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UK - L-Acoustics ARCS WiFo system was specified for the Belfast Empire’s Empire Laughs Black Comedy Club to cope with the venue’s challenging configuration and architectural restrictions.
Owners Wine Inns Ltd required a new, high specification FOH sound system installed that would deliver excellent audio coverage across the venue’s dancefloor, as well as the raised tiers of seating areas and audience vantage points. The company’s technical manager, Will Barrett, contacted technical production company, Adlib, who recommended the L-Acoustics.
“The venue operator required an updated sound system that would supplement and support live performances for a wide number of genres from spoken word and comedy, to folk music and rock ’n’ roll at their vibrant and very popular city venue,” says Adlib director, Roger Kirby. “The venue’s ornate interior architectu

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Czech Republic - Kryštof, one of the Czech Republic’s biggest bands, packed Prague’s Evžena Rošického Stadium – better known simply as Strahov – for a pair of back-to-back shows with an expansive Adamson Systems Engineering reinforcement system provided by longtime partner ZL Production.
To ensure that every single patron spread across the massive stadium had clear and lucid sound, ZL Production deployed main and delay systems comprised of Adamson’s E-Series and S-Series loudspeakers.
“Kryštof is one of the best-known and best-selling bands in the Czech Republic, and considering the size and significance of these shows, we needed to deliver a world-class production,” says ZL Production’s Ondřej Tureček. “We trust Adamson to support our biggest tours and festivals. The band’s engineer, Topol, trusts Adamson. And we had a lot of space to cover,

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USA - Award winning facilities company Music Mix Mobile has completed an upgrade of their audio console in the company’s Voyager production truck.
States Joel Singer, co-owner and chief engineer of Music Mix Mobile (M3): “Our goal was to create an even more powerful remote music truck, and the Lawo system allows us total flexibility for music recording and broadcast, along with the brilliant sound quality required for music applications. W–e previously had a smaller Lawo mc²36 in this truck, but with the increase in larger input shows we’re doing, we decided to dedicate that mc²36 to one of our smaller mobiles and put a larger Lawo mc²56 into this truck. We now have three mc²56 trucks and one mc²36 truck on the road, doing some of the largest music broadcasts and recordings in this hemisphere.”
The newly installed mc²56 has a 48-fader surface supporte

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Sweden - Hostel chain Generator has installed a Yamaha audio system throughout its public areas at its Stockholm hostel.
The hostel features a 24-hour reception, café, restaurant, chill-out areas and meeting rooms, plus a bar and a first-floor space which both host functions and club nights. The main Yamaha system is controlled by an MRX7-D matrix processor with EXI8 input expander and features 15 pairs of VS4 full-range loudspeakers and six pairs of VXC4W ceiling speakers. There are separate systems in the bar and first floor space, comprising four IF2108 full-range loudspeakers and an IS1112 sub and four IF2208Ws plus IS1118W sub. The main system is powered by XMV8280-D and XMV8140 amplifiers, with three P5000S and a P7000S taking care of the function areas.
“Generator wanted a cost-effective, high class audio solution. Other Generator hostels had different system

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Norway - Norwegian event production company Lydteamet has invested in Alcons LR18 compact mid-size line-array.
Lydteamet works on events throughout the North Norway region and needed a sound reinforcement system that would reproduce a wide range of musical styles with equal excellence and be suitable for small, medium or large events.
“We have been a longtime user of other loudspeaker brands and Alcons systems were new to us,” says Lydteamet production manager Holger Hansen. “We took a long time looking into various systems; the compact size of the Alcons LR18, the rigging arrangement and its fantastic output made it an easy choice.”
The pro-ribbon technology of the LR18 module makes it a very versatile solution. As well as delivering exceptional audio quality and power, its accurate directivity and ease of rigging means that an inventory can easily be us

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Malaysia - Mahajak Trio Electronics recently supplied a complete Harman audio system at Open Union Church, a Korean ministry church located in Malaysia.
Established in 1988, Open Union Church recently relocated from its old building located in Ampang Jaya to a newly renovated 4,000sq.ft building in Kuala Lumpur and a new sound system was specified as part of the renovation.
The church had used with JBL, Crown and AKG solutions at its previous facility and chose a Harman system again.
“The reliability and performance of our solutions impressed the church management when it was time for them to upgrade,” said Ramesh Jayaraman, VP & GM Harman Professional Solutions, APAC. “The church had been using Harman Professional products since their inception, and this carried through at the new building. We are pleased to see our customers coming back to us with c

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UK - Audio specialist tube uk supplied the sound system for A Blessing, a public performance produced by outdoor arts company Walk the Plank as part of Manchester’s Dashehra Diwali Mela 2017 celebrations.
The show story was structured and directed by Walk the Plank’s Nick Clarke with words and scripting by Louise Wallwein, with tube’s Adam Taylor designing the sound.
Positioned on a small stage in Albert Square the Mahishasura, played by actor Sagar Arya ,took to the stage in Albert Square while a 10ft high mechanical tiger puppet took its position opposite.
The most important thing for the sound system was to be highly directional, so the actors, exchanges and sound effects came from their respective stages.
tube positioned two ground stacks of d&b V-Series PA speakers either side of the Buffalo stage on the Town Hall side of the site, whi

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Austria - AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present a projection screen accessory prototype, a line-up of projection screens and media server products at this year’s LDI exhibition in Las Vegas.
The T-32 Shift projection screen leg allows an easy adjustment of the height of a a mobile projection screen without the need of disassembly. T-32 Shift is compatible with all AV Stumpfl 32mm projection screen frames. It will be officially released at the beginning of 2018, but LDI visitors have the opportunity to experience the latest prototype hands-on at the AV Stumpfl booth.
The company will also present their latest media server hardware and software products, including Wings Vioso RX 2.0, which will feature the Hot-Backup option, allowing users to specify hot backup clients for multiple playout clients.
The Wings Engine RAW 8K server will also be shown a

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Europe - The active 2.1 stereo Lucas 2K is set to become the new companion of choice for on-the-go events like weddings, galas, and parties, says HK. There are two models available: Lucas 2K15 features a 15” wooden bass reflex subwoofer, while Lucas 2K18 comes with an 18” sub to offer even more low-end. Both systems are completed by a pair of 8”/1” satellites.
Designed, engineered and built in Germany, Lucas 2K features premium-quality components, a newly developed 2,000-watt power amplifier and advanced DSP technology. All this allows DJs to strike the perfect balance between soothing background music, crisp and articulate speech reinforcement, and huge, dancefloor-filling beats with ease.
Lucas 2K’s painstakingly-tuned filters ensure it works equally well with all kinds of signal sources, and the systems can easily be scaled up when even more bass is requir

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UK - Allen & Heath has unveiled its 96kHz SQ series of digital mixers for live sound, AV and installation.
The SQ-5 and SQ-6 mixers are founded on Allen & Heath’s XCVI 96kHz FPGA engine, delivering high resolution audio with a latency of Both consoles can be expanded up to 48 inputs via a family of remote expanders and feature an audio networking slot for optional Dante, Waves and other card formats, expanding the scope for system integration, FoH / monitor splits and multitrack recording.
A built-in SQ-Drive makes it easy to capture high resolution 96kHz stereo and multitrack recordings direct to a USB drive. SQ can also be hooked up to a PC or Mac via USB to become a plug ‘n play, Core Audio or ASIO compliant 32x32 audio interface, with MIDI and DAW Control capabilities. Allen & Heath’s DEEP processing plug-in architecture allows boutique compressor

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Denmark - Capital Sound handled sound reinforcement for Ricky Gervais’ Humanity world tour shows at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark and at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway.
Sound designer Chris Whybrow approached the London-based production company knowing it had the Martin Audio MLA.
Whybrow recalls, “I knew on paper that we should achieve a more controlled environment onstage from this system; however I didn’t quite expect the experience of standing on stage, in a 15,000-seat empty arena, with an omnidirectional microphone turned on, to hear the arena so precisely controlled.” He added that achieving minimal reflection back onto the stage had been their main focus.
Capital Sound and MLA has pedigree when it comes to comedy, having handled numerous tours for the likes of Michael Macintyre, Lee Evans and Kevin Bridges. The challenge for comedy in

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UK - Cardiff-based event and project management specialist 11th Hour has recruited three new full-time team members to help meet growing demand for its services.
Project manager Kirstie Evans joins from Cardiff Council's events team where she gained a wide variety of production experience. A graduate of The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Kirstie also has experience in TV and film production management.
She is joined by assistant project manager, Pete Morgan who studied Live Event Technology at The University of Glamorgan before gaining experience working as a senior technician in television technology supply, as well as freelancing in the wider events industry.
In an increasingly busy warehouse, Sarah Everson takes on the role of assistant warehouse manager. With a degree in Music Technology, Sarah was apprenticed at The Wales Millennium Centre where she

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UK - Lincolnshire loudspeaker manufacturer, Logic Systems is to embark on a product development programme that will “compete with the best products in the global marketplace”.
The company’s factory in Gainsborough has been joined by experienced systems specialist Ivor Green, who will oversee the current development programme in order to ensure that new products perform to the highest standards with good long-term reliability.
“We’ll utilise the latest technology in a range of newly-developed products launched progressively over the next six months,” says general manager Mickey Edwards, “with the design of new loudspeaker drivers producing high levels of performance.
“Our new enclosure ranges will result in loudspeaker products that offer performance innovations among the best available in the world marketplace.”
The first introduction is t

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USA - College Football Hall of Famer Eddie Robinson holds the record for the second-most victories of any college football coach while leading the Grambling State University Tigers in over 50 seasons of play, from the 1940s to 1997. Robinson coached over two-hundred players who went on to the professional AFL, CFL, and NFL leagues, and in any discussion about who was the best football coach of all time, Robinson is always in the running. Indeed, many pundits put him at the top.
Thus, the small, historically-black Grambling State University is indebted to Robinson for elevating the school’s exposure and reputation. When the school constructed a new 20,000-seat stadium in 1983, it named the stadium in his honour. Recently, Eddie Robinson Stadium underwent scoreboard and sound system renovations, and a new, powerful, simple Danley Sound Labs Jericho Horn and BC-subwoofer syst

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USA - On a crisp autumn morning in Bloomsburg, it’s a day of worship at Columbia-Montour LCBC church as friends and new arrivals gather for what they wish to be, a life changing experience. But this is no ordinary church. LCBC Columbia-Montour is a satellite campus, a sister church if you will, one of many in Pennsylvania that are part of a growing congregation born from the original LCBC in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
People enter the impressive and welcoming lobby of the church, gathering with anticipation and shared knowledge that something exciting is about to happen. Seats are taken in the sanctuary, lights are lowered, and music begins. A live band is on stage, teasing forth deep bass notes with a kick drum beat designed to move a crowd.
Electric guitar and keyboard interplay build around the beat, creating a sound that is the pillar of the LCBC brand and the reason

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USA - New York-based public relations agency CP Communications has purchased 17 DiGiCo S21 compact digital consoles to support its ongoing work with Fox Sports’ and CBS Sports.
The gear will primarily be used as effects submixers during broadcasts of NFL and college football games, with additional sports-broadcast applications expected in the future.
The consoles are assembled into flight-pack configurations for use in a variety of sports venue environments, taking full advantage of the S21’s compact form factor and the console’s exceptional processing power - based around its FPGA core and new ARM QuadCore RISC processor - allowing the S21 to be deployed in virtually any broadcast location and environment. These 17 new DiGiCo S21 desks join the more than half-dozen DiGiCo SD10B broadcast consoles already in CP Communications’ inventory, being used in remote-pr

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UK - Robbie Williams’ long-term audio supplier Britannia Row Productions (Brit Row) brought a combination of L-Acoustics K1 and K2 loudspeaker system for the pop star’s tour in support of his album Heavy Entertainment Show.
Brit Row has been deploying L-Acoustics K1 for Robbie for the past five years and each tour has seen developments in the system the company carries as new products become available. In 2014, they switched to K2 for rear-hangs and down-fill cabinets, this year they have updated amplification to the latest LA12X amplified controllers.
“Updating to running the whole system on the new LA12X amplifiers is our big step forward this year,” says Brit Row’s Josh Lloyd. “Not only have we seen an improvement in how the system sounds, but the LA12X also provides the incredibly helpful Load Checker feature that measures the attached loudspeake

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UK - Quested has announced the appointment of Sound Network as its UK distributor.
Sound Network has already started an extensive demo programme for Quested monitors, with support available through the Sound Network team and its dealer network throughout the UK.
Stuart Down, director of Quested, says: “Sound Network has earnt a fantastic reputation as one of the best distributors in the UK, and one that only partners to brands and products it truly believes in. After initial meetings with the team and witnessing the way they operate, I felt immediately at home and could see the value they would bring to our growing user base.”
Adam Pierce, sales & marketing director for Sound Network, adds: “We only want to be associated with the brands that deliver extremely high quality and we think Quested firmly fits in this c

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USA - Jewel Kusek has joined the DPA Microphones’ US team as general manager after serving as controller for Next Level Resource Partners.
In her new role, Kusek will be responsible for the strategic financial leadership of DPA, overseeing all aspects of DPA’s operations including finance, human resources, sales, logistics and customer relations.
“I am excited to bring my previous experiences to the DPA Microphones family,” says Kusek. “DPA is a highly regarded company and I am thrilled to be working with the team at the USA branch of operations.”
“Jewel brings more than a decade of experience as a leader in business management and accounting, and we are happy to welcome her to our team,” says Christopher Spahr, VP of marketing and sales, DPA Microphones, Inc. “She is a results-driven leader who will oversee the continued growth of DPA Microph

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UK - Cheshire-based event production company, dBS Solutions, has just invested in a significant dBTechnologies self-powered VIO line array system to keep pace with their expanding order book and the increase in demand to service large events.
dBS opted for VIO after two convincing demos: the first at Manchester’s international concert venue, the Bridgewater Hall, and the second at the Morecambe Carnival where the VIO system was put through its paces on the Bay radio live stage.
dBS managing director, Chris Bogg, says: “We’ve been impressed by the build quality of other dBTechnologies products, having added the multi-purpose DVX range to our hire stock a few years ago,” he explained. “When VIO was released last year, I really liked the integrated networking, the ease of the prediction software and the touring packaging.
“The “plug-and-play” aspect

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Italy - A selection of Audient’s USB audio interfaces have arrived at Italian music education facility CAMP Academy in Naples.
“We have connected the iD4s to our 12 iMac stations to provide all of our students a perfect sonic experience, and the two iD22s are now part of our recording and production studio,” explains Luca de Gregorio, music production and sound technologies director.
A graduate of Milan’s SAE Institute as well as being active in the industry - he’s currently working on Asif Kapadia’s latest movie - means de Gregorio is ideally positioned to know how to inspire his students. “The interfaces are simple to use and easy to understand. The students simply plug them in and start to work,” he says. “We connected each iD4 to an iMac, and use them to train students mainly on Logic Pro X. They can record some live vocals and instruments taking

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UK - Event Sound and Light were contracted to provide a full turnkey production solution for Outside Live 2017, which took place at Taverham Hall, Norwich on 28-30 July.
Sound designer Jason Fenn deployed a full Martin Audio system for the event, preferring a combination of MLA Compact cells with MLX subs in cardioid format. He says: “The concerts were sold as a ‘picnic’ style event so we knew we had to have even SPL from the front row to the very back. On top of that, the event site was very close to a neighbouring village so keeping our off-site noise to a minimum was essential.
“The other deciding factor for choosing Martin Audio MLA was the superb audio quality and sonic excellence that the system delivers.” Additional Martin Audio DD12s were deployed for in-fill and centre-fill duties, with the entire system managed by Martin Audio’s dedicated M

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Germany - Neumann & Müller Veranstaltungstechnik (N&M) have been busy with some major outdoor musical productions, supported by their TiMax SoundHub spatial reinforcement processors and TiMax Tracker stage-tracking automation.
N&M, one of Germany’s largest supplier of event technology, perennially services two of the grandest outdoor performances in the country: Erfurt DomStufen‑Festspiele, where this year the opera Der Troubadour played through August; and Schlossfestspiele Schwerin which hosted West Side Story for a mid-summer run.
Staged in the Old Garden of Schwerin Castle for two months, the Schlossfestspiele has been dramatically transformed from an insider opera lovers’ secret pleasure that it started as a quarter of a century ago, into the technically complex large-scale premier outdoor production that is today. The transition w

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Nigeria - Multi-Media Event Trading recently purchased two DiGiCo SD10 consoles from DWR Distribution and two SD Racks on HMA Optics, Wave Servers, Orange Box and option cards, all of which went straight onto The Voice, Nigeria.
In March this year, renowned sound engineer Adriaan van der Walt joined the company. His was first exposed to DiGiCo was over 10 years ago. “I was working in the UK with audio rental company Capital Sound as a freelancer and DiGiCo was the thing. The moment I mentioned anything else, someone would want to hit me over the head! Since then I’ve known it’s a premium brand and the preference for serious people in the know.” Subsequently, the first DiGiCo Adriaan worked on was a SD8, a workhorse to this day.
Multi-Media’s SD10s are currently on The Voice, Nigeria. “DiGiCo is an amazing system because you can design it, lay
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