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14 March 2016

Stuart Thomson, MD of CUK Audio, explained the reason for launching CUK Live, "CUK Audio is principally a supplier to the installation market, but with our expanding portfolio of brands we have seen a greatly increased percentage of our sales in the live sector. The aim of CUK Live is to apply the same high level of support and service to the live sector that has already differentiated CUK Audio from its competitors.

"Many distributors claim to service all markets, but none truly achieve this. With separate divisions we deliver complete and true focus for our customers irrespective of sector or application. After all, the

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The Wroclaw-based company first released its pure analogue, two-channel stereo/dual mono Preceptor during 2010. Nominated for several awards by industry publications, Preceptor was joined by a smaller sibling, Compactor, in 2011. All the company's products are assembled and calibrated by hand using the highest quality components, a factor that has led to rapid recognition of their sonic performance and build quality. The units are also equipped with classic user interfaces designed for intuitive and convenient operation. The series currently comprises the 3U Preceptor A and Preceptor T and the 2U Compactor.

In addition to re-branding, the

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14 March 2016

Just one event-packed year since Avolites Media was launched at PLASA 2011, the company will preview the much-anticipated Sapphire Media video control console.

Steve Warren, managing director of Avolites Media reports, "The last 12 months have seen our Ai Infinity Media Server deliver some of the richest and most electrifying visual feasts for some of the most stunning, internationally televised events and live performance shows on earth. Just a year into our new venture we are thrilled to be able to bring so much good news about the Ai Infinity to this year's PLASA and to introduce our second exciting media control product, the Sapphire Media, to the show floor."

Designed and manufactured in the UK, the Sapphire Media Console offer

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14 March 2016

The 22 models in the R-Series range provide a comprehensive choice of throw distances and coverage patterns and are used outdoors, from theme parks like Disneyland to the flood warning system of the city of Venice, and indoors at large convention centres and airports.

The five models deployed at the London 2012 Olympic venues were the R2, R1, R.5, R.5COAX and R.25, configured with a variety of dispersion patterns to provide the coverage each location required. The long-throw R2 is a powerful three-way system, comprising dual 12-inch LF drivers, 2-inch M200 midrange

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14 March 2016

The models in the XD Series - the XD12 and XD15 - have been designed to deliver best-in-class performance, including higher output levels and more extended frequency range than is normally associated with similarly-sized systems. They are designed to represent new benchmarks for the compact two-way format which has always played a central role in professional sound reinforcement.

Designed principally for live sound, theatre/fixed install and high power stage monitoring, both the XD12 and XD15 combine a full, rich sound and an accurate 80° x 50° dispersion pattern in a compact, multi-a

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14 March 2016

The system purchased by JSS consists of 48 K1 WST line source loudspeakers, 24 K1-SB and 24 SB28 subwoofers, 36 Kudo and 12 Kara cabinets and 18 LA-RAKs. Members of JSS' audio team underwent a training session for the systems in August 2012 with certified trainer, Alvin Koh.

"We are very pleased to have this new system," says JSS director Bob Samithisawad. "Our team is very excited and can't wait to get it out on the road once the training is over. We are confident that this new system will be very much appreciated by our clients, not only in Thailand, but also around South East Asia, since we a

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14 March 2016

Somerset-based APR Audio used several of its iLive systems for the opening night at the Weymouth & Portland Beach Live Site, which hosted live entertainment, welcomed the Team GB Sailing Squad, and broadcast a live screening of the London opening ceremony.

APR employed the largest Control Surface in the series - the iLive-176 - at FOH with an iLive-T112 at monitor position, both fed from an iDR-64 MixRack. An iDR-48 with iLive-144 was also set up to manage monitors for Eliza Carty, who headlined the opening night.

Meanwhile, SXS Events managed the Bayside Festival, a major festival running alongside the Weymouth Olympic Sailing Events. Located at the end of Weymouth beach,

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The sessions require pre-registration online and you also get a 'goodie' bag and a product discount voucher for attending! So make the most of your PLASA visit and register for a 'Hands On Live' session by going to the web address below.

(Claire Beeson)

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14 March 2016

As PLASA announce a new home for the PLASA Show, the final event at Earls Court promises to be a glorious celebration of the industry's involvement in the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics. The Olympics Uncovered sector of the Professional Development Programme is close to a sell-out and joining Backstage at the London 2012 Ceremonies will be Making it all Possible! presented by Riedel Communications; Landscape Video, a seminar from Tait dedicated to those transforming LED panels that turn stadiums into vast video screens and Scott Burges from Creative Technology delivering From a Wobbly House to the

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14 March 2016

The event, which served as a prologue to the 58th Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonía, featured powerful sound projected along the beach by an RCF TT+ line array, provided by rental house Orecam.

Orecam, who provide sound reinforcement each year, fielded five TTL33-A elements each side of the stage, with four TTS28-A subwoofers to achieve the required SPL and reproduce the sound of choral singing, along with Spanish and Cuban habaneras, with absolute clarity.

With around 300m of beach to cover, the production company took no chances and provided four delay masts, with four TTL33-A enclosures on each. They also provided a further six tiny RCF TT08 precision monitors as st

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14 March 2016

"It's great to be able to welcome Simon to the DiGiCo team," says managing director James Gordon. "He is going to bring a new dimension to our expertise base and will be instrumental in taking us into new areas. It's an honour to manage a great company where smart people want to come and work and we're delighted that Simon is going to be a part of that. We believe DiGiCo is a real professional audio oasis."

Blackwood comments, "I've long admired the way the DiGiCo team have pioneered the evolution of professional digital mixing. In the past I've regarded them as strong and creative competitors and now feel privileged to be joining the team at such an exciting time."

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

This new flexible fabric panel is proof that stage technology and the environment can go hand in hand.

Independent laboratory research confirms the Acoustic Baffle from ShowTex achieves better sound absorption of very low frequency sound levels than any other baffle on the market today with just half the fabric thickness of other systems.

Made from 100% recycled material, the flame retardant baffle provides an ecological solution for sound absorption.

An in-house recycling program for fabric cut offs in the ShowTex sewing workshop was the first step towards developing the baffle.

Ongoing research into acoustic properties of ShowTex fabrics led to the combined matting and cover quality that would produce the best acoustic results. Finishing and modu

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To ensure the best possible audio quality for its patrons, stadium management wanted a world-class sound system. They found it with a collection of loudspeakers drawn from the Aero Series 2 catalogue of Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio.

Dynamic Productions, a full event production, sound, lighting and staging company headquartered in Orangeburg, NY, was contracted to provide staging, lighting, sound, vide

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For at least 20 of those concerts the sound has been mixed by DM Audio's Lars Wern. Fielding their new Martin Audio MLA Compact system, the leading production company ensured that not only the orchestra but also famous Swedish soprano Malin Byström were heard as never before by the 25,000-30,000 people who attended.

Presented by actor Samuel Fröler, the comprehensive programme, including popular works by Bizet, Gershwin, Schubert, Wagner and more, was played out through 12 MLA Compacts, rigged on each side of the stage, with three DSX subs set up in a cardioid pattern on each side (with the centre sub turned ar

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14 March 2016

Continuously wearing headsets, while communicating with other team members over the intercom, can easily and quickly exhaust a user. The new Clear-Com CC-300 single-ear headset and CC-400 double-ear headset were designed to reduce fatigue while accommodating individual preferences, by offering a clear and comfortable audio experience, says the company.

The CC-300 and CC-400 headsets' microphone booms can rotate 300 degrees, allowing the microphone to be worn on the right or left side of the head. Users can

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"This system is a masterpiece, both in the digital and the wireless realm," says Kevin Jungk, portfolio manager for wireless microphones at Sennheiser. "It offers unprecedented sound quality and ease of use. For example, users will no longer have to calculate and circumvent intermodulation frequencies but can conveniently place their transmission frequencies in an equidistant g

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14 March 2016

To provide homogeneous and transparent audio coverage throughout the 790,000sq.m area, a number of Electro-Voice line array loudspeaker systems were installed. The PA clusters were distributed evenly, with the elements flown from 20 sca

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14 March 2016

XTA will be showing the new DS8000 8 to 32 audio distribution system with a host of new features (including a digital option), the DP548 dynamic audio management and the DC1048 Installation audio manager.

MC2 will showcase a range of products including the S-Series S800 and S-1400 Signature Reference Power Amplifiers, designed for high quality studio monitoring applications. Also on show will be the E-100 Lightweight Touring Power Amplifier, capable of efficiently delivering 4 x 2500W per channel into 4 ohms with minimal heat dissipation even under the most challenging conditions.

Sales application and support manager Richard Fleming from XTA and MC2 will be there to answer questions along with marketing and brand manager Waring Haye

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Developed to resolve some of the problems engineers had encountered when trying to record spatial environments with traditional omni-directional microphones, the Fukada Tree clarified microphone positioning and also incorporated directional microphones for main and environmental sounds.

Akira Fukada originally developed the Fukada Tree while working for Japanese state broadcaster NHK, but since 2011 he has been CEO of his own company, Dream Windows Inc., that consults on a wide range of music recording, special sound design and audio issues. From the outset, Mr. Fu

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14 March 2016

Based on the larger XB-14, the XB-10 has three mic/line and three stereo inputs and equipped with a similar range of features specifically designed for broadcasters, including a telephone communication channel, mic channel on switch sensing, stereo channel start/cue outputs for CD deck transport control, and automatic muting of speaker outputs.

A separate monitor mix can be created for operator and guest or presenter, and the operator can communicate off-air to the studio or telephone callers using the 'Talk' feature. XB-10 also features a built-in full duplex USB soundcard, which has several routing options for recording and broadcast applicati

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Already a leading force in the pro audio installation market, where it exclusively distributes Audica, Community, Listen, MTSi, Sabine, SACOM, Pan Beam, Phonic, Symetrix, t&mSystems and Televic, the company has seen a significant growth in live sound business in recent years

"With our expanding portfolio of high profile brands, CUK Audio has seen a greatly increased percentage of our sales in the live sector," explains managing director Stuart Thomson. "Our business is built on the high level of support and service w

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14 March 2016

Fitted into a compact 1U rack design, ICE-16 is capable of studio quality interfacing, converting and bi-directional streaming of 16 channels over high-speed USB or FireWire at 24 bit, 96kHz resolution. Alternatively, 16 channels can be simultaneously recorded straight to a USB hard drive or memory stick at up to 24bit 48kHz resolution .wav file. The ICE-16 is expandable, so you can link units together and synchronize recording of many channels

ICE-16 connects to any audio mixer or analogue source using ¼" jacks for the inputs and RCA phono connectors for the outputs. Signal and peak metering is provided for each chan

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The R-88 is fully compatible with SMPTE timecode and can act as slave (with timecode regeneration on the timecode out) or as master to enable a fully synchronized video

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Announced during the IBC 2012 show on HHB's stand, this news further extends theirr relationship as it follows the recent appointment of HHB as DiGiCo's UK broadcast dealer.

DiGiCo's broadcast product line is comprised of powerful digital mixing consoles and complementary connectivity solutions catered for live broadcast production. UB MADI bolsters this product group by providing up to 48 simultaneous channels of MADI I/O (full-duplex) in and out of a PC or MAC via a USB 2.0 port. Compact and portable, the UB MADI is bus powered and capable of transporting signals up to distances of 100m.

Despite numerous alternatives, MADI is still the preferred method of transporting large numbers of audio chann