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UK - CGA Integration, via Multiservices Limited, recently upgraded all Healthlands gyms across the Midlands with new full wireless audio systems. CGA's Chris Gunton explains: "CGA integration specialises in this type of installation. We offered the customer a range of wireless products and he chose the Audeon. This system dovetailed with the existing system and still offers them reliability and space for later expansion."

Mike Leaver of Multiservices Ltd reports, "CGA were very efficient and supplied us with the best product and service we needed for our customers."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Two of London's longest established recording facilities - Phoenix and Gateway - have merged to create a new orchestral recording facility at Pinewood Studios. The facility will be known as Phoenix Two, representing both the re-emergence of Phoenix Sound from the ashes of the Wembley development and the alliance of the two studios. The Gateway studio at Kingston has now closed following the ending of the 20-year relationship with Kingston University.

The new studio will accommodate up to thirty musicians and aims to provide for the classical, jazz, commercial and contemporary music recording that Gateway and Phoenix have become recognised for. Tie lines to the enormous, and adjacent, F Stage at Pinewood will make full orchestral recording available in the future. A location recording facility will also soon be available. Engineering staff of both studios will be at the new

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The Netherlands - Three Dutch AV companies have recently purchased Allen & Heath consoles to cater for their expanding rental businesses. Amsterdam-based AV supplier, Ducab, acquired an Allen & Heath ML3000 VCA live sound console, as part of a system upgrade.

''Our main markets are corporate presentations and conferences, so speech intelligibility and multimedia applications are our focus, as well as mixing the artists and bands that perform at these events," comments Ducab's account manager, Dennie Tenniglo. "We needed a new high-quality PA system with a console that is both compact and multi-functional - the ML3000 was the best choice.''

JacoRent - the rental division of system integrator, Jacot - specializes in corporate events, conferences and presentations. The company has a large client base in the local and national governments, and selected the ML4000 VCA con

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Slovenia - When NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and 300 parliamentarians attended the NATO spring assembly, held this year in Llubljana, Slovenia, PA company MK Light Sound took the opportunity to debut its brand-new Nexo GEO S system at the elegant evening gala, staged for the delegates in Llubljana's VIBA film studios.

Production company Teater d.o.o. created a sophisticated evening of entertainment and hospitality for more than 1200 guests, featuring a live orchestra, classical soloists and circus performers. Recently appointed as Nexo's distributor in Slovenia, MK Light Sound is also one of the country's leading sound rental companies. Using Nexo's GEOSoft v2 software, Dean Karov designed a system using all MK's new GEO S inventory, except for the CD18 subs, for the NATO event.

Either side of the stage were arrays of 11 S805s plus a single S830 downfill cabine

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UK - Distribution for Schoeps microphones in the UK and Republic of Ireland is now being handled by ioCo Limited - a company formed by Neal McCormack, who has over 15 years experience of distributing Schoeps products. The intention of the new venture, says McCormack, is "to bring this prestigious microphone range, much beloved of the recording cognoscente, to a much broader user base, especially in education, theatre and live sound."

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UK - Biamp has appointed Steve Metzger to the newly created position of business development manager for the entire company. He will report directly to president Ralph Lockheart and will be responsible for researching new technologies as well as growing new business for the company.

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UK - Denon DJ is launching two new DJ mixer models that will be previewed at PLASA 2005. The DN-X500 Matrix Mixer and DN-X900 Digital/Analogue Matrix Mixer are designed to provide "the best possible combination of audio quality and features for DJs in both the analogue and digital domains".

The DN-X500 is a professional 4U 19in rack-mountable analogue matrix mixer, with eight line and two phono inputs that can be freely assigned to any of four channels. Four smooth 60 mm VCA channel faders provide level control, and a responsive 45 mm VCA crossfader offers contour adjustment. Independent PFL channel meters help DJs to optimise and match levels for each source, ensuring a smooth transition between sources when crossfading.

Each channel has a 3-band equaliser with independent EQ kill switch (high-mid-low), and an independent EQ off switch also features. Any channel, in

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UK - KV2 Audio will show its VHD large-format active speaker system at PLASA. The VHD system is comprised of the VHD 2.0 Mid / High enclosure, the VHD 4.18 Quad 18" subwoofer system and the VHD 2.15 double 15" subwoofer system. The system is active driven by specially developed rack-mounted amplification and control units. The VHD 2000 powers and controls the VHD 2.0 as well as providing two separate signal control paths for subwoofer systems. The VHD 3200 is 3,200W 2-channel, subwoofer amplifier with two completely separate amplifier channels including power supplies.

VHD also features the first implementation of Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology as part of the speaker control system's delay circuit. DSD provides a fundamental improvement in audio signal quality over CPM based digital systems by increasing sampling from 96kHz to 6,000kHz and eliminating CPM filte

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UK - Cheshire-based VME Ltd used a selection of Allen & Heath mixers for the sixth annual Wakestock festival, which took place this month in North Wales. With an increased capacity of 20,000 visitors and four arenas of top DJs and bands, Wakestock has become Europe's largest wakeboard music event. VME managed all of the festival's technical requirements, supplying Kling & Freitag speakers, Lab Gruppen amplifiers, Martin Professional Mac lighting fixtures, and a cross-section of Allen & Heath's live sound consoles and DJ mixers.

The Main Arena included live performances from the Ordinary Boys, the Undertones, Million Dead, the Bodyrockers and Thirteen Senses, whilst the Second Arena and Brouhaha Beach stages hosted DJ sets throughout the weekend from Tall Paul, Norman Jay, the Scratch Perverts, John '00' Fleming, and The Libertines's Carl Barat. Allen & Heath's compact multi-purp

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UK - Since its inauguration in 1990, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut has grown to become one of Glasgow's leading concert venues, renowned in Scotland as an exciting showcase for new and emerging bands. Owned and managed by Scotland's foremost music promoters DF Concerts, King Tut's has played host to bands including Radiohead, Blur, Travis, Pulp and The Verve before they reached the heights of music superstardom. It also hosted the first Scottish gigs for Beck, Crowded House and The Strokes, and created a piece of rock and roll history as the venue where Oasis were first spotted and signed in 1993.

To maintain its position, the venue has needed to keep its performance infrastructure at the cutting edge. As their head technician Jerry Radford puts it: "We're always upgrading equipment; it's an ongoing thing . . . like the Forth Road Bridge."

Recently they were forced to upgra

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UK - Club operator Mark Sansom who made his name at London dance temple, Bagleys in King's Cross, came out of his self-enforced retirement to open the 350-capacity Vanilla Bar in Windsor. He has spent around £1m fitting out an empty building on the town's leisure strip, with a sunken fish tank in the entrance and separate Main Bar, Club Bar and luxurious LED-lit Lounge/Cocktail bar. "Although we are no longer DJ-led I still get a lot of top people wanting to play here because of past connections," says Mark. "I know the calibre of DJs we will get and what they will want to play on."

For the sound system, he passed up the rackmount twin CD option in favour of two of the individual Denon DN-S1000 tabletops, which also support MP3. Denon were able to design this as an affordable, entry-level product after first adapting the template of the award-winning DN-S500

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UK - With little more than two weeks to go until PLASA 2005 opens its doors, here are 10 reasons why you can't afford to miss out on this year's Show - taking place between Sunday 11 and Wednesday 14 September at Earls Court, London:

1. You'll see lots of new ideas - over 1,000 new products will be launched, and the best of these will be featured in the Innovation Gallery.
2. You'll see all the major international brands and manufacturers from around the globe.
3. You'll find more new companies exhibiting this year than ever before.
4. You'll hear about numerous new industry initiatives.
5. You'll find out what others are spending their money on and why.
6. You'll get to talk to lots of different people, many of them potential customers.
7. You'll take back knowledge to your workplace.
8. All the major industry trade associations will be there to offe

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UK - Shure Distribution UK will be showing products from Shure, QSC Audio, Phonic and Sound Devices at PLASA 2005. Shure will present the UHF-R Wireless Systems which features networked automatic set-up to minimize set-up time and effort, 75MHz bandwidth for reliable, trouble-free operation, integrated Wireless Workbench Software for advanced, real-time network control and Audio Reference Companding technology for exceptional audio quality.

Shure's new premium KSM9 vocal condenser wireless capsule will also make its official UK debut. Available exclusively with the UHF-R systems, the KSM9 capsule will be offered in champagne and black finishes by the end of the year. Shure UHF-R/KSM9 seminars will take place during the show from Monday to Tuesday at midday and 3pm.

From Phonic the show visitor will witness the latest and most powerful additions to the XP Series of amplifiers,

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USA - The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued to Meyer Sound a patent pertaining to the company's MAPP Online acoustical prediction software.

The patent describes a method of providing acoustical response predictions for a modelled loudspeaker system over a communications network. In the case of MAPP Online, an Internet-enabled client-server system lets modelling software running on a powerful server at Meyer Sound's headquarters provide the computational "back end" to GUI software running on the user's local computer. The patent is the 33rd US or foreign patent issued in Meyer Sound's name since the company's founding in 1979.

The MAPP Online system generates accurate predictions of the performance of Meyer Sound loudspeakers in a given configuration within a venue. The system is available free to qualified users, who need only download to their lap

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UK - DJs keen to see all the latest DJ technologies should head to this year's PLASA Show, which runs for four full-on days at Earls Court 1 in London, from 11-14 September. Both show floors will be packed with the hottest DJ gear - everything from the smartest decks to top-of-the-range mixers.

Denon, Numark, Pioneer, Stanton and Vestax will be just some of the big-name brands at the Show, and a key part of the 300-strong line up of exhibitors showcasing current trends in lighting, sound, AV and multimedia technologies.

DJ Sunday, sponsored by iDJ magazine, will get the show off to a flying start with numerous events, giveaways and on-stand demos by leading DJs. In the DJ Lounge (at the back of the hall), visitors can watch the winners of iDJ Magazine's monthly Raw Talent competition and there will also be an opportunity to take the first steps into music production with a Tal

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USA - Loud Technologies, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc, has announced two key appointments to its management team. Gary Reilly joins Loud as senior vice-president of product engineering, and Karen Macdonald joins as senior marketing manager.

Gary Reilly brings to Loud more than 25 years' experience in engineering and product development, working most recently as the senior director of product pevelopment at Qualcomm. Prior to Qualcomm, Reilly held key product development and engineering positions at Cubic, Spectrum Control, Advanced Technology Laboratories and Data I/O. As senior VP of product engineering for Loud Technologies, Reilly will have authority over product development and engineering resources for all Loud brands, including the recently-acquired St. Louis Music family of brands. Reilly will report directly to Loud's CEO Jamie Engen.

Karen Macdonald brings

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USA - Gerry Tschetter has been named QSC Audio's director of product management. Effective immediately, Tschetter will take charge of a new product management team dedicated to the task of product development and product marketing.

According to CEO Barry Andrews, "In its most basic sense, Gerry's role here will be to insure that we consistently deliver products that customers want and need. We will be realigning some of our staff members so that he will have a powerful and effective group supporting his efforts."

Tschetter's career has included eight years creating and launching a number of loudspeaker designs at JBL Professional. Prior to that, he logged 15 years with Yamaha in marketing, sales, and product engineering capacities.

"QSC can be as successful with loudspeakers and other product groups as it is with amplifiers," Tschetter asserts. "To t

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Denmark - TC Group has announced the complete acquisition of TC-Helicon, the leading manufacturer of vocal technology products. TC Group previously owned 50% of TC-Helicon, which is headquartered in Canada. By purchasing the remaining 50 % of the shares from IVL Technologies Ltd, TC Group now welcomes TC-Helicon as a full-fledged member of the group, which includes Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, TC Electronic, TC Applied Technologies, and TC-Helicon.

Kevin Alexander will continue to serve as CEO of TC-Helicon, which was founded in 2000 as a joint venture between IVL Technologies Ltd and TC Group A/S. The aim of TC-Helicon, which today enjoys a strong position in the MI and professional audio markets, is to provide dedicated tools and solutions for the human voice. With this year's release of the flagship vocal processor, VoicePro, TC-Helicon further establishes itself as the world-leading

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UK - Designer Paul Daly has opened Underbelly, a new nightclub designed for DJ's and live performance in Hoxton, London. The venue is located underground, downstairs from another Daly-designed venue, Zigfrid's. "It's an amazing venue," remarks Peter Kellet, owner of Viba*Optics, the company that designed and installed both clubs. "It's all a brand new build, but it's pretty compact, and there were a few challenges in integrating such a relatively complex system into the space."

The versatile sound system, purpose-built for the room, can support live performance in traditional stereo mode, or be reconfigured into a full-on surround system for DJ nights. QSC's RMX amplifiers, including three RMX 1850HDs, two RMX 2450s and a single RMX 1450 unit, drive all of the room's loudspeakers.

The amps are fed from a single BSS SoundWeb unit, with a 24-channel Soundcraf

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UK - SSE Hire's festival package, which provides a huge range of visiting sound engineers with the familiarity of use and reliability of Midas consoles, has starred in all the UK's major outdoor events this year, and the 10th V Festival in August was no exception.

SSE provided its standard festival package of two Midas Heritage 3000s at front of house and two XL3s on stage for the main V stages at both sites - Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, and Weston Park in Staffordshire. Additionally, the Channel 4 (second) stage at both sites featured an XL4 at FOH and an XL3 on stage, again supplied by SSE.

"Our standard Midas festival package has been the mainstay of our festival work throughout the summer, from Homelands, Download, Glastonbury, T in the Park, Oxegen, Summer Sundae and Cropredy through to V2005 and the Carling Reading and Leeds festivals," says SSE's hire m

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USA - Audio designers and engineers from the western US joined Meyer Sound at the 6,300-seat Shrine Auditorium, home to countless televised award shows over the years, for an introduction to and demonstration of Meyer Sound's new MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker.

MICA, a smaller, lighter version of the large-format MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker, is billed as being ideal for mid-sized venues not requiring the additional power and throw of MILO, or as an adjunct to a MILO main system.

The Shrine demonstration was held over two days and offered attendees the opportunity to hear MICA several ways: without EQ, with recorded music and with live music.

After being greeted by Meyer Sound's Western Regional Sales Manager Jim Sides, the event's host, a CD selection was played over what Meyer Sound's John Monitto called "MICA in the raw":

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UK - For the fourth year running, Entec Lighting supplied CMP Entertainment with full lighting production, foyer area and VIP tent illuminations and crew for the month long Liverpool Summer Pops event. The hugely successful 2005 Pops season featured a dynamic assortment of home grown and international talents - including McFly, Anastasia, Meat Loaf, The Australian Pink Floyd, Paul Weller, Diana Ross and many, many more.

Once again staged in its 4,500 capacity 6-pole Big Top, this year the location was shifted to a site on the Dock Road as Liverpool's new stadium is under construction on the previous one. The lighting rig was designed by Dave Hill. He wasn't able to physically run the shows himself this year as he was fully committed with the Rolling Stones. Instead, Entec dispatched their cheerful team of Phil White and Leigh Yeomans, both of whom have also worked on the show be

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USA - Fresno, California-based Michael Garrison Associates (MGA), a design-build systems contracting firm that has served the church market for nearly 30 years, installed its first L-Acoustics system at the new 110,000-square-foot Calvary Church (formerly Calvary Temple) in Irving, Texas.

Under the direction of senior systems designer Brian Roggow, twin arrays, each comprised of ten L- Acoustics dV-Dosc cabinets plus three dV-SUBs, were flown above the left and right sides of the stage in the 1,500-seat main sanctuary. For low-frequency reinforcement, four SB218 subwoofers are positioned up in the room's centre cavity while two SB118s are located under the stage. Four additional coaxial MTD108a systems are further called upon to deliver front-fill, and all loudspeaker systems are powered by L- Acoustics' own LA Series amplifiers.

"Our initial system design for Calvary Tem

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USA - Digidesign has reported a number of international touring acts including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Kelly Clarkson and many others are among the early adopters of the Digidesign Venue live sound environment.

After only six months of availability, Venue systems have been used all over the world by major tours such as Nine Inch Nails, Black Eyed Peas, The Cure, Placebo, John Hiatt, Donny Osmond, Joe Satriani, Alicia Keys, Sound Tribe Sector 9, the popular Japanese band Love Psychedelico, Umphrey's McGee, The Thrills, Nena, and many more. Venue systems have also been called into service by those bands and others at major festivals, such as Live8 in Paris, the Montreux Jazz Festival, The Gathering of the Vibes music festival (celebrating Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead), 10,000 Lakes Festival, and Lollapalooza.

"Sixteen days of the festi

  1. Dynacord at Leipzig's Central Stadium
  2. V & P Sounds adds MH3 to rental fleet
  3. Pioneer's DJ line-up for PLASA 2005
  4. Community sound for Crazy Horse memorial
  5. Bose Sound at New Hallenstadion, Zurich
  6. Meyer MILO off to the races
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