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Launching this month, CrystalRoc has hand customised the star's Sennheiser microphones with Swarovski crystals in sparkling Dorado (metallic gold) and stunning iridescent crystal. Additionally there will be the world's first completely crystallised fully functioning Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar, which will also make its debut on the groundbreaking tour.

Kylie Minogue was delighted with her dazzling microphones when she saw them at her London rehearsal studios last week and is pleased to be the first artist to use them. And her tour manager Sean Fitzpatrick says: "The microphones look and sound fantastic!"

CrystalRoc is the brainchild of successful music producer M

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At present, RoHS legally applies only within the EU; however, it is fast becoming a worldwide initiative. Aware of its significance, Crown International has taken a proactive approach and announces that eight of its eleven amplifier lines currently in production as well as all of its PIP modules now meet the regulations of the RoHS directive.

The goal of RoHS is to minimise the effects of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their usable life and once they become waste. Specifically targeted by the directive are a number of heavy metals (lead, mercury, etc.) and certain flame-retardants, the use of which can pose potential environmental hazards after

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There were 16 front-fill Proel Edge 15 CXPB 15" inches coaxial monitors, powered by Powersoft Q4002 and Proel DS026 processors. The rental company providing the equipment for the show was Buenos Aires Live Show, which was enthusiastic about theperformance of the Proel Edge monitors. Federico Sainz from Buenos Aires Live Show defines the collaboration with the Italian company as "a successful couple, that allowed us to offer a sound of the highest quality".

Mario Di Cola,

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Pronorte put their EAWKF760 and KF730 line array systems through their paces at several shows this summer including a concert for veteran UK rock band, the Simple Minds as well as several major festivals. Among the biggest were the Bilbao Live Festival that took place in Bilbao in July, the Noroeste Pop Rock festival, a huge four-day free gig held in a spectacular beach setting in La Coruna at the north-western tip of Spain, and the Azkena Rock Festival in Mendizabala, Vittoria, also in northern Spain which took place during the first weekend in September.

The principal attractions at Bilbao included Guns 'n' Roses, Ben Harper, the Pretenders, the Cardigans, Placebo, the Fun Lovin' Criminals and the Cu

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OSM's colleges in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka operate under the name of The School of Music and Communication Arts. These establishments cater for 15,000 students and teach a variety of courses covering music entertainment, creative entertainment and ecology.

As part of its ongoing expansion, OSM is preparing to open Sendai Communication Arts, a new centre in Osaka that will be completed by next April. The 48-channel SSL Duality will be used to teach its music entertain

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Awards were presented to those rep firms who met or exceeded their 2006 sales quotas. Listen's FM Quota Busters included Aldridge Marketing, Inc., Eakins, Bernstein & Associates, Merchant Marketing, Pros, Inc., SECOM, Inc., Sonic Sales and Sound Vision Marketing. Aldridge Marketing Inc. and Pros Inc. also received Quota Buster awards for Listen's IR line. The Conferencing Quota Buster awards were presented to Anew CT, Encourage, Online Marketing, SECOM, Inc., Sonic Sales, and Sound Vision Marketing.

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The Salao Internacional do Automovel 2006 featured 155 exhibitors and drew more than 620,000 visitors over a two-week period. With a theme of "Passion, Emotion and Evolution" and multiple new product launches scheduled by the world's leading auto companies, the exhibition was one of Latin America's largest and most successful trade shows of the year. R4 Som, a full-service sound reinforcement company, provided its client Toyota with in-booth audio production services.

Powered by Crown MA-Series power amplifiers and driven by a dbx 4800 DriveRack loudspeaker management system, JBL Vertec VT4889 full-size line array elements w

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The Iconyx Series uses advanced technology to provide natural music and intelligible speech in the highly reverberant environments typically associated with architecturally distinguished buildings. Their slender "thin stick" vertical profile mounts flat to the wall, blending easily with both classical and contemporary architecture. Iconyx arrays are available in 8, 16, 24 and 32 channel sizes to sui

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"We already knew how well the X-Line works as a rock box," says Systems Tech Mike 'Monk' Shear of LD Systems, "and it's done an equally impressive job handling the electronic music on the Fundamental tour. What sets the X-Line apart is its smooth HF response; digital signal reproduction can be a bit harsh in the high frequencies, but this rig sounds seamless and warm up in the mids and highs. We can hear the HF details without pushing them too hard."

"I rate X-Line very highly," says FOH engineer Colin Boland. "It's so easy to get a good mix on this system. I can hear the slightest EQ adjustments through t

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Tantzen spent four years as a product specialist at Loud Technologies, where he successfully grew the TAPCO brand. His wide-ranging freelance audio engineering activities include studio recording, editing, and mixing; location recording and mixing; audio for video; and live sound and broadcast mixing. In addition, he developed and taught classes at Seattle's 911 Media Arts.

Commented Tantzen, "I'm happy to put my skills to use at Symetrix because it has such a g

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Adlib director Dave Kay, who specified the systems states, "I have been a great fan of Sennheiser wireless for many years, and my global FOH duties means it is essential that I can rely on equipment that won't let me down on the night. I find this is especially important when touring internationally and have to integrate a system with the available frequencies out there."

Kay, who won the 2006 Total Production International Award for Sound Engineer of the Year, is curre

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"This is what I've wanted for years," says Francis. "I've tried everything - at least demoed everything. This is the first console I've wanted to own. I've always looked at the others as a temporary step. Even though some of them I used for four or five years, I was just waiting for technology to advance."

Ebert is equally enthusiastic: "I had used digital consoles before, but I never really liked them because of their sound quality and the fact that they're so complicated to operate. What I'm looking for in a digital console is someth

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Sound Control sales director, Ray Miller says: "These displays demonstrate the proactive approach that we share with Sennheiser. It is quite unusual to utilise freestanding units in stores and we felt this was a good way to draw attention to the products. Today's retailers are more conscious than ever of making every square foot count, and we think this is an innovative and creative way of presenting a product range. This format is an attention-grabbing system, and also means our customers can get touchy/feely with the Sennheiser range

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Andy Tait of Tom Cat & Associates, the Auckland-based sound company that provides production and broadcast audio for NZ Idol, has just ordered the second Vi6 in the country. His experiences using the console on a 12-week trial basis during NZ Idol proved so positive that he decided not to give it back to Jands NZ, Soundcraft's New Zealand distributor.

"I only had about an hour to get my head around it before having to use it to mix a live-to-air music TV show," recalls Tait. "I didn't get a chance to read the operators' manual of course; but thanks to the excellent layout and functi

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Schmittinger has a proven track record as a pro audio specialist. For over 25 years, a passionate guitarist and singer, he has been gathering experience in different sectors of the musical instruments and pro audio industries, and can point to such successes as the creation of an international distribution network for a record label and most recently a profitable spell in the role of director of business, Central Europe, for a large American manufacturer.

Schmittinger says: "The task of helping to push this legendary microphone brand even further to the forefront of people's awareness is an exciting one.

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A familiar face to the international pro audio industry, Budge most recently enjoyed a five-year tenure as the sales manager for engineered sound at Harman Pro UK where he was involved on install projects for several of the country's premier soccer stadiums (Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, etc.), the AEG O2 Arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome), and other high-profile projects. Prior to that, he spent eight years in various sales management positions with Realscape, Celestion, Canon Audio and Echosphere, which, coming full-circle, followed seven years of employment with Harman International Industr

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"Jon's addition is a key component in our aggressive long-range EAW plan, and is another example of the calibre of investments we are making to grow the brand," remarked Loud's president and CEO, Jamie Engen.

Sager's addition comes on the heels of Loud's recent investments in EAW brand leadership; increased worldwide manufacturing capacity; an expanded engineering, prototyping and BTO facility in its Whitinsville, MA factory; and an expanding service and ASG team, says the company.

"We are thrilled to have Jon back," said Ken Berger, Loud senior vice preside

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Two of Maher's three shops - in Welwyn Garden City and Fleet - have been equipped with the technology and they are already paying dividends. Tony Maher says the development is in line with his company's policy of providing a more welcoming environment in which to shop, conscious that 50% of the population never ventures into a book shop. "We wanted to create a bright, contemporary design, with the infrastructure that would enable our staff to be able to offer an exceptional service to customers," he said.

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One grandMA full-size, one NSP, grandMA on PC and one grandMA ultra-light for pre-programming, showed their full capability over the duration of the festival. "We decided to use the grandMA system, due to the easy programming," explains programmer Pablo Hernando, "We felt really comfortable during the programming time. The whole system is very reliable and strong. Also the software tools that go along with the system are extremely useful and easy to understand."

The lighting rig for the main stage included 12

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"Partnering with the D-Tools MVP program was an excellent way to expand our product exposure and educate integrators and consumer electronic professions on the benefits of Planet Waves Cable Station line," said Robert D'Addario, Planet Waves CI product manag

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The 22" x 30" x 42" TH-215 is designed to cover the 29-125Hz range (+/-3dB) with a sensitivity of 99dB SPL at 39Hz (measured as 20V input 1/2 space at10M distance). The TH-215 takes up to 1,400 continuous watts and 2,800 programme watts and will produce a generous 133dB SPL at 36Hzand 138dB SPL in the range of 102-113Hz. The TH-215 weighs in at a modest 190 lbs.

"People are astounded by the deep, loud, true sound of our TH l

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The Box represented another challenge, that of being able to contain and control sound without creating external noise pollution. In this case the Odyssey complex is surrounded by a multi screen cinema complex, an IMAX cinema directly above and several well know chain restaurants in the surro

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Hot-foot from its recent project at the Dorchester Hotel, CGA has altered the identity of the Cinema's ground-floor, transforming the lobby into a cool bar seating area with the installation of an Electro-Voice sound system, using four wall-mounted EV S-40 ultracompact compact monitors together with a 50" plasma screen.

The space has been re-designed to include a cyc-type wall, new lighting, and shocking pink and orange furnishings. Says Chris Gunton of CGA, "even given the hot colours, it's a square design so I chose Electro-Voice's square S-40 cabinet, which sounded much warm

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Applications include pro audio/consumer interfacing, and level and impedance matching for digitising audio. Specifications include, Input and Outputs have a 10K Impedance Ohms and Balanced jack and Unbalanced RCA connectors. Input Attenuation is user variable from 0db to infinity (off) and Frequency Response is 20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.5dB.

(Lee Baldock)