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Need a gift idea for the sound person in your life this season*? We put together some suggestions and then discounted 'em where we can for good measure. Hurry, discounts only last through the end of 2016!

• Ghost Earmolds - $11.10 (40% off)
• Klein Director 2-Wire Surveillance Kit - $39.95 (33% off)
• Sony MDR-7506 Headphones - $84.99 (15% off)
• Shure SE215 Sound Isolation Earphones - $89.00 (10% off)
• Shure X2u XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter - $99.00
• BatteryClip Battery Holders - $19.95 (20% off)
• SetWear Stealth Gloves - $14.96 (20% off)
• iPower Rechargable 9V & Charger Bundle - $160.25 (10%)
• Sound Guys Boom Pole Quick Release System - $94.45 (10% off)
• Sound Guys Lav-Bullet - $32.40 (10% off)
• Sound Guys Lav-Bullet Blank with Adapters - $75.95 (10% off)
• Sound Guys Mic Drop - $33.75 (10% off)

* It is perfectly reasonable if the sound person in your life is you.

What better way to say you care to a very particular sort of loved one than a gift card for Gotham Sound, good for use at either of our locations in our sales, rentals, and/or service department?

By default, we'll mail a card to the address you provide; however, if you'd rather have it as an online coupon code, let us know in the comment field and we can accommodate that. Custom amounts are available on request.

Note: For cards shipping to New York, we have to charge tax, but the tax will be added to the total amount of the gift card.

All sales from Wednesday, December 14th to Friday, December 17th, 2016 of DPA d:screet miniature mics, d:fine headset mics, or d:vote instrument mics wired for Microdot each come with a FREE Microdot adapter of your choice!

Any d:facto vocal mic comes with a wireless adapter of your choice!

For online orders, please specify the desired free adapter in the comment section. If you're looking for something we don't have online, email us at [email protected] and we'll take care of it.

All of Kaltman Creations' RF Analyzers are 10% off until December 31st, including the Invisible Waves RF-Vue line of products! If you're not familiar with the RF-Vue, check out our video demo of this full-featured spectrum analyzer:

Lectrosonics is introducing new firmware 4.0 for the IFBR1a Belt Pack Receiver that allows the receiver to be operated in two distinct user interface modes:

• Scan Mode, which exhibits the original behavior of the IFBR1a receiver where users can locate and store up to five different IFB carrier frequencies by scanning for them
   
• Direct Entry Mode, which takes away the scan capability and replaces it with the ability to program channels into the memories directly via the pushbutton and hex switches. In Direct Entry Mode, five additional channel memories are available, for a total of ten.

The new firmware also enhances the functionality of the IFB hardware and ease of setup for the user.

Users can identify the difference between a v4.0 IFBR1a in Scan Mode and a v2.4 IFBR1A by a burst of rapid LED blinks at power-on in the v4.0 version, to indicate that the unit has two modes available, and the first of those two modes is selected. Users with v4.0 firmware installed in their units can change modes with a simple, step-by-step procedure using the hex switches on the side of the receiver.

"The Lectrosonics IFB system has been a staple for broadcast and other applications for over two decades," states Karl Winkler, vice president of sales & service at Lectrosonics. "A number of our top users have suggested this feature and we're happy to add it via new firmware. This way, the functionality of the existing hardware is enhanced, especially for larger IFB systems with multiple frequencies. This should really speed up the setup time for users in those kinds of scenarios."

New IFBR1a receivers in the UHF blocks shipping from the factory already have this new firmware installed, but older units must be factory upgraded. If users with older units wish to have the new firmware installed , contact the Lectrosonics Parts & Repair department directly at [email protected] or 800-821-1121 or Gotham Sound at [email protected].