"We desperately needed a change of image because there were a lot of new venues arriving in the high street," said Stevens. "It was important that we moved with the times and kept ahead of the competition." The new Bar West One boasts a 6ft extension in the room, with bold colours, a curved ceiling, a granite bar, a neat perspex back bar grid lit by AVR Colourmaster colour changers, and a punchy TOA sound system.
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The event was also covered by all the national TV newsreels. The Outline F.O.H. system - helmed by Marco Covaccioli (Alex Baroni’s sound engineer) and Enrico Chiarioni - was made up of twelve Tripla II and 12 Victor Live subwoofers, backed up by three Tripla II on near-field dut
The challenge that faced the consultants was not only the difficult acoustic (RT > 3 sec) but also finding a solution that would have the minimum visual impact. Extensive acoustic treatment was not possible as the finishes in the room are listed. This listed status also meant that installing a distributed system was impossible. So, as a result of this, PGA decided to investigate an AXYS Intellivox solution and a demonstration quickly followed. The performance of the system coupled with its unobtru
Running parallel with the upgrade at the Racecourse’s bars, restaurants, function rooms, private boxes, conference and exhibition facilities, was the construction of a new stand. But Race-Tech’s head of sound, Robin Dibble, noted that the entire complex - including all the bars and leisure areas - had been refurbished. "It’s been overhauled from the ground up," he said. The audio system replaces what he describes as a 'home b
Ashton is well qualified for the task, having started his professional life with a disco equipment hire company in the early ’80s before moving into the AV market, installing numerous pavilions at both World Expo '88 in Brisbane and Expo 92 in Seville, Spain. Returning to Australia he enjoyed further AV stints with Total Concept Projects and then Gearhouse Systems. He then moved into wholesale area with Audio Telex, "distributing product to the guys who used to be my competition on install quotes!"
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Top of the line custom-designed Penny & Giles crossfader and line faders are installed on this mixer, offering three-way adjustable curve control. In addition, Stanton has included an extra crossfader, the newly redesigned CFF2 Foc
Visitors to the new site will also be treated to a dynamic magazine service, which delivers breaking news of product launches and high profile applications of A-T products direct to their desktops. Other features of the site include a monthly competition to win A-T products, a technical help desk, a comprehensive product review section and a new area entitled ‘Out There’ which lists the artists and bands who are using A-T products either in the stu
The club is split into two floors. Downstairs, Colin placed JBL Control 28 speakers and SB2 subs in the walk-in area, with more of both speakers at the far end of the bar. This section of the club is a heavy-duty wine bar, open every night of the week. It has a small dancefloor, lit with MAD Scans and MAD QStars, a
"I wanted a diversity of electronics, and Stanton fitted three sets of decks in three locations - the main arena, the Dome café and the Backstage bar," he said. "These cartridges performed flawlessly
"We are encouraging agency agreements on various products so that we can put together complete sound systems, but with the type of support that retail outlets seem unable to offer," explained Mark Astley, MD of Audio Resources. "To us, support is just as important as making the sale, therefore the new facility will not be a basic music shop or audio supermarket. We want customers to come along and visit our demonstration and training suite. The emphasis will be supply of the correct gear for a custo
"We have admired Sabine equipment for some time," said Paul Maher, managing director of Audio-Technica Ltd, "and we are very excited to include Sabine DSP products within the product range that we offer."
Sabine’s president, Doran Oster, added: "Partnership is the key element in this agreement. Audio-Technica is an undisputed leader in the microphone world . . . Our customers in the UK will benefit from the synergy of this new situation."
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All the Meyer cabinets are self-powered, and are configured into various zones. The system consists of two main left and right hangs, followed by two further 90° dispersion side hangs (all a combination of M3D and M2D) designed to extend clear reproduction all the way round, since all of the shows are completely sold out. For the Manchester and Wembley shows a third hang supplemented the central rear area coverage. Capital’s
Gerry Frost, Lamba’s sales director, also felt the timing of the move could hardly have been better for his company. "This is an opportunity for Lamba to build on its long relationship with Mar
"QSC is one of the most visible and credible brands in professional audio. My goal is to take that leverage and build an assortment of loudspeaker products that will be in line with the quality, ruggedness and reliability that is synonymous with QSC," says Manor. "Where I can see myself adding value to this newly-created position is by inserting myself as the conduit between R&D and Sales to produce products that more closely match the needs of our customers."
Manor comes over from a six-and-a-half-year tenure at JBL Professio
Overlooking Poole Quay, the new bar was developed at a cost of £1.6m and designed by world-renowned architect and designer Stuart Jones of Design Mode. Stuart has blended soft nautical themes with up to date, modern architecture and interior styling, and, with a capacity of nearly 1000, Oyster Quay is now proving to be the new place to be seen in Poole. Divided into five zones, the exquisite venue is centred round a circular bar, which features an 80-gallon aquarium, and is comp
The combined portfolio means that the group has a much wider range of products and solutions for their existing markets. Manufacturing and production of the current portfolio of Amek and DAR products is being integrated into the Potters Bar facilities that already house Soundcraft and BSS
Dominic's first priority will be to take on the management of VDC's key accounts customers such as RS Components, Farnell, Maplins and the BBC. "As well as looking after the top accounts in the UK, I will be responsible for spearheading the company into new and exciting markets. These fresh commercial opportunities may be found here in the UK, in different industrial sectors to those in which
Designed to be used with standard backcans, the Control 26-DT is a coaxial low/high frequency driver assembly, with a network and transformer. Without a dedicated backcan assembly, the Control 26-DT is applicable for new construction in which installation of the backcan and wiring must be inspected prior to the final completion of the finished ceiling. The Control 26-DT can also easily be used as a retrofit loudspeaker in cases where standard backcans and 8" ceiling speakers were previously used.
The low frequency driver has a 6.5" polypropylene-coated cone for reliability and long life. The high frequency tweeter
For the second successive year, the Mackie HDR24/96 was chosen to record and broadcast the event. "These units played a fundamental role in the broadcast sound," explained Pavarotti's sound engineer John Pellowe, wh
Employing a standard 1/2-inch tone arm mount, this latest addition to Shure's line of DJ cartridges maintains an essentially flat frequency response from 20 to 20,000Hz. Backed by a full one-year warranty, accessories offered with each unit include an extra set of four headshell wires (4-99), a stylus cleaning brush, user's guide, all mounting hardware and a stylus guard. An optional needle t
Chris’ background in theatre sound strengthens Blitz's presence in this field, bringing valuable experience to the whole Group. He has 23 years experience in theatre and conference sound, having worked as a sound designer, consultant and production engineer on many major productions worldwide. He joins Blitz having spent the last eight years based first in Brazil, and then in Oman. During that time, he worked as a freelance sound design and production engineering consultant. Before this, he was general manager of Theatre Projects Sound Division, handling many major corporate presentations, and prior to that worked for the Royal
The SR4200Pro is a 19" rack mountable, multi-channel AV receiver/amplifier, with built-in decoders for Dolby Prologic II, Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel signals, with 12 surround modes. Power amplifier output is 70W RMS (into 8 ohms) for each of the five channels, ensuring powerful surround-sound performance in a wide range of configurations. A switchable stereo mode provides amplification of the front left and right channels through left and right rear surround outputs when required, along with a combined mono signal for the centre channel speaker. The unit incorporates a programm
Elarcon, which is the installation division of prominent Russian distributor, MixArt, was asked to supply a system that reflected the full flexibility of the venue. As a result, a 40-channel Allen & Heath ML5000 live sound VCA console was selected to perform all front-of-house and monitor mixing tasks. In addition to its eight VCA groups, the mixer has a flexible output structure, allowing any combination of up to 16 auxiliary sends and up to eight audio sub
The PA system is divided into two elements: the live stage set-up comprises a left/right rig of Floodlight Series TFL-760Ht trapezoidal loudspeakers, complemented by TSW-718 folded horn bass enclosures stacked directly below, plus TFM-202 passive two-way floor monitors. Overall system control is provided via the LMS-D6 digital loudspeaker management system. The second system is designed to create a surround-style set up for the DJ, using one Floodlight Series TFL-760Ht positioned on each corner of the dance floor, with a TSW-718 directly below to cover the rear area. Blue Audio also provisioned a
