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With shrinking R & D budgets, these technological building blocks can be used to both jumpstart new products and refresh current product offerings. Among the components under development are two hardware platforms - to be presented at LDI in Orlando this month - that are designed for efficient customisation and adaptation by licensees.

The first hardware platform is a networked processor component that supports Ethernet, ACN, real?time clock, removable memory, LCD touchscreen and numerous interfaces capable of handling pr

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Jmson has specialised in music and corporate events for over four decades, supplying packages comprising sound reinforcement systems, stage structures and lighting as well as backline. The purchase of the PRO6 consoles was in line with the company's policy of offering state-of-the-art solutions to their customers, as well as a response to the growing demand for digital technology. Adding the DN9696 multitrack recorder to interface with the PRO6s completed the package, allowing for full digital solutions.

"We were already familiar with Midas analogue consoles and were convinced that we could expect the same design, sonic and ergonomic

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"One of my conditions before agreeing to come onboard was that they would redo the sound system," says Matthew "Smitty" Smith, the programming director and venue development consultant for The Starry Plough. "Now when I'm booking national touring acts I can say, 'The money and the hospitality may be the same as the other clubs, but our sound is better.' When I tell bands that we've put in this Meyer Sound system, I get their attention."

A cornerstone of the Bay Area music scene since its debut 35 years ago, the 250-capacity Starry Plough had fallen into a state of disr

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Montreal-based Intellimix Corp is the exclusive distributor in Canada, well-equipped to address all markets with the dBTechnologies range, as their President, Stephen Kosters explains: "With retail and small rental companies, the Opera series fits the bill; whereas we are finding the larger touring, install and contractor markets are well served with the line array."

dBTechnologies' international sales manager Harald von Falkenstein adds: "Working with Intellimix Corp, which has a variety of pro MI and pro audio products in its portfolio, means dBTechnologies can now reach a far wider range of customer groups in this territory."

"I am very proud to be the new distributor in Canada,"

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As well as exhibiting many of the cars that have appeared on the show, the museum was able to turn an existing exhibition dome into the Top Gear Enormadrome, creating much the same atmosphere as is experienced by the show's live audiences in the Top Gear hangar from which the show is transmitted.

Both sound and visuals are important in creating the experience, and it was fortunate that Bose Pro Partner, DJW (D J Willrich), a company with strong local ties to Beaulieu, was able to bring a wealth of experience to the project. David Willrich has been involved in many vis

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In order to maintain its reputation in hotel luxury, Crown Towers recently underwent a refurbishment of all suites in the luxurious 28-storey hotel. The design of the new layout included new carpet, new furniture, new light fixtures and changing the old switching and pot dimmers to a dimming control system.

After a competitive and extensive testing process, Lightmoves was selected to supply and commission the Australian-made Dynalite lighting control system for the entire hotel.

The DDMC802 multi-purpose controller was also a major reason that Dynalite was specified for the project, due to its versatility. The controller allows the flexibility of running

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The Show will be complemented by the Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference, which takes place every four years. This provides a forum for theatre operators and technicians to examine the big issues in stage engineering, lighting, auditorium design, video and audio, reflecting what will be seen at the ABTT exhibition itself.

Show Director, Roger Fox, commented, "Like any sector of the economy the theatre business has been going through difficult times over the last year, but the 2009 ABTT Show was a great success despite the tube strike, with over 110 exhibiting companies, with several new names alongside long-t

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"We assembled a team of experts to examine what console would work best for our new recording arts programme and the decision was unanimous for the SSL Duality," says Jake Niceley, instructor of music production technology at the school. "We are teaching the craft of sound recording and, in addition to the excellent EQ and dynamics processing on the console, we will use many types of analogue outboard gear.

"Interfacing this gear cannot be easily accomplished through a control surface. Duality also allows us to address our different DAW platforms right from the console and that is very important to us. We will use a wide variety of equipment to educate our students in the art o

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With the rebranding exercise nearly finished it was imperative that a new play list was created quickly and PEL Music & Media rose to the challenge. PEL's studio programmers worked closely with Zizzi to define the style, tempo and volume required to create the right atmosphere. The result is a mixture of Latin and Jazz based music that isn't overtly comme

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"The timing on this project was perfect," says Steve Cohan, Intelix CEO. "Intelix and Full Compass both saw the need for larger facilities. They just completed construction on their new facility, leaving a state-of-the-art complex looking for another hi-tech tenant."

The relocation allows Intelix to grow its workforce, including the addition of new sales and engineering positions.

"Our current location stymies growth," says Maggie Ellison, Intelix human relations coordinator. "We continue to add staff and we anticipate growing our employee base by at least 10% in the next six months. Our current location is completely maxed out. The new facil

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The Website is divided in three main sections: Towers for events, Towers for installations and Accessories.

Each model has its own page and the visitor can easily compare features of the different towers, thanks to the comparative product table. All the pictures, user manuals and certificates can be downloaded directly from the website.

Another advantage is that visitors can get a quote directly from the Website for the lifting towers they are interested in.

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The Alley Theatre, home to the 824-seat Hubbard and 310-seat Neuhaus stages, uses the CellCom system as the main method of communications for the entire backstage crew, from stage manager, to light and soundboard operators, to wardrobe and house managers.

According to Pierre Dupree, the sound supervisor for the Alley Theatre, the CellCom solution is miles ahead of its competition. "The reception and sound are fantastic," he says. "It's much better than other wireless communication products; the sound comes through very clearly. We also appreciate the ease with which we can recharge the beltp

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The festival, which was co-sponsored by Harman International's professional division's India distributor Hi-Tech Audio Systems, ran from 16-22 September and featured a variety of events that included a fashion show, various dance and singing competitions, a fine arts competition, and multiple concerts.

Harman Professional played a central role at each event. AKG was used every day and drew praise from many of the bands wh

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Various combinations of iDR-32 and iDR-48 MixRacks with iLive-T80 and iLive-T112 Control Surfaces, were purchased by installation and hire specialist, Alpha Audio in Co. Down; PA company, MK Audio in Co. Derry; hire and installation firm, Alan Nolan in Co. West Meath; touring band, SUSST from Co. Louth; Led Zeppelin tribute band, The Rubber Plants from Co. Tyrone; pro audio retailer, Reynolds of Raphoe in Co. Donegal; and installation company, Decibel Audio in Co. Tipperary.

Nolan Sound, whose clients include popular Irish singer, Daniel O'Donnell, purchased two systems. Owner, Alan Nolan, comments, "We already have several digital consoles on our inventory but I was so impressed by the sound quality

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The exclusive Club 2.35:1 is located in the Berns Salonger basement and features three vast 37m and eight 12m video screens discreetly hidden behind black glass, providing a special visual experience for guests. A high quality audio system was required to match the cutting edge visuals, so local audio specialists Electrosound chose a 7.1+1 surround Alcons system.

The system comprises four Alcons VR12 for the front left/right arrays, with eight VR8 for the surround and a further four VR12 covering the dance floor and surround rear. The main sub cluster is formed in a Bessel-array and comprises nine Alcons CRMS 1 x 15" c

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To assure the experience will be as intense and immersive as the films themselves, the sound is mixed using the Studer Vista 5 SR digital live mixing console featuring the Vistonics user interface. The Vista 5 SR is handling 110 inputs per night for a massive symphony orchestra playing beneath a 60x30ft high-definition projection screen. In the words of Steve Colby, the FOH mixer for the touring show, "Everything about this production is big, and the Vista 5 SR has not skipped a beat."

Colby, who has been the primary FOH m

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Located on the west side of the Hall, and formerly known as the West Theatre, the room provided the original home for the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1906 until 1957 and, as such, has played host to many theatre professionals such as Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Judi Dench. A £1million renovation has seen the room turned into a highly-functional multi-purpose venue, raised flooring removed to create one large space, the original floor-to-ceiling windows restored and with an audience capacity of up to 350 people; when not in use for performances, it

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The school's football stadium, in its current location since the 1950s, was rechristened W.L. Varner Stadium, in honour of its favourite son. Following a fire last year, the 5000-seat venue underwent extensive renovation, and now boasts a new press box, full-length bleacher seating and a sound system featuring weather-resistant R-Series Community professional loudspeakers.

Woodruff's audio supervisor Brad Phillips, who handled most of the project himself, explains that the fire was something of a mixed blessing. "Since the fire had completely destroyed the stadium'

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The ILite LED tiles were all provided by AVP and deployed in a complex configuration for the event. AVP worked closely with the Asia Television design team and production crews to configure the visual display stage backdrop in a relatively short period of time. What's more, as is standard with all Barco rental partners, along with the visual solutions, AVP also provided professional technical support 24/7 throughout the event. The team effort paid off, as the show was a resounding success. Miss Xu Ying, from the Chinese mainland, won the crown as Miss Asia 2009.

The black Barco ILite

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The main design attraction of this five-star, 500-room, 85,000sq.m complex, is the curvilinear grid-shell covered with over 5,300 diamond-shaped steel panels, containing nearly 5000 RGBW LED fixtures, each controlled by e:cue's Control Server through RDM protocol. 32 e:cue Butler XTs (RDM capable) provide bidirectional communication between the LED lighting on the grid-shell, and e:cue's Control Server for status monitoring of LEDs. The system sends status reports to building management

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532m households tuned in across the world to see the evening's events unfold. Hostess Katy Perry dazzled audiences with her array of costumes as the MTV EMA's lived up to their glamorous reputation. Beyoncé, Jay Z, Shakira, Green Day and Tokio Hotel all added style and substance performing live in Berlin's 02 World, while U2 played a live set to an additional 10,000 fans at the Brandenburg Gate.

Commented Jane Fraser, co-executive producer, MTV Europe Music Awards, "So many elements come into play when considering security for an event of the scale of the MTV Europe Music Awards - from forward-planning and preparation, to the understanding of stakeholder co

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"The close proximity, which enables frequent contact with and visits to DPA users, has both increased our understanding of the different regional markets and strengthened ties to our distributors on sales and marketing related matters," says Kimura. "This has ensured more sales opportunities and increased brand awareness, especially concerning DPA's new product introductions within the broadcast and live segments."

Kimura has recently overseen two major projects in these markets. In Seoul, DPA's Korean distributor Best Leading Solutions supplied rental company Seoul Sound with 50 DPA 4099 clip microphones and 20 DPA 4061 miniatures for a concert hosted by national broadcaster KBS at the Yong-In spo

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Called Martin RADAR, an acronym for Remote Access Diagnostics And Reporting, the information feedback and monitoring system enables users to communicate with lighting fixtures by gathering lighting fixture data remotely and sending it to operators for immediate attention. It allows troubleshooting and fixture repair to be completed in minutes instead of hours, cutting down on expensive repair time and increasing productivity and ROI.

Martin RADAR uses RDM to collect fixture data from an installed system - or from a rig before and during a show - and then modifies it if needed (DMX, lamp, fixture status, etc.). It enables checking lighting equipment and diagnosing any problems from the convenien

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Procon Event Engineering supplied equipment and crew for lighting the event, which consisted of 60 Ireos 7Kw, eight Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300, 80 Kolorado MKII, 140 Alpha HPE and 150 MAC 2000 Wash for a total of 14 universes. The fixtures were placed on the floor on each level, on top of each tower and in back of the building. Lighting designer was Durham Marenghi. Associate lighting designer was Nick Jones and programming by Phil Cole.

Project manager, Laurent Delahaye consulted with François Vandermeeren, onsite manager for Procon to find a wireless DMX system for the job. Vandermeeren used one W-DMX S-2 with 12dBi ante