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Belgium - As from this month, the 2-D drawings of all APart electronics and speakers are available in the library of Stardraw Audio.

Kris Vermuyten, commercial director of APart comments, "We are very pleased to announce the addition of the APart products into the library. Many audio professionals across the world use Stardraw Audio for their system design. They now have the CAD-drawings of all our speakers and electronics within the click of a mouse, which will ease their workload considerably.

"Thanks to an 'intelligent environment'-feature, an installer can design a system in block or pictorial schematic mode, and a detailed rack layout is created automatically. An integration with Excel means bills of materials, quotations and cable schedules can be generated from

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UK - Artistic Licence Rail-DALI, the all-in-one DMX/DALI converter, is being superseded by two new products: Rail-DMX-DALI and Rail-DALI-DMX

The frequency with which DMX and DALI systems are being used together is continually increasing and has now become common practice. The need to control DALI fixtures with DMX controllers has similarly increased and become more sophisticated, to the point where simple conversion is no longer adequate.

The new requirement is for a DMX controller that can control DALI fixtures in the way they have been designed to operate, rather than trying to force a DALI fixture to behave like a DMX fixture. DALI is slow in comparison to DMX and therefore has more of a control structure than DMX which must be taken into consideration at the product design stage.

Rail-DMX-DALI has been designed with this knowledge, combined with customer feedback, to giv

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UK - Allen & Heath has launched iLive Tweak, its first iPhone app, to provide real time mobile control of the iLive digital mixing range. The release adds another option to iLive's array of remote control possibilities, which includes laptops and touch tablets running iLive Editor control software, and the PL Series of controllers.

Available to download free of charge from the Apple store, iLive Tweak opens up new control possibilities for iPhone-using sound engineers, enabling them to remotely browse and select channels on their iLive MixRack, and adjust levels and mutes, PEQ, GEQ and delays, says the company.

iLive Tweak is compatible with iLive's latest software release, v1.7, and runs on the iPhone 3, 3G, 3GS and 4, as well as the new iPad.

"iLive's flexible architecture has enabled us to pioneer the use of remote control devices instead of the traditional control s

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Spain / UK - PLASA 2010 will feature a number of new products from Equipson's WORK portfolio.

BlueLine System is an integrated audio system controlled by DMX designed by WORK. This full solution is composed of four devices for an optimum control of audio and an important reduction of cables in installations. The use of RJ 45 cables and IC 6 Pro A (self-powered ceiling speaker controlled by DMX) allows energy saving and cuts down costs.

TourDim 48 is a rack of dimmers based on the D 66 K3 model and has been designed for "almost any touring applications and rental companies".

The WT 500 is a new reference of lifting tower specially designed for line array systems. Based on the WT 600, it is designed for the elevation of small/medium line array systems.

The Digiline series of audio digital matrices provide advanced solutions for audio control and processing through

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UK - Paul Duffy's Pacific Sound & Light have purchased six PR Lighting XL250 moving heads from distributors MilTec (UK) - which have gone straight out on the Drifters' theatre tour.

It was when Pacific found themselves contracted to provide sound and lighting production on The Drifters theatre tour - where they were expected to turn the venue into an authentic 70s disco environment, using mirrorballs, that they realised their stock of premium grade moving lights didn't contain the one feature they needed.

Paul Duffy comments, "We needed something specific because our existing 250W fixtures didn't contain an iris, and in certain applications (with raked seating) we were blinding the audience sweeping downstage off the rear truss once they hit the mirrorballs."

Tony Bailey from MilTec visited Pacific last year and showed Paul the unit at the time. Subsequently, MilTe

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South Africa - Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 2500E ATs and REDWash 3-192s were a major feature of the spectacular lighting design by Tim Dunn and Hugh Turner that caught the eye of a global TV audience and the 95,000 vuvuzela blowing football fans who packed into Soccer City Stadium, Soweto, Johannesburg ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.

Dunn and Turner collaborated closely on the design and specification of the equipment, all of which was provided by Gearhouse South Africa, the main technical suppliers for the Closing Ceremony event produced by The VWV Group.

The lighting had to be big, bold and memorable to fill the stadium with awesome effects and WOW factors for the 30 action-packed minute show, which has been acclaimed as among the best and most visual World Cup ceremonies to date, a challenge to which Dunn and Turner rose with characteristic zeal!

They needed the

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UK - Sennheiser equipment has been a major component of Glastonbury's audio set up for a number of years and the Festival's 40th Anniversary, held in late June at Pilton, Somerset, once again saw the company's products play an important part in proceedings.

When South West Audio approached Sennheiser UK for support in supplementing some of their own microphones and radio equipment for the Park area's main stage and the BBC Introducing stage at this year's event, Sennheiser's long-term relationship with the production and sound company was further cemented through the assistance it was able to give them.

Most of the microphones Sennheiser provided matched South West's own evolution wired microphones and included e 904s (toms), e 935s and e 840s (lead vocals), e 914 and e 614s (overheads), e 906s for guitar cabs and e 902s for kick drum and bass cabs. On top of this, South West

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UK - London's Clapham Grand is in the process of a technical upgrade which has seen the installation of a Martin Audio W8LC Compact Line Array, reinforced with multiple Martin Audio AQ architectural loudspeakers.

Designed to reposition the 1250-capacity, 100-year-old listed Victorian theatre from a pure party/dance venue to a leading-edge live circuit venue, live music and promotions manager Richard Beck called in Matt Bate, of F1:Sound Company Limited, to carry out the refit.

With the venue spread across three floors, with the aid of Martin Audio's Display predictive software, Bate has succeeded in getting the sound, from just four elements per side, firing evenly across the ground floor and to the rear of the first floor balcony (the two usable spaces). Low extension is provided off the stage by six WS218X (2 x 18) subs, groundstacked in threes stage left and right.

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USA - The Ritz Theatre in Hinton, WV, first opened its doors in 1929 as an opera house. Listed in the Theatre Historical Society of America, the Ritz has reopened to celebrate its 80th anniversary after an extensive renovation that included a new performance art stage, upgraded screen, central heating and air conditioning, and a powerful new sound system featuring Community Professional Loudspeakers.

The new system features a pair of Community SLS920 loudspeakers covering the main seating area, with the low frequency component provided by an SBS45 subwoofer in front of the stage. Two Community iBOX Series i2W8 loudspeakers provide front-fill coverage.

"The sound pressure levels we can achieve with the Solutions Series are absolutely incredible," says Charles Hatcher of Lewisburg, WV-based Alpha Music. "The voicing of the drivers provides seamless coverage throug

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Germany - Hundreds of thousands of fans followed the World Cup 2010 matches on giant screens in stadiums and city centres across Germany. As in South Africa, the Electro-Voice logo featured prominently in the festivities.

Wittelsbacher Platz in Munich was a case in point. Up to 2,200 spectators at a time watched all the matches played between 16 June and 11 July, enjoying high definition images on a 37sq.m LED screen - equivalent in size to two soccer goals - placed in front of the Siemens headquarters. The company created its own 'Soccer City' to celebrate the competition, and to make sure the party atmosphere stayed strong, commissioned DJs to serve up a musical cocktail to suit all palates.

The sound was delivered by an XLD line-array system from Electro-Voice, comprising 24 array elements and a battery of EV CP4000S power amps. Sound designer Michael Prinke commented, &quo

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China - Running for 10 days from 28 May 28 through 6 June, the 2010 West Lake (Xihu) Music Festival treated Hangzhou residents to performances from an international artist roster. Featuring international performers, including Angie Hart (Australia), Antaraxia (Italy), Pitchtuner (Germany), Aloha Hula Calles (Japan), and These New Puritons (UK), the 10-day music extravaganza was a mix of rock, folk, electronic, and pop. Local and Chinese acts also participated.

Music performances took place at several venues throughout the city and concluded with a two-day outdoor concert series at the West Lake Tiandi, where the stage setup included an impressive sound reinforcement system comprised of loudspeakers from the Aero Series 2 catalogue of D.A.S. Audio.

Hangzhou Sound Culture Communication Co, the sound services company contracted to provide the SR system for the main stage, assembl

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USA - An LED-powered version of Elation's popular Design Spot 250 Pro DMX moving head, the Design Spot LED is loaded with all of the performance features required to deliver an unforgettable light show, says the company. Yet, at the same time, it's also a no-nonsense practical fixture that saves energy, lowers shipping costs (because of its light weight) and simplifies maintenance.

At 22 kilograms, the Elation Design Spot LED weighs less than the original Design Spot 250 Pro, yet produces a light output comparable to a 250-watt discharge lamp. It also offers the easy maintenance typically associated with LED fixtures, since its extended lamp life is 50,000 hours.

Like the original Design Spot 250 Pro, the new Design Spot LED features a variable Frost Filter, which allows it to function as a hybrid spot/wash effect. Other features include a motorised iris, motorised focus, and

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UK - Allen & Heath, will be introducing the GS-R24 studio recording mixer at the forthcoming PLASA show in London this September, exhibiting on stand 1-E9.

Specifically aimed at busy project studios, the GS-R24 is billed as a high quality analogue console for the key mixer functions of preamp and EQ, combined with a choice of interface modules, motorised faders for automated mixing and MIDI controllers for tactile interfacing with software DAWs.

The first interface module available is a 32-channel Firewire interface with ADAT optical connectivity.

Allen & Heath will also be displaying the latest developments in the iLive digital mixer family, including new I/O hardware, and audio networking plug-in cards for Dante and RockNet.

(Jim Evans)

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South Korea - The official cheering club of South Korean soccer, The Red Devils, named Seoul's COEX Mall as its official 2010 FIFA World Cup cheer venue. To accommodate the 100,000-plus fans, Seoul officials closed off The COEX to automobile traffic and installed LED screens, stages and sound systems. Despite the inner-city venue's challenges, crowds enjoyed quality sound, through EAW's KF740 and KF760 loudspeakers systems.

Elan Korea and TFOS Plus, two leading touring companies in Korea, called upon Chung-Bo Sound Inc., EAW's Korean distributor, to provide sound for the event. "EAW was used on two of the three stages. We needed to provide an incredibly high-output system that could intelligibly broadcast play-by-play action to the sea of red-faced fans," stated Hyungjoon Jee, general manager for Chung-Bo Sound. "These EAW units delivered beautifully."

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China - Located in the Meijiang area in the province of Guangdong, Meizhou's Hakka World Park is a multifunction village stretching on a 2,000-hectare area. Authorised by the People's Municipal Government, it is devoted to several themes such as research, education, culture, leisure, vacations and tourism.

The park is an important element of the latest five-year plan for the creation of Hakka, world culture village in Meizhou where the aim is to increase the citizens' welfare through the tourist industry and introduce the new 'global' Meizhou.

This ambitious programme also involves Proel through Suremax, its distributor for China. Proel installed audio ystems in several facilities in the village.

The 3D movie theatre hosts 3 NEOS152P loudspeakers, a ring of 12 EDGE25PB loudspeakers; two EDGE121SP subwoofers driven by three HPD3000 amplifiers and by four HPD3400PFC amplifiers

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USA - Barco reports that NVIDIA will be utilising a wide range of Barco solutions to present its breakthrough graphics technologies at the world's largest show dedicated to the Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) industry, SIGGRAPH, which takes place in Los Angeles this week. This will be the first time NVIDIA has built a 100% digital booth, eliminating all printed signage.

NVIDIA will present its latest technology for visualization professionals in an expansive and dramatic booth, featuring its 'Quadro Digital Theatre that will showcase presentations from guest speakers as well as company officials.

The dynamic stage will employ four of Barco's LED-lit, rear-projection video walls, the OL-721, a 70" display cube in a 2x2 format. On either side of the stage, two LCD 56" displays will be mounted in a portrait configuration to create a unique and compelling backdrop for i

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USA - The city of Sturgis, South Dakota is known to motorcycle enthusiasts as home to one of the largest annual motorcycle rallies in the world. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people flood Main Street in Sturgis and ride the breathtaking roads that connect the many towns of the picturesque Black Hills region. This year, the faithful will celebrate the 70th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, taking place from 9-15 August.

The first Sturgis Rally, known as the Black Hills Classic, was held on 14 August, 1938 with a race of nine participants and a small audience. The Rally has since grown into an event that has drawn nearly 13m people since 1990, with another half-million expected to flood downtown Sturgis this year. The full schedule of activities and entertainment this year includes burnout drag competitions, extreme motorcycle stunts, half-mile races and live concerts from ba

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UK - Lancaster-based Low Fold Audio Visual has recently installed a complete Fohhn PA system in the Great Hall at Lancaster University. Six Linea LX-150 line array speakers have been fitted in the main body of the hall, with six Linea AL-50 speakers used as balcony-fills. Two XS-4 subwoofers have also been included for roll out at larger musical events.

Powered by three Fohhn D-4.750 Class D amplifiers, the entire system has been networked and can be remotely controlled from a laptop running Fohhn Audio Soft 3.0 control software.

Supplied by Fohhn's UK distributor Systems Workshop, the new system was installed just in time for the University's 2010 graduation ceremonies. Low Fold director Mark Burford commented, "The Great Hall is used for both speech applications and musical events, so we needed a system that can enhance speech intelligibility as well as providing even f

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USA / UK - Line 6 will be showcasing its new XD-V digital wireless microphone systems at PLASA 2010.

"Since its release, Line 6 digital wireless technology has received nearly unanimous praise for its unmatched performance, simplicity and sound," says Simon Jones, vice president of new market development at Line 6. "PLASA 2010 is the perfect venue to bring its advanced technology and simple user experience directly to audio installation companies, rental companies, production companies, and dealers."

Line 6 will be on-site at stand 1-J12 showcasing XD-V30 and XD-V70 handheld wireless microphone systems, and XD-V30L and XD-V70L lavalier wireless microphone systems.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - With a number of operations spread around the Home Counties and the Capital itself and a 28 year history in event production under their belts, AVC Productions is always eager to introduce the latest technology to their clients.

Specialising in the corporate sector, they have produced more than 200,000 events since starting out in 1981. The company has evolved with the demands of its clients, offering a complete portfolio of event services.

For many years the company has turned to Christie as one of its principle suppliers of projection technology. Most recently, they took delivery of Christie multi award winning MicroTiles digital displays.

AVC's Head of Technical Services, Phill Pearce, ordered 55 of the modules after seeing them for the first time at February's ISE Show in Amsterdam.

"We have been a Christie partner for at least 15 years, but their major prese

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USA - Martin Professional's new M1 lighting console made its US debut in mid-May at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at a concert event by Larry Hernandez and Roberto Tapia.

Sponsored by Spanish language radio station La Rockola 96.7 FM, the show was programmed on the Martin M1 in a matter of only three hours by lighting director and programmer Ed Motts, a 14-year industry veteran and one of the earliest users of Martin's Maxxyz series of consoles.

"The Maxxyz has always been good to me and the support has always been great," Motts commented. "I saw the M1 console early on and was initially interested because of the weight and the size, but it also has the same functionality as a big Maxxyz with a price point that is very appealing."

Motts used eight universes across a house rig of about 70 moving lights, dimmers and LEDs, and the event came off without a

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