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UK - After several years hosting the annual Bay Beats festival, a concentrated exposition of local south-east Asian talent featuring five 'Indie' bands a day for three days, this year a decision was taken by Singapore's Esplanade Theatres on the Bay to purchase a large format line array to cater for the festival's audio needs.

"As the festival's popularity has grown we have experimented with a couple of systems, most recently the Q-Series system from d&b audiotechnik," said Esplanade's head of sound, Robin Shuttleworth. "We use d&b loudspeakers extensively throughout the Esplanade complex, C7 and C4 cabinets as well as the Q, but my decision to purchase a new system for Bay Beats was influenced by several considerations, not just the needs of the festival."

Shuttleworth's responsibilities include the Esplanade Concert Hall, Recital Studios, Theatre, Powerho

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UK - The ABTT is looking to compile a list of the most useful things the British theatre technician might utilise in their working life, from entries submitted by its members and non-members alike.

Any item is eligible and suggestions so far include: the multi-tool; a 17mm box spanner; the hard hat; knee pads; Pilbrow's Stage Lighting Design; a sound pressure level meter; personalised crew room coffee mug; and, a walkie-talkie that works in the nearest pub.

Submissions should be sent to techequip@catherinecooperevents.co.uk by the end of October and include a contact number. One entry chosen at random after the closing date will receive a year's free ABTT membership subscription.

(Chris Henry)

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UK - In a record-breaking time-frame of just 25 days, Adlib Audio has designed, delivered and installed a full sound reinforcement system at one of Liverpool's cultural landmarks. With the support of Fuzion, the Philharmonic Hall has been equipped with a Nexo Geo D tangent-array system, the first in the world to be specified into an installation.

In actual fact, the Geo D system has been designed by Adlib's Mark Burnley to be moved in and out of the Hall; it can work as a stand-alone system or in conjunction with visiting productions, which may prefer to bring in their own equipment. Kelsey Acoustics has created a bespoke multicore system to facilitate this.

Refurbished in 1995 at a cost of over £10 million, the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall boasts a classic art deco interior. As well as being home to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world's oldest co

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UK - Northern Light have announced the arrival of Calder Sibbald as their new events manager. Prior to joining the company, Calder was branch manager of Tower Productions South where he worked on glamorous A-List celebrity parties and events.

Calder possesses a degree in Stage Management and Theatre Production gained at Queen Margaret University College. Whilst at university, Calder moonlighted as technical manager for two Edinburgh institutions - The Venue and Liquid Rooms nightclubs.

Calder says: "This is an exciting opportunity for me to develop Northern Light's Events division. Since I was at school, I have worked in various fields of production in Scotland, the UK and Europe. In conjunction with Gregor Murray, our events services manager, I'll be working to build up Northern Light's market share of corporate and celebrity event production."

Northern Light's ma

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USA - Meyer Sound has announced the release of version 1.7.0 software for the Galileo loudspeaker management system and version 1.7.0 software for the SIM 3 audio analyzer. The primary focus of the updates is to provide greater integration between the Galileo system and the SIM 3 analyzer, adding new interoperability capabilities. The releases are the first step in a strategy to make all of Meyer Sound's digital audio products highly communicative with each other and work together as a tightly integrated system.

The Galileo system update comes in the form of an update to the system's Compass control software, which then also updates the firmware of the Galileo 616 processor.

The Galileo 616 processor is able to provide data to a SIM 3 analyzer from a selection of probe points in the signal path, eliminating the need for a switcher when using the Galileo system for system drive

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UK - CP Sound continues on the installation trail of top gastronomies, with the design, specification and installation of a new sound system at Benares, the UK's only Michelin starred Indian restaurant.

Benares is the first independent venture by acclaimed chef Atul Kochhar. Interior designer Ou Baholyodhin has transposed the beauty and vibrancy of the Northern India city of Benares into a contemporary setting in the prime central London location of Berkley Square.

Having been open for three years, it was time to upgrade the sound system to one offering the same standards of excellence and quality as the food and ambience. CP Sound has engaged in several other high profile restaurant/bar projects including various Zinc bars around the UK, Cocoon on Regent Street, Eclipse Bars in London and the Terraces in Brighton.

Pattenden initially visited and assessed the situation. Some

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UK - Dance4Life is an international initiative to inspire and engage young people in the global fight against AIDS. The aim is for over 1 million young people from 24 countries to be united within their countries and internationally via live satellite links on World AIDS Day 2012.

In the UK Dance4Life is looking for support in two areas. They are hoping to secure a PA system for the Dance4Life UK School Tour, which starts on 23 October for four weeks. The Tour will visit 30 schools with the interactive Dance4Life performance, and would be looking to loan the equipment.

They are also looking for technical support to help make the Dance4Life BIG Event on 25 November a real success. This will bring together 500 young people from across the UK in a unique event with high profile A list DJs and performers attending. The event will be linked visually to other Dance4Life events happe

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UK - According to a recent survey by America's Forbes magazine, Gardaland is Italy's top amusement park and the fifth in the world's top ten.

A perfect example of its technical 'superiority' can be seen in the Sequoia Adventure attraction: a roller coaster set in a late 19th century American sawmill, which has client's adrenalin pumping, thanks to the feeling of being suspended in mid-air as they turn upside-down repeatedly, almost as if in slow motion, during the ride. Designed by an American firm that is one of the world's major high-impact attraction builders, Sequoia Adventure is the first installation in the world of this type.

Another important example is Escape from Atlantis, the largest (15,000sq.m) water attraction in Europe, which was also used as the set for an eye-catching publicity spot aired by major Italian and foreign television broadcaster

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UK - RF specialist Trantec was recently appointed to provide its TS22 head-worn mics for The Rich Pickings Theatre Company's sensational adaptation of the legendary rock musical - Godspell- at the internationally acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Musical director, Erica Tugwell collaborated with Trantec's sales manager, Gary Waywell, from the early planning stages and it was clear that the TS22's would provide the perfect solution.

Tugwell says: "We accessed the venue at seven: a cast of nine, a choir of nine, a four-piece amplified band, a brilliant, but inexperienced sound man, and we were on at 7.45 each night. The Fringe puts special demands on a new touring company and yet each night the sound was clear and balanced, enabling the show to communicate powerfully."

The Trantec TS 22's are manufactured to the highest specifications and combines a minute microph

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Germany - Bosch Security Systems' Digital Congress Network (DCN) Next Generation congress system has already gained an enviable reputation thanks to its powerful features and exceptional ease-of-use, says the company. Now Bosch introduces an advanced yet intuitive Congress Control Software to further enhance the versatility and ease-of-use of the DCN systems.

The company's new Synoptic Microphone and Voting Software provides a range of new functions including automatic seat assignment, synoptic microphone monitoring and control, synoptic voting management, easy control of the system, monitoring and adjustments of all settings, and automatic link to PowerPoint to show real time voting results in graphs etc.

The new software also departs from the traditional control panel and buttons, which are replaced with a highly intuitive user interface based on a graphical representation o

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UK - Sugarloaf United Methodist Church in Duluth, Georgia recently debuted new audio, projection, and video distribution systems installed by dB Audio & Video in Gainesville, Georgia in its new Community Life Building. Sugarloaf's Minister of Worship Arts, Larry Parker, worked with Ronnie Stanford, systems advisor for dB, to create an AV system thatwould serve the multi-purpose nature of the space.

The Community Life Building is the epicentre, to its 1,600-member congregation serving as the worship space, the gymnasium for church sporting events, as well as the meeting place for fellowship meals. From an AV standpoint, the building was both a technical and creative challenge for dB.

"Sugarloaf's staff and volunteers are highly competent in media ministry and knew their functionality requirements," says Stanford. "They wanted high-fidelity audio and complete cove

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Turkey - Altincizme, one of the main rental companies in Turkey, has chosen the L Acoustics 115XT HiQ coaxial speaker to upgrade its monitor system inventory. The investment was made with the help of Focus Reklam Produksiyon, L-Acoustics' distributor in Turkey. Cenk Yildiz, from Focus says: "The decision to go for 115XT HiQ was dictated by Altincizme's need for a high performance monitor. Everyone was surprised by the high degree of flexibility of this loudspeaker as it works also very well in FOH applications."

L-Acoustics 115XT HiQ, a 2-way bi-amplified coaxial loudspeaker, is the first system to combine the advantages of coaxial technology with high "Q" (50° axy-symmetrical) waveguide pattern control. Its ultra compact, low profile format allows for optimum sightlines and with the flexibility of dual angle configurations, the 115XT HiQ can be used as a

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Belgium - Nowadays it is tough for small hire companies to survive. This was one of the reasons why a few Belgium hire companies decided to consolidate their know how and stock, to continue as the ASL-Group. Jointly the ASL-Group now operates 100 SP-10 line-array systems.

The new ASL-Group comprises the Belgium hire companies ASL Audio, Jacobs Elektro - Coruna, The System and Klinkers Electro. Peter Ellegeest (MD of ASL): "We have worked with Sound Projects products ever since the beginning. Because of the growing customer demand for line-arrays and moreover, since in certain circumstances an array simply is the best or easiest solution, we were in search of an array. A system that should match our present SP3 concert-systems.

"The first test we did with SP-10 was an outdoor festival where we used 24 boxes. Already at the first notes during the sound check the distin

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USA - Meyer Sound has announced the launch of Constellation electroacoustic architecture, a complete package of equipment and services, provided exclusively by Meyer Sound and centered around the company's VRAS technology, that gives venues the flexibility to alter their acoustics instantly and accommodate a variety of events and source material while remaining virtually invisible to the eye.

Traditionally, venues have been designed to have acoustics optimised for specific uses: theatres are designed for plays, concert halls for music, lecture halls for speech, cinemas for film surround sound. To use one of these venues for an application with different acoustical needs meant either putting architectural solutions in place or compromising a performance with inappropriate acoustics. But variable architectural solutions can be very expensive and have a limited range of effectivene

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UK - Avenue Q has taken the West End by storm with its cheeky mix of clever puppetry, social satire, adult comedy and catchy songs. Sound designer Mark Menard, from New York-based Acme Sound Partners, oversaw the transfer of the show from Broadway and, as always, chose to use DPA miniature microphones on his production.

"At Acme we have used DPA since the company first appeared, and the DPA 4061 miniature omni-directional microphones appear on all of our shows, simply because they are the best on the market," says Menard.

All 10 Avenue Q cast members - who appear operating a variety of puppets or simply as actors - are fitted with DPA 4061s. The two main actors are double-mic'ed because aside from operating the Princeton and Kate lead puppets, they also operate other characters from time to time. "There's no time to change - they literally have a few seconds to

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USA - Boston is known for its passionate sports fans, and being heard over the roar of the enthusiastic crowds at Boston College's Alumni Stadium is no mean feat. The 44,500- seat stadium recently completed a major renovation project that included a powerful new distributed audio system to get the announcements everywhere they need to be, while maintaining sufficient directionality to keep the sound from spilling out into thesurrounding neighbourhoods.

The sound system utilises a combination of Community WET and R-Series weather-resistant loudspeakers throughout the park, including 60 WET 2W8 2-way systems and 28 WET 920H 3-way cabinets, as well as more than 100 R.25 and R.5 horn-loaded two-way systems covering the general seating areas.

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Taiwan - A Proel sound system was recently installed in Hulu Temple, built in 1947 and located in Taipei.

Buddhists and residents alike are happy to hear the beautiful music through the Proel sound system. "Now the music from the new sound system enhances the solemnity of the atmosphere and keeps our minds peaceful," says people in the neighbourhoods.

The sound system is mainly composed by TPRK8P speakers - installed in the courtyard - and MO5T speakers for the sanctuary of this temple. The first one is a model from the TPRKMARKII series, featuring a new and unique design, while the second speaker is a two-way 60W monitor, supplied with mounting bracket.

It is mainly used for speech - for ceremonies, background music - for events and holidays, and Buddhist music appreciation.

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UK - The Event Show has announced that Michael Eavis, the Godfather of Glastonbury, will be speaking at the Access Sessions, hosting a question and answer seminar for event organisers at Olympia in London on 24 January 2007, day one of the two-day exhibition.

The Event Show is established as one of the leading exhibitions in the industry for anyone organising indoor or outdoor events. The Show attracts some of the most prestigious names in concert promotion, sound and lighting, festivals and live entertainment.

"This is a major coup and we expect a packed audience for his seminar," explains Michelle Tayton, manager of The Event Show. "The continuous evolvement of Glastonbury is one of the event industry's greatest success stories. The fact that we have been able to provide event organisers with access to one of the industry's most prestigious figureheads is test

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Spain - Allen & Heath's digital processing system, iDR, was utilised on theSpanish version of the TV programme, Hell's Kitchen. Entitled Esta Cocina es un Infierno, the programme ran for ten weeks with a weekly live primetime show and daily catch-up shows.

Each week, two teams of celebrities led by renowned chefs Sergi Arola and Mario Sandoval, were tasked with preparing a menu for 25 people, whilst living together in a reality TV house for the duration of the programme. An iDR-8 16x16 matrix mixing processor and iDR-In and iDR-Out expander units were installed to manage the audio distribution to and from all the zones around the house set.

None of the competitors carried microphones, instead AT3031 Audio-Technica microphones were installed throughout the living space, monitoring the housemates 24 hours a day.

(Chris Henry)

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USA - The 121st Audio Engineering Society Convention held from October 5-8, 2006 at San Francisco's Moscone Center saw the first showing in the US of Turbosound's new addition to its award-winning Aspect loudspeaker system, the digitally self-powered TA-500DP.

A new generation of professional lightweight, network-controlled Class D power amplifiers is at the heart of the three-way full range TA-500DP. Its DSP is based on a Sharc processor utilising a 96kHz sampling rate and is controlled over a network via the BVNet protocol.

The TA-500DP's amplifier module offers typical operating efficiency in excess of 90%, contributing to a lighter and more manageable product. The module incorporates sophisticated DSP, including active crossovers, output limiters and impedance monitoring, making up a completely self-contained and optimised audio system that requires only a line level sign

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Germany - With the DSM 2060 Software PodWare, HK Audio introduces the suitable PC remote control for the DSM 2060 Controller. The DSM 2060 Controller is a digital controller for touring- and fixed installation applications. With the HFT Hardman Filter Technology, it meets high-end-audio requirements and features high-quality 24 bit/ 96 kHz transformers as well as two inputs and six outputs which can be used individually for FOH and monitor applications in the touring segment as well as in fixed installations. Beside this, in every in- and output, there are six parametric EQs and two additional shelving filters available for the optimal adjustment to the system requirements. The controller features the suitable filter presets for all HK Audio touring- and installation systems.

With the DSM 2060 Software PodWare, the HK Audio DSM 2060 Controller can be connected to a PC and remote

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UK - Community Professional Loudspeakers now provides a convenient and safesystem for suspending single enclosures from its CPL, XLTE, Solutions and iBOX ranges. The Community Seat Track Kit is suitable for any installation, but particularly useful for venues like theatres, where loudspeaker positions may change, and for temporary installations such as corporate presentations and exhibitions.

Each STKIT includes four seat track channels and both M10 Metric and 3/8-16 Unified Course (UNC) threaded fasteners for the installer's convenience. All parts in the STKIT are engineered to provide a high margin of safety. Each seat track channel is load rated at 350 lbs with a 15:1 safety factor. The channels are manufactured of milled aluminium and are anodized black. By purchasing multiple seat track kits, one enclosure may be suspended over another.

(Chris Henry)

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UK - One of the first of DiGiCo's new D5T12 consoles - designed specifically for theatre productions where space is at a premium - is already at work, touring throughout the UK with the stage production of Me And My Girl.

The D5T12 was delivered to Cardiff-based Stage Sound Services in August and was immediately whisked off to the tour's first show at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, on 1 September. Indeed, so hot off the press is the new console that the show was actually programmed on the prototype console at DiGiCo's UK offices.

Designed in association with theatrical sound designer Bobby Aitken, the new console is a hybrid of the already successful D5T digital theatre mixing system. The D5T12 provides 12 output faders, rather than the standard eight, to provide more VCF control within the standard console surface and footprint.

Having purchased a DiGiCo D1 console from

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UK/Iran - Allen & Heath has appointed a new distributor, Shidco, to exclusivelymanage the sales, distribution and service of Allen & Heath product lines in Iran.

"Shidco ticks all the right boxes - existing distribution lines with respected brand names, impressive in-store representation, and proven sales and after-service records - offering a very attractive partnership agreement, and excellent prospects for Allen & Heath in this territory," says Allen & Heath's sales director, Bob Goleniowski.

With over 30 years' experience, Shidco is recognised as a leading importer and distributor of pro audio, visual and lighting systems in Iran. Moreover, the company owns some stores in Tehran and other cities of Iran, manned by highly qualified staff who are dedicated to providing prompt sales and immediate after sales services as well as training programmes to customers.

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