"We wanted a flightcase that took on the no-compromise design concept used on the SD7 project. Working through the process with 5 Star, it was clear that they value attention to detail as much as we do. It's a great case for an awesome console," says DiGiCo's managing director James Gordon.
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A key component of the restoration is a complete reworking of the Cathedral's audio distribution system. To this end the services of Acoustic Directions' principal acoustics consultant Glenn Leembruggen were engaged. His brief was to design and commission a modern and effective audio system which would enable the Cathedral to more effectively conduct its ministry and communicate with the congregation.
Leembruggen is a pioneer in the use of beam steered line arrays and knew that this technology would be the best solution for the problems associated with long reverb times and multi-path reflections which are evid
Brothers Assanee and Wasan Chotikul are popular, pioneering Thai rock artists. With a strong following of local fans and support by Thailand's music industry for over 20 years, Assanee and Wasan are being heralded for having brought back the classic rock era of the 70s and 80s. Their latest production, the Assanee and Wasan Ram-Rai Concert, drew a sell-out attendance of more than 50,000.
The audio system included a total of 54 Vertec VT4889 full-size line array elements, configured as 30 enclosures for left and right main arrays serving the open field, with four clusters of six VT4889 line array elem
Mike Blackman, managing director of Integrated Systems Events, comments: "With our main Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam breaking all exhibitor and attendee records this year, and further expansion inevitable, we felt it was time to bring the functions previously performed by Congrex in-house, so that they can be carried out by a dedicated team."
ISE's new Amsterdam team will be headed up by Martine Niermans, who becomes operations director. Niermans has worked for Amsterdam's RAI Convention Centre as an event co-ordinator for four years, and was the venue's ISE Account Manager when the show first came
Located inside a large six pole tent, the festival B stage -called the Bigtop - featured a full Electro-Voice sound system, including XLC/XLD combination line arrays, QRx 218 subs, and a spread of new Phoenix monitors, all powered by EV amplifiers.
The Bigtop stage also relied upon EV equipment at the input end of the signal chain, thanks to a complete EV microphone kit. Along with a number of RE-1 wireless systems, a pair of new REV wireless handheld transmitters, custom supplied in chrome, made a visual impact.
The REV dual receiver was purchased by longtime festival FOH engineer Phill Webb."I have an
Under the terms of the agreement, Strong will market and distribute the extensive LDR product line of theatre, television and architectural products in the US using their existing distributor network.
"The US market is very significant market for us," said Fabiano Besio of LDR. "Strategically, Strong is the right partner at the right time. They are very well established and have significant distribution skills in the US. Together, following the success of the Canto followspot line, we look forward to expand our sales in the theatre and architectural market sectors."
Paul Rabinovitz, vice-p
Jim Devenney, senior audio designer, Clair Brothers Systems, selected the Dolby Lake Processors for their familiarity, he said. Although the processors may be controlled from a wireless tablet, Devenney said: "They have a rack-mount computer with which to control the system. They didn't feel there was a need to go around tweaking the system once it was in and tuned."
The full audio system replacem
Produced and designed by Wayne Mulder of Sydney's Action Sound, the Wireless Solution system was featured on the Surf Life Saving Australia's float themed Whatever floats your boat. W-DMX was used to communicate between the two float trucks that travelled anywhere from 150 to 200m apart. Dancing between the two trucks was a contingent of life savers, illuminated by four City Lights that were required to change colour on cue.
"It was very important that the lights on the two trucks were in sync without the need to have two lighting controllers and two operators," says Mulder. "Through the use of W-DMX we were able
Kosmos offers five different halls plus a summer terrace and a lounge. The entrance hall has a capacity of approximately 600 people, in addition to two conference areas and a theatre auditorium.
The oval main hall extends over 1000sq.m. More than 10% of the space is reserved for the main stage with a 18x9m cinema/video screen and two 4x3m screens on the stage sides. Halls 2 to 4 are mainly used for seminars and theatre performances. The main hall is designed for big events and club dancing.
Two 10kW JBL Sound-Pow
The multi-levelled nightclub has a capacity of up to 1,500 students and sits directly on top of the Students' Union building. There are five areas: the main dance floor, Haris, the Bottle Bank, PJDs Bar and the main foyer and walkthroughs.
Ian Lipp, technical manager of Rubix explains the reasoning behind the new install: "The previous system was 10 years old and sounded like it needed replacing. The old one was a cross between an installation and a touring rig that we used in our other venues. We wanted to get a rig installed that was designed purely as an install for our club without the requirement of needing it to be used elsewhere."
The Turbosound products that make up the installation ar
The church, affectionately known as 'The Actors' Church' because of its long association with the theatre community, commissioned Autograph Sales to supply, design, install and programme a new audio system in time for the Julian Slade memorial where a host of stars, including Christopher Biggins, Jeremy Irons and Humphrey Barclay, turned out to pay their respects.
EM Acoustics speakers and MC2 amplifiers were installed in the main areas, with JBL speakers in the foyer and vicar's office. Processing is provided by the Allen & Heath iDR-8, which offers easy operation for non-technical users.
"The iDR-8 allows control of system presets, levels and muting from the front panel of the iDR-8 or from three remote location
With 60 radio mic channels and a number of other inputs, sound and other peripherals for this event were handled by Soundbite of Winchester, Kinetic of Woking and AS Sound from Cambridge.
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At 20 miles an hour, passengers have time to sightsee and photograph historic towns, pristine natural scenery and bird life - even the occasional bald eagle - while riding 12 miles of resurrected 19th century track in the Connecticut River Valley.
Andrew Deneen of Xplore Productions, an exhibit design firm based in Old Lyme, Connecticut, reports: "The cars are about 60ft long and just 9ft wide, so it's difficult to get even sound coverage."
Deneen discovered that the only viable space to install loudspeakers was almost directly above the heads of some passengers. "We needed wide coverage in both the horizontal and vertical planes," he poin
"When considering a new sound system for Scala, the venue needed a system both versatile and robust across all music genres for both live and club events, and most importantly one that delivered clarity and quality," explains Gregori. "Since most of our week is taken up with quality live music and the weekends with high pr
Athens-based Nedis S.A. presently employs four full-time employees and two contracted technicians. To date, manufacturers such as Dynacord, Digico, and Beyerdynamic have come on board with Nedis S.A. for their Greek distribution.
Nedis S.A's business structure covers the entire country; 50% is managed through a total of 50 dealers dispersed in every populated centre around Greece, facilitating direct customer contact. The dealers are supported by Nedis S.A. whose staff will not only visit them frequently, but provide design and support on every installation, and perform continuous technical support with every sale, says the company.
Aris Kountouris, who continues as an active engineer with many famous Greek ar
SGP is part of the Sami Easter Festival, the biggest cultural gathering of the Northern Europe's indigenous Sami people, held at the Bakteharji Arena in Guovdageaidnu.
FOH engineer Thomas Mikarlsen selected the iLive system - comprising an iDR10 stage rack and iLive-144 control surface - for the event, and took full advantage of the eight effect engines, using no outboard processing.
The show was broadcast live by Norwegian national station, NRK, and for the first time in the event's history the FOH mix was used for the broadcast rather than the usual separate mix provided by NRK's own engineers.
Lydfiksern also provided a multi-track recording system for record producer Bernt Mikkel Haglund, comprising the
"The open days will give an opportunity to get a hands-on demonstration of Scenic LED - one of the newest and design elements to hit the event and entertainment industry and we are one of the few full service lighting companies specialising in this technology," said the company.
There will be four sessions across the two days at 11am and 3pm each day.
The event will take place at Essential Lighting's premises - Unit F, Imber Court Trading Estate, Orchard Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BY. Due to the limited number of places at each session, those wishing to take part are asked to confirm their interest with Debby Clutterham at the MattLX office: email admin@mattlx.com or telephone 01580 8803
"I'm absolutely blown away with the ATH-PRO700 headphones. A lot of music I am mixing is orchestral in style, a lot of stuff with upright bass; with the Audio-Technicas the sound is beautiful. I love the bass response and the clarity. I have never used a headphone that's so perfectly balanced."
A resident fixture at London's Big Chill and Chill House nights, and on Chill (DAB), Mynott now pursues his multifarious activities under the Fluid Nation umbrella, producing, compiling and remixing compilations.
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With climate change, Kyoto targets, rising energy prices, energy shortage and pressure to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are major issues in today's world. However, Philips has been taking a lead in lighting technology that makes a significant difference in terms of energy and CO2 savings.
The company points out that more than 90% of the total cost of lighting is energy and prices of energy are rising year by year. "Switching over to energy efficient lighting systems can save on running costs," said Vikash Banwarie, Philips ME.
MELDA is a
Dave Mustaine and bassist James Lomenzo are longtime users and endorsers of EV microphone products. From the band's employment of EV's RE-1 dual guitar/bass wireless systems on the past two world tours to their recent upgrade to EV's latest offering, the REV, in mid-2007, the band has come to rely on EV, says the company. The EV N/D967 vocal microphone has also become a mainstay for its high gain-before-feedback, while the RE27N/D is the microphone of choice for James Lomenzo's bass.
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The Holiday Inn Sokolniki is one of Moscow's newest hotels with one of the busiest function spaces in town. The room is utilised to stage anything from conferences and corporate presentations to exhibitions, weddings, awards shows and gala dinners.
The Ballroom can be divided into two separate areas by a screen-style folding wall, and the lights are installed on two box trusses in the ceiling - one in each room. "The idea was to ensure the room lighting offered absolutely the most flexible options," explains Dimitri Nikitin, head of lighting for lighting specifiers Light Sound Contractors (LSC).
The Ballroom - as it is
Last December the venue was one of three purchased by Paul Kinsey's Nexum Leisure. Earmarking a generous £7m for redevelopment, the company assembled a design team - including Alan Brown at Blueprint Design and Will Norton at Leicester-based Willpower Sound and Vision - to reinvigorate the nightclub and transform the interior into a 2,000-capacity, two-room space.
Although the experienced Willpower started out in the rental industry more than 25 years ago - and still services stages at the major festivals - today the company is making great inroads in the corporate nightclub installation sector. While Will Norton has been buying QSC amplifiers for many years, he has chosen a QSC-processed line a
In a year of unprecedented theatre renovations in Russia, one of the most ambitious has been the £7.5m restoration of the Mikhailovsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet in St Petersburg. In just four months, the theatre renovated the hall, stage, lobby, orchestra pit, plumbing, heating and electrical systems, plus the building's roof and façade, all in time to kick off its new season. At the same time, the Mikhailovsky overhauled its lighting system, outfitting its stage with equipment from ETC.
In Moscow, The new multi-purpose ballroom and conference facility at the Ho
With offices in Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona, PGN Audiovisual is one of the leading AV systems integration and rental companies in Spain. The company numbers several prestigious installations in its portfolio including the Hard Rock Cafe in Barcelona, Banco ING Direct in Madrid, SEAT's (premier Spanish automotive company) private auditorium, and many more.
For Hotel Alexandra, PGN opted for a Tannoy Di5T system boosted by TS Series s
