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Since its launch in 2015 AiRAY has performed strongly in the global market, offering as it does an extremely compact and lightweight, yet phenomenally powerful output.

RégieTeK now possesses a full complement of CODA's line-array products and its purchase of AiRAY underlines the esteem in which this fast-growing German brand is held. It was in fact, RégieTeK who had distributed CODA products in France until it was agreed that the brand required a stronger and more streamlined commercial structure through which to access the French market. RégieTeK's continued faith in CODA, speaks volumes.

The inception of CODA Audio France came about as a result of a conflue

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Showtech Event Group from Denmark increased its NEXT-proaudio inventory two months ago, having recently purchased a large quantity of NEXT LA212x and Las418 cabinets from the Portuguese manufacturer.

Sound reinforcement for the Club Awards comprised models from the manufacturer's LA Series, with a total of 16 LA212x, 16 LAs418 as FOH, 28 LA122 as out-fill and delay system, eight LA122W, two Las218 as front-fill and DJ Monitoring, eight Lam112x as stage monitors were used on this edition of Club Awards which was staged at Ballerup Super Arena in front of more than 8000 people. The event was broadcast on MTV the following week.

"This show is the biggest of its kind in Denmark. ShowT

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"Rock Lititz is on the leading edge of reducing cardiac deaths in touring professionals. Rock Lititz gets it," said Dr. Damian Brezinski, president of Keep The Beat Alive.

The training was held on site at Rock Lititz Studio where some of the world's largest tours come to prep before hitting the road. With companies such as ATOMIC, Beame, Clair Global, PEDG and Rock-It Cargo all based in Lititz, it was the perfect match for Keep The Beat Alive.

"Our ultimate goal at Rock Lititz is for every tour to hit the road with a crew that is fully prepared for their tour, which includes being certified in CPR and AED devices. In fact, Keep The Beat

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It also provided a platform to showcase the company's range of products from major brands including Shure, Allen & Heath and Sennheiser. PLASA Leeds delivered two days of constant activity, high quality visitors and high interest in The Warehouse's products.

PLASA was also a platform to announce the opening of The Warehouse's new office in Chorley, Lancashire.

Derek Blair, director of The Warehouse comments, "It's an exciting time for The Warehouse! Not only have we just opened our third office in the North West of England, we have also secured new major brand partnerships with Adamson a

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Located in the city of Salatiga in Semarang, Indonesia, the large capacity Church needed a system to manage FOH and monitors in the main sanctuary, which hosts several different traditional, modern and youth services each day, as well as broadcast feeds for its radio station.

"The church had the opportunity to update its AV equipment, and after much research, dLive came out on top," explains member of Bethany's technical staff, Samuel Aderiel Susanto. "Our church has been using a GL3300 every day for the past 13 years without any problems, so we know A&H is reliable. With the demands of a growing church community, dLive's digital features ensure w

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The deal sees Alphatec Audio Video Pvt Ltd, located in Kolkata, become the primary contact for all eight brands in the country and now offers exclusive access to LAB GRUPPEN and LAKE amplification and processing products along with TANNOY's high performance professional loudspeakers.

Mr Mayank Gaurav, director of sales (installed) for Alphatec Audio Vide, commented: "Tannoy and Lab Gruppen are amongst the most recognised brands in the Indian pro audio industry. They have diverse applications in both the install and tour markets. We are very glad to be given this opportunity to represent such globally recognised

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Founded in 1980 to provide sales, hire and operation of pro sound equipment in Scotland, the company has extended its reach from Edinburgh and Glasgow to a new Manchester location, bringing its blue-chip brand portfolio and specialist expertise into the north of England.

Company directors Derek Blair and Janet Murray joined Gareth Collyer, sales manager of Nexo UK, for a symbolic contract signing at the PLS Show in Frankfurt last month, swiftly following up with an opening order for classic Nexo PS Series cabinets and a quantity of the new super-compact ID Series multi-application loudspeakers. The popular compact GEO M6 line array is also scheduled for delivery.

"I am delighted to secure a partnership with the most respected sales and distribution company in Scotla

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Designed for ENG, outdoor recording and other specialised uses, the hypercardioid, electret-condenser SGM-14 provides the narrow acceptance angle required for these applications and comes with both low cut and pad facilities included. Its extreme directivity enables it to reject or cancel unwanted signals, making it ideal for long distance miking at sport venues, for front-of-stage use for picking up audience reaction and ambience and similar distance applications.

A 78dB signal to noise ratio means the JTS SGM-14 keeps background noise at a very low level, while a full 20-20,000Hz frequency response guarantees audio fidelity. Operating on 9-48 VDC phantom power, the 366.7mm long SGM-14 is built to the usual rugged JTS professional standard and comes complete with a windscreen and mic ho

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The Stages Tour took in Johannesburg (Ticketpro Dome), Durban (ICC Durban Arena) and i Cape Town (Grand Arena, GrandWest) with the full technical supplied by Gearhouse South Africa.

"The main reason we have chosen DiGiCo consoles for the Josh Groban Stages tour was its scalability with a cohesive UI throughout the model range. There is no typical Josh Groban configuration. A show may be just Josh with piano or a trio which adds a guitar," said Beck "There have been shows where Josh has sung with an orchestra or orchestra and full electric band. We needed a console line that would allow us to move our work u

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The respected engineer and record producer, working in the folk genre, was already familiar with the topology of Soundcraft's earlier Vi6, and with his work doubling between that of a live and studio engineer, he knew the benefits of having a full suite of plug-in options at his disposal - and although he considered other options, he was aware that Soundcraft's dedicated Realtime Rack engine runs Universal Audio plug-ins.

This would give him the versatility for keeping the rollicking sound from a theatrical 11-piece traditional band, playing a mix of traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with their acoustic instrumentation fresh.

The inventory was provided by BCS Audi

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Heralded as "a powerful coming together of Eastern and Western musical traditions", Junun comprises compositions performed by Ben Tzur and the nine-piece Rajasthan Express band, with Greenwood adding electronic elements.

"Having used iLive for many years, this was my first opportunity to use A&H's new dLive system," explains McComb. "The Junun act is a big sound with Indian drums, brass, guitars, harmonium, percussion and lots of vocals. For this gig there were 11 musicians on stage with a lot of open mics.

"There was a fantastic range of instrumentation to manage but these guys ca

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While younger audiences will know Zimmer for his many super hero movie scores, most recently Batman V Superman, he has never-the-less inhabited our ears since the early eighties. First gaining attention, in the UK at least, for his work on My beautiful Laundrette, Zimmer has never neglected the human condition: Rainman, Thelma and Louise and more recently Twelve Years a Slave all pay testament to his sensitivity and diversity. To make possible a live rendition of such variet

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Papers are invited on all electroacoustic topics including the following: Cinema Sound, Live Sound, Audio System Design, Case Studies, Environmental Noise Control of Events, Audio/Visual Timing, Intelligibility, Measurement & Evaluation, Loudspeakers and Microphones, Acoustics of Venues.

Offers of papers on any electro-acoustics topic will be considered for the programme.

Abstracts (150 words) for papers plus a short biography of up to 150 words may be sent to linda.canty@ioa.org.uk by Friday 20 May 2016. Final written papers for the Proceedings must be submitted by Friday 30 September 2016.

(Jim Evans)

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The masterclasses will be presented by staff from the Shure MEA office and will include certified sales and technical application training of Shure's new audio solution for AV conferencing - Microflex Advance.

Sessions are open to audio industry professionals, systems integrators, AV professionals and their associated sales teams.

"After a successful event last year, we are excited to welcome the Shure MEA team back in 2016," says Andrew Sorrill who is sales and marketing manager for Shure distributors Wild & Marr. "Shure have a number of new products that we would like to introduce to the market and highlight how flexible they are

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"Once again, Powersoft is offering comprehensive training and demonstration sessions at InfoComm for both our existing user base and those who may be new to our products and software," commented Francesco Fanicchi, head of brand and communications for Powersoft.

"We are pleased to work with InfoComm and Audinate on these training sessions to help integrators and end-users become more familiar with how Powersoft works seamlessly within Dante-based environments. We encourage all InfoComm

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This was a major construction programme and Stage Electrics were involved on-site in the realisation of this transformation for over four years working to the design brief created by Charcoalblue (theatre consultants), Buro Happold (engineers) and Bennetts Associates (architects).

This project was a huge collaborative effort with a number of different contributors all handpicked by the RSC. More recently, Stage Electrics have been engaged by RSC in a technical refit of The Other Place, a space created to house the company while their main theatre was being transformed. The RSC technica

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Leopard's remarkable flexibility and versatility made it the choice for two very different venues. The 1,200-seat Grand Hall at Studentersamfundet (Student Society) in Trondheim uses Leopard to support community events such as theatrical performances and conferences, while the Leopard system at Oslo's 650-capacity Vulkan Arena primarily powers hard rock shows.

"When we first saw Leopard we were amazed by its size," reports Torgeir Aadland, project consultant for audio renovations at the Grand Hall. "It was easily one of the smallest in its class, and we had some concern about it performing to our standards. But Leopard has provided excellent sound quality even at the highest levels, and gives us even horizontal coverage - it's eve

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Well-known in the Dutch music and entertainment industry, Albers has a 20-year track record of success as an international artist manager, theatre and television producer and record company owner.

"I have been involved in the activities of Event Acoustics for some time now," explains Albers. "The company leads the next generation of sound management, with a team that comprises true experts in the field of audio and acoustics. Their work in research and development is way ahead of its time and I am delighted with the decision of Ampco Flashlight Group to give this work priority, putting the globalization of MeTrao high on the agenda."

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Qu-Pad V1.9 now offers complete access to scene management, control of the 15 mixer SoftKeys across the whole Qu range, AMM, I/O patching, and Qu-Drive stereo and multitrack recording / playback facilities. Also new to the app is user permissions with password protected user profiles.

Allen & Heath has teamed up with leading microphone manufacturers, Shure and Sennheiser, to provide channel library presets for a number of popular and industry standard mics. The presets offer the

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Taking place on 16 June at Daytona Sandown Park in Esher, Surrey, the Behind the Scenes Kartfest will see a total of 32 teams test their endurance in three hours of non-stop racing, with a prize for the fastest lap, sponsored by Medialease, followed by an exciting - and amusing - F1-style pit stop challenge.

This year, there's extra entertainment for racers and non-racers alike, including coverage of the day's England v Wales EURO 2016 match, live music from up and coming artists, who are donating their time to play after the race as the sun goes down a Mediterranean-style BBQ and a raffle, which features some great prizes.

"We're absolutely delighted that we've sold out so far in advance of the day," says White Ligh

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Ronkonkoma, New York-based Audio Design Group provided eight Redline RL12 loudspeakers used in monitor mode and placed around the lip of the famous turntable stage. Reuben James, LaBelle's monitor engineer since 2010 had specified bi-amped wedges for the downstage mix.

"The EAW Redline RL12 were more than up to the task," he explains. "I was very impressed by the consistent coverage of the spectrum from 98 dB to the 125 dB climax of the show."

The active Redline Series consists of the RL12, RL15 and RL18S subwoofer. The compact RL12 includes a complete on-board 1,250-watt bi-amplified

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Having gained success with an Alcons system on the Steve Martin/Edie Brickell musical Bright Star, sound designer Nevin Steinberg opted to use Alcons again on Hamilton's Broadway run.

Hamilton, with music and lyrics written by Tony-award and Grammy-award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, is unusual in that it extends the musical dynamic range of Broadway. The music ranges from sparse ballads, via R&B and hip-hop, to a fully-fledged rap battle and the whole show is completely 'sung-through' - meaning that the lyrics provide the only plot

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"The biggest thing was ergonomics", says Peter Randlette, Evergreen's head of electronic media. "You can't sit at the front of some consoles and reach the EQs. And I love the clarity of the [5088's] signal flow, in terms of teaching students fundamental principles of recording and production. It's really straightforward - it doesn't mean it isn't potentially complex, but it 'feels' really good...and the sound has been wonderful."

Their 5088 is outfitted with six Shelford 5052 mic preamp / EQs, eight Shelford 5051 EQ / compressors, eight Portico 5033 EQs, four Portico 5032 mic preamp / EQs, six Portico 5015 mic preamp / compressors, and Rupert Neve Designs' proprietary SwiftMix moving fader automation.

"The quality of the p