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14 March 2016

The ABC broadcast saw a record total of 23 music performances on the show by artists including Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Dave Mathews, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. All of these performances were presented to the live audience with a large, multi-array JBL Vertec line array system supplied by ATK/Audiotek (Valencia, California).

The event system was designed by Pat Baltzell, principal at Baltzell Audio Design. It included five line array clusters made up of a total of 88 VT4889 full-size line array elements, joined by a separate flown cluster of 14 VT4880A full-size arr

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Kicking off at 2pm in Heerenveen on Monday 14 December, Audient's sales director Luke Baldry will be presenting the newest member of the Audient family to visitors at the Maarten Sound & Vision offices based at Businesspark Friesland West 37. Owner of MSV, Lammert Wiersma says: "We have already had great interest in the Audient Zen over the past few weeks. This demonstration day will give Zen a great boost."

On Tuesday 15 December Zen will be stopping at DADA studios in Brussels. Starting at 3pm, intensive demonstrations will put the Zen through its paces and there will also be ample opportunity for questions during the afternoon. "Seeing the

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"Studio 106 is one of our most important live studios that plays host to all kinds of live musical broadcasts from rock and roll to classical concerts and everything in between," explained studio chief Pascal Coulloux.

"A regular fixture at Studio 106 is the daily radio program on France Inter, Le Fou du Roi with French radio and TV personality Stéphane Bern, which takes a light-hearted look at current affairs, entertainment and

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"Pro Tools is the industry standard, and it¹s essential that we can move projects easily between our own engineers and theatres, and work on sessions that may have been started externally," explains sound team leader Edurne Bengoa. "We have three dubbing theatres and two track laying rooms at Television Centre, two dubbing theatres at White City, and two dubbing theatres dedicated to Eastenders at Elstr

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"I was able to mix on the PRO6 in the same way I did on the XL8, and after a short time learning where the controls on this surface were, I was flying again," he says. "Although it's a smaller surface, the PRO6 isn't missing any of the XL8's features. The sound quality equally as superb, and my favourite features were there, such as six full parametric equalisers on the output channels, which have allowed me to forget about graphic eq's for the last two years.

"Having fewer faders was never an issue working with the POP Groups, which once again were my main way of mixing. And I set up one group of f

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AudioProgetti's technical manager Gabel Guagliumi explains how the system came about, "Idea Musica's brief was to put together a complete touring control system with 56 input channels and 24 outputs, a single core for audio input/conversion (avoiding the additional cost and space required for splitters) and digital signal transport.

"We opted for a DiGiCo SD8 and DiGiRack setup because it enables us to have control of 60 input channels in the three sections of the console worksurface, the same excellent preamps as the DiGiCo SD7 and D5, a modular stag

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"We bought our first console in July this year and were really impressed with its great sound and its price point," says Red Power owner Andrés Cuadros. "We have other digital consoles in our inventory, but the SD8 has a lot of advantages - its sound quality, versatility and ease of operation make it a favourite console with all the engineers who have used it here."

Deployed on a variety of events - from shows by Faith No More and Kansas to Placido Domingo, Il Divo and Sarah Brightman, not to mention some of Peru's highest profile festivals - the SD8 quickly establis

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"Our OEM partners are the backbone of W-DMX," says Wireless Solution CEO Niclas Arvidsson, "The fact that W-DMX is built directly into some of the most popular product ranges is a sign of trust that they have researched and found the best possible solution to achieve wireless DMX. It also ensures a wider range of compatibility among products overall. We wanted to show our gratitude toward Elation, SGM and Golden Sea for taking the lead of our OEM partners."

Toby Velasquez accepted the award on behalf of Elation, while Giorgio Radice represented SGM, and Jiang Wei Kai brought back the award for Golden Sea. A la

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Oasis Stage Werks discovered Tempest2400's benefits while assisting one of its customers on a concert series at the University of Utah's Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. Due to environmental considerations, the customer was not permitted to run wires through much of the venue, necessitating a wireless intercom system capable of performing well when located some distance from the base station. According to Oasis Stage Werks production manager John Lopez, Tempest2400 was more than up to the task.

"We were 1,500ft away [from the Red Butte Garden and Arbor

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Zaxcom and Bexel designed the audio solution to be seamless and comfortable for coaches to wear, while offering the option of muting the microphone with an easy-to-use on-off toggle for more "discreet conversations." The transmitter also provides digital encryption to ensure that private discussions cannot be "hacked" by unauthorized listeners.

The solution includes a Sennheiser lavaliere mic and a Zaxcom TRX900 transmitter equipped with a quarter-inch toggle switch for the mute capability.

"The Zaxcom TRX900 offered the perfect solution because of its extremely small, lightweight prof

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Having used Yamaha digital consoles for many years, and the company's analogue desks before that, Jackson used a PM5D for monitors on the first five series of X Factor, this year, expanding the system to two PM5D-RHs and a DSP5D.

"Each year the demand for channels on the programme has grown, so this time I'm running a PM5D-RH and DSP5D expansion unit to give me 96 channels for the contestants, with a further PM5D-RH for our guest artists," he s

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Frida Lyngstad said: "On behalf of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and I, we are delighted to be part of Abbaworld and to have the opportunity to share our amazing experiences with our fans." As part of the interactive experience, visitors will also be able to appear in music videos, on album covers and take part in a sing-a-long. The exhibition is expected to go on a world tour but no other d

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HK Audio marketing manager Philipp Wrede notes: "HK Audio has seen significant growth in professional fixed installations in recent years. What's more, our marketing efforts in 2010 will focus on several new products designed for fixed installation, so it certainly makes sense for us to take part in the ISE. In fact, we will unveil some models for the first time at the fair."

The 2010 ISE show will take place on February 2 to 4 in Amsterdam.

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"We are very excited that the new PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle is now available to our customers," said Randy Garrett, marketing director for Lexicon. "Ever since the introduction at AES, the response has been outstanding and we know that this product will exceed our customers' expectations once they experience the distinctive smooth, rich reverbs for themselves."

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"The entire band is on different height risers so the audience hears different instruments directly, depending where they are sitting in the auditorium. The dress circle audience for example, are right in front of the trumpets. Getting the music right is a big part of Rat Pack; it has to be slick, so balancing the band is very important.

"The Adelphi is a typical West End theatre, vertically there are three audience positions and I have placed a left/right d&b audiotechnik Q1 loudspeaker array hung at each level: stalls, dress circle and gallery. There are also Q subwoofers in the stalls, and flown Q subwoofers up at the gallery level. I'm not doing much in

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In order to do justice to each of the different genres, which ranged from reggae to funk to hard rock, technicians from the local rental company, GV Audio, assigned a Dynacord Cobra system to each of the two stages. For the Oldehoofsterkerkhof, they opted for a flown Cobra-2 system comprising 121 Cobra Tops and Cobra Subs. The power was supplied by four Dynacord H5000 power amplifiers. For the Gouverneursplein, they used a stacked Cobra-4 system comprising

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"Craig Paller is an outstanding sales executive with a proven understanding of the markets Harman Music Group serves and deep empathy for the needs of our dealers and customers," Urry said. "In this new role his experience, enthusiasm, and leadership skills will benefit all of our brands in growing and strengthening in each of their specific markets."

Commenting on his new position, Craig Paller stated, "I'm excited about the opportunity to lead our worldwide

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14 March 2016

POLARaudio has recently undergone some changes to its discount and distribution channels, appointing key audio resellers who specialise in the core production markets its products service.

Now in place, these are bringing significant benefits to all parties in the market. The idea behind the new distribution network is to broaden access to the POLARaudio portfolio whilst at the same time, continuing the high level of supportive services customers require in the current climate.

As part of the agreement, A.C. Audio carries increased on-the-shelf

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René de Keyzer, CEO of the XL Video Group and Phil Mercer, managing director of XL Video LA, accepted the award. Also on hand to celebrate was XL Video's president Marcel de Keyzer and Jo Beirne of XL Video UK.

Since 2001, the Parnelli Awards, presented by Projection, Lights & Staging News (PLSN) and Front of House (FOH) magazines has honoured the highest achievers and most admired innovators in the live event industry. The awards, named after the late production and touring manager Rick "Parnelli" O'Brien, recognise pioneering, influential professionals and their contributions to the industry, honouring bothAlso honoured at the Parnelli Awards was Stefaan 'Smasher' Desmedt who picked u

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Armed only with a laptop, an I/O box, MultiRack Native and Waves plug-ins, users now have the power to shape their live sound with unprecedented precision, says the company, and do away with rack after rack of heavy effects units.

WavesLive MultiRack Native features easy setup with advanced preset capabilities and an intuitive workflow which facilitates a smooth transition from traditional hardware-based systems to the live digital realm. There are four basic components in a MultiRack Native setup: Plug-ins

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For one day, the area was transformed into Colombian kiosks with vendors selling their wares while live music provided entertainment with the invigorating sounds of Cumbia, Vallenato, Salsa, and other Colombian musical rhythms. To help ensure a festive mood, the CCC wanted a potent sound system. They got their wish - with a sizeable setup based on components from the D.A.S. Audio catalogue.

AVS Production Group, a Bronx, NY-based production group tha

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Studio owner Paul Interlande thoroughly researched his options before the purchase. "I am definitely 'old school', so I wanted an analogue desk with great features and a great sound," he explains. "The ASP8024 fell neatly into all these categories, as well as coming well within budget.

"The desk is a joy. It seems with every new project I discover another useful feature to conquer problematic scenarios," he continues. "Having 14 auxes enables me to hardwire

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14 March 2016

Grange Hotels is London's leading independent luxury hotel group. Rob Goodings, director of technical services, has already confirmed that Shuttlesound and Electro-Voice will supply the next development in the company's busy roll-out programme, the Grange Tower Hotel, adjacent to the Tower of London.

"I am delighted with the results at the Grange St Paul's

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Set within the University College London (UCL) Wilkins Building, the Grade II-listed Gustave Tuck Theatre was built from the proceeds of a donation in the 1920's by the then president of the Jewish Historical Society and remains one of the most prestigious areas within UCL complex in north London.

However, according to AV Services Manager, Mike Allinson, its last serious AV upgrade was undertaken 15 years ago. The original chalkboard was moved forward to accommodate a rear projection area and along the way CRT and then LCD projectors were brought in, firing directly onto the screen. "But it was never successful a