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Vives' Front of House engineer Rob 'Cubby' Colby is a keen DiGiCo user and C Villa proprietor Mauricio Vilar Martinez felt the SD8 would be the ideal product for the company.

"The audio quality, dynamics and frequency response are all excellent and I really like being able to connect the remote snake via MADI," says Martinez. "When it came off the plane from the UK, we started using it right away, without even reading the manual. It worked really well from the start."

One of the more challenging events the SD8 has already been used on is at the Festival o

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As one of the most anticipated annual events on the global dance music calendar, the IDMA's generate over 1m votes from music enthusiasts in 183 countries every year to honour exceptional achievements in 57 award categories. It has become the focal point of the Winter Music Conferenc in Miami.

This year Ministry of Sound London not only won the Best Club Sound System Design but also the Best Global Club.

Over the years, the south London club has systematically converted to an all-Martin Audio system, capped off by a bespoke club stack in its main room (the Box). The final piece in the jigsaw came in February this year, when it beca

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Part of the newly-completed Wells Fargo Cultural Campus that also houses the 55-story Duke Energy Centre, the Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the 1200-seat Knight Theatre is home to the North Carolina Dance Theatre, the Charlotte Symphony, and a wide variety of music, comedy and touring productions.

The diverse roster of performances was one reason for the selection of the Renkus-Heinz systems, says project manager Robert Delaney of Raleigh-based Strategic Connections. "The Knight Theatre is a very well designed space, with diffusers that can be rearranged to adapt its acoustics to different types of program material," he explains. "To make the most of this flexibilit

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The audio system at the church was designed to be unobtrusive and provide a natural sound. The system is based around the Yamaha DME24N hardware providing an operator free sound system solution.

Discrete Tannoy column loudspeakers provide sound coverage throughout the church, two positioned on the chancel arch covering the entire nave and one smaller column in each side aisle, time aligned to suit their respective positions. Discrete

headworn TOA radio mics and Audio-Technica gooseneck microphones ensure the system is completely seamless in operation.

The visual system was designed to be both aesthetically pleasing and unobtrusive. The ornate stained glass window was not to be permanently obstructed and as such an

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Specified was a system with an excellent, natural sound response, with very little compression. The old system did not have a sufficient coverage on and below the balconies.

Tonmeister Christian Stader Stader reports, "In the shootout, Alcons was for all involved in the decision, the clear overall winner. The system is in complete harmony with our room."

Another important aspect for Stader is the support: "The cooperation is very personal and based on trust I rarely experienced a better support. One feels taken care of in the best way with Alcons."

In Mannheim 12 units of LR14 and six units of LR7 were installed, with two BF302 double 15" subwoofers, as well as two VR8 compact monito

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The team from A.C. Entertainment Technologies drove through the night to Nice, France, from London to board a flight to Dubai, arriving at 1am this morning to make the show. "We said we would be at the show and when we say something we mean it, but this is also an impo

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In accepting the need to introduce a passive range of cabinets the design team knew that just another passive box would not produce the quality our dealers and end users had come to expect of KV2, says the company. After several months of R & D the answer came in a revolutionary analogue delay line that allows perfect time and phase alignment of the components within the box but without the use of active electronics. The end result is a range of three passive speakers with flat response, high output and consistent coverage.

Applications include AV and hire for corporate events, high quality speech reproduction, music playback for installation or live use and studio monitors. ESD is also commonly utilised as peripheral or

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When it opened its doors in 1981, the Dedmon Center was among the first venues in the United States to boast a then-futuristic air-supported roof. The Centre recently underwent a major renovation that included a new steel-reinforced roof, new basketball court, new LED video scoreboards and broadcast capabilities, and an audio system utilising Community Professional Loudspeakers' Solutions Series loudspeakers.

"It's a great place to see a game, but the sound system was always something of an afterthough

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BEIRG states: "We consequently welcome the fact that they have committed to address the 'cliff edge', which would have otherwise resulted in no guaranteed spectrum access for the sector beyond 2018. We are grateful to our supporters in Parliament, especially Peter Luff MP, who have helped us on this issue. We look forward to continued constructive discussions with Ofcom officials as they move forward with more detailed policy plans and a final decision on how to address that cliff edge.

"The extension of guaranteed access to channel 69 until at lea

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The exhibition space itself sold out long ago, as last year's returning exhibitors were joined by 33 new names, filling both The Royal Armouries & Saviles Halls. Dozens of new product launches have been announced, many making their first UK appearance following international launches at Prolight&Sound in

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Following a thorough testing and assessment process the S5.5 proved itself to have the quality and durability to "cut the mustard" in the hire department, say Hand Held Audio. Features include easy set-up and operation, intuitive controls and infra-red synching for fast set-up of multiple systems.

Hand Held Audio's current stock includes 16 x S5.5-RX diversity receivers (capable of running as a 16-way system) with relevant antenna distribution and cabling. Transmitters are the compact S5.5-LTX belt pack and the S5.5-HDX hand held with dynamic

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LiveMi is a major initiative aimed at relaunching Italian emergent music, under the artistic direction of Italian Music TV personality Red Ronnie and supported by the Municipality of Milan and by ATM (Milan's public transportation company).

It offers artists and bands having their own repertoire a series of important and free opportunities for their career. Among the various opportunities available are a chance to perform on a professional stage at the Milan Metro, a video broadcast of the concerts on maxi-screens and on YouTube, and participation to the web community.

The musical staircase was installed last December for the inauguration of LiveMi. Pa

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Speaking about the newly updated drivers for the Desktop Recording Interfaces, business segment director for Lexicon Paul Faby said: "We're excited to be continuing our effort to offer the latest software updates to support these products. This is a fantastic line-up which offers unbelievable sonic capabilities at very attractive prices."

(Jim Evans)

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As part of the agreement, AC-ET will carry stock of key product lines as well as having access to the full RSS product range.

The RSS by Roland M-400 live mixing console will be featured on AC-ET's stand at the PLASA Focus show.

The RSS by Roland digital snake multicore range includes the S-4000S, a modular system delivering up to 160 channels of high quality 24-bit/96kHz audio over Cat 5e cables. Features include remote controllable XR-1 professional quality mic preamps, redundant Ethernet ports and splits using standard Ethernet hardware.

A.C. Audio Sales Manager, Peter

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The Convention consists of technical presentations and discussion sessions, workshops, and student-orientated activities. The associated equipment exhibition takes place in the neighbouring Novotel Exhibition Hall.

An international mix of speakers is lined up for the Convention, in sessions ranging from white-paper presentations on the latest developments in psychoacoustic research, forensic audio restoration techniques and surround sound, to practical discussion sessions on the future of running commercial studios and producing audio soundtracks for console and computer games.

Roger Furness, executive director of the AES, comments: "We're delighted t

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Several performers used Audio-Technica's Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System during the course of the show. Country/pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift paired the 5000 Series system with the AEW-T4100 Cardioid Dynamic Handheld Transmitter for her lead vocals. Audio-Technica endorser Jason Aldean performed with the 5000 Series and the AEW-T6100 Hypercardioid Dynamic Handheld Transmitter. Darius Rucker and A-T endorser Kenny Chesney each performed with the AEW-T5400 Cardioid Condenser Handheld Transmitter.

"Some of the best ears in the business choose Audio-Technica every day," said Soundtronics Wireless's Dave Bellamy, wireless engineer for the ACM A

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One area of need was a new digital mixing console. Rat says: "Knowing our client requirements, we tested several consoles. There were two different angles I look at in evaluating a board - me personally as an engineer, and of course, the company as a sound vendor. Basically, we found that the Midas PRO6 has features and usability that I have not been able to find in other digital consoles."

From a business perspective, Rat Sound's needs were

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The band is now trying to ramp up its live touring schedule ahead of the release of a second album. "The only way this music will work live is if we recreate the studio sound with the right gear," explains Aeon Zen's founder and songwriter Rich Hinks. "It's too technical to sound good in a normal set-up so we take advantage of MIDI triggers and effec

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The group invited the Internet phenomenon P.S. 22 Chorus to share the stage at Radio City Music Hall. Under the direction of Gregg Breinberg, the P.S. 22 Chorus is a school chorus from Staten Island, New York, whose performances have "gone viral" on YouTube.com, inspiring over 13m views. In addition to the large amount of Sennheiser wireless and wired microphones and personal monitors that Celtic Woman normally travels with, FOH engineer Wayne Paule

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Philipp Lawo, CEO of the Lawo Group which has a majority shareholding in Innovason, is pleased to welcome Babazadeh to the Innovason team: "Marcel has extensive experience in audio hardware sales; his commercial success with leading companies in our industry provides irrefutable evidence of this", he says. "I was particularly impressed with his excellent relationship with users, pre- and post-sales support, and his thorough product knowledge."

Prior to taking over the Innovason sales operation, Babazadeh was sales director for digital mixing consoles in the European and South American markets, as well as Sales Tonmeister for an internationally known company in the professional audio indus

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Currently working towards the forthcoming PALME show in Beijing next month where KV2 will have a demonstration room for the first time, as well as increased exposure on the floor, a new purpose built club demonstration facility is also being constructed for customers to experience the KV2 systems at their Guangzhou facility.

Commenting on the appointment, whilst attending a training seminar for KV2 dealers in China, CEO Jonathan Reece-Farren says: "2010 looks like an exciting year for both companies and we look forward to reporting back on their mutual success over the coming months.&quo

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"Having previously worked with Lightone I am excited to renew my contact with them," says Tim McCall, L-Acoustics sales manager. "I anticipate that their appointment will open up new possibilities and markets to further strengthen the L-Acoustics brand name in Israel."

(Jim Evans)

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"We have a small PA system at the moment but it was time to upgrade," says Loud And Pro's sales and marketing manager Levente Csecsi. "We contacted many Hungarian distributors including Midas distributor Bluesound, who suggested we try a PRO6 and invited us for a demo. It wasn't hard to convince our boss. We bought two, enabling us to provide a dual FOH/monitor system. We'll be mainly using them for festivals, for open-air stadium gigs, arena concerts etc."

CEO Thomas Balog has long been an admirer of Midas consoles, and was delighted when the PRO6 was launched, finding

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With a total capacity of 20,059, Bluetongue Stadium has played host to many major events. These include International Rugby Union, National Rugby League and National A-League Football matches, branching out to boxing, motorcross and open-air rock concerts as well as a multitude of local sporting and community events.

The construction of Bluetongue Stadium was completed in February 2000, bringing to Gosford a premier multifunctional facility overlooking the beautiful Brisbane Waters. The speaker system installed at that time had been adversely affected by the salt air.

"Some of the speakers weren't working because their components had been corroded," explained Chris Fanning, director of Newcastle-based A1 Audio & Ligh