The sound system, designed by Atlanta-based Lee Sound Design, features a series of Community WET loudspeakers, including eleven WET-218T two-way systems and four WET-112 subwoofers. The system is powered by Crown CTS-Series amplifiers, with Biamp Nexia DSP.
"This monument was designed to be a tribute to Ray that would last a lifetime, and the Community WET Series loudspeakers were the logical choice," said Lee Sound principal consultant
Outline's French distributor, AUDIO, installed a system made up of 24 Butterfly CDH 483 Hi-Packs and eight CDL 1815 Low-Packs (respectively 12 and four per side); all powered by Outline T7 digital power amplifiers. DVS 10 multi-purpose enclosures were used for the front rows of the audience and four Subtech 218 for the very low frequencies.
Bruno Morain, head sound engineer at Cité de la Musique comments, "I found the Butterfly system's performance in the theatre exceptional; I was particularly struck by the total absence of 'aggressiveness' and the aptitude to naturalness of its acoustic reproduction - practically s
The premier venue in the complex is the main outdoor arena, where the 120m diameter circular show grounds are flanked on one side by a covered grandstand with seating for 1,500 spectators. To project uniform, high-fidelity sound into the seating area, AV-TECH installed eight clusters of two M1D line array loudspeakers each along the front wall. The VIP area is served by a pair of the compact UPM-1P loudspeakers, while the vast expanse of the arena grounds - about 120m in diameter - is covered by three ground-stacked arrays of three M2D line array loudspeakers each.
"The old 100 volt distributed system had very harsh sound quality and poor intelligibility," says Hadi Arzouni, general manager of AV-TECH, the Doha, Qatar-based designer and installer of the
The public and private bowling lanes, cocktail bar and authentic '50's-style, 200-cover diner/luncheonette are all served by audio visual systems designed by The Sound Division Group. Their integrated system is based around Harman Pro sound reinforcement products.
In Brick Lane there is a total of nine lanes (six on the ground floor, the remaining three forming a 1950's penthouse-style private lounge on the first floor), with a stylish drinking den specialising in classic American cocktails, pitc
The concerts covered the French singer's concept album Histoire de Mélody Nelson and Jean-Claude Vannier's L'Enfant Assassin des Mouches and featured vocalists such as actor Mathieu Amalric, Placebo vocalist Brian Molko, French singers Daniel Darc, Alain Chamfort, Brigitte Fontaine, and British singer Martina Topley Bird; the Orchestre Lamoureux; a rhythm section comprising drummer Pierre-Alain Dahan, bassist Herbie Flowers, guitarists Claude Engel and Thomas Coeuriot; and a young Parisian choir.
This provided a challenge to the sound engineers, who had to manage a huge input count, including more than 70 voices. This
"In boardroom settings, clients often have problems with group conference calls, in which the parties on both ends of the call have difficulty hearing the audio," said Andrew Hancox, Anderson Audio Visual representative. "So we had to design a system that would help them make the calls more effective. In addition, security was a concern, as these calls are often confidential and they need to be certain that no one else has access to the frequency, and also that no other devices can interfere with the clear signal.
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ESP New York audio engineer Glenn Davis, who provided audio support for the event, comments, "The Veteran's Day celebration was a tremendous opportunity to showcase the capabilities of the Vi6 on a worldwide scale. A lot of technical requirements from the White House required us to pre-programme a majority of the presets, however there were a few vocal obstacles that required us to subgroup vocalist and insert graphic and sound via the console on the fly."
The Vistonics provided ESP New York engineers with an intuitive interface that is conducive for live sound ev
The show local acts Zoe, Kinky, and Jaguares, along with international artists Thievery Corporation, The Mars Volta, and Junkie XL. Renowned Latin American bands Calle 13 (Puerto Rico) and Fabulosos Cadillacs (Argentina) also appeared, with Fabulosos Cadillacs headlining the event.
Zero-Fest required two stages to accommodate its long line-up of performers. The festival's Red Stage featured an EV X-Line system with two main hangs of 10 Xvls and two Xvlt per side, with low-end support via 12 ground-stacked Xsubs. The system was powered by P3000 amps and processed through a NetMax N8000 with FIR filters.
The Black Stage also featured
Dundee-based Apex Acoustics was the first hire company in Scotland to invest in a DiGiCo console, having purchased a D1 a little over a year ago. Apex was also the first to invest in the SD8.
Apex owner, Paul Smith comments: "When we bought the D1, we immediately sent it out on tour with Kasabian and it's been working ever since. I'm investing in the SD8 for all the same reasons that I invested in the D1."
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Scott Robbins, Harman Professional vice-president of sales, to whom Raimondi reports, comments, "Bill Raimondi is a proven sales professional with extensive background in consumer and professional audio distribution. In this new roll Bill will be directly supporting our 'One Harman' initiative by aligning our business practices in a way that promotes growth, profitability and improved customer service for US dealers and distributors."
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The entire club's footprint is about 1500sq.m and includes a café, a clubroom for smaller concerts for up to 100 people, and the main concert hall with 300 seats and standing room for 500. Hamburg based Adamson European Tour Support Jochen Sommer executed the sound design using Shooter v.2.7.0. The new P.A. in the main venue consists of L and R flown arrays of two Spektrix (5 degree) with a two-box Adamson SpekTrix W (15 degree) under-hang.
Two SpekTrix double 18" Subs per side are placed on the floor. The previous system was made up entirely of GAE Panorama speakers and some still remain as near fills and as a delay line for a balcony, as wel
"We've always seen the need for a PA system to deliver to the crowds up on Princes Street," said Cameron Crosby of Edinburgh-based Warehouse Sound Services Ltd, the company contracted to fulfil all audio requirements for the night.
"From the gardens the orchestra faces uphill and across the street, rather than down
With Sound Too trading further down the building, the new management team quickly realised that the inherited hybrid sound system was something of a mismatch.
One of the club's experienced DJ's, Southend-based Andy Smith, told marketing and promotions manager Arron Curtis that the seaside town was awash with high-octane KV2 systems, installed by local integrators, Essex Sound & Light - and soon ESL's MD, Mike Glover, was up in Leicester Square measuring up.
The first stage of a phased upgrade has seen him install a KV2 ES system in the main sixth floor clubbing area and the
As with the existing four-channel PLM 10000Q, the PLM 14000 integrates Dante networked audio distribution, Dolby Lake drive processing, and load verification with real-time performance monitoring into a single 2U hardware unit plus unified software controller. The PLM Series is now the exclusive hardware platform for new Dolby Lake processing, and the addition of the PLM 14000 enables even more complete and extensive s
Situated right in the heart of the city, The Loft plays host to a wide international audience and regularly welcomes players from local Bundesliga football club, Werder Bremen.
The venue is owned by Canadian Steve McMinn, who had earlier developed the 450-capacity Paddy's Pit - an Irish Bar situated underneath.
"But Paddy's became so busy that we needed a new place upstairs, with a different concept," says general manager Phil Seling. Thus the Loft was born, specialising in a friendly atmosphere, relaxed lounge music and waitress service.
Opening from 4pm-2am daily, the owners realised that such a long duty cycle would require sound reinforcement components that were not only reliable, but also ver
The rectangular, multipurpose hall at the Daesung High School in Seoul needed a versatile system that could cater for the diverse range of school activities - ranging from its use as a gymnasium/basketball court, to hosting entrance and graduation ceremonies.
The old system had deteriorated badly and Sama ProSound, QSC Audio's Korean distributors, were brought in to respecify the system.
Sama ProSound felt not only that the ILA's compact footprint and attractive external design complemented the interior design of the main hall, but that its vertical array attributes would allow an optimum dispersion pattern from the tightly spaced speaker arrangement. Furthermore, by excluding some of t
The theatre includes a large hall for 360 visitors and a smaller studio stage with 120 seats. As music and sound effects are now part of a contemporary play, a flexible, multifunctional sound system is essential. Besides drama, the theatre also presents live concerts and the theatre's premises can be rented; the sound system had to be highly adequate for all these applications.
The new sound system with Alcons loudspeakers fulfils all these requirement profiles. Additionally it was possible to fit the components into the tight budget, which was available for the new sound system. This now includes a DiGiCo D1 mixin
This year, the technical side of the production was the responsibility of rental company MultiTechnic, ably supported by technicians and engineers from the local theatre, the Rådhusteateret, the centrepiece of whose sound reinforcement concept was an extensive Cobra system from Dynacord.
Hans Erikstad of the Rådhusteateret comments: "The Cobra delivered a transparent, clear and warm sound - but with the requisite capacity to project. It made it possible for us to provide homogeneous coverage throughout the entire square. What also pleased us no end was the unproblematic handling of the system.&qu
The Mini Windjammer range was first launched in 1985 to provide wind-noise protection for video camcorder and other compact microphones, and was widened at IBC 2008 with the appearance of three all-in-one windshields designed for different handheld digital recorders, of the kind now widely used by journalists, podcasters and broadcasters everywhere.
To the models for the Nagra AresM, Olympus LS10 and Sony PCMD50 launched at IBC, Rycote has now added Mini Windjammers for Edirol's R-09HR, Marantz's PMD620, Tascam's DR-1 and Zoom's H2 and H4.
"No, we're not diversifying into shock wigs," says Rycote's sales & marketing manager Gabby Davies. "Hand-held compact digital recorders are now in suc
Using Bose Modeler software, Apple's designers created an acoustical model of the church, and were able to predict the performance of the proposed design. As an added comfort to the church, those involved also had the opportunity to 'listen' to the system before it was permanently installed, using the Bose Auditioner playback system.
The agreed solution comprises two stacked pairs of Bose Panaray MA12 line arrays for the nave, plus one pair of MA12s to cover the balcony seating. Bose FreeSpace 3 creates in-fill where it is needed, and Bose Model 32SE loudspeakers complete the system in the foyer.
With amplification from Cloud CXA4 and CXA
Bonagura, a third year student studying BA (Hons) in Sound Technology at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), was helped on her musical journey by her Sennheiser Scholarship, which began at LIPA over ten years ago and has since supported many students' entries into the highly competitive world of the music industry.
"We're delighted to hear how well Alyssa is progressing at LIPA and in the industry," said Sennheiser UK general manager Phil Massey. "It's important for us that the next generation of performers and audio professionals learn their trade using Sennheiser equipment. That's why we've been committed to the Scholarship programme for over ten years. Artists like Alyssa prove that our inve
"When the band comes on stage they know what they are going to get. iLive not only gives them the same great results every night but it saves them from lengthy sound checks at each venue because of the system's memory recall," says Allen. "I also worked out that I save a third of a ton by carrying iLive and a pair of Cat 5 cables rather than a copper multicore, heavy analogue desk and racks, so it makes load in really simple and there's more room on the tour bus."
Allen has been The Stranglers' monitor engineer for three years and also runs a PA company called Fearless Audio in the south
Anthony Banks, operations manager for Gearhouse Rigging was head rigger for the tour, which played a mix of indoor and outdoor venues.
In Cape Town they used an 18m wide by 12m deep TFL roof. The PA Towers were done with Layher scaffolding, while the Durban gig was staged on a 20m wide by 14m deep Stageco roof with integral PA wings. The PA wings were at a height of 25m metres. The Johannesburg shows which concluded the tour took place in the Dome, a 13 212 seated capacity venue which sold out for two nights.
The GHSA lighting department was led by Rob Baker, a regular freelancer for the Cape Town branch, who worked with 4 touring crew
Robert Ausmus, director of production services, LD Systems reports: "We use our EV rigs for our most important projects and the new FIR filter technology has taken the system performance to a whole new level. We used NetMax N8000 (digital DSP/matrix controller) systems with FIR-Drive for the first time at our biggest annual event - the Houston Rodeo - and were very pleased with the results.
"On this tour we're running all DSP via NetMax, all managed with IRIS-Net control and monitoring software. We've cut down on hardware considerably - removing racks full of DSP from the equati
