Ebdon first used the 64-channel D5 Live on Annie Lennox's tours of Europe and the US earlier this year. The 24-bit audio board interfaces with the stage inputs through a proprietary fibre-optic network that allows for cable runs of up to
Once again FX Rentals has played a large part in the scoring process. The West London-based hire specialist supplied transportable recording packages based around a Pro Tools Mix system and numerous Pro Tools edit systems, Prism ADA8 A/D converters, a Studio Network Solutions Storage Area Network (SAN), MADI routers and converters and a host of ancillary equipment to capture the orchestrations of composer Howard Shore. The soundtrack was recorded direct to hard disc with a Sony PCM3348HR as back-up by scoring engineer John Kurlander, who was based at Abbey Roa
Stone added that Stagetec Distribution Ltd, the UK distributor for Compulite and LSC is not affected by the liquidation of S
SymNet Designer 4.0 adds a new level of flexibility and capability to the successful SymNet platform. New features include a revamped system architecture with 1,000 presets, dynamic feedback control with Feedback Fighter and notch filter modules, additional levels off security, power failure indicator, and nine more matrix mixer modules, which further expand the already comprehensive feature set of the system. Improvements in navigation, labelling, communication, graphics, and firmware management contribute to easier and more straightforward system design and layout.
SymNet now has digital I/O functionality thanks to the int
Adlib - based in Liverpool, where football is religion - emulated their home turf by fielding two teams - FC Adlib, captained by Dave Jones, and Adlib FC, led by Jean Luc Picard. A team from Lite Alternative had to pull out at the last minute - vicious rumours were circulating that this was to save themselves the embarrassment of the token lampies near certain collection of the Plastic Spoon fifth place prize!
The competition was run, league style, with the top point earners playing each other in the Championship Final, and teams 3 and 4 playing off to
Bonfiglio's development and implementation of strategic plans has dramatically improved company and division efficiency in the past, leading to accelerated product development programs, record sales growth, and increased profitability, say Furman. Bonfiglio joins Furman as the company enters a new period of expansion: the company currently manufacturers over 100 high-quality professional products under the Furman brand name, as well as the value line of RackRider products. The company is also poised to introduce power condi
The day will include a chance to hear from leading audio industry professionals and get to grips with some of the best high-end live audio production equipment on the market.
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The ILMC says that the safety guide will provide a tool for concert and festival organizers to assess and manage risks, and will be useful to everyone from the new event organizer to the most established promoters. Scheduled to be ready by late autumn of 2004, it will primarily be accessible via a specially designed website, although a limited number of hard copies will be produced. With its Euro
The Producer Phase 88 features optimized conversion components and circuits, allowing the user to cut clear recordings on up to eight tracks simultaneously and even play back high-resolution 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound. To make the most of the 24-bit converter's dynamic range, the Producer Phase 88 is equipped with an on-board 20-channel hardware mixer with 36-bit internal resolution and 20-in-4 routing. Every input port features a dedicated analogue stage that
Local sound company, Showtime Präsentations GmbH, were prepared, fortunately, with two Dynacord Cobra-4 systems, although the stage design meant they could only use one-and-a-half. But as Showtime's managing director, Volker Skopp, explained, even this set-up provided more than adequate coverage. "We received excellent feedback
As the sugar industry in Barbados declined, so too did the Crop Over festival and in the 1940's the festival was terminated completely. However, the festival was revived in 1974 and other elements of Barbadian culture were infused to make the extravaganza that exists today - an event that attracts thousands of people from across the globe.
Quality Sound was on hand to provide sound reinforcement for the numerous events held at the National Stadium including the Pic-O-De-Crop Calypso Finals and the Cohobblopot
For one night only, on Tuesday 21 October, Carling brought Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams to London's landmark live venue to thrill a gathering of their most dedicated fans with a live show. The seats were also removed from the venue for the first time in its history, making it the biggest dedicated live music venue in London.
Front-of-house engineer Paul 'Pab' Boothroyd was at the controls of a Midas XL4, while long-time mix partner John Roden mixed monitors. Boothroyd opted for Concert Sound's new EAW KF760 line array system, flown as an impressive 14-a-side rig, "so I could maximize the power and cove
The 35 minute show was hosted by Jo Guest, Mark Parmeter and Olivia Springer, featured live sounds from up-and-coming Fuel Records DJs The Law Givers and the best of UK stunt driving from the likes of Terry Grant, Russ and Paul Swift and Jason Finn. The show was attended by 17,500 people a day, and directed and produced by Simon Aldridge for PMI Partnership.
It's the fifth year Beat Audio has supplied sound for the event. The intense Cruise Strip live show ran
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Unique Systems' project manager, Alan Vickery, collaborated with Sony to design a sophisticated system enabling the confined space to be utilized as two distinct areas - one for fitness machines and the second for aerobic workout classes. Whilst the Trantec PT1 system offers cable-free personalized entertainment, it also allows the in-house gym to remain a discrete facility - where both fitness areas operate independently without any audible background music or visible loudspeakers.
In the fitness zone, the PT1 offers full entertain
Kern took on the role of production manager for the 'Stripped' tour in March when rehearsals began, leading into production rehearsals in June. Taking on the World 'XTina' style began in earnest with 46 shows in the US before her first Arena tour across Europe and the UK, taking in 29 shows, then three nights in Tokyo, before finishing with seven dates in Australia.
In addition to Aguilera there are five musicians, three backing singers and eight dancers on stag
Sponsored by SID and Information Display Magazine, the awards are sought after in the international information display industry - the industry responsible for designing and manufacturing the displays that give life to television sets, notebook computers, desktop computer monitors, cell phones, PDAs, DVD players, and many other office-based, home-based, and portable electronic devices.
The award, which was announced in this month's edition of the Information Display Magazine, is voted for by display industry peers made up of distinguished display professionals and influential members of the trade press, making it a significant win for SoundVu technology. SoundVu technology brings sound and v
Autograph's Nick Lidster, together with the company's chairman Andrew Bruce, will be sound designing this famous demon barber's tale. For Bruce this is a happy return to The Royal Opera House, almost 30 years to the day after he left his post as Head of Sound to set up Autograph Sound Recording.
Lidster explains, "We are supplying and installing vocal amplification for this production and have chosen LLW's latest ribbon loudspeaker the LDS800, (Autograph have used previous versions of this loudspeaker on productions of Follies, On Your Toes and Pacific Overtures) their largest cabinet, which is both powerful enough to use just five a side but subtl
French national broadcaster Radio France was behind the entire audio affair, including sound reinforcement. Sound designer Frederic Viricel's ambitious concept involved a mic'd up orchestra and two choirs at the centre of the pitch, with roving vocal soloists on radio mics. The tender was won by Canadian speaker manufacturer Adamson's independent support company in France, DV2.
Spearheaded by DV2's Didier dal Fitto, the practical solution was to feed the programme to a series of small, groundstacked line arrays evenly sp
UK - "At first there wasn't going to be any grid, we were asked to rig a system off the king poles." Bryan Grant of audio contractor Britannia Row Productions describing the preliminaries of what is always a big event in the music industry calendar, the MTV Europe Awards (EMA's for short). Unrealistic as that might seem - this is after all Europe's premier music awards show (isn't it?), the initial belief that you could stage a world class event off some tent poles proved a partial blessing.
"The design was very different this year," continued Grant, "they brought in Mark Fisher [creative director was Ray Winkler] and he produced a quite minimalist set design, a big departure from previous years. Plus the show was characterized by multiple performance points, with many presentation areas as well."
The concept predicated a highly distributed syste
