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But what is DDS? Back in 2000 Dr Evert Start from Duran Audio published a paper on Digital Directivity Synthesis at the IOA's Reproduced Sound Conference in the UK. DDS is a technology that uses FIR filters to allow sound designers to control both the near field and far field dispersion of a loudspeaker array using a powerful algorithm from Duran Audio called Digital Directivity Synthesis. DDS was immediately implemented in AXYS Target Line Arrays and Intellivox arrays. DDS allowed users to electronically aim the sound where they want it - at the listener and to excite the audience and not the room. 13 years on Duran Audio continue

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The subwoofer features a 12" long excursion speaker, integral 1500W Class D digital amplifier and Fohhn Audio DSPs. Weighing just 26kg, the XS-22 can deliver a max SPL of 127dB and is remarkable for its wide dynamic range and incredible low frequency response. Integral DSP technology enables the subwoofer to be networked and remotely controlled. It can also be used to power any Fohhn mid-high passive loudspeaker systems.

The new PS-22 active/passive subwoofers augment Fohhn's Perform series. Designed for a wide range of uses, they are particularly su

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RG Jones Sound Engineering were commissioned alongside POLARaudio to supply a modern conferencing system to replace the out-dated analogue system that was in situ. The client required the capacity to cater for up to 49 microphone units.

The upgrade came in the form of a wireless solution, employing beyerdynamic's Quinta system. Quinta met all the requirements for safety, reliability and transmission securi

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Taylor Swift was up for five awards but went home empty-handed. She performed with Keith Urban and Tim McGraw. Newcomer Hunter Hayes was nominated in six categories but also failed to win. He did get to perform with Motown legend Stevie Wonder on his new single I Want Crazy and a cover of Wonder's song Sir Duke.

Dirty Dancing - Producers of musical Dirty Danc

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Recently upgraded for 2013, The Neutrino A Series of digital audio processors have been designed and built based on the audio performance reputation of Xilica's 40-Bit Floating Point DSP Engine. Neutrino brings a new level of audio performance, ease of use and value to the world of open-architecture audio processing. Neutrino A Series processors are available in four I/O configurations: 8x8, 8x16, 16x8 and 16x16 with mic/line input selection (per input), 48V phantom power, quality mic pre-amps and logic input/relay output ports for third-party control systems.

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The Control App has been designed primarily for users of Duran Audio's Sound Reinforcement range of loudspeakers: AXYS Flex, Scope, Source, Target and Beam Shaping Subwoofers. The app connects to the loudspeakers using a wi-fi to RS485 convertors and the new version supports multiple controllers.

In a live environment the Control App offers engineers and sound designers an easy to use and intuitive interface to access the wide variety of features available thanks to the loudspeakers on board DSP. Users can gain full access to the on board 8 band parametric EQ, Delay and Volume settings. In addition to this they can also switch between crossover settings and recall one of the eight on board pre-sets.

Although the Control App is aimed primarily at

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Skoutarides, who also works monitors for Kings of Leon, has been a Sennheiser user for some time; be it the 2000 Series, the G2s or the G3s, he insists he has always achieved the best possible results when using Sennheiser systems.

"For me, Sennheiser is just worlds ahead of its competitors; you not only get sound quality, you get true value for money and absolute reliability," he says. "I used to use the G2s, which were great, but these G3s that I am using on the Paloma tour are even better: the stereo imaging; the RF; the gain structure;

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With this in mind, the challenge facing Fohhn engineers has been how to successfully integrate two speakers, an amplifier, power supply, DSP processors and three connectors for power, audio and networking into increasingly compact loudspeaker housing, without compromising on performance or quality.

The additional expense and aesthetic problems resulting from having to fit three different

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The AT2020USB+ features a built-in headphone jack with volume control that allows users to directly monitor their microphone signal in real time, and a built-in high-output internal headphone amplifier that delivers superior clarity. The microphone also offers a mix control that can blend the microphone's signal with pre-recorded audio (perfect for DJ/karaoke use). The unit's cardioid pickup pattern delivers

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StageMix was initially launched in 2010, allowing wireless remote control of the M7CL digital console's mixing parameters for the first time. It was an instant hit with engineers, providing unprecedented monitor setup freedom and flexibility. Followed by StageMix for the LS9 in 2011, and the CL series in 2012, all three types are exceptionally popular with Yamaha users, being used across the globe. As well as for setting up monitor systems, many audio engineers have pushed the boundaries of the app to use it for more advanced mixing applications.

StageMix Version 4 offers numerous new features and refinements for CL, M7CL, and LS9 users, giving them even more control a

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Qu-16 features 16 mic/line inputs, 3 stereo inputs, 4 FX engines with dedicated stereo returns, 14 mixes (including LR, 10 aux mixes, plus 2 dedicated FX busses), 12 mix processing channels, patchable AES digital output with a further 2-channel ALT out

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"So many people have been asking us to make a console for live for so long and the time has come," states Antony David, managing director at SSL. "It has been a couple of years in the making because we like to get things right at SSL and we are very confident that we have created a console engineers will fall in love with. It is very exciting to be entering a completely new area of the industry, with a new technology platform and a fresh approach to how a live console should sound and how to give engineers a control surface that helps them deliver exceptional performances. We are really looking forward to how the professional live sound community reacts."

Live is a flexible and extremely po

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Confirming that PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013 is the place to see the latest pro audio, lighting, video and stage technology, exhibitors have been busy releasing details about the new products they will be unveiling at the premier event for entertainment technology in the north of England.

Martin Professional will present the UK launch of the newest members of the award-winning MAC Viper family, and will also unveil the first fixtures of RUSH; an all-new Martin Professional product range. A host of other new Martin Professional products will al

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"Our plan is to build new products for the newest generation of our Install and Touring rack amplifiers." says Luca Giorgi, pro audio BU manager for Powersoft. "Powersoft's first compatible products integrating Dante will be the new Ottocanali series. Recently launched in its basic version, it will be available in a networkable version this fall. We rely on the new developments planned by Audinate for integrating an AVB stack to have a Dante/AVB solution in the medium term". Giorgi ends with, "We are also looking at Audinate's Ultimo Dante chip as an answer for our OEM Power modules' which are sold through partners."

"Powersoft is one of the fastest

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"It's been a thrilling year for the music Kerrang! loves," says editor James McMahon. "Whether on a global scale, or at a grass roots level, rock has thrived in the twelve months that have passed since the last time we all got together in a room and acted like lawless barbarians. It's for this reason that our awards exist. To bestow praise and reward on music which matters, which so rarely gets acclaim from outside its own

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The first two models being introduced are the M030 and the M040 Bi-amplified active monitors, which employ a Natural Composite Enclosure (NCE) manufactured for Genelec in Finland from wood fibre and recyclable material. The M030 and M040 use Genelec enclosure design heritage, featuring rounded edges and gen

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Configurable through the use of QuadBridge technology, each amplifier is capable of combining 2 or 4 output channels, creating flexible options to drive different power levels and loudspeaker impedances.

"Building off customer feedback we've received during our first 18 months with the PM8500, we developed three new models with different channel and power levels-all leveraging the same

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The move formally brings the collective vision and values of the group's brand companies together under a new and visible, TC Group brand identity - increasing market awareness of both TC Group as a whole and of its individual brands. While the companies have been linked by the same parent organisation for over a decade, and more recently shared sales co-ordination with the formation of sales organisations such as TC Group Americas (TCGA) and TC Group International (TCGI) in recent years, as well as increasingly collaborating on product development; individual brand identities have remaine

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"Mega Audio gives EAW a strong partner in the highly-demanding German market," Rocha said. "Our product line can compete with anybody's, and Germans, known both for a love of music and for an appreciation of advanced technology, deserve to hear it for themselves. Mega gives us the strength to be certain we are heard."

Mega Audio GmbH, a leading professional audio equipment distributor, was founded in the year 1989 in Bingen, Germany, and originally focused on high end recording studio equipment. Over time, the company expanded into other aspects of pro audio, including broadcast, cinema, installation and integration, concert touring and "musical instrument"

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They are equipped in each case with 12" and 15" woofers, respectively, a 1.5" titanium HF driver and, in the case of the powered models, a 1000 W (peak) Class-D power amplifier - compromise-free, high-quality components that guarantee clear and powerful performance. The patented 'split baffle' design leads, furthermore, to a clear improvement in the acoustic dispersion. In addition to a precise sonic image in music applications, the primary advantage of this is enhanced intelligibility of the spoken word.

These features make the ZLX s

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"Quality is key to everything we do and we never reduce our standards with regard to our musical performance," says Steinar Larsen, managing director of the orchestra. "Over the last five years we have applied the same principle to our live performances and have made a significant investment, in both time and money, to ensure that our amplified sound is of an equally high standard. Our decision to buy DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones is an extremely important part of this process."

Established in 1988 by Norwegian violinist Bjarne Fiskum, the Trondheim Soloists began as an ensemble for training young string play

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The company also ran demonstrations of its CDC8 and CDC Four digital consoles. It showed the extended CDC8 mix system, comprising the CDC8-32 and ultra-compact CDC8-16 frame size consoles, the CDC8-16S expansion sidecar and 32/16 and 64/48 I/O stage racks featuring Cadac's proprietary, high speed MEGACOMMS network protocol. The CDC8-16 is a 16 fader, single touch-screen control surface variant with an ultra-compact footprint but identical 128 channel I/O c

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iD22 provides impressive depth and detail across all six outputs, allowing you to accurately hear a source and ensuring you make the best creative decisions when recording, mixing & mastering.

"iD22 brings together many of the things that people love about Audient into one inexpensiv

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Thorough inspired design, IPD Series "packs more features and greater power density into a 1U frame than found in most competitive 2U platforms". Two power configurations are available, IPD 1200 and IPD 2400, with power outputs (at 4 ohms) of two 600 W and two 1200 W, respectively. Both incorporate integrated DSP, networked monitoring and control via computer or iPad, a four-channel input matrix, fully configurable front panel controls with graphic display, analogue and AES3 inputs (wi