Turn your Yamaha digital mixer into an audio interface".

Goodbye George Nikolovski
The man best known as the music industries valve expert has passed away.

The pencil agreement
6th of April 2009 at a secret location in Heidelberg, Germany, it has since been suggested that a number of industry professionals jointly decided, to share a common pencil.

MSX48s prove very WICKED
WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, Broadway's biggest block buster to date has celebrated it's 1st anniversary in Melbourne's Regent Theatre.

Elation Impression Rocks AC/DC’s Train
Fresh off the success of their multi-platinum comeback album Black Ice, debuting at No. 1 in 29 countries, AC/DC embarked on its first concert tour in eight years.

Did an old Kriesler 3in1 really have sex with a wall unit?
Is this really as new as they say? It looks the goods and has enough features to sink an iPod but will Joe public ever get to use most of it? Akai think they will.

Technical Workshops extend service
Nope, it's not a new sidecar for the motorbike, they really have spent the extra dough on the fix-it type equipment for the company, and it seems to be working well.

DC Productions move house
These boys are having more fun than they deserve and they needed to increase the play-house to fit in all the new toys. But don't worry, we're keeping an eye on them.

Eight channel Class D amplifier for installations
The latest in Yamaha's extensive line-up of power amplifiers. A highly efficient Class D amplifier that delivers 8 ch's of 200W each from a compact, lightweight 2U chassis

Regent Plaza Ballroom Gets Upgrade
Located below Melbourne 's famous Regent Theatre you will find the heritage-listed Plaza Ballroom which is without doubt, one of the most spectacular function rooms in the country.

Sputniks go to Soho
One of Sydney's most iconic venues - the Piccadilly Hotel in the heart of Kings Cross has undergone a transformation in recent weeks, re-opening its doors as SOHO.

Rye Bread
Why it is so important to keep a healthy diet.

Yamaha launches rackmount digital mixer
Developed for venue install applications such as conference rooms, banquet halls, bars and restaurants, the IMX644 delivers excellent sound quality, is easy to install, and offers highly intuitive operation for both inexperienced and experienced users.

DC = MC 2
WA based Dream Catcha Productions also known as DC Productions have been growing what has become a very high end and impressive inventory.

The next step with M7CL version 2
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the M7CL Version 2 upgrade for Yamaha's highly popular and intuitive M7CL live digital mixing console.

Recommended software update for Q and T series loudspeakers
It is recommended to update all amplifiers that drive Q-series or T-series loudspeakers.

Would you like to be Mr Adamson for Australia?
Australian distribution has changed for Adamson Systems Engineering, a major world-recognised speaker system manufacturer. They require the services of a professional Audio Product Manager to personally drive and oversee this world-leading product range.

Get your vinyl collection back into life with a USB turntable
Home entertainment brand Akai has launched the latest addition to its product line up with a new range of USB Turntables enabling users to play back their favorite vinyl records .

Valve Warmth on a Budget
It is perfect for vocals but equally at home on almost any acoustic instrument or even screaming guitar or heavy bass

Simply Red world tour
This year, the tour has taken in Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and the USA before heading for Europe, starting in Glasgow.

ARX release updated USB-DI Digital to Analog Direct Box
They've updated the USB chipset, increasing the headroom and lowering the output noise floor even further, and redesigned the input / output grounding topology.

Yamaha to conduct "LS9 School" and "M7CL School" with free hands-on training
A series of hands-on training sessions focusing on the features and operation of Yamaha's most popular and innovative live digital mixing consoles.

More HK Line Array in QLD
VAST is a specialist boutique audio and visual technical organization that specialises in venue management and multi function arts based venues, for both small and large events.

Oral Sex Survey
5,000 men were asked to complete a survey on what they liked best about 'Oral Sex'

dB Technologies DVA in the mid west
Mid West Sound and Light based in Geraldton is the latest in a long line of Production Company's to purchase one of DB Technologies new DVA Line Array systems.

Updated DI-6SM  Line Mixer and Microphone / Line Splitter
ARX is pleased to announce the release of the updated industry workhorse DI-6SM Line Mixer and Microphone / Line Splitter

Are you watching or not
The media stats for 2008 show what is going on.

Shure get ribbon
Shure now owns all intellectual property, microphone process equipment, product designs, and other important assets related to the Crowley and Tripp line and will manufacture ribbon microphones in its Wheeling, Illinois, facility.

Rockwiz Guru charms crowd
We just turned the tele on and prepared to settle in for a good show, then all of a sudden this very familiar head popped into view.

National Audio Systems bolt on even more people
Wanna Job mate? Seems they are now employing half the industry.

Adam Audio move again (and again, and again, and......)
Some overseas manufacturers obviously have trouble understanding a number of the older articles that have been written in Gearplus, which clearly explain the local Australian scene and how to avoid some of it's pitfalls.

Tascam DR07 Handheld Digital Recorder Breaks Size and Price Barriers
TASCAM has released the DR-07 Portable Digital Recorder, a handheld digital recorder.

Shure Expands Lineup With New Mic's For Recording Applications
Shure SM mic's have proven their worth through decades of use and abuse. Now Shure is expanding the line to provide more tools to choose from (the SM27 & SM137).

James wants a job
Young James comes from Walliston in Perth WA. He's only eighteen years old and full of spunk potential. The poor bugger is obviously without proper guidance because he has chosen to spend time in the "audio industry".

Trip planning
This is maybe not the best way to organise your flight.

It was 30 years ago to day - that Tascam began to play
Believe it or not, Tascam are celebrating thirty years of knocking up these portastudios, so one would hope, by now, they should be pretty good at doing it.

Shure Raids Seize More Than 8,500 Counterfeit Earphones
Shure Incorporated announced that it has struck two further blows in the Company’s fight against counterfeiting as a result of close co-operation with authorities.

Wharfedale Pro DLX Speakers now available
The local distributor has recently taken delivery of a new range of Wharfedale Pro passive speakers. We get the lowdown on models and pricing.

Don't forget the cable tester
The Quest LT01 Cable Tester is an extremely low cost and invaluable work horse that should find it's way into a lot of installers tool boxes.

Professional Music & Lighting Systems (PMLS) choose MC2
PMLS is an AV and backline company that operates out of Hobart, Tasmania. Recently they upgraded their inventory of MC2 amps and director, Nick Morse, took the time to drop us a quick line about their thoughts on MC2:

Fitness Audio and MYE Entertainment Sign Wireless Product Manufacturing Deal
Fitness Audio have been working on this project for the last 9 months and the deal was finally signed at NAMM in January. Keep your eye out for it.

New foray for dB Technologies - the PLM-16.6FX mixer
Mixers of this class are a new foray for dB Technologies, the Italian manufacturer of the popular Opera-series powered speakers and pioneers in wireless microphone technology.

Beach cricket "rules"
Once a year Australia plays host to a Tri Nationals series with a twist. Played on Coolangatta beach over the month of January, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa lock horns to see who will win the 4X Beach Cricket Trophy.

Michael Jago to learn German
Effective March 1st 2009, Michael Jago, General Manager of Behringer Australia, has accepted the challenge of forcing his family to learn German. He apparently has a strong desire to see his family enhance their guttural capabilities.

New digital rack mount stage box
Designed specifically for use with Yamaha’s popular M7CL and LS9 live digital mixers, the SB168-ES is a 3U-size rackmountable stage box that utilises EtherSound technology to transmit and receive low-latency, high-quality bidirectional audio and control signals over distances of up to 100 metres using a single Cat5e cable.

Why and where the shit is hitting the fan
Stathfield Car radio, Music LInk, Bose, Cadac, Harvey Norman, all in the news for the wrong reasons. Most of it because of the down turn in the economy.

Further expansion for Entertainment Installations
the West Gosford, NSW-based professional audio and lighting company, has just added more gear to its ever expanding inventory

Dave Jacques joins National Audio Systems
It was Dave's connection with d&b that brought Dave in contact with NAS where he became d&b audiotechnik product specialist in Pro Audio sales.

Yamaha celebrates successful training tour of commercial audio
The largest tour of its kind ever conducted by Yamaha Commercial Audio in Australia, In all, it comprised a total of 18 training sessions held across 15 days of training, in a total of 12 Australian cities spanning seven states and territories.

Colin West admits having sex on new counter
Or did we hear that incorrectly. Maybe he said, other people could have sex on it. Yep, that's it, he said "YOU can even have sex on it". So why not take him up on the offer and go and have sex on his new counter.

Western Australia
Perth is the most sunniest and isolated capital city in the world and has been voted as the "prettiest city in the world" - according to a report from Jai de Longues-Pattes (she just wanted to show off that she had a holiday).