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USA / UK - Clear-Com, the voice communication systems specialist, has announced the appointment of Orbital Sound Ltd as its UK distributor in the Live Event/Live Performance market, with effect from 1 January 2011. Orbital, specialising in sound and communication systems for the theatre, event and broadcast markets, will offer Clear-Com's full range of professional intercom products.

Clear-Com says this partnership with Orbital "signals a continued commitment towards growth in the region, coupled with a dedication to enhancing the customer experience". Orbital Sound will carry a local supply of Clear-Com products, making it easier for users to purchase intercom systems based on the specific needs of a live event at short notice. Orbital Sound will also provide trained technical staff to assist with after-sales support and services, as well as designing and running a de

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Show Business - The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2011 NAMM Show. At show close, NAMM reported 90,114 registered attendees, a three percent increase from last year and representing a new attendance record for the 109-year-old show. International registration also experienced a two percent increase from last year to 10,400. Another sign of economic recovery in the industry, the association reported 1,417 exhibitors at this year's show, including 247 new exhibitors.

"The world's brightest minds and most innovative music companies came together in Anaheim for four amazing days of commerce, networking and learning," said NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. "After meeting with NAMM members from around the world, I am continually impressed and amazed at the resolve and optimism our indust

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USA - D-Tools has announced the release of SI5.5 Service Pack 3. The release will be made available to all customers via automatic updates beginning Tuesday 18 January. D-Tools System Integrator is currently used by over 3,000 companies to streamline the design, estimation, and documentation processes associated with the installation and integration of low voltage systems.

In addition to enhancements and bug fixes, SP3 includes expanded support for the tools that r customers rely on to manage their business, says the company. This includes new support for QuickBooks 2011, Outlook 2010 and Visio 2010. In addition, D-Tools confirms limited support for AutoCAD x64 installations. In combination with third-party Longbow software (purchased separately), SI5.5 SP3 has been tested against current versions of AutoCAD 64-bit.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Harman Professional has named Mark Posgay as sales director for the United States. Posgay will be based out of Harman Professional's Elkhart, Indiana Sales & Support Centre and will report to Scott Robbins, vice-president of sales.

"Our moves to consolidate sales operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Potters Bar, UK have paid a strong dividend in terms of effectiveness and efficiency," Robbins said yesterday. "Having Mark Posgay onboard to lead the Elkhart-based national sales team promises equally strong results from our new US sales operation.

"Mark's strong track record of sales success, coupled with his deep commitment to innovation and education, means our customers can look forward to a more responsive, effective Harman. Our sales partners can expect strong leadership and effective toolsets and our operations and suppo

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USA - David Taylor, the theatre consultant and lighting designer, died in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, January 17. He was 48. He died falling from the 14th floor of the Howard Plaza Hotel. Early newspaper reports suggested that the death was a suicide; however, updated reports indicate that the police have refused to speculate on the cause of death. A full police report is said to be pending.

A popular, well-connected, and highly involved member of the industry, Taylor was born in London. He studied theatre aesthetics at the University of London, followed by attendance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and graduate studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Taylor spent 21 years at Theatre Projects Consultants where he was involved in a number of acclaimed and high-profile projects, including the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, Hyper

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UK - Pearce Hire has continued to expand its dry hire operations into 2011 with the appointment of a dedicated hire manager.

"Jim Brown will be responsible for dealing with the requirements of Pearce's increasing dry hire customer base, delivering them to the highest standards," says managing director Shaun Pearce.

"The company has invested in a significant range of lighting, power distribution and audio equipment and Jim will manage our continually expanding inventory, ensuring optimum service levels through efficient stock control and ongoing maintenance and testing at the company's Peterborough HQ."

After years of touring as an audio freelancer, Brown began working with Pearce Hire in 2010.

Other advances shaping Pearce Hire's start to 2011 see Dan Shelton promoted to become head of operations, while Daniel Stratton has been promoted to company elect

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Korea - Proel Group exhibited at Kosound+Stagetech, held at the end of the last November in Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, at Kintex, Korea International Exhibition Centre.

Proel Group took part in the show through its subsidiary Proel Korea, which also presented a broad range of Turbosound products. The company says it received "great feedback" after the Axiom line array demo.

"This is the first time we have taken part in the Kosound+Stagetech," says Agatha Moon, managing director of Proel Korea. "We were absolutely pleased with the success of the event and with the feedback we received on Proel and Turbosound systems - we definitely plan to come back next year."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Positioned as "the digital mixing solution for all sizes of sound company or user", the Soundcraft Si Compact Series was launched at NAMM 2011.

At the show Keith, Watson, Harman's marketing director for mixers said, "We've had a fantastic reaction to the 24 fader model launched at PLASA in September. Being 19" rack mounted, the 16 is our response to massive demand from our clients in live sound including Houses of Worship, installed systems, theatres and corporate events."

With full DSP functionality built-in to a small-footprint chassis, the Si Compact range provides up to 40 inputs to mix in three frame sizes. Motorised faders with Soundcraft FaderGlow operate on two layers, but the main difference from similarly priced mixers is the provision of a full encoder set for all the functions on a channel, from input gain through EQ and dynamics to b

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UK - XTA has introduced the DP548 Dynamic Audio Processor. "You can think of the DP548 as 'a DP448 on steroids', but that only paints part of the picture," says XTA sales & marketing director, Bill Woods. "Think of a standard DP448 - fully loaded with a 28-band EQ, eight parametric EQs and delay on every input; high pass, low pass, nine parametric EQs and delay, plus a combination of two limiters, including the look-ahead "D-Max" limiter on each output.

"Then add three bands of Dynamic EQ on every input, a variable knee compressor on every output with full control over ratio, threshold, attack and release times. On top of all that, include full matrix mixing of any input to any output or mix of outputs and provide memory recallable dynamic EQ for the first time via AudioCore, and that is the power and potential of the DP548."

Woods continues,

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Canada - The University of Lethbridge in Alberta recently installed an Aviom Pro16 Personal Mixing System, to serve a multitude of functions for the school including music recording, theatre production and traditional campus events. Primarily purchased to support the University's new educational and commercial studio, the A-16II Personal Mixers are also included in the curriculum for the school's new Bachelor of Music in Digital Audio Arts programme.

The Aviom Personal Mixers afford students the ability to quickly and easily create their own cue mixes from content provided by an SSL Duality Console. Because the A-16IIs simplify the job of monitor mixing, they allow the production students to place their full attention on recording procedures.

"The Aviom Personal Mixers take away the need for beginner students to worry about monitor mixes, giving them time to focus on othe

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World To celebrate the launch of Adam Hall's new LD Page on Facebook, the company is offering the first 1,000 LD Page followers the chance to win a pair of LDPR12A Active 12" Speaker Cabinets (RRP £900).

To be entered into the free prize draw, all you have to do is hit the "Like" button on the LD Page and become a follower. For runners up, a selection of LD goodies are on offer.

And while you're at it, why not become a follower of LSI Online's very own Facebook page.

(Claire Beeson)

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Paraguay - After two and a half years of planning and trials, a Nexo Geo T line array has been commissioned in one of the largest churches in Latin America. Geo T's arrival in the 14,000-capacity Centro Familiar de Adoración in Asunción is the final chapter in a story that began with Oasis.

Alberto Martinez is the manager of the sound team at the Centro Familiar de Adoración. Some years ago he was in the USA, where he heard a Nexo Geo T system running at full throttle on a concert by Oasis, and apparently was so impressed that he accepted an invitation to a demo in Argentina. Meeting with Nexo's LatAm team there convinced him that these loudspeakers were the right choice for the Asunción church project.

Working closely with Nexo's specialist installation engineers, the church's sound team explored all the design configurations thoroughly, not just through software predicti

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UK - A 1000-seater house of worship has opened on the site of the birthplace of Aston Villa Football Club. The New Testament Church of God (NTCG) has chosen a Nexo Geo S12 sound system for its new building.

Designed by Paul Henry Architects and Project Managers Ltd, and built by Midlands-based Adonis Construction, the new church includes energy-saving features and all the mod-cons of a modern building. Funding for the project has come solely from members and friends of the church, representing a significant commitment and major investment by the community into the South Lozells/Handsworth area of Birmingham.

Nexo dealer Fuzion plc supplied a package of sound reinforcement equipment for installation by Cloud One and the NTCG's own expert, Rowen Spence, a freelance sound engineer specialising in gospel music and conferences. Key components of the new sound system were Nexo Geo S

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The Netherlands - Yamaha Commercial Audio is showing a wide range of new and existing products at ISE 2011 next month.

Yamaha will be displaying a full range of its Commercial Audio installation products. These include the DME series digital mixing engines, rackmount digital mixing consoles, power amplifiers, DSR and Installation Series loudspeakers, software control solutions and MY series interface cards.

Also on show will be complementary products from the Yamaha AV range, including AV and FM receivers, Blu-Ray / DVD players and loudspeakers.

In addition, ISE2011 sees the launch of the new WORKproCA range of commercial installation audio products, following the recent distribution agreement between Yamaha and Spanish manufacturer Equipson.

"Yamaha can offer complete integrated solutions for a wide range of installations, from bars and restaurants through to boardro

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USA - As part of an extensive renovation to the largest church in Ramona, California, Sound Image installed a JBL VRX Constant Curvature line array system in the Mountain View Community Church's (MVCC) main chapel to support its highly attended Sunday services. With the new audio solution, MVCC not only upgraded its sound to a concert-like environment, but also now provides a consistent sound level throughout the 600-person capacity space, despite challenging room acoustics.

Known for its upbeat musical services, entertaining a large and growing congregation, it was essential that MVCC provided sound that was evenly distributed throughout the venue, while also remaining at an appropriate decibel level for a house of worship.

Hanging six JBL VRX932LA-1 Constant Curvature line array elements and two VRX918S powered subwoofers, with Crown XTi6000, I-Tech 8000 and XTi1000 amplifie

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Spain - Barcelona-based production sound company Focus, S.A. provided a massive EAW speaker system for the tens of thousands of people who recently turned out to witness Pope Benedict XVI consecrate the city's renowned La Sagrada Familia church.

Focus deployed the system, which included nearly 150 KF730 Compact Line Array Modules plus dozens of other EAW speakers. The system was powered by Lab.gruppen amplification with speaker management by EAW UX8800 and Lake LM 26 digital signal processors, in the main Plaza Gaudí and throughout the streets in the surrounding area.

The EAW speakers deployed at the Plaza Gaudí included 24 KF760 Long-Throw Line Array Modules, eight KF730 Compact Line Array Modules, eight KF650 Compact Array Loudspeakers and four KF750 High Output Array Loudspeakers, all under the control of four UX8800 Digital Signal Processors. For additional coverage, inc

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UK - POLARaudio, UK distributor for Dynacord, presented Tom Spooner of Watford with a new PowerMate series PM1000MK3. Spooner entered a prize draw at the launch of the new PowerMate series back in September 2010 at the PLASA show. The presentation happened at Spooner's local Branch of Digital Village in Barnet.

The new PowerMate supersedes Dynacord's first and second generation PowerMate ranges, which sold in excess of 100,000 units worldwide. The new range consists of three models PowerMate 1000 (10 channel strips), PowerMate 1600 (16 channel strips) and PowerMate³ 2200 (22 channel strips), all models come complete with Cubase LE software and are designed for a wide range of applications including fixed Installation, live performance, orchestras and touring bands.

Winner, Tom Spooner commented, "I was shocked when I got the email to say I had won the prize draw, I visit

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USA / Finland - Aviom has announced the appointment of Studiotec as the company's new distributor in Finland, beginning January 2011.

"We are so excited to introduce our customers to the personal mixing and high-fidelity digital audio networking solutions Aviom has to offer," says Peter Stråhlman, Studiotec's managing director. "Aviom systems are not only modular and scalable, but they're also ideal for a broad range of portable and fixed installation applications, helping us to serve customers in new, innovative ways we're sure they'll appreciate."

"Having known Peter for about eight years, I immediately recognised that Studiotec, with its business contacts and knowledgeable sales teams covering live, install, broadcast and recording, would be the perfect partner for Aviom," says Nick Williams, international marketing and sales director EMEA, As

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UK - The big freeze in December, with snow and ice and sub-Arctic temperatures created problems for outdoor event organisers. Down at Wakehurst Place in Sussex, the country estate of Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens, it was touch-and-go for Show Hire's Nick Chubb and his EV ZX3 system - would both of them survive an outdoor concert in -7C?

Wakehurst Place, the National Trust's most visited property, is famed for its festive Carols which usually attract 3,000 people to a service in front of the largest Christmas tree in the UK. For Nick Chubb, the first alarm bells rang when he had to push his van the last few yards of a 40-mile journey that had taken nearly five hours.

"With temperatures plummeting to -7C, I was concerned for the loudspeakers, wondering at what temperature the rubber would freeze up completely. But they performed superbly which freed me up to be concerned for

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Europe - With the new firmware update for its wireless monitoring systems, Sennheiser now offers engineer mode. With this function, monitor engineers can listen to the various mixes for a band with their bodypack receiver and, if necessary, make quick changes on the mixing desk. The update for the evolution wireless ew 300 IEM G3 and 2000 IEM systems can now be downloaded free of charge from the Sennheiser website.

The engineer mode gives sound engineers more control options - they can now hear the monitor mix exactly how the artists on stage are hearing it and quickly react if during a live performance corrections need to be made to the mix, for example if the guitar signal is too quiet for the bassist.

When in engineer mode, the settings of the musicians' receivers can be transferred via the infra-red interface to the monitor engineer's receiver. Separate information regardi

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UAE - Dubai-based events and audio company Se7en Productions has selected a Midas PRO6 for its new High Definition (HD) OB truck, making it the first OB truck in the Middle East be to fitted with a Midas digital console.

Supplied by Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises (NMK), exclusive distributors of Midas and Klark Teknik products in the United Arab Emirates, the set-up will be deployed for major sports events, live performances and national celebrations across the region.

The system can support 5.1 mixes out of the box and enables engineers to have their own mix at a concert rather than relying on the FOH mix. NMK's marketing manager Richie Hiranandani comments, "The cabling required for power and processing is minimal, making it a beautifully compact and flexible system, while retaining the signature preamps and quality Midas sound made famous by analogue consol

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The Netherlands - At their inaugural appearance at ISE 2011, d&b audiotechnik are not only revealing the new White range of integration loudspeakers on their stand 6H134, but are also offering a number of demonstration sessions in room E103 every day.

The first topic covered in these sessions takes you on a listening journey through the two series in the White range, the xS-Series and the xA-Series. It will look at the new opportunities these integration loudspeakers will open up for placement everywhere, no matter what colour, size or performance requirement, says the company. The initial step in this journey will be to listen to the smallest cabinets in the xS-Series. They are destined for applications where space requirements and enhanced acoustic performance are important to animate the audience, such as hotels, bars, fine dining emporiums or even locations of desire such as

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UK - Blackbox Recorder manufacturer JoeCo has just released the latest software update (V2.1) for its 24-track live recorder. The update includes a number of significant new features that focus on increased safety and flexibility, says the company.

A major implementation is the new Safe 'n' Sound record recovery feature that enables recorded audio files to be recovered after a sudden accidental loss of power, for example after tripping over cables, pulling out power or USB cables, or even forgetting to stop recording before powering off the system. All recorded data can be recovered including song splits, song names and track names. The recorded files will also still be split up into smaller bite-sized pieces that some workstations rely on when importing.

Once power is re-applied to the unit, the new software analyses the disk and performs all the necessary recovery procedures

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UK - Technical staging supplier Blitz Communications staged its Technology Masterclass at The O2, London, on Tuesday 18 January 2011. Aimed at professional event organisers, the day was dedicated to introducing a range of bespoke Blitz products and new technologies that assist organisers in making their events more cost effective, sustainable, interactive and innovative, while creating opportunities to generate additional revenue.

Following Blitz's appointment as The O2's partner of choice for technical event staging services, the venue supported the event by making available its array of event spaces. Over 150 invited guests arrived at The O2 to be greeted by welcome messages on the huge LED screens outside the Arena itself, directing them to IndigO2 for registration and refreshments courtesy of Levy Restaurants.

The guests, ranging from production and event agencies to corpo

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