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Home to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra for the past four years, Benaroya Hall recently installed ten Soundweb 9088ii digital signal processors as part of a discrete new vocal reinforcement system for its 2,500-seat S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium. CCI Systems of Olympia, working closely with the Harman Professional Projects Group (HPPG), provided the system’s design and installation.

Two of the BSS Audio processors are utilized to provide DSP, EQ and delay for a new central cluster of custom JBL loudspeaker enclosures powered by existing Crown Macro-Tech MA5002VZ amplifiers. A third 9088ii does likewise for speakers addressing the stage lip and orchestra/monitor sections. The remaining seven processors are similarly called upon to provide individual delays, EQ and signal processing for 56 JBL HTI6 speaker boxes, all driven by a rack of Crown CP660 six-channel power amplifiers

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Further to the announcement last week of a new distribution agreement for Greece, ARX Systems, the Australian based manufacturer of professional audio products announce the appointment of Istanbul based Park Audio & Lighting Systems as the company’s exclusive distributor to the Turkish market. ARX’s managing director Colin Park told PLASA Media: "ARX is delighted to have Oktay Karasoglu and his team at Park Audio & Lighting Systems on board as our new exclusive distributor for Turkey. With the new Installation products ARX is releasing this year, Oktay will be well placed to further develop ARX's presence in this very competitive market."

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(Lee Baldock)

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Arbiter has supplied Lisburn-based audio supplier DL Electronics with a wide assortment of AKG microphones as part of a complete audio refit at St Eugene's Cathedral in Derry. DL Electronics’ David Dalzell is a long term advocate and supplier of AKG, specifically of their Discreet Acoustics range which he’s supplied previously on numerous successful church installations in Ireland.

For the St Eugene's refit, AKG was therefore a logical choice for David, who worked on the project with acoustic consultant Peter Lloyd of Hollywood, NI-based Lloyd Associates and Liam O'Hagan of Derry-based electrical consultants, Delap & Waller. Dalzell chose six GN155SET mics - the latest addition to the Discreet Acoustics range - coupled with CK31 cardioid capsules for the installation. These are utilized at the Bishop's chair, the Priest's chair, the baptismal font, one either side of the f

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While the sensory experience of Dolby 5.1 surround sound has become fairly commonplace, few have experienced the benefits provided by its latest-generation 15.1 successor. Such a system is due to open later this spring at Legoland California, when the 128-acre theme park north of San Diego unveils a new four-dimensional, large-screen video attraction at its LEGO Showplace Theatre.

The show, which will prominently feature white-knuckle automotive thrills as provided by the Lego Racers, will utilize a pair of 12,000 lumen Panasonic PT-D9600U projectors to convey its visual drama, and 16 PowerLight amplifiers from QSC to fuel its larger-than-life 15.1 surround sound. While El Segundo-based Edwards Technology was made responsible for installing the theatre's video and audio systems, Legoland California’s own technical guru Paul Beach will oversee daily operations. Commenting on the s

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Marquee Audio have supplied and fitted a Nexo PA system - and sound processing - to the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell. Part of the South Hill Park complex, the 350-seat Wilde Theatre has a busy programme of incoming shows and community events, and successfully applied for an Arts Council National Lottery grant to upgrade the sound and lighting.

The theatre had already been using Marquee Audio to provide ancillary equipment - such as mics and stands - when the contract went out to tender. And of the three companies who submitted quotes, Marquee Audio came out on top. "They offered the best package, and best service," said senior sound technician, Philip Hoegger. "We went on past experience, price and service, and throughout the install period Marquee were extremely helpful and responsive. "Having considered various sound systems, we knew we wanted Nexo."

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Around 2,500 guests were on hand for the presentation of the Freiburg Nightlife Awards to the establishments and individuals considered to have made the greatest contribution to the nightlife of the city. Messetechnik Bächle, Mammagamma and Dynacord provided the sound.

Freiburg, situated in the Black Forest in southern Germany, has a vibrant nightlife with a wide variety of clubs, bars, cafes and a highly diverse cultural scene. To celebrate all this, in 1999, event organisers 'Endless Event', the scene magazine 'Sub Culture' and the Ganter brewery created the 'Freiburg Nightlife Awards'. The response was so favourable that they decided to present the coveted awards for a second time on 9 March, 2002.

The voting was done by SMS. People were asked to vote for a winner in 10 categories: Best Club/Disco, Best Event, Best DJ (in six categories: techno, house, hip-hop etc.), Best Cafe/B

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The OB Division of BBC Resources Ltd have upgraded their fleet of Soundcraft broadcast desks, to extend their coverage of prime motor sports events. Contracted by production company, Chrysalis TV, BBC Resources produce coverage for Carlton TV of the F1 Grand Prix season and the World Rally Championships, which are screened on Channel 4.

Technical development manager Julian Parsons explained that the OB Division had been in the process of decommissioning two 16-channel B800 desks from older vehicles, while at the same time a further desk was reaching the end of its lifespan. Their solution was to approach Soundcraft, who agreed to build both the original modular broadcast desks into a single-frame mixer, which was this month installed in the principle OB truck. Last month the new 32-channel, eight-group board completed its first Grand Prix in San Marino successfully.

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Audio-Technica microphones have been called up to play a significant role in the 2002 World Cup by host broadcasters HBS. Following a successful domestic season on Premiership duty, A-T microphones have been specified for the tournament by Robert Edwards, sound director of Video Sound Services Limited (UK).

The AT895 digital array system is specifically detailed in the Audio Production plan for coverage of each manager’s bench at every one of the World Cup’s 60 games. Broadcasters are able to book specific circuits to independently access these microphones, which make up the core of the ‘Team A’ and ‘Team B’ feeds, available to broadcast companies around the world through HBS. They are also mixed in as part of the overall World TV feed, and will be used at half time for pitch side interviews.

The off-axis rejection capabilities displayed by the AT8

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Audace Ltd, manufacturers of the Intelliplate programmable remote control system for DSP-based audio installations, announced at the NSCA convention that US distribution had been agreed. In collaboration with Comsec International, Audace's global distributor, International Sales of San Diego have been appointed to carry the line exclusively in the US. International Sales will also be representing the brand in the Pacific Rim and in Canada.

Bryan Waters, managing director of Audace Ltd, commented on the appointment: "I have known Bardy at International Sales since my time at Allen & Heath and I know that he will do an excellent job for us in the various territories. This is a key step in the development of our business and, combined with the launch of our US-format panels at NSCA, we have all the tools in place to service the needs of our developing North American customer base.&qu

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Meyer Sound's UK distributor, Autograph Sales Ltd, has recently supplied theatre sound specialists, Orbital, with a Meyer Sound M3D line array loudspeaker system, which is making its world-wide theatrical debut on Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest sensational musical production Bombay Dreams. The show, which opens at London's Apollo Theatre on 19 June, fuses the colourful harmonies of Indian film composer AR Rahman with Meera Syal's script, to bring a taste of Bollywood to London's West End.

Following a blind listening test last summer, Meyer Sound's M3D system was specified by sound designer, Mick Potter, and the production's creative team, including Lloyd Webber. Potter has had a long involvement with Starlight Express, which recently closed at the Apollo after an 18-year run and which was the home to one of Meyer Sound's first theatrical applications using the MSL-3 system.

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Arbiter PLC, JBL’s exclusive UK distributor, has supplied leading UK audio rental company SSE with 24 JBL VerTec VT4889 line array cabinets. This is SSE’s first purchase of VerTec, and will immediately be utilized during their schedule for the Capital Radio Party In The Park/Power In The Park series, and on the EMAP Feel The Noise summer outdoor road show season. These events are staged all across the UK, primarily featuring playback performances of the UK’s best-loved pop stars, and attracting sell-out audiences of between 20,000 and 70,000.

Production time is always short on these shows, so getting the rig up and running quickly is absolutely vital. SSE’s Chris Beale says: "We chose VerTec because it’s the lightest, fastest, easiest-to-rig line array system currently available. It sounds fine, is very economical on truck space - and totally fitted t

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A collaboration between ScanAudio, LMC Audio, BSS Audio and Kelsey Acoustics has resulted in an ambitious pilot scheme to allow monitoring of epileptic patients at St. Pier’s School in Lingfield, the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy.

The system - designed to alert staff both visually and audibly to a possible emergency situation - is networked via BSS Soundweb 9088 digital devices. In standby mode, the block of six rooms is monitored using boundary microphones installed above the bed heads. The control panel features audio activity LED to indicate which room or rooms may need attending, while staff are able to use the visual monitor to identify which room to listen to more closely, using a solo room-select button. The threshold sensitivity of the microphone may be adjusted so that unwanted background noise is not relayed to the loudspeaker monitor.

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Biamp Systems, a provider of professional audio electronics, has signed a licensing agreement for echo and noise cancellation technologies with Gentner Communications, a division of ClearOne Communications Inc. As a result, Biamp and Gentner will jointly design a multi-channel card using the echo and noise cancellation technologies for integration into Biamp’s AUDIA line of digital audio processing and networking systems. The introduction of this technology will serve to expand the scope of potential applications for the AUDIA digital audio platform to include audio conferencing capabilities.

"This partnership furthers Gentner’s OEM strategy of leveraging our core audio technologies to extend beyond traditional audio conferencing markets," said Frances Flood, president and chief executive officer of ClearOne. "Biamp is a solid company with a great reputati

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UK-based company DiGiCo (UK) Ltd has acquired the assets, core business and intellectual property rights of Soundtracs Plc of Epsom Surrey. DiGiCo co-founder, Eric Wade of Atlanta, Georgia, USA told us: "We are pleased to announce this acquisition and look forward to taking the excellent digital console platform and products, distributed globally by Soundtracs, to the next level in the pro audio Industry. The Soundtracs digital platform is conceptually and intuitively, one of the most robust products available on the market today and our goal is to enhance current distribution and market share in order to establish it more broadly in the Industry." Both Bob Doyle and Dave Webster, formerly with the Klark Teknik Gourp, have joined DiGiCo (UK) as managing and marketing directors respectively.

Both Todd Wells, managing director and chairman of Soundtracs Plc and Liam Tebbs, Soun

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One of the UK’s most notable dance venues, the Middlesborough Empire, has continued its systematic sound upgrade with Martin Audio by turning the upper circle of the famous old theatre into a self-contained 500-capacity ’70s themed venue. Co-owner Barry Faulkner confirmed that a new Blackline system had been imported to complement the powerful Wavefront rig (eight W8C, 12 WSX subs) downstairs, which pumps music from the nation’s top DJs into the 1100-capacity main auditorium.

The club’s relationship with Martin Audio began when design engineer Rod Short joined the High Wycombe-based manufacturers back in April 1995. Rod had designed the original club system at The Empire, while working with his previous company - but quickly turned the club round to Martin. This time around he designed a system which was supplied through Dial Sound & Lighting in Yorkshire. Four

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Midland Sound & Light has become the first UK hire company to order Soundcraft’s new MH4 multi-purpose mixing console, adding it to their inventory of Soundcraft boards. Proprietor Andy Salmon placed the order with Marquee Audio, extending a relationship that began when he ordered his first Series 5 FOH desk, and later a monitor board.

The experienced Leicester-based company specializes in light entertainment, including stand-up comedy, such as The League of Gentlemen, French & Saunders and Victoria Wood - as well as bands such as Jools Holland and Fairport Convention. With the reduced number of inputs required by spoken voice, the MH4 - configured as a 32-channel with four stereo inputs - will thus give them the opportunity to use the desk in mixed monitor/FOH mode.

This new facility marks Soundcraft’s entry into the multi-purpose live performance console market, as its

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Simple Minds, one of the most definitive rock bands of the 1980s, are back on the road again having just completed the UK leg of their first major world tour since 1995. The Floating World Tour is based around their latest album, ‘Cry’ plus a healthy dose of their biggest hits. Handling the audio for the tour is Belgian rental company EML, with Patrick Demoustier at FOH with his Midas XL4 console, and a number of EV RE-1 microphones and RE-1 wireless guitar systems.

Patrick first worked with Simple Minds in 1997 at Night of the Proms, a huge musical extravaganza in Belgium. "We struck up an instant rapport there, and I've worked with them ever since," he confirmed. "Last time was an arena tour. This time the band has gone for slightly smaller venues with the result that it's sold out everywhere and they've had to announce new dates, so it's been

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Planned for August 6, The Birmingham Carnival will take four hours to travel the five miles from Hansworth to Perry Park. Fresh from their success last year, with a powerful combination of Cerwin Vega’s Intense rig supplied by Lamba, Matthews Electronics have intensified the rig for this year’s lead float. Matthews’ Mark Hutchins explained: "Last year, we had to under-power the rig, but this year we have 2.5kW per side to run the six T-250 mid tops, 3.5kW per side for the eight compact T-36 subs and 4.5kW per side to run the four SUB-218s."

He explained that they tested the rig on a three-acre rugby ground against the wind - and the sound carried beyond the end of the park. "In effect we are running 21,000W RMS on a single float, which will consume 120 amps of power," said Mark. Which will provide food for thought for the DJ and 25-30 dancers who w

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ARX Systems, well known for its range of innovative signal processing solutions, has released the new Barmix MultiMedia zoner/mixer. Ideal for multiple input multi-zoned applications, the Barmix distributes a microphone and four stereo signals to two separate stereo zones. Comprehensive mic EQ, plus externally switchable voice override, separated zone Level Control, EQ and LED Metering, Balanced and XLR outputs, complete this simple-to-use but powerful processing package. An optional local or remote VCA Remote Master zone control PlugIn will be available in July 2002.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Professional audio systems specialists Shermann UK is ensuring that former sixties pop idol Helen Shapiro ends her touring career on the right note. Shapiro, 55, who shot to fame as a 14-year-old with the number one hit ‘Walking back to happiness’ has begun an 80-date farewell UK concert tour. PA rental company Crystal Clear Audio is using a Shermann CA9/CB218 loudspeaker system on the tour, along with a number of Shermann stage wedge monitors.

"Helen Shapiro has been using our systems for several years in association with Crystal Clear Audio and we are delighted to be playing a part in her farewell tour," said Shermann UK owner Ken Hughes. The company is no stranger to major musical events and concert tours, having provided sound systems for a host of stars over the last 19 years through its user network of professional rental companies.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Hull company Tega has recently completed the installation of sound and lighting at Hull University Union’s new venue, ‘Asylum’. The union building, dating from the seventies, has never had a proper venue for events, and until recently the refectory area was pressed into service. This was far from ideal as equipment had to be removed after every event, and the ceiling height was less than 10 feet.

The long-awaited new venue has been designed by Big Blue and features a large stage, sprung dancefloor, DJ booth and bar area with permanently installed sound and effects lighting. Tega have worked closely with the University on many events in the past, and, as a result of their good support service, were awarded the sound and lighting contract. The main sound system uses the Union’s eight existing EAW KF650 boxes, which are flown above the stage on custom-designed fram

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Seoul's Sangam Stadium will be the site of the 2002 World Cup Opening Ceremony on May 31. To provide the best possible sound reinforcement, with the added demand of portability and fast removal, Korean rental sound companies Daishin Sound and Kukae Sound have teamed up to provide a total of 64 VerTec line array speaker systems. The JBL VT4889s are mounted on 16 portable sound system carts, which can be wheeled into position around the field perimeter, then quickly removed as required.

In addition to JBL VerTec loudspeaker systems, a wide variety of audio products from Harman Professional brands are in use. "This event is a real logistical challenge, and the VerTec speakers specified by audio director Michael Abbott are a highly effective choice," commented Cheol Yoon of Daiyoung Corporation, distributor of AKG, BSS, Crown, JBL and Soundcraft products in Korea. "Their lig

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Since its first seven-minute show performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, Riverdance has gone on to be one of the most successful international dance shows ever. In 1997, the show was split into two touring companies, with the Liffey covering Europe and Asia (currently in the UK until the end of June), and the Lagan touring North America and Australia. Since the disastrous fire in Madrid nearly a year ago that destroyed almost the entire Liffey production, the show is now back on the road and sounding even better than before.

Thanks to efforts from Shuttlesound and the Riverdance crew, the show was rebuilt from scratch in just two weeks, but since then some key changes have been made to the system. Riverdance sound supervisor Barry McLeod explains: "I don't want to say that the fire did us a favour - that might be stretching the point somewhat, but it certainly made us r

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MC2 Audio has appointed Group One Ltd in New York as its US distributor. Group One was formed in 1992 by Jack Kelly and Chris Fichera and in 1994 they merged the company with Celco Inc to create the company now known as Group One Ltd.

Group One is an importer and distributor for a number of professional audio and lighting manufacturers and operates primarily through a network of independent sales representatives with a client base of nearly 1,000 different dealer and contractor accounts. The company is based in Farmingdale, New York, and included in their 13,000sq.ft facility is a 1,500sq.ft demo room where customers are invited to audition the array of lighting and sound products.

The MC2 Audio brand joins well-known names such as Celestion, XTA Electronics, Milab Microphones and Cadac in Group One's portfolio of audio products. MC2 Audio products were launched in the US by Group On

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