pcAudioLabs "Love Machine"
Tired of trying to figure out what to do for Valentine's Day? Here's a good idea: This year, spend your Valentine's Day winning some new gear! pcAudioLabs is giving away the "Love Machine," a custom AudioBOX (3.4GHz Pentium 4, 1GB RAM, 2x SATA hard drives) fully equipped with the M-Audio AudioPhile 24/96 audio interface and NI Essentials virtual instrument pack. Enter now and also receive three free issues of Mix, Remix and Electronic Musician! To enter, visit www.pcAudioLabs.com.

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NAMM: Allen & Heath GL2800
The 56-input GL2800 from Allen & Heath (booth #6474) is equipped with L, R and M main mixes, eight groups, 10 auxes (including a dedicated stereo aux), 12x4 matrix (including external inputs) and four mute groups. Models from 16 to 56 channels are available. MORE

NAMM: Peavey VersArray
VersArray marks Peavey's (booth #5740) debut into the high-end line array market. The VersArray 112 line array puts a Black Widow 12-inch neodymium woofer and a waveguide with dual 4.75-inch ribbon tweeters in a 13-ply Baltic birch enclosure for modular coverage in small- to medium-sized venues. MORE

NAMM: Sennheiser e 912
At booth #6579, Sennheiser will show a new condenser boundary microphone, the e 912. A companion to the e 901 boundary mic for bass drums, the e 912 is designed for picking up speech, vocals and acoustic instruments, and, in particular, grand pianos. MORE

AM&S Brings In Lee Carpenter
Professional audio and music products distributor American Music & Sound (AM&S) has added Lee Carpenter to its staff as product specialist for live sound and contracting applications. MORE

Soundcraft Offers Mixing DVD
Based on a 40-page instructional booklet initially produced by Soundcraft in the '90s, The Soundcraft DVD Guide to Mixing DVD ($17.99) provides a comprehensive walkthrough of how to properly set up and operate an analog mixing console for live sound reinforcement use. MORE

Clearwing Adds L-Acoustics Monitor Wedges to Inventory
Longstanding V-DOSC and dV-DOSC Network Partner, Clearwing Productions Inc. (West Allis, Wis.) has recently purchased 16 L-Acoustics 115XT HiQ monitor wedges. According to Clearwing audio operations manager, Brian "BK" Koerner, the company chose to add the 115XT HiQs after renting a quantity for a month-long outing with the Steve Miller Band. MORE

Blondie Rocks Europe With MILO
Despite a break of nearly two decades between albums, Blondie has re-emerged to sold-out world tours. While gigging in the UK in support of their current release, The Curse of Blondie, original members Deborah Harry, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri and Chris Stein were joined by bassist Leigh Foxx, keyboardist Kevin Patrick and guitarist Paul Carbonara. The band was performing through a state-of-the-art sound system provided by UK touring company Canegreen. MORE

Midas Sings With Kathleen Edwards
Out in support for her second album, Back to Me, Canadian singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards and longtime front-of-house engineer/tour manager Charlie Ferguson have seen non-stop action in 2005, with appearances at Austin City Limits, Farm Aid, on The Tonight Show and a recent tour with My Morning Jacket. A European leg will begin in mid-November. MORE