"The 'Breakfast Campaign Kickoff' started at 8am and we rocked their socks off," says Ric Webb of Mills Music, who supervised sound. "Rob McKenna came onstage to music from Pirates of the Caribbean, which was a great way to get the guests going, and the exit music was Up Around the Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This was our first time flying the Cobra, after a year of stacking the system for a wide range of outdoor and indoor shows, and we fou
The performance featured classic hits from DeYoung's tenure as front man for Styx including Come Sail Away and Mr. Roboto as well as songs from DeYoung's solo albums. The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra provided musical accompaniment along with DeYoung's current five-piece rock ensemble.
Premier provided a live sound reinforcement system that included JBL Vertec line arrays supplemented with VRX and SRX Series portable loudspeakers. The main PA system included a pair of 13-element arrays, each including nine Vertec VT4888 midsize enclosures and four VT4887A compact line array enclosures as down-fill support. Two columns of four JBL VRX932LA portable line arrays each were hung flanking the ma
"I am excited to apply my accumulated experience in production, administration and community cultural organizing to the work of TPC." says Forman. "Building or renovating a performance space has always been a keen interest of mine, and I now feel well suited to this unique endeavour. I am thrilled to be part of the team."
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ARX managing director Colin Park said: "Sunil Impex is a new distribution company headed by Edward Shim, who has been a key figure in the Korean audio industry for many years. The Korean market has always been an important one to ARX. We're looking forward to working with Edward Shim and his energetic team at Sunil Impex to develop the market for ARX products further.
"ARX has a number of innovative new products slated for release in 2008 which we feel should be well received by Korean live sound and installation audio professionals."
(Jim Evans)
While Siemens handled the media technology element of the competitively-tendered contract (video and control) it was their sub-contractor Stemin GmbH who took on responsibility for the audio design.
Stemin needed a digital matrix for audio transmission of the discussion and interpreter systems in each of the six boardrooms set within the new construction.
Audio Pro project manager, Stefan Beck commented: "We had to make it possible to transmit the original source and four interpreter signals from each room to any other room and the two control rooms."
Along with Stemin, Audio Pro devised an alternative Cob
"Donny is very knowledgeable about sound, more so than many artists," explains Major Tom's principal, Lars Brogaard. "He records his shows to Pro Tools every night, and he loves the Milo system."
The touring system comprised two arrays of 15 Milo loudspeakers and one Milo120 high-power expanded coverage curvilinear array loudspeaker per side, augmented by two side-hangs of 12 Mica loudspeakers each. 12 600-HP compact high-power subwoofers were flown, six per side, next to the Milo arrays, and four more 700-HP ultrahigh-power subwoofers were stacked next to the stage. Sev
Guest artists on the tour include soul and R&B singer Beverly Knight and UK beatboxing champion Beardyman. With soloists, a 14-piece band and the choir, the on stage inputs soon rose to over 70. This gave monitor engineer Jamie Hickey an opportunity to put the new Yamaha DSP5D through its paces alongside a PM5D-RH, supplied by Britannia Row.
A relative newcomer to the PM5D-RH, Hickey first used the console while doing monitors for a recent series of David Gray concerts. "The David Gray gigs were relatively straightforward with only six separate mixes, so it was a good way to learn the desk," he says. "For this show, it couldn't be more different.
Edmunds Zazerskis from ARX Distributor UBS (Universal Baltic Sound) said that the MSX 48s were used by system engineer Aldis Vingris to split between Yamaha PM5D-RH and M7CL house / monitor consoles and an OB Van.
"All the units performed flawlessly, and the sound is just excellent," said Zazerskis.
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Mike Walker comments: "Working on a new show is always exciting as it creates new challenges for the technical team. With a show that has such powerful songs and conveys deep emotions, it is essential to ensure that the sound equipment is able to bring the story to life for the audience and surpass their expectations."
Chris Jordan, head of theatre at Blitz, adds: "Aspects of Love is a passionate love story and its music and sound help to ignite the passion from the stage to the audience. It is paramount that our equipment is able to support the emotion of every performance. We are committed to providing the highest quality of sound and video equipment and we look forward to ensuring that the
Leckie was the first UK- based engineer to use a VerTec system in the UK, purchased by Adlib in 2001.
The touring rig featured 16 VT4889 cabinets per side for the main hangs with another 14 per side for the sides, complete with eight of the new VerTec VT4880A subs in the air and another six on the floor, making a total of 14 per side.
A series of the smaller VT4887s were utilised for front in-fills, carefully positioned around the downstage edge of the stage. Delay hangs for the larger shows consisted of four 4889s per side.
The 4889 and 4887 cabinets were driven by Camco Vortex 6 amplifiers, with Crown i-Tech 8000s for the subs. For processing, crossovers, EQ and system delay Adlib used its special custom engineered Dol
"As the standards for audio equipment have risen at high-profile events and installations throughout Latin America, the demand for Meyer Sound products has increased dramatically as well," says Antonio Zacarias, managing director of Meyer Sound Mexico. "The new facility enables us to continue to provide the high-level of customer support for which Meyer Sound is known throughout the world.
"We can now keep a higher quantity of products in stock locally, which will allow us to fill customers' orders quickly."
(Jim Evans)
A key proponent of the LCS Series solution was resident sound designer Pet
With units in Liverpool, London, Manchester, Harrogate and Leeds, Room Restaurants have now opened their sixth restaurant The Lincoln Grille within the White Hart Hotel - located alongside Lincoln Cathedral and the imposing walls of Lincoln Castle.
Owned by Ambar Paul, son of Lord Paul of Marylebone, the 50-bedroom White Hart Hotel is operated by his company, Contemporary Hotels. The new refurbishment of the Hotel has cost over £1m - with Room Restaurants' contribution over £350,000.
The ground floor of this hotel, which dates back to the 14th century, comprises three units. This month the sec
With the advent of the new PLM Series, training is now a major factor for Lab.gruppen. Headed up by technical applications specialist, Thomas Vestergaard, topics covered during the day-long programme ranged from a basic grounding in Dolby Lake processing presented by freelance Dolby Lake processing specialist Miguel Hadelich, through practical system design using racks of PLMs and understanding the breadth and depth of front panel control, to creating LoadLibrary fingerpr
With version 2.1, Symetrix solidifies external control by adding full support for the entire family of Modular ARCs, including the K1, SW4, SWK, MIC and XLR models. Both the ARC-MIC and ARC-XLR - which respectively offer a built-in condenser mic and an XLR input source - are totally integrated into the system's Page Station functionality under version 2.1. Each wall panel can function as a self-contained paging station with zone groups and push-to-talk.
All Zone Mix 760 hardware units shipped since December 2007 include an RS-232 port, and version 2.1 software brings a fully-documented third party control protocol for use over IP or the new
Reynolds has supported countless large-scale shows at Bangalore Palace through the years. With more than 20,000 eager fans set to attend Aerosmith's inaugural concert, technical director Mike Furtado knew he had a busy night ahead. "We needed a system that could deliver around 110 decibels across the grounds," he says. "The band also required a whole lot of low end."
To meet both requirements, Furtado and crew supplied a Meyer Sound system comprising two front line arrays, each consisting of two
L-Acoustics distributor, Sennheiser Netherlands, the production company DVS and W2 teamed up for the project and a complete turnkey system consisting of 2 x 3 ARCS - horizontally stacked, with 2 x 2 SB218 subwoofers per side.
Nico Smidt, product manager, Sennheiser Netherlands, says: "The L-Acoustics ARCS system simply offers the best possible blend of coverage and SPL for the room. Moreover, the rider friendliness of the system is definitely an asset for the venue."
Arjen van den Oord, sound technician at W2, declares: "The technical support prov
Front of house engineer Gary Bradshaw comments: "I did two UK and one European tour in 1993 and 1994. I was happy to be asked back for their first reunion tour 12 months ago, which led onto this one."
"There are seven musicians in the band, plus four string players," continues Bradshaw, "eight dancers, two of whom sing backing vocals, backing vocalist Lloyd and the four guys from Take That. We have a total of 67 inputs from the stage, 21 of which are radios. These include the main handheld vocal mics and two headset mics worn by two dancers, guitars and bass guitar, sax, all the strings and two radio percussion mics. Most of these radios also get used on the B stage which is usually positioned in the centre of the arena."
The choice for all of
"Coming to Sennheiser UK is a tremendous opportunity," he explains. "The role of Business Development Specialist is a new position and that excites me. Through the years I've done many different things ¬ sales, marketing and most recently applications ¬so I feel I'm very much suited to the role. This is a chance for me to move on and create something new, which is very appealing."
"My role at Sennheiser will be to develop business, particularly with regard to the Pro and Install side, which will, no
Twenty-four CDH 483 Hi-Pack units, supported by the customary Subtech 218 for the ultra-low frequencies, amplified the London Philharmonic Orchestra and performances by tenors Alfie Boe, Jon Christof and Gardar Thor Cortes.
The show included a presentation, during which Sir Derek Jacobi told the Cunard story, accompanied by pieces played by the orchestra, including Rule Britannia.
(Jim Evans)
Technomad Vienna 16 and Paris 616 loudspeakers are part of the company's MP Series, a range of weatherproof loudspeakers designed for permanent installation, indoors and outdoors. Popular applications include city walkways, public spaces, tourist attractions, hockey and ice skating rinks, cruise ships, municipal swimming pools, and outdoor community amphitheaters.
The Version8 models add compression drivers that provide an added 3dB of maximum continuous SPL and an added 10dB of dynamic range, ensuring voice intelligibility and musical output at all volume levels.
"These upgrad
"UK sound designers have adopted SFX, and we're headed to London to support their transition over to SFX 6," says Carlton Guc who is partnered with Brad Rembielak in Stage Research. "Central has been a valued institutional customer since 2002 and it is the pre-eminent theatre sound design training institution in the UK. They have an advanced theatre and sound system into which SFX fits very well. It is the perfect place to introduce SFX 6 to the marketplace."
Gregg Fisher, sound designer and senior lecturer in theatre sound design at Central,
The WM Series systems come as complete packages that include a uni-directional electret condenser unit wireless mic, a receiver and 12-volt DC power supply. The systems are available in both handheld or lavalier (with bodypack) versions, making a total of six models in the series. All WM systems have a wide wireless range of up to 150 feet - making them an suitable for DJs, bands, singers, emcees, presenters and entertainers of all kinds, says the company.
The WM-64 and WM-700 systems boast an Auto Scan Receiver, which automatically searches for channels not in use. This ensures that the signal will always be strong
The new ZED-24 stereo mixer provides 23 independent sources to the mix, 10 independent outputs, four aux sends (two pre and two post fade), a USB send and return (for PC or Mac recording, playback and effects), a dual stereo input capability, and advanced monitoring facilities.
In addition to 16 mono channels there are four stereo channels, each with a main stereo input on jack sockets, and with the ability to take additional stereo inputs from phono sockets or from the USB audio input, enabling the engineer to control and route any source. ZED-24 features a responsive three-band swept-mid EQ, with an optimised slope for equalising individual instruments. The ZED-24 also features the ne
