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USA - QSC Audio has introduced the latest and most powerful addition to the RMX Series power amplifier line - the RMX 5050. Incorporating QSC's reputation for road-worthy reliability, the RMX 5050 has been engineered and built to deliver high quality audio performance with maximum levels of sustained power, say QSC.

The flagship of the RMX Series, the RMX 5050 has a three-tier, Class H design - and due to component upgrades boasts 25% higher peak power than its smaller sibling, the RMX 4050HD. The amplifier delivers 1100W per channel at 8 ohms, 1800W per channel at 4 ohms, and 2500W per channel at 2 ohms (EIA rated - stereo). It also offers selectable low frequency filters (30Hz or 50Hz) to protect speakers and increase headroom, as well as high-current toroidal transformers for i

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UK - Shure Distribution UK, sole distributors of Shure, QSC Audio, Phonic, PreSonus, Aviom and Sound Devices will be displaying the latest broadcast related products, at the SBES Show. Stand 53 will be boasting a number of new products including the new Sound Devices 302 compact production mixer which features three high-performance microphone inputs, informative level metering and flexible headphone monitoring. In addition, the highly acclaimed Sound Devices 442 field mixer that now ships with new channel-fader knobs featuring touch and visual feedback for single-finger control.

SBES will also see QSC's QSControl.net, which encompasses the seamless integration of the company's signal transport, control, processing, and monitoring technologies. QSControl.net melds QSC's power amplification and loudspeaker products into a unified system that enables the user to administer it all

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Germany - Hamburg-based sound consultants Amptown Sound & Communications (ASC) have completed the installation of a Nexo GEO S sound reinforcement system at the Holstenhalle in Neumünster, a 1930s aeroplane hangar which can accommodate audiences of up to 4,000 people for concerts and events.

Holstenhalle Neumünster is used for a wide variety of events, from classical concerts, trade shows, livestock auctions, pop concerts and parties to other attractions including motorcycle shows. This year, the venue's technical director, Walter Rudat, decided to call it a day for the venue's 15-year old 100v line horn-loaded PA system and called in technical consultant Rüdiger Aue from ASC to design a new house rig for the challenging acoustics of the Holstenhalle.

Having worked in the venue on the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Aue was familiar with its characteristics. The Holstenh

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USA - Following the success of the PLASA Show in London in September, it began to appear that business was looking up after a tough couple of years; now, with the successful completion of LDI in Orlando, Florida at the weekend, the current of optimism continues to strengthen.

The majority of LDI exhibitors that PLASA Media spoke to at the show expressed their satisfaction with both the quality of visitors and the level of business being done. Exhibitor Michael Bridgman of British Optical, a manufacturer of high quality optical components for the entertainment industry, commented: "It's been very good for us this year - I would say back to the level of business of three years ago."

The 2003 ETS-LDI showcased a number of innovative new products. This year the show's awards were split into two categories - Product of the Year and Debuting Product/Promising Prototype. Th

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UK - For the 10th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, staged recently in Edinburgh, a massive big top was erected in the Leith area of the city. Featuring live performances by Beyoncé, Pink, The White Stripes, the Black Eyed Peas, Sean Paul, Dido, The Darkness, Missy Elliott and Kraftwerk, the show was watched by an estimated one billion people in 162 territories worldwide.

Working for MTV Networks Europe production manager Sophie Huda and production company Blackout, Creative Technology overcame some complex logistics to provide a large 15mm LED display for the Kraftwerk set. CT sales director Mike Walker, explained: "The particular and unique challenge was to rig three screens with 3x3 modules and attach them to rolling risers. These screens had to be manoeuvred from backstage in between other artist performances, in order to create a single big screen measuring 8.640m wide

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USA - Light Stream Controls' new DMX Programmer is a 64-channel portable, tabletop intelligent lighting controller. The console weighs 4.5lbs and is capable of controlling eight intelligent scanners of up to eight channels each.

The DMX Programmer offers features geared toward the mobile DJ or lighting designer. The controller includes a compact memory flash card slot enabling users to back-up and save their programs, it also features a joystick controlling fixture pan and tilt. The DMX Programmer can be used to control fog effects and is equipped with a fog machine trigger button, which is compatible with selected American DJ fog machines, including the Master Blaster 1000, Stallion, Vaporizer, Vapor Flow, Fog Storm 1200 and Fog Storm 1700.

The console is capable of handling up to 96 scenes in 24 pages and comes with four pre-programmed chases of 99 steps each. Other features

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USA - California-based pro audio manufacturer QSC Audio has appointed Mauricio Saint Martin as export sales manager. Prior to joining QSC, Saint Martin held the position of Latin America sales director for Mackie Designs, EAW and RCF (Loud Technologies).

Saint Martin brings over 14 years of international sales experience to QSC. His background encompasses positions within the professional audio, retail/MI and lighting sectors, and he has a comprehensive background in contracting and touring. "I'm very excited about joining QSC," he told us. "I've always considered QSC the model company to work for - not only because it is one of the most respected names in the audio space, but because of the can-do culture that differentiates QSC from other companies. This appointment is a great opportunity for me. I look forward to working closely with our international distribu

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UK - Hot on the heels of the successful JTS 901 professional UHF wireless microphone system, UK distributor Proel International has announced two mid-market introductions - the JTS 8001 single channel and 8002 twin channel packages. Both come with 16-selectable UHF channels and both offer true diversity operation, ensuring minimum set-up time and clear, interference-free operation. Like all JTS wireless systems, they are fully tested and approved for use in the UK and operators do not need to acquire licenses to use them.

Also distributed by Proel International, Alto has announced a new range of live mixers, the L Series. The entire range features 24-bit onboard DSP effects and advanced EQ facilities. Alto L Series mixers begin with the six-channel L6, followed by the eight-channel L8. Features include: five mic input channels with gold plated XLR and balanced line inputs, two s

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Germany - With four months to go before Prolight+Sound opens its doors, over 400 companies from 27 countries including Europe, Asia and America have booked exhibition stands at the fair, the organizers report. "The number of registrations and the expectations of the exhibitors indicate that Prolight+Sound 2004 will represent a successful start to the sector's year. Thanks to the first signs of economic recovery in Germany and France, the number of German companies is sure to increase again," says Gerhard Gladitsch, member of the board of management of Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

The new layout of the fair at the exhibition centre takes account of exhibitor wishes and will also make life easier for trade visitors next spring, the organizers claim. Hall 9 features show and stage lighting, lasers, effects and design and installation, and Hall 8 will host lighting and stage tech

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UK - Country music icon Emmylou Harris has visited the UK for five sold-out dates as part of her 2003 European tour, taking in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Bristol. Canegreen's Miles Marchant and Paul Knight provided the technical support on the dates, installing a Meyer system at each of the venues.

To achieve good distribution in the theatre style venues they took advantage of the flexibility and spread of the Meyer MSL4s and configured the system to suit the venue. In general they flew three of MLS4s above either side of the stage with a further five on the stage, three flat and two sitting on top angled to take in the balcony areas. Six Meyer 650R2P SP subs (three per side) supplied the bottom end, with a pair of UPAs acting as in-fills for the front rows. Canegreen also supplied Lab Gruppen amplifiers, a Midas XL3 front-of-house console with a range of proces

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UK - Stage One Creative Services is on the move as part of its continuing development and expansion programme. From 5 January 2004, the copany will be based at Marston Moor Business Park at Tockwith, near York. The move will give Stage One a one-stop shop facility, incorporating steel fabrication, joinery, electrical, QMotion and Hangar Staging all under one roof.

Contact details from 5 January will be: Stage One Creative Services Ltd, Hangar 88, Marston Moor Business Park, Tockwith, YO26 7QF.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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This is a pivotal time for PLASA as it reviews its long-term goals, and with issues such as safety, training and legislation high on the agenda, a review has been undertaken to ensure all our plans for 2004 are met and new initiatives are given momentum. Thus key changes have been made which will allow us to build on our achievements to date and create a stronger and more active organization.

As part of this process, Ruth Rossington will be promoted from Editor of Lighting&Sound International to executive director of the PLASA organization - a newly created role which will see her working closely alongside CEO Matthew Griffiths and finance director Shane McGreevy to ensure the Association, Media and PLASA Show teams achieve the main objectives identified in PLASA's strategic aims.

In PLASA Media, L&SI deputy editor Lee Baldock moves up to become editor of Lighting&Sound Internation

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UK - Scotia UK plc has recently installed a new multimedia teaching facility at The University of Bristol Dental School, using Allen & Heath's DSP iDR system to manage the complex audio requirements. Dr Jeremy Rees from the University's division of Restorative Dentistry visited a recent installation at the University of Leeds Dental School, where he saw the benefits to be gained by upgrading from the old "chalk and talk" facilities to new electronic display systems.

Dr. Rees contracted A-Dec Dental to refit the dental laboratory with workstations containing the tools that a dentist would use on a live patient and "phantom heads", mannequins which the students use to practice "drill and fill" techniques. Each student is equipped with their own 15" flat screen multimedia display to view the tutorial and they can hear commentary from the tutors' r

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Belgium - After a successful changeover period following the announcement earlier this year of the management buy-out of the ADB Lighting Technologies group, the company has announced the release in production of three new products. The recent ACF show was the first large-scale presentation of these products in Belgium.

Warp, an 800W cool beam zoom profile with single-handed ring control of all beam-shaping functions, including the 360° endless rotation capability of shutters and gobos. The prototypes shown in 2002 generated strong interest from professionals and the international trade press. Several improvements were made in response to the feedback from professional users, and Warp is now in production. Its innovative features were recognized by the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT), who this year awarded Warp the prestigious Lighting Product of the Year Awar

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UK - The official launch party for the Hospital in Covent Garden took place last month. Brainchild of artist and producer Dave Stewart and Paul G. Allen co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft, the Hospital is a multi-million pound music, state-of-the-art television and arts complex located in the heart of London's Covent Garden. Naturally the launch was a star-studded event attended by A-list celebrities from throughout the world of music and media. Sound Division Hire, the rental department of the Sound Division Group, was asked to supply the entire entertainment system for the event, including audio, lighting, staging and DJ equipment.

Sound Division's Chris Baxter confirmed that this was a technically complex event: "We set up a DJ system in the Studio on the lower ground floor with a PA based on EAW KF850s and JBL monitors with a Soundcraft mixing console. We were al

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Spain - Soundart, the Spanish manufacturer of digital audio tools for studio applications, has announced an extensive update to its website, including new areas such as 'demos' and 'tips and tricks' - expert hints written by the Soundart team and other pro users. The navigation has also been enhanced, including easy downloading of all the latest soundskins for the Chameleon DSP rack unit from the front page, either individually or together as the full pack. The site also now features minute-long audio tours of all the soundskins on one page.

Also new are sections on the expanding Soundart Chameleon community, with interviews with both pro musicians, engineers, educators and DSP developers who work with the Chameleon.

(Lee Baldock)

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The results of this year's PLASA committee elections were posted just as L&SI was going to press. As a result, the Association has welcomed three new members to its executive committee. With effect from 1 January 2004, Adrian Brooks of LiteStructures, Becky Loughran of Vertigo Rigging and John Jones of PCM/Pfaff Silberblau will join PLASA's executive body.

The new places were made available by the departures of Mick Hannaford of LightProcessor, Sammy de Havilland of Dare/Deco Leisure and Neil Darracott of Total Fabrications, all of whom have completed their terms. PLASA Chairman David Hopkins OBE acknowledged the valuable contributions all three had made, and thanked them for their efforts.

The three new members are all highly experienced. Adrian Brooks is the managing director of LiteStructures: his company, one of the largest in its sector, began manufacturing the original Astralit

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UAE - In mid-September, the annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund were held in Dubai. With over 27,000 participants from all over the world, this was an event of huge global significance for which the sound systems were provided by Electro-Voice.

This is the largest and most comprehensive gathering of global financial representatives in the world. In addition to the meetings - of which there were over 250 this year - there are numerous seminars, some conducted by staff members for members of the press. In all, 27,500 participants from 184 countries travelled to Dubai for the event. The hosts, James D. Wolfensohn, president of the bank, and IMF director Horst Köhler, left nothing to chance - certainly in respect of the audio-visual equipment.

In mid-August, a flotilla of cardboard boxes sporting the EV logo set s

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UK - Each December for the past 30 years, the Conference of the International Society for Performing Arts has been held in New York. This year, for the first time ever, it will be held in London at the Barbican Arts Centre, from 12-15 December.

The Conference chair, Anne Millman, together with the Barbican Centre host Graham Sheffield, has assembled a programme titled 'The World in London'. Speakers already confirmed include Germaine Greer, professor at Warwick University, who will be giving the keynote speech; Deborah Bull, former principal dancer and now artistic director of the Royal Opera House's alternative spaces programme; Venu Dhupa of the National Endowment for Science and Technology and the Arts; Hardish Virk, marketing consultant for musicals such as Bombay Dreams; Keith Khan, director of Moti Roti theatre productions; and Robin Archer, artistic director of the

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UK - Elumin8 switched on the world's largest animated outdoor poster featuring Electroluminescent Lighting (EL) technology in a JC Decaux Airport site at Heathrow Terminal 3. The poster, which measures 13m in length by 2m, was commissioned by the Scottish Development Agency and uses EL technology to powerfully highlight 29 different inventions originating from Scotland. The flat EL lamps light in a random sequence highlighting key words on the poster.

This is one of the world's first outdoor advertisements to incorporate EL technology, and illustrates how EL could revolutionize the outdoor media format and offer extensive creative possibilities for designers. This is the second JC Decaux Airport site to display a poster incorporating EL technology, following the Bombay Sapphire advertisements placed in Gatwick Airport earlier this year.

Paula Oliver, development director at JC

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UK - Pop-rock star Daniel Bedingfield is using Britannia Row's ElectroVoice XLC compact line array system for his UK tour. Playing a variety of venues on this 16-date tour, Bedingfield's front-of-house engineer Antony King is using XLC for the first time as a main system. He commented: "For a compact box, it puts out a lot of sound. Bedingfield likes a loud stage, which means the show is loud; we're pushing the EV system every night, and it's coping with that very well."

Having recently used the XLC system at the MTV Europe Awards, Brit Row system engineer Leon Dalton has rigged 12 XLC127+ per side, with four X-Line subs and two 1152i infill cabinets each side. The system is driven by Klark-Teknik DN9848 loudspeaker processors, and powered by 24 ElectroVoice P3000 amplifiers. King is mixing the show from a Yamaha PM1D. He continued: "We've taken this show into clu

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