Sleekly designed and enclosed in an attractive silver and black metal chassis, the MM-3000 also features a dual display with bright LED, XLR-1/4" combo mic input, push-button cueing with cue/PGM fader control and balanced master output.
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RealSound's remit is to enhance the quality of the offered sale or proposal. Nibbs explains: "For dealers and their clients alike, we remove the hassle, wasted time, and resources of having to deal with equipment repairs and replacements for years after the initial sale. Dealers make a profit and their clients benefit from a greatly enhanced level of after sales service."
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The leisure company - run by Josh Simons, Alan Simons and John Tyror - also run the Landmark restaurant in the town. They enlisted Mark Neal's Production Hire to carry out the installation.
The conversion of the 840-capacity, former K-Bar has been inspired. The ground floor dance room (and adjacent tented chill area) lead down to a VIP mezzanine room and further down still to the main room in the basement.
Wherever you look there are snugs and annexe rooms to chill out in - and they are invariably served by one of Martin Audio's architectural AQ series speakers, and illuminated by the Pulsar Chroma ran
The Konzerthaus originally opened in 2002 with an installed sound system designed for voice transmission only, since the primary intention was to have classical concerts only in this acoustically-optimised concert-hall. However, the number of shows where dedicated sound reinforcement was needed started to grow steadily and for the past two years B&B rented a Harman Pro rig for special events at the Konzerthaus.
When it came to fitting a new infrastructure, the ve
"With as many as five people singing at any one time, our vocals are really important, so naturally, Shure microphones are our top choice for vocals and we always insist on a Beta 58A whenever possible," said Mike Jasinski, guitarist/keyboardist for The 1900s. "We had a really good time at Lollapalooza and everybody said the sound was great."
Some of the acts using Shure gear included The 1900s, The Black Keys, G. Love & Special Sauce, M.I.A., My Morning Jacket, Patti Smith, Peter Bjorn and John
Both The Concert for Diana and the UK Live Earth gig seven days later featured a diverse array of high profile acts playing short sets. The requirements for each of the many acts were very different and, with extremely short turnaround times, the audio production was always going to be a major logistical challenge for sound company Britannia Row.
For monitoring, the company's solution was to employ three different monitor consoles, with a Yamaha DME64N digital mix engine to act as a switching matrix between them. Using a DME in this way had already been tried by Brit Row at June's Wireless festival in London's Hyde Park and the success of the system meant that the company had
The event concluded with Cyrill-Aimée Daudel being awarded first prize and the public prize. Laura Brunner was awarded the second prize, followed by Jennifer Ledesna receiving third prize (all USA).
The competition jury was headed by jazz legend Al Jarreau for the second consecutive year who commented to all finalists: "All of you have already won. You found something which fills your lives with pride and joy - your heart for music."
Festival founder Claude Nobs hosted the award ceremony where the three finalists each received a Shure ULX/Beta 87 Wi
Taking place over the first weekend in August, this year's Oregon Jamboree featured headliners Dierks Bentley, Trisha Yearwood and Jo Dee Messina. For the past five years, Horne Audio (Portland, Oregon) have used EV line array systems to great effect at the festival, and, in the spirit of continuous improvement, this year they tried something different with their sub deployment.
"Our client asked that we try an alternative to ground-stacked subs, to keep the low-end from overwhelming the seating areas directly in front of the stage," says J. Peter Horne, "so we decided to fly two side-by-side arrays of six XLC215 subs per side, keeping the low-end off the ground alongside our main hangs of twelve XLC-DVX per side a
The Gwen Stefani tour HiQnet system comprises 86 Crown I-Tech 8000 amplifiers, four dbx DriveRack 4800s, and the new AKG HUB 4000 Q, providing HiQnet control over the WMS 4000 wireless microphone network. 60 JBL Professional Vertec VT4889 line array loudspeakers, 24 JBL Vertec 4880 arrayable subwoofers and AKG IVM 4 personal monitors are also in use.
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The product can be used to: set the fixture address including group assignments; auto-patch fixture addresses; test the fixture; transmit single levels, group levels and scene selects; walk test; automatically cycle though channels groups and scenes; read all current DALI levels for channels, groups and scenes, and read latest DALI levels for channels, groups and scenes.
The product display uses high brightness LEDs making it easy to use in low light conditions. The moisture proof keypad uses single function keys for ease of operation. Dali-Scope is powered by two AA batteries and offers over 12 hours continuous o
Following a competitive tender process against a specification by Steve Jones, Venue Technology expert for the Acoustics Division of Capital Symonds, the contact was awarded to Bristol-based systems integration company Sounds Commercial. UK cable specialist VDC Trading supplied much of the Low Smoke Zero Halogen, steel wire armoured and fire tough cable for the project.
Damian Orritt, installation contracts manager of Sounds Commercials says: "We use VDC for our cabling requirements because it manufactures and stocks the breadth of products that we need, particularly for complex installations. In this case it was important that we specified rugged and reliable cable that couldn't be tampered with - and that it complied with the v
The award recognised the company for "all the outstanding service that Sam Ash Music has received over the past 40 years. Your continued service to our company and our people is why you have become our most valuable supplier."
Bosch Communications Systems' VP of sales, Thomas Hansen, says: "It's a unique honour to be recognised by an organisation as well-respected and professional as the Sam Ash Music Stores chain. Our goal with Sam Ash and the rest of our partners is to provide the utmost in delivery, service and customer support. This award validates the improvements that we've
Located in 2,000 capacity tents, Sessions featured a lively line up of "ones to watch". Adlib designed and supplied two identical sound and lighting systems for the different venues. The rigs were designed to be fully flexible and as dynamic as possible to cater for a full range of bands and fast changeovers.
On the sound side, crew chiefs Steve Pattison (Chelmsford) and Hassane Es Siahi (Stafford) studied as many band specs as they could ahead of time and made sure they were appropriately equipped.
The FOH desks were Midas H3000s, supplied complete with a comprehensive set of effects including Lexicon PCM 70s, TC D2 delays and Yamaha SPX 2000s. Compressors were a mix of dbx and BSS and the gates were Drawmer. "Essentiall
The sound system on the main stage has grown as well. Musicians were self-amplified the first year. In the nine years that followed, FOH engineer Mike Bruce evolved his system to keep pace with the size of the crowd and the technical sophistication of the performing bands. The main stage at this year's Jazz in the Valley boasted 15,000 Watts and digital signal processing from Symetrix' Integrator Series - the Deuce 722.
Bruce replaced six rack spaces of analogue processing with th
The problem, which has been brought to the attention of the local authorities, RNID, and raised in Parliament (motion by Tom Levitt MP, Labour, 2 July 2007), stems from unqualified persons designing and fitting induction loops using, seemingly low cost, equipment now available from electrical wholesalers, online stores and even stationery supplier catalogues.
To ensure that a system is installed professionally, meets the recommendations of BS 7594, as well as the requirements IEC/EN 60118-4 and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), all installers should be trained and competent.
As with the arena tour, two DiGiCo D5 Lives were used for front of house sound and Michael's monitors, with a D5T on band monitors. But for the first Wembley show a third D5 was added to perform perhaps the most high profile task of all - mixing the sound for a live television broadcast.
Ruadhri Cushan and Niall Flynn were the engineers given the onerous task, but the D5 ensured that their lives were as straightforward as possible - despite neither of the tea
Tom Clark, Syntonic's managing director and project manager for the Primerica show, commented on his firm's first experience using the LightViper: "We used the LightViper for the first time. I wanted to specifically replace the unwieldy copper snakes we usually take to big shows like this one. Not only did the system save us significant labour costs, set-up time and shipping expense - it performed perfectly.
"It really is a 'plug n' play' copper snake replacem
The MSX 48 is a totally passive device requiring no power, and consists of 16 channels of transformer isolated ultra low noise microphone/line splitter. Each of these channels has a direct looped main / FOH feed, and a transformer isolated monitor split on the front panel.
On the rear panel is an auxiliary transformer isolated split suitable for use with a remote recording truck or TV feed. Duplicates of the monitor and aux splits are also provided on two sets of dual 25-pin D connectors on the rear panel, wired to Tascam wiring protocol.
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3db entered into a joint venture partnership with Wigwam Hire in October 2004 - and set out to provide a turnkey solution to the corporate market (with the incorporation of a lighting and video division and shortly some Litedeck staging).
The company already had conventional loudspeakers in its inventory, but needed a proprietary compact line array system to make them competitive. "I was fortunate in being able to hear the W8LM system which Wigwam used as side-hangs on the George Michael tour," said Mulrainey. "That's what swung it for us. It came out top on all the specs and when I listed to the LM's they sounded fantastic."
Supplied by Wigwam, the order com
REV-Link PC software enables remote monitoring, control and programming over a CAN bus connection through an Electro-Voice UCC-1 converter or Electro-Voice Netmax N8000.
Factory set channel groups allow up to 16 systems to operate simultaneously in one frequency band. Programmable in 25kHz steps across 24MHz operating bandwidth, there are over 950 possible channels so users can always find a clear channel. Advanced ClearScan automatic group and channel selection allows quick, simple setup, says the company.
REV offers two handheld options - a stylish metal compact handle for concert and
The self-powered Meyer Sound system was centered on two arrays of 12 Milo high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers each, along with six UPA-1P compact wide coverage loudspeakers for front-fill.
FOH engineer E. Kevin Jones mixed the shows on Thunder's Midas H3000 console, while Michael Droke handled the monitor mixes on a second H3000. "The MILO really does sound great," says Droke. "We've specified it on Diana's rider for the US dates, and we'll be carrying a
Suitable for close-micing situations, the proximity effect of the TG-X 930's cardioid capsule was compensated to achieve a neutral transmission of low frequencies. To ensure an exceptional top-end, the mic features a slight treble boost. Its maximum sound pressure level is 150dB SPL. The TG-X 930 also includes a low internal noise level, offering users a high dynamic range.
"Sound quality is a key element to every audio application, but in the case of live performances, durability becomes paramount," explains Paul Froula, beyerdynamic's Pro Audio busin
The 85mm square front-panel WMR is designed to fit a standard UK lighting switch back-box or pattress, and is wired to the MICROzone amplifier/controller using Cat 5 cable with RJ45 connectors. Providing full control for a remotely located MICROzone, the unit duplicates the front panel functions for source selection, mute, standby and volume. It also houses an infrared receiver to allow for use of the IR remote control unit supplied with the MICROzone.
"The future of installed sound for background music and AV is with a greater emphasis on style and ease of use," comments Audica's Derek West. "With more and more systems being computer and media player driven, the end user no longer wants visible hardware - just simple, c
"I really like the versatility of the console," he says from Glasgow's SECC. "It has loads of ins and outs, a lot of features and the recall is essential. I means I don't have to tour with the desk - I just pick one up in whatever country we're in, insert my card and there are all my settings! Plus it's very easy to use."
The venues on the European tour have been wide ranging, which has kept the sound team on its toes. "One day recently we were playing in a tent, then a few days later to 150,000 people in a square in St Petersburg," Richardson conti
