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UK - Theatre and event specialists Orbital Sound kicked off 2009 with a successful outing at January's Event Show, where the inspired deployment of communication networks captured the imagination of many visitors.

Orbital demonstrated the ability to link communication technologies together, in order to provide a more flexible solution. "At the same time, we were able to show how current communications infrastructures can be adapted to work better, while adding on new technologies will provide smoother and more efficient running systems," said director, Tim Sherratt.

Orbital received a lot of interest in its HME digital duplex radio comms systems - particularly the IP67-rated DX300 base station that can be used outdoors in all weathers - and took many enquiries about th

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UK - Orbital Sound has announced details of this year's four-day course, Sound Training for Drama Students 200. The programme, which focuses on theatre sound, will run from 14-17 April at the company's HQ - in Brixton, south London.

Training will be geared toward preparing theatre sound students - and more advanced technical theatre students - for working in the industry. Students will be exposed to the full scope of disciplines involved, including application training from Yamaha and d&b Audiotechnik, specialist sessions on show control, radio microphones, video, communications and networking, and a chance to chat to industry-leading designers, engineers and technical specialists.

Orbital's training manager, Theo Holloway, says that traditionally, demand from drama schools for places on this course has been high. "Orbital Sound has been successfully running these

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UK - Power Logistics sent out a clear message to the mid-sized and smaller events market at The Event Show this January. With an expanded inventory and team in new premises, they can supply a total range of temporary power services.

While the company is known for working with festivals, international tours and major public events such as The Big Chill, V Festival, Queen and Liverpool's giant spider, 'La Machine', it was spreading the message that it can provide services to occasions of every size and style, including business events, local authority-run functions, private parties or charity fundraisers.

"No event is too big or too small for us," said Mike Whitehouse, Power Logistics' business development manager. "We welcome enquiries from organisers at every level of the market who need temporary power for their projects. We can do as little or as much as they

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Germany - Rental company Black Box Music has become a partner for the L-Acoustics K1/Kudo pilot programme in 2009, with managing director Thilo Goos signing up for the scheme in January.

Black Box's K1 Kudo system - the first to arrive in Germany - will ship in early spring, in time for this year's open-air season. The system will comprise 48 K1 line source cabinets, 24 K1-SB subs, 24 SB28 subs, 24 Kudo line source cabinets, 24 dV-DOSC compact line source enclosures and 75 LA8 amplified controllers installed in LA-RAKs.

Goos, who checked out K1 during the Nine Inch Nails US tour in late 2008, comments: "After many years' experience with V-DOSC, we see K1 becoming the new benchmark for arena systems. We are overwhelmed by the sound, especially the amount of low frequency generated by the flown elements. The new system approach, with LA8 amplified controllers sitting in uni

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UK - White Light will be demonstrating how it can bring theatrical solutions to architectural problems at the 2009 ARC Show.

On show for the first time anywhere will be the new Fusion 672 LED video system from Illieum, together with its powerful Fusion Mapper control system. A lightweight batten - just over 1m long and weighing just over 3kg - each Fusion 672 contains a 72x6 array of tri-colour SMD LEDs with a ultra-wide viewing angle. Battens can be arranged in increments of 90degrees to create patterns or to form part of the structure; the set-up can be programmed on site or plotted in a spreadsheet in advance.

Once uploaded to the Fusion Mapper, the battens are automatically configured and addressed. The Fusion Mapper accepts any DVI or VGA video input, mapping the video signal to the layout of fixtures. Alternatively, the controller can receive DMX or ArtNet control for ef

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USA - Jay Easley has been appointed manager of Midas & Klark Teknik for the Americas. Part of the Pro Audio team at Bosch Communications Systems for nine years, Easley most recently served as director of Live Sound for the Bosch Communications Systems family of Pro Audio brands (Dynacord, Electro-Voice, Klark Teknik, and Midas).

Easley brings 20 years of FOH mixing and audio knowledge to his new position. "It's a very exciting time for Midas and Klark Teknik," he says. "With the launch of the PRO6 digital mixing system, Midas digital technology is now achievable for every professional application."

(Jim Evans)

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Slovakia - In January, Slovakia became the latest EU country to embrace the Euro as its national currency, an occasion celebrated in style with a special live TV show broadcast on STV's Channel 1.

The event was staged at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, and lit by lighting designer Martin Kubánka, using Robe moving lights. It was directed by Branislav Mišík, and saw Kubánka working closely with DoP Vladimír ?ur?anský and set designer Daniel Šichman on the event, which was produced for STV1 by Red House.

Attending VIPs included Slovakian Prime Minister Róbert Fico and President Ivan Gašparovi?, José Manuel Barosso, President of the European Commission and President of European Central Bank, Jean-Claud Trichet. They were joined by a host of other high ranking European politicians and leading bankers.

The Robe fixtures used were 18 ColorSpot 1200E ATs,

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UK - Exhibiting at The ARC Show for the first time, G-LEC UK will be showing its newest architectural LED lighting product, Chimera. Suitable for museums, interior design, themed spaces and hotel and corporate reception areas, the first installation is in the BMW Museum in Munich, where 700m² form an impressive media façade for BMW Square, the heart of the museum.

Combining two existing products - LEDs and printed circuit boards - G-LEC's Chimera is one of the first products to offer absolute flexibility of shape without compromising control over individual LEDs, offering designers great possibilities for dramatic graphics and video using an LED video system that can cover large areas or fit the smallest space.

Also being seen at The ARC Show will be G-LEC's fun 'balls on a rope' Solaris system.

(Jim Evans)

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The Netherlands - Playing on home-turf, Alcons Audio will be exhibiting its pro-ribbon sound systems at the forthcoming Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam. For the first time, Alcons will display its different product groups at the same time: The general product line and the AV / Digital Cinema product line.

The main focus will be on two recently introduced products: The CR1 ultra-compact AV/Digital Cinema sound system. The 3-way sound system consists of a 12" side-vented woofer, 6.5" vented mid-range driver and RBN401 pro-ribbon driver packed in a 18cm/7". ultra-shallow MDF enclosure. It is designed to provide medium output, high quality A/V sound reproduction, for cinema theatres, board-rooms, home theatres and residential sound systems.

The other highlighted product is the LR7 micro pro-ribbon line-array, latest and smallest member of Alcons' pro-rib

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UK - Audio consultancy and equipment supplier KMR Audio has supplied The University of Limerick in southern Ireland with a range of new equipment for its Centre for Computational Musicology and Computer Music.

The centre has recently added two new music studio suites and upgraded its already extensive facilities. These developments include two custom built undergraduate studios and the redevelopment of the main postgraduate suite.

The centre's director Jürgen Simpson said: "Throughout the development of the new studios, KMR proved to be an excellent partner, ensuring that we got the best possible balance between performance and value. Their advice and flexibility make them an ideal source for professional audio equipment."

KMR equipped the suite with a Digidesign HD3Accel Pro-Tools system configured with a D-Command ES 24 channel desk, two 192 I/O interfaces, and

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UK - National Boat Shows and its feature consultant Johnstone Events drew on the expertise of Arena Seating Special Structures division to provide bespoke structures for several attractions at the London International Boat Show this month.

From temporary harbours, to canoeing and miniature sail-boat pools, the division supplied the supporting structures which allowed nautical clients to let their imaginations run wild.

Working with Johnstone Events' Andy Johnstone, Arena Seating helped implement a new concept, the Suzuki Indoor Harbour, for Suzuki GB. This consisted of an indoor harbour built at London's ExCel to exhibit a range of motor launches and outboard engines. Arena Seating provided the substructure on which the exhibitors mounted their own branding and display. Special features added by the company included a ramp and several staircases, handrails plus the main, squar

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Croatia - L-Acoustics' Croatian distributor Dicroic has installed a number of sound systems into two new arenas in Croatia, built to host the 2009 World Men's Handball Championships.

The multifunctional state-of-the-art Spaladium Arena, with a seating capacity of 12,000, has opened in the centre of where it's expected to become the centre of important sporting, entertainment and business events, enabling Split to host events which were previously too large. To the west of the country in Porec, the Zatika Arena has also opened with an L-Acoustics system. This multi-purpose sports hall can seat 3,700.

Established in 1993, Dicroic - also located in Split - has become very active in Croatia and other former Yugoslavian territories, handling turnkey sales and installation of pro audio, video, multimedia and lighting equipment. Working closely with L-Acoustics' head of installation

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UK - Artistic Licence is launching two new product ranges in February. Art-Range and Power-Drive will be launched at the ARC 09 show in Earls Court, 4-5 February.

Art-Range is a series of products that uses the rtistic Licence Art-Net protocol, along with extended triggering features within the structure, to control entire systems, from a simple lighting effect or a multiple zone area, through to a complete server-based venue with local and global controls, data or trigger-logging and fault reporting.

Art-Range has been designed particularly with hotel, conference centre, entertainment and architectural applications in mind, but is suitable for any sector where integration and precise control is paramount. It also can be integrated into a Building Management System (BMS) through various protocols resulting in a new level of integration between the commercial and architectural

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UK - D&M Professional & Business Group (Europe) has announced the launch of the DN-X1100 Professional 4-Channel Matrix Mixer from Denon DJ.

Unlike conventional mixers, the DN-X1100 no longer requires DJs to be 'married ' to any particular channel for a given input. The unit's eight separate input sources are freely assignable to any channel, or even multiple channels, providing considerable flexibility.

A companion piece to Denon DJ's new DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable, the DN-X1100 is a professional 12" tabletop / rack-mountable analogue mixer that provides users with a groundbreaking array of technologies and features. In addition to its eight analogue line inputs and three phono switchable capability, the DN-X1100 features a High Performance 'Flex fader' (crossfader) with tension adjustment. Four smooth 60 mm VCA channel faders provide level control, and a responsive

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Germany - Qi - Eine Palast Phantasieis the latest show in the Berlin Friedrichstadt palace using W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden. On probably the largest stage on earth, the ensemble offers dance, ballet, energy-fuelled music and artistry in haute couture costumes in front of an elaborate stage set.

The 100 artists are supported by an experienced lighting crew supervised by Olaf Eichler, and the newest generation lighting equipment from Clay Paky, Vari*Lite, and MA Lighting - all controlled by W-DMX.

Five Wireless Solution W-DMX S-1 Transmitters and 10 W-DMX BlackBox R-512 Receivers are utilised for wireless DMX transmission. In total, the technical crew can control three grandMA full-size, one grandMA light, seven MA NSP, two MA 2Port Node on PC and five MA Digital Dimmer 12 x 2.3kVA. The network controls, among other fixtures, 14 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300, 13 Var

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UK - Premier League football team Stoke City's Britannia Stadium has installed a new scoreboard featuring a digiLED d11N screen.

Measuring eight modules wide by five high (8.448m x 5.28m), the 44.6m2 can be used to provide a wide range of other information to match-goers and generate further revenue for the club by being used for advertising.

"Using displayLED's modular and highly flexible digiSPORT software, we helped the club to devise a content package that includes score and player information, live half-time messages, web site content, goal replays when the match is being televised, footage of Stoke City's greatest moments to get the crowd going, advertising and a range of other things," says displayLED's Matt Hassock.

"One of the real beauties of the system is that it is all run from a standard, reasonably powerful PC running Windows Vista with a fast gr

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UK - Plasma wall manufacturer Orion is launching a UK based website www.infiniteplasma.co.uk for integrators and end users of the Infinite Plasmas, to offer a comprehensive technical resource for the current range of screens.

The Orion Infinite Plasma range, which launched in summer 2008 features both installation and rental version of the bezel-less plasma screens, which are joined together to create video walls or any size or shape. This technology is at the forefront of corporate and commercial installation projects in the UK and Europe, with a flagship 240 screen Infinite Plasma display recently being completed in BMW Welt in Munich, the largest single project to date.

Orion worked with specialist distributor PSCo to build the website, to suit the needs and respond to feedback from the product's approved integrators. PSCo Managing Director Stuart Holmes states, "The n

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UK - A formal announcement was made yesterday by Mr Xianggui Wang, president and founder of the Soundking Group Company Limited of Ningbo, China, to confirm that it has acquired the assets, trademark and intellectual property of Cadac Electronics plc with immediate effect. Under the ownership of Soundking Group, all 25 Cadac employees are being retained, with R&D and production continuing to be based in the UK.

"I am personally delighted that I have been able to bring the world-famous Cadac brand and its outstanding products into the Soundking Group," says Wang. I am also extremely happy that we have been able to retain all Cadac employees and to protect their jobs in this time of economic uncertainty. The Cadac R&D team will form the European core of Soundking Group's global R&D effort, enabling us to draw on Cadac's high level of expertise in analogue and digital au

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Europe - D&M Installation (DMi) and Hawking Technology have signed an exclusive agreement for the distribution of the US manufacturer's CI networking products in Europe by DMi, with immediate effect. With the agreement, DMi now offers a professional range of network products to partner the new generation of AV signal source components from Denon, Marantz and Escient.

The Californian based company's product range includes Wireless Access Points, Gigabit switches and wireless security cameras. With the addition of selected Hawking Technology products and systems to the DMi portfolio, D&M Europe's dedicated CI division now offers integrated network solutions to interface with the latest Ethernet and WIFI network enabled products from Denon, Marantz and Escient, as well as with WiFi control systems like the Marantz RC9001 touch-screen universal remote control handset.

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USA - The entire D.A.S. Audio of America team attended Winter NAMM in Anaheim. Those present included Jaime Villegas, Ramon Franco, Kevin Hill and Gonzalo Aguirre, joined by sound engineer, Javier Navarro and export director, Jack Palacio who both flew over from Valencia for this event.

The D.A.S. stand showcased the whole range of products from the Arco, Reference, Artec, Variant and Aero series, the LX-218A subwoofer system as well as the new Avant series which provides pro-audio professionals with a surprisingly easy to use, high performance and powerful system.

According to Jack Palacio, "The new Avant series created a great deal of interest especially among clients from the Caribbean, South and Central America as well as the US since it is a portable, powered, high performance system. "Despite the international global crisis and fewer visitors to the show than l

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The Netherlands - Anolis LED fixtures are providing a creative and practical lighting solution for six multi-functional rooms, three conference rooms, the hotel's restaurant, and the separate espresso bar, at the Figi Hotel, a fully integrated, conference and business facility in Zeist.

The Hotel approached Arnhem-based lighting supplier Relight when they wanted a change of lights for the six multifunctional rooms that double as bedrooms and conference suites - with the aid of a movable partition, foldaway beds, electric roll-down screen and beamers.

Relight in turn consulted Anolis distributor Controllux, whose Andras Pollé helped specify the fixtures and advise on how to design the installation to maximise the desired effect. The reason they chose Anolis was" due to the quality of the light output, in particular, by the SmartWhite fixtures, the compatibility with

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