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UK / Germany - Trantec will showcase its entire range of advanced radio products at this year's Frankfurt ProLight&Sound exhibition. Making its European debut is the Trantec S6001 which, the company says, carries on where the award-winning S5000 left off. It features many of the benefits of the internationally acclaimed S6000 rack system, but in a compact, single-channel unit.

Using the same receiver technology currently employed in the S6000, the S6001 can operate from 798MHz to 865MHz. It can operate from user defined frequency sets programmed via a USB port, or custom programmed to individual frequencies via the data wheel on the front panel. The unit displays all the standard information through a latest generation vacuum fluorescent display (VFD), giving high visual clarity i

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UK - After over a decade as part of The White Light Group in London, the pioneering entertainment industry CAD specialist Modelbox is re-locating to Okehampton in Devon - however, the latest communications technology will ensure that the move is seamless to those using Modelbox's services.

"Stephen Wentworth, who has been the driving force behind Modelbox for the last few years, decided that he wanted to leave London and move to Devon," explains the White Light Group's general manager, Bryan Raven. "That presented us with a problem: finding someone with Steve's unique combination of theatrical experience as a lighting designer and CAD expertise. Fortunately, our IT department came up with an alternative solution."

Through the use of ADSL high-speed Internet connections and VPN (Virtual Private Networking), Steve and Modelbox in Devon will effectively become

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UK - Public address and voice alarm specialist Millbank Electronics (now owned by Ampekko Ltd) has de-centralized its UK distributor network and appointed nine new distributors nationwide. The strategic decision to broaden the network across the UK was agreed with Millbank's long-standing UK distributor RW Salt. Featuring as a part of the on-going policy at Millbank to expand its market potential, provide enhanced end user support and technical back up, the new network comprises organizations that are traditional PA/VA specialists as well as companies that focus on allied niche markets.

In the North East, Canford Audio will represent Millbank and push the brand into studio and related marketplaces, whilst Blaydon Communications will service the traditional PA/VA sector in this region. RW Salt will handle Manchester's environs, whilst Ansabac will look after the Birmingham area a

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UK - The Square is a new nightclub venue in Daventry, Northamptonshire, owned by Lord Maurice Fermoy. Fermoy, who aims to bring a touch of class to a night out, has opened the new venue as phase one of a two-part experience, with phase two due for completion during Spring 2004.

Installer for the venue, Complete Light and Sound Services (CLASS), have utilized Digita and Mini Sub loudspeakers from Italian manufacturer Outline for this prestigious venue. The Mini Subs have been placed in custom-built cabinets and the system is powered by QSC, with Behringer processing, with the main club mixer the popular and reliable Allen & Heath Xone 6:2.

The decision to use the Outline range for this installation was reached by the combination of the past experience of William Yeo and Richard Alldred. The lighting system for the venue, which has also been installed by CLASS, includes products

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UK - Bandit Lites has announced that Mark Powell, general manager of Bandit Lites Ltd, has been appointed a director of the company, with immediate effect. Bandit Lites CEO Michael Strickland says: "We welcome Mark aboard in this new role and look forward to many years of his capable guidance and input in helping steer the firm! This appointment is in recognition of his hard work and the success he has created for Bandit Lites."

Bandit Lites is a world leader in the entertainment lighting marketplace, with a full staff of highly trained professionals to deal with all types of lighting needs from tours to fixed installations. The company has a global presence, with offices in Knoxville, Nashville, San Francisco, London, Dublin, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Australia - ARX Systems has announced the release of the new ARX Afterburner II multi-mode compressor/limiter, designed for use in the most demanding professional audio dynamics control applications. The Afterburner II can be used in three different modes of operation: In two-channel mode, it performs as two independent compressor/limiters, with 'industry standard' variable Threshold, Ratio and Output gain; In stereo mode, ARX's new Adaptive Stereo Link circuitry provides increased stereo imaging accuracy when linking both channels as a stereo pair; A single front panel switch puts the Afterburner into its alternative Mono mode - setting it up as a single-channel, dual band compressor/limiter, with separate dynamics control of both low and high frequencies, opening up a whole new range of gain control techniques.

In any mode, the Afterburner II also features true analogue comput

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UK - Following the successful introduction of the new WHISEworks-NTM filter in the Omnidrive Compact Plus - used with great success on the recent David Bowie tour by Adlib Audio - BSS has announced a firmware upgrade for its Minidrive FDS-334 and FDS-336 units, which includes the new filters.

The new firmware, available as a free download via the BSS website, includes the new 36dB and 52dB slope filters, which use a notching design to provide a faster roll-off than equivalent order Linkwitz-Riley designs, allowing speaker drivers to be powered to their optimum bandwidth. Jerry Wing of top UK sound company Britannia Row Productions, is calling the new filter "the biggest step forward in digital crossover technology since Linkwitz-Riley."

The new firmware also includes updates to allow Minidrive to be included in the new release of the SB2 control suite, which is avai

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USA - Color Kinetics' intelligent LED illumination technology is being used in New York City Lites' dynamic design for the set of Super Millionaire, which debuted to television audiences on 22 February on ABC. "The Super Millionaire set was designed to reflect the show's bigger, bolder premise while staying true to the familiar look and feel of the the original show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," said Deke Hazirjian, owner and president of New York City Lites, which managed the entire project from lighting design, to installation, to control during taping.

Lighting designer Chuck Noble says: "With just days to conceptualize, design, and bring the set to life, Color Kinetics' LED-based systems enabled our vision through sophisticated control and tremendous creative flexibility - allowing us to add an element of movement that translates well

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UK - Andrew Diey, leading UK composer, sound designer and owner of Alchemy Audio Lab, is behind some of DPA Microphones' more unusual applications. His work on films, TV programmes and video games has involved the use of DPA 4011 cardioid microphones and IMK4061 miniature microphone kits to record Challenger 2 tanks, Ferraris, V8 Dodges, modified Japanese cars and the loud transients of an artillery crack. His latest project was to record the sound of Harrier Jump Jets for a second series of British TV programme, Building the Ultimate, for Granada/Channel 5.

Diey had already used his DPA mics as music composer and sound designer for the programme's first series to record machines such as tanks and submarines. This time, together with his assistant Pete Trickett, he set up a pair of 4011s to capture the sound of the famous jet fighter, at one point tracking a Harrier in flight wi

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The Netherlands - With the purchase of a new GEO T rig by PA Geluid in Nijmegen, Nexo's new tangent-array technology is now available on the rental market in The Netherlands. PA Geluid is a well-respected sound reinforcement rental company, with a particularly strong reputation in theatre.

Owner Paul Achterberg first bought into the Nexo GEO technology in 2002, ordering 24 GEO S full-range cabinets with four CD18 sub-bass units from Nexo's Dutch distributor, Iemke Roos. Over the last 18 months, this system has built up an exceptional track record working in theatre in Holland.Achterberg and PA Geluid were asked to provide a system for a major metal festival, Metalbash at de Maaspoort at Den Bosch, headlined by Machinehead, whose front-of-house engineer was demanding 115dB at the desk. This was the cue for Achterberg to order Nexo's new GEO T full-range high-output loudspeakers,

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UK - It was almost standing room only at the five seminar sessions organized by The Institute of Sound & Communications Engineers (ISCE) on Tuesday 24 February at the Watford Moat House Hotel. The seminar programme ran alongside a table-top exhibition with over 20 invited companies having a unique opportunity to present their products and services to the technical specifiers and users in the sound contracting industry. The organizers report good feedback from exhibitors, with Jon Doar of CIE-Audio saying there was positive feedback from delegates and customers, and adding "roll on the next event!"

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - Allen & Heath has announced a change in the production of its Xone:02 pro scratch mixer. In place of the custom-made VCA faders that have been used since the mixer's launch in November 2001, Penny & Giles faders will now be fitted as standard as opposed to an optional extra.

"Allen & Heath is renowned worldwide for its top-end Xone series of DJ and club mixers and our design philosophy is always focussed on providing the best quality products on the market," commented sales director, Bob Goleniowski. "The fader is the most important part of a scratch mixer and Penny & Giles' impressive reputation in this field has made their fader very popular with our customers."

Although it looks like a two channel mixer, the Xone:02's pair of dual stereo channels and dual mic channel allow up to four stereo and two mono sources to be mixed simultaneously with indep

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UK - Autograph Sound Recording, the world-renowned sound design and theatre rental specialist, has been invited to work on the brand new West End musical Jailhouse Rock. Based on the classic 1957 Elvis film of the same name, this energetic show will no doubt have London's Piccadilly Theatre 'all shook up'!

Autograph's award winning Simon Baker, recently honoured as LDI's sound designer of the year, was chosen to design the show by production company Theatre Partners after their collaboration on 125th Street. Simon is working with the unusual situation of the entire cast being actor/musicians, who play all their own instruments live with no orchestral backup, resulting in a much more complex and intuitive system design.

Autograph have supplied a Cadac F-Type mixing console, as well as three additional digital Yamaha D1000 desks, one for foldback, one to pre-mix al

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Germany / Italy - GLP of Karlsbad, Grmany, has introduced the 'startube 4' additive colour-changing system, which features four T8 36W fluorescent tubes. Each system contains a red, a green, a blue and a white fluorescent tube along with integrated high-resolution control electronics that make it possible to dim smoothly across the entire range from 0-100%. As each tube can be controlled individually via DMX 512, the new system is able to combine homogeneous colour mixing with high luminous efficiency and low thermal loading. Thanks to the rapid response of the tubes, chase and strobe-like effects can also be generated.

GLP's startube 4 is suitable for both architectural lighting and use on stages and in TV studios. Since the tubes can be installed lengthways and sideways without leaving any gaps, it is also possible to create continuous planes of light. On the RGB principle, th

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UK - Young musician Kelly Stanley won Medway Council's Sound Generation Concert, held in Chatham this month, and walked away with the first prize of a Soundcraft GigRac, the latest in professional audio mixing consoles.

The Sound Generation concert, which was organized to generate awareness of the Council's road safety SAFE (Stop Accidents For Ever) campaign, attracted a large audience under the Chatham centre flyover, as the bands blasted out their music on a Sunday afternoon.

Kelly Stanley, the youngest finalist in the competition at just 13, demonstrated her ability with a stunning mix of feminine rock and acoustic ballads. In a fiercely contested afternoon all six finalists produced outstanding performances with sets consisting of original music. The other finalists included bands PKFY, Seven Story Down, CCTV and Delayed Experience and rapper 'Richie D'.

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UK - The Evenser Group, the UK's largest event services company, has announced a refinance and restructure package agreed with its majority shareholders (comprising funds managed by Candover) and its principal bankers. Evenser will demerge the companies that make up the Broadcast and Presentation Services divisions to a newly incorporated company to be called Blitz Charter Group Ltd ('Blitz'). Following the restructuring, Blitz will operate as an entirely independent broadcast and presentation services group and Evenser will operate as an independent events services group.

Following the demerger, the Evenser Group will consist of Arena Event Services Group and Melville Exhibition Services, headed by David Walley and Nick Marshall respectively. The new Blitz Charter Group will comprise Blitz Communications and Charter Broadcast, which will be headed by Paul Hutton and David Carr

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UK - One of the leading UK generator suppliers, Powerent - part of the Longville Group - has had a busy couple of years providing silent power to some major film productions. The company's list of credits include this winter's box office success Love Actually staring Hugh Grant. Powerent's silent 1000kW and 500kW generators were used to power an impressive reproduction of a Heathrow departure lounge in Shepperton Studios. Simultaneously in the same studio, Powerent also provided power for period drama Complete Female Stage Beauty starring Rupert Everett and Claire Danes, due to be released later this year.

The latest Harry Potter film utilized a super silent generator with fuel tank to supply extra power for a set being filmed in St Pancras Chambers in London. The Victorian Gothic building, which was being used for some interior shots was unable to supply sufficien

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UK / Germany - Leading British PA/VA manufacturer Millbank will exhibit its extensive range of cutting-edge CENELEC and BS5839 pt8 compliant products at Frankfurt ProLight&Sound 2004. Since Millbank was acquired by Ampekko Ltd in 2003, further investment has expanded the company's product portfolio, and it will showcase a range of new products designed specifically for PA applications.

In particular, a sophisticated new digital voice store will be displayed. As a compact and easy-to-install unit, the DVS increases the flexibility and potential of the legendary Millbank VA range. The new VxLINK also making its international debut is designed to enhance any complex systems' design. As another simple to install product from Millbank, it effectively augments the potential of the Millbank PA range.

In addition, Millbank's other products will be showcased, including VeriFIRE and Jus

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Australia - New Zealand-based lighting manufacturer Selecon has appointed industry veteran Peter McKenzie as its new market manager for Australia. With the support of the Selecon factory team and the Australia wide dealer network, McKenzie will be working to maintain and improve customer service levels, reduce delivery schedules, and offer market specification and training including promoting Selecon products through all Australian theatre training facilities.

Prior to 2000, Peter was a sales director at Show Lighting Australia, responsible for Clay Paky sales in the Australasian region. Since then he has been sales manager at Selecon's Queensland distributor, The Production Shop. A classically trained musician, McKenzie served his electrical apprenticeship before combining his love for the performing arts and his technology and business interests. "With his considerable co

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UK - Avolites is highlighting new technology with its just-launched eDMX wireless control solution, making its European trade show debut this spring. The eDMX system transfers DMX data across a Wi-Fi radio link - completely removing the need for DMX data cables.

eDMX units are easily addressed and user configured, either as transmitters or receivers, allowing the fast set up of Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint or Multipoint-to-Multipoint DMX data transmission systems. Each transmit/receive pair of eDMX units relays data for one DMX universe at full speed, with ranges of up to 1km.

eDMX units can be used as a free-standing device to receive data from front-of-house consoles, thus feeding all the data into an existing wired splitter, or it can be attached directly to an intelligent lighting fixture or a chain of fixtures. The deployment of eDMX is totally user definable - on

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Israel / UK - Compulite has announced new arrangements for the distribution of its lighting control and dimming products in the UK. The company has said that in order to deal effectively with the growing UK market, it has decided to strengthen its sales force. There will now be three companies engaged in selling Compulite products to the UK market, with immediate effect.

The three companies are Berkshire-based Stagetec Distribution Ltd (tel: +44 (0)1344 440507, www.stagetec.co.uk); Worcestershire-based Enlightenment Entertainment Technology (tel: +44 (0)1527 522 068, www.enlightenment.co.uk); and Kent-based Lighting Logic Ltd (tel: +44 (0)1622 684899, www.lightinglogic.co.uk.

Compulite's MD Yehuda Shukrun says: "T

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