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Russia - Tyumen's Theatre of Drama in Siberia has installed a grandMA system. The main objective for the installation was to develop an up-to-date complex which will provide the lighting designer with the tools to create shows, for all levels of complexity.

For convenient working practice it was necessary to design a complete system which includes all aspects of lighting: control, dimming, networking and media. The project was carried out by TSPR (Teatr Stroy-Proekt R) - the distributor for MA lighting in Russia. Alexei Kopylov and Alexandr Kontorovich were the lighting designers for the project.

In order to light the main auditorium, with 795 seats, 66 5kVA dimmer-channels, 300 3kVA dimmer-channels, 524 control channels for moving lights and about 1,400 channels for media serve

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USA - Elation Professional has combined its Tri-Color LED Technology with its compact-profile Opti stage par can, introducing the new Opti Tri Par. A trim, DMX-controllable high-output RGB theatrical light with 18 x 3W LEDs, the Opti Tri Par is designed for use in theatres, churches, concerts, productions, displays, runways - anywhere colour-changing stage lighting is needed.

"We are very pleased to offer our popular Opti stage light with new, advanced Tri-Color LED Technology," said Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional. "This technology is a vast improvement over single-colour LED RGB fixtures, where if you were mixing, say, the colour magenta, only the red and blue lamps would be on and the green lamps would be turned off. By contrast, if you were creating magenta with the Opti Tri Par, all 18 lamps would remain on and only the green LED withi

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UK - EAW, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, has announced that March, April, May and June were each record sales months for EAW and EAW Commercial in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA).

Sean Martin, director of EAW European Operations, attributes the growth to several key factors. First of all, the EAW Europe headquarters in Wickford, England, has altered its setup and operations, improving efficiency in regards to customer service as well as the sales and shipping of new product and spares/replacement parts. The division has also made a point of keeping a greater inventory holding, resulting in order fulfillment being more direct. Additionally, EAW Europe has placed special attention on increasing its market profile and building brand loyalty by comprehensively training customers and reps.

Martin also notes the particular commitment of EAW distributors

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USA - Shure UHF-R wireless made its mark on the national political convention scene this year, serving as the wireless microphone system of choice for handheld and lavalier microphones as well as in-ear personal monitors at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Used by performing artists, including Trace Adkins, Stevie Wonder and John Legend, UHF-R wireless also gained prime-time exposure in the hands of Cindy McCain, who delivered a speech introducing her husband John McCain with the aid of a Shure UHF-R/KSM9 microphone.

Separated by slightly more than 72 hours in their scheduling, the Republican National Convention kicked off at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on 1 September, following the close of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on 28 August. This presented a formidable logistical challenge for ATK Audiotek, the Valencia, California-based sound c

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UK - Point Source Productions were approached back in April of this year by the Communications Department at Guy's and St Thomas' Charity in London to supply a lighting, sound and AV solution for their charity's showcase event. This took the form of an awards ceremony to celebrate the charity's contribution to health service innovation and improvement.

The event took place in the historic Governor's Hall at St Thomas' Hospital - a room lined with Victorian wood panelling. The brief was to provide lighting which would accentuate the features of the room without damaging the valuable fabric of the building, and to provide entrance lighting to the event and sting lighting during the Award Ceremony itself.

Point Source Productions rose to the challenge providing a number of free-standing lighting fixtures to create maximum effect with no damage.

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Europe - Three new venues across Europe with very different system requirements are benefitting from the Jands Vista's approach to lighting control.

Finnish professional systems integrator, Electrosonic Lightinen Oy Ab, has supplied Jands Vistas to the Levi Summit venue in Lapland. Multi-purpose facilities, hi-tech equipment and an auditorium large enough to stage world-class performances and major product launches make the Levi Summit a first class venue for diverse events.

When tasked with providing the best lighting control system available for the main auditorium, Electrosonic specified a Jands Vista T4 as the main console and Vista PC with M1 playback hardware as a secondary console. The Vistas can be remotely controlled via the building's AMX system, enabling seamless automation of the auditorium's lighting and AV systems. A rack of Jands FPX units provides the lighting

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USA - PRG Audio has provided the live sound reinforcement for NBC's Toyota Concert Series On Today, airing throughout the summer on the network's Today Show. This year, the concert series has featured performances by Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus and many more.

The performances have been staged outdoors at Rockefeller Centre in New York City, drawing thousands of fans in the early mornings. Two stages facing each other, separated approximately 200ft apart, allow for consecutive performances by different artists. The south stage features a sound reinforcement system consisting of two ground-stacked line arrays, one per side, each containing seven JBL Vertec VT4887ADP-AN powered compact line array loudspeakers. The north stage features two arrays of five VT4887ADP-AN loudspeakers per side. Each array is accompanied by a VT4881ADP-AN powered compact arrayable subwoof

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UK - Global Design Solutions has announced the appointment of Andy Duffield in the newly created position of business development manager.

Duffield's main objectives will be to reinforce GDS' product portfolio, supporting its global distributor TMB in its existing markets, whilst also developing new business. He will be responsible for establishing new products into new and existing marketplaces.

Matt Lloyd of GDS comments: "Andy brings with him a wealth of experience and technical knowledge over several markets, he reinforces our quality-driven approach to business. We are delighted to have him on board and look forward to an exciting future."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - White Light's installation team has provided the Richard Challoner School in New Malden with a comprehensive lighting installation for its newly-created drama studio.

The school has created its new facility by converting a former gymnasium to provide a flexible and intimate studio that can be used either as a studio space or, at the push of a button to bring out the electrically-powered retractable seating, as a studio theatre.

White Light's Roger Hennigan liaised with the school's head of drama, Neil Zoladkiewicz to work out the most efficient use of the school's budget to provide the most flexible and useful set of facilities.

"White Light suggested and advised on options, showing a keen understanding of the educational requirements of the new studio as well as the need to create an exciting new performance space," Zoladkiewicz notes. "As a result the e

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UK - After being absent from the PLASA show floor for the past four years, Selecon returned to PLASA08 with some new faces, a raft of new product and a new logo for visitors to meet and see as well as the full product line of theatrical and specialised display lighting.

"We decided to attend this year to meet our many new customers from the far-flung regions of Continental Europe, and we were successful in reaching these important new contacts. Attendees from Russia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Romania, Bulgaria and Israel together with our dealers from the UK visited the Selecon stand where we showed the latest new products released this year," reports Michael Goldberg, Selecon's European sales and marketing director.

These new products included the high frequency, variable voltage 80V Direct DMX Power Supply which supplies 80V to energy efficient 1200W lamps for the Pacifi

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Italy - The new offices of Italian entertainment technology trade association APIAS recently hosted the first meeting of the new APIAS board of directors elected for the 2008-2010 period.

The APIAS development project, which began just over a year ago with the launch of the ShowWay exhibition and the introduction of associate membership, has been completed with the relocation of the association's offices to a new furnished building just outside Milan, at 128 Viale Fulvio Testi, Cinisello Balsamo. The site is already home to the offices of UCIMU (Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Robots, Automation Systems and Ancillary Products) and other associations.

APIAS says the new location fully meets the association's requirements, providing conference rooms, meeting rooms, a parking area, a restaurant, a bar, an on-site canteen, a concierge and reception area, and

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USA - Audio professionals from across the US flew in to Minneapolis, Minnesota on 10 September to attend the two-day US launch of the Midas PRO6 digital console. This was the latest in a world-wide programme of global launch events for the console.

The introduction of the PRO6 brings Midas digital technology to a more compact size and price point. The PRO6 has been introduced as "digital, with Heritage", invoking the legacy of its analogue predecessor the Heritage 3000 while taking Midas deeper into the digital realm.

The launch took place at the MYTH concert venue, where three PRO6 consoles were demo'd through the club's Electro-Voice X-Line sound system in a 5.1 listening environment. Guests had plenty of hands-on time with the PRO6 and the response to the system's feature set, work surface, and sound quality was uniformly enthusiastic, say the organisers.

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UK - Highlite International (UK) Ltd, the exclusive distributor of Antari Smoke and effects machines completed the first sales of the new HZ-500 Pro Hazer, prior to its launch in the UK at the 2008 PLASA show. Knight International of Chelmsford, Essex, UK, took the first HZ-500 Pro Hazers into its hire fleet, to replace the older Antari HZ-400s.

Phil Knight, MD of Knight International, commented: "Our Antari Hz-400s have done some good years service for us and when I saw the prototype model of the new HZ-500 at the Frankfurt show back in March this year, I knew this was the machine I needed to replace them with. It is ideal as it is already flightcased, which is so important in pro rental markets these days! The machine has an incredible low noise which is also important on pro production and TV work, and it also produces a dry haze. I am very pleased with the new HZ-500s a

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UK - The AES convention in San Francisco will see TL Audio launching a new version of the M1 Tube tracker console. The new M1-F features the same tube preamps EQ as the original but has some additions too.

The master section has been improved and now features a mono button for use when mixing and also balanced insert points for mixdown, summing and mastering.

It has the ability to be fitted with TL Audio's latest, newly designed, digital interface - the DO-F card. The addition of the DO-F card will enable all channel inputs and outputs and main outs to be accessed via a single Firewire cable connected to a computer without the need for an additional interface or soundcard.

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - axxent has introduced a new call light for wired party line intercommunication systems, featuring four jumbo size LEDs for call alert.

The large LEDs indicate incoming calls even from great distances, the company says. The call light may be inserted in the intercom signal chain via standard three-pin XLR connectors, and is therefore compatible with most so-called party line intercom systems. A recessed potentiometer allows variable reduction of the LEDs' brightness.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Welsh theatre sound rental company Stage Sound Services recently added Duran Audio's AXYS U12 self powered loudspeakers to its hire stock, enabling them to supply the Sherman Cymru's hit play Deep Cut at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Deep Cut is new play based around the events surrounding the infamous Deepcut Army Barracks which made its world premiere at The Traverse Theatre as part of the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and it won a Fringe First and a Herald Angel.

The AXYS U12s consist of a single 6.5" driver and a 1.1" soft dome tweeter which gives them a sound more often found in a studio monitor rather than a small sound reinforcement product and they are surprisingly full range for an enclosure of this size, says the company.

Its built-in electronics allow the unit to be actively crossed over and make it suitable for front-fill, under balcony-fill

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UK - The RCCG Victory House in Bermondsey, London, is one of the parishes of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (otherwise known as RCCG), a worldwide church organisation established in 1952. For installation company Creative Digital Solutions, the large auditorium with a relatively low ceiling offered an exciting challenge to ensure all areas of the congregation had clear intelligible sound and images to support the vibrant worship.

Digital control hardware was used throughout much of this installation to allow full control of each individual piece of equipment, not only to maximise sound and visual performance, but also to make the system as user-friendly as possible.

The audio system comprises of ceiling-mounted Electro-Voice Rx speakers, including the Rx212H which is designed for horizontal mounting with a rotatable 3" central compression driver. There are three row

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UK - The Sennheiser MKE 1 professional clip-on microphone is now available following comprehensive field tests, the company reports. Particular care was taken to ensure the microphone capsule was fully protected from moisture, enabling the MKE 1 to operate in harsh live conditions longer than many other clip-on microphones, says the company.

"Despite its tiny size, the microphone measures just 3.3mm across, the MKE 1 offers outstanding sound quality; plenty of lower midrange and excellent presence with good speech intelligibility," says Astrid Vettin, product manager for Sennheiser Professional Systems. "It has a user-friendly omni-directional pick-up pattern and the microphone picks up predominantly direct sound with relatively little ambient noise; which is a real advantage for many applications, from broadcasting to theatre and musicals."

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UK - Sound Technology is now offering free BSS Soundweb training at its Letchworth Garden City head office. The courses are designed for installers interested in integrating Soundweb audio networking solutions into their projects.

Two courses are available, one for each of the two BSS Soundweb series - Soundweb Original and Soundweb London. Both are one-day courses and each runs once a month. Full details are available at www.soundtech.co.uk.

Sound Technology plc announced the acquisition of Harman Professional Group's distribution business in the UK and Ireland from Harman International Industries Inc in May this year.

(Jim Evans)

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Singapore - The Singapore Zoological Gardens, recently installed an Adamson Metrix line array system in the zoo's Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre. The newly renovated 1,400-seat Amphitheatre is home to a variety of animal presentations and information shows.

Since its opening, the Singapore Zoo has become a home for over 315 different animals, and hosts up to 1.4 million visitors per year. The Zoo, which is set in an open-concept, rainforest environment, encompasses approximately 28 hectares of land that is designed to simulate the natural habitats of the animals in which it houses.

During the renovation of the open-air Shaw Amphitheatre, many additions were made including the construction of a new impressive fabric membrane roof, further rows of seating at the top, and a wide corridor for additional standing room. Purchasing criteria for the new sound system was primarily based

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Azerbaijan / Turkey - The Azerbaijan Republic has ordered 200 panels of Lighthouse R16i/o 16mm LED screen. Supplied by Lighthouse partner Provid Systems, based in Istanbul, and with service offices in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku, the screens will be used at public and cultural events such as National Days, sports tournaments and other live events.

"The main criteria for this purchase by the Azerbaijan government were product and service quality," says Provid's Necdet Ercingöz. "The order is being organised in two halves, the first 100 panels were delivered in June this year. These panels have already had their first use as a giant screen in Heyder Aliyev Park, Baku's most popular square."

In the park, highlights of Euro 2008 were shown, with the Turkey versus Germany game attracting a large. Live footage from AzTV's broadcast of the military parade cele

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