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Belgium - Several major new products have been introduced by Belgium's display system specialist Barco at a special meeting for industry press in Frankfurt, Germany. First off is the ILite 3, Barco's top of the line, ultra high-resolution indoor LED display product with 3mm resolution, offering the ultimate impact for applications that deserve a touch of glamour. Aimed at applications including high-profile events such as international exhibitions to key corporate or retail locations such as flagship stores or corporate headquarters, the ILite 3 combines a slim, elegant design with the highest standard of LED picture quality.

The ILite 3 LED module has been specifically designed to offer unrivalled colour uniformity, enhanced colour depth and the highest image quality avail

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UK - With the summer festivals fixed in their schedule, Coldplay did not want to take any risks with the equipment they might encounter, so - they decided to take their own! XTA signal processing was in command of the extensive front of house control system, supplied by Tourtech, that accompanied Coldplay's UK and European tour, and the round of summer festivals that followed it - culminating in their double-headlining appearances at the V Festivals 2003 at Chelmsford and Weston Park, Stafford.

For the tour, four XTA GEQ600 equalizers provided system EQ for the complex main, bleacher and underhung arrays of V-Dosc and DV-Dosc PA. Six XTA DP226 units handled the PA processing for the left/right system and ground stacks, with another time-aligning the subs.

Continuing their role from the tour to the festivals, four XTA SiDDs at front of house provided dynamics processing for the

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UK - London's Covent Garden was the place to be in September, when the West Piazza was taken over by everyone from buskers to Fame Academy stars. Stage Electrics was asked to provide the staging, sound, lighting and power generation for the series of events running from the 7-13 September.

Stage Electrics' production manager John Radford used the company's Arc Roof system to provide all the key elements required for an event of this type - wide viewing angles and good platform height. Since the events ran during the daytime, the lighting element was minimal, with just eight Sunfloods used to lift the general light and brighten the stage with open white. For the PA system, Radford worked with Stage Electrics' sound designer Glen Beckley to specify a multi-event system with the required wide degree of dispersion. Based around EAW KF850 cabinets, with SB1000 subs, the system was dr

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USA - VTG Audio has unveiled its new application, NetCAD. Based on the Stardraw.net engine, NetCAD is a web service that allows users to design, configure and order custom connection and control panels. The application will be delivered through the websites of VTG's daughter companies Horizon Music and Rapco, two of the largest suppliers of cables, connectors, custom panels and metalwork in the US, with outlets in the UK and Europe.

Tthe new service is delivered by a web server and works from within a browser so there is nothing to download or install in the conventional sense. It comprises a drag-and-drop interface linked to a complete library of all of Rapco's and Horizon Music's panel products so the user simply selects the panel he or she wants, drags on the connectors that are needed, and sets engraving, finishes, artwork and so on. The resultant design is linked in real ti

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Algeria - Dynacord's Cobra - one of the world's first compact line-array system is making its mark on the pro audio world, according to the manufacturer. Already the winner of numerous awards, the Dynacord Cobra has impressed engineers in Europe, Australia, America and Asia with its combination of unproblematic, time-saving handling and high quality sound, and this year's Raï Festival in Tabarka gave technicians in Africa, too, a chance to hear the system in action.

Perhaps the most important festival of African pop music, the Raï Festival celebrates the music of the plains and mountains of Algeria. With names like Cheb Sahraoui, Hakim Salhi, Cheb Fati and Cheb Tarik, this year's line-up featured many of the leading exponents of the genre, and the six thousand enthusiasts who made the trip from all over North Africa cannot have been disappointed either with the music or with t

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USA - Lighting & Electronics has expanded its product range with the development of the C-clamp line-up. This new product range includes the PipeDream, Get-A-Grip and HangTuff clamps. All three have a one-piece innovative design that is manufactured from a strong lightweight aluminium alloy. The Get-A-Grip and HangTuff are universal designs rated for loads up to 500 pounds, and are ideal for any fixture-securing application. The HangTuff, unlike other safety clamps during an accident, will not only keep the fixture from falling with its built-in safety cable, but is designed to also keep any broken pieces of the clamp from falling as well. The PipeDream, meanwhile, is designed for those lighter duty situations.

(Ruth Rossington)

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UK - London-based installation specialist, Sound Division, has enjoyed a fruitful year so far with a number of prestigious installations to its name. Recent projects include Dunes nightclub in Kensington on the site of the old Po Na Na venue, which has been taken over by an independent operator and completely refurbished. Sound Division specified and installed a Crown-powered JBL sound system, a sophisticated DJ set-up and a lighting rig based on a selected range of Abstract VRX scanners, positioned over the dancefloor.

Sound Division has also put JBL sound systems into some of the capital's hottest celebrity hang-outs, in particular the Philippe Starck-designed Light Bar in St Martin's Lane hotel. A total of 16 JBL Control 25AV monitor speakers have been installed in a distributed system throughout the space. Sound Division's Elliot Patterson commented: "The client needed

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Denmark - Newly available from DPA Microphones is the MPS6001 miniature power supply, designed to work with the entire range of DPA miniature microphones in situations where phantom power is not available. The 1-channel battery-operated MPS6001 also functions as a 48V phantom power adapter as the battery is bypassed when supplied with phantom power.

The MPS6001 is ideally suited to a wide range of applications. In the broadcast environment it will prove particularly useful when DPA miniature microphones are directly connected to cameras and other devices without phantom power. In live music situations, especially in small venues where 48V phantom power is not always available, the MPS6001 will function as an invaluable safety device, providing artists with their own battery-operated power supply complete with a useful belt clip for easy on-stage handling.

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Ireland - The Irish town of Naas, located just 15 miles outside of Dublin, has recently become the setting for a modern dance hall revolution with the opening of Time, a night-club with a difference. Times' commercial director and architect, Sean Condon says: "Time is as an attempt to bridge generations, a modern theatre offering high energy entertainment from ballet to high-wire dare devil performances, music from across the world, DJs, live bands and dancers!"

With such a wide a scope, Time called for a rather more complex sound system, one that could function in a variety of situations and that could be controlled at a touch of a button. For this the installation team, AVL, and Time production manager, Mike Warner, chose a complete EAW sound system.

"Sound systems for clubs are usually very easy to absorb because you're dealing with main dance floor sound so

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UK - Earlier this year, lighting designer Mark Ridler suffered a devastating road accident that left him paralysed from the waist down. Light Relief, the charity set up to help lighting industry people in emergency situations, recognised Mark's situation and in addition to providing immediate assistance, set up a dedicated bank account so people could be sure that their donations would go straight to Mark and his immediate family. Although he spent over three months in hospital, Mark, who is now in a wheelchair, was determined not to miss PLASA where, on the White Light stand, lighting designer Andrew Bridge presented him with cheques for £3,000 from the charity, and £700 raised specifically for him. White Light had been one of the prime movers in Mark's cause, asking participants of its Open Day in May to contribute to the special fund.

Mark will be putting the bulk of the mo

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Canada - TC-Helicon Vocal Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Alexander to the position of CEO and managing director. Kevin will join the Victoria, BC based Joint-venture Company in October, 2003. Kevin's experience spans live-sound and recording, sales, product development and project management, including work with companies such as Roland Canada and IVL Technologies Ltd. Fred Speckeen, chairman of the TC-Helicon board of directors said: "We are delighted with Kevin's appointment to this role. His enthusiasm, skills and experience will serve the company well in its next stage of growth."

TC-Helicon Vocal Technologies is jointly owned by TC Group and IVL Technologies Ltd. and is one of the world's only audio companies dedicated exclusively to tools and solutions for the speaking and singing human voice. The company markets voice-processing pr

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UK - Allen & Heath has forged ahead with its customer service initiatives with the launch of a new website, which not only boasts a slick, new layout but provides even more concise information, features, news and downloads within a sophisticated graphic architecture and intuitive navigation. "We intend to keep the site as 'live' as possible and therefore, continued maintenance of news and product information, as well as lots of dynamic visual presentations of our products in action, will make the user experience a more valuable one," commented Allen & Heath's new media manager, David Haughton.

Over the coming weeks, Allen & Heath will introduce new features to the website including; 360 degree product views, video features of products in action and user areas such as Active FAQs and Product Feedback.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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UK - Macclesfield-based manufacturer Millbank Electronics (owned by Ampekko Ltd) recently supplied its distributor in Kuwait - Specialised Security Systems Co (SSSC) - with a sophisticated public address and voice alarm system, which has been installed into Kuwait's Interior Ministries Complex. As a challenging installation comprising 18 interconnected buildings and over 81 evacuation zones, SSSC, headed by managing partner Jacob Philip, was awarded the prestigious contract against much local competition.

The VA system designed and specified by SSSC centres on the new Millbank DSPac high efficiency amplifier mainframe. Pivotal to the installation's success, the DSPac enables enormous space saving potential as well as 84% Class 'D' amplifier efficiency. Offering extremely high power-density VA compliant solutions, the DSPac is a flexible 3U modular amplifier mainframe that will a

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UK - Marry Me A Little is musical comprising of cuts from what have often been referred to as Stephen Sondheim's golden period. Craig Lucas and Norman Rene originally penned the show in the 1980s as a review. In August, the Gas Monkey Theatre Company brought the show to the Landor Theatre in North Clapham for a three week run. As a small theatre group, the cast and crew were preparing to perform using the theatre's existing lighting rig, but ETC's Richard Lambert stepped in to help make the show look as good as it sounds.

Lambert was originally asked to design the lighting by Ben Yates, who stars in the show. As part of ETC's outreach programme, Lambert offered a selection of ETC equipment for use on the show. The outreach programme provides equipment, technical skills and design services to performers who would not otherwise have the opportunity to enhance their work wit

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Spain - D.A.S. Audio has introduced the Aero Series compact line array system for small/medium sound reinforcement applications. Designed for use in venues including theatres, houses of worship and performing arts centers, the system provides audio professionals with a lightweight, high output system offering high quality audio fidelity.

The CA-28A is a self-powered, bi-amplified, two-way compact line array element incorporating two purpose-built 8" neodymium cone transducers and a newly developed M-10N neodymium compression driver mounted on a Serpis high frequency plane wave generator. The CA-28A is powered by a 450W Class D+ A/B twin channel amplifier. The frequency range of the CA-28A is 80Hz to 20kHz with a horizontal coverage of 120º. The CA-28A weighs 36.5kg (80.5lb) including the built-in rigging fixtures and onboard amplifier unit. The unit's small size (26.5 x 88

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UK - Light Relief, the charity established to support lighting industry people who find themselves in emergency situations, will benefit from the 'open house' that was White Light's 2003 PLASA Show stand. Without a stand of his own this year, Howard Eaton spent most of the show holding court on the White Light stand with its popular bar. Howard did manage to combine work with socialising, since the LED colour changing starcloths which formed the backdrop to the White Light stand were built by Howard Eaton Lighting Limited for drapes specialist Blackout. However, as a thank you for providing him with a base during the show, he has offered a donation to Light Relief.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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USA - This year's AES show in New York (10-13 October) will mark the 25th anniversary of EAW in the professional audio industry. Since its founding in 1978, when EAW first appeared at the 61st AES Convention, the company has introduced hundreds of successful loudspeaker products and has grown to become one of the most influential and respected manufacturers of professional audio products in the world.

For the forthcoming AES show, EAW will celebrate its silver anniversary in style both on and off the booth. The celebration begins with a special EAW trivia contest to be held on the EAW booth (#412) at 5:00pm every day of the show (10-13 October) as well as at midday on 11, 12 and 13 October. Up for grabs are seven limited-edition 25th anniversary black leather jackets.

Also on show will be live product demos of EAW's innovative new Digitally Steered Array (DSA) series and DSAPi

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UK - Sennheiser UK has launched the Neumann TLM 127, an innovative mid-price studio condenser microphone, offering switchable cardioid and omni polar patterns. An optional power supply also provides remote switching of five polar patterns, and Neumann claims that this makes it the highest quality, low noise, remotely switchable condenser microphone currently available at this price.

Based on the legendary audio performance of the Neumann TLM 103 and featuring the new K127 capsule - a modified K103 - the TLM 127 brings the quality and flexibility of fully featured Neumann studio condenser microphones into the mid-price market for the first time, say the company. The TLM 127 has a frequency range of 20Hz - 20kHz, low self noise (7 dB(A)), and a maximum SPL of 140dB. The mic features a 14dB pad and 150Hz high pass filter and is ideal for high quality recording applications includin

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Canada / UK - Sennheiser UK has announced the launch of the Adamson Spektrix, a lightweight, compact line array system from Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer Adamson Systems Engineering of Toronto.

Spektrix, weighing in at just 32kg, is a rigid, trapezoidal, 11-ply Baltic birch compact cabinet, loaded with a proprietary Adamson 1.4" neodymium HF compression driver, mounted on an Adamson patented wave shaping drive module. The system also delivers greatly increased efficiency in the 100-200Hz frequency range and low frequency extension via two Adamson Neodymium 8" kevlar drivers. These respectively produce rich, mid-bass via the Spektrix Band Pass Network and direct radiated LF - thus creating a bi-amped acoustic 3-way cabinet. All drive assembly components are weatherproof and are protected by a 16-gauge cold pressed steel grille.

The addition of Spektrix Sub cabinet

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UK - XL Video supplied full live video production for the 'Fame City' Woolworth's Kids First Ball, staged in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel in London's Park Lane. Presented by Ruby Wax, the event featured live performances by Gareth Gates and Girls Aloud. XL was working for Productionism, headed by Attila Keskin, who created a Fame City TV environment as part of the themeing.

Equipment supplied included four NEC XT5000 projectors, beaming onto two 16ft x 9ft screens either side of the stage. Integrated into the set (designed by Attila Keskin) were 12 portrait orientation 50" plasma screens. The live four-camera system - including Super Giant Jimmy Jib - was directed by Chris Keating and recorded both TX and ISO.

Pre-recorded playback footage was stored on three Doremi hard drives, and a computer generated voting and bidding system was also integrated into the even

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UK - Sennheiser has expanded its evolution range of performance vocal and dedicated instrument microphones with several new models, including the launch of the new 900 series. These models expand further on the evolution design concept of high performance and exceptional value across a range of competitive price points. All models are German manufactured and of metal construction. The 900 series introduces a newly developed high performance capsule, which feature in three models providing improved sound quality and operational characteristics, such as exceptional gain before feedback levels. Designed for the rigors of professional live stage applications, the 900 series has been created with the sound rental market in mind. Features include shock mounted capsule, high ambient signal rejection cardioid polar pattern and hum compensation coil.

The e903 is a dedicated snare drum mi

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