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The Midnight’s Time Machines tour used house P.A. systems on its 23-date spring U.S. run while carrying video, lighting, and audio control systems to keep the production consistent. FOH engineer TJ Elias mixed on a DiGiCo SD12, while production manager and monitor engineer Hamish Dickinson used an Allen & Heath dLive, with the article detailing wireless, IEM, and microphone workflows.
Toronto’s Church on the Queensway upgraded its 3,000-seat worship space with Soundbox, installing a d&b audiotechnik SL-Series XSL line array system. The project replaced an older point-source system that struggled with reach, coverage, and intelligibility across the room and balcony, using XSLi, KSLi-SUB, Y-Series, and 10S-D elements.
KIT Plugins introduced BB Chamber D, a digital emulation of the Studio D reverb chamber at Nashville’s Blackbird Studio. Built with the company’s ADPT:AI technology, the plug-in brings chamber decay, reflections, and depth into a DAW with controls for microphones, damping, and source placement.
Koch Sound of Kenai, Alaska, uses an Allen & Heath ecosystem across work ranging from small community events to large outdoor festivals. Owner Alex Koch’s relationship with the brand began with a GLD-80 and now includes Avantis, CQ-18T, and dLive-related workflows.
The first Ripa International Festival of Sound will take place September 24-27, 2026, in Ripatransone, Italy. The four-day nonprofit event combines English-language workshops, masterclasses, cultural programming, and networking for the international music production and technology community.