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UK - Allen & Heath's digital and analogue mixers were employed to manage FOH and monitor sound reinforcement at a new UK festival, which included performances from Echo & The Bunnymen, From The Jam, Badly Drawn Boy and The Bluetones.

Organised by promoters, the Gum & Glue Co, Falmouth Bay Events Square Live was held in the Cornish port over the August bank holiday weekend, providing two evenings of diverse musical entertainment.

The Exeter branch of Sound2Light Productions was chosen to provide all the sound, lighting and staging equipment, with support from Cornwall-based Allen & Heath. The new iLive digital system - comprisingan iDR10 stage rack and iLive-144 control surface - was selected for FOH, with a 32-channel GL2800M dedicated analogue monitor console.

Reflecting on their first event with iLive, Sound2Light director, Richard Jordan, commented, "Initially I was

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UK - Helen & Douglas House held their most successful ever fundraising event on Saturday 15 September whilst commemorating their 25th anniversary, over £155,000 was raised on the night with Stage Electrics supplying a full sound system, AV equipment and technical crew.

Based on a circus theme, the ball was held in a stunning big top tent with a helter skelter built right into the twinkling roof. Magicians, 'birds of paradise', juggling stilt walkers, a carousel and the Honda Racing F1 Team simulator car added to the fun, while celebrity guests including Trinny Woodall, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Alex James (Blur), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Richard Hammond and James May added the glamour.

The complete sound system for the event supplied by Stage Electrics included the PA in the Big Top utilising Function1 and L-Acoustics equipment, background sound reinforcement in the bar a

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Finland - High End Systems has announced a new partner agreement with Soundata Oy in Helsinki to supply HES products to Finland's entertainment and television markets. Soundata is active in a variety of fields including lighting, AV contracting, live sound and studio technology.

Juhani Vitikka, Soundata CEO and partner for Soundata says, "We are excited about representing High End Systems products in Finland, as the country is known for a unique variety of entertainment - perfect for High End's unique products."

Soundata showed off the new product line at Audiovisual 2007 in Helsinki. The international trade fair is the most important professional event of the year in the Nordic region for professionals, designers and decision-makers in the audiovisual and corporate event markets. Soundata's booth demonstrated Road Hog and Wholehog 3, as well as Showgun and DL.2.

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UK - Blitz has recently completed internal investment with a value of £100k following the purchase of additional High Definition (HD) broadcast graphics systems for its already impressive rental fleet.

Blitz has invested in one of the world's most advanced graphics systems Chyron HyperX with Lyric PRO. The HyperX supports one or two independent HD/SD-switchable channels and simultaneous HD animations on two channels for "truly stunning graphics play out". Blitz has also added the Pixel Power Clarity 5000. It is a multi-format, multi-channel hybrid graphics system which includes SD and HD character generation with embedded still store, video clips, 2D DVE, real-time 3D and audio capability.

The systems have already been used in many high profile events, including, the Rugby World Cup and will be used at the first NBA (US National Basket Association) basketball g

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USA - : Symetrix has named Sanecore Audio Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China as their 2007 international distributor of the year. Sanecore is recognised as one of leading distributors of both consumer and professional audio products in the Asian marketplace.

Commented Paul Roberts, director of sales for Symetrix: "Over the past twelve months Sanecore. has shown a tremendous dedication to the Symetrix brand and their growth in sales is indicative of this. Mr. Jun Zhu and his staff have been exemplary in their adoption of Symetrix technology and its implementation into the Chinese installed sound market."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Community Professional has appointed pro audio veteran Rod Falconer to the position of regional sales manager for the Western US region and Canada.

With more than 25 years in professional audio sales, Falconer comes to Community from Sabine, where he was director of sales. Previously he has held positions in sales and marketing at SLS Audio, L'Acoustics, JBL Professional and AMX. Falconer will be responsible for outside sales management in Canada and the western half of the United States.

(Jim Evans)

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Italy - The Vatican decided to invest in a new conference system for the prestigious Sala del Sinodo (Synod Hall). The system chosen was a DCN Next Generation consisting of interpretation, camera control, PC control and 364 positions with flush-mount units and nine positions table top DCN Concentus.

The flush-mount units offer the same functionality and performance as the table top DCN Concentus systems while enabling tailor-made fixed installations to be built into tables and arm rests. The flush-mount units consist of a microphone, loudspeaker and microphone activation button, simply combined in a strip and finished with matching end-caps.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Renkus-Heinz was forced to evacuate its factory in Foothill Ranch, California, as the wildfires that have devastated large areas of California in the past few days came within 250 yards of the 50,000sq.ft facility. All employees left the building safely and structural damage was averted by a combination of the dedication of firefighting teams and a sudden change in direction of the wind. The factory has since reopened.

A rapid decision was made by the company to evacuate to protect employees and vital documents as the Orange County Fire Department fought to contain the inferno that has already left one dead, scores injured and over 1,000 properties destroyed. US President George Bush has declared a state of emergency in California.

Renkus-Heinz VP of Operations Rik Kirby said that although the atmosphere had become smoky in the early morning there had not been an undue s

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UK - The Event Show, which takes place in January 2008 at Olympia in London, has confirmed that Barry Baker, the Health and Safety Executive's head of entertainment and leisure section, will be present to take questions from event organisers on day two as part of the Access Sessions.

Barry Baker and his team will discuss the changing nature of health & safety for events, includingthe Control of Noise At Work Regulations 2005 which came into force in April last year and how it has impacted on live music events. The team will also cover Working At Height Regulations as well as future trends that will affect event organisers.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Cirrus Research has introduced a new, extended '2-12 Year' warranty for its doseBadge personal noise dosemeter system. Under the terms of the new scheme Cirrus' standard two year warranty can be extended by a further ten years, at no additional cost, provided that the instrument is serviced and recalibrated by either Cirrus Research or by an authorised service centre. The move is a direct result of Cirrus' confidence in the strength and reliability of the doseBadge, says the company.

"The doseBadge is unique in the market place", said James Tingay, of Cirrus Research. "It's robust, yet lightweight metal construction and self-contained design, with no external controls, fragile displays, cables or microphones, has resulted in a system which can withstand the most hostile of working environments. The wearer can't break it by knocking or dropping it. They can't

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Japan - Renowned Japanese jazz vocalist and Electro-Voice RE510 microphone endorser Takako Afuso celebrated the release of her new album Mabui No Uta at Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall on 1 September, joined by a band including a host of musicians from her two prior hit recordings.

Sound reinforcement for the sold-out event was an all-Bosch Communications Systems affair, with a plethora of Electro-Voice microphones, various EV loudspeakers powered by new TG and CP amplifiers, with Midas mixing consoles and Klark Teknik digital signal processing and equalization.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Harman Pro UK have announced a training day on 30 November 30th, 2007 forprofessional live sound engineers who wish to get the most out of the Soundcraft Vi6 digital live sound console.

The event will take place in North London, at Camden nightclub and live venue Koko, and will behosted by Soundcraft technical staff and Rob Hughes, an experienced Vi6 user from UK hire company SSE Audio, who were one of the first companies to order the Vi6 following the console's launch in 2006. SSE now own several of the desks, and they are in constant use.

Two training sessions will be held on the day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, each catering for up to 10 engineers. At each session, following an initial technical presentation, the 10 will be divided into two groups of five, each with access to their own Vi6, so that every attendee is assured of some properly supervised

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USA - The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and The Institute for Exploration have been combing the waters searching for ancient mysteries and unearthing new phenomena. Central to their recent missions has been the RTS intercom system that provides unified communications from the world's most remote locations.

One of the latest expeditions that NOAA and the Institute for Exploration collaborated on was the Secrets of the Gulf Expedition.

Crew members on land were able to keep in contact with their seafaring counterparts with a RTS Digital Matrix Intercom system. Utilizing an advanced trunking system with VoIP protocols, RTS was connected into the existing data network for seamless integration. The systems aboard the ships were connected via satellite uplink to the corresponding station on land, which enabled realtime communication. This was achieved with RTS RVON V

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Malaysia - Klotz Digital Asia was recently awarded a contract from Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) for its new regional facility in Kuching and Alor Star to supply VADIS MCR Routers, VADIS DC II and AEON On-Air console surfaces. The facility in Kuching in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia will be the biggest regional facility. The contract to purchase the Klotz Digital equipments was received through Commissioning & Maintenance Services (M) Sdn Bhd, the system integrator for this project.

Under the terms of the Agreement, for the Kuching facility, Klotz delivered a 256 x 256 router comprising of five units of VADIS 888 frame for the Master Control Room (MCR) and two units of VADIS 212 frame, one as a By-Pass Router and the other for the Telecom Switching Room respectively. Klotz also delivered five units of VADIS DC II console surface for the four On-Air and one back-up stud

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Switzerland - Winkler Veranstaltungstechnik has upgraded its audio control facilities with the addition of two Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles.

Providing technical services across the whole spectrum of event technology, from stage construction and rigging, to video, lighting and audio, Winkler handles around 3000 events a year and has an impressive 18-year track record. From its substantial premises just outside Zurich, Winkler's distinctive yellow and black trucks roam all over Europe for their clients, servicing projects that include trade fairs, live music touring, theatre, national and regional festivals, and corporate events.

Says Aschi Portmann, Winkler's head of disposal (hardware): "We see these consoles giving us a unique advantage over our European competitors. Having the new two Vi6 desks will make our audio presentations stand out from the crowd. In the backgr

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UK - After a decade with Numark, where he set up the UK operation as managing director, Damon Crisp has left to take up a similar position with German-based Monacor International's UK subsidiary.

The Monacor portfolio encompasses a vast range of entertainment technology, from in-car audio to CCTV, lighting, a stage line, consumer hi-fi, professional sound reinforcement and equipment for the MI and DJ markets.

Said Damon Crisp, who had joined DJ equipment giants Numark after 10 years handling pro sales for Lamba plc: "Having set up Numark UK, and latterly operated as sales director across the whole Numark Alesis group, I was ready for a new challenge.

"Monacor is a vast and highly ambitious company whose present MD in the UK has been forced to retire through ill health. I had been talking to the company since the early part of this year, and with nearly 5000 product

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Germany - Two new members have been added to the D-Lite series first introduced by Dynacord in 2005: the D8 two-way full-range speaker system and the SUB 112 (12") subwoofer. These round off the series -which has proved successful all over the world - in a harmonious fashion, says the company.

Compact, light, robust and with power handling of 250/1000W (Rated/Peak), the D8 achieves a maximum sound pressure level of 124dB and covers the entire range from 65Hz to 20kHz. The enclosure, which is made from a particularly resilient ABS, houses a low-distortion DND8200-8 neodymium chassis for the bass and midrange, a constant-directivity HF horn (nominal coverage pattern 90 x 90°) and an Electro-Voice DH3 driver.

These high-quality components offer, along with high power handling, an extremely low level of distortion, excellent intelligibility and exceptionally natural repro

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UK - Switchcraft has extended its range of StudioPatch patchbays by adding audio pass-through panels and ready-made DB25 breakout cables.

Built into 19 inch 1RU rack mounted enclosures, the new audio pass-through panels will meet a wide range of I/O requirements by providing a selection of popular interconnection options for fixed and mobile installations, says the company.

All versions have two 25-way D-sub connectors on the rear panel and engineers can choose four different male/female XLR combinations or 6.35mm (¼ inch) jack sockets on the front panel. Internal connections between the D-sub connectors and the front panels are made using 110 ohm cable, making the panels suitable for digital, AES/EBU and analogue applications. The wiring protocol is to Tascam's DTRS standard pinout, which means the panels are 'plug and play'.

The complementary DB25 Breakout Cables are desi

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Germany - Since 15 October Potsdam university officially has a new lecture room and seminar building at the Griebnitzsee campus and now boasts seven lecture halls with a total of 1790 seats and 18 seminar rooms with 900 seats. The biggest lecture hall of the university with 800 seats can be divided into two smaller halls with 400 seats each. In the new building are located the faculty for economic and social sciences, the juristic faculty and the language centre.

The AV design is by Zibell-Willner & Partner, Berlin, and was executed by Pro Video Handelsges. The main lecture hall for up to 800 people was equipped in twith activeQSA 200 K.M.E. loudspeakers. The systems include the Remote Control Module (RCM) developed by K.M.E for remote monitoring and remote controlling of the self-powered speakers.

In the rear zone of the lecture hall passive QS 1082 with 100 V transformers as

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Austria - Pope Benedikt XVI's three-day visit to Austria in September attracted a great deal of media attention throughout Europe, with the procession and mass in Mariazell on 8 September being just one of the events covered live by broadcasters, such as Austrian television company ORF. Sound reinforcement systems from Electro-Voice made it possible for the 20,000-plus pilgrims viewing the event on giant LED screens to follow every word of the Pope's Sermon on the Mount.

The entire technical development was the responsibility of BMS Production Group of Vienna. To ensure optimum intelligibility for the audience, BMS managing director Ing. Fritz Staudinger and Thomas Millmann of rental company MTR Productions looked to the Electro-Voice XLC system. Their expectations were fully satisfied, as Millmann relates: "Despite cloudbursts all week long while we were setting up, the eq

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UK - Digidesign has unveiled the latest member of its Mbox 2 family, Mbox 2 Micro - a pocket-sized Pro Tools LE system that provides Pro Tools users with "an ultra-portable sequencing, editing and mixing solution".

The size of a typical USB flash drive, Mbox 2 Micro combines audio output/monitoring capabilities with the power of Pro Tools LE software, allowing Pro Tools users to edit and mix live or studio-recorded sessions created on Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, or Pro Tools M-Powered systems anywhere they go, or create loop-based and virtual instrument-driven tracks in Pro Tools LE.

"Digidesign is fortunate to have an extremely dedicated user base that is exceptionally diverse, spanning a full range of disciplines and musical genres," remarks Dusty DiMercurio, marketing manager for Digidesign personal studio products. "We've received many requests fro

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UK - Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, is set to become the biggest multi-arts centre north of the border thanks to a major refurbishment and expansion project. Tasked with the challenge of bringing the vintage main 850-seater auditorium up to 21st-century standards, chief technician Graham Watts chose the Soundcraft Vi4 as his digital live sound console of choice.

The Soundcraft Vi4 will take centre stage in the recently refurbished EC1 auditorium coupled with four Opus Audio high definition amplifiers and five Opus Audio PSD 800T speakers. The horseshoe-shaped venue and listed building will play host to everything from Scottish opera and pantomimes to the stand-up comedy of Lenny Henry.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Leamington Spa-based PSL has recently completed an installation for the function facilities at Wethele Manor, using Community VERIS and I/O loudspeakers.

Wethele Manor, at Weston-Under-Wetherly near Leamington, is an attractive old farmhouse dating back to the 16th century. Restored to a very high standard it now offers luxury accommodation and is set on a 250-acre estate overlooking the rolling Warwickshire countryside. The old stable block, which retains many features including the original roof timbers, has been converted to provide a unique L-shaped function room facility.

Having heard the systems installed by PSL at the Sweeny's and KoKo's venues in Leamington, the owners of Wethele Manor contacted Peter Smith of PSL to design and supply their system. Inside the function room, PSL used six Community VERIS 8 full-range loudspeakers, supplemented by two VERIS 210 subs

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UK - RCF recently held an Open Day at the City of Manchester Stadium. The event, which was held in conjunction with Audex 07, gave RCF the opportunity to show off and demonstrate many of their key speaker systems as well as a selection of commercial audio products.

Speaking about the occasion, Phil Price said: "Today we have had the opportunity of displaying and demonstrating the new Digital Art Speakers, Acustica and most of the TT+ range. Although we are constantly demonstrating speakers all over the country, people have had an opportunity to hear them in a much larger environment."

Price continued: "In addition we held an exhibition of our major Commercial Audio Products including working demonstrations of our Flexa Modular Amplifier System, Forum Congress Systems, Monitor Q Speaker Systems."

During the day, Michele Begotti of RCF SpA's PA Systems Depa

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