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This annual event attracts visitors from all over the world and is run by people from within the industry - and the 2005 show promises to deliver precisely what the market requires - information, ideas and a strong forum for doing real business.

Over 300 companies are committed to making PLASA 2005 a solutions-led event: between them they will roll out over 1,000 new products and services designed to push existing technical and creative possibilities a stage further.

Both show floors will be packed with new ideas in audio, lighting, AV, rigging, system integration, engineering and effects: visitors will get to

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The venue's "stage" is an arc of gently ascending steps on which the performers stand, covered toward the rear by an eyelid-shaped choir shell. The shell faces out to a sloped seating area, extending some 750 feet deep and about 500 feet wide.

The choir shell accommodates what consulting sound system designer and long-time Meyer Sound associate Dave Dennison describes as "probably the biggest choir on the planet," which performs at the Festival's finale. The choir members come from all over the country, rehearse for a couple days and then perform, By the end of the festival there

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iDR is a digital signal processing system that provides integrated and flexible control of audio. The speaker management system can automatically route audio signal and relevant DSP/EQ settings in complex multi-function environments, switching speakers on and off at automated times and re-routing audio, music and microphones to certain zones in a building.

A.C. audio specialist Alex Hadjigeorgiou recently completed a Blue level training course, which equips the installer with the necessary knowledge to specify, design, install, realise and manage a complete iDR system and interconnecting components.

Martin Daley, Allen & Heath's UK sales manager commented: "We view A.C. as a key dealer for

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Overseeing the design and installation was Elton Halley who, having assessed the room's audio requirements and unique architectural design, including beams nearly 2 feet thick and 74 ft. long, opted for a system based around a centre cluster of five M2D compact curvilinear array loudspeakers, flown using QuickFly rigging hardware. Halley filled out the system with two USW-1P compact subwoofers and an LD-3 compensating line driver.

The building's intricate craftsmanship and its place on the National Register of Historic Places made implementation of the sound system somewhat challenging. Halley, who has worked extensively on Broadway, comments, "I wanted to supply a syste

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Dividing the venue into three sound zones, Sound Division's David Graham specified eight AQ8's, eight AQ5's and a combination of AQ112 (1 x 12in) and AQ210 (2 x 10in) subs. The AQ5's double up with the AQ112's in the restaurant zone, AQ8's and AQ210's (recessed under the benches), are found in the 'hotspot' area facing the DJ booth, and in the multimedia area further AQ8's, either side of the projection screen, create a sound bias.

The multimedia area features a 7ft drop-down screen, front-projected in 4:3 aspect ratio

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Fumiaki Saito, SCI managing director, says: "Solid State Logic's C200 console was perfectly suited to our requirements because it has great 5.1 capabilities and a large number of inputs, which is ideal for live sound recording. It also offers exceptional audio quality and is user friendly, which is an important consideration for the freelance engineers using our vehicles."

SCI handles a variety of orchestral recordings, many of which are destined for television broadcast and release on DVD. It has four mobile trucks in daily use, including Studio-3, which now houses the C200. This vehicle is based on a Mercedes-Benz chassis and incorporates two mixing rooms.

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Blitz worked alongside events management company, urban productions, where project manager Monique Smith observed, "Blitz's expertise, coupled with their proactive approach and attention to detail had helped us tremendously at past events. When organising an Awards ceremony at one of the East End's most extraordinary and exciting venues, Blitz was well placed to provide us with both the equipment and proficiency to help bring Spitalfields Market alive on the night."

Steve Parker, based at Blitz Manchester, co-ordinated the efforts between Manchester and Elstree to make sure that the event ran smoothly. He commented: "Spitalfields Market is a truly remarkable locat

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ABTT Summer School 2005 is being held at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry. Four Awards are being offered: In addition to its successful Bronze for Stage Technicians, this year sees the launch of a Silver Award for Stage Technicians, a Silver Award for Sound Technicians and a Silver Award for Stage Electricians. For the first time, these Awards will have full accreditation from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, making the ABTT Awards the first accredited courses for technical and production practitioners in theatre.

The Bronze Award is five intensive days taking the following subjects: Electrical Fundamentals, Portable Appliance Testing, K

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On the Atlantic Audio stand, another E48 console is configured for the first time to control a MediaMatrix NION system from Peavey. Torsten Haack at Atlantic Audio explains the rationale behind the tie-up: "The combination of the Smart Console and the Peavey MediaMatrix NION is ideal for any kind of multi-purpose hall or convention centre. Now control of the matrix can be fully integrated with the mixing console functions, which makes the sound engineer's job much easier."

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"Since the beyerdynamic conferencing system was being placed in a secure facility, we had to configure it in a different location and train the officers how to move it back to their site," says Greg Lukens, vice president of Washington Professional Services, the company that undertook the installation.

"The fact that this product is a portable system is integral. The product's digital encryption system allows the user to facilitate the product in a secure manner. It minimises the ability to overhear and eavesdrop into top secret conversations."

With the capability of ha

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TiMax's use of multiple precedence delays to enhance intelligibility through precise localisation of voice and musical instrument sources were explained and demonstrated. It was shown how this "source-oriented reinforcement" technique ensures each audience member will localise to the acoustic output from the stage of an actor, singer or musician just a few milliseconds before receiving any amplified sound. Delegates also heard how stereo or su

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A-T supplied over 50 mics to capture the audio for one of the celebrated event held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The Hall of Fame honours legendary performers, producers, songwriters, DJs and industry notables. The 20th annual induction ceremony honoured The O'Jays, the Pretenders, Percy Sledge, Buddy Guy and U2.

Audio-Technica's acclaimed Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System was used during the ceremony for vocals by The O'Jays, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis and Paul Shaffer. Additionally, a selection of hardwired A-T microphones was also utilised including the AE2500 (bass guitar amps), AE5100 (hi-hat), ATM35 (horns) and AT4050

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"I would not say tubes sound better but they do colour the sound of a vocal or a particular instrument and make it sound different," says DiGiCo's James Gordon. "This is something that sound engineers like to experiment with, so they insert them into their systems to provide characteristics they can't otherwise get from either analogue or digital mixing consoles. The D-TuBe offers an alternative to this traditional technology by making it part of a digital console. "

The D-TuBe was developed in conjunction with TL Audio and supplies eight channels of tube pre amp. It has been designed to fit neatly into existing DiGiCo systems by simply replacing the last input module on a stage rack and moving the output module along on

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Designed for touring, rental or fixed installation applications, the new system is billed as "ideal for applications that do not require the higher power or greater throw distance of the original MILO, or in smaller venues that cannot support the weight or size of MILO". It can also be operated as a complement to a MILO main system. For example, a tour playing venues of varying sizes could carry both MILO and MICA, using MILO for main arrays with the new system for sidefill in larger venues and MICA for main arrays in smaller venues.

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TIS also designed and installed an integrated PA system providing messaging, including emergency evacuation messages covering multiple zones inside and outside the building including the car parks.

In line with the latest government requirements for equal access for the hard of hearing, the system includes an inductive loop to oper

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The three C Series amplifiers - C 16:4, C 28:4 and C 48:4 - are each four-channel amps with 400W, 700W and 1200W per channel respectively. The C Series amplifier technology is based on the well-established, patented Class TD (Trackin

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As grounds for the expansion of an Andalusian firm into the colder reaches of Northern Europe, he cited "a desire for closer contact with our customers and for the company to grow. We had noticed that many of our customers frequently worked in London, so London was the logical location for our first foreign branch." It is unlikely to be the last Apogee branch outside Spain. "We want to expand," says Fragio, "and extend our services to all Europe . . .", the ultimate goal being "at least one branch in every European country."

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"The HD201 and HD215 bring the real Sennheiser personal listening experience to impressively affordable levels," says Sennheiser UK's product marketing manager, Nolan Hough, "so we expect them to reveal to a whole new generation just how close to the music they can get."

Sennheiser say that both the HD201 and HD215 are "over-the-ear," closed-back designs that deliver outstanding attenuation of ambient noise, encouraging the wearer to become fully immersed in sound without undue distractions and as good as the HD201's ambient-noise attenuation is, the HD215's is even better. It also features a rotata

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ABTT Summer School 2005 will be held at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry. Four Awards are being offered this summer. In addition to its Bronze for Stage Technicians, this year sees the launch of a Silver Award for Stage Technicians, a Silver Award for Sound Technicians and a Silver Award for Stage Electricians. For the first time, these Awards will have full accreditation from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, making the ABTT Awards the first accredited courses for technical and production practitioners in theatre.

The Bronze Award is five intensive days taking the following subjects: Electrical Fundamentals, Portable Appliance Testing, Knots & Spl

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Key to SeaWorld's decision to purchase the Lectrosonics system was the introduction of the latest version of the company's waterproof miniature belt-pack transmitter, the MM400B. Previous versions of the MM400 did not feature a power switch and could only be turned off by removing the battery. The new MM400B features a waterproof power switch and allows that switch to be programmed as an audio mute.

This new feature of the Digital Hybrid Wireless transmit

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Since taking delivery, Audio Valencia has used its new Adamson Y-Axis system for all of its A-list events, which has included recent Venezuelan concert dates by the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, and Spanish superstar Miguel Bosé.

Sound engineer Daniel Fernandez provided technical training on the new system for the Audio Valencia staff; and assisted Luciano Pavarotti's FOH engineer John Pellowe for the 2 March concert date at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas, Venezuela.

"For the Pavarotti concert, we used an array of eight Y18s and two Y10s p

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Built to the same standard as the V6, the S6 retains key features including the six dual stereo channels with high pass filters and insert points on every channel, accurate signal level metering, "int

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Part of this integration involved relocating some of the resources from offices in central London and recognized the need for a series of 11 meeting rooms to be equipped with multimedia and videoconferencing support. Located in Building B - where some of the company's Gas, Power and Renewables businesses are located - each would be differently configured but with a standard template and control. Given the number of staff on site the rooms could expect little down time.

All have now been equipped by Pendax UK, and the largest - The Willow Room - utilizes two dnp 84in New