Telex recently supplied sound reinforcementequipment for use at the 2001 New Orleans Jazz &Heritage Festival. From EV mics and power

amplifiers to Midas mixing consoles, KT signal processing,and EV’s X-Line™ array loudspeakers, the festival was adecidedly Telex affair, second only to the fine music, foodand libations.Attracting more than 500,000 visitors a year,the fest features the talents of thousands of musicians,cratfspeople and culinary artists. For a total of ten days overtwo weekends (April 27-May 6), the New Orleans FairGrounds Race Course pounded to a literal jambalaya ofmusic – Zydeco, Cajun, Afro-Caribbean,Acadian folk, blues,roots rock ‘n’ roll, and of course, all shades of the jazzmedium – from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.With the help ofPyramid Audio and Gulf Coast Audio – two of the mostexperienced sound production companies in the southernUnited States – Telex products figured largely at theLagniappe Stage, Fais Do Do Stage, and the MunicipalAuditorium.

Granted, the city of New Orleans does have a profoundhistory – but they might as well have called it the “Heritage”festival based on the number of Midas Heritage, XL-3 andXL-4 boards utilized throughout the festival. Of the twelvefestival stages, half chose Midas consoles for FOH and/ormonitors mixing chores, proving once again that Midas is anindustry standard -- an ensconced leader in concert touringtechnologies. In addition to Midas consoles, Klark Teknikdigital signal processing was prevalent throughout the festival:DN360(s), DN6000(s), and drive racks of KT were found atmost FOH stations.

Electro-Voice also provided microphones for use at thefestival.The brainchild of EV general manager, microphones,Joel Johnson, the Fais Do Do and Lagniappe stages featuredall EV microphones: RE20(s) on kick drum/uprightbass/overhead/tuba/sax; N/D868(s) on kickdrum/trombones; N/D468 on toms/trumpets; RE200 onhigh-hat; RE1000(s) for overhead percussion/drums;N/D868(s) on percussion/drums; N/D767a(s) on vocals; andan assortment of N/D468(s) and N/D868(s) on electric

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guitars and bass. Johnson comments,“From the uniqueaudio and miking demands of 12-piece brass bands totraditional Cajun and nouveau Zydeco, EV mics fit intoevery application we encountered with ease and the utmostacoustic integrity. It was truly a pleasure to be part of thisfestival; no where in the world does such talent and diversitymeet at this level.”

Pyramid Audio handled the engineering duties at theLagniappe stage, while Gulf Coast Sound handled the Fais

Do Do. Both companies agreed that the sonic character andintegrity of EV mics – matched with a Midas Heritage1000 – topped the scene. From Brazilian world beat to folkduos and the Mississippi blues of strong-arm Big JackJohnson, EV, Midas, and KT pulled it off.

Both Friday and Saturday night of the festival weekendsfeatured the Electro-Voice X-Line system at the MunicipalAuditorium Evening Concert Series. Steve Gittus, EV’sDirector of Sales/Concert Sound, working with DonDrucker of Pyramid Audio, designed a system comprising ofleft and right hangs of (6) Xvls and (2) Xvlt cabinets each,reinforced by (4) X-Array Xn cabinets in the rear, (4) X-Array Xcn cabinets for front stage wash, and (2) Xi 1152cabinets for side fill.Thirty-two P-Series amplifiers (P2000and P3000) powered the entire P.A.Various KT piecesprovided the drive and EQ, and EV’s Jay Easley presidedover FOH with a Midas Heritage 3000 and a Heritage2000.

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1Volume 2, Issue 4 • Telex Communications, Inc. Pro Audio Group

Page One:• Telex Product Brands Heat

Things Up in the Big Easy

Page Two:• Employee Focus:

Wenger and Lupino

• Continued,Telex Product Brands Heat Things Up in the Big Easy

Page Three:• Electro-Voice Powers Knopfler

Tour

• Product of the Month:ACone Audio Controller

Page Four:• Product of the Month: BTR-800

• ROW Update: Dealer Seminar at World Trade Center a Success

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TELEX PRODUCT BRANDS HEAT THINGS UP IN THE BIG EASY

ATTENTION:

As a way of providing munitions tothe ongoing “War on Waste” ,Volume 2, Issue 4 will be the lastprinting of theTelex Pro Audio GroupNewsletter. But don’t despair! TheTelex Pro Audio Group Newsletter willbe available in screen optimizedPDF format on our websitewww.electrovoice.com and alsodistributed via e-mail to those in ourdealer/rep/customer databases.

To submit your name for inclusionto this ever growing list, or tosubmit story ideas or newsworthyitems, please email the editor atjames.edlund@telex.com

Thanks!

(l-r): Jay Easley (EV), Don Drucker (Pyramid Audio), Monte Wise (EV),Joel P. Johnson (EV), David Wooster (FOH,Van Morrison)

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musicians makes things especiallyinteresting. It’s always a great feeling whenyou play a club and think to yourself,‘Wow, that system sounds really good, andyou look down at the monitors or up at anarray and think, we make this! Now that’s acool feeling! It’s not like we make theworld’s best rubber bands – wemanufacture stuff people hear!”

Wenger continues:“Telex products have astrong reputation for being both pervasive andhigh-quality in professional and broadcastaudio,” remarks Wenger.“The history of

every product brand underthe name Telex carries withit a strong heritage andassociation with quality;such is the case withElectro-Voice.”

James Lupino, ProductSupport, Microphone

Group, has been employed with TelexCommunications since October of 2000.Prior to his position at Telex, Lupino workedfor several music retailers in the twin cities.Asa card-carrying member of the MinnesotaMusicians Union, an active gigging musician,home studio engineer, and sound techinstructor for several local churches, Lupino issurrounded on all sides by audio.

As an employee of Telex, Lupino’s mainresponsibility is to provide end-user, dealer,and internal technical support of wired and

EMPLOYEE FOCUS:WENGER AND LUPINO

Lisa Wenger, Sr. SalesCoordinator, has beenemployed at Telex for a littleover one year. During thisrelatively short tenureWenger has found that sheenjoys communicating withreps and dealers best.Why?

“Even during the most dire and stressful timeswe face, reps and dealers are able to maintain agreat sense of humor, which helps make myjob, as well as the rest of customer service, runmore efficiently.”

When she’s not on the telephone workingwith end-users, dealers and reps,Wenger isperforming on stage as the lead singer forthe blues/funk/r&b band Mojo. Last year,during demonstrations of the N/DYM linein Telex Academy,Wenger riffed suchclassics as “RESPECT” a cappella todemonstrate actual musical programthrough the microphones. And let us tellyou, as the reps lucky enough to hear herwill, the girl can sing! In addition to herseveral nights-a-week performanceschedule,Wenger is also an active memberin the Minnesota Music Association(MMA) and a community volunteer.

“Part of what drew me to Telex was thecompany’s relation to what I have a passionfor – music,” remarks Wenger.“Workingwith world-class sound reinforcementequipment and working around other

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wireless microphone products. He frequentlyassists with microphone frequencycoordination and also negotiates artistendorsements.Additionally, Lupino has beenlauded by product managers for providing“musician type” insight into productdevelopment ideas. Fresh off the stage and theretail floor, Lupino possesses a very intimateidea of what performers and end-usersdemand.As Lupino illustrates:“I recentlyhelped an up-and-coming artist by providingthe microphones for a performance inMinneapolis. I miked the entire stage all EVwired and wireless mics.The show went offwithout a hitch and the band was extremelypleased with the sound and our company’sinvolvement.The FOH engineer absolutelyloved the product and could not stop ravingabout it. It was a real testimony to the qualityof our product. I was really proud to representour company and our fantastic gear!”

Lupino’s perception of EV products as “hard-core” and having “Sherman tank quality” givehim the kind of confidence his job requires:“Thoughtful design and reliability are themost obvious strengths of Telex and Telexproduct brand offerings. Most folks whoalready have the ‘you get what you pay for’mentality know we’re the best out there...andI agree with them.”

Thanks to Lisa and James for all their hardwork and dedication!

Monitor boards brought in by the PaulSimon crew included (2) Midas Heritage3000(s). Monte Wise, EV’s Product Managerfor Concert Sound, and Adam Grath, EV’sUS Sales Manager for Klark Teknik, were alsoon hand to assist with system tuning, demos,and to answer questions about theequipment. Featuring the likes of R&Bfavorites Chante Moore and Brian McKnight(April 27), B.B. King and Van Morrison (April28),The Wild Magnolias and WidespreadPanic (May 4), and Keb’ Mo and Paul Simon(May 5), the series was a success.

On the performance of EV’s X-Line Arrayloudspeakers, FOH engineer Don Druckerremarked,“Excellent system. It was sort oflike having a Formula One race car – almostas if we had been racing stockcars for manyyears and were then placed in a Formula Onecar.

James Lupino

The performance was spectacular; it’s a greatsystem – especially for pro sound engineers –the guys who really know to use it. It’s true,younger and less experienced engineers havehad trouble with it; they don’t know how tomake use of such an ungoverned system.A lotof these guys come from other sound systemsand they’re limited, gaped, or governed andsuddenly they’re driving the Formula One cararound the track. It’s really a remarkablesystem!”

Concerning the overall performance of theX-Line at the Evening Concert Series, thesystem performed beyond the expectations ofthe sound company.There were no technicaldifficulties or problems with the system andeveryone, including the festival organizers,were impressed.According to Don Drucker,“The performance of the X-Line surpassedany of our expectations. It was truly awesometo work with.”

Everything said and done, after all the hardwork on the part of sound companies likeGulf Coast Sound and Pyramid Audio, the2001 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivalwas a splendid ten days of music, food andfun.Where else in the world can you eatboiled crawfish while listening to gospel in arevival tent? Only in New Orleans, baby, thebirthplace and home of Jazz and HeritageFest, an epicenter of great music and superbsound.

Telex Product Brands Heat Things Up in the Big Easy, continued from p.1

Mark Knopfler recently kicked off hiscurrent North American Tour with anamazing night of music at Boston’s OrpheumTheatre on April 22.Touring with EV’s X-Array™ loudspeakers system in support ofhis latest solo album, Sailing to Philadelphia,the former Dire Straits frontman stopped in25 cities before his last show at the RymanAuditorium in Nashville on May 22.

Compared to the Straits’ arena shows of the70s and 80s, Knopfler has chosen moreintimate venues – including many classicAmerican theatres and auditoriums – as thesetting for his solo tour. Helping to conveythis intimacy, while still allowing Knopflerand his bandmates ample room to jam, isEV’s X-Array loudspeakers.

The sound design for the Sailing tourincluded (6) Xb, (2) Xcb, (4) Xcn, (8) Xf, and(12) Xn loudspeakers; (6) X-subs; and (4) Xi-1082 loudspeakers.Twenty-four EV P3000amplifiers power the system with Midas XL4consoles controlling the front-of-house and

monitor loudspeakers.

According to FOH engineer RobbieMcGrath of Chicago’s db Sound, X-Arraywas the ideal choice.“Having toured withthis rig so many times, I know that it’s perfectfor doing theaters,” said McGrath.“It’sincredibly musical, which I love. Before thistour I’d been using other systems, and when Iplugged back into the X-Array, I realizedwhat I had been missing.Technologicallyspeaking, it’s state-of-the-art, but it doesn’tsound like it’s been designed from a purelytechnical point-of-view. It feels like there ismusic in the design as well, which is great,and I’m having a ton of fun with it.”

Db Sound’s complement of EV X-Arrayequipment enhanced the intimate feel of thetour with exceptional warmth and clarity, avery specific sound sought after by bothKnopfler and db Sound.“We tried to up thegame completely and get away from thatnormal live rock ‘n’ roll sound and dosomething more glassy and studio-oriented,”

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Launched at Winter NAMM, theACone audio controller has been aphenomenal success story for Electro-

Voice. Dealers and end-users alike are ravingabout its unbelievable audio performance!So, you ask, what makes the ACone such ahot product? For one, it’s the astonishingperformance of the unit and the wide rangeof applications for which it can be used.

The ACone is designed for all two-wayapplications that utilize a full-range

loudspeaker and a subwoofer.The magicbehind ACone’s performance is the patentpending PowerMax12 crossover.Theenhanced in-your-guts bass responseprovided by this crossover is something youmust experience! The ACone combines atwo-way crossover, a bass-enhancing audiosignal processor, and adjustable subsonic filterand a 3-band equalizer into a single rackspace unit at an incredible list price.

Designed and built in our state-of-the-art

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: ELECTRO-VOICE ACONE AUDIO CONTROLLER

electronics factory in Straubing, Germany,the ACone has a mind-boggling 117 dBsignal-to-noise ratio! Given all its featuresand the enthusiastic response of the dealersand end-users, it was no surprise to us thatthe ACone was picked as one of thefeatured products of the NSCA Show inOrlando this year.And we continue to hearfrom everyone who has listened to the unit,“What an awesome product the ACone is!”The ACone performs crossover, high-pass

filtering, and equalization functions foroptimizing loudspeaker systems, includingamplifiers.

The ACone audio controller is designed tooptimize sound systems that employ full-range systems with subwoofer(s), mono andstereo sub outputs provided.

“Some of the most dynamic and excitingmusic is in the DJ and Mobile Soundmarkets,” says Gangesh Ganesan, GeneralManager, Electronics.“The ACone really

shines in the bass-intensive musicprominent in techno, hip-hop, rap,industrial, and virtually any full-range withsubs application. EV incorporated a newlydesigned crossover function (pat. pend.),and EV’s variable high-pass and LPN low-pass-notch (optimizes bass response)combined with equalization to create theACone. It’s a real problem solver – you’vegot to hear it to believe it! The AConedoes not require the user to know complex

details about crossover functions andequalization. It has excellent dynamic rangeof more than 117 dB and maintains anextremely low noise floor.The crossoverfunction, joined with filter and EQfunctions, eliminate the often complainedabout “lack-of-punch and -definition.”Outstanding performance and affordablepricing make the ACone an advantageousalternative to conventional crossovers, filterand EQ components.

KNOPFLER SAILS THROUGH SOLO TOUR WITH ELECTRO-VOICE®

said McGrath.“One of the things about the X-Array is that you can always get any sound youwant out of it -- it doesn’t come with its ownattitude.You put your own attitude into it.”

The inherent musicality of X-Arrayloudspeakers not only impressed the soundengineers and fans, but it also jibed with theprodigious performer’s unusually high audiodemands.According to McGrath,“Knopfler isa stickler – he can hear things that most peoplecan’t hear; he can hear what you’re doing atfront of house and he’ll say something like ‘toomuch piano in the FOH, last night, Robbie’ or‘I can hear kind of a D minor thing going off– what was happening there?’ He’s got wickedears. It must be hell to have ears like that,because life isn’t that perfect.”

McGrath adds,“For me to come back and usethe X-Array was like coming back to an oldfriend...it was fantastic.”

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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: BTR-800 TWO-CHANNEL, FULLY UHF INTERCOM

USA 12000 Portland Ave South, Burnsville, MN 55337, Phone: 952-884-4051, FAX: 952-884-0043Canada 705 Progress Avenue, Unit 46, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, M1H2X1, Phone: 416-431-4975, 800-881-1685, FAX: 416-431-4588Germany Hirschberger Ring 45, D94315, Straubing, Germany, Phone: 49 9421-706 0, Fax: 49 9421-706 287France Parc de Courcerin, Allee Lech Walesa, Lognes, 77185 Marne la Vallee, France, Phone: 33/1-6480-0090, FAX: 33/1-6480-4538Australia Unit 23, Block C, Slough Business Park, Slough Avenue, Silverwater, N.S.W. 2128, Australia, Phone: 61/2-9648-3455, FAX: 61/2-9648-5585Hong Kong Unit E & F, 21/F, Luk Hop Industrial Bldg., 8 Luk Hop St., San PO Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Phone: 852-2351-3628, FAX: 852-2351-3329Japan 5-3-8 Funabashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 156-0055, Phone: 81-3-5316-5020, FAX: 81-3-5316-5031Singapore 3015A Ubi Rd 1, 05-10, Kampong Ubi Industrial Estate, Singapore 408705, Phone: 65-746-8760, FAX: 65-746-1206Mexico Av. Parque Chapultepec #66-201, Col. El. Parque Edo., De Mexico, 53390, Mexico, Phone: (52) 5358-5434, FAX: (52) 5358-5588UK 4, The Willows Centre, Willow Lane, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4NX, UK, Phone: 44 181 640 9600, FAX: 44 181 646 7084Africa, Mid-East Hirschberger Ring 45, D94315, Straubing, Germany, Phone: 49 9421-706 0, Fax: 49 9421-706 287Latin America 12000 Portland Ave South, Burnsville, MN 55337, Phone: 952-887-7491, FAX: 952-887-9212

U.S.A. and Canada only.For customer orders, contact the Customer Service department at

800/392-3497 Fax: 800/955-6831For warranty repair or service information, contact the Service

Repair department at 800/685-2606For technical assistance, contact Technical Support at 866/78AUDIO

Please submit your ideas, comments, criticism, or story ideas to James Edlund,Editor, via e-mail: james.edlund@telex.com

Fully User-Synthesized: Being user-synthesized is important for broadcastprofessionals traveling from location-to-location,and working with other kinds of wireless gearsuch as wireless mic or two-way radios.Thisfeature allows them to keep their intercomsystem clear of other wireless equipment.

Stage Announce & Relay Closure: Allowswireless users to send a dry line level audio signalat +8 dB to a given destination for makingsimple announcements.Also, the BTR-800provides a relay closure, which allows users totrigger a two-way radio and have audio berouted over it or any closure-activated device.Audio can be routed through a pre-set pathinside the digital matrix, or it can trigger an IFB,so the stage manager can actually talk into the earof the talent or anyone else on the wirelesssystem.

Wireless Talk Around:This feature ensures thataudio from the primary wireless user is only

heard by the other wireless users on the system.For example, if there was some emergency orproblem on a set, the problem could beresolved by just the people who needed to beinvolved.

Enhanced ClearScan™: The enhancedClearScan feature will scan for the cleanestfrequency sets available, even in hostile RFenvironments. Once all available frequencies areidentified for the user, ClearScan will thenselect which is most appropriate for use.TheEnhanced ClearScan feature represents thetechnology’s next generation of ClearScan, aTelex Communications innovation also foundon the company’s N/DYM Series of UHFwireless microphones.

Targeted at high-end rental houses and broadcasttelevision, the BTR-800 is designed for anyapplication in which two distinct channels ofintercom need to be accessed by one or morewireless extensions to the intercom system.

“The BTR-800 wireless intercom system can becalled a real ‘problem-solver’ for a variety ofapplications,” says Tom Turkington, marketdevelopment manager for intercom products atTelex.“Being two-channel is especiallyimportant because most hardwired intercomsystems used in broadcast are two-channel. Inaddition to being fully UHF and fully usersynthesized, the BTR-800 offers featuresdesigned to allow maximum functionality ineach of its target markets.”

Specific features of the BTR-800 include:

Fully UHF: Allows users to take advantage ofthe less-crowded UHF frequency band, forincreased propagation performance.

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Telex recently held a seminar at theWorld Trade Center in Mexico tocelebrate the re-launch of MI and

pro-audio brands (Telex, EV, Midas andDynacord).A visible success, approximately600 end-users, dealers and distributors were inattendance.Comprised of presentations led ondifferent audio products by company expertsDavid Webster, Franck Fabry, Jay Easley, Joel P.Johnson, Ramiro Colasurdo and EnriqueLask, the event served as an in-depth sessionon current Telex product offerings. More thanPowerPoint® presentations and graphs, theseminar invited end-users, dealers and

ROW UPDATE: DEALER SEMINAR IN MEXICO CITY UN EXITO!ended,Telex brought the seminar guests toanother hall replete with yet a another band andanother set of Telex pro audio gear. Organized as aVIP only party for key dealers, food and drinkwas served, and attendees walked the room,listening intently to X-Array and other Telex gear.Pumped through the X-Array, Dx-38 processingand a Midas Heritage 3000, guests lauded thesystem’s integrity.

Overall, the seminar was a great success. Positiveend-user and dealer feedback support the scheduleTelex has for similar seminars during theupcoming year.As always, we are happy topromote events like the Mexico dealer seminar --and carry the torch of brand awareness!

contractors to listen to what makes Telexpreeminent in high-end audio. For example, astage was set up with EV wired and wirelessmicrophones, X-Array loudspeakers, Sx-300delay boxes, Eliminator monitors/side-fills, aMidas Heritage 1000 console and all Klark-Teknik processing. Following thepresentations, a live band demonstrated theproducts in a “real world” performancesetting.And while the band was performing,guests were invited to visit the display area toget a closer look at various samples fromTelex product brands.

After the presentations and performance