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Australia - Staging Connections have been investing in JBL PRX612M powered speakers, the most compact speaker in the PRX600 Series designed to deliver maximum performance for its weight and size as both a stage monitor and a front of house main PA.

"We are moving away from unpowered boxes for most of our inventory," says Andrew MacColl, ANZPAC manager procurements and inventory, staging connections group. "Powered boxes like the PRX612M are a more straight forward solution in a lot of what we do onsite for our clients. It also has the right look for corporate use.

"They sound good, look good and are reliable," he added. "Setup is simple and straight forward and they are easy to handle and move about. We mostly use them on small to medium corporate s

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USA - Hollywood, Florida-based Sound Media has invested in a Turbosound Flex Array loudspeaker system. "My degree is in electrical engineering, so I am very analytical in choosing my equipment," says founder and president Lennox Foster. "When we auditioned speakers for this purchase, the vocal clarity of the Flex Array really caught our attention. It provides great intelligibility, and really highlights the subtleties of music at any volume. Combined with the other design factors of the cabinet, it was the clear choice for us."

Corporate and worship events comprise the majority of Sound Media's business along with a steady stream of music concerts. With venues ranging from hotel ballrooms and churches to golf courses and airplane hangars, flexibility and ease of use were critical factors in choosing a new line array.

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Germany - Last month, the Johnny Cash Experience Band played a concert in the prison of Duisburg.

The set list corresponded to the original of Johnny Cash when he gave his most legendary concert in 1968 in the Folsom State Prison, California. For Rogge & Derks, supplier of event technologies, the installation works were an interesting experience. It was also an opportunity to deploy the new loudspeaker systems GRAVIS 12 and NOMOS LS from Kling & Freitag.

Top and bass were operated passively by means of the K&F SystemRack on only one channel. Thus, the PA system used only two of the four channels of a SystemRack. The two remaining channels permitted to operate one SCENA 15 monitor each for the musicians.

"The whole setup was operated on only one three-pin power socket, extremely simple and with excellent performance", said Oliver Derks from Rogge & Derks.

Both the

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UK - Distributor Proel (International) has announced the launch of a new wireless in-ear monitoring system from JTS - the SIEM2

The SIEM2 joins the JTS range of microphones and professional audio products at a time when increasing numbers of performers are making the switch to in-ear monitoring and offers the usual JTS combination of a high quality professional specification product at an affordable price, says the company.

The SIEM2 also addresses a major objection from performers to the use of in-ear systems - the common complaint that they leave the user feeling isolated from audience feedback. With the SIEM-2, performers can connect an optional lavalier microphone to the beltpack, allowing them to hear stage and audience ambient noise.

Operating on channel 70, 863-865 MHz, the JTS SIEM2 is ready to go and licence free for use in the UK.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - EAW last year entered into a strategic partnership with Lab.gruppen and Powersoft, whereby those manufacturers would integrate proprietary EAW DSP algorithms into a subset of their product lines. As the first fruits of this partnership, the three brands announce that the latest software upgrades for Lab.gruppen's PLM (Powered Loudspeaker Management) Series amplifiers and Powersoft K Series DSP Series amplifiers introduce support for EAW Focusing.

Jeff Rocha, EAW vice president and general manager, stated, "Our partners, Lab.gruppen and Powersoft have developed new firmware for their DSP-enabled amplifiers that allows direct importation of standard EAW Greybox files - the very same files that you can currently load into an EAW UX8800 Digital Signal Processor.

"This brings the power of EAW Focusing to a wider range of hardware platforms and provides a huge advant

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Germany - Steinberg Media Technologies has announced the shipping of the Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5033 EQ and 5043 compressor, two pro-audio VST/AU signal processing plug-ins, unveiled at this year's NAMM show. Each plug-in is available as boxed version at authorized Steinberg dealers and as boxed or download version.

Thanks to Yamaha's Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) technology, the hardware of Rupert Neve Designs has now been successfully emulated in the digital domain, says Steinberg.

"At Yamaha and K's LAB, we apply very strict circuitry modelling if required. This way we can choose how to emulate the sound and tonality of each hardware unit accordingly," comments Toshifumi Kunimoto, general manager of the Corporate Research & Development Centre at Yamaha Corp. "We invest lengths of time to obtain the right sound."

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South Africa - The Mediatech Africa exhibition, which takes place at the Coca-Cola dome in Northriding, Johannesburg, from 20-22 July, will feature Live Outdoor Sound Demos, in which several exhibitors have chosen to demonstrate their state-of the art sound systems and sophisticated staging rigs.

Some of the most technologically advanced sound systems will be able to strut their stuff without the constraints of an indoor demonstration area and visitors will be able to view, hear and experience this outdoor fest between 20-22 July.

Viva Afrika Sound and Light will be demonstrating DAS audio sound systems in the outside area. "The systems we intend to demonstrate are the Aero 8A; Aero 12A and Aero 50 line arrays with a new powered, ultra-compact unit ideal for small to medium applications" says the company's Bernard Pienaar. "The Aero 8A was shown at the recent Pr

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UK - For the fourth year running RG Jones Sound Engineering provided the audio production for Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage. The London based company, celebrating its 85th anniversary, supplied a Synco by Martin Audio PA, a custom designed Synco sub-bass array and Synco stage monitor systems. Additional crew and matching equipment came from fellow Synco Network members Ampco Flashlight of Holland, in a classic example of the network's international cooperation.

The production, for a bill headlined by U2, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Paul Simon, Elbow, Paulo Nutini, Pendulum, Plan B, Morrissey, B B King and Biffy Clyro, was based on last year's highly successful Pyramid Stage setup. It saw the team once again maximise audience sound levels while attracting virtually zero complaints from local residents, quite some achievement in Glastonbury's notoriously tricky environment.

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Kenya - Electro-Voice has delivered the first Electro-Voice mid-sized line array loudspeaker system to its African concert sound partner Live Gigs Co-Operative AV in Kenya. The system was first demonstrated during the Kenya Music Week in December last year by Audio Visual Engineering (AVE) as a part of the event's live stage performance system. Live Gigs' new system consists of 12 XLC 127 DVX, two Dx46 processors, and six CP4000S amps.

Easy rigging and easy setup were two of the reasons for the system acquisition, the other being the Electro-Voice Dx46. This IP-based DSP enables the user to control the complete system from front of house using wireless network protocols. Complete system control and supervision via IRIS-Net software and its easy-to-use GUI was an added feature. The amplifier and touring racks were supplied with Electro-Voice power and audio distribution panels.

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UK - Colour Sound Experiment continued its busy festival season supplying lighting equipment and crew to four stages in the Dance Village, several areas of The Glade and assorted other places around the vast site on Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset that hosts the Glastonbury Festival.

Colour Sound's Haydn Cruickshank created an overall production design for the dance areas - Dance East, Dance West, WOW and Cube Henge. Colour Sound supplied 22 crew and six trucks of equipment in total.

The Dance East and West designs featured a mix of Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1500, GLP Impression and Robe ColorSpot 700E AT moving lights, which were rigged off Supertowers at the upstage end and the tent poles further downstage and in the audience in both areas.

These were joined by Atomic strobes, Sunstrips, blinders, PARs, profiles and an assortment of other generic fixtures - with the aim being to

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UK - Take That's Progress tour is breaking the boundaries of progress in more ways than one, "in simple terms we have constructed a giant man that spans the confines of the stadiums in which they play," said Chris Cronin from Total Fabrications Ltd (TFL). "He is simply huge, so big that the main PA system hangs from his finger tips!"

The 'Big Man' as he is known springs from the imagination of Es Devlin, such is his size that Cronin knew immediately special measures would be required. "As soon as Chris Vaughan at The Production Office (TPO) confirmed us for the job the first thing I did was make a trip with Nigel Tranter (our project manager) and Malcolm Richards (TFL's long serving Structural Engineer) to Stageco in Belgium. Even before we knew exactly how we would be building him we needed to determine how his form would interface between our st

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Belgium - On the occasion of their 2011 distributor meeting in Belgium, APart Audio has announced a number of new products for the second half of the year.

OVO is a new cabinet speaker series that combines budget with quality sound. Available in low impedance as well as 100 Volts, and ready to fit in any décor or interior style, OVO can be used in covered outdoor applications and exists in three sizes : three, five and eight inch.

The MA247 (100V mixing amp) replaces the MA246 and has been improved with 24V dedicated priority output per zone and folder selectable MP3 playback.

CMAR is a new range of low-impedance marine speakers. A series of three in-wall/in-ceiling speakers designed especially for use in the most humid and hot conditions like on yachts or in saunas.

CHAMP-3D is still the flagship of the 2011 line up. The three-channel fully programmable digital amp

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UK - Marl International's recently extended Colorbeam range of linear lighting solutions features a 1.6m+plus RGB colour palette, lower power consumption and a long life of 25,000 hours in a typical application depending on the product specified. They are easy to install and maintain, and many products support the DMX512 control interface, says the company. Some versions also have a built-in power supply to eliminate the need for a driver, or offer IP65 sealing for use in outdoor lighting applications.

Adrian Rawlinson, managing director of Marl International comments, "Linear LED lighting strips are growing in popularity as a way of delivering creative effects in retail, office and other environments. They are energy efficient and last so long that they are essentially maintenance free. The Colorbeam range is particularly attractive as these are high quality products that

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UK - GDS has announced the appointment of two new members of its growing team. Paul Johnson has been appointed as architectural lighting consultant and Ashley Freeman as UK sales account co-ordinator.

Paul Johnson has many years' experience in the architectural field. He studied architectural technologies at Cardiff University as a mature student, graduating with a BSC with honours. After leaving university he worked for an Architectural practice, specialising in lighting design. His role will be to develop the GDS architectural brand and take it to residential and commercial markets. He will be responsible for consulting with architects and offering a customised design service.

Ashley Freeman studied sound, light and live event technology at Derby University and has been appointed in the role to support the UK sales team and to provide customer service to GDS's customer netwo

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USA - Audiologist Michael Santucci, founder of Sensaphonics, has accepted a position as lead audiology advisor to Hearing Health Science (HHS), a start-up company specialising in hearing research and therapy. HHS is set to launch Soundbites, a patented nutraceutical supplement that "has shown exceptional clinical promise in preventing noise-induced hearing loss".

Developed by HHS and based on the research of Dr. Josef M. Miller at the University of Michigan, Soundbites are chewable supplements consisting of micronutritional agents that have shown great efficacy in preventing hearing impairment from loud sound exposures. The company is preparing for field trials in at-risk populations in military, industrial, and music markets, prior to the product's consumer market release.

"Soundbites is one of the most exciting developments I've seen in my entire career in aud

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China - Barco LiveDots, a Barco company, has partnered with Beijing Fortune Investment Management Co. to embellish Beijing's Blue Island Tower with a new high-tech outdoor LED display. The 407 m2 screen is powered by the latest TF-20 outdoor display system, which "produces excellent display effects while ensuring environmental protection and safety".

The base of Blue Island Tower's LED display is a full 32m above the ground, which requires an exceptional angle of visibility to allow viewing from close range. To meet this challenge, Barco LiveDots applied "a world-exclusive LED encapsulation technology", tilting the LEDs downward towards the viewers. This technology gives the millions of LED lights a consistent downward angle of visibility and visual range, while also decreasing light pollution.

Barco LiveDots provided an integrated solution for Blue Island

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USA - Acclaim Lighting's new Rebel Band 600 can scale 100' buildings with amazing ease, says the company. This powerful IP-rated LED wall wash provides lighting professionals with a solution for long throw dynamic illumination of large structures, façades and landscapes.

The biggest and brightest LED fixture introduced by Acclaim to date, the Rebel Band 600 is equipped with 104 high-power Rebel LEDs. It provides enough output and covers enough area to handle large-scale applications where LED fixtures typically haven't been used, such as washing 100' building façades.

With an IP-65 rating, the Rebel Band 600 is able to withstand rain and dust, so it can be used either indoors or outdoors. In addition to architectural applications, its precise light distribution and extremely even field make it perfect for high-impact stage scene settings, adds the company.

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UK - Arena Seating returned to Hyde Park after a two year absence, providing a temporary spectator grandstand for the Hard Rock Calling and Wireless festivals during June and July, 2011.

Welcoming half a million people over nine days of music, which included headliners Pulp, Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon and Rod Stewart, Arena Seating worked closely with the event organisers Live Nation to supply 800 tiered seats.

Hannah Farnham from Live Nation comments, "We brought Arena Seating back into Hyde Park because of their superior systems and service levels. It provided a real peace of mind to know the grandstand would remain stable during the shows when lively crowds were bouncing up and down on them, which was particularly true during the Black Eyed Peas."

In addition to the high level of engineering, Arena's project manager Dave Withey paid particular attention to the fini

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UK - Cooper Controls has announced the launch of Version 7.0 ZerOS software for the Zero 88 Leap Frog 48, Leap Frog 96, Frog 2 and ORB Series consoles.

ZerOS 7.0 is the most substantial update to the ZerOS software platform to date, says the company, incorporating over 30 new features including: a completely redesigned look and style for an enhanced, clearer user interface; colour filter lookup - match your moving lights to any Lee, Rosco or Apollo filter using on-screen palette keys or syntax; a new 'Fixture Levels' window to provide instant view and modification of tracking data for the entire cue stack, and an updated fixture library with over 2500 fixture types from 175 manufacturers.

"The launch of ZerOS 7.0 is a testament to the investment Cooper has made in Zero 88 over the last four years. During this time our software capability has been growing and growing, and

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USA - At the recent InfoComm show in Orlando, Florida, Xantech presented Bensalem, Pennsylvania-based firm APA Music & Pictures with a special plaque commemorating the two-millionth installation of Xantech products and thanking them for their years of Xantech use.

The landmark installation was performed at Mount Laurel, New Jersey's Twelve Thousand Building Conference Centre, housing training room and boardroom spaces for TD Bank. Xantech products, including the WIC1200 Web Intelligent Controller and CWTC10 10.4-inch Wireless Touch Controller, now form the foundation for the A/V distribution in several rooms in the building.

The ceremony was attended by APA's VP of sales and production Dave Pedemonti; Xantech president Graham Hallett; and Xantech director of business development Rick Seegull.

Pedemonti stated, "We are very proud to have completed Xantech's two-millionth

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USA - Audio-Technica has recognised Wadsworth, Ohio-based Online Marketing as its Rep of the Year for the 2011 fiscal year.

Philip Cajka, Audio-Technica U.S. president and CEO, and David Marsh, Audio-Technica territory manager, professional products, presented the award to Online Marketing principal Mark Taylor. Online Marketing sells Audio-Technica's complete line of professional audio products to sound contractors and retailers in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

Philip Cajka stated, "Online Marketing is one of the premier rep firms in the pro A/V industry. They are keenly dedicated to their customers and the brands they represent, which are among the best in the marketplace. We are extremely proud to have them take the top award in the fiscal year of 2011."

(Jim Evans)

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