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Germany - Company inoage has re-launched the Madrix website, bringing togetherdescriptions and technical specifications for the Windows software for the creation of lighting scenes and show operations, for matrix controlling.

Madrix supports DMX interfaces with outstanding DMX capabilities, and includes an installation CD-ROM, a software protection dongle and English and German user guides. Madrix features an easy matrix control, Music2Light (real-time audio analysis, 60 DMX - universes (30720 DMX channels), two effect pipelines for live performances and 100 storage places with layer technology.

The new website address is www.madrix.de.

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Worldwide - Mogwai are a Scottish band formed in 1995; they have just completed a 10 date tour of the UK and are now heading out to Australia.

Lighting designer Nick Jevons, of Electric Fly, has been using a Maxxyz PC with a wing to control the lighting for the whole tour. His son, Jake Jevons who now works for Bandit Lites was working with him in the UK.

The lights being used for the UK leg of the tour were Mac 300s, Mac 500s, Atomic 3000 Strobes, which were hung from four upstage ground based 12" truss in a Y formation. The lighting was supplied by Bandit Lites.

It is the first time Jevons has toured without using a lighting desk and as far as he's aware it was the first time that this setup has toured. He says: "I found the system portable, creative and flexible without losing any of the capabilities of a lighting desk, and my job was made more convenient by the

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UK - Over five days in mid June, the O2 Wireless Festival sprawled across Hyde Park with headline acts including David Gray and Depeche Mode on the main stage. Super Furry Animals, Fun Lovin' Criminals and Chic graced the XFM Stage where sound suppliers for the duration of the Park's summer events, Britannia Row, installed a Turbosound Aspect loudspeaker system.

A total of 14 TA-890H three-way mid/high enclosures, 18 TA-890L bass enclosures, eight TSW-218 18" horn-loaded bass cabinets and two TA-500HM controlled by XTA DP226 processors fulfilled the XFM Stage's sound requirements, along with two of the new TA-500 'Aspect Wide' wide dispersion three-way full range enclosures and four TSW-721s for side-fills. Additionally, TFM-450 and TFM-350 wedges performed stage monitoring duties.

"We've tailored the system for the XFM Stage so that the sound is concentrated in the

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UK - The Cornbury Festival, now in its third year, has become one of the most successful of the 'new' festivals to emerge over the last few years. Set in the privately owned Cornbury Park, which nestles in the rolling Cotswold Hills north of Oxford, the site offers a wealth of unique features - notably the lack of noise pollution issues.

Held over the weekend of 7-10 July 2006, the festival is eccentric, charming and irresistible. The second stage at the festival was booked this year by The Truck Festival on the Saturday and on the Sunday by the Oxford Folk Festival. So, a challenge for whatever sound system was used, catering for the broadest range of material - the full-on rock of Aberfeldy and Goldrush, to the haunting voice of Kate Rusby.

Gareth Jones of audio rental company MLsoundadvice, responsible for all the audio on site, has been a great exponent of KV2 Audio produc

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USA - dbx Professional Products, a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of professional signal processing products and a division of Harman International, has announced that five of its premium DriveRack 4800 loudspeaker management processors have been selected to control a JBL sound system in one of London's premier cinemas.

The Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, which hosts many of the UK's film premiers, has undergone a much needed equipment upgrade following its takeover from UCI by the newly-formed Empire Cinemas Ltd. According to The Empire's marketing and development manager, Kevin Anderson, the investment has run "well into six figures".

Technical manager for the Group, André Mort, says that the requirement was for a THX-approved system, and appointed Bell Theatre Services (BTS), who have a long association with the venue, to come up with a specification

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Denmark - Since 1971, music fans have flocked to the Danish town of Roskilde to attend what has become one of the biggest annual music festivals in Europe. This year, just short of ninety thousand fans descended on the town to listen to one hundred and seventy bands from around the globe. Bands and artists such as the Arctic Monkeys, the Kaiser Chiefs, Bob Dylan, Morrisey along with new and up and coming artists performed over five days. The entire area for the festival covered around 1.25 million sq.m of ground.

The seven stages of varying sizes and audience capacity, were each devoted to a particular musical genre, such as Heavy Metal, Hip-Hop, Electronic and Rock to name a few. Each stage had its own sound system with three stages plus the 'Chill Out' area being equipped with d&b audiotechnik sound systems.

A variety of d&b equipment was used for the Metropole stage, which

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Australia - The new AV Stream from ARX is a unique Zoner/Mixer, enabling a choice of four audio and associated composite video sources to be routed to each of two zones.

The linear ergonomic flow of the front panel controls, coupled with the visual feedback of level settings and source selection makes using the AV Stream totally intuitive, even for casual staff with no prior experience, says the company.

Up to four stereo audio sources and associated composite video feeds can be connected to the AV Stream, such as: tape/cassette/DVD/CD decks, TV/satellite/video audio, juke box / karaoke systems. Interlocking switches for each source ensure that there is no risk of accidentally selecting two sources for the one zone.

Each switch has an associated status LED for at-a-glance confirmation of which program source is active, and numbered panels above each switch allow labeling of

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USA - The recently renovated and expanded worship sanctuary at Blackshear Baptist Church, located in Flowery Branch, Georgia, includes a new sound reinforcement system headed by Danley Sound Labs SH-50 and SH-100 full-range loudspeakers, along with the company's TH-112 subwoofers.

Blackshear Baptist is one of the fastest growing churches in the Atlanta area, with the expansion of the sanctuary from 1,000 seats to more than 1,700 reflecting this growth. The sanctuary now offers theatre-style raked seating and a huge balcony wrapping around three sides of the room. Members enjoy worship services that include spoken word, a large traditional choir, and more contemporary music provided by a rhythm section and brass/reed section.

dB Audio & Video (dB A&V) of Gainesville, Georgia, provided the sound system design and installation, in addition to the acoustical design and a sophistic

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USA - Aviom has been selected to enhance the sound system at 30,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, the largest church in the US. Lakewood Church televises its broadcasts, reaching over 200 million households. Audio Analysts, the audio technology company for Lakewood, installed several AN-16i Input Modules and AN-16o Output Modules in addition to multiple Pro16 Personal Mixers for the worship team.

"Aviom's bandwidth is excellent," says Joe Caruso, senior audio engineer for Audio Analysts. "It's easy to use and guarantees an accurate performance. We tested it against other snakes and listened to the bandwidth for any concern in regards to audio degradation and there is none."

Caruso installed two Aviom AN-16i Input Modules and two AN-16o Output Modules to amplify the sound in the newly renovated church. Both AN-16i Modules are set up in the monitor room

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UK - Worcestershire-based Intasound PA has a long history of running Martin Audio rigs as their premier PA - dating back to the classic F2 of the early 90s. Since then they have kept pace with the changing technology, having been an early adopter of the Wavefront 8 Compact - and now the W8LM Mini Line Array.

Francis Dale who runs the PA company, has already fielded the company's 14 W8LMs and two W8LMD down-fill boxes in large capacity theatres and summer events, including the tour by illusionist Derren Brown and a two-day event at the National Trust-owned Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury, home of the Rothschild family.

This event included six full orchestras and on the second (Amphitheatre) stage Intasound ran 10 W8LMs and two W8LMDs on each side. "We've also done a Proms concert with the LMs - so they've seen a good cross section of work," says Dale. "We always u

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UK - White Light, the exclusive UK distributor for the range of DMX networking and control equipment from ELC, has supplied eight ELC miniStores to the new Dino Jaws travelling exhibition from the Natural History Museum.

Designed by exhibition designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA), the lighting for Dino Jaws has been designed by leading architectural and exhibition lighting consultants dha design. "Dino Jaws features eight automated dinosaurs and an interactive display area called the LAB. The aesthetic requirement was to light each dinosaur, but not to make a light show so dazzling it distracted from them," explains Flick Ansell of dha design. "The brief was subtle changing landscapes and, importantly, to make shadow play on the different coloured backdrop between each dinosaur."

"There was also a practical brief that each display area could, in

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India - PALA India has announced the appointment of Visionaire Group as a sponsor of Install India 2006, held in conjunction with PALA India. The company will provide 'proof of concept' showcase installations, demonstrating the most advanced AV integration solutions for the Modern Boardroom and The Smart Home.

Visionaire is a leading region-wide systems integrator throughout the Middle East, India, and South East Asia. The company's advanced solutions for systems integration span across the meeting, living, security, learning, retail, and hospitality markets.

Visionaire's installations are prevalent throughout the region and include some of the most prestigious projects and developments, says the company, such as The Indian School of Business, Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Petroleum NOC's, L&T Infotech campuses in Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore, Micr

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UK - Sandra Cockell, former co-owner of Formula Sound, has announced that she will retire from business life at the end of August. Her husband Tony started the company in 1972 and Sandra joined seven years later. "It was only supposed to be on a part-time temporary basis to help out in the assembly area," says Sandra. "I never envisaged that I would be here until I retired."

The company grew to be one of the most respected award-winning manufacturers in the audio industry and Sandra worked in most of its departments, eventually being responsible for sales.

The company was sold in September 2005 to Naina International, with Sandra agreeing to work with the company for a year to help with the hand-over. "I am really pleased that things are continuing as before with the same loyal and experienced staff who are determined to maintain the high standards whi

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Czech Republic - Robe Show Lighting has introduced three new products in its Club Series - the ClubSpot 300CT, the ClubWash 300CT and the Euphoria effects projector. The fixtures include the features and functionality in true Robe style, and are engineered to withstand the tough environment of clubs and bars as well as restaurants and venues of all types, say the company.

ClubSpot 300CT is based on Robe's popular Spot 250XT and comes complete with 250W discharge lamp, remotely controlled motorized focus and standard beam apertures of 15 degrees - with options on 12° and 18° lenses. The colour wheel offers 11 dichroic filters, and the gobo wheel offers six interchangeable and indexable rotating gobos plus open. The unit's multi-colour glass gobos are made from high temperature borofloat glass.

The optics feature a high luminous-efficiency parabolic mirror and double con

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UK - PLASA is organising a group of UK exhibitors to the first presentation of PALA India, which takes place from 5-7 October 2006. This international exhibition will be held at the NSE Exhibition Complex in Mumbai and will focus on the professional sound, light, audio visual, music, broadcast and project installations markets.

The show provides the ideal opportunity to enter one of the world's fastest growing economies. Growth of around 9% over the next decade is forecasted for the tourism market with strong support from the Indian government to support this development. The media and entertainment industry includes film, music, television, radio, and live entertainment and is considered one of the fastest growing business sectors. Entertainment parks and visual effects are emerging as significant contributors to the economy and will make a significant impact within the enterta

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Germany - During the FIFA Football World Cup, huge events were taking place beside the numerous football matches in the 12 German World Cup cities. The most important events outside the stadiums were the official FIFA Fan Fests with big open air stages and LED video walls on which every match was shown live.

In four of the 12 cities - Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern, an HK Audio Cohedra system was applied for the FIFA Fan Fests. Rental company Ostalb PA based in the Swabian town of Westhausen near Aalen was taking care of the four stages, supported by the Cohedra User Network. Besides the live broadcasts of the matches, several promotional activities of the World Cup corporate sponsors and many concerts with international acts were taking place at the FIFA Fan Fests.

Munich, Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern each have a Cohedra 2x12 system, with an additional

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UK - Having worked on similar events in Leicester over the last eighteen years, Hawthorns secured the opportunity from the Jalaram Charitable Trust, Leicester, to provide the power, sound, video and lighting systems for this year's special festival.

With the visit of the religious leader, Morari Bapu, the organisers changed the festival to a more corporate style format including the erection of an enclosed Arena TFT structure 95 metres long, 50 metres wide and 16 metres in height to the apex, accommodating 8000 people.

In order to power the whole site, two pairs of generators were used, one of which was a one megawatt set, which provided all the power to the catering facilities, lighting, sound and the all important air conditioning, given the recent temperatures.

To illuminate the Arena TFT structure and stage both decoratively and safely, over 250KW of lighting was used.

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Philippines - More than 100 bands rocked at the new SM Mall of Asia at the recent Fete de la Musique Festival, in Manila, Philippines as part of 'French Spring in Manila' celebration. The festival, which was held at the SM Mall of ASIA for the first time, was divided into four stages, playing various genres from rock, heavy metal, indie and pop - and ran from mid afternoon of the Saturday to the break of dawn of Sunday.

Sound reinforcement for the four stages was supplied by local hire company Stage Pro sound and lights, owned and operated by Ronnie Osabel, whose says his ideal sound system is "one that goes up fast, needs little or no tweaking, offers many years of service and pleases the ears of sound techs of bands and singers - and with RCF's 4PRO system, we've found it."

Stage Pro has recently taken delivery of the 4PRO-6001 Powered 3-way Speakers, 4PRO-3002SMA

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UK - Stage Technologies have supplied the Royal Shakespeare Company's Courtyard Theatre with a portable automation control system. The new 1,000 seat theatre is a temporary venue for the RSC while major renovation works transform their permanent home at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. The temporary venue has been designed as a prototype for the auditorium planned in the permanent theatre which will re-open in 2010. The new thrust-stage brings the audience closer to the actors to re-create the intimacy of the theatres known in Shakespeare's time.

The entire Courtyard Theatre project is estimated to have cost in the region of £6m and following careful planning it is envisaged that a large amount of the equipment and materials will subsequently be reused in other RSC theatres and to support its works in London and on tours in the UK and around the world.

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UK - Stage Electrics have announced that John Wright has joined their Service Team as a specialist field engineer.

Steve Chappell, Stage Electrics' service manager says: "John has an enormous amount of knowledge and experience, he has been working for Strand for over 40 years and will be invaluable in helping Stage Electrics to continue to support their customers. He is very experienced in system integration, networking and power electronics."

Stage Electrics supports Strand products including the 500 series control consoles; LD90; SLD; and EC21 dimmers by offering commissioning, servicing, and trouble shooting. Over the next few months Wright will receive training on other manufacturers including Zero88 and ETC.

Wright will be available to any dealer or installer who may require his help to support or maintain Strand lighting installations, enquiries should be dir

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Germany - The sixth Straubing Bürgerfest wasan experience to remember. In the course of the weekend from 23-25 June, over 100,000 people flocked to the city, which besides producing electrical equipment and beer is the major market centre for the fertile Gäuboden plain, to visit the patchwork of booths, savour a smorgasbord of culinary delights from 20 different countries, and enjoy musical and cabaret performances distributed between nine different stages.

Providing sound reinforcement for the four largest stages was the responsibility of the Straubing-based sound company StereoMike, whose engineers, directed by MD Mike Wittenzellner, relied exclusively on systems from EVI Audio. He says: "I even received a thank-you letter from the organizers in which they noted that 'the professional stage equipment was 100 per cent convincing' - a compliment we found highly gratifying

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