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Digital Audio Xpert was founded in 2000 by Dax Nedelcu, who works as front-of-house engineer for Stefan Banica Jr, one of Romania's leading entertainers. Over the last nine years, DAX has expanded its original brief to include rental services of sound, staging, lighting, video and special effects, and also handles direct sales of pro-audio equipment.

Dax Nedelcu chose his new line array system carefully. "For me, the Geo D is the ideal sound system - for many reasons. First of all, I can do outdoor and indoor gigs with no compromise whatso

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To celebrate this historic occasion, the church decided to invest in a thoroughly modern sound system - based around the first Martin Audio OmniLine system to be installed in a German church, powered by Crest Audio amplification with processing via an Architectural Acoustics Digitool MX programmable digital processor.

Christ's Church, Velbert is reputed to be one of the most significant 'Jugendstil' or art nouveau churches in western Germany. Designed by architect Carl Krieger with interior design by Franz Brantzsky, the 900-seater church affords worshippers a completely unimpeded view of the altar, font, pulpit and organ, thanks to the fact that Krieger avoided using any columns as internal supports.

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As part of the rigging renovation, all the on stage circuitry and associated support structures were replaced. The new on stage lighting rig includes 18ft of ProSpan box truss, 20 ProBurger couplers, three CM half-ton chain motors and a Skjonberg motor control system. The custom-designed on stage lighting system includes 150 stage circuits, using 59 custom ProCable assemblies as well as a 96 circuit custom multi-connector panel. Equipment was supplied by TMB.

"We had to design a complete system specific to the theatre's needs," says Rich DiMinno, of RDM Rigging. "It was conceived, designed, and installed in 30 days. Because o

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As part of the scheme, Orbital has designed a custom case specifically for the safe storage and transit of used batteries. Tim Sherratt, technical director of Orbital, explained: "We are all prioritising environmental concerns and, after canvassing opinion within many theatres, felt the timing for this service was absolutely right. Recycling radio mic batteries might not seem too significant in the grand scheme of things but, if you

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Located in the show's main exhibition hall at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the GM booth covered a sprawling 84,600sq.ft. On display were 104 cars and trucks from all of the company's brands -- a myriad of offerings including Saturn, Saab and Hummer.

The original plot called for in excess of 500 fixtures to light the exhibit but the budget demands spoke to a more limited scope. Still, the overall visual integrity needed to be respected, with a solid balance between base light levels and visual punch for the featured products.

"Our inventory runs at a very high level in late winter due to the significant deman

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A true community project, construction of the centre took place over a 10 year period from 1974 to 1984. A mainly volunteer-based workforce numbering literally thousands of people either living at or visiting the Findhorn Foundation Community took part in the building work of the pentagon-based project. Inside, an auditorium area was designed to seat 280 people, with the potential for a total of

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"It's a big challenge getting spoken word to 16,000 people in the MEN," suggests Rory Madden, owner of sound and light company Sonalyst and a veteran touring sound engineer in his own right. "If the audience miss one word in the punchline, they've lost the entire joke. You've got to have the right equipment.

"Al Ashford, our front of house guy, and myself went through all the mics together and we were very happy with the Sennheiser mic. The clarity of spoken words seemed to be a lot better than through the other mics, especially in these vast arenas."

Brand's Scandalous tour returns to the UK for its conclusion at the O2 Arena on Friday 7 April.

See Sennheiser UK at PLASA Focus, Leeds - 28-19 April 2009.

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Specifically, the company resumed mass production on all SKUs of the EAW AX, JF and NTL series in March. Production also began on a portion of the Mackie VLZ3 series in March, with the balance of the series entering full production in April.

"We've made incredible progress in restoring supplies in just three short months," commented Jim Stewart, chief operating officer at Loud. "In the process, we've added significant capacity and sophistication to our supply chain that will support the next phase in the company's growth."

In January, 2009, Loud restored production for the EAW KF and SB loudspeakers at a company-owned facility, as w

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Last year, LD used an Electro-Voice XLC rig to provide smooth, intelligible coverage at the 18,500-seat Thomas and Mack Centre on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. This year the WNFR returned to the Thomas and Mack Centre, and so did LD Systems' XLC rig. But with the added precision and power of NetMax N8000 system controllers with FIR-Drive, and XLC127 loudspeakers with DVX woofer upgrades.

The system, comprising XLC127DVX cabinets and XLC215 subs in two-over-six combinations,

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Anew C.T. has been successfully representing Xantech Commercial in the southern California/Las Vegas/Arizona territories, with headquarters in Denver and staff in Utah.

"We are pleased to expand Anew's responsibilities to now include the Rocky Mountain territory," stated Seegull. "They have done a fantastic job for us in their other territories, so to widen their scope to these states is a logical step to grow Xantech Commercial sales in the region. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with them in this capacity."

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Club News - The head of Britain's biggest nightclub operator predicted that half the UK's estimated 2,700 nightclubs could fail over the next 18 months. Stephen Thomas, the chief executive of Luminar, told The Times that there would be "a lot of closures", forced by the effects of the recession, but he expected many to re-open under so-called pre-pack administrati

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Swift chose the desk because the rig features two High End DL2 moving projectors and a number of Martin Professional moving lights. Each DL2 has 170 parameters, so they needed a console with the power and flexibility to programme these and all moving lights easily.

The grandMA is also controlling six DMX scenic clocks which keep real time and were specially built for the production.

Cinderella On Ice is produced by James Cundall, Tony Mercer, David Atkins and Vladisla

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Played this year at US Airways Centre, home of the Phoenix Suns, the game went to air with the able assistance of David Grundtvig, senior audio engineer, for the event. A 10-year sound crew veteran of the roundball matchup, Grundtvig used a dozen MX391s taped directly to the floor around all sides of the court perimeter to build his broadcast mix. Orchestrating his efforts from behind a digital console, he is one of the originators of the audio blueprint, having refined it over the years to bring an added element of realism to viewers at home.

"What we're putting over the air is essentially the same as the real, live experience that yo

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"As a big fan of DPA mics myself, I know they will match perfectly with our high end lines of mic preamps and recording systems," says Quanta Brazil's sales and marketing director Adinaldo Neves. "Our customers are already as excited as we are and we already have commitments from broadcasters, theatrical sound designers and recording engineers from all over Brazil."

DPA co-founder Morten Stove adds: "We have been looking for a partner with the right product portfolio and

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The EtherSound system was installed in a new building to provide high quality, lowest latency sound for live concerts and theatre performances, as well as sermons and other traditional church services.

"This project showcases an outstanding solution for any facility seeking a high-quality, pro-audio solution using Ethernet via standard LAN cabling," said Mr. Roman Surber, system engineer for R+R SonicDesign. "Stadtmission saved about 70 percent using the Barix Annuncicom 1000 co

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The Fortune Cup took place in late 2008, comprising three cricket matches between the West Indies and Pakistan over the course of one day. Bint Al Jazeera Electronics, a professional AV and lighting company based in the United Arab Emirates, installed six Technomad Berlin and two Noho C loudspeakers to ensure even audio coverage throughout the large open-air stadium, allowing announcers to clearly reach every spectator in the stadium.

According to Shrini N Iyer of Bint Al Jazeera Electronics, engineers from the stadium and the Abu Dhabi Cricket Club were most concerned with eliminating echo associated with previous sound systems used in the stadium. Even

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"We're delighted to be working with the Forestry Commission again this year," says AP's national sales manager, John Phillips. "We're even more pleased to have the opportunity to work on every site this year."

Rachael Miller, events manager for the Forestry Commission, comments, "We take the safety and security of our concert-goers very seriously. AP has provided a top quality service for us in the past and we look forward to working with them again this year."

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Shure will join corporations, organizations, governments, and individuals in more than 240 cities around the world in supporting Earth Hour, which begins at 8:30pm local time. Tens of millions of people from all corners of the world are expected to participate in this call for global action on climate change.

"One of our company's core values is to be a good corporate citizen and neighbour," said Sandy LaMantia, Shure president and CEO. "We have an internal team, our Green Team, which strives to constantly implement and improve environmentally-f

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The 1 April celebrations follow a successful return to Winter NAMM where IC Live starred on the Main NAMM Stage in the towering glass lobby of the Anaheim Convention Centre: a pair of IC LIVE arrays with matching IC215S dual 15" bandpass subwoofers formed the main PA system throughout the convention, the cabinet's precise beam steering and high efficiency making light work of the acoustically challenging space.

"It had a fantastic impact," says marketing manager Margie Ulm. "This was the best way to re-introduce Renkus-Heinz to NAMM attendees

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The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 places an absolute duty on employers to provide suitable and sufficient training to all staff, for their health, safety and welfare.

Dave McDonald, principal consultant and head trainer at ForeFront says, "Health and Safety is evolving and moving away from traditional concepts

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Rudy Provoost, chief executive of Philips' Lighting sector, comments: "Sophisticated lighting control systems can provide our customers with significant cost and energy savings. A variety of lighting control methods present a solution to suit any setting, ensuring that energy is not consumed unnecessarily, while providing the user with complete flexibility and control over their environment. As such, the acquisition of Dynalite enables us to further strengthen our offering of integral energy management solutions to major corporations, property developers and hotel groups. Having a promi

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Julie's Bicycle have partnered with the Knowledge Connect programme on the initiative, which will provide support worth £3,000 or £10,000 to London-wide music businesses with between 4 and 50 employees. The aim is to enable them to access the knowledge, skills and expertise required to develop greener businesses and develop innovative ideas for a low carbon creative economy.

The grants will be of particular interest to businesses operating in the live sector, which is believed to account for the vast majority of music industry CO2 emissions.

The initiative will be launched during the MusicTank debate: Can The M

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FOH engineer Christian Ruppel reports: "In a nutshell the PRO6 makes my job a whole lot easier. It is a networked audio system. For a production like Afrika! Afrika! that has one considerable advantage: it lets me shift signal paths effortlessly from A to B. In large venues that is particularly helpful."

Another plus in Ruppel's view are the freely configurable POP groups: "Here it's just a case of assembling the relevant inputs. For each song, for example, I've created a separate POP group composed of all the most important inputs: the bass and snare from the drum set, say, plus the bass, guitar, keyboard and soloists. Then, each time I call u