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The new Verso is a series of all-terrain loudspeaker cabinets thatare suitable for fixed and mobile applications, as well as stage monitors. The range includes six models: three passive Verso 8 (150W), Verso 10 (250W) and Verso 12 (350W), and three active versions Verso 8P (200W), Verso 10P (300W) and Verso 12P (450W). All models are two-way full range and made of high resistance and density plastic material.

The forthcoming Audeo is a range of acoustic ca

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The event was organised by D.A.S. Audio's Singapore team. D.A.S. Audio Asia operations manager, Eduardo López, reports, "It was basically a practical demonstration of the Aero 38 line array system, to allow the local clients to hear the system for the first time. In addition to the demo, there was a workshop w

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The audio-visual installation extends over several working environments, a control room and one large plant area. The requirement was to create a simulated working environment with the ability to re-create real-life operations and possible problems under the close scrutiny of the Sizewell training team. The brief included the capability for two-way communication within the training environment and the capacity to record and playback the results of the training to the staff, providing a powerful input

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Chosen by Mattel's brand and design agency Oakwood-dc to install and manage the content delivery of the campaign (which runs until the end of March 2009), Urban Digital in turn, contacted Paradigm to deliver the media hardware, based around four 84in dnp New Wide Angle screens, for which they are exclusive UK distributors.

Divided by narrow mullions the screens have been hard-edge blended and colour-matched, receiving picture perfect projection from four Panasonic 5700 projectors, cradled horizontally on four Paradigm Easy Erect rigs, to fold the beams off four twin mirror rigs angled at 45°.

While Paradigm were responsib

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14 March 2016

Televised globally by Rede Globo, Carnaval is a giant celebration where samba schools compete for bragging rights as the official winner of Carnaval. The schools prepare all year for this one performance where they are meticulously judged on their costumes, choreography, floats, music, harmony, and overall theme. All of the bands that performed chose Shure wireless microphones to accompany them on their kilometer long, one-hour performance.

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As Dennis Craven of Wichita-based Vivid Pro Systems explains, the solution came in the form of Community Professional's new Entasys high-performance line array column systems. "We've worked with line columns in the past, and Community's new Entasys immediately came to mind for this application," says Craven. "The system needed to be versatile enough to handle spoken word, movie night, light praise a

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The stadium now accommodates 15,000 people. Subsequently, the Football Association of Iceland requested an offer for a complete PA sound system for the stadium's west side with the option of later expansion for the remaining areas. To complete this upgrade, the association hired local pro audio and lighting firm EB Kerfi ehf, and immediately plans were under way for the design of a full sound system for the entire stadium, which was to include loudspeakers from EAW.

EB Kerfi chose weather-protected versions of EAW's MK5300 Series small-format installation system loudspeakers with rotatable horns. The design of the system's speaker setup was a

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"Renkus-Heinz is in an excellent position to ride out the current economic challenges," Heinz said. "We still have a growing business, and as we're not burdened by debt, or by satisfying the stock market, we can focus on our business and those of our dealers and partners."

He added, "In product development terms, in the past three years we've created market leading technologies that, as well as generating strong sales to date, have further huge potential. ICONYX R is the most advanced solution available today for

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This was project managed for XL by Des Fallon, with live direction by Jon Shrimpton. Fallon comments, "From my first meeting with management and production, Elbow have been a pleasure to work with. The show was immense, a very special evening."

Shrimpton worked in close collaboration with Mark Thomas from Soup Collective who designed and produced all the playback visuals, and Hugh Davies Webb, who was brought in by XL to run the Catalyst media server that was at the hub of the live video show control.

"The visual cues were all very precise and we had no physical rehearsals, so the this was a major challenge" recalls Shrimpton. The three of them had several meetings to establish, ru

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14 March 2016

The licensed conversion technology was developed by the OSRAM subsidiary Opto Semiconductors. It enables the production of white or coloured LEDs using blue emitting InGaN (Indium Gallium Nitride) based chips and suitable fluorescent converters. With the agreement signed, the existing license agreement (September 2003) is extended - especially the right for Everlight to use this OSRAM intellectual property in all areas of application without limitations, including automotive a

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14 March 2016

When choosing a lighting system for the new chapel that would deliver both quality and flexibility, the church and its longtime A/V designer/installer Springtree Media Group turned to Elation Professional.

Elation and Springtree had previously helped ClearView solve a challenging issue during a renovation to the church's original worship centre. ClearView had wanted to upgrade its lighting for video production, but was operating on very limited electrical capacity. Church officials didn't want to go to the expense of installing a new transformer, so Peter Vaque of Springtree came up with the solut

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14 March 2016

For the first time, on the Doll Domination Tour, the grandMA is controlling an all-Robe digital spot complement. "I wanted to go with newer technology," Warner says. "The whole rig is almost all Robe. It's a new digital moving spot technology combined with LED-based wash lights that delivers a very high-tech design. "Pods on trusses are packed with fixtures that make it look like there are more lights than we really use," he explains. "So I can

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The Derbyshire Hall is a 400-seater venue in The Hayes Conference Centre, located just outside Derby. Owned and operated by The Christian Conference Trust, a registered charity, The Hayes is the Trust's flagship venue for providing quality, affordable conference facilities for Christian organisations.

Having provided AV solutions for two other venues belonging to the Christian Conference Trust, installation specialists Acoustic Arrangements were particularly pleased to win the contract for this Hall. "As this is their premier venue, it demanded the highest specification for the sound system, capable of handling performances by prominent worship bands as well as speech requirements," says A

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The theatre consultant, Michael Nishball, of Theatre Projects Consulting said, "When direct lift, multipart-line in a high capacity hoist is required, there is no group with as much experience as the Vortek team at Daktronics. At this point, it's clear to me that this is going to be a very successful power flying and controls installation."

Scheduled for completion in October 2009, this 74,915sq.ft facility has 12 stories and seats approximately 600 people. The vertically stacked floors are unlike the tra

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Congo Blue Design specialises in lighting design and consulting for both theatrical and architectural environments. They are headed by lighting designer Declan Randall, who has worked on projects all over the world especially in South Africa and Europe, and they are joined by Dave Whitehouse as senior lighting designer and Rosco's product manager.

See the March issue of

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WWF are attempting to reach a target of 1 billion "votes for Earth", which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

In London, the famous Coca Cola sign in Piccadilly Circus will be switched off for only the third time since the Second World War. Other famous London

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Axel Nagtegaal, MD of E-audio Benelux, explains, "IRIS-Net software, NetMax hardware, and the RCM DSPmodules have been on the market for years and are popular in the fixed install market, but with FIR-drive EV has ushered in a new era in system control for concert sound. Almost our entire line array client group switched to the new EV NetMax N8000-1500 platform with FIR-drive due to the sonic improvement the equipment achieves and the operational flexibility of IRIS-Net and NetMax. That said, we needed a professional and consistent training program in order to get the most out of this incredibly powerful control system.

"We are entering an era where software and IT und

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Tour manager Jeff Gossett, production manager Benny Durham and lighting designer Jeff Lavallee have worked with Bandit for some time with Trace. Lavalle has captured the rock-n-roll sprit of Adkins with his up-tempo lighting presentation, using MAC 2000 wash and spot fixtures, along with High End Studio Beams, Maxedia Media Servers and a Jands Vista Console.

Brent Barrett at Bandit handles the daily needs of the Adkins tour. The tour has programmed twice at Bandit Lites rehearsal facility, Venue One, in Nashville, a full service facility that allows an entire show to be flown with band gear and s

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"We encourage everyone to stop by and check it out," said Lisa Jebsen, marketing assistant for Tomcat USA. "We see this as another great opportunity to interact with industry professionals and show off our work. In the near future, we plan to offer special giveaways to our 'fans.'"

(Jim Evans)

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The charity dinner, held annually to raise funds for children suffering from cancer and HIV, was attended by many distinguished local guests. The highlight of the evening was a performance by Singapore's premier large-scale jazz ensemble, the 16-piece Thomson Big Band. iLive-T managed audio requirements for the evening, which included the band and several speeches by presenters and guests.

The Production People's Sheldon Gooi was very pleased with his recent purchase and impressed by how easy the system is to set up with just one Cat 5 cable in pla

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"We've always got on really well with both our point source Venue units and the fixed curvature VRX line array, which for its size and weight performs tremendously," says Downer. "But as a company, we were being asked to tender on bigger events, which clearly required a more appropriate solution."

He continues: "We considered several other options, but as most of our existing fleet is JBL, it made very practical sense to choose a product which we could easily integrate with our older stock. We're really comfortable with the product, It's very plea

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14 March 2016

The new website boasts an enhanced layout both from an aesthetic and from a practical point of view, in order to simplify navigation and search experience. The current logo uses a new font for the first time since the creation of the brand.

By means of drop-down menus, users can access all kinds of information about the company, navigate through the different product categories, and learn about the brand's latest developments, facilities, corporate events, seminars.

More importantly, the website now offers users a series of new services through a Support tab, giving them access to an industry glossary, obsolete products, technical datasheets, and spare parts.

(Jim Evans)

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In addition to the main grandMA at the FOH lighting position, grandMA programmer/operator Patrick Rakus had a laptop running grandMA onPC software and a 12-channel DMX desk that was triggering one page on the grandMA, giving an additional twelve faders for TV and band key lighting.

Werner Kokott, CEO of Five K Lighting & Video Design, who supplied lighting equipment for the Session, said: "Most Lighting Designers - including Günter Jäckle, Billy Bigliardi, Geoff Hall and Marco Zepeda - were happy to use the grandMA for their

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The recent purchase of a Panasonic AVS-400 multi-format live vision mixer, Christie S+20K Roadster projector, Barco DCS 200 dual channel seamless switcher and additional Grass Valley Turbo iDDR digital media recorder/players has reinforced the company's commitment to quality.

"High definition is becoming more and more of a client requirement and so we have to ensure that we can deliver it whenever requested," says PSP's David Woodcock.

"The AVS-400 and DCS-200 are both tremendously versatile. With great input and output flexibility for all formats, they provide the ultimate in vision mixing and switching capabilities and are also remarkably cost effective.

"We aim to deliver the ultimate in visual quality an