Sound

Details
Denmark - Industry veteran Hans V. Madsen, former director at Martin Professional's audio division Mach Systems A/S, has announced the formation of a new company, Cornered Audio Systems. The backbone of the new company, says Madsen, is a range of extruded aluminum installation speakers with "a unique triangular design".

The design enables the speaker to fit discreetly into corners or to be mounted directly onto walls or ceilings without the use of a bracket (patent pending). The triangular design also allows for two, three or four boxes to be coupled together, offering 180, 270 or 360° coverage.

The top-boxes are highly compact and pleasing to the eye as well as the ears, says Madsen: the product line includes near-field and medium-throw top-boxes as well as subs. "The idea behind the new company is to design installation speakers that blend discreetly into

Details
Spain / UK - Spanish loudspeaker manufacturer Beyma have appointed Adam Hall Limited as their exclusive distributor in the UK. Stock will be arriving in early May and is based on Beyma's sales in the UK across the last couple of years, so current customers requirements should be available for next day delivery from then onwards.

Adam Hall are also very pleased to announce that well known industry figure 'Levi' who has had a long association with Beyma joins the Adam Hall team representing loudspeaker sales and service. M.D. Bob Mundy expressed his own excitement and enthusiasm for this new opportunity. For more details contact Adam Hall 01702 613922.

(Chris Henry)

Details
UK - The PA system requirements for Charlotte Church's recent UK tour naturally focused on impact with clarity and detail. Freelance sound engineer Chris Madden, and Luton-based tour sound rental specialists Concert Sound, requested HK Audio's COHEDRA line array system as his PA of choice for the three-date UK tour.

Front-of-house engineer Madden already had experience of the HK COHEDRA set-up, having used it on a Waterboys tour earlier this year, where dynamics and detail in the amplified sound, based around mainly acoustic instruments, were equally critical. Having declared himself impressed with the COHEDRA performance throughout the Waterboys gig, Madden and Concert Sound again specified COHEDRA.

The main FOH set-up for Charlotte's tour featured 12 CDR 208C plus 12 CDR208S mid/high cabinets for the flown line array columns, plus 16 CDR210S with four CDR210F subs. Driving t

Details
UK - Adlib Audio is supplying full sound production and crew including a Nexo Alpha system to the current and highly acclaimed José González UK tour.

Nexo Alpha was one of a number of choices of PA offered by the Liverpool based company, and chosen jointly by Adlib's systems engineer Chris Sudall and González' FOH engineer Don Alsterberg. "It's a particularly good system for acoustic work, great in the low mids and overall it has a very musical sound - I love it" says Alsterberg, who is working for the first time with Adlib.

The system was also designed to be highly versatile, with a wide range of venues on the itinerary - from city halls and large theatres to smaller more intimate concert type venues. They're using a total of 32 boxes including highs, bass and subs. The full rig is eight Nexo Alpha M3 highs a side, six B1 bass boxes and four S2 subs - four

Details
USA - dbx Professional Products, a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of professional signal processing products and a division of Harman International, is now shipping the new DriveRack 4820 System Processor. The 4820 is a sibling to the new DriveRack 4800 that began shipping in January, and like the 4800 the DriveRack 4820 provides flexibility, sonic excellence and intuitive control for performance applications, says the company.

In addition, the new DriveRack 4820 features a blank front panel, designed specifically for contractors and systems integrators who need the added security of tamper-proof controls.

Featuring all the familiar processing functions and a host of new algorithms - including selectable DSP inserts on the inputs and outputs, a wealth of EQ, Delay, classic dbx Compression and Limiting, Bandpass and Crossover Filters - the DriveRack 4820 provides all the pro

Details
UK - The Cliffs Pavilion in Southend-on-Sea has taken delivery of a new 40-channel Midas Legend touring console package, which will be permanently available in its huge 1630-seater auditorium, the largest in Anglia and the south-east of England. Supplied by MBI in Brighton, the console's first heavy duty will be the theatre's summer jazz festival.

Technical manager Simon Francklin explains that the theatre didn't cut any corners when it came to bringing its sound control up to date. "We see a lot of desks come through this venue with different touring productions, and everyone tells us that we should be using Midas.

"With 40 channels plus four stereo channels, the Legend allows us to handle our monitor mix from the same console, as well as giving us a lot more functions and a far superior sound to our previous desk.

"The parametric EQs are phenomenal, and the

Details
Enttech S.A. Entertainment Technology, based in Athens, has taken delivery of 48 Adamson Y-10s and 12 'Y-Axis Sub Companion' T-21s - becoming the fifth Adamson Y-Axis partner in Greece. There is now enough Adamson product in the country to design two stadium-sized venues simultaneously - and Enttech will be the official sound provider for this year's Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Athens between 18-20 May 2006, as well as serving the Greece dates on a handful of international tours this summer. The deal was negotiated by DV2 Adamson Support Europe.

(Lee Baldock)

Details
UK - Leeds rockers and triple BRIT awards winners the Kaiser Chiefs have embarked on the UK leg of their European tour with Midas XL4s at FOH and on monitors provided by Skan PA Hire.

"This tour is my first opportunity in a while to use an analogue console," says FOH engineer Martin Hildred. "There is only one analogue desk to use when you have the choice and that's the XL4. The band leans towards a retro rock and roll sound, and I have a complete wish list of valve gear which is perfect to use together with the XL4; it just sounds great."

Hildred is recording every show for future live release, taking a direct output from the XL4 to his PC-based multitrack recorder which has accompanied him throughout the tour. "Once again the XL4 is great for this application as I can take the live output from the desk using the pre insert, pre eq and pre fade functi

Details
USA - Lectrosonics, a leading authority in high-end audio processing and wireless technology is introducing the DM84, the latest product in the DM Series of digital audio processors with LecNet2(tm) control software, at InfoComm 2006. The Lectrosonics DM Series provides easily configurable processing, mixing, and routing capabilities for sound reinforcement and conferencing applications often requiring multiple microphones and loudspeakers, says the company.

The new DM84 unit features the capability to route any combination of inputs to any combination of outputs, in addition to auto mixing via a proportional gain algorithm, sophisticated filtering on each input and output, built-in delay on each input and output and low throughput latency. The DM84 runs on the latest-generation DSP architecture and can be integrated as part of a larger system by connecting other DM units (like

Details
Worldwide - Roland Corporation is pleased to announce a brand-new, worldwide venture to concentrate on Pro Audio, to be called 'Roland Systems Group'.

Incorporating the existing EDIROL group and the newly formed Roland System Solutions (RSS) division, Roland System Group's (RSG's) main focus is on providing video and audio solutions for all aspects of the professional market. New products such as the S-4000, 40-channel Digital Snake, and V-440HD high-definition video mixer are just the start of a continuing development programme aimed squarely at the professional audiovisual market.

With many years of industry experience, RSS UK technical sales will be handled by Martin Thomas. Martin has a proven background in both professional audio and video and is well known throughout the industry.

Neal Tomlinson, who has a long history at Roland UK Ltd., will handle RSS product develop

Details
UK - Harmen Pro UK is lining up four major new products to be shown at this year's ABBT Theatre Show - Soundcraft Vi6 digital live console, JBL VP Series powered reinforcement systems, AKG HUB 4000 Q Wireless Network Concentrator, and Crown XTi power amplifiers - all feature the company's HiQnet advanced audio, control, and configuration network functionality.

HiQnet, Harman Professional Group's proprietary audio system configuration, control and monitoring network, offers users rapid configuration, enhanced control and comprehensive monitoring of complicated audio systems composed of products from Harman Pro brands, says the company. System Architect, HiQnet's central control software, gives users the ability to easily set up and manage large, multifunctional audio systems from a single computer, using a single graphical user interface.

The Soundcraft Vi6 large format live di

Details
USA - ESTA - the North American Entertainment Services and Technology Association - has announced that BSR E1.17, Entertainment Technology - Multipurpose Network Control Protocol Suite, the draft standard commonly called "ACN," is now available for public review until 19 June 2006.

The draft standard is a suite of protocols offering needed services in network management, device management, device description, and device control with reliable multi-cast transport on data networks that use the common Internet Protocols. There are 21 documents that describe various aspects of the suite of protocols, and they are all contained in the approximately 2.5 megabyte compressed file ACN.zip. Reviewers should also read the Readme.pdf file. It is not part of the draft standard, but it explains the structure of ACN and the changes that were made since the last public review.

Details
Costa Rica - In Latin- America, outdoor festivals create a big draw, and Costa Rica is no exception. Ramon Mendiola, director of the Costa Rica Brewery, recently staged 'The Imperial Festival 2006', which included some of the biggest local, latin and international stars. Names such as Jamiroquai, who headlined day one, Hector el Father, and The Rasmus, performed for the first time in Costa Rica. Day two's headliner Sting added this event to his 2005-2006 Broken Day World Tour.

La Guacima racetrack, just outside San Jose, was host to the two-day concert held on 1-2 April and saw more than 30,000 attendees over the weekend. Sound contractor RSTV Sonido supplied main arrays of 12 Adamson Y18s and four Y10s per side, which provided enough sound pressure to fill La Guacima. The setup was designed by RSTV 's owner Virgilio Azofeifa and techs Elias Arias and ManriI Vargas, using

Details
Germany - A diminutive performer with a remarkably powerful voice takes the limelight when Meyer Sound's new M'elodie ultra-compact high-power curvilinear array debuts in Europe later this month. Underscoring the upbeat mood of the occasion, the M'elodie demo sessions in Germany will feature source music from a live Latin band as mixed by veteran FOH engineer Buford Jones, who also serves as Meyer Sound's tour liaison manager.

The festivities begin with four sessions on 15 and 16 May in Hannover, followed by four sessions in Wiesbaden on 17 and 18 May.

The smallest sibling in the growing MILO family, M'elodie shares the sonic signature and easy-to-use rigging of the larger MILO and MICA systems. M'elodie's trim dimensions and minimal weight are a perfect match for small theatres, ballrooms, clubs, and corporate AV applications.

The M'elodie debut marks one of the first major

Details
USA - Rock climbing, like most extreme sports, is equal parts skill and attitude. Learning the art of threading oneself to the side of a mountain is a task best undertaken by those who have learned to channel their adrenaline, and the staff at Earth Treks are among the best. The company, which operates offices and climbing centres in the towns ofColumbia, Timonium and Rockville, Maryland, specialises in rock and ice climbing instruction and mountaineering expeditions, and has guided several thousand climbers through international expeditions on six continents, including the Himalayas and Everest. Their facilities have even been used to train for the recent Athens Olympics.

Earth Treks recently opened their newest training facility in Rockville, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 44 foot walls and over 15,000 square feet of varied climbing surfaces, including overhangs and s

Details
India - Bangalore may rank as one of the fastest growing cities in Asia but it still suffers from erratic power conditions and high temperatures - important considerations when planning any major installation of lighting and sound into a venue. When Bangalore-based Acoustic Control was contracted to both design and install a high end sound and lighting system for Christ College's new auditorium, they chose LSC Lighting products.

"The LSC dimmers and consoles are suited to India's unpredictable power conditions and extreme temperatures," said Sanjay Mudartha, director of Acoustic Control. "The dimmers have saved our lamps on many occasions when voltages exceeded safe limits, by shutting down. And despite very hot and humid conditions have never shut down due to thermal issues."

Situated on the third floor of the new block at Christ College, the auditorium se

Details
UK - After a four-year gap, Hawthorn has again worked on Pro Retail, this year - the number one retail trade show in the UK, is held at Telford's International Centre. Hawthorn was contracted by DB Systems to provide lighting, sound, rigging, staging, power distribution, starcloth and crew for the two day event.

Hawthorn's project manager, Matt Oscroft specified Clay Paky Alpha Spots and Alpha Wash lights, supplemented with Pulsar's LED Par 36s and Thomas LED battens. For control, he chose an Avolites Sapphire and Irad Pixel drive. In order for Hawthorns to get across their design concepts, Oscroft used their new WYSIWYG suite, providing visuals and complex designs for both DB Systems and the final client, Palmer and Harvey. This software proved to be invaluable as time was limited onsite and there were no space or time for errors.

Oscroft's sound spec included Martin Audio li

Details
South Africa - dbx Professional Products, a manufacturer of professional signal processing products and a division of Harman International, have played a key role at the Kitchen Bar, in the ground-breaking Design Quarter, in Johannesburg.

Situated in the suburb of Fourways, it is South Africa's first truly comprehensive décor and design retail centre - a vibrant hub for lovers of cutting-edge décor products and design services, industry trend setters, socialites and restaurant patrons.

Kitchen Bar is a key feature of the development, presenting new standards of culinary excellence influenced by international trends. A crucial element in the new venue is having AV facilities to equal these standards. Harman Pro products distributor, Wild and Marr were called to the challenge.

Since Kitchen Bar was designed to be a restaurant, cocktail bar, lounge and night spot

Details
USA - Loud Technologies has appointed Jeffrey Cox to the position of vice-president for the EAW brand group. As the new business leader for the EAW brand, Cox will be responsible for defining and leading all business and product strategies, including collaborating with Loud's sales, engineering, operations and marketing teams to ensure the deployment of these plans worldwide.

Cox brings to EAW a proven track record of introducing industry-defining sound reinforcement products and building highly successful business organizations around them. As the founder and CEO of Cox Audio Engineering, he was responsible for the introduction and manufacturing of the L-Acoustics V-Dosc Line Array, a product that caused a paradigm shift in loudspeaker formatting which completely altered modern-day touring and installed systems.

"I couldn't be happier that Jeff has agreed to head EAW,&qu

Details
USA - Meyer Sound has announced that mixer Mark Frink has joined the company in the position of tour manager.

Frink has spent decades on the road mixing FOH and monitors for artists ranging from Tony Bennett to Joni Mitchell to Meredith Brooks. He also has worked on major events including the Superbowl, Pope John Paul II's 1995 Giants Stadium appearance, the New York Philharmonic/Metropolitan Opera's In the Parks concert series, and the Tibet Freedom Concert held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Frink acted as monitor engineer and production manager for k.d. lang on her 2004-2005 worldwide tour, on which she performed in concert halls with symphony orchestras.

Frink has also kept his finger on the pulse of the industry through his 10 years as sound reinforcement editor for MIX magazine, as well as a recent stint as tour sound editor for Li

Details
USA - After a recent remodel, Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) in Sugar Land, Texas moved into a larger and more aesthetically pleasing space. Unfortunately, the room suffered from a twofold reverberation problem: too much of the wrong kind for one application, and not enough of the right kind for another.

The church's dual dilemmas stemmed from the spectral characteristics of the sanctuary's architectural acoustics. Any sound system that fully excited the room would produce high-frequency reverberation certain to impair voice intelligibility. At the same time, low-mid reverberation needed for depth and fullness in organ music and congregational singing would be seriously deficient. Further architectural changes to remedy the situation would have been prohibitively expensive, and likely detrimental to the visual aesthetics of the room, as well. Fortunately, consultant and a

Details
USA - Solid State Logic, a manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, is pleased to announce the hiring of Quinton Nixon as product specialist. Quinton will be based out of SSL's Los Angeles office.

Quinton comes to SSL from TC Electronic, where he served as product specialist. Prior to that, Quinton was a freelance recording and post-production engineer based in Atlanta, following three years as a staff engineer at Doppler Studios.

As product specialist, Quinton's responsibilities will include product demonstrations to SSL retail partners, in-store clinics and tradeshows. He begins this undertaking with the recent launch of Duende, SSL's new DSP-powered processing rack unit for audio workstation users.

"I was a recording engineer in Atlanta and always had a tremendous respect for SSL," says Quinton. "I'm thrilled to be working for Solid State

Details
Denmark - TC Electronic is announcing the immediate availability of the MD3 Stereo Mastering package for Pro Tools|HD. Ported from TC's processing flagship System 6000, the MD3 includes two first-class algorithms, MD3 Multiband Dynamics and BrickWall Limiter. The MD3 Stereo Mastering Package for Pro Tools|HD is shipping now.

MD3 features a multiband 48-bit internal resolution structure, and offers a 3-band compressor and expander, a 4-band parametric equalizer, and a limiter in one powerful algorithm. MD3 can be configured for stereo or dual mono processing, and used on single sources as well as composite stereo mixes. Alternatively, stereo material may be processed in the MS domain, or MD3 may take in MS signals and convert them to stereo with processing taking place in either the LR or MS domain. BrickWall Limiter is a stereo/dual mono limiter with new features and technology

Details
UK - Charcoalblue theatre consultants has confirmed that it is working on the plans for the redevelopment of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. The company has recently expanded its operation, taking on three new staff members plus two additions to its board of directors.

Since 2004 Charcoalblue, created by Andy Hayles, Jack Tilbury, Jon Stevens and Gavin Green, has also been working on the RSC's new Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.2005 saw commissions from English National Opera and Bristol Old Vic, in addition to being appointed by the National Theatre to work on its new studio redevelopment with Haworth Tompkins Architects. Following this, Aldeburgh Productions appointed Charcoalblue as theatre consultant for a second concert hall space at Snape Maltings, and to Newcastle Theatre Royal for a renewed flytower.

This year Charcoalblue was awarded the

  1. Meyer Sound MILOs Welcome Jacky Cheung
  2. Allen & Heath's iDR solves emergency audio needs
  3. Pioneer's new DJM-800 Mixer with Tiësto!
  4. Praise for First Meyer Sound SIM Seminar in Hungary
  5. Solid State Logic names Partnership Manager
  6. Ronan Chris Murphy enlists A-Designs
Page 751 of 1372

Latest Issue. . .