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"Despite the development of the AES 42 interface, there wasn't any easy way to directly connect Neumann digital series microphones to a console," explains Sennheiser's senior applications engineer, Mike Pappas. "Now, with DiGiCo directly supporting AES 42, we have a digital path from microphone to speaker."

The latest Neumann product on show at NAB will be the TLM 103 D, the next classic microphone to enter the digital realm. Its integrated, fast peak limiter promises optimal recording levels at all times and the Neumann A/D converter built into the microphone eliminates the necessity of tedious experimentation with external converters and preamps, says th

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The event included a host of local and national R&B and Hip Hop artists, including Ray Lavender, ACE with DJ Khaled, and Urban Mystic, to name a few. The event was hosted by radio personality Mike B (99 Jamz WEDR) and DBS' VP of marketing and development, Tangela Cummings, AKA 'Lady DBS'. The banging bass and sounds were spun by Miami DJ's, DJ Ice and DJ Greo from WEDR 99 Jamz.

"It's a good thing when the only complaint you get for a two day event is that your system is too loud," says Harold Cu

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The Anolis products were supplied by the brand's Australian distributor, ULA, for whom the project was overseen by Con Nomikos from. It is the first of a series of water features in and around the Star City complex that will be lit or re-lit with Anolis.

The prime position of this fountain at the entrance of the Casino is designed to make people stop and look before being enticed up the steps and through the portals onto the gaming floor, so it was essential that it was bright, lively and eye-catching.

The circular shaped fountain encompasses three concentric circles of Anolis. There is a

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The Millenium Dome, for long derided as Labour's £850m vanity project and awarded white elephant status, is now - as the 02 Artena - the most popular music venue in the world, overtaking New York's Madison Square Gardens. Simon Moran, managing director of SJM Concerts - who has promoted Take That and The Spice Girls at the O2 told the Daily Telegraph: "There was a huge gap in the market for a 21st century standard venue in

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The sessions will be chaired by experts from leading companies as well engineers with international experience in the field. These include Eberhard Müller of Neumann & Müller, Wolfgang Feß from Klotz-a.i.s., Norbert Nachbauer from Neutrik, Jürgen Wilhelm from Yamaha, Gregor Zielinsky from Sennheiser and Ralf Zuleeg from d&b audiotechnik, all of whom have actively collaborated on the programme.

The Live Sound Workshop on Saturday 17 Mayopens with two sessions presented by Ralf Zuleeg, Head of d&b's education and application support. Demystifying Audio will describe the principles of acoustics

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Raf Orlowski, director at Arup Acoustics, says, "Around 15 years ago, Arup Acoustics carried out a survey of music facilities in schools for the then DfES and found inadequate conditions in many instances; pupils practicing in corridors, music classes blighted by extraneous noise and band rehearsals in totally inappropriate acoustic environments. This survey led eventually to the publication in 2004 of a government directive, Building Bulletin 93, which has resulted in a massive change in the acoustic quality of new music facilities and school buildings in general.

"The new Watford Music Centre at Watford Grammar School epitomises the best intentions

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Brennan states that the new company will sell exclusively to dealers, not to end-users. "PRG Distribution gives North American dealers and their customers access to state-of-the-art lighting equipment and other entertainment products that have been hugely popular with customers outside the US but difficult if not impossible to purchase in this country," he says. "Buyers can purchase this equipment from their regional dealers, fully confident that they will be able to get any parts and service they need

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Headquartered in San Sebastian in northern Spain, and with a sales/support office in Madrid, EES is one of the leading professional entertainment companies in Spain. The company has already been appointed the exclusive Spanish distributor for many leading technology brands, including Vari-Lite, Cyberhoist, Avolites and Syncrolite, to name a few. The addition of Element Labs' LED products further enhances the solutions they offer within the Spanish ente

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The set design for this year's show was dominated by an immense 29m x 14m semi-transparent Martin LC Series LED wall located upstage. Built from more than 200 LC 2140 panels, the LED wall covered 406sq.m and had a physical resolution of 725 x 350 pixels. A further 32sq.m of LC panels were used on a 7m high moving catwalk. A single LC panel 'door' allowed presenters a unique way to enter the catwalk and set through the LED wall.

Visual content for the LED walls and projections was created

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Consumer electronics, including a surge in the sale of high definition televisions, is a rapidly growing segment. Yet stiff competition, also from online stores, as well as pressure from ever dropping prices, led Bilka to renovate the department in order to increase its visibility.

That visibility included a number of changes: new product divisions within the department, a wall of televisions displayed in HD, and the use of eye-catching lighting effects visible from all over the store - a

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The new stand has been designed by Imagination's New York team to showcase the full range of the global brands luxury products as well bringing to life Toto's philosophy of 'totology' - a quest to enrich lives today, while simultaneously conserving and protecting our natural resources for tomorrow.This is the second year that Toto has partnered with Imagination to develop its presence at K/BIS. The 2007 design was a tremendous success for Toto and even went on to scoop a prestigious Event Marketer award for Best Trade Show Exhibit.

Gabrielle Ch

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The L-Acoustics FOH manifest consisted of 24 V-Dosc elements completed by 16 SB218 Subwoofers. 16 ARCS elements were used as side-fills, while four dV-Dosc were deployed for the FOH centre-fill.

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Yan Stile, Canegreen's managing director comments: "The Mica array was really the obvious choice for the Sugababes' tour. It's got the power to deliver the mix, and great articulation and imaging to handle the vocals. And it's lightweight and quick to rig and tune; you just hang it and you're ready."

Two hangs of 12 Mica line array loudspeakers serve as the main system. Low frequency conten

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UEP's Steve Butcher comments: "We had bits of kit here collecting dust for ages which we always meant to sell on, but never got around to doing anything about it for a variety of reasons ......and I kept encountering people in this exact same situation. A major reason no-one was selling their unwanted kit was that they didn't have the time to get it together - it was always last on the agenda and something that no-one ever got around to. Also, until now, EBAY was the only serious option to reach a wide audience."

Butcher has decided to take advantage of this gap in the market with Audiovisualbay, making

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Kensington Palace was originally built in the early seventeenth century and has been a residence of the British royal family since 1689. The Palace was the home of Diana, Princess of Wales until 1997, which made it the perfect location for the exhibition Diana: a Princess Remembered which was open to the public between July 2007 and March 2008.

SYSCO supplied a total of five Sennheiser 2020-D Tourguide systems, consisting of five HDE 2020-D headphone/receivers and five SK 2020-D mini-transmitters, along with two HSP-2-EW-3 headset mics and an EZL2020-20L combined storage case and charging station.

"We used the

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The £500 cash bursary is awarded to a student who shows exemplary talent in lighting design and is judged on a project that has been produced within the current academic year (July 2007 - June 2008). The ALD awards the bursary each year in conjunction with The Mousetrap Foundation, an organisation committed to encouraging young theatre practitioners and which manages the fund.

In addition to the Michael Northen Bursary Award winner who receives a cheque for £500, two other winners will receive prizes of £250 this year, sponsored by ETC and the ALD. All three winning submissions will be displayed

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"Imagine the challenge the designing team had when creating an environment of close to 350 moving lights and several dozen conventional units, where the entire lighting rig is hidden behind a roof system where the beams focus through strategically placed openings in the canvas, helping create the elite, clean, and pristine feel that Mercedes Benz is known for," says Fyssicopulos.

"The programming of the booth was done on three grandMA full-size and one grandMA light. Two consoles where at

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This is the third time Bandit has worked with the Knopfler team (they also worked with Knopfler on his 2005 world tour and his 2006 shows with Emmylou Harris).

Bandit Lites UK chief executive, Lester Cobrin says: "We are very fortunate to be working with the talented Mark Knopfler and show designer Simon Tutchener again on the 2008 tour."

Once again lighting design is by Simon Tutchener and based on a clean simple design incorporating an 8m A-type circular truss sitting centre stage as the main focal point, which is flanked by a 24ft and 16ft A-type truss each side, plus a 56ft A-type rear truss.

The show's centerpiece features an image of the famous vintage National Style 0 Reson

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"It's a big theatre for the region," notes technical director Pat Hill. "We were at the point where we needed new followspots. We had upgraded the rest of our lighting, and the intensity

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The date is Wednesday 28 May, and the venue is the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Access is by invitation only, and this may be organised through any Electro-Voice dealer or by contacting Shuttlesound by phone or email.

The latest in EV's product introductions will be available for inspection, including a new compact sub suitable for use with EV's line array products, and the DC-One SHARC-based processor aimed at users of small to medium sized sound systems. Three line-array systems wil

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The band has been playing sell-out shows to around 15,000 fans a night, although at larger venues in Asia, for example, the crowd has swelled to a whopping 40,000. The PA design includes a big front- hang of Adamson Y18s and T21 subs, while the side- hangs consist of Y10s and Spektrix. The variation in venue size means that a massive amount of this equipment needs to be carried - 24 Adamson Y18s, 16 T21 subs, 48 Y10s, as well as 28 Spektrix boxes.

The man responsible for Linkin Park's live sound is FOH engineer, Ken 'Pooch' Van Druten. He is no stranger to fu

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The aim of the workshop was to identify ways of ensuring adequate attention was paid to the competency of those involved, the design process and the use and management on site of these potentially complex structures. The workshop was attended by screen suppliers, promoters, event organisers, designers and the Health and Safety Executive. SCOSS has produced a report on the procurement, design and use of these structures which highlights a number of serious concerns.

John Carpenter, secretary of SCOSS, said: "Everyone recognises the need for these structures to be procured and used in a manner which reflects their sa

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It is with this production that Zero 88's Frog 2 console makes its debut in the West End, controlling both lighting and video in a compact but complex design created by designer Ben M. Rogers.

Directed by Andrew McBean, the work is a highly collaborative and continually evolving piece with a history of 14 producers, the original conceiver and director Rob Ruggerio and the writer Willam Finn all involved during its evolution. Rogers was also responsible for the set and video design and covered the on-site production management, so precision planning and time management was paramount.

"With all these

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