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Guided tour sound systems from TC Furlong Inc.

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It’s important to be seen and heard… especially when you are giving a tour presentation.

Unfortunately, guided tours often present acoustic challenges, like ambient noise in a commercial space or interference from other tour groups at a cultural attraction.

Portable assistive listening products from Listen Technologies offer a unique solution for this problem.  These systems can provide up to 150 feet of range indoors and out, and allow tour participants to hear even in noisy environments.

Possible applications include manufacturing tours, building ground breakings, museums, outdoor tours, language interpretation, national parks, attractions, sightseeing tours, cruise ships, or even bus tours.

We currently have hundreds of assistive listening receivers and transmitters in our rental inventory, along with a wide selection of output devices—including standard single-ear speakers, stereo headphones, and neckloops compatible with hearing aids.

We routinely design and rent systems of 50+ receivers, with multiple RF transmitters to cover large areas within a venue.

Our inventory of Listen Technologies assistive listening gear includes:

  • LT-700-216 portable RF transmitter w/lavalier microphone
  • LT-800-216 RF transmitter
  • LR-400-216 beltpack RF receivers
  • LA-164 Ear speaker
  • LA-165 Stereo Headphones
  • LA-166 Neck Loop
  • LA-170 Behind-the-head Stereo Headphones
  • Various antennas, cases, and other accessories

If you have any questions about tour guide systems, or would like us to design a system for your next event, please contact our Rental Team at 847.367.9588 or rentals@tcfurlong.com.

TC Furlong also sells guided tour systems.  For questions about purchasing a Listen Technologies system, or anything from our list of over 100 professional audio manufacturers, contact our Sales Team at 847.367.9588 or sales@tcfurlong.com.

Yamaha QL-Series & TF-Series NeundoLive Redemption Program

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Earlier this year, Yamaha announced that all Yamaha QL-series and TF-series digital consoles would ship bundled with a copy of Steinberg’s NuendoLive software.

Nuendo Live multi-track recording software is ideal for use in live sound applications – from club gigs, to hall concerts and festivals. It offers ease of operation in busy live sound situations, high reliability, and a comprehensive range of features that add up to professional performance and efficiency.

For a limited time, users who purchased a new QL or TF console as of January 1, 2016 are eligible to receive a “Not for Resale” copy of Nuendo Live at no charge. Read more about it and redeem your copy of NuendoLive here.

QL series digital mixing consoles are all-in-one models that feature high input and output capacity for a wide range of applications. Built-in Dante connectivity makes networking the QL consoles with CL series consoles and R series I/O racks easy, for outstanding system flexibility.

The compact TF series digital mixing consoles offer an extensive range of mixing features with a newly developed TouchFlow Operation™ user interface that is optimized for touch-panel operation. TouchFlow Operation gives all users, from novices to the most experienced engineer, an intuitive yet extraordinarily powerful operating environment.

If you have any questions about this promotion or about the QL-series or TF-series consoles, contact Oz in sales at 847-367-9588 or oz@tcfurlong.com

 

d:screet™ Necklace Mic Helps Deliver the Good Word at Christian Church of Clarendon Hills

Originally posted on the DPA Microphones site

dpa-dscreet-necklace-micLooking for a solution that would allow them to more easily mic pastors and performers of all statures, the audio team at Christian Church of Clarendon Hills (CCCH) recently turned to DPA Microphones’ d:screet™ Necklace Microphone. This marks the first known HOW application for the company’s latest miniature mic, which recently won a TEC Award. In addition to its regular services, the church lends its auditorium to local schools for concerts and events, so the audio team also keeps a supply of DPA d:fine™ 66, d:fine 4066 and d:screet 4061 miniatures on hand.

Initially trying the DPA d:screet™ Necklace mic on recommendation from TC Furlong, Robert Locklear, Minister of Worship and Music at CCCH has become quite fond of the miniature mic. “It has a lot of the same tonal qualities of a regular headset mic with a little lower-end, which was a welcome surprise because of the high-end frequencies boost,” he says. “We don’t have any of the whispyness that we have with most headset mics that are commonplace in houses of worship. We only have one Necklace mic right now, but it has such a great quality that we’re definitely going to purchase more.”

The size and durability of the mic also appealed to Locklear and his team, who have a limited budget for purchasing new mics. “We do a lot of plays and talent shows, both through our church and for local schools that rent our space, and the biggest problem we were having was trying to mic the children and petite women,” he explains. “For instance, our Pastor’s wife is very petite and when she would wear the d:fine headset mics that we use for the male speakers, we couldn’t mount it to her head properly because we have the longer boom, so the d:screet Necklace is a better fit for this situation.”

2015_05_DPA-Microphones_Clarendon-Hills_dscreet-LARGEIt isn’t just the smaller presenters who are benefitting from the d:screet Necklace. “It has been excellent for all of our speaking roles,” continues Locklear. “We had some doubts about it being placed down by the neck and behind the mouth, but those have really been unfounded. What’s more, our Senior Pastor is very comfortable with the mic. It’s especially useful for when he’s done with service as he spends a lot of one-on-one time speaking with people and found that it would often be off-putting for people sharing their life story with someone with a headset mic. With DPA’s d:screet Necklace mic, he just tucks the mic into his collar and sits it right where a tie might be, so no one notices the mic. This setup has given him and his congregation a lot more confidence to have personal conversations.”

Though the d:screet Necklace is proving to be the preferred solution for presenters, the church’s DPA collection began with the original 4066 Headset Microphone, now part of DPA’s d:fine line of headset mics. It was Locklear’s experiences with that mic that led him to purchase the d:fine 66 and d:screet 4061, in addition to the d:screet Necklace.

“We started purchasing the 4066s as we were replacing our competitor-brand headsets because we felt the DPAs were a lot sturdier,” he explains. “We purchased the dual-ear version, which was not available for most brands at the time. That solution has given our speakers a lot more comfortability, confidence and security because the mic doesn’t move around when they are talking. The mics are also great for the students who use them, especially for younger users when we host outside events. The wire is a lot more pliable than most headsets.”

With the new whitespace laws coming into effect, Locklear plans to replace all of his older mics with DPA products. “Over the next year, we’re going to switch all of our AKG beltpacks to Shures. This means we need to update our mic inventory to add more d:screet Necklace and d:fine 4066 microphones for increased options for our speakers. Everything at our ministry and what we do to serve the community is very fluid, so we have to have solutions to accommodate that fluidity, and DPA is a big part of that.”

For more information about microphones from DPA, please contact our Sales Team at 847.367.9588 or sales@tcfurlong.com.

Clear-Com LQ Series Provides Reliable Intercom over IP

LQ-2W2-Front-BackWith multi-site church campuses (often with streaming A/V feeds) growing in popularity, reliable real-time communication between productions teams at different locations has become a priority. Clear-Com has released a solution for this need with the LQ series.

The LQ Series is Clear-Com’s newest line of Intercom Connectivity (ICON) solutions. With either the two-wire (LQ-2W2) or four-wire (LQ-4W2) options, the LQ devices are ideal for intercom users who need to cost-effectively extend their existing intercom systems to single or multiple remote locations over their IT infrastructures, eliminating lengthy audio cable runs.

LQ can also interface between different intercom systems routing both call signaling and audio over LAN, WAN or Internet IP connections: 2-wire partyline with other OEM partyline systems, 2-wire with 4-wire devices, and 4-wire with 4-wire systems. The LQ-2W2 is both Clear-Com and RTS TW compatible. A maximum of six LQ Series interfaces can be linked together to form a managed network.

These two-channel devices are light-weight, portable and compact, and configuration is effortlessly achieved over a browser-based user interface.

Unique features of the LQ Series devices include Power over Ethernet, auto-nulling capability, multi-cast 1 to 5 routing, auto-discovery, and use of the OPUS codec for high quality audio and low bit rate transmission.

“Regardless of the type of intercom system being used, the LQ Series makes it easy to extend the system to the other side of a building, across campus, or across the world,” said Stephen Sandford Clear-Com’s Product Manager for Matrix and IP interfaces. “The ability to have an intercom station wherever Internet access is available is invaluable as productions become more complex and the need for reliable distributed communications becomes more important. The LQ Series addresses this need perfectly.”

Check out some sample system diagrams below.

For more information about the LQ series, or any other intercom products, contact our Sales Team at 847.367.9588 or sales@tcfurlong.com.

Yamaha Announces TF Series of Digital Consoles

Yamaha-TF5The new TF Series (TF1, TF3, and TF5) combines Yamaha know-how with new input from the field and the latest touch-screen technology to deliver a console experience that focuses on efficient, intuitive operation—at an entry-level price.

Smooth setup and operation, practical presets and scenes, refined design, and software applications comprise TouchFlow Operation: a new concept in console interfaces that offers unprecedented comfort and convenience in small consoles for a wide range of users and applications.

Features include:

  • Multitouch operation with a Touch and Turn Knob for precision control
  • Traditional Overview and Selected Channel interfaces
  • 1-knob COMP and 1-knob EQ
  • Automatic GainFinder for fast setup
  • QuickPro channel presets from partners including Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and Shure
  • TF StageMix app for wireless mixing
  • MonitorMix app allowing up to 10 iOS devices to be assigned to specific Aux buses for personal mix adjustments
  • 16-32 Local Inputs
  • 16 Local Outputs
  • 20 Aux Buses (8 mono + 6 stereo)
  • 8 DCA with DCA Roll-out
  • Channel scribble strips/colors
  • 32×32 USB Audio Interface

We’ve already placed an order for several consoles, and we expect to be in the initial allocation of units in May 2015.

If you have any questions about the TF Series, please contact our Sales Team at 847.367.9588 or sales@tcfurlong.com.

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