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Axient Digital

January 22, 2019

Shure has always lead the professional market with quality products that transcend the extraordinary requirements of the professional trade. Onstage welcomes the newest introduction to the market.

Axient Digital accompanied with Show Link, Spectrum Manager, and the latest in AXT multi frequency transmitters provides an unprecedented signal stability, superior audio clarity, advanced connectivity, and comprehensive control makes Axient Digital the perfect fit for professional productions that demand flawless execution.

The newly released ADX transmitters set the stage for exceptional performance, featuring wide tuning up to 184 MHz, interference protection, advanced rechargeability, streamlined design, and ShowLink remote control for real-time parameter adjustments right from Wireless Workbench. Add to the list of features for Axient are Dante connectivity as well as AES outputs. Welcome to the new audio standard when failure is not an option.

Contact us for all your sound system rental needs and corporate event production services!

FreeSpeak II

January 22, 2019

FreeSpeak II is a five-channel, full-duplex wireless intercom solution, ideal for large-scale, complex designs or specialized applications–requiring team members to be untethered and talking in independent channels of communication.

After years of field experience and refinement, FreeSpeak II has become the de facto standard for wireless intercom operation in the 1.9GHz and 2.4GHz band across various markets. The exceptional RF performance and reliable connections across the system give users the peace of mind they need for staying connected at every major event, programming, stage performance, critical or mass area operation.

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What Sound Equipment Is Needed For a Concert?

May 31, 2018

The Elements Of Concert Sound

Audio plays a vital role in any live concert performance. Onstage Systems offers the technology and expertise for superior execution of this type of event.

In order to understand what goes into such an event, we offer an introduction to these elements.

Input Sources

In order to present any audio source, we need to be able to capture it. There are several ways to accomplish this task. We will go over a few of the most common applications:

Microphones are designed to capture sounds and send them electronically to a controllable solution, typically a preamplifier
Direct Interface is another way to modify an electronic source of audio and prepare it to send electronically to a controllable solution, typically a preamplifier
Line Source feeds come directly from sources like professional grade video players, digital media servers, wireless microphones, etc

Onstage Systems has an inventory of several types of microphones, direct interfaces and line source equipment from several providers. Feel free to discuss with us the appropriate equipment and its application.

Amplifiers

Amplifiers are overlooked in many cases. When selecting an amplifier, power efficiency and output are strong considerations.

Flexibility with speaker settings is also extremely important. Speakers need signal processing before this stage in order to maximize the effective output of any speaker enclosure.

DSP’s or Digital Signal Processors integrated within the amplifier is the most efficient way of handling these two tasks.

Onstage Systems uses the L’Acoustics line of DSP inclusive amplifiers exclusively. This allows us the flexibility to utilize virtually every amplifier for every speaker enclosure we have in inventory.

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Speakers

We host a large inventory of a variety of speaker enclosures to provide the best coverage for the audience.

The largest portion of our industry comes from L’Acoustics speakers. L’Acoustics technology continues to outperform the competition with the amazing sound quality that is sought after by many audio system designers and audio engineers.

Audio Consoles

Audio consoles, or mixing consoles, are the central hub of signal flow.

They are used to receive all inputs. This equipment also has the pre-amplification that is needed for microphones, Direct Interfaces and other sources of live and pre-recorded sources.

Each source is represented by an input. Each input can then shape the source to the desired sound for presentation.

The audio console then routes the sound through varying paths to include amplifiers and speakers.

Monitors and IEM

Monitoring systems provide artists with a custom mix of some or all of the audio sources.

Traditionally, monitors were custom designed loudspeakers placed on stage directed toward the performer.

This practice has its flaws in the sense that those around the monitor would be impacted by what came from the monitor.

Monitors have the ability to provide anyone in the area with a ready reference of audible sources and are constantly evolving.

With the ever-growing demand for more audible sources, the invent of IEM systems (in-ear monitors) created a way to provide clear, concise and discrete monitoring while reducing the necessity for increases in stage volume.

This also afforded the audience a clear representation of the show with better control. Learn more about what Onstage Systems offers for sound and audio equipment rental and take a look at our AV Checklist.

Audio goes hand in hand with visual equipment, so don’t forget about screens and projectors! Learn more about how Onstage Systems can help you make your next concert sound perfect with our equipment rental service. Call us or fill out this form.

AV Production and Decor Lighting for the 2018 Petroleum Ball

April 3, 2018

Dallas Petroleum Club wanted to shake things up a little more this year!

For years we have provided AV production, design, and technical support to include decor lighting, audio, and staging.

Each year the Petroleum Ball host one or two bands, usually a headliner followed by a party band on a separate stage. This year, however, our client wanted something different. They wanted no downtime and two national acts!

To accommodate a growing crowd, the decision to reduce the number of stages to one main stage was made. The logistical challenges of doing this with two bands were further increased with the client's request of one band to immediately follow the other without interruption. Our av production and creativity had to be at its best to pull off this exciting challenge.

The momentum of the event would continue after the headliner to the party band was solved by Onstage Systems to provide a 48’ diameter rotating stage this year to achieve that goal.

After dinner, the Petroleum Ball's main stage lit up with Pat Green and his band keeping the audience entertained. With both bands on the stage back to back and separated from sight by a drape, the guests were treated to not only a seamless performance but a creative transition as the real magic happened.

Huey Lewis and the News drummer took to the stage and started the sound of a heartbeat with his kick drum as the stage slowly turned. The band entered to the roar of an amazed crowd. Huey Lewis and the News moving performance electrified the crowd to an out of their seats experience for their entire set.

In addition to the great stage production and av production, Onstage Systems worked hand in hand with the decor design to help create exactly what the client was looking for.

Teamwork, across different companies involved in one project, is integral to a cohesive and well delivered overall product. In these cases, you know the left hand is talking to the right hand — and it shows in the final overall outcome!

The many challenges that we faced in presenting such an event push us to technical resolves and creative options that fuel us. These and other types of events are truly what drives us to the best at what we do.

The satisfaction of our clients in being able to take an abstract thought and transcend past even their greatest possibilities is what separates the good from the great.

L’Acoustics Syva

March 2, 2018

Our new L-Acoustics Syva is a colinear system perfectly suited for medium throw stealth applications for professional and high-end corporate sound reinforcement applications requiring high fidelity and SPL.

The L-Acoustics Syva is a 140 degree horizontal by 26 degree vertical coverage enclosure coupled with the Syva Low capable of producing the L-Acoustics sonic signature from 40Hz – 20KHz with a 9db contour at 40Hz. Optimized for medium throw up to 115 ft, this enclosure has no equal!

L-Acoustics Syva is a new breed of sound system we have for rent, combining the benefits of line source technology with a plug-and-play approach. Syva’s sleek design is tailor-made for shows where elegance and discretion are paramount.

This versatile, stylish, and impactful enclosure is ready to be deployed right out of the case in any location. Contact us for all your sound system rental needs and corporate event production services!