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Harnessing the power of Springsteen and his 17-piece band is FOH engineer, mix veteran John Cooper, who has provided mixing services for the Boss for the past 10 years and also performs mixing duties for artists including Sheryl Crow, Wynonna Judd, Ringo Starr and Lionel Richie.

The K1/Kudo system provided for the Wrecking Ball tour consists of 60 K1 enclosures, 16 K1-SB subwoofers, 24 Karas, 48 Kudoss, and eight SB28 subs. In many venues, the audience is in 360 degrees as the set design allows for unobstructed views from the rear. Sixteen V-Dosc cabinets are also brought along to provide delay-fill in venues when necessary. All speakers are processed and powered via t

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"The main problem of the venue in reference to the acoustics is related to the length of the balconies," said the National Theatre's technical manager. He has a point, the auditorium seats 600 people and is relatively shallow; the balconies are deep and steep. "This make

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"I needed a mixer to satisfy my students' obsession for all things digital, and to teach them the value of what they call 'old school'. Enter the GS-R24, new kid on the block and what I believe to be the future of modern recording consoles," explains COPA's head of production, Neill Pash.

"Everything the modern day producer and musician needs has been included in this little gem: musical fully parametric EQ, two great-sounding onboard valve pre-amps which also serve as instrument DI's, with onboard MIDI control of your DAW including transport and plug-ins, automated flying faders (GSR24-M) and the flexibility to route your DAW effects o

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Starlight, a regular supplier for the Melodifestivalen, provided Nexo sound reinforcement for the four semi-final events as well as the grand finale in the 16,300-capacity Globe. This year saw singer Loreen triumph over the other nine acts, as the jury and public votes sent her on her way to represent Sweden in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the end of May.

Starlight's system design for the Stockholm Globe centred around a main PA using 60x Geo T4805 and 14x Geo T2815 down-fill cabinets, mainly comprising front and side-arrays of 15-18 modules each. Nexo CD18 subs were flown left and right, in lines of six, with additional units at ground level.

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Technomad will show a weatherproof breakout box and Apple AirPort Express audio streaming compatibility for its range of PowerChiton amplifier modules. The company will also show a new stainless steel mounting solution for its high-power weatherproof loudspeaker models.

"Technomad is always seeking ways to increase the range of applications for our products, and make life easier for systems integrators by innovating solutions that address installation challenges in the field," said Rodger von Kries, vice president, Technomad.

The

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Cadac's US theatre sound distributor, RF Productions of NY, Inc, will be showing the new console to theatre design professionals and students during manufacturers' showcase sessions, from 19 to 20 May, in the intimate confines of the 99 seat Abe Burrows Theatre at NYU. Cadac's participation is part of the New Technology Presentation, with RF Production's Tom Bensen and Cadac International Sales Manager, Ben Millson, in attendance.

Critically for the theatre market, the CDC eight offers a powerful mix solution, supporting a uniquely high input count on a desk with such a compact footprint; and at a cost that m

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Entec provided lighting, rigging, sound equipment, and crew, plus site and local co-ordination services for shows at Le Zenith in Paris and Indigo at the O2 Arena in London, and arranged pyrotechnics, video, trucking and buses.

L'Arc-en-Ciel, formed in 1991, have sold over 13m albums and 16m singles and are completing a monumental world tour celebrating 20 years at the very top of Japanese pop / rock.

Entec's project manager Noreen O'Riordan received the call from the band's production director Richard Ames. His relationship with the company dates back many years, and Entec handled full production and co-ordination for him on two massive X-Japan shows last year.

As well as supplying sound, lighting and rigging

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"This year's package included all of the wireless microphones, in-ear monitors and IFBs for the technical production and musical elements, as well as the wireless communication for the production crew for both the main show and pre-awards red carpet show," says Brooks Schroeder, project ma

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The two-in-one operation boasts a cafe/taqueria on the ground floor and restaurant lounge down in the basement, each served by its own separate entrance; in keeping with Soho's heritage, it presents a sleazy sex shop fascia at its Old Compton Street entrance.

In total, CP Sound has used more than 20 JBL Control 25 loudspeakers, with the entire venue system powered by 12 Crown XLS DriveCore 1000, 1500 and 2000 amplifiers and processed with three dbx DriveRack PA+ devices, all supplied by Sound Technology.

Pattenden has used JBL's JBL Control series on numerous occasions in the past, specifying them for thei

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Charlie Barrett, who has run Terminal Studios for the past 28 of its 33 years, has been heavily committed to providing leading edge PA systems for its premier clientele, since moving the business to Bermondsey in 1990. Last month he introduced line array technology, commissioning six RCF TTL33-A active enclosures - three elements a side - and two ground-stacked TTS28-A subs to maintain their competitive edge.

It was in the early 90s that Barrett started to periodically renew the technical infrastructure but recognised recently that his trusty 12-year-old system had reached end of life.

"I have always been a bit of a gear nerd and having a good PA that would keep us ahead of the game has always been our USP."

A couple of years ago he made his

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"Alcons is installing systems around the world and it was high time we entered an important market like India," says co-founder and managing director Tom Back. "Having successfully established our American presence, India is the next step. It is an important growth market - like Brazil, China, US and Europe - and since we didn't have a distribution presence here we have set up a direct office."

"A quality brand like Alcons requires direct factory support so that we can give reliable and sustainable technical advice and customer support," says Alcons Audio India MD John-Paul Douma. "It is a commitment

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Lars Schnier, D.A.S. Audio system engineer in Germany, opted for a left/right configuration of 10 Aero 50 units on each side of the stage as the main PA system, plus eight Aero 12A systems as PA out-fill. The system was supplemented by 15 LX-218A powered subwoofers in cardioid formation with the aim of limiting the low end to just the stage. The self-powered Aero 50 system was operated using 16 Lab.gruppen FP 10000Q amplifiers and four Lake LM 26 processors, which actively powered Aero 12A systems via two D.A.S. DSP-4080 system controllers.

Lars Schnier commented, "Thanks to the very useful planning tool offered by D.A.S. Audio, we were able to determine all of t

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The open days will be held on Tuesday 29 May in Leeds and Thursday 28 June in High Wycombe, at AC-ET's demo facilities.

AC-ET is amongst the first of a selection of high-end UK Yamaha dealers to take stock of these brand new cutting-edge consoles, recently receiving delivery of the CL5 flagship model.

The Open Days will each consist of three identical sessions, scheduled for 11am, 1pm and 3pm - designed to give maximum flexibility for interested parties to fit into their busy schedules.

The programme for each session will include showing the CL Seri

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With BlueLine it is possible to create up to 256 zones with seven audio channels plus one local channel on each zone and alarm system support, and all with a very cost effective way and with a fast installation, and everything remote controlled through RS 232 or RS 485, says the company. Finally, the possibility to use W

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The demands all this places on the sound reinforcement system are twofold: the highest possible level of intelligibility - even in the furthest rows of the auditorium - and the concert sound performance of a dedicated high-end system. The task of reconciling these difficult and apparently conflicting objectives throughout the tour was entrusted to the Mariano Comense-based sound reinforcement company, Backstage P.A., which has at its disposal a comprehensive array of Electro-Voice components.

To satisfy the acoustic needs of venu

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The ST450 is the latest in a long line of compact SoundField battery-powerable microphones aimed at location sound recordists. Like its predecessors, the ST450 can generate audio in any format including mono, stereo, Mid & Side, and phase-coherent 5.1 surround and beyond, without the need for more than one microphone.

"We got one of the new ST450s, and it's proved very popular amongst our rental clients so far," explains Nigel Woodford, co-founder of Richmond Film Services. "It's more convenient for many location recordists, because the ST450 can output four line-level signals, which suits users of some portable four-channel recorders better. We've retired two of

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Thorsten brings over 20 years of experience in sound technology to the company. One of the very early adopters of digital audio, he was designing systems for large events using digital crossovers, processors and networks as far back as 1995.

In 2003 he started his own company, Audioconsulting Schulze, whose first project was the design and programming of the digital audio system of the refurbished Olympic stadium in Berlin. Nearly a decade later it is still considered state-of-the-art.

"Coda manufactures excellent loudspeakers," he says. "The company is a leader in speaker technologies such as sensor-controlled subs and ring diaphragm compression drivers.

"I believe that my experience

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Adlib and Professor Green's paths have crossed numerous times since the MOBO, MTV Europe & NME award-winner exploded onto the scene in summer 2010 with his debut album Alive Till I'm Dead.

Production manager Trigger asked Adlib on board, with front-of-house engineer Pat Tunbridge requesting an L-Acoustics V-Dosc rig with a Midas Pro6 as his mixing desk of choice, following a great experience with it in Australia and Monitor engineer Ben Kingman chose to mix using a trusty Yamaha PM5D.

The tour started with rehearsals in London, then moved onto Dublin and Glasgow building up to a spectacular finale at Brixton Academy - enthusiastical

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Tony Khoury, the casino's chief sound engineer since 1996, took delivery of his first PRO6 system in 2009 for the 1,800-capacity theatre space. "I chose the PRO6 then because I couldn't find the right warmth of sound in any other digital desk," says Khoury. "The Midas pre amps in the PRO6 provide really effective power and quality. I also found the PRO6 so easy to use; you can get to any zone really fast - it feels like I am working on one of the MIDAS analogue consoles, like a Heritage 3000."

Khoury was so delighted with the performance of his first PRO6 that when it came to upgrading the sound system in

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"But don't let that be the only reason you come to Las Vegas from 13-15 June: on booth C11528 we will also have many other interesting offerings from both the Black and White ranges, and as this is the first time that the White range has been shown in the west of the nation, we will also make four daily presentations of the range in our dedicated demonstration lounge." The lounge sessions are approximately thirty minutes, are free to attend and will take place each day at 9 am,11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm in room N103.

In short visitors will be able to see the new E4 and E5 loudspeakers, the teeny-weeny additions to the comprehensive assortment of delay, fill and effects loudspe

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The live presentations will also offer a sneak peak of the linearity of the 1100-LFC low frequency control element, a new loudspeaker for low-end directional applications in large-scale tours and installations. The 1100-LFC will begin shipping in June 2012.

On the main show floor (booth C9717), the recently expanded range of low-voltage, self-powered solutions will be shown in the US for the first time, including three 48 V,DC-powered models: the UPJunior-XP VariO and

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"Since the introduction of Watchout version 5.2 earlier this year, we've received a tremendous response from users.," says Fredrik Svahnberg, marketing director, Dataton AB. "We're consistently impressed with the new and exciting ways in which Watchout is used in the market and we hope to highlight just a few of these during InfoComm20

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Company co-founder Hasan Ardestani is one of Iran's top FOH engineers, and the company provides sound systems for a variety of events, including concert tours by the country's leading singers such as Mohammad Esfahani , Reza Sadeghi and Mohsen Yeganeh.

After receiving their PRO6, Ardestani Brothers deployed it in one of Tehran's biggest and most challenging venues, Milad Hall, which is used for concerts, conventions and seminars. To date, the PRO6 has been used to enhance performances by the Azerbaijan Symphony Orchestra and traditional Iranian singer Hesmedin Seraj concert in Milad Hall.

"The PRO6 sounds superb and no matter how hard you

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Based on Clear-Com's advanced I.V.Core Technology, HelixNet is designed to break down the conventional barriers between intercom technologies, combining exceptional audio quality and network flexibility with cabling simplicity and system intelligence. Clear-Com products are distributed exclusively in the UK by Orbital.

Orbital's sales director Tom Byrne comments, "Although we all use analogue wired communication