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To enable use with Pro Tools M-Powered 8, users will need to purchase the Mackie Universal Driver upgrade at www.mackie.com. Once the driver is downloaded and installed, the Onyx 820i, 1220i, 1620i and 1640i mixers can be used with Avid Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software.

"For years, Mackie customers have wanted to combine the familiar workflow of an analogue mixer with the world's most popular DAW," said John Boudreau, VP of Loud's Music Gear group. "Through our newly-signed agreement with Avid, Mackie's Onyx-i mixers now make this possible."

Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of products at Avid said, "Avid has made openness a key

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14 March 2016

Jason Ashdown, technical manager for Brighton Dome & Festival, approached A.C. Entertainment Technologies when the venue wanted to achieve an up light wall wash around the top of the Foyer, to provide mood lighting for events including comedy, classical, dance and other music genres. With plenty of natural light flooding the room from large skylights, brightness was a key criteria for lighting daytime events.

Ashdown considered several LED products before settling on the Chroma-Q Color Span. His chosen Color Span syst

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The show is a spin-off of the 52-year-old Eurovision Song Contest, produced by the European Broadcast Union (EBU). It is hosted by the public service broadcaster of the host country, which this year was NTU in Kiev. The show is the biggest song contest in the world for performers aged 10 to 15, who must each compose their own music and lyrics.

The theme of this year's show was Tree of Life, based on the artwork of Ukrainian folk art painter Maria Primachenko. Lighting des

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Thun, the Italian company well-known for its ceramic gift and home furnishing ranges, has chosen Proel's AVL Systems' products for its new 1,600sq.m store and its logistic centre which covers a total surface of 35,600sq.m.

Proel's PROEVAC evacuation system has been directly interfaced with the fire detection equipment whose sensors are distributed in various strategic areas of the facility. The system's rack-mount central unit, positioned in the mechanical room, controls the BMH and BMFIRE paging stations broadcasting calls, announcements or pre-recorded evacuation messages.

Each facility area or zone is equipped with specific EVAC speakers with redundant connections (A + B lines). PROEVAC systems and components

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From an initial brief from Pro Audio Stash's Rob Platt, the design team at 5 Star came up with some ideas and following some minor tweaks, the project was born, comprising two main product categories.

Pro Audio Stash distributes a range of 19" rack mount cabinets, both free standing and wall mounted, plus a host of rack-mounting accessories like plain panels, drawers, ventilation panels and castors.

CPU Holders 4U manufacturers and distributes a range of 'Under-Desk' CPU holders, laptop security drawers and cable management trays.

(Jim Evans)

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Featured in the lighting rig are 37 Martin MAC III Profiles. "The MAC IIIs do a really good job for the throw distances that we have as some of them are very long," commented Kevin Cauley, lighting director for the tour. "Our upstage truss is trimmed at 42ft off the ground so there are some very long throws required.

"This is the first show that I've used the MAC IIIs on and I think they're great. The effects wheel is awesome. It's just a really good, heavy-duty light and the crew has had no real problems with them. We've found that the lamps in the MAC IIIs are lasting a good five-hundred hours longer than Martin suggested. We were

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Show Business - Recently honoured Status Quo are the hardest-working band in British music, according to a list compiled by the Performing Rights Society (PRS). The band performed to more than 250,000 fans at 27 arenas in 2009 - more than any other band. "Performing in

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Established in 2007 as Light Relief Day and now renamed By Design Day, 24 April is the day that, each year, people in the professional lighting design business give back to help others less fortunate than themselves. The first 'joint venture' between Light Relief and Behind the Scenes raised £7,500 - £3450 for Light Relief and $5,700 for Behind the Scenes. The money came through a variety of channels, including a bucket collection among the audience of the London production of Hairspray o

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With the church actively encouraging appropriate use of the church for outside events, a high quality sound system is imperative, but over the years it became increasingly difficult to hear and enjoy both the spoken word and recorded or live music over a system that was installed more than 25 years ago. When a bequest from a local island resident made money available for 'a project that would benefit both the church and the congregation', the sound system was top priority.

With local resident

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The £3.5 million 'regeneration by light' scheme, commissioned by Blackpool Council, has been funded by the Northwest Development Agency, the European Regional Development Fund and Blackpool Council. The design concept was developed by Manchester based BDP, the lighting was conceived and programmed by Greg McLenahan of World Wide Lighting Design working in close conjunction with Blackpool's Illuminations department. The installation was overseen and co-ordinated by principal building contractors, J. McCann & Co (Nottingham).

Blackpool has historical

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Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events, comments, "With over 250 digital signage exhibitors at our tradeshow and our DOOH Business Conference now firmly established as Europe's premier networking event for digital advertising, we felt the need to provide an additional Digital Signage Area for 2010.

"The Digital Signage Expert Showcase is a key element of this, and we believe i

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This cultural centre now houses a main room of about 700sq.m with a height of 4.7m and a banquet room able to accommodate up to 650 people. It also features a theatre hall with 520 seats, a large space that can be split into two smaller rooms, in case of need.

In accordance with the high quality required for all materials used in this cultural centre, the lighting system is provided by Spotlight.

Atrezzo has provided, through the Spotlight exclusive distributor for Spain, over 50 projectors from the PAR and Synthesis families, designed and constructed by Spotlight, the Italian manufacturer.

To light this multi-functional space different PAR 64 and projectors with Fresnel (Area 12) and PC lens (Vario

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The largest mirror ball used on the show, which was broadcast by the BBC during autumn 2009, is a 54" (1.4m) diameter which has 92,350 mirrors measuring 8mm square. The company has two of these 54" mirror balls, and six 48" mirror balls, available for hire, as well as a large number of smaller models from 32" down to 8"as well as a series of unique mirror sculptures which can be seen on the company's website.

David Fitch warns: "It's important to remember how big these mirrorballs are, and to measure the get-in door and the route. And remember the flightcase. You would be surprised how many people forget and find that their mirrorball won't fit!"

(Lee Baldock)

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The seminars, which run alongside the exhibition, will provide the latest information on a wide range of topics. They are: The Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005 by Andy Scott of SigNET AC; The pitfalls of voice alarm contract project management, from specification to handover by Rupert Moon; Switching amplifier topologies - exposing the sub-classes by Anthony Smith of Current Thinking, and Digital audio networking - which technology?, by James Kennedy of Peavey Electronics.

Exhibitors who have already signed up include; Baldwin Boxall Communications, Cloud Electronics, Communication Technology, CUK Audio

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But Mama Stone's duly became a victim of its own success. When the club's popularity outgrew its location in Wellington, and the council started to receive noise complaints from neighbours, the Josephs sought to upgrade the operation, moving to larger premises in the centre of Exeter.

This time they approached Tickle Music for a fully-installed public address system, including a Soundcraft Si2 digital desk. Once again the technical infrastructure needed to be equal to Joss Stone's performance criteria, since she would be opening the new venue.

Wendy and Jonathan Joseph spent in excess of £500,000

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"We had known about Audient's brand reputation and product quality for a long time. It was seeing Zen at Messe Frankfurt this year that gave us the impetus to work with them," says import and project manager Seha E. Akbas.

Audient joins ranks with many other manufacturers already in the company's portfolio and with a history of 18 years in the business, Akalin Muzik now ranks amongst the biggest professional audio distributors in Turkey.

"The Audient brand is new to our market, but already we have had some great success with the range," reports Akbas, who ordered the Zen for stock and demonstration purposes. "Zen and monitor controllers are our priority at the moment

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MMW offers Allen & Heath the specialist skills and experience to represent the Xone range, whilst Allen Heath's existing Australian distributor, Technical Audio Group (TAG), will continue to represent the manufacturer's growing pro audio lines, focussing on the iLive digital range and small-format ZED series, says the company.

"We chose Major Music Wholesale because of their track record with high tech brands and their commitment to a technical sales rep model," says Allen & Heath's regional sales manager, Bardy Hayes. "With the increasing complexity of software controller based DJ products, we were looking for a partne

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The brief from designers Roy Bennett and Peter Aquinde was for a heavy metal 'iron foundry' look which would incorporate the main stage into the array of lighting pods, collapsing tower blocks and the vast quantity of pyrotechnics which even includes a shower of exploding dolls.

Brilliant Stages collaborated with Perry Scenic on this venture and employed project manager, Nick Evans, to work alongside Rammstein's production manager, Nicolai Sabottka, and Perry Scenic's project manager, Tony Guest, in delivering this taxing piece of set.

The staging mainly consists of tiered band platforms surmounting the main stage, with four collapsible towers forming the indus

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14 March 2016

Featuring Bosch's DCN flush-mounted desktop consoles and accessories, the system provides the county's lawmakers with user-friendly flexibility for communication and voting at council meetings, all with software-controlled display monitor interfacing and videoconferencing capability. Hawaii-based AV specialists The Audio Visual Company (AVCO) integrated the system, which was designed and specified by D.L. Adams Associates.

The Bosch system's low-profile hardware compliments the newly renovated space. Ten positions are equipped with DCN flush-mounted units mounted to a custom Koa wood counter on a dais (for eight delegates, one chairman and one clerk), with two additional discussio

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80,000 revellers in Edinburgh city centre ensured that the new decade was welcomed in style over a massive five days of celebration across five live music stages.

Sunbaba provided its branding for the Concert In The Garden area of the celebrations. PA scrims in the company's digisound material flanked the stage as headline acts Madness and the Noisettes preformed in front of a capacity audience.

Sunbaba director Jonathan Booth comments, "Using this speciality air permeable material ensured that all performers were heard at their very best with minimal sound distortion whilst sponsors logos maintained a highly visible presence."

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TV viewers heard a musical soundscape, embellished by layers of percussion, large horn sections and passionate vocals. Grammy and Emmy Award-winning music mixer Eric Schilling chose a pair of JBL LSR4328P bi-amplified studio monitors and an LSR4312SP powered subwoofer to create the music mix for the broadcast and he plans to expand the system for future 5.1 surround mixing projects, as well.

Schilling first became familiar with the LSR4328P and LSR4312SP monitors on anoth

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A demanding client brief led to a variety of Tannoy's in-ceiling range being specified throughout the facility, including the Scottish based company's new CVS4 Micro and their Dual Concentric driver equipped CMS series. The system was powered by a range of Lab.gruppen's C Series amplifiers including the four-channel C 28:4 and eight-channel C 20:8X, engineered specifically for demanding installed sound applications such as this, as well as an NLB-60E NomadLink bridge and network controller for amplifier monitoring and control.

The German prestige auto marque has recently embarked on a new strategy where its car

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A British Subject was originally performed at the Pleasance during the Edinburgh Festival and was directed by Hannah Eidinow and produced by Pleasance Theatre Trust. Following an initial consultation and training with Orb specialist Richard Lambert, lighting designer Mark Jonathon and assistant George Bishop chose the Orb for pre-programming prior to their acclaimed festival run.

"As someone who has used the Frog 2 for a number of years, the power, versatility, and user friendliness of the Orb made it a no brainer to bring it across for the show. Once again the support from Zero 88 has made this production an incredibly pain

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For three years in a row, Johanne James has won the Classic Rock Society Award for Best Drummer of the year, earning his place among the best drummers in the UK. He is no stranger to the limelight, having played a variety of stages from small venues to major festivals around the world, performing with the likes of Dream Theater, Psychotic Waltz and Pain of Salvation. James is best-known as the 'engine room' of Threshold, a veteran band on the progressive metal scene, and has recently formed his own hard metal three-piece, Kyrbgrinder, as a means of sharing his own style of hard driving, infectious melodic rock.

Johanne James will be giving the new EV microphones an exhaustive road te