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The multi-levelled nightclub has a capacity of up to 1,500 students and sits directly on top of the Students' Union building. There are five areas: the main dance floor, Haris, the Bottle Bank, PJDs Bar and the main foyer and walkthroughs.

Ian Lipp, technical manager of Rubix explains the reasoning behind the new install: "The previous system was 10 years old and sounded like it needed replacing. The old one was a cross between an installation and a touring rig that we used in our other venues. We wanted to get a rig installed that was designed purely as an install for our club without the requirement of needing it to be used elsewhere."

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During his reign Chapman has guided the company through many avenues of the sound and communication industry. From the humble beginnings of supplying, installing and maintaining such things as push-button intercoms, right through to the current line of business which includes all aspects of Public Address, pro sound, induction loop, visual systems, digital conference ystems and CCTV.

Throughout his time in the industry Chapman has forged friendships with many fellow distributors and installers assuring him of a respected status both currently and for future ventures that he may be involved in. He has set up distributorships with some major players in the audio industry including TOA, RCF, KV2, Beyerdynamic and many more.

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The church, affectionately known as 'The Actors' Church' because of its long association with the theatre community, commissioned Autograph Sales to supply, design, install and programme a new audio system in time for the Julian Slade memorial where a host of stars, including Christopher Biggins, Jeremy Irons and Humphrey Barclay, turned out to pay their respects.

EM Acoustics speakers and MC2 amplifiers were installed in the main areas, with JBL speakers in the foyer and vicar's office. Processing is provided by the Allen & Heath iDR-8, which offers easy operation for non-technical users.

"The iDR-8 allows control of system presets, levels and muting from the front panel of the iDR-8 or from three remote location

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The ART catalogue has been expanded with the 7 Series, representing "a series of speakers that combine the results of a major functional and acoustic study with a new design".

The new ART has a cabinet specifically designed for use by musicians in live performances. Its structure is designed to dampen vibrations and the reflex tubes have been resized for improved efficiency.The handles are in fully rubber-coated aluminium for a more ergonomic grip.

All the loudspeaker models are equipped with a new generation of powerful, cutting-edge 750W digital amplifiers - 250 for the compression driver and 500 for the woofer. Each amplifier presents both XLR/jack (Combo) bal

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With 60 radio mic channels and a number of other inputs, sound and other peripherals for this event were handled by Soundbite of Winchester, Kinetic of Woking and AS Sound from Cambridge.

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At 20 miles an hour, passengers have time to sightsee and photograph historic towns, pristine natural scenery and bird life - even the occasional bald eagle - while riding 12 miles of resurrected 19th century track in the Connecticut River Valley.

Andrew Deneen of Xplore Productions, an exhibit design firm based in Old Lyme, Connecticut, reports: "The cars are about 60ft long and just 9ft wide, so it's difficult to get even sound coverage."

Deneen discovered that the only viable space to install loudspeakers was almost directly above the heads of some passengers. "We needed wide coverage in both the horizontal and vertical planes," he poin

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"When considering a new sound system for Scala, the venue needed a system both versatile and robust across all music genres for both live and club events, and most importantly one that delivered clarity and quality," explains Gregori. "Since most of our week is taken up with quality live music and the weekends with high pr

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Athens-based Nedis S.A. presently employs four full-time employees and two contracted technicians. To date, manufacturers such as Dynacord, Digico, and Beyerdynamic have come on board with Nedis S.A. for their Greek distribution.

Nedis S.A's business structure covers the entire country; 50% is managed through a total of 50 dealers dispersed in every populated centre around Greece, facilitating direct customer contact. The dealers are supported by Nedis S.A. whose staff will not only visit them frequently, but provide design and support on every installation, and perform continuous technical support with every sale, says the company.

Aris Kountouris, who continues as an active engineer with many famous Greek ar

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SGP is part of the Sami Easter Festival, the biggest cultural gathering of the Northern Europe's indigenous Sami people, held at the Bakteharji Arena in Guovdageaidnu.

FOH engineer Thomas Mikarlsen selected the iLive system - comprising an iDR10 stage rack and iLive-144 control surface - for the event, and took full advantage of the eight effect engines, using no outboard processing.

The show was broadcast live by Norwegian national station, NRK, and for the first time in the event's history the FOH mix was used for the broadcast rather than the usual separate mix provided by NRK's own engineers.

Lydfiksern also provided a multi-track recording system for record producer Bernt Mikkel Haglund, comprising the

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"I'm absolutely blown away with the ATH-PRO700 headphones. A lot of music I am mixing is orchestral in style, a lot of stuff with upright bass; with the Audio-Technicas the sound is beautiful. I love the bass response and the clarity. I have never used a headphone that's so perfectly balanced."

A resident fixture at London's Big Chill and Chill House nights, and on Chill (DAB), Mynott now pursues his multifarious activities under the Fluid Nation umbrella, producing, compiling and remixing compilations.

(Jim Evans)

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The powerful EASERA SysTune programme measures time-domain and frequency-domain simultaneously using live programme material while an audience is present. The non-profit ADA-Foundation gGmbH offers educational discounts on software from AFMG Ahnert Feistel Media Group.

All verified university or college instructors who teach courses in the design, installation or analysis of acoustical treatment, noise isolation/remediation and sound reinforcement systems are eligible for substantial savings on EASERA SysTune real-time analysis software as well as on EASE, simulation and design programme, and on EASERA (Electronic and Acoustic System Evaluation and R

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Dave Mustaine and bassist James Lomenzo are longtime users and endorsers of EV microphone products. From the band's employment of EV's RE-1 dual guitar/bass wireless systems on the past two world tours to their recent upgrade to EV's latest offering, the REV, in mid-2007, the band has come to rely on EV, says the company. The EV N/D967 vocal microphone has also become a mainstay for its high gain-before-feedback, while the RE27N/D is the microphone of choice for James Lomenzo's bass.

(Jim Evans)

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Last December the venue was one of three purchased by Paul Kinsey's Nexum Leisure. Earmarking a generous £7m for redevelopment, the company assembled a design team - including Alan Brown at Blueprint Design and Will Norton at Leicester-based Willpower Sound and Vision - to reinvigorate the nightclub and transform the interior into a 2,000-capacity, two-room space.

Although the experienced Willpower started out in the rental industry more than 25 years ago - and still services stages at the major festivals - today the company is making great inroads in the corporate nightclub installation sector. While Will Norton has been buying QSC amplifiers for many years, he has chosen a QSC-processed line a

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With offices in Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona, PGN Audiovisual is one of the leading AV systems integration and rental companies in Spain. The company numbers several prestigious installations in its portfolio including the Hard Rock Cafe in Barcelona, Banco ING Direct in Madrid, SEAT's (premier Spanish automotive company) private auditorium, and many more.

For Hotel Alexandra, PGN opted for a Tannoy Di5T system boosted by TS Series s

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The MiniVox offers a 16-channel UHF wireless receiver and the ability to connect an external audio source such as an iPod, CD or MP3 player. The wireless microphone has a range of 250ft from the receiver and for hands-free use, Anchor offers headband, collar, lapel and handheld microphones.

Also new from Anchor is the Explorer Pro portable sound system. "Even in areas where AC power is not an option, the Explorer's built-in battery continues to perform. One wireless mic, two wireless mics - it's up to you. And remember, even when the power goes off the unit stays on," says the company.

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Something of a national icon in Germany by virtue of his controversial lyrics and colourful live presence, Bushido has recently finished a sold-out tour supplied by premier German live production specialists, Complete Audio, Berlin. The rider specified a Martin Audio line array driven by Crest Audio Pro8200 and 9200 amplifiers.

Bushido has been working with Complete Audio for all his recent tours. According to Complete Audio'

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"I'm honoured to be included among such an interesting and diverse group of women who have led and supported the community in the East Bay," says Meyer. "I thank the East Bay Business Times and all the other sponsors for their support of our accomplishments in business and in life."

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"Other big players in the Indian market settled for different consoles, mainly due to financial constraints. Indeed, we also looked at other consoles which were much cheaper, but we couldn't convince ourselves to make such a compromise," says Bestt Sound System founder Amiel Best.

"Looking at all the options, the DiGiCo D5-112 Live EX won hands down, because it is widely used, features fibre optic connectivity, is extremely flexible and, most importantly, user friendly. We also purchased the D-TuBe remote digital tube mic preamp module to add a further dimension

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The Stadthalle Bielefeld (the Bielefeld Convention Centre), with its highly modern design, has made a name for itself in Germany as a first-class congress and events centre, and has become the focus of the cultural scene and events infrastructure in eastern Westphalia.

The eye-catching all-white structure has a semi-circular façade facing the city centre. Through its extensive glass frontage, the hall's light-flooded interior foyers and galleries is in full view of people passing outside, making the movements of all visitors inside part of the character of this public building.

The Centre can accommodate up to 4,500 people, staging a wide range of events in two auditoria. The smaller o

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The main system is a left/right Kiva line source array system comprised of six Kiva elements and two Kilo low frequency extension enclosures per side. The main system is completed with four ground-stacked SB118 subwoofers and the complete system is driven and controlled by three LA4 amplified controllers. The installation also features L-Acoustics self-powered speakers, namely two108P for stage side-fills for the audience, and six 112P enclosures for stage monitors and side-fills.

Opened almost 24 hours a day, this new Club has quickly become one of the trendiest place to be in Istanbul, and recently won 'The Best Place in Istanbul' award.

L-Acoustics' distributor for Turkey

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Sydney-based Showtime Promotions and Productions was awarded the contract to supply the system and chose the Turbosound TCS Compact range.

To ensure even coverage, Showtime opted for a distributed system, comprising eight TCS-081C and two TCS-101C spread evenly around the venue, complemented by a front of house style system for DJ and band performances. This comprises four TCS-121C, flown two per side, with a pair of TSB-212 subs installed under the stage.

The system is powered by 16 channels of Lab.gruppen C-Series amplifiers and managed by a Peavey MediaMatrix NION nX32 system with wall panel touch controls.

"The Turbosound TCS Compact series is popular with my clients as they are unobtrusive but sound deceivingly large," says Rob Runko fro

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ASL's UK distributor recommended dealer A.C. Audio to BAE Systems, who were quick to assist in the modernisation of the existing 25 year old comms system. Enabling instant and clear communications between three rooms over two independent channels, the new configuration provides BAE's Simulation Department with technology that meets with their stringent requirements.

BAE's senior simulation engineer Liam Murphy commented: "Following pilot comments during simulation assessments on the poor audio quality of our existing bespoke intercom system, a new system was deemed essential for future work. Having already installed a similar system within Simulation Department, A.C. Lighting were asked to design a system for the Motion Dome Simulator.

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The acquisition marks a new chapter in the histories of both businesses. The SADiE brand has long been held in high regard by the pro audio and broadcast industries for the quality and performance of its PC-based digital audio workstation products. Prism Sound is best known by this market for its high end A/D and D/A converters for mastering, tracking and post production.

Prism Sound directors Graham Boswell and Ian Dennis negotiated the deal after learning that SADiE Studio Audio & Video Ltd had gone into administration in February.

"Along with many people in the industry, we were very saddened to hear that SADiE had run into problems," says Graham Bos

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Exhibiting as guests of VenueTech, Green Hippo's training manager, Simon Harris, will be taking the Hippotizer V3 through its paces to demonstrate its full capability to this growing market.

"The increasing number of music tours and rock and roll shows which proliferate in this region make it an area of great potential for the Hippotizer," says Harris. "Many tours are already using Hippotizer and we have found the demand for it across the Middle East is expanding. The theatre and club scene are still small but developing and some our latest technology, due for release later this year, is aimed specifically at the architectural market."

Green Hippo's newest family member, the HippoPortumus, will