The PC90 absolute phase checking system incorporates a separate emitter and receiver module, which can be used with its internal speaker and microphone or can connect via XLR to test phase accuracy throughout any audio system. The PC90's unique broadband pulse can detect polarity inversion regardless of time delay or distance. Seconds later, when the job's done, the two modules coup
A spin-off of the popular Glastonbury Glade Stage, this second Glade Festival attracted 10,000 visitors over the three days, covering all genres from techno, house, breaks, psy trance, dub, to ambient. Allen & Heath's MIDI-enabled Xone:92 was installed as standard on all the main stages,including the Main Dance Tent, Breaksday Tent, Origin Stage, and the Liquid Stage.
The Main Dance Tent boasted a line-up of the biggest names in the industry, including Sasha, AFX (aka Aphex Twin), Squarepusher, Speedy J, Carl Craig and Richie Hawtin. Allen & Heath's audiophile valve Xone:V6 mixer was also available on the Arena as a rotary option, and
The first two posters - The Light Fantastic and Getting an Angle on Lighting - have been distributed throughout the UK, New Zealand and Australia this year by participating Selecon dealers. The theme of each Switched On poster is fully supported with an on-line resource containing in-depth explanations and a series of exercises designed to help understand exactly what theatre lighting is, what it does and how you can achieve different looks and moods.
With an emphasis on approach and technique rather than product, the posters and web support con
The tour consists of custom content by Brian Dressel of OVT, two Barco R18 Projectors and two Barco R5s provided by XL Touring Video. Band management is Alan Zulo, Chris Kasey and Jack Carson and touring on behalf of XL is Rob McShane as video director and Mike Casillas as projectionist.
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This was the first time Zig Zag boss Neil Hunt has used a Diamond 4. "It was an ideal opportunity to put it properly though its paces and to get first hand feedback from my top programmers and operators," he comments. "We needed a desk with large capacity that was reliable, versatile and had Ethernet capability for the PixelDrive. The D4 was the solution - it has all the power and precision to do exactly what we needed."
The Godskitchen Arena rig was designed by Hunt and the D4 Vision was programmed and operated by Matt Holden-Jones, who ran lighting for most of the
Lloyd Webber has long been an AKG advocate, which has been his microphone of choice for his cello both live and in the studio for some years. Currently, Bossa Nova's gigs utilize an all-AKG mic set-up, explains Lloyd Webber's long-term sound engineer, Ben Fitzgerald. These are all supplied via AKG's UK distributor, Harman Pro UK. His favourite for the cello is the classic AKG C414, a superlative quality microphone specially designed for accurate and finely detailed pickup of acoustic instruments.
The band tours their own mics everywhere, so they're a vital element of the show, and then utilise the venue's sound system. "One of the many beauties of using AKG,
This new facility allows GDS to track the actual behaviour of the monitor once it has been installed in the field. The displays tested in the new facility are all connected through an intranet system, which allows GDS to collect and compare their data: all temperature, humidity and sun power radiation values are recorded into a server computer. A complicated evaluation of this data allows GDS to map the most reliable thermal cooling system for each display and application. This test also enables GDS to verify the laboratory simula
The students, all enrolled in college study for 2005 in specialities related to lighting design, theatre or entertainment technology, applied for the sponsorship awards earlier this year. Tae-Hyun Kim, a student at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, was researching information on the Source Four Revolution when he saw ETC's call for applications. With an attitude of 'nothing ventured, nothing gained,' he seized the opportunity and proved he had the background to be a great ETC sponsorship choice. Working towards a 2006 MFA in advanced stage and screen practice (lighting design), Tae-Hyun will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to LDI, w
From humble beginnings running out of a garage in South London, company owners Iain Dennis and David Morgan turned a hobby selling bits and bobs on ebay into one of the fastest growing lighting sales companies in the industry. The partners say that they frequently ship used equipment to clients across the world, including sales to Norway, the UAE, the Czech Republic and Australia.
Earlier this year, they took on a 1,500sq.ft warehouse which they have already outgrown - a further 1000sq.ft will be taken on in September. Two new members of staff have been appointed in the last three months and a further is currently being recruited. Additionally, Lighting Partners has launched a sister website, stagelighting.co.uk specializing in "keenly priced new e
Dubai's residential and commercial property boom continues unabated - the total UAE real estate sector alone is set to grow to $50 billion by 2010. Timeshare property is the latest area to be announced, with ambitious plans ready to be implemented. Other Emirates, including Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwa
PSL also renews its contracts to supply services to A Place in the Sun, the UK's largest overseas property and travel exhibition, and Reed Exhibitions' World Travel Market event. PSL has also secured contracts with high-technology showcases which depend heavily on AV presentation; these include the Smartphone Show, organized by Symbian; IPEX, the world's largest expo for the print industry
The console was purchased by the National Theatre's LX department, headed by Huw Llewellyn who also invested in a second Avolites eDMX wireless DMX system. The Summer Season performance spectacles are diverse. ranging from surreal Barcelonan hairdressing duo, Sienta la Cabeza to performance, drama, music and dancing from all eras and corners of the world.
When it comes to lighting these events, explains Llewellyn, flexibility is paramount. There ís a standard stage position, but performers can change this if they wish and play at either or both ends of the space
This gave him the confidence to move forward with the latest Après Scandinavian-style ski-lodge development in Stafford earlier this summer. What the experience of the Summer Row operation provided for the company's preferred sound system integrators, TASC, was the opportunity to undertake an A/B comparison of sound systems.
"Since you can walk in one door and through to the other venue, you are able to make a direct comparison," said TASC project manager Brett Kyte: "The Nexo PS8/PS10/LS500 combination in Mechu completely blew away the other system and th
The agreement will see Blitz supplying ExCeL London with the latest in technology, sound, lighting, video plus sets and staging. An on-site technical team will be on hand to ensure clients are offered a total AV solution to meet their exact needs; whether they are staging a seminar, conference, product launch, gala dinner, party or exhibition.
The service will be available to organisers using any of the venue's multipurpose event spaces. Paul Hutton, managing director of Blitz comments: "We are very pleased to be able to work with ExCeL London. The venue is an important site for events in London and we look forward to delivering our services and solutions to the many blue-chip corporate, public sector and association clients that ExCeL London now at
To date, Toshiba has delivered over 120 of its P32LSA 32" LCD panel, and the airport expects to order more than 1,500, including the new P42LSA 42" pane, says Toshiba. The large-screen displays will provide critical flight, gate and baggage information, all integrated into the renovated and new terminals.
Betros Wakim, president and CEO of AirIT states, "We evaluated many LCD options and after extensive and rigourous testing, the airport chose Toshiba. And while it was important that Toshiba meet the airport's specifications, they also needed to meet AirIT's expectations as a partner in ord
Soundhouse purchased the MH3 primarily for use in local festivals and for small live music acts performing in clubs. Joachim Birner, the technical manager of Soundhouse, says, "We are currently using other Soundcraft K3 and SM20 consoles, but the MH3 offers everything we need for the medium-size applications which are not restricted by technical riders, and also, it sounds great. It is a strong package for an affordable price."
The MH3 is designed for both front-of-house and monitor use and offers one-touch operation to place either Groups
"We needed a properly-equipped DJ booth and a system that would accommodate all requirements," said George. "David understood the brief perfectly. His company did a very good job fitting this out."
The sound has to be distributed evenly - from the ground floor, up through the mezzanine to the top sushi bar and private banqueting areas. For this, Sound Division has used Bose Freespace 3 recessed ceiling speakers in the front lounge and a JBL S210 sub built into the DJ booth,
In mid-May, the Audio Plus team, EVI Audio's Polish partner, demonstrated the system at an open-air cinema in the historic centre of Warsaw (the square dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising). This time, the system was flown, and the results were just as convincing. "The X-Line Very Compact filled the representatives of the rental companies with enthusiasm," Sebastian Pawlak, Audio Plus's MD, told us. "The sound was tremendous with no loss
Mastermix, a company which has sold music to DJs for over 15 years, will provide the 12-month licence acting as an agent to PPL. DJs will be able to purchase the Mastermix Digital DJ Membership for £250 plus VAT which in addition to the PPL Digital DJ Licence will include a 12 month access to the first community based website solely dedicated to Digital DJs.
Digitaldj.co.uk members will benefit
Chromatica, Meyer Sound's Hungarian dealer, organised the highly successful event with the assistance of the loudspeaker maker's European team. "This is the first time that any dealer or distributor has set up a complete loudspeaker system in a theatre in Hungary purely for demonstration purposes," explains Chromatica's Imre Makkay. "It has created a real buzz in the market here. Around 35 guests from various Hungarian theatre and rental companies were present."
Luke Jenks, Meyer Sound's European technical support director, introduced the company and provided background information. Then M
The system features as part of £1 million joint venture between the Millennium Commission, caterers, Letheby and Christopher, the Welsh Tourist Board and the Millennium Stadium, to expand on the original design of the stadium. It allows the main bowl to be divided into four possible staging configurations, accommodating events for audiences between 12,000 and 46,000. As the first arena system of its kind in Europe, Blackout's team headed by MD Steve Tuck and project manager Ken Nock collaborated with The Millennium Stadium's Chief Executive, Paul Sergeant, from the outset.
The innovative system comprises three key parts: an 18m by 1
The system had to accommodate a wide variety of trained and untrained vocalists in a challenging acoustic environment, say CGA. Non-intrusive fixtures, cabling and racks were also a priority to preserve the ornate décor and ambience. Operated by non-technical personnel, simplicity was important and preferably automated as far as possible. CGA's Chris Gunton explains: "CGA Integration are specialists in this kind of sympathetic installation and take great care to ensure that the original building is not scared by the installation. These buildings have bee
A 300m matrix of colour changing LEDs, forming part of an acoustic barrier to reduce road noise, was installed parallel to the road. The design brief required the lighting effects to be controlled and regulated by transducers in the road. Lightmoves turned to Artistic Licence to provide the necessary control software via Colour-Tramp.
Colour-Tramp is best known for its ability to control colour changing arrays w
The corporate catering division, Chevalier Event Design, worked with innocent to provide a picnic and BBQ for 1,500 at this year's Fruitstock Festival in London's Regents Park, while Stratfield Saye House in Reading was the location for 2000 Microsoft employees to enjoy their After Hours summer party. The division also catered for 1000 artists and VIP's at the Download Festival in Castle Donington.
In addition to providing the production catering at the G8 Summit, sister company Eat to the Beat provided crew and media catering at Live 8 in Hyde Park. Other festivals catered for included Glastonb
