Anaheim, CA (January 2012) -- QSC Audio Products is the winner of this year's Djzone Crystal Disc Award, with the KLA Series Active Loudspeaker being named Best New DJ Gear of 2011-2012. The Crystal Disc award, presented by DJZone Magazine, honors outstanding engineering professionals and products and is presented to only two winners each calendar year.

"We're truly honored to have the KLA Series recognized as the Best New DJ Gear by DJzone this year," says Ray van Straten, QSC Marketing Communications Director. "The KLA epitomizes the hallmarks of the QSC brand - performance, reliability and value and we know these are important considerations for mobile entertainers."

To be eligible for the Crystal Disc Awards, products must related to the DJ industry and be reviewed at the Winter NAMM Show, DJ Times Expo, LDI Show or submitted directly to DJZone Magazine. Two awards are presented each year with exception of the Crystal Disc Lifetime Achievement Award that is presented periodically.

The Crystal Disc Awards presentations took place during the 2012 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, Ca.

"DJzone continues its tradition of recognizing innovation and quality in the DJ, lighting and music industry," said Sid Vanderpool, Publisher of DJzone Magazine.

For more information on Djzone and the Crystal Disc Awards, visit: http://www.djzone.net.

Brentwood, NY, (January 10, 2012) - Suffolk County Community College, located on Long Island, NY, has installed a completely new QSC sound system in its 60,000-square-foot field house that includes WideLine(tm) line array loudspeakers, PowerLight(tm) Series amplifiers and SC28 processors. The college, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, sought to improve quality from rented sound systems that were unable to overcome the less than ideal acoustics at this sports and exhibition complex here.

"I've been a QSC fan forever," says system designer/installer Dominick Campana, General Manager of Pro Sound Alliance, a division of Live Sound, Inc., based in Troy, NY. "We had a strict deadline to get things completed so I had to go with a system that I felt very comfortable with, and I have been working with QSC for many years. For the last 15 years they've been one of very few companies that have always been extremely consistent in both the quality of their products as well as delivering exactly what they promise."

Tasked with designing a sound system that could be easily configured for the variety of events typically held at the multi-use facility, Campana and his crew installed a total of 16 WideLine-10 (WL2102-w-WH) wide dispersion line array speakers, 14 WideLine-8 (WL3082-WH) ultra compact line array modules and two WL212-sw-WH ultra compact subwoofers. Two PL325, six PL340 and five PL380 amplifiers power the system, all optimized by three SC28 processors. The speakers were flown using two AF-2102-LA-WH large array and three AF3082-S-WH small array frames and an EB3082-WH extension bar.

The venue can seat more than 4,000 people for graduation ceremonies and an eight-per-side WideLine-10 system handles the full house. A single, six-module WideLine-8 array provides coverage to the venue's east side for trade shows while special events, such as conferences and seminars, are handled by just the top four boxes of an eight-module WideLine-8 on the west side. For center court basketball games, the full eight-module WideLine-8 array, with WL212 subs flown behind the mains, delivers powerhouse sound. All the speakers and flying hardware are finished in white to match the aesthetics of the athletic center.

"As far as the system goes, I'm in heaven!" states Neftali Collazo, director, special events and programs, SUNY Suffolk, who worked with the school's audio expert, Ray Reardon, technical director, Department of Theater Arts, to bring the new system to the field house. "Everything was so perfect. There were no hiccups, no problems at all. Dominick and his crew were phenomenal; I would recommend them to anybody."

The space was a challenge, acknowledges Campana, since it features reflective, parallel walls, a hardwood floor and a ceiling height of over 40 feet, with a sloping steel roof that also has a shallow curve. But, he says, "The EASE modeling software for the QSC WideLines was extremely accurate and made the installation much easier and more effective than it would have been if starting from scratch. The rigging frame pick point information was also very useful and time saving. It made it really easy to model pick points on the frames and position everything vertically in the venue in the most effective way, and keep it off the walls."

"As both the designer and the installer," adds Campana, "I am extremely pleased with the outcome that QSC has helped us achieve. And more importantly, the customer is very pleased and has received compliments from everyone involved."

Coppell, TX - (January 2012) - Spanish-speaking Iglesia Mundo de Fe, which shares a location with LifeChurch in Coppell, Texas, has installed a QSC Audio KLA Series fixed arcuate active line array system, together with K Series loudspeakers, as part of an upgrade to the audio-visual equipment in the church's sanctuary. The QSC system was purchased from Scott Price at ProAudio.com in Ft. Worth, TX, and installed by the company's design/build division, Church Audio Video.

In the main sanctuary at Mundo de Fe, which seats approximately 1,500 people, the KLA system is flown in two hangs, each comprising four KLA12 12-inch, two-way, loudspeakers. Six KLA181 18-inch subwoofers are ground-stacked, three per side. There are also three K12 12-inch, two-way active loudspeakers installed in a distributed ring providing delay coverage.

The QSC speaker system offers plenty of headroom to the church, which puts the emphasis on music in its services. "They are a modern, rock 'n' roll, Hispanic church, and it's very high energy," comments Jeff McLeod, Managing Director for Church Audio Video.

"As a church, we are so happy with the QSC K Series Line Array," states Tim Holland, Pastor of LifeChurch/Mundo de Fe. "In my mind, there is no better quality available on the market at this price point. The sound is powerful yet clear. Our church is very pleased with this QSC product. It rocks!"

As McLeod relates, ProAudio.com's Price contacted Church Audio Video shortly after making the sale to have the integration division install the QSC system. "Flying the KLA12 speakers took next to no time, he says: "It was real easy. Using the KLA AF12 Array Frames made it effortless."

Anaheim, CA (January 24, 2012)-QSC Audio Products has received ProSoundNetwork's Best of Show Award, recognizing the best new products introduced by the exhibitors at the Winter NAMM Show 2012. Both the Q-Sys(tm) Core 500i and Core 250i were cited from among hundreds of new products debuting at NAMM.

The Core 500i and Core 250i represent the next generation of Q-Sys products, which utilize Intel(R) microprocessors in a centralized architecture to provide processing, routing and control for contractors and consultants needing a solution for smaller venues such as restaurants, nightclubs, retail shops, schools and churches.

"We're honored that the editorial team at ProSoundNework have recognized the Core 500i and Core 250i as deserving of a Best of Show Award this year." says Ray van Straten, Director of Marketing Communications. "We are excited about the innovations that these new Q-Sys Cores provide and the extended range of solutions that they offer our customers today and in the future."

Costa Mesa, CA, USA, January 2012 - QSC Audio Products, in association with its European partner Shure Europe, will be hosting a one-hour Introduction to Q-Sys(tm) seminar at regular intervals during this year's ISE show, which takes place in Amsterdam from January 31st to February 2nd.

Aimed at contractors, integrators and all those working in the field of installed sound, the one-hour seminar, presented in English by technical consultants and Q-Sys applications specialists from QSC and Shure Europe, will provide an overview of the Q-Sys Networked Audio Platform and its component processors, I/O units, hardware controllers and software system management tools, with reference to audio installations where Q-Sys is in use. As well as being shown the advantages of using Q-Sys to route, manage and process audio in a large-scale commercial installation, attendees will also be given a rundown of the latest generation of Q-Sys products which is being launched at the show, including the new Core 500i and Core 250i processors and the version 3.0 update to the Q-Sys Designer control software, all of which will be shipping later this Spring. Finally, each seminar will close with an opportunity to ask questions of the assembled Q-Sys experts.

The Introduction to Q-Sys Seminar will run every day at ISE (Tuesday, January 31st to Thursday, February 2nd inclusive) from 2pm to 3pm in the Elicium Meeting Room (D408), which is located in Hall 12. Additionally, the seminar will be repeated between 4pm and 5pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. .

Costa Mesa, CA - QSC Audio Products, LLC is pleased to announce the next generation of Q-Sys products, designed specifically to deliver powerful digital networked audio solutions for the widest range of applications.

The Core 500i and Core 250i provide advanced centralized processing, routing and control for contractors and consultants needing a solution for smaller venues such as restaurants, nightclubs, stores, schools and churches.

These two new Core models are fully integrated solutions, each with eight card slots on-board. The Core500i is capable of up to 128 network channels while the Core 250i provides up to 64 channels. I/O is selectable via the various Q-Sys I/O cards. Options also include the MTP-64, and MTP-128 multitrack players.

Like all Q-Sys Cores, these systems run under a customized Linux(tm) operating system on Intel(tm) microprocessors and motherboards. IT connectivity is easily implemented utilizing Layer 3 Gigabit networking protocols and standard Gigabit Ethernet hardware. The systems are capable of providing simple and failsafe redundancy for mission-critical applications. All system design, configuration, administration and control operate under a simple and straightforward GUI. Additionally, custom user control panels are easily created and can be displayed on any Internet-connected PC, iOS (tm) device or QSC's own Touch Screen Controllers (TSC-3, TSC-8). Any incoming signals may be mixed and routed to any output and nearly unlimited DSP is provided, including Acoustic Echo Cancellation.

Also newly announced is the I/O-22 analog I/O box. It is a compact, standalone unit designed for widely distributed audio sources or destinations such as individual rooms in a multi-room venue (judicial chambers, classrooms, VIP suites, etc.) It provides two mic/line inputs and two line outputs and connects directly to the Gigabit Ethernet network. It is powered by PoE or 24 VDC and includes an 8.5 watt mono amplifier and mounting plate for discreet and compact installation.

Costa Mesa CA - QSC Audio Products, LLC is pleased to announce that the KLA12 Fixed Arcuate Line Array Enclosureis the winner of the ProSoundWeb Reader's Choice Award, in the category of Portable Powered Loudspeakers.

"We're truly honored to have been recognized by the Pro Sound Web readers this year," says Ray van Straten, Marketing Communications Director at QSC. "The K Family epitomizes the hallmarks of the QSC brand - performance, reliability and value and we know these are important considerations for any user. Winning this award is very satisfying in so many ways. Thank you, readers."

The ProSoundWeb Reader's Choice Awards (RCA's) recognizes products catering to audio engineers in the live, installed and recorded sound industries. Industry professionals have the opportunity to cast one vote in each of 29 product categories. This year's winners were announced this week at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, January 19-22, 2012. More information on the awards can be found here.

Costa Mesa, CA (January 19, 2012) - QSC Audio Products LLC is pleased to announce that the KLA Line Array Loudspeaker System is the winner of a Music & Sound Award for new products as best new speaker of 2011.

"We're delighted to have received this recognition from our Retail channel partners," says Ray Van Straten, marketing communications director at QSC. "With KLA, our dealers now have an opportunity to present a line array solution to a wide range of customers and we know they will enjoy success with it this year."

The Music & Sound Awards, which are presented by Music & Sound Retailer magazine, is the only audio industry awards which are based upon polling the entire dealer and manufacturer community. Dealers cast their votes in the product categories for best new products, while manufacturers voted in the various dealer categories. More information can be found at: http://msretailer.com/awards

The Music & Sound Awards were presented this week during the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim.

Costa Mesa CA - The entire line of QSC K Family loudspeakers have been nominated for ProSoundWeb's Reader's Choice Awards, in the categories of Portable Powered Loudspeakers and Subwoofers.

Ten different K Family models were nominated in all, including the K Series (K8, K10, K12 and KSub), KW Series (KW122, KW152, KW153 and KW181), as well as the newest K Family members, KLA12 fixed arcuate line array enclosure and accompanying KLA181 active subwoofer.

“To be nominated for a Reader's Choice Award is always an honor for any manufacturer,” states Ray van Straten, QSC Director of Marketing Communications. “But for every model across three product lines to be nominated at the same time - that is truly remarkable in every way.”

The ProSoundWeb Reader's Choice Awards (RCA's) recognizes products catering to audio engineers in the live, installed and recorded sound industries. Industry professionals have the opportunity to cast one vote in each of 29 product categories. Voting ends at midnight on Friday, January 13, 2012, and winners will be announced at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, January 19-22, 2012. Parties interested in voting for their favorite K Family loudspeaker are encouraged to cast their vote here. Once the awards period has ended, the products will then become a part of the 2012 ProSoundWeb Buyer's Guide.

Costa Mesa, California, December 2011 - Bellowhead, a U.K.-based folk ensemble and darlings of the European festival circuit, relied on QSC K Series active loudspeakers - ten K10s and two K12s - as on-stage monitors throughout their recently completed tour of England, in support of last year's 'Hedonism' album. The much-fted band, four times named Best Live Act at BBC Radio 2's annual Folk Awards, are expert live performers and needed powerful and reliable on-stage monitoring system for their recent tour.

The band's FOH engineer for the tour was Alistair McGibbon, known to many through his experience working with bands ranging from folksters Nizlopi to Budgie and Black Sabbath. McGibbon was Bellowhead's FOH engineer on 24 festival dates earlier in the year, but this was the first time he had been on tour with them, playing nightly over three consecutive weeks. While the band was reliant on each venue's FOH system, McGibbon was keen that they have a consistent stage monitoring system throughout the tour.

Familiar with a variety of other QSC products, McGibbon had not seen the company's K Series active loudspeakers until earlier in the year. "I was doing the audio at a conference, which finished with a live band. They brought in a set of K8s and I just thought, 'How are we going to get a decent sound with these tiny things?' And then I was amazed at what came out of them, given their size. I liked the design, as well as, the built-in handles and the low weight. So when I needed something for Bellowhead, K Series seemed the obvious choice!"

"There was a huge variety of venues on this tour, acoustically speaking, from small clubs to big, old, former music halls like the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London," says McGibbon. "And with eleven members in the band, sound-checking with Bellowhead is a fairly complicated and time-consuming business. I knew that it would be impossible to get them a decent on-stage sound each night in the time available unless we had some elements on stage that stayed the same throughout the tour. I needed something light, portable and powerful, and on a reasonable budget. The K Series fit the bill."

Nine K10s were supplied by Shure Distribution UK for band members, with a tenth at the house desk. Bellowhead's brass bassist, Ed Neuhauser, who plays the mighty Sousaphone and the tuba-like Helicon, was provided a K12, as was drummer/percussionist Pete Flood.

Post-tour, McGibbon believes that he has found the compact portable system the band have been looking for to handle their future tours. "I think the K Series is the most portable monitoring system I've ever seen," he explains. "Every night, we just took them down and put them straight in the van, ready to go to the next date - simple. And they really pack a punch."

"The tour has gone really well, with five-star reviews,' adds McGibbon, "so I hope we'll be using the K Series loudspeakers again on next year's European tour!"