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Italy - The Move 100 system is RCF's answer to the increasing demand for a fully portable PA System, ideal for the education and AV markets as well as houses of worship and outdoor sports events. The company says the system allows users to produce speech and music where AC mains is not available or where to lay AC and mic cables could interfere with or affect the performance.

Both models have built-in wireless microphone receivers, a single-antenna VHF on Move 100-V or a more sophisticated UHF multi-channel diversity device on Move 100-U. An integrated 16-channel UHF Diversity receiver allows users to work with up to six systems at the same time (TX 1600 or PX 1600 transmitter + Move 100-U receiving cabinet) set to different channels, simultaneously with no interference.

Additional inputs are available for the connection of music, such as CDs, iPods and other multi media sourc

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USA - Sennheiser products were again the primary choice for featured vocalists, presenters, and backline instruments at the recent Country Music Association Awards show, the company reports. The star-studded telecast was broadcast in the UK on BBC2 and live in the US by CBS from the world famous Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, and featured top country artists using Sennheiser wireless microphones.

McGraw picked up two of the year's top awards, Song of the Year and Single of the Year. McGraw and his band, long-time users of Sennheiser RF gear, adopted Evolution 500 Series wireless systems with e865 capsules and Sennheiser personal monitoring systems earlier this year.

The hybrid Sennheiser SKM5000 handheld RF transmitter with Neumann KK105-S capsule microphone has become a staple on televised music and entertainment events, and the three-hour 2004 CMA Awards broadcast was n

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UK - ADLIB Audio and sister company ADLITE Productions are enjoying a hectic autumn season, including the supply of full sound and lighting production for the current Amy Winehouse UK tour. Featuring a Yamaha PM5D monitor console and an Avolites Pearl 2004 lighting console bought specially for the tour, plus ADLIBs new MP3 wedges.

Front of House engineer Steve Pattison chose JBL's medium sized VerTec line array as the main PA system - utilizing various numbers of VT 4888 elements depending on the size of the venue. This ranged from an average of five a side in the smaller rooms to 12 a side for larger spaces like Brixton Academy.

Subs are ADLIB's double 18 folded horn DF3's, which have a formidable low-end reputation! The system is driven by Camco Vortex 6 amplifiers, in which ADLIB has also recently extensively invested. Pattison has worked with Amy since the 2003 'V' Festiva

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Europe - A full HK Audio PA rig based around HK Audio's Cohedra (Coherent Dynamic Response Array) system is currently being used on the Waterboys tour of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.

The system, supplied by Concert Sound and John Hornby Skewes, typically consists of 12 CDR 208 T and S mid/high cabinets per side in most of the tour's venues, with four CDR 210 Sub subwoofers per side, and two of the newly-launched CDR 210 F flyable subwoofers at the top of each array for high venues with balconies. The CDR 210 Fs can also be used with HK's new Ground Stacking Frame, and for venues where the system can't be flown, a CDR 210 F is positioned at the bottom of the frame, which also serves the purpose of adding height to the ground-stacked array.

FOH engineer Chris Madden was introduced to the system by HK Audio's Moray McMillin, himself a veteran touring engineer who convin

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USA - In tandem with the announcement that L-Acoustics of France is now the sole owner of L-Acoustics US, three promotions of North American-based personnel have been announced by Dr. Christian Heil, president of L-Acoustics.

Paul Freudenberg, formerly the director of sales for L-Acoustics US, now assumes additional responsibilities as vice-president of sales and marketing for L-Acoustics US. In this role, he will continue to spearhead all North American sales activities in addition to now directing the distributor's marketing initiatives and overseeing daily operations for the company.

Diane Monet also takes on more responsibility as she moves into the capacity of vice-president of finance and administration, while Bernie Broderick remains the office's primary technical contact under his new title, head of technical support.

"Each of these three individuals has been

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USA - Surround Live II - More Surround - A symposium, was held during the 117th AES Convention on 27 October 2004 at The Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, Ca. For the second year a DiGiCo console was selected as the core of the sound system used during the event. The D1 Live, DiGiCo's new mixing console launched at PLASA and LDI this year, was used to manage the extensive input and source routing needs of the presenters, totalling more than 100 channels of audio, and to provide delay.

All of the 20-plus live Shure microphone feeds were handled using the D1's internal dynamics, EQ and signal processing capabilities. The complex 10-channel output matrix feeding the Meyer Sound Labs supplied CQ based playback system was fed by the D1 through a TiMax processor.

Surround Live produced and created by Frederick Ampel of Technology Visions under the auspices of the Audio Enginee

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UK - Liverpool-based installation company B&S Sound & Light recently selected Tannoy loudspeakers for the sound system when the Exchange Bar and Grill in Leeds was fully refitted. The client and installer have been so impressed with the system's performance that Tannoy has also been selected for the newly refitted Stevenage branch of the UK-based chain of restaurants, owned by the Greene King Group.

The refitted licensed grill restaurants in both Leeds and Stevenage have a predominantly New York Bronx theme with bright graffiti décor. Each outlet also features a smaller eating area with a more sumptuous ambience and a clever backlit system on the main windows portrays a New York skyline. Owner of B&S Sound and Light, Billy Gillbanks, explained: "Good quality audio reproduction was a prerequisite for the sound system which provides music at various levels throughout the day

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Saudi Arabia - Allen & Heath's Saudi Arabian distributor, Halwani Audio Visual, has installed a DR66 digital processor in a new themed restaurant in the Red Sea port of Jeddah. The restaurant, called the Lost City, is divided into six zones, each area depicting a different theme - a cave, jungle, Mexican house, Spanish villa, VIP area, and the entrance/waiting area. There are several styles of music playing in the different zones, distributed through the 6-input/6 output DR66.

Using the DR66's patch functionality, audio in the venue is programmed with multiple modes. There are two SFX tracks running continuously as background ambience and track fillers during silent periods - in some zones it is jungle sounds, while in others there is the relaxing sound of a waterfall. The DR66 automatically mutes this background sound whenever an audio track is activated. To prevent tampering

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USA - Established in July this year, 3G Live is still a relatively unfamiliar name on the sound reinforcement scene in Southern California. But thanks, in part, to the recent purchase of a massive turnkey L-Acoustics loudspeaker system, which includes the first two dozen 115XT HiQ floor monitors sold in North America, the company aims to quickly change that.

At the helm of 3G Live is VP Jay Curiel, a 15-year veteran of the Orange County and Los Angeles concert production scenes. Curiel is notably accompanied in his new venture by both lead sound engineer Julio Valdez and president Eli Stearns, who also heads up 3G Productions, 3G Live's parent company in Chicago.

With regard to product, the touring company has now taken delivery of 24 V-Dosc and 12 dV-Dosc loudspeaker systems, 16 SB218 and 4 dV-SUB subwoofer enclosures, 24 of the new 115XT HiQ floor monitors and a full comple

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Australia - UK-based manufacturer Turbosound reports that Wollongong's hottest nightspot - Cooney's Tavern, with its brand new nightclub Bustin' - has been equipped with a new Turbosound system, installed by Sydney-based Innovative Lighting and Sound.

The main room system comprises a mix of TXD-121 mid/high and TXD-081 mid/high delay speakers, complemented by TSW-718 subs. Innovative also supplied a separate outdoor portable DJ system of TXD-121s and TXD-215s, with additional TXD-081s installed for the bar area audio system. Designing the main system from the ground-up, starting with the subs, Innovative arranged for Turbosound's TSW-718 models to be trialled in the venue for three months prior to the installation. The depth and tight response of the 718s proved to be ideally suited to the club's dance music requirements, say the company. A variety of mid/high speakers were als

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Spain - The second annual 'Producción Audio Awards' recently brought together the leading professionals and companies of the Spanish audio industry. Valencia-based D.A.S. Audio SA won the 'Best Sound Manufacturer of the Year', award, recognizing the enormous success of the Aero line array systems. The gala was held at the IFEMA International Trade and Convention Center in Madrid and coincided with the SIMO Computer, Multi-Media and Communications show. Fernando Fernández Pinto, the D.A.S. sales representative for central Spain, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

The award recognizes the company's efforts in innovation, technological advancement and success of its product in the markets. As in previous years, voting for the finalists was open to the public through the website. Once the Internet voting was closed, a jury formed by independent industry professionals

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Saudi Arabia - HAV Productions, a division of Allen & Heath's Saudi Arabian distributor, Halwani Audio, was appointed to organise a private concert for a family wedding in the Red Sea port of Jeddah, selecting various Allen & Heath consoles to manage sound reinforcement. The concert, held for three consecutive nights, took place in a private football field on the family estate, and included performances from some of the top singers in the Gulf, including Nabil Shoail, Hussain Al Jismi and Abu Bakr Salem Balfakeeh. The family also extended the invitation to the public, hosting a 5,000 strong crowd.

HAV productions supplied and operated a 56-channel Allen & Heath GL3300 multi-purpose console at the FOH position - one 40-channel GL3300, connected to a 16-channel GL3300, via the company's proprietary Sys-Link system. HAV also selected a 48-channel ML4000 VCA console to manage monit

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Worldwide - EASE (Electro-Acoustic Simulator for Engineers) 4.1, the industry standard software for acoustical modeling and sound system design evaluation, is now more accessible to students and small firms, or anyone embarking on a career in professional audio. Renkus-Heinz, the worldwide distributor for Acoustic Design Ahnert, has announced availability of EASE JR/2, a two-license key entry-level EASE JR program. While it lacks some of the analytical power and presentation tools of EASE, EASE Jr provides all the features and functions needed by most system designers, including the complete EASE loudspeaker and wall material databases, including loudspeaker and line array DLLs; the 3D modeling tools and Open GL rendering capabilities of EASE, including the popular Vision module; full DXF import and export; all the basic electro-acoustic mapping capabilities of EASE; direct sound

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UK - Richmond Studios' Audio Logistics live recording division was brought in to record Rod Stewart's recent special concert for BBC TV at the Royal Albert Hall. Rod performed many of his classics and his Great American Songbook repertoire (the third volume of which was released last month). The evening also featured a mixture of classics by Gershwin, Cole Porter and more, performed with a 50-piece orchestra and Rod's own band.

The concert was shot for a BBC TV special, which went out the following Friday, and also for a DVD release on BMG. Directed by David Mallet with Al Gurdon as lighting designer and Bill Laslett providing set design, the Audio Logistics team, headed by founder Toby Alington, provided the audio recording, production equipment and crew. The feeds from Rod's band's standard set-up was taken 'as is' by the team, while for the orchestra, Alington specified the

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USA / UK - Digidesign has appointed Ken DeLoria as worldwide director of live sound sales and Mike Case as European live sound sales manager. Together, they will introduce Digidesign's new Venue live sound product line to the world. Venue is an innovative, state-of-the-art, modular live sound reinforcement mixing and processing environment offering the quality and functionality of high-end live sound mixing systems at an affordable price.

Ken DeLoria brings nearly 30 years of experience to Digidesign's entry into the live sound market. He will be responsible for putting together a global sales team, setting up world-wide distribution, and helping to guide marketing in the development of materials and programs. DeLoria founded and sold Apogee Sound Inc, a worldwide manufacturer of loudspeakers and amplifiers. His previous experience also includes eight years at McCune Sound prov

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France - Digigram, the digital audio network solutions specialist, has appointed Joe Tan to the position of regional sales manager for the Asia/Pacific region. Based in the offices of Digigram's sales subsidiary in Singapore, Digigram Asia Pte Ltd, Joe's mission is to further develop Digigram's sales throughout the region.

Tan has over 10 years' experience in the broadcast sector, having spent the last three years as regional sales manager for Asia Pacific with UK-based intercom manufacturer, Drake Electronics. Prior to that he occupied different sales and engineering positions with Transmarco H. Warte, Panasonic, and Techmen Communications. He also has a degree in Electronics and Communications.

Digigram managing director Philippe Delacroix is pleased to welcome Joe on board. "Joe has already proven himself capable of handling both project engineering and sales respons

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USA - Community has added new Cloud 4 and Cloud 6 models to the existing Cloud 12, providing a range of ceiling loudspeakers for high quality speech and music installations. Long-term reliability, sound quality and ease of installation were the core considerations in the design of all three models. To provide optimum performance and consistent coverage with minimal diameter the Cloud 4 and 6 use a coaxial drive unit design and bass-reflex loading. 4 and 6-inch cast aluminium frame mid/bass units respectively are coupled to a three-quarter-inch aluminium HF unit via a high-grade crossover. Both units employ Community's proprietary Air Gap Technology (AGT) cooling for increased long-term high output and reduced power compression.

The Cloud 4 has a nominal dispersion of 140° conical and the integral 30W 70/100V line transformer offers 4-tappings and a bypass setting

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UK - Scottish audio sales and rental company, GB Audio, has supplied a 16 channel Allen & Heath GL2200 multi-purpose console to Queen Margaret University College (QMUC) in Edinburgh.

The GL2200 has been installed in QMUC's Gateway Studio Theatre, and is an upgrade for the College's Drama Department, which was looking for a compact, yet fully-featured desk for training students to be theatre technicians. The mixer will also be used to manage audio for the College's productions, as the Theatre also hosts performances by students and professional theatre companies throughout the year.

GB Audio's Graham Bodenham comments: "Allen & Heath is renowned for designing consoles with the best build and sound quality, and the GL2200 mixing console ensures a comprehensive, quiet and reliable front end of the audio system. The College was also looking for a mixer with flexible output ro

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USA - Bose introduced an enhanced and expanded family of Panaray LT loudspeakers. The five-product line includes two new loudspeakers: the Panaray LT 9402 loudspeaker and the Panaray LT MB24 modular bass loudspeaker. These new options, along with improvements to the Panaray LT 9702, 4402 and 3202 mid/high loudspeakers, create a product family that delivers a variety of sound pressure levels (SPLs) and dispersion patterns to meet the demands of large and medium-sized venues - including long-throw speaker-to-listener distances, challenging room acoustics, and high SPL requirements.

"The improved performance and visual appeal of the Panaray LT loudspeakers provide more options for consultants, system designers and contractors," said Frank Van Heyghen, business director, professional systems division Europe. "This line accommodates venues where quality sound, intelli

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UK - Geoff Hoon MP recently sang the praises of a local music firm when he visited their factory. The Ashfield MP, who is known for his passion for music, had a tour of Carlsbro Electronics in Kirkby and met a number of apprentices. Carlsbro, which manufactures amplification for bands and musicians, was established in 1959 is one of the few remaining of its kind in the country and continues to go from strength to strength.

In a recent high-profile project, the company created a live music venue in Westminster for 220 MPs. The event was organized to raise the profile of live music and featured live acts such as MP4 - Parliament's first pop band!

Geoff Hoon's visit to Carlsbro was made to coincide with the first ever 'National Enterprise Week' (15-21 November), a government-backed initiative to help foster a more dynamic enterprise culture in the UK. Hoon commented: "The

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Austria - HK Audio's Cohedra (Coherent Dynamic Response Array) system has been used by theatrical PA rental company Showtime in Austria for a large-scale musical production, Coming Home. "Cohedra is now gaining a good reputation in Austria as it's been used for many corporate shows such as 100 Years of Kleine Zeitung in Graz, the Gackern culinary event in St Andrä, as well as for the leading TV show Wetten Das," says Roman Wieser from HK Audio's Austrian distribution company, eXact. "Showtime's production manager Christian Polster had heard a lot of good things about Cohedra and wanted to test the system. This wasn't going to be an easy project as the show featured more than 130 artists, an orchestra, band and vocalists, so they decided that it would be the perfect challenge for Cohedra. He was very satisfied with the results, both for the ease with w

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Estonia - Estonian audio company MuMix Inc has installed a KV2 Audio system at the Bonnie & Clyde nightclub, in Tallinn, Estonia. The club, which is located on the first floor of Reval Hotel Olympia was looking to completely upgrade its sound and lighting systems. Having done his research, MuMix's Kaupo Uibo had no doubt in specifying a KV2 Audio, ES system. Alex Pagliani of KV2 Audio says: "Once we had demonstrated the ES system to Mr. Uibo he was convinced that the system would work at Bonnie & Clyde. We already new that the club featured both live and recorded music, which made the ES system a perfect match."

MuMix installed installed four ES 1.0 (two per side) with four ES 2.5 subwoofers. The newly installed audio system was commissioned in early October and has immediately attracted huge crowds to the club.

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Greece - Cadac supplied two J-Type Live Production Consoles to one of Europe's largest cultural centres, Megaron - the Athens Concert Hall Complex. The J-Type consoles, comprising one 60-input and one 56-input frame plus a flexible 24-input sub frame, are installed in two new multi-functional halls at the Athens Concert Hall, and were supplied and installed by Cadac's Greek distributor, Telmaco SA, after a two-year bid process.

Athens Concert Hall opened in 1991, some 35 years after the Greek government originally donated the site for its construction. The venue is jointly governed by the Athens Concert Hall Organisation, the Friends of Music Society, and the state, and hosts an extensive schedule of musical productions and events.

The two new halls, the 1800-seat Alexandra Triandi Hall and the 400-seat Nikos Skalkotas Hall, were opened at the end of 2003, complete with new so

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UK - Loud Technologies Inc. recently announced the appointment Steve Badham to the position of UK sales manager for the EAW and EAW Commercial brands. Badham has a long history in the professional audio industry, and in particular with EAW, and is also an associate member of the Institute of Acoustics.

Badham's association with EAW began in the late '90s when he held the position of European technical sales engineer for EAW International, as they were known then, and formed part of the commissioning team for Barcelona Camp Nou Stadium. After that he went to EAW's UK distributor, Sound Department, where he commissioned EAW's first UK multiplex cinemas in Epsom and Bradford. More recently he has been running his own audio/acoustics company before rejoining EAW in October.

Loud Technologies' Martin Warr commented: "We are delighted to welcome Steve to the UK sales team. He i

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