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14 December 2016

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14 December 2016

The new system comprises five Alcons QR24 and QM24 modular, pro-ribbon column arrays per side, powered by two Alcons Sentinel 10 amplified loudspeaker controllers. Combining a natural, dynamic sound reproduction with very high peak power handling, the modular, scalable Q-series delivers superb intelligibility and throw in even the most acoustically-challenging environments.

Supplied, installed and commissioned by Trondheim Lyd, the Alcons system replaced an existing po

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"I had been wearing customs the past few years, a top brand, and I thought they sounded fine," says Conor. "But the fit was a bit awful, with very little isolation. So I did some research and asked around the industry for what to try next. It was clear that Sensaphonics was a company I needed to check out. I ended up talking with their audiologist, Heather Malyuk. She came down to our gig

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This involved the deployment of 78 x main d&b loudspeakers and 32 sub cabinets at the main stage location in Albert Square, plus another 35 speakers and 21 x subs which provided local sound systems for five relay LED screen positions at key strategic points along the parade route.

Working for organisers Manchester City Council, the tube team of 19 noize boyz and girlz was led by Melvyn Coote and worked solidly in shifts for 36 hours before the event to ensure that everything was set up and sounded great, then de-rigged quickly, efficiently and effectively in order to minimise disruption to the pub

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A small, sound and lighting provider based in West Flanders, SBE specialises in a wide range of corporate events, weddings, concerts, sporting events and parties.

Run by the experienced Stephan Bohez, the company purchased its first Martin Audio system, the original Wavefront 8, as far back as 1989. Their hire fleet today includes Martin Audio's popular W8LM line array and LE1500 floor monitors as well as DD6, Blackline F12+ and WS218X. The white Blacklines, says Stephan, are perfect for weddings.

The W8LM had been a perfect front-line PA while they were servicing events for a maximum of 2,000 people. "But when this grew t

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Earlier this year, The Warehouse was named the sole UK distributor for Adamson. Already one of the largest suppliers of pro-audio equipment in the UK, The Warehouse opened a third branch in the North of England together with sales and support based in London.

Over the last few months The Warehouse has invested heavily in Adamson line array systems E15 with E119 Subs, S10 with S119 Subs, dedicated amplifier racks fitted with Lap Gruppen 20K44 amplifiers together with substantial quantities of Point and Point Concentric speaker systems.

Derek Blair, director of The Warehouse, comments, "The loudspeaker market has seen a rapid shift in focus over the l

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Established in 2010 by owner Gaurav Malvai, the move into pro-audio distribution was a natural extension to his activities as a high-profile DJ and music producer, which had led him to establish a successful sound equipment rental company. Growing demand for his products and expertise subsequently generated an opportunity to add a sales service to his numerous markets and the company's distribution portfolio has continued to expand.

Gaurav comments, "Having heard Outline products at various locations around the world I knew that I wanted them for my own business. As it happens the timing was just right since the company were seeking new distribution in India and I am thrilled to have become part of their family."

He continues, "One o

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"I am very excited to take on this new role within API. I would like to thank Larry Droppa for giving me this opportunity. I am eager to continue API's tradition and legacy of creating innovative and extraordinary audio products," said Humora.

API president Larry Droppa noted, "I have every confidence Todd will continue to excel and thrive at API, and bring his exceptional talent to the director of engineering position."

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While Amadeus is well known as a high-end professional audio products designer and manufacturer for sound reinforcement systems and studio monitors, the company also runs Amadeus Labs, an acoustics-specialized research and consulting unit.

Managed by acoustician Michel Deluc, co-founder and R&D manager for Amadeus brands, Amadeus Labs recently re-designed both of the prestigious Philharmonie de Paris concert hall's studio control rooms and their main monitoring system. Amadeus Labs collaborated with the studio's sound engineers, while continuing to work alongside Jean Nouvel, the Philharmonie de Paris' very own architect and designer.

Amadeus Labs works with various customers, including mixing and mastering studios, composers, concert hall

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Core benefits of the BA (Hons) Creative Music Production are to enable students to create, produce and launch market-ready original music, alongside developing industry-relevant technical and entrepreneurial skills. Already an Apple Authorised Training Centre, ICMP has recently become an Avid Learning Partner and an Ableton Certified Training Centre. Pro Tools, Logic and Ableton certification training are all integrated into the music production degree.

Mike Sinnott, former director at Alchemea and now part of ICMP's management team stated, "I am delighted that Alchemea has found a new home at

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The upgrade kit consists of the Neutron System Engine which contains four of Midas' latest DSP's. Additionally, the console surface receives new fascia panels, internal cabling, clips, and the illuminated PRO X logo - bringing the entire system up to that of a PRO X.

Operations manager Stefan Phillips commented, "Our Midas consoles are extremely popular, they're rarely in the warehouse. For us this was an easy decision; we've basically got four brand new desks with the latest technology and software at a fraction of th

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Broadcast live in 5.1-channel surround sound on the ABC Television Network, the awards show featured an extensive selection of Audio-Technica hard-wired microphones, plus Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems with AEW-T6100a Handheld Microphone/Transmitter.

The CMA Awards presentation is recognized as Country Music's Biggest Night and represents the pinnacle of achievement for those involved in country music. The team of industry veterans responsible for the audio at this year's CMA's again included a who's-who of broadcast audio.

Tom Davis served as audio producer; Kevin Sanford served as audio coordinator; ATK/Audiotek provided the sound system with FOH

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Krakow became host city for World Youth Days, a huge event for young Christians organised every few years in different locations. Thousands gather from across the globe for celebratory concerts and services, and there is a special visit by the Pope. Craftman was appointed to deliver and operate sound systems in three locations in the city, selecting dLive as the FOH console at the historic Wolnica square, where various choirs, orchestras and bands performed.

In Warsaw, Craftman's dLive was used as the FOH console fo

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At the end of that process, they chose a Dynacord system based on its Vertical Array components, which was designed by Olaf Trinkus from Trinkus Licht+Tontechnik, Wolfsburg.

The church sanctuary is a difficult space for audio design, with high ceilings and strong reverberation characteristics. The design goals were challenging. The church wanted clarity of spoken word, and big concert sound with full-range fidelity for musical presentations, with even distribution throughout the church and minimum acoustic feedback. Another requirement was minimal aesthetic impact, preserving sight lines while blending in with the architecture.

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Supplied by long time ARX users, Port Moresby based Six8eleven Video Productions, the ARX equipment list includes MSX 48 16ch Splitters, splitting signals for the monitor mix, multitrack recording studio and back up audio recording. ARX DI's were used on across the band's instruments and a 'Blue DI' Bluetooth Direct Box used for background music replay during breaks.

Coke Studio PNG, is a new Papua New Guinean television series which features live studio-recorded music performances by various local artists. Coke Studio combines myriad musical influences, from diverse local culture to contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music. Inspired by the Indian / Pakistan Show of the same name initial viewer response indicates it's destined to be

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The HFA106p is a 6.5-inch model with a 90° x 40° dispersion (user rotatable) entirely made in Portugal, using quality custom made components, loaded by birch plywood enclosures, coated by a scratch resistant textured paint to assure an outstanding performance and an extensive use. Versatile enclosure design, combined with a wide range of mounting options and associated hardware, provides unrestricted flexibility for both portable and installed applications

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"Bear is a big presence on stage," said the tour's director Jim Baggott from Harvey Goldsmith's office. "As such every member of the audience needs to feel involved and a properly implemented surround system such as this goes a long way to making that happen. Everything in the production has to come up to that standard."

Britrow has some history in this area, "We were fortunate in that we have done something like this before," confirmed their project manager, Lez Dwight, "Not least the Hans Zimmer tour last year. So I was able to assemble an experienced team. Our system tech' Sergiy Zhytnikov has done a superb job, supported by crew chief Josh Thomas and the rest of the

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CAMCO has over 25 years of experience developing amplified controller technology and holds several patents in the trade. Based in Wenden, Germany, CAMCO counts 50 employees and distributes its products in 60 countries around the globe, in addition to supplying components to the industry's leading professional sound system manufacturers.

"For over a decade, CAMCO has been a key supply partner of L-Acoustics. Their expertise in electronics for the professional sound industry has contributed to the success of the L-Acoustics amplified controllers", explains Hervé Guillaume, managing director of the holding company. "Welcoming them into the L-Group family of comp

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The survey asked 1,013 organisations how they thought leaving the European Union would affect the arts in the UK. It reveals that, of 267 applicable responses, 75.3% said this would affect their UK productions by having a negative impact on their ability to bring artists and organisations into the UK. A large number of those surveyed were worried that barriers on bringing artists into the UK would result in a dip in artistic quality. Threats highlighted by arts organisations included "less sharing of skills, ideas and prac

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Senior project manager, Rob Whitaker, said, "Having recently taken on Paul Barker, the addition of Peter Abery now completes a very strong team to handle the lighting, audio and video requirements for projects of any size or complexity."

Abery has formerly worked for several specialist lighting installers, interspersed with extensive freelance work in television broadcast lighting for the BBC and ITV. He also enjoyed a spell in professional repertory theatre as head of the technical department and in house lighting design at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch. He has many lighting projects to his credit, including installations at York Theatre Royal, Wells Cathedral School Concert Hall, BBC New Broadcasting House, Redbridge Colle

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Dan will report to James King, director of marketing, and his duties will include management of both the product portfolio and product support team to ensure Martin Audio's catalogue remains strong and relevant to market dynamics. At the same time, he will be tasked with delivering improved territory application support and monitoring.

With extensive pro-audio experience in both the live sound and installation markets, Dan has worked in a variety of engineering development and application engineer roles with both Turbosound and L-Acoustics.

Commenting on the appointment, James King said, "Dan is the perfect choice for this new role and I am excited by his technical expertise and insight, that will be invaluable as this business continues to grow."

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The Neve Genesys Black incorporates the highest quality analogue circuitry with control of the DAW. As a direct result of this sale, engineers from Merging and AMS Neve are making significant improvements to the functionality of the controller and these will be available in the next firmware update.

In this typically all-digital world, reverting to analogue might seem a retrograde step. Not so. The United specialists

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dLive MixPad offers extensive control capability over channel processing, including filters, gates, parametric and graphic EQ, compressors and input/output delays, and gives the user instant access to any of the mixer's channel faders and mutes, DCA faders and mutes, pan, aux sends and assignments as well as mic-pre control and full metering.

Other unique features for system setup include a real-time analyser (RTA) to assist EQ'ing monitors and PA, the facility to name and colour channel strips, custom layers with drag 'n drop strip setup, and channel PFL control for monitoring.

dLive OneMix is a version of the dLive MixPad app that locks control to