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The Netherlands - At ISE 2014, Genelec is set to launch the latest addition to its 4000 Series of loudspeakers designed specifically for the AV install market. Combining premium performance, installation friendly features and with renowned Genelec design and build quality, the 4000 Series is the benchmark loudspeaker range in the systems integration sector, says the company.

"I am really looking forward to introducing the new model to the ISE 2014 delegates," says Lars-Olof Janflod, PR and marketing director at Genelec. "Since its launch the 4000 Series has been embraced by the install market world-wide. We are expanding the range to include a new product that will broaden the appeal of the series and reinforce our position as a leading loudspeaker brand for fixed a

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USA - Ashly's nX family of two- and four-channel power amplifiers has been expanded with the addition of 12 new 800 Watt and 400 Watt models. These medium output amplifiers complement the high-output 3,000W and 1,500W nX models.

All nX Series amplifiers feature Ashly's programmable outputs on each individual channel using rear panel DIP switches to select Low-Z (down to 2 Ohms), or High-Z, (70V or 100V) constant-voltage outputs.

The nX8004 has four channels rated at 800 watts per channel across all programmable outputs. The nX8002 is the two-channel version. The nX4004 offers four channels at 400 watts per channel, while the nX4002 is the two-channel model.

Ashly offers three nX amplifier feature sets. The nX Series is the base level amplifier with Ashly's Energy Management System (Ashly EMS™), a defeatable sleep mode that draws <1 Watt of current when engaged. The nX S

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Germany - A dynamic new event sound design team called Panix has emerged in Germany, specifically focused on bringing the latest audio concepts and technologies to corporate and special events. With particular emphasis on audio showcontrol, imaging and spatialisation, the core team at Panix consists of partners Jorg Rapp and Stephan Diebel who founded the company in late spring of 2013. Recent projects include the vast VW stand at the Frankfurt 2013 IAA motor show plus branding and conference events for Adidas and the Fraunhofer Institute.

Both designers have previously worked on a wide range of specialist audio productions in the event sector, across a broad spectrum of premier clients and brands. Their varied palette of resources includes in-depth expertise with Pro-Tools, Q-Lab and Ableton, and they recently complemented these with the purchase of a TiMax SoundHub-48S/MADI pl

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

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Latvia - Challenged with lighting a huge concert featuring 20,000 performers celebrating Latvian culture in an open air space, lighting designer Normunds Blasãns felt he could only achieve his vision by specifying Philips Vari-Lite's high-output VL3015LT Spots, VL3500 and VL3000 Washes.

Local rental house and production company NA Stage & Light supplied 20 VL3015LT Spot luminaires, 16 VL3000 Washes, and 24 VL3500 Wash fixtures for the massive 25th Latvian Song and Dance Festival, which drew an audience of more than 40,000. The event celebrates Latvian music, dance, art, and culture and took place in the capital Riga's Song Festival at the Open Air Stage - Mezaparks.

"Our job was to light up the open air stage, which had more than 20,000 singers and dancers taking part - a huge space," says NA Stage & Light's Ritvars Sakals. "16 VL3015LT Spots were rigged

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France - The Comédie Francaise in Paris is one of the most revered performing arts institutions in the world, and since 2013, is now operating with Tannoy's QFlex beam-steering technology in its main theatre.

With the recent restoration, the main focus was to restore the room to its former glory, both acoustically and aesthetically. DV2 was commissioned to design, supply and integrate a new sound system and they found the solution in Tannoy's digitally steerable, multi-channel, column array loudspeaker system.

The technology within QFlex means the system is able to achieve even, full-range coverage and SPL which is maintained across the listening plane, and can create an asymmetrical pattern to allow similar SPLs in both the near and far field. It can steer focused beams of acoustic energy to frequencies beyond 12 kHz, which makes it suitable for full-range musical mate

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UK - Liberty Stadium, home to both Swansea City Premier League football club ('the Swans') and the 'Ospreys' RFU club, has become the first English Premier League Football ground to install a Q-Sys audio management system from QSC throughout their arena.

The new system was chosen to provide networked monitoring and control of the existing PA loudspeakers, amplification, monitoring and Voice Alarm systems at the stadium, and required the addition of a new fire-rated fibre-optic backbone and network switches, all of which was installed during the upgrade.

Shure Distribution UK, exclusive distributor of QSC and Q-Sys products in the UK and Ireland, supplied the Q-Sys hardware, which comprised two Core 250i compact integrated processors, six I/O Frame interfaces (two master interfaces in the control room, plus one at each of the main four seating stands at the stadium), and severa

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Russia - Elkruff , the Novosibirsk-based lighting rentals company and one of the biggest in the Urals region, has chosen to invest in 24 of Clay Paky's Sharpy Wash 330s and 12 Alpha Spot QWO 800 STs.

The Russian production company's key market is to develop and deliver integrated creative and technical solutions for events of all sizes. For Elkruff this meant it was looking for robust, fast, compact feature rich fixtures that would offer its diverse client base the most value for its investment.

"Elkruff chose to buy Clay Paky equipment because the company's mission is to stock the latest, most up to date technology," explains Slawa Gartung, Clay Paky sales manager for the region. "In particular the company wanted fast moving fixtures that would offer a wide spectrum of effects, not generally available together in other products. This made the Alpha Spot QWO 800

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USA - Ten Robe Pointes have been delivered to Christ Fellowship Worship Centre in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, specified by lighting designer Aaron Leahy who is responsible for all lighting designs and systems at the 1,747 capacity purpose-built venue.

Christ Fellowship Worship Centre was established in 1984 and stages around four regular weekend services plus additional events.

Leahy first saw Robe's new Pointes at PLASA Focus in Orlando, shortly after the product - Robe's fastest selling to date - was launched at Prolight+Sound 2013 in Frankfurt. He knew immediately that it was the right light for their venue.

Following that, he discussed the matter with Nathan Carroll, director of live production who oversees all Christ Fellowship's technical aspects and arranged for the entire technical team from the Palm Beach Gardens CF campus to have a demo of Pointes at Infocomm

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UK - HHB Communications Ltd. has further strengthened its technical services department with the appointment of Mike Rigby to the role of technical sales support engineer.

Rigby was previously the technical manager at Technical Earth, where he managed the sales, installation and upgrades of recording facilities and venues and specialised in Avid Pro Tools systems. He also studied audio technology and acoustics at the University of Salford.

HHB group sales director Steve Angel comments, "HHB has been providing industry-leading service to the world's top broadcasters, recording studios, post facilities and systems integrators for over three decades. Mike's experience and enthusiasm will complement the department very well, as we continue to provide the high level of service that our customers have come to expect."

Mike Rigby states, "HHB is known throughout the

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UK - Mixing Engineer, Gerard Albo, whose credits cross every genre and extend from Amy Winehouse and Anastacia to the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, chose the new Avid S3L for the current Madeleine Peyroux UK tour.

With Peyroux's style and a voice that has carried her from busking on the streets of Paris to mainstream recognition, the tour embraces her much-loved songbook of reworked and contemporary classics. The tour venues included a sell-out concert at the Royal Festival Hall for the last night of the London Jazz Festival, where she was supported by Manchester-born singer, Josephine.

Gerard Albo has worked with Avid since 2006, when he first used a Venue console for Corinne Bailey Rae. The software gave Albo the method of working and results he wanted and it became the start of his long term rapport with Avid's Sheldon Radford, senior product manager for Live Systems a

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Australia - ULA Group has announced a partnership with LumenRadio and its appointment as Australian distributor of their wireless CRMX technology systems.

"It is with great pleasure and excitement we announce our partnership with LumenRadio", comments Cuono Biviano, managing director of ULA Group. "The CRMX product line is without any doubt the most reliable and advanced wireless DMX/RDM technology in its class, making it a perfect fit into the ULA Group stable of products. Their wireless products range from touring to architectural projects and beyond making most demands a reality. I look forward to working with the highly skilled team at LumenRadio and providing these solutions to our loyal clients and beyond."

Peter Kirkup, VP of Entertainment from LumenRadio says, "ULAs commitment to their product portfolio and to their customers is outstanding! UL

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UK - John Hornby Skewes & Co. Has announced two new Lewitt MTP Live Series flagship models: the MTP940 condenser microphone and the dynamic MTP840. Both models offer wide-ranging features and impressive performance specifications that set new standards in this segment.

The MTP940 boasts comprehensive features and settings typically found only in today's finer reference studio condenser microphones. Three switchable polar patterns - wide cardioid, cardioid and super cardioid - allow for maximum flexibility when dealing with a diverse range of sources and environments; from lead vocals, public speaking, choirs, to classic unplugged situations with a singer and an acoustic instrument. A three-position high-pass filter makes it possible to directly influence the proximity effect, adapting it in the best-possible way to the sound source. Additionally, the three-position pre-attenuati

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USA - LynTec's Remote Power Control Mobile (RPCM) mobile power distro panel was honoured with an LDI 2013 Award for Best Debuting Product of the Year. The solution was selected for its innovative new technology by a panel of industry experts working in conjunction with the editors of Live Design. The award was presented onsite at the LDI show in Las Vegas on 23 November.

"We are elated to receive such a prestigious industry award," said Mark Bishop, president of LynTec. "By creating the market's first intelligent mobile power distribution solution, our RPCM gives customers the powerful features of our RPC panels in a fully portable product. There is nothing like it on the market, and we are very pleased to be recognized for this achievement by our peers."

LynTec's RPCM is the industry's first intelligent power distribution panel to bring three new features

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Canada - Parasol Advanced Systems of Vancouver is spinning after the enormous success of LDI 2013 and the debut of the new STAR600 system, as well as the "incredible reaction to the KLR Kinetic Light Ring and award-winning Parasol ACS Autonomous Carrier System shown at the event".

For those unfamiliar with Parasol, envision a typical live production application where moving lights are used. They are almost always bolted or fastened to a fixed truss and do not move from their rigged point. The Parasol system is an alternate means of moving the source point of a number of automated lighting fixtures along a pre-defined path.

Parasol's patented technology now allows moving lights, lasers, or even cameras to be fixed to moveable carriages that glide the lights along a predefined guide way or track. They are self-propelled, motorized carriages that are controlled by wirel

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UK - Projection Advertising has developed a new, proprietary projection mapping system to maximise the effectiveness of moving head projection systems. Motion Mapper custom software takes 3D objects and computes exact trajectories, ensuring a seamless marriage between projection and pathway and - thanks to the use of a bespoke transport vehicle working in tandem with moving head technology - creates 'daylight visible' performances.

One of the biggest challenges of moving head projection is image distortion, something that Motion Mapper goes a long way to resolving, so maximising the effectiveness of moving head projection technology. In addition, the constant movement generated by the moving head system and the transport vehicle, or RPV (Revolving Projection Vehicle), allows projections to cover larger surface areas, making it easier for projections to be seen during daylight ho

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UK - When faced with the overwhelming choice of lighting fixtures on the market, how can a lighting design and rental company be sure it is making the right decision for its business and its clients when investing in new products? Reading based event lighting specialist, Blinding Light has been in business since 1999 and over the last 14 years has undoubtedly made its mark in what is a fiercely competitive sector. With a diverse client base that demands a range of solutions from corporate and architectural lighting through to full stage artistic rigs at high profile events such as BBC Proms in the Park, Blinding Light has to be sure that its warehouse inventory matches exactly what the client is looking for.

Renowned as one of the industry's stalwarts, lighting designer Anthony (Turbo) Hall has been part of the Blinding Light team since 2011 and played a key role in the company'

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The Netherlands - Solid State Logic has appointed Pro Audio specialist Audio Electronics Mattijsen (AEM) as its Live console distributor in The Netherlands. AEM has been serving the Dutch pro audio industry for over 30 years and is the latest addition to SSL's Live console partner network.

"SSL Live is the high-end mixer solution for which we have been looking for years to complement our portfolio," says Roland Mattijsen, applications specialist and AEM co-owner. "Being ambitious, innovative and able to exceed expectations is not an easy task for any manufacturer. With the Live console, SSL is offering its highly respected SuperAnalogue front-end, 64-bit FP DSP processing and high channel/bus counts at 96kHz throughout.

"With those specs, Live would attract the attention of top sound engineers and designers, even without the SSL badge. We are very proud and

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Peru - Lima-based DBLUX S.A.C. recently debuted its new Meyer Sound Leo linear large-scale sound reinforcement system at the Pilsen Callao Festival in Lima's National Stadium (Estadio Nacional). The Leo system is the first in Peru, and it supported an all-star Latin American lineup headlined by salsa superstar RubénBlades. Covering over 120m of the concert field with no delay towers, the Leo system made a strong impression on veteran FOH mixers.

"I've worked with almost every line array from the major makers, but I've never before had that feeling of unlimited headroom, where there is always room for more, and uniformity is still preserved," recounts Guillermo "Memo" Gómez, FOH engineer for Rubén Blades. "Leo is very different from other systems. The sound quality and coverage are exceptional."

The system was purchased by Andres Cua

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Germany - When we think of tragic love stories, Romeo and Juliet comes instantly to mind, together with the feud between the two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. The story has been rewritten several times over the centuries, always in new ways. This time William Shakespeare's play returns to the stage in the form of a touring rock ballet that starts out in Hamburg and stops over throughout Germany.

This rewrite is the fruit of the creative minds of Rasta Thomas and Adrienne Canterna, the duo behind the international Rock the Ballet show. The lighting was designed by Patrick Woodroffe and Roland Greil from Woodroffe Basset Design, who chose, among other equipment, sixteen Sharpy Washes made by Clay Paky, and a grandMA2 light and Network Processing Unit (NPU) made by MA Lighting.

"Clay Paky Sharpy Washes are unrivalled thanks to their compact size. T

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Germany - Dart Rigging GmbH has been handling rigging on Rammstein shows since 2005 and for the band's last two tours has been using Ron StageMaster wireless load cells by Eilon Engineering to monitor the large set up and any overload issues.

"Rammstein rigs continue to get increasingly complex," states Dart co-owner Martin Gehring, who served as head rigger on Rammstein's 2009-2011 Liebe ist für alle da tour, as well as the 2011-2013 Made in Germany tour, which ended in August.

"When you take into account the automation systems, custom set elements like the special bridge we had for the latest tour and the band's famous logo-cross, and then add in the lighting pods and sound equipment, it's a lot of weight to worry about and load cells were a must."

The Ron StageMaster system's extremely long battery life gives continuous operation for up

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The Netherlands - Yamaha Music Europe GmbH will be showing its full range of products for the installation market at Integrated Systems Europe 2014, including new loudspeakers.

The show sees the launch of significant additions to Yamaha's successful Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) series. These are EN54-24 certified versions of the VXC and VXS loudspeaker ranges, which are specifically designed for use in PA/VA voice alarm systems.

Yamaha's full CIS series will be on show, including all VXC and VXS loudspeakers, XMV multi-channel amplifiers, MTX matrix processors and DCP controllers.

The company will also be demonstrating its Commercial Installation Solutions Speaker Calculator (CISSCA) software. Available as a free download from the Yamaha Pro Audio web site, this Windows application quickly and accurately calculates the number of speakers required for optimum perfo

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