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The Netherlands - Like most hire companies the Dutch company Atlantic Productions knew it was time to invest in a line-array system. But nowadays this is not such a simple choice, for there are so many suppliers. After extensive testing the company chooses Sound Projects and invested in 12 Linex systems.

One of Atlantic Productions' larger clients is the City of Amersfoort, where the company does most of its large events and festivals. There were important reasons why the company was looking for a line-array system. Chris Polhout (MD) says: "Because we often do events in the centre of the city, we have to deal with stringent rules and laws regarding the maximum allowable SPL at adjacent buildings and/or houses. A great benefit of line-arrays is that it is possible to beam the sound precisely where you want it. We have tried out the Linex system in many of these situations a

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Spain - 15,000 people attended the first Metalway festival in Gernika, near Bilbao in Spain, a 3-day heavy metal party headlined by Korn and the band that claims to be the loudest in the world, Manowar. Juan Gonzalez and his team from Swing Electroshow were using their new Nexo GEO T tangent-array system, powered by Camco Vortex 6 amplifiers, the first time the system has been used on a metal festival in Spain.

With left and right arrays of 12 GEO T4805 full-range cabinets, plus three T2815 downfills, the system used 16 CD18 sub-bass units each side. Fills were all Nexo Alpha, and Nexo PS15s were used as floor wedges. Swing has been using Nexo systems for 12 years, but Gonzalez praises the GEO T system, which he purchased last year, as "without doubt, one of the best systems presently available". His systems are powered by Camco Vortex 6, and Swing uses NexoO NX241 pro

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UK - Sound Foundation, provider of sound, lighting and video equipment and services, as well as a growing range of short training seminars for live audio production engineers, has added two new one-day seminars to its training programme, featuring the Yamaha PM5D or Yamaha M7CL digital live mixers. "We believe that 2005 is the year in which the scales have tipped in favour of live digital audio mixers in terms of price, performance, features and ease of use," says Sound Foundation's Mark Payne.

In order to allow our sales and hire customers and engineers extensive exposure to these new technologies we are keeping the digital seminars free of charge till the end of 2005. For more information, contact Mark Payne, tel: 0118 969 0900.

(Lee Baldock)

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Norway - The original Arena in Bislett, Oslo, host venue for speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, was organized as a stadium for sporting events as far back as 1922 and its present shape dates from just before World War ll. In the following years, the arena served speed skaters in the winter and footballers and athletes in the summer, but by the end of the century the neglect of maintenance resulted in the inevitable decision that a new stadium had to be built.

As a much-treasured building in the region, the decision was taken to construct the new stadium in the form of the old one, but with 21st Century facilities and to current standards. So true was the new building to the design of the original that, at the opening for the "Bislett Games/GoldenLiege", some locals were heard to question it being an entirely new build.

A major addition in the new stadium is t

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Switzerland - Switzerland-based rental company, Livesound B AG, has become an Adamson European rental pool partner with the purchase of 24 Y18, 16 Y10, 8 SpekTrix and a planned November delivery of 12 units of the Adamson T-21 subwoofer.

Livesound, founded in 1976 by Werner Christen and Thomas Gfeller, has grown to become one of the most important production companies in the European, and Swiss, pro audio industry. "We knew that investing in a large line array system was a very important step for us", says Thomas Gfeller. "Therefore we investigated intensely, for more than 18 months, before we made our decision. We evaluated most of the famous systems available and came to the conclusion that the Adamson Y-Axis system is the perfect tool for us. Not only is it well accepted by sound engineers, but we discovered very early that the people at DV2 (Adamson's European

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UK - Pro Musik GmbH from Trier was responsible for design and implementation of the sound reinforcement system for a two-night open-air event - a lakeside festival beside the Losheimer Dam, near Saarburg, Germany. Pro Musik manager Elmar Hubert chose a Nexo/Camco combination sound system for the job.

The main PA consisted of 19 GEO T4805s plus 1 GEO T2815 cabinet in left and right arrays, coupled with 12 GEO CD18 sub basses on each side of the stage. This was supplemented by Nexo Alpha near and sidefills and all monitoring was supplied by highly effective Camco and Nexo products. The entire sound reinforcement system was driven by Camco amps, 44 Vortex-6s, eight Vortex-200Vs and five Texton 38.4s.

Elmar Hubert, the manager of Pro Musik GmbH, commented: "The sound left absolutely nothing to be desired. We had nothing but positive feedback from the bands and sound engineers

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UK - Bosch Security Systems has launched the Plena Loop Amplifier, an addition to its Plena Public Address and Voice Alarm System range introduced in response to increasing legislation with respect to disability, specifically for the hard of hearing. The Plena Loop Amplifier also follows the launch of another innovation - Bosch's Integrus infrared (IR) wireless language distribution system for hearing-aid assistance.

The EVAC-compliant Plena Loop Amplifier integrates inductive-loop hearing-aid facilities for the hard of hearing (T-mode) into the public address and voice alarm system allowing hearing-aid users to clearly hear announcements including emergency announcements, music or soundtracks within a selected area.

The Plena Voice Alarm System is EVAC-compliant and meets the requirements of the IEC60849 standard and its national equivalents for emergency messaging. EVAC comp

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UK - Manchester's contemporary arts theatre, the Green Room, recently installed an Allen & Heath multi-purpose live sound GL3800 mixer as the venue's main FOH console.

The Theatre stages an assortment of local, national and international productions throughout its calendar year, comprising original dance, music, poetry, play and film performances. The new 24-channel desk was chosen predominantly for its capacity to manage the larger musical events and theatrical productions, running in conjunction with the Theatre's existing Allen & Heath MixWizard 14:4:2 to run line level sources such as CD, mini-disc, or DAT where required.

"We're extremely pleased with the purchase. The GL3800 is a great desk and provides us with a huge amount of versatility for the diverse performances we manage, for instance, one of the productions scheduled this month involves constantly changing ro

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UK - Stage Electrics have taken delivery of the complete range of RCF's new Acustica speakers. Acustica is a compact series which consists of six speakers and two subs and is designed for both portable and installation applications.

RCF's Phil Price explained: "With the introduction of Acustica I feel that we have produced a range of speakers equal to any of kind on the market today. The positive thing about the Stage Electrics investment is that they have the complete range on active demonstration at their showrooms in Bristol, London, Cardiff, Plymouth, Newcastle and Exeter, whilst also holding stock at their other branches.

The demonstration systems at each branch allow customers to audition all the different models within the Acustica Line Up. Furthermore each system is powered by RCF 'HC' Series Professional Power Amplifiers and the systems utilize RCF's new DX4008 d

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UK - Glassheart Audio Services, known for its custom cabling and panelling solutions, has now expanded into Sound Equipment Hire - although it could be said the company is going full circle as that is where it all started. MD Chris Mellors has taken delivery of 10kW of Court Acoustic RAMJET speaker system from Stephen Court, MD of Court Acoustic systems.

Mellors says: "We have been all over the place trying out different manufacturers products but the only speaker that provided the clean bass we were looking for was the Court Acoustic RAMJET, it won hands down!" The major feature of the Glassheart Audio Services touring rig is the attention to matching individual components to give an exceptional clarity to the systems delivery.

"Power with clarity is the one thing that I personally have found lacking at performances I've attended in recent years - I used to get

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UK - The PLASA Show has again proved itself one of the most influential events in the industry calendar. Around 13,000 (subject to ABC audit) key industry people visited London in early September to participate in what is now the major international gathering-point for the entertainment, event and installation industries. The emphasis was very much on business, with exhibitors not only generating significant leads, but also reporting an unprecedented number of orders being placed.

As in previous years, the Show had a strong international profile with a third of exhibitors based outside the UK, and an increasing international visitor attendance, which is now nudging the 30% mark.

One of the key reasons for the Show's continued momentum is its focus on new developments and its ongoing investment in interactive feature areas, awards that recognize the best design work in the indu

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UK - The Solent was the location for AIR 2005, the newly-launched Audio Industry Regatta, held this year on 24-25 September. Formerly known as the DAMMSTY weekend, this annual event has been organized since 1989 by Ken Walker and Brenda White. The DAMMSTY sailing trophy, introduced in 1993, is awarded in memory of Dave Martin of Martin Audio.

This weekend raises money and awareness for the Elizabeth Foundation for Deaf Children. Based in the Portsmouth area, the Elizabeth Foundation offers support nationwide to deaf children, from birth to five years old, and their parents.

This year's splash and dash event was held over two days, with 13 sponsored boats from the pro audio world competing over five races. Saturday evening's fundraiser event at Gunwharf Quays included dinner, auction, raffle and the obligatory pop quiz, all washed down with more than the odd tot of rum.<

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Malaysia - Ten Lake Contour Pro 26 Digital speaker processors have been integrated into the installed and mobile sound reinforcement systems at the newly opened Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Six Lake Contour processors are integrated into the audio system in the main Plenary Hall, a two-level, tiered seating venue that accommodates 3,000 people and is intended for concerts, opening ceremonies, conferences, and product launches. The processor system, controlled by a wireless touch-screen tablet, is being used to optimize a Left-Center-Right (LCR) speaker system. In addition to advanced sound, lighting, and audio-visual systems, the hall incorporates state-of-the-art conference facilities, including an interactive microphone system and built-in multilingual interpretation systems.

The smaller Plenary Theatre on the convention centre's third floor is outfitted with three Lake C

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UK/USA - Brian Auger is touring with a pair of Allen & Heath MixWizard mixing consoles. The desks - one based in the U.S. and one in Europe - provide onstage pre-mixing and monitor processing for Auger's multiple keyboard set-up.

"These mixers are one of the best investments I've made in a long time. They've done quite a few miles on the road and I couldn't be more pleased with them," says Auger. "I don't need any DI boxes, I just plug the keyboards straight into the WZ and use the main outputs to feed the PA system."

Whether Auger is touring North America or Europe, the MixWizards are available to pre-mix his Hammond B3 organ and a Korg SG Pro X piano, as well as a rack-mount Korg X5DR module.

The consoles also allow the keyboard player to add reverb to his monitors as a performance aid. "In bigger halls, I use some reverb on the keyboards," he

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USA - Peavey has made a number of key improvements to its Messenger Series enclosures. Both ST models now offer additional power with the aid of a new 1" compression driver, lifting the performance of the 12" model from 125 to 175W RMS, while the new 15" model increases the power from 150 to 200W RMS. With the price remaining the same, Peavey has also added Neutrik connectors.

Additionally, the non-powered 12 and 15" Pro units are now being fitted with more powerful 3" voice coil woofers and a 1.75" titanium diaphragm HF compression driver. This has resulted in increased power handling from 200 to 250W RMS in the 12" model and from 250 to 300W RMS in the 15" model. The non-powered Pro Sub unit has had its power raised to 300W, again with the addition of a 3" voice coil woofer. Prices remain the same.

Finally, the UL range has benefi

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UK - Ms. Dynamite used a range of TL Audio gear for both the recent Live8 concert in Hyde Park, London, and several live appearances - including an exclusive live set at Abbey Road studios and her appearance at the tenth annual MOBO awards. The performances are all building up to the imminent release of her second album.

The singer's band have been thoroughly enjoying using the TL Audio gear for their performances, especially at live 8. Trevor Axeman McKinley commented, "They [TL Audio products] were great for us at Live 8; we were doing a cover of a reggae classic - Redemption Song by Bob Marley and the sound had to be right to take on such a well loved and respected song. The set was an acoustic one sandwiched between two rock bands. It was major play for us and we needed to stand out. TL Audio gear enabled us to do that and [we] stood out strong!"

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UK - Absolute Music Solutions will be hosting an expo on 12 November. Music technology equipment from across the industry will be on show and available for demo, including Mackie's Digital X buss mixer, Roland V-drums and Ion electronic drum kits, M-Audio's new stage piano the ProKeys 88, Digidesign's MBox 2 and more.

Ableton will be officially launching the already popular Ableton 5 software, whilst other leading manufacturers will also be there to demonstrate their latest products.

Absolute Music Solutions will be joined by demonstrators from Apple, who will be running a series of Logic demonstrations and workshops in Absolute's new custom built studios, aimed at both new and seasoned Logic users. There will also be the possibility to sign up for further in-depth training on specific gear and for specific applications.

Full details of the event have yet to be confirmed. Mo

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UK - A.C. Lighting was the recipient of dealer awards from both lighting and audio manufacturers at PLASA 2005. Zero 88's Graham Eales, creator of Frog, presented A.C. northern sales director Jonathan Walters and northern sales manager Adam Beaumont with their UK Dealer of the Year 2005 award.

Grant Bales-Smith, UK market manager for Zero 88 commented: "A.C. thoroughly deserve to receive this award, which is in recognition of the support and dedication their sales team has put into promoting the Zero 88 brand over the past 12 months, seeing a significant upturn in their overall Zero 88 sales."

A.C.'s Jonathan Walters commented: "I'm delighted to receive this award on behalf of the whole sales team. A.C. places great importance on being able to provide customers with a quick delivery turnaround, a team of highly trained staff and a full technical backup service,

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UK - Among the many new products launched by Harman Pro UK at PLASA 2005, is the WMS 40 PRO, the latest generation, entry level wireless microphone series from AKG. The WMS 40 PRO provides new features and professional performance derived from the technology of the premium WMS 4000 and WMS 400 systems.

Offering professional performance and a range of system options, the WMS 40 PRO is aimed at low cost, fixed installation, sound reinforcement, and conferencing and presentation applications. New features include frequency selectability - WMS 40 PRO FLEXX - full multi-channel capability, with the ability to use up to nine WMS 40 PRO systems together on intermodulation-free frequencies (up to seven simultaneous channels with the Single and Dual systems), license-free UHF operation on ISM frequency systems, single AA battery operation for transmitters, and dual transmitter operation

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UK - Autograph Sound is gearing up for a hectic few months in the West End, around the Country and in North America. Along with Nick Lidster, Andrew Bruce is, once again, designing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Having had its final flight at the London Palladium on 5 September, it starts previewing at The Empire, Sunderland, in early December, taking in Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Edinburgh next year. My Fair Lady - designed by Paul Groothius - is gearing up for a for a five-week stay in Manchester before heading out on a UK Tour.

Meanwhile, back in the West End, Simon Baker is busy transferring Ducktastic! into The Albery Theatre after a successful three week run in Newcastle, closely followed, with the assistance of Alan Lugger, by the new Tom Stoppard play, Heroes at The Wyndhams. Baker then goes to Canada to work on the musical version of

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UK - Kasabian recently returned from the US to home turf and played to a 10,000-strong audience at the Nottingham Playhouse. For sound reinforcement, they utilized a Meyer Sound MILO array system loudspeakers supplied by London-based Capital Sound.

"They are a great bunch of lads," remarks Capital's Paul Timmins, who also serves as Kasabian's production manager. "They are having an absolutely meteoric rise at the moment, and it's great to be able to give them such a fantastic sound system."

The system design was anchored by main left and right arrays of 16 MILO cabinets each: 14 MILOs covering the long throw and mid-floor and two MILO 120 extended coverage high-power curvilinear array units splayed underneath providing downfill for the near field. Two side hangs comprising six MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers each covered the stage-sid

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Scandinavia - Paul Whiting has been appointed to the Board of Sennheiser Nordic, a newly formed company that will largely replace the independent business partners who have represented Sennheiser in Scandinavia in the past.

From January 2006, this Copenhagen based organisation will represent all Sennheiser activities in Denmark, Finland and Norway and will provide customers with even closer relationships to Sennheiser. Sweden will continue to be handled by the independent partner Sennheiser AB, Stockholm until further notice.

In a further extension of their global business strategy, Sennheiser has created the Northern/Western Europe Group which will include the new Sennheiser Nordic organisation, Sennheiser Netherlands, Sennheiser BeLux, Sennheiser UK and Sennheiser France. In addition to his board membership of Sennheiser Nordic, Paul Whiting has also been appointed vice-pres

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Germany - The EVI Audio team has been strengthened by the arrival of Klaus Heitzenröder. A graduate in musicology, he has been appointed sales manager (EAME) for Electro-Voice and Blue microphones. In recent years, he has worked as a product manager with an established microphone manufacturer, as well as helping to establish a flightcase business.

"I want to make our products even more successful in Europe, Africa and the Middle East," says Heitzenroedeer. "And I'm confident I can do it, because Electro-Voice and Blue are at the cutting edge of microphone technology and built to the very highest professional standards. Their market potential, therefore, is enormous."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Both Dromore Cathedral and Portglenone Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland have installed discreetly placed and precision-tuned Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems.

The Cathedral Church at Dromore, serving a parish of the Anglican-connected Church of Ireland, was built in stages over several centuries. Major portions of the existing structure date back to 1661. "It was a nightmare, really," explains Robert Andrews of Andrews Audio (Portglenone), who designed and installed both systems. "They rebuilt and added on to (the building) to the point where there is absolutely nothing symmetrical about the church. The seating goes off all different ways, so there was no way to use a main cluster with delays in such a reverberant space."

Andrews' solution for Dromore's architectural mélange employs five UPM-1P compact wide coverage loudspeake

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