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14 March 2016

SES Sound is equipping many industry events, including the annual Anugerah Industry Muzik which was held for the 17th time this year. The AIM is the most important music award in Malaysia. The event, presented by Afdlin Shauki and Adibah Noor, took place at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 2 May 2010. The centre is situated in the heart of KL and offers multi-purpose facilities with modern audio-visual infrastructure.

The organizers requested a system which could be integrated inconspicuously into the stage yet p

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Acts from 25 countries took part in the event. It was won by Germany, whose entrant Lena scored 246 points. Turkey's MaNga came in second place, with Romania third and Denmark fourth. This is the third time the UK has finished in the bottom spot in the past eight years, following on from Jemini in 2003 and Andy Abraham in 2008.

Dubovie, who was chosen to represent the UK after securing the most public votes on Your Country Needs You! on BBC One in March, said, "This has been one of the bes

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Apart from many new features such as increased number of listening planes, arrays and subwoofers, it primarily introduces a number of realistic functions. Included in these is a selection of different excitation signals, sine, 1/3 octave filtered noise, pink noise or IEC 60268 noise, for the simulation of the sound level distribution and absolute sound

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Although a newcomer to the market, 7 Productions & Events has quickly managed to create a presence in the OB rental business. Currently the company boasts an OB truck with 16 cameras, which has been used to cover many live events that include concerts, sports coverage's and other additional outside broadcast occasions.

"7 Productions & Events has a fleet of professional OB vans that supplement their services with top of the range equipment," commented Richie Hiranandani, marketing manager. "Their recent purchase emphasises the presence of Shure products not only in installed an

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Two rows of eight 108P active coaxials have been installed; the first on the ground floor and the second below the roof on the third floor. Built-in microphones on each of the eight gates on the ground floor can notify travellers in any part of the terminal, using any combination of the 108Ps, from one localised speaker to the entire terminal.

"We've managed to get extremely good results in this large area in terms of excellent sound coverage without reflection, with a relatively small amount of enclosures," says Slaven Tahirbegovic from Dicroic. "When we compare the sound with other airports, the main difference is that using the L-Acoustics 108Ps, we have managed

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The new Dual Concentric drive assembly features a treated mid-bass cone and double rolled cambric surround for high sensitivity, as well as a 1.34" (34mm) aluminium dome with ferrofluid cooled Neodymium magnet assembly and a newly designed waveguide for the high frequency unit. These two drivers merge into one with the high frequency mounted in the throat of the mid-bass; coincidentally aligning both transducers t

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To celebrate the re-opening of the facility, De Lane Lea travelled to Cannes to sponsor the Women in Film and TV event in the UK Film Centre.

The event, attended by over 200 film industry invitees took place on the sunny first Sunday of Cannes and De Lane Lea CEO Huw Penallt Jones announced the facility back open for business and the launch of new department De Lane Lea Sound and Vision.

Back in London, the refurbished and modernised facility consists of four mixing studios and two ADR studios. At the heart of the facility is the impressive Studio One. Measuring some 16.5m long by 9.5m wide, the r

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Reading-based audio systems integrator SFL, a specialist in the house of worship sector, has passed a significant milestone since becoming one of the first UK dealers for the RSS range. Mark Payne and his team have now sold 20 of the compact M-400 V-Mixing Systems, following the installation of two consoles into the newly-built Finchampstead Baptist Church in Berkshire, and a complete M-400 with 8-way M-48 Personal Monitor System to the Dominion Centre in London.

The FBC is an impressive house of worship, offering a rich variety of facilities to the local Baptist community which raised a substantial sum in grants and donations to build it. The modern design houses a sports hall, library, café and youth centre, all sp

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The warranty does not apply to D&M Professional products originating from other territories; whether purchased from authorised D&M Professional Europe dealers and distributors or not.

Commenting on the initiative, D&M Professional Europe brand director Mark Perrins stated, "In bringing Benelux and the UK into line with France and Germany, we are harmonising the level of service and aftersales support throughout our territory. The move also reflects the renowned reliability of our products, and

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These self-powered, compact and light-weight systems are suitable for multi-purpose applications, particularly for live events.

DVS 8 SP is equipped with a new eight-inch mid-woofer combined with a compression driver with a one-inch diaphragm and ensures a sound pressure level of 123 dB (peak @ 1 metre). DVS 10 SP is fitted with a 10" woofer combined with a compression driver with a 1.75" diaphragm and ensures a sound pressure level of 127.5 dB. In spite of their dimensions, both models guarantee surprising headroom with an extremely low distortion level.

The shape of the cabinets in the new DVS series enables them to be used as stage monitors at two angles (25° or 45°). There are also new user-friendly handle

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Using a PA system for an acoustic drum clinic may sound unnecessary, but it's not just about the drums themselves. Attendees need to hear White as he shares the secrets of his trade, while he also uses a Roland SPD-S for triggering samples.

"At the clinics I use samples from records that I've played on and more quirky elements like old school hip hop loops and beats, which say a lot about the music I

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Taking place from 8-10 June inclusive, the sessions are being held at Yamaha Commercial Audio UK's headquarters in Milton Keynes.

With the facilities being located close to the centre of the UK, the sessions will be as accessible as possible for all attendees, as well as having Yamaha's resources and technical support team on hand.

"The sessions are aimed at experienced audio engineers and console 'baby sitters' who will appreciate a chance to brush up their knowledge of the Yamaha PM5D, M7CL and LS9 ahead of the UK festival season," says Naomi Wilkinson, Yamaha Commercial Audio UK's sales and marketing co-ordinator.

"With the high numbers of Yamaha digital console

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The Temper Trap's tour is covering Europe and Australia and they will be paying particular attention to the US during 2010, which they did not manage to cover as fully as they would have wished in 2009.

"The band relocated to the UK in late February 2008 to help build a fan base in Europe," McNeil says. "It was only meant to be for that year's festival season, but they just took off. We thought we'd be on tour for a year, but we're now going to carry on until November or December this year, which will make it nearly two years on the road.&q

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The announcement comes on the back of lengthy consultations with both sets of memberships which concluded recently in a formal vote of Members - PLASA via its annual AGM, which took place on Wednesday 2 June in London, and ESTA via a month-long electronic ballot which ran throughout May.

Well over 90% of Members from each Association voted in support of the move, which will see ESTA and PLASA integrated to create a single international trade association operating under the PLASA name.

"The merger is a significant development for the industry as it will effectively create the first

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Islington Town Hall's largest function room has languished as a furniture store since the 1980s. Some forward thinking at the Council, matched with the building's impending 80th anniversary, led to an extensive restoration programme and the creation of a new community resource.

The 400-capacity theatre-style assembly hall has a proscenium arch stage and a capacious balcony, lending the venue to any number of different uses, from council meetings and dinner dances to stage shows and concerts. Indeed, part of the fiscal logic for the refurbishment was that large council meetings would no longer have

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"VLZ is synonymous with high-headroom and low-noise," remarked John Boudreau, music gear group VP, Loud Technologies. "We are psyched to bring VLZ3 performance to mixers with higher channel count and real-world live sound tools like effects processing, channel compression and USB connectivity."

The Mackie 2404-VLZ3 and 3204-VLZ3 feature low-noise, high-headroom XDR2 mic channels (20 and 28, respectively) and two dedicated channels for stereo inputs. Inline compression is available on each of the four subgroups and on four select channels. Dual 32-bit RMFX effects processors offer 16 presets, including tap delay. The integrated 4x2

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HD Pro Audio has chosen ABTT to announce its appointment as an L-Acoustics Certified Provider, and to show a range of the company's sound reinforcement products. Commenting for HD Pro Audio, Andy Huffer said, "L-Acoustics universal system approach is designed to provide clients with complete solutions at the highest, most predictable level of performance. This is backed by its network of Certified Providers, ensuring technical support, user education and sound design, and we're very pleased be joining this network."

This year's Ateis focus will be on their advanced Stag

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Presented at the Berlin Exhibition Centre on 4 March, the event included live performances by international artists including Rihanna, Robbie Williams, Depeche Mode, Sade, Ke$ha and The Gossip. Broadcast by German TV station ARD, the event attracted a huge audience from across Europe.

To keep the show running smoothly, two audio crews were employed, each comprising a front of house and monitor engineer, stage managers, stage and wireless techs. One team took care of all live music and playback, the other looking after all

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"Mackie is well known for bringing high end pro audio technology into the hands, and budgets, of customers who would otherwise not be able to bridge the monetary gap," said Ben Olswang, Mackie brand product manager. "Our partnerships allow us to integrate technology that is simply not possible for other companies."

Each HDA module delivers 1200W of peak system power and houses an EAW designed 12" LF driver and dual Beyma 1.7" HF compression drivers, mounted into a multi-cell horn. HDA incorporates Mackie's high-defin

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Speaking to delegates from the architectural, acoustic, engineering and technological disciplines will be Charcoalblue's managing director Andy Hayles, creative director Jon Stevens, design director Gavin Green and senior consultant Giles Favell. Each will draw from their own experience, gained from careers in the entertainment and theatre industry and as design consultants for Charcoalblue.

Andy Hayles will join Scott Crossfield of Theatre Projects and Vassily Laffineur of Renzo Piano Building Workshop to discuss the Design Processes in the Information Age. Hayles comments, ''We're delighted to have been invited to sponsor and speak at such a significant industry

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To ensure continuity and make the transition as smooth as possible, TOA have appointed some familiar faces from BBM including Mark Parkhouse. He will continue to be responsible for sales and marketing of the Trantec brand.

All customers who hold a BBM Credit or Pro-Forma account have had their account automatically transferred to TOA (UK), however they will need to sign new terms and conditions which will be sent to them automatically.

New contact details for Trantec from 1 June 2010: TOA Corporation (UK) Limited, HQ3, Unit 2, Hook Rise South, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7LD, UK. Tel: 0870 7740987.

Trantec will be exhibiting at this year's ABTT Theatre Show in London.

(Jim Evans)

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Peters, a sound design/audio post-production major at Emerson College, Boston, is aiming to become a sound editor for Hollywood films. He has just finished his junior year and when he's not studying he plays rhythm guitar and played in a number of bands during high school.

"I have always had a passion for music and although I wouldn't describe my home set-up as a studio, it does allow me to record and experiment with my music," he says. "I have a Mac Book Pro running Logic and Pro Tools, M-Audio Studiophile speakers, an mbox 2 mini, an M-Audio keystation - and now a beautiful Prism Sound Orpheus."

(Jim Evans)

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The newest additions to the JF Series of two-way loudspeakers include JF8, JF10, JF26, JF29, JF56 and JF59. New comprehensively integrated JFNT units include JF26NT, JF29NT, JF56NT and JF59NT.

The JF models include low-directivity eight-inch and 10-inch systems and four 12-inch and 15-inch systems (60-degree x 45-degree and 90-degree x 45-degree versions of both sizes are available).

The four JFNT models (comprehensively integrat

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"Systems integrators and programmers have long been using Barix IP audio and control products for projects requiring the transport of voice, audio and data from one to many points in a single venue or across a large space or campus," said Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and founder of Barix AG. "InfoComm is an ideal time to showcase our latest innovations for the integration audience as well as for end users who prefer to program and build out their own systems for use in entertainment venues, educational facilities, churches and corporate buildings among other settings."

The Exstreamer 120 IP audio decoder will make its public debut, serving as the end decode/receive link for high