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AUDIOTEK PAVES WAY FOR THE FUTURE WITH NEW
XTA DP424 AUDIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
— Leading national audio systems provider upgrades its broadcast
event speaker control capability, adding flexibility, ease of use and
improved sonics with the XTA DP424 —
121st AES CONVENTION, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 6,
2006 — XTA Electronics, leader in sound reinforcement, digital
signal processing and speaker controller systems, announces that ATK
AudioTek, one of the foremost sound reinforcement providers in the professional
audio industry, has taken delivery of 16 new XTA DP424 Audio Management
Systems. The DP424 is one of the advanced technology platforms in XTA’s
remarkable DP4 Series of digital loudspeaker control systems.
ATK AudioTek will employ a total of 16 DP424 controllers
to add flexibility, enhanced sonics and improved user interface to its
array of two-way systems. These compact yet powerful systems, typically
comprised of fill-type speakers and stage monitors, are used extensively
for national and network broadcasts of event programs. The very first
use of the DP424 as the primary controller for such a system was at
the Miss Teen USA broadcast this August. ATK AudioTek has also supplied
audio services for the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards,
GRAMMY® Awards, Academy Awards®, Emmy® Awards, Miss America
Pageant, Miss Universe®, BMG Music Distribution Conventions, Sony
Music Conventions, and both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
in 1996, 2000 and 2004, as well as hundreds of other television productions,
special events, industrial conventions, permanent installations and
tours.
“This is our first encounter with the DP424 and
we’re very much looking forward to integrating it into our inventory
and our systems,” says Scott Harmala, CTO and Vice President of
Engineering at ATK AudioTek. “We’ve been using the XTA DP224
controller — of which we have over 70 units — and other
XTA products for years and they are all great performers. These purchases
reflect the growth we’re experiencing in the demand for our two-way
systems, and the addition of the DP424 is a clear upgrade for them.
It’s a real step up — the additional filter options and
other performance enhancements are noticeable and significant. There’s
a lot of other controller systems out there on the market, but we like
XTA best and we see no reason to change that.”
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XTA is a British manufacturer of signal processing equipment
for the live sound, permanent installation, broadcasting, and recording
markets, and is exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Group One Ltd.
of Farmingdale, New York. Group One is also the exclusive U.S. distributor
for Blue Sky International, Celestion Professional Products, MC2 Audio
Ltd. and a number of prominent lighting products.
Other brand and product names may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated.
—For more information on the complete range of XTA products,
contact Sue Adamson,
Group One Ltd., 70 Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Tel: (516) 249-1399;
Fax: (516) 753-1020; Email: suea@g1limited.com;
Web: www.g1limited.com