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14 March 2016

Five/Four Productions received a total of four nominations for projects recorded or produced by its staff. It went on to win in the Best Surround Sound Album category for Transmigration, featuring Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses and released on Telarc. This award was given to Michael Bishop who engineered and mastered the album, and to Elaine Martone, who produced it.

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Five/Four Productions is headed by Michael Bishop, Robert Friedrich and Thomas Moore, all former key production members of Telarc Records. Between them, they have created team of audio specialists with Grammy-winning experience across

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This follows an increasing awareness of and interest in i-Pix' BB range of products in the region over the last two years, together with their use and specification on several high profile projects by leading lighting designers including Svend Pedersen, Mark Cunniffe and Billy Aidie.

DLC Dubai was formed in 1993 and will be supporting all companies in the region who are using i-Pix products for shows, events, permanent and temporary installations and those working on the numerous government projects.

Completing this deal with DLC means that i-Pix products are now available across all continents. While the distribution network continues to expand, the Middle East was the last piece in a strategic geographical jigsaw giving customers a truly global sales and support network.<

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14 March 2016

FOH engineer Antony King comments, "The XL8 has a very analogue front end to it. As for the features it offers, I really like the POP(ulation) groups, they're great and give you really fast access to whatever channel you need at the time. Then the VCAs (Variable Control Association) give me more choice to split those groups further. It's all in front of you and this is a feature that's not available on any other digital console.

"I also love the sound of it. I guess the whole point of Midas making a digital desk was to put the XL4 preamp into a digital format. It's ironic really; the idea of making a digital desk sound like an analogue mig

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14 March 2016

FNAC wanted full HD video and image-quality digital sign displays installed across all 80 retail stores in France for in-store promotions including ticket sales, TV sales and other products. The company also wanted the displays managed on a digital signage network to provide simple, easy updates on a daily basis.

TMM Communication was selected for the project because they differentiated their proposal by offering BrightSign players with a solid-state platform. The solid-state des

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14 March 2016

Exceptional Sound has been using JBL loudspeakers for years and the company's past experience led it to select a series of two AM6200/64 and one AL6115 loudspeaker, with four AM6215s for front LR and rear LR and two ASB6128 subwoofers under the stage. The five-day installation provided the Chevrolet Theatre with "a flawless surround sound system".

"The JBL speakers proved to be the perfect solutions for this project," said Laran Philpott, owner of Exceptional Sound. "Each speaker allowed us to place them either vertically or horizontally depending on the space requiremen

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14 March 2016

Blackpool's Opera House, the largest theatre in the UK outside London, was the chosen venue for this prestigious event, which benefited from performances by artists including Whoopi Goldberg appearing alongside the cast of the West End production Sister Act, together with X-factor winner Alexander Burke and Grammy award winner Lady Ga Ga.

Trantec S6 Wireless Microphone Systems were used exclusively during the performance by Whoopi Goldberg and the cast of Sister Act. The equipment was specified by Surbiton based Plus 4 Audio, who provided 24 channels of S6 radio microphones.

Stewart Chaney MD Plus 4 Audio comments, "The S6 was the ideal choice for the job. It's robust and easy to insta

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14 March 2016

A testing examination of Nexo speakers will be conducted, including the Geo S12 popular compact line array modules, and the new PS-R2 Series. The systems will be demonstrated with different consoles, a Digidesign Profile and a Yamaha M7CL, so as to provide a direct comparison.

Visitors to HQ will also be able to check out Nexo's new RS15 Sub, and maybe even the new RS18 - becoming the first people from outside Nexo's Paris factory to do so. Perks of the day include a tour of SSE's facilities in Redditch, and a look at their range of flightcases. Lunch is provided.

(Jim Evans

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14 March 2016

Having seen demonstrations of the ChromaPowerPix200 fixtures at the presentation days hosted by Pulsar at the Richard Martin Lighting facility, lighting director for Blue Peter, Lee Allen opted to use a number of the fixtures in their different configurations to suit his requirements for the music performance by The Saturdays during the show.

A total of eight fixtures were configured and supplied for the show by Richard Martin Lighting, lighting rental specialists who hold a substantial inventory of Pulsar ChromaRange LED fixtures.

Six of the ChromaPowerPix200 fixtures used as a large centre piece to the set were flown behind the band utilising the steel cable hanging arrangement that providing a quick riggin

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14 March 2016

Purchased through Allen & Heath's Greek distributor, IMA Audio Lighting, Focus Studio selected an iDR-48 MixRack with an iLive-T112 Control Surface and an iDR-32 MixRack with a second iLive-T112 Control Surface, to be employed as part of the PA rig for seasonal concerts.

"Investing in the iLive systems has enabled Focus Studio to significantly increase its level of business in rental services, and build on its reputation for high tech equipment and quality sound," commented Focus Studio founders, Andreas Apesos and Giorgos Pavlidakis.

Since the introduction of the budget-conscious iLive-T modules in the spring of 2009, Allen & Heath has seen a huge uptake

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Litija, Slovenia-based MK Light Sound was contracted to handle the installation of the new sound system. Manager Mice Karov comments: "Cvetli?arna Mediapark has a capacity of 650 people. The venue is 21m long by 24m wide, with a ceiling height of about 5m and a permanent stage area. With crowds of this size, we

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14 March 2016

When Northern Stage were looking for a fast moving, variable speed system to fly scenery during the show, they approached A.C. Rigging to find a cost-effective solution as A.C. had previously supplied and installed the theatre's complete lighting technical facilities for all three performance stages as part of a multi-million pound refurbishment programme in 2007.

The venue required a complete package with the ability to expand on the system in the future and more importantly, full product knowledge and support should any problems arise. A.C.

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14 March 2016

As rapid advances in LED technology continue, Zhaga will enable interchangeability between products made by diverse manufacturers. Interchangeability is achieved by defining interfaces for a variety of application-specific light engines. Zhaga standards will cover the physical dimensions, as well as the photometric, electrical and thermal behaviour of LED light engines.

Zhaga is being formed for the benefit of the consumers in the expectation that standardisation will prevent market fragmentation into incompat

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14 March 2016

With a major assist from partners GoVision, Daktronics, CorporateMagic and Todd Events, the committee is generating buzz with its Texas-size booth modelled after the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The exhibition space features scaled-down replicas of the stadium's two massive support arches and its iconic centre-hung LED screen.

GoVision, one of the nation's premier suppliers of turnkey mobile LED units and customized modular LED walls, constructed a 5ft x 10ft central screen using 14 modular Daktronics PST-6i-b LED panels. Additional Daktronics PST-12HD L

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In accepting, Sound Image president Dave Shadoan noted that his firm had actually purchased two of the consoles. "The products we purchase have to make good business sense - basically, to make our clients happy," he notes, "To get this much flexibility and DSP capability in a console, at this price point, made purchasing these two iLives a no-brainer for Sound Image."

The key to the sale was bringing the iLive-T112 in for a demonstration, according to Rick Stanley, director of corp

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14 March 2016

The installation company in charge of the project, Dansk Video Center, needed a reliable and powerful lighting fixture, which could blend discretely with the architectural features of the Bella Centre outside façade. A long-throw vividly coloured beam was required to enhance the horizontal concrete tunnel which embellishes the main entrance of the conference centre along with the entrance itself.

The technical features of Griven's Graphite 600 were recognised as the most suitable for this prestigious installation and Griven d

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"Space is very limited, so the speaker system has to be as small as possible, yet able to deliver exceptional sound pressure levels," says sound designer Yuen Cheuk-wa. "There are bangs, thunder, explosions, tornados, and low drones, which demand a lot of headroom and low-frequency extension."

Using Meyer Sound's MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction program, Yuen designed a system featuring two UPA-2P, four UPJunior VariO, and six MM-4XP miniature loudspeakers, in addition to four UMS-1P subwoofers. A Galileo loudspeaker management system with Co

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14 March 2016

Olympic Broadcast Services Vancouver (OBSV) is the Host Broadcaster for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, responsible for producing and distributing audio and video coverage of the Games. To generate an international production, OBSV will deploy all cameras, develop graphics, and capture audio at each sporting venue. OBSV will transmit this international production to all radio and television Rights Holding Broadcasters, who will adapt the signal for transmission on their networks. In this way, each nation will

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14 March 2016

All three ETCP examinations will be offered at USITT in Kansas City, Missouri. All applications must be submitted to the ETCP office no later than 1March 1, 2010. The exam dates are: Entertainment Electrical Exam: March 31, 2010 (9:00 am); Arena Rigging Exam: April 1, 2010 (9:00 am); Theatre Rigging Exam: April 1, 2010 (2:00 pm).

All three exams are available at over 190 testing centres in the US and Canada on most business days. The Arena and Electrical examinations will also be given at InfoComm this summer in Las Vegas.

Complete information is available on the ETCP website: http://etcp.esta.org. The ETCP 50-question practice examinations are now available at www.esta.org/etcppracticeexams.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

Tour lighting was provided by Axxis Inc, with lighting design, direction and programming by Nick West. Video was provided by Big Picture.

When it came to specifying lighting control for the tour, the Jands Vista was Nick's desk of choice. Nick is an experienced user of the Vista range, switching between a rented full-size T2 console for tours and his own S1 control surface for fly dates or using as a wing, which

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14 March 2016

The Tascam HDR1 solidstate recorder is designed to exploit the advantages of latest generation file based digital media in professional audio and AV integration applications, previously fulfilled by CD/CDR, MiniDisk, cassette tape and commodity PCs. The HD-R1 provides recording and storage of MP3 and uncompressed .WAV file formats to both Compact Flash memory cards and USB removable storage devices, in conjunction with advanced IP network capabilities.

Orbital Sound hire manage

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14 March 2016

The spectacle took place on the Piata Constitutie, in front of the Parliamentary Palace and the 800m long Bulevardui Unirii. The Bucharest City Hall, which sponsored the spectacle, called it the "best New Year's show Rumania had ever seen".

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

"The Xone:92 is an iconic product, one that I have been working with it for years. It has never let me down, despite having been in the hands of some really tough DJs," explains Matter's head of sound, Roberto Pieroni. "Although very familiar, all the controls on the new colour 92 appear easier to find thanks to a clearer layout and design; for example, the booth level can be more easily distinguished from the mix level. As ever, the sound quality is impeccable."

The colour change is purely cosmetic, and there are no alterations to the Xone range's design or performance. "The best thing about Matter's new Xone:92 is that the new colour perfectly matches our Te

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14 March 2016

Trevor Bowron and Ian McAlees from the Metropolitan Tabernacle worked closely with Neal Allen from Shuttlesound to draw up the system specification, selecting XLC for the main house PA. "We hadn't really used Electro-Voice before," says McAlees, "but, from the start, the experience has been really positive. We auditioned the XLC and XLE line array cabinets at the Shuttlesound Big Day Out conference, and Neal Allen made the effort to travel

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Emissions associated with the tour (such as electricity generated from the shows, air and road transportation, including touring party and freight) was calculated and a reinvestment made into renewable energy projects. This effectively balanced out the impact the One Way Road tour had on the climate and is a positive investment to assist the current situation of global warming.

People travelling to the concert by carbon transport even had the opportunity to purchase a Green ticket which incurred an extra cost of 50 cents - this money was also donated to renewable energy projects to help make this a truly carbon neutral tour.

The obvious path for lighting designer Dave Jackson was to use LED fixtures in the show and he opted for the new Mart