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Germany - In December 2003, the Central Stadium in Leipzig, which had taken three years to build at a cost of 88.5 million euros, was opened - one of the 12 venues selected to host the world's most watched sporting event - football's World Cup. Its first game, Match 6 of the competition, will kick off at 15:00 on the 11 June 2006.

One of the most important, if not the most important, area covered by the FIFA regulations is stadium safety, in which the quality of the alarm and public address systems is of crucial importance. Like many of the top football stadiums in Europe, the Central Stadium is equipped with a sound system from EVI Audio; in this case, a Dynacord ProAnnounce, comprising DPM 4000 digital system controllers, DCS 420 monitor units and DPA 4140 power amplifiers, installed with support from Sigma TBL of Chemnitz.

The most striking visual aspect of the 45,000-seate

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India - V & P Sounds, Bangalore's leading pro audio equipment rental house, recently augmented its inventory with the purchase of a 48-mono-/four-stereo-channel Soundcraft MH3 desk (Touring Pack). This was supplied by Cinetekk, the distributor for the Harman Pro Group in India.

"We've chosen to standardize on the second largest configuration of the MH3 because it basically offers everything we need in a board of that size - VCAs, muting capabilities, user-friendliness, client acceptability, and an economical price tag," says Mr. Vishnu, founder and owner of V & P Sounds. "Also, the fact that these boards can do monitors and house sound equally well is a big plus inventory-wise.

"Everyone seems to really like the MH3, including a lot of engineers who have never previously mixed on it, because it's still a relatively new console. I'm not at all surprised by t

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UK - Sunday 11 September sees the opening day of this year's PLASA Show and Pioneer will be kicking things into place with some spectacular DJ sets - from James Zabiela, Eddie Halliwell and Addictive TV.

This year's show is promising to be one of the greatest yet for Pioneer - products being showcased include the Professional DJ Booth range of stunning DVJ-X1s, the new EFX-1000 and DJM-1000 digital mixer. Other products available for you to try include the new CDJ-200 single CD deck. Old favourites will also be making an appearance.

Pioneer will also be unveiling its latest products so visit the stand to find more. From Monday 12 September, other great DJs playing on the Pioneer stand will include Eclectic Method, Phil K and Dan Tait.

Pioneer can be found on Stand E63.

(Lee Baldock)

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USA - The Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills, SD is a very high profile installation. At 563 feet high and 641ft long it's also not just a profile, but a massive three-dimensional sculpture. Chief Crazy Horse, and the mount he rode in on, is being carved and blasted out of mountainside in Rapid City, South Dakota. The project has been a work-in-progress for 57 years - and completion is not in sight.

The memorial to Crazy Horse was the life long work of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski (1908-1982) who came to the Black Hills at the invitation of Chief Henry Standing Bear of the Oglala Lakota tribe: "My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know the red man has great heroes too," said the Chief's invitation. On Memorial Day this year, Legends in Light - a multi-media laser-light show - premiered on the site. The laser-light show transforms the mountainside int

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Switzerland - The Hallenstadion in Zurich reopened on 31 July, with a new sound system from Bose, which the company says is "defining a new benchmark for sound in modern multipurpose arenas". Project 'Hallenstadion 2000 plus', which undertook the complete renovation of the historic multi-purpose arena, was first introduced to the public in 1999. The objective of the extensive redevelopment was the reconstruction of the Hallenstadion to create a new kind of event arena for 13,000 visitors, which would offer even better multifunctional purposes, optimum security, modern conveniences, and excellent acoustics.

The Bose Sound System in the new arena utilizes the broad and versatile product portfolio of the Bose Professional Systems Division. In the Event Arena itself, Bose engineers installed a high quality Bose Panaray LT speaker system including 50 mid/high cabinets and 1

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The Netherlands - The 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series is the latest version of the spectacular "slalom-in-the-sky" event that debuted in 2003. The Air Race was conceived in 2001 with the idea of creating a competitive air event involving not only speed, but also aerobatics. To develop the idea, Red Bull tapped Hungary's two-time World Aerobatic champion Peter Besenyei. The Air Race premiered at Red Bull's Air Power 2003 event in Zeltweg, Austria, successfully enough to engender a second 2003 race in Budapest and three more races in 2004.

This year, the second week of June found Rotterdam hosting 700,000 spectators for the second of eight races in the newly created World Series. The huge crowd of air show fans turned out on racing Sunday to watch planes fly under the Erasmus Bridge at speeds exceeding 400 km per hour and hear the race called, over pounding "hou

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The Netherlands / UK - At this year's PLASA show, Dutch manufacturer Alcons will show a number of new product range additions and highlights of the current line-up. Still a prototype at last year's PLASA, this year the production model of the LR14, Alcons' ultra-compact line-array module, will be on show. Featuring the patented RBN401 pro-ribbon driver and double 6.5" woofers with a dispersion pattern of 120° x 15°, the LR14 is designed as either ultra-compact line-array system, or as under-fill of the LR16.

The ultra-compact line-array range is complemented with the LR14B - the ultra-compact/light-weight high-output bass module of the LR14 line-array, with double Neodymium 12" in double-tuned band-pass configuration. The LR14B combines a very low weight with very high specific SPL output, making the LR14B an excellent low-frequency extension in both stacked and flow

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UK - Turbosound, the British-based manufacturer of live performance and installed-sound loudspeakers, has introduced a new addition to its range of low-frequency options. Already field-proven at numerous summer festivals and events across Europe, the large-format TSW-218 is a 2 x 18" Turbo-loaded sub-bass enclosure, capable of delivering very high SPLs, say the company.

It has been specifically designed to complement Turbosound's Aspect series, as well as the larger models in the QLight range, and its first projects have included high-energy, low-frequency duties at this year's Glastonbury Festival, Denmark's Roskilde and Skanderborg Festivals, plus London's Big Gay Out.

Configured to provide dynamic and accurate low-frequency performance at very high levels, the Turbosound TSW-218 sub-bass system is a double 18" modular coupling-horn enclosure, which benefits from a

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China - This year over 750 exhibitors of musical instruments and accessories, more than 130 exhibitors of professional audio and lighting equipment, and a packed schedule of events to entertain and enlighten visitors at the Music China and Prolight + Sound Shanghai show, which will run side-by-side at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong from 19 - 22 October.

Prolight + Sound Shanghai may be smaller than it's neighbour Music China, but it's growing steadily and attracting some of the world's leading pro-audio and lighting companies into the fold. With over 130 exhibitors from 10 countries and regions - including China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, Norway, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK and the USA - the 2005 fair will show a good range of entertainment and AV equipment.

Amongst the exhibitors are: Roxland (representing McCauley, Crest Audio, Pioneer and Shure)

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UK - Following the success of his first two restaurants in Willesden Green and Hoxton, David Azouri has taken his concept into west London and recently opened a third Shish in Bayswater.

For the sound system, Shish has once again called in the services of installation specialists, the Sound Division Group. Sound Division's David Graham described the brief: "Given that there was already an existing sound system in the premises when Shish took it over, we weren't required to start from scratch. However, a fair amount of work was needed to bring the installation in to line with the rest of the venue. We completely serviced the existing WORK loudspeakers and Cloud mixer amplifier, and added two DBX 215 dual graphics and a Pioneer PDM603 6-disc multiplay CD player. The restaurant space has been reconfigured into three separate zoned areas so we've provided three Cloud RSL6 devic

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USA - Northern Sound & Light (NSL) recently received the Outstanding Sales Performance Award for 2004-2005 from dbx/Lexicon Professional Products. The company was chosen from many competitors in the Eastern region of the United States

The award was given to NSL based on a phenomenal sales performance representing 23% sales growth year over year for the dbx/Lexicon product line. It was personally delivered to Steve Raslevich, president of NSL, by sales rep Bob Podolinski of RLA and Aaron Kunz, eastern regional sales manager for dbx/Lexicon Professional Products.

"The partnership between NSL and dbx/Lexicon is a winning combination," said Kunz. "We have a collective goal to increase sales and brand promotion while offering first rate service and expertise to the pro audio market."

"I am thankful that Bob and Aaron took the time and effort to recognize

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Italy / South-East Asia - Italian pro audio manufacturer Outline has appointed Discovery Lights & Sound Pte Ltd as its sole distributors for Singapore and Malaysia, with effect from 20 July 2005. The sales and technical staff of Discovery have around 30 years experience in the entertainment industry and Outline has told LSI Online it has every confidence in their capability to support its customers in these territories.

(Lee Baldock)

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USA - Boston's AVFX serves clients such as Medtronic, Philips Medical, IBM Software and TJX (the parent company of retail chain TJ Maxx), and has gained a reputation for having the latest media technology, the know-how to use it, and the experience to understand how to best service corporate needs.

Although much of AVFX's emphasis has always been on visual media (multi-image projection was the rage when the company started in the early 1980s), the company has also supplied sound systems for years. One of their long-time audio mainstays has been the classic UPA-1A loudspeaker, which AVFX started using many years before the self-powered UPA-1P became available. The versatility of the UPA-1A insures that those conventionally-powered legacy speakers not only remain in AVFX's inventory, but continue to see constant use.

As AVFX continues to grow, the firm's Meyer Sound inventory ha

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UK - London PA and Promotion company, Up All Night Music, employed its new Allen & Heath GL3800 live sound console at the recent Reading Festival. The mixer was installed in the Tiscali VIP tent, which hosted exclusive sessions from a variety of the artists performing on the main stages over the weekend.

The 32-channel mixer managed 20 bands over the three days, providing live sound reinforcement for acts such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Graham Coxon, The Rakes, The Subways, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Futureheads, Funeral For a Friend, and Mondo Generator. The select 100-capacity audience even included some big names such as Dave Grohl and Pete Doherty, who came to see their celebrity associates perform.

"The GL3800 performed flawlessly - it's a fantastic desk," commented sound engineer, Ed Shackleton. "I particularly love the new EQ, which has a great range

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Norway - Now in its 51st year, the annual St Olav Festival in Norway is held to mark the historic battle of Stiklestad in 1030, which marked the country's transition from paganism to Christianity and established the cult of St Olav after the slain king. Central to the festival is the St Olav Drama, performed in an outdoor amphitheatre at the Stiklestad National Cultural Center before an audience of 6,000, with over 20,000 people watching the drama over four performances. For the first time this year, the sound was handled by local PA rental company Stiklestad Lyd & Lys (SLL) who chose to use a large quantity of DPA microphones for the performers and musicians.

The St Olav Drama, which unfolds in the last 24 hours before the battle, revealing the transition between paganism and Christianity, is the largest and oldest open-air play held in the Nordic countries, encompassing elemen

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UK - The Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London, has commissioned a new sound and projection infrastructure from Marquee Audio. Used for a variety of events, the Hall is now fully equipped for concert reinforcement.

In the Great Hall itself, Marquee has installed a central cluster of Meyer M1D self-powered loudspeakers. Marquee offered two alternative PA designs, explaining the pros and cons of each. "We took a view based on the inadequacies of the old system, which had been systematically adapted over a number of years," says venue manager Michael Sharp. "Particularly poor had been the facilities for the hard-of-hearing. The induction loop was subject to a lot of interference - and we were recommended a Sennheiser infra-red system."

Marquee's project manager, Scott Wakelin, needed to provide evenly-distributed coverage for a hall with a ground floor

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UK - Denon DJ has confirmed a high-profile DJ line-up which will add an extra to buzz to DJ Sunday at the PLASA Show this year. The company has confirmed that the 'experimental' DJ Jonathan Lisle from MTheory Records and John Digweed's Bedrock organization, will be demoing on the stand (after taking part in one of the seminars - see here for full programme) at 2.30pm. Lisle will be using the DN-S5000 table top CD players, which he used on the Bedrock label's OS:02 original series CD mix album launched earlier this year, as well as the new DN-S3500, which Denon say everyone's shouting about on the forums right now. Joining Lisle will be the guys from online radio station www.cheekyhalf.net, as well as the Angels of Dex, who have their launch party at Turnmills (alongside Eddi

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UK - In order to make full use of your days at the PLASA show, the show's organizers are encouraging visitors to 'check in' early. The doors to the exhibition will be open from 9am every morning and you will be invited to go up to the Top Deck to collect your show catalogue, and have a cup of coffee at one of the outlets around the PLASA stand while planning you day, prior to the show's official opening at 10am.

Please note: due to the current security situation, there will be full bag checks as you enter the show and all visitors are being asked for their co-operation. In the meantime, to help you plan, don't forget to check out the show website - see address below - for all the up-to-date news in the final run-up to the show.

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UK - As sound designer for UK Productions' hugely successful touring musical adaptation of Disney's classic animated movie, Beauty and the Beast, Glen Beckley collaborated with Funktion One to deliver a system that met his high specifications.

Over 130 sound effects are used in the show, and the score is one of the most popular of the modern Disney features. It was important to both Beckley and musical supervisor Gareth Williams that every part of the complex arrangements was present and audible, even during moments of underscored dialogue. This, along with the need to maintain the attention of a young audience, led Beckley to opt for a sound that was clearly amplified, rather than simply reinforced.

Beckley explained that the great paradox with an amplified show is the need to exercise more control over the acoustic elements in the first place - essentially to make things qui

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USA - A solo tour by Tori Amos is not what immediately comes to mind when thinking about a high technology production, but then again, Tori is anything but predictable. On this month-long tour of US theatres in support of her latest album, The Beekeeper, she performed over 90 different songs - a challenge for all concerned.

"I program, on average, three new songs every afternoon," sighs Dan Boland, Tori's long-time lighting director and, for the last few years, lighting designer. "It keeps the afternoons very interesting." Each night, Boland receives the ever changing set list minutes before Tori takes to the stage. Even then, the set can change midway through a show. Boland, however, incorporates this unpredictability into his design, and this was a key factor is his decision to use video.

"Every time that it's just Tori and a piano on stage, she can

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Germany - Sound designer Peter Jehle from Neomy Sound & Light had more than one reason for choosing a Camco-powered Nexo GEO S tangent-array system for the Open Air festival in Reutlingen, south-west Germany.

With more than 60 open microphones on stage, the festival's Classic Night opening event at the Kreuzeiche stadium was a major project. Peter Jehle's first choice of PA was Nexo's GEO S. "Besides the first-class sound characteristics, we were particularly impressed by the compact, inconspicuous shape of the Nexo GEO S system and the fact that the software support enabled the volume in the auditorium to be predicted exactly. That's what convinced us. In retrospect, the sound reinforcement quality was exactly what we expected. On stage, there were as many as 60 open microphones in use simultaneously. That could only be done without great difficulty because of the GEO S sy

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UK - Marquee Audio - AuviTran's UK distributor - will be showing a complete range of the EtherSound products by AuviTran on its stand at the PLASA Show this year. AVRed-ES, AVKit-ES and the AVBridge32-ES will join AVY16-ES cards that have found homes in a variety of Yamaha equipment on display.

"AuviTran had a very exciting and productive year. As a Digigram Authorised Implementor, we had been very busy with services we have offered to other ES licensees [A&H, Archean, Camcmo, DiGiCo, InnovaSON, Nexo and Martin Audio]" said AuviTran's business development director, Wlodek Sielski. "Being able, at the same time, to design and develop our own unique EtherSound products, is something we are very proud of."

AVRed-ES secures an EtherSound connection with two redundant links A/B as well as automatic real time measurement of communication quality and four samples

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Italy - SIB 2006 - Italy's international event and entertainment technology exhibition (11-14 March 2006, Rimini Fiera, Italy) will once again host specific demo areas where trade visitors will be able to test equipment efficiency and effectiveness. 'Sound Power' - the world's only opportunity for trade members to see and hear the best and most advanced sound reinforcement systems currently on the market in action under outdoor working conditions - will have some interesting new features for 2006, say the organizers, including the location: the demos will be set up in a reserved zone near the West entrance - a much larger area that will ensure a better yield from the systems. The participation of six different high-powered systems has so far been confirmed.

There's also news as far as performances are concerned. The regulation 10-minute performances will be divided into two part

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UK - Beyma will be present at the PLASA trade fair through its distributor Miltec Ltd., on stand K64.

This year Beyma has centred its work on renewing its range of coaxial loud speakers, as well as continuing to develop models to enable the design of compact and efficient Line Arrays. Beyma's coaxial family was the last family in the Pro range which remained to be improved, after the intense and deep renovation that has taken place in its general catalogue over the past two years.

Two new series within the coaxial family were born: the XA series, which substituted the well-known KX series, and the XC series. The 12XA30/Nd and 15XA38/Nd are specially designed to provide an extremely flat response with a wide dispersion (80%) and high sensitivity (98 and dB at LF and 105 dB at HF). They include 4" coils of flat aluminium wire for considerable power management (700W Program)

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