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TC Furlong Inc. Presents Digital Console Expo 2018

Thank you to all who joined us for the 8th annual Digital Console Expo, held on November 27th at Moody Church in Chicago. The event featured 15 manufacturers of digital consoles and console peripherals, including:

  • Allen & Heath
  • Ashly
  • Attero Tech
  • AVID
  • Behringer/Midas
  • DiGiCo
  • LINK
  • Luminex
  • PreSonus
  • Radio Design Labs (RDL)
  • Rupert Neve Designs
  • Solid State Logic
  • Soundcraft
  • Waves
  • Yamaha

The 160+ attendees of DCE 2018  included technicians from houses of worship, broadcasters, sound/AV companies, and performing arts facilities, as well as touring engineers, students, integrators, and consultants. People traveled from across Chicagoland and the Midwest to attend this year’s event, allowing for unique networking opportunities that are typically only available at larger tech expos.

In addition to the opportunity to learn about the latest product offerings directly from manufacturer representatives, this free event featured ample amounts of swag giveaways and food; attendees also had the opportunity to enter a raffle for great prizes including microphones and compact mixers.

TC Furlong Inc. is proud to be an authorized dealer for all of the manufacturers featured at this year’s expo. If you’d like more information on any of the featured products, or need to request a quote, please contact our Sales Team at sales@tcfurlong.com or call 847-367-9588.

We also carry many of the brands featured at DCE 2018 in our rental inventory. For more information about renting a digital console, or anything else from our vast rental inventory, get in touch with our Rental Team at rentals@tcfurlong.com or call 847-367-9588.

TC Furlong Inc. Presents First Public Showings of the Yamaha RIVAGE PM7

Thank you to all who joined us at our open houses featuring the first public showings of the Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 Digital Mixing System in the Chicagoland area!

These events provided a unique opportunity to get hands-on time with the console, with the guidance and expertise of Kevin Kimmel and Mike Eiseman from Yamaha Commercial Audio. Participants got a first hand look at the power and flexibility of Yamaha’s RIVAGE lineup, and heard about the consoles’ impressive performance in real-world applications.

TC Furlong offers the Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 for rent in the Chicago area, the Midwest, and nationwide. To inquire about availability or request a quote, please contact our rental team at rentals@tcfurlong.com or call 847-367-9588.

As a reminder, TC Furlong is a longstanding authorized dealer for all Yamaha Commercial Audio products. If you have any questions, or would like to request a sales quote, contact our Sales Team at sales@tcfurlong.com, or call us at 847-367-9588.

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Simple. Small. Superior. Meyer LINA Supports Fine Arts in Chicago

By Oz, Sales & Marketing

The LINA loudspeaker is the newest addition to the LEO family of loudspeakers from Meyer Sound. It is the smallest and lightest of the series. With its companion control element 750-LFC, it brings the inherent linearity, low distortion, and exceptional power-to-size ration of LEO family technology to a wider range of applications and venues.

TC Furlong Inc. recently designed and integrated a LINA loudspeaker system into a leading cultural icon in Chicago. We integrated the LINA system into a theatre that features a dynamic range of performance types, and the adaptability of the LINA system made it a perfect fit.

The LINA loudspeaker takes advantage of the existing MINA footprint, but has new drivers, an updated amplifier, and a signal processing package that, along with improved power supply, enables higher peak output. The improvements also add high-frequency headroom and lower distortion, which allows the LINA to faithfully reproduce audio with tremendous power, superior intelligibility, and extremely low distortion.

Along with the LINA, the 750-LFC low-frequency control element was part of the design of the installed system. The combination of these two loudspeakers helps to extend deep bass in the system, performing down to 36 Hz. The LINA and 750-LFC are driven by the Galileo GALAXY loudspeaker management system.

The recent fine arts integration included twenty-six LINA linear line array loudspeakers, four 750-LFC low-frequency control elements, as well as an array of additional Meyer loudspeakers such as UP-4XPs, UPA-1Ps, UPM-1XPs, and custom rigging structures.

TC Furlong Inc. is a long-time Meyer Sound dealer in the Chicago area, and we have a large inventory of Meyer Sound loudspeakers in our rental inventory. For more information on adding a Meyer Sound to your next rental or show, contact our Rental Team at 847.367.9588 or rentals@tcfurlong.com.

If you have any questions about purchasing a LINA system, or anything from our list of over 100 professional audio manufacturers, contact our Sales Team at 847.367.9588 or sales@tcfurlong.com.

 

Join us next week at the Copernicus on Tuesday, November 14 to hear a live demonstration of the LINA and 750-LFC loudspeakers! Doors open at 10:00 am with the first demonstration at 11:00 am. Lunch will be served at 12:30 with a second demo at 3:00 pm and ending at 4:30 pm.
There is still time to register to join us for this demo! You can register below!

TC Furlong Inc. Supports Chicago’s Big 10 Football Team

As students head back to school and the summer rolls to an end– college football is in full swing, and TC Furlong Inc. is excited to be a part of the Northwestern University Wildcats’ 2017 season.

Since 2012, we have provided a wide range of audio support for Northwestern University home games, each year expanding the scope of the system with the single goal of improving the game-day experience for the Wildcat’s loyal fans.

The stadium sound reinforcement system is based around two Danley JH90 “Jericho” loudspeakers that are able to fill the entire stadium with crystal clear, intelligible audio.  Additionally, TC Furlong technicians handle RF coordination of all game-day production wireless gear, including coaching communications, television trucks and other media, as well as the critical referee microphone.  Using Shure’s groundbreaking Axient wireless technology, the RF coordinator is able to manipulate and monitor crucial transmitter data remotely from the booth.

Additional services we provide for the games include:

  • Wireless point-to-point audio links within the stadium
  • Reinforcement of the pep band
  • Playback of audio drop-ins
  • Coordination of the booth mixing operations
  • Wireless mixing of audio to club level suite
  • On-field special events and national anthem reinforcement

As each year passes, the system grows to meet the evolving requirements of the space.  Due to this years’ construction at Ryan Fieldhouse, significant changes had to be made, including hiring a crane to lift in the necessary equipment for the terrace and supporting audio/video needs for the WildCafe.

“There are a lot of plates that have to keep spinning at every game,” says Crew Chief, Steve Whittenhall.  “Things are very dynamic—our team of 7 is always on their toes.”

Every year, our team of designers, engineers and technicians look forward to the opportunity to support Chicago’s Big 10 team with professional audio equipment and services.

Let us know how our team can support your next important event.  Contact Jeff Cech at 847.367.9588 or jc@tcfurlong.com.

Live Events Roundup: 14 Days of Rentals and Shows

by Brian Grahn, Sales/Marketing

Summer is a busy time at TC Furlong for rentals and live events. Here are some highlights of a recent 14 day period:

University Commencement – 4-day production for the commencement ceremony at a major university.  The speaker system consisted of Meyer LEOPARD line array hangs with dozens of additional point-source boxes as front fills, out fills, down fills and stage fills.   Four distributed Yamaha RIO stage boxes sent audio via Dante on redundant fiber runs to the main FOH tent where a Yamaha CL5 mixed everything down.  The CL5 provided a mix for the main PA, as well as audio to our on-site broadcast truck and additional speakers on the upper terrace by a Neutrik Xirium point-to-point wireless system.   Altogether, the event was loaded-in, operated and struck by a crew of 20 stagehands and audio engineers.  Planning for the event started months in advance and everything was overseen by our on-site project manager and technical director.

Board of Trustees meeting – large, multi-day rental of boardroom discussion system.  The system included over 160 drops of Shure’s DDS system in 3 meeting rooms including additional panel microphones  and an integrated telephone interface for call-in participation, plus engineers and a crew chief.

WBEZ Members party – a full system rental along with technician for an Electro-Pop act including a main PA of Meyer UPA-1P’s and 900-LFC’s, UM-1P monitors, and a Yamaha QL5 to mix everything down.

Surviving Grace – extensive RF rental with technicians and lighting to reinforce actors in semi-staged reading of Trish Vradenburg’s acclaimed play Surviving Grace to promote Alzheimer’s awareness.  Special guests included Mike Ditka, Loni Anderson, Diane Rehm and Marilu Henner.

June Jazz – a full system rental to reinforce a university jazz festival.  The system was initially to be a Danley JH-90 “Jericho” rig, but was changed to Meyer CQ-1P after the event was moved inside due to weather.  Also provided was a Yamaha QL5 for monitors, Avid Profile for Front of House, and Meyer UM-1P monitors on stage.

Father’s Day Event – 2-day rental of PA systems for a Father’s Day event along with technicians.  The main system was designed specifically to radiate audio 300 feet over the lake, and ground-stacked Meyer Mica line arrays with Meyer 700-HP in an end-fire cardioid pattern were employed to provide ample coverage.  An additional PA system was added to reinforce a performance stage which involved a unique system design of Meyer MSL-4, DS-4P, 600-HP subwoofers, and UPJ-1P front fills.

Peter Himmelman – provided a stage package to be integrated with existing equipment in a concert hall including a microphone package, Meyer MJF-212A wedges, and a technician.

Charity Motorcycle Rally – a full system rental with technician for a charity event to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis National Research Institute.  The system included MacPherson M2X speakers and Meyer 650-P subwoofers with a Meyer Galileo processor, as well as a stage package of microphones and Aviom personal mixers.

Church Camp – a full system rental including a Meyer LEOPARD line array system and Meyer 600-HP subwoofers, along with a wireless microphones and an in-ear monitoring package.

 

TC Furlong’s Live Event Group provides complete event solutions for concerts, broadcast originations and special events. Contact Jeff with TC Furlong’s Live Event group next time you have an important function that demands expert planning and flexible execution at 847.367.9588 or  jc@tcfurlong.com.

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