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Wethele Manor, at Weston-Under-Wetherly near Leamington, is an attractive old farmhouse dating back to the 16th century. Restored to a very high standard it now offers luxury accommodation and is set on a 250-acre estate overlooking the rolling Warwickshire countryside. The old stable block, which retains many features including the original roof timbers, has been converted to provide a unique L-shaped function room facility.

Having heard the systems installed by PSL at the Sweeny's and KoKo's venues in Leamington, the owners of Wethele Manor contacted Peter Smith of PSL to design and supply their system. Inside the function room, PSL used six Community VERIS 8 full-range loudspeakers, supplemented by two VERIS 210 subs

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Speaking about the occasion, Phil Price said: "Today we have had the opportunity of displaying and demonstrating the new Digital Art Speakers, Acustica and most of the TT+ range. Although we are constantly demonstrating speakers all over the country, people have had an opportunity to hear them in a much larger environment."

Price continued: "In addition we held an exhibition of our major Commercial Audio Products including working demonstrations of our Flexa Modular Amplifier System, Forum Congress Systems, Monitor Q Speaker Systems."

During the day, Michele Begotti of RCF SpA's PA Systems Depa

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The Neumann KMS 104 cardioid condenser handheld microphone received a 2007 TEC Award in the Mic Technology/Sound Reinforcement category, and the Sennheiser NET 1 wireless systems manager was awarded top honours in the Wireless Technology category.

In addition, the Neumann Stereo Disk Lathe, introduced in 1956, was inducted into the TECnology Hall of Fame at this year's awards ceremony.

(Jim Evans)

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Once users register, they can complete Syminar at their own pace from any internet connection, at any hour, on any day of the week, says the company. Users can repeat lessons as many times as they like. Once they're satisfied with a lesson, users can take a short quiz to test their knowledge. Users who complete and pass each quiz will receive a Basic Level Certificate from Symetrix, as well as four InfoComm CTS credits.

"We're very happy to have Syminar up and running," said Paul Roberts, director of sales for Symetrix. "We have been holding effective in-person regional SymNet trainings for some time now. The next step was to take that curriculu

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14 March 2016

Over the past decade, Martech has successfully expanded into new vertical markets, mostly recently the professional Audio/Video Integration market. Joining the Martech AV Group as sales representatives serving Canada coast to coast are Ray Seutter, Andrew Meissner, Gino Pileggi, Barry Steinburg, Ron Saunders, Natalie Scalise and Jay Bishop. Focused on serving the professional Audio/Video integrator, the Martech AV group is offering an experienced, knowledgeable team of professional sales and technical support people including Jay Bishop, Steve Agnello and Chris Chesworth.

"Our customers are demanding that we raise the bar in how the Aud

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14 March 2016

Markus was most recently president of EMD Music, Inc. from its inception in November 2002. Prior to that he was president of MAPEX USA and had previously held sales and marketing management positions at LP Music and REMO.

(Jim Evans)

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Founded by Nicolaos M. Kyvernitis in 1985 and based in the United Arab Emirates, NMK is representing the Van Damme and VDC Trading range in Dubai, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Cyprus.

NMK's Business Development Manager, Chicco Hiranandani, says: "We are extremely delighted to have Van Damme and VDC Trading products in our portfolio. Their quality and reputation reflect NMK's desire to be a leading distributor in the professional audio industry."

The Van Damme range of audio and video cables has been designed, engineered and refined over many years to suit customer requirements. Many new and innovative ideas have be

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14 March 2016

The American giant - leader in the wellness sector, with a million distributors in 61 countries throughout the world and net annual sales totalling $3billion - has always placed great emphasis on the 'audio factor' at its conventions.

In Germany, considering the excellent results achieved at the Lisbon Pavilhão Atlântico, to cover the audience of the Köln Arena (20,000 participants) 76 Butterfly CDH 483 Hi-packs, 12 Sub Victor Live and eight Subtech were used, with relative Outline power amplifiers: a combination of T6.5 and the new T7 units, all of which occupy just one rack unit each, plus Genius 26 DSP for signal management.

The operation was handled by Planet Service of San Marino. The fine

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"I've got thirty years of Sennheiser under my belt!" smiled Lanois. "I was very proud to be associated with Sennheiser for my recent concerts that took place during the Toronto International Film Festival."

The documentary's premier was followed by two sold-out concert performances at the Great Hall in To

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Now, thanks to Meyer Sound's Danish dealer Nyk°bing-Falster-based Hercules Productions, Aarhus Theatre residents, performers, and guests alike can experience much improved sound in the theatre's main venue and the second hall, Scala.

"As long as I can remember, Aarhus Theatre has had a reputation as pioneers and trendsetters in Denmark, known for great sound and for their very

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14 March 2016

Tinnitus affects almost five million people in the UK - a staggering 10% of the adult population. The new BTA website and rebrand is a response to one of the most common health problems facing the UK today and has been designed to raise the profile of tinnitus and support those who have the condition, says the association.

Musicians and music lovers are particularly at risk from hearing damage due to frequent and extended exposure to high levels of noise. There is a common misconception that using ear protection can reduce the sound quality of music in a live situation. In reality the right ear protection can increase the quality of what is being heard by cutting out specific frequencies, as opposed to simply cutting down noise.

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The organisers of the event entrusted production, as they had done the previous year, to MK Badensound of Renchen. A team led by Johannes Moeck deployed a full 280m of cable to connect the entire network of amplifiers and loudspeakers, which comprised 124 Dynacord V-System enclosures in four-point configurations either flown or mounted in the hall ceiling, all driven by 22 Dynacord Power H5000 power amplifiers.

"We used a similar loudspeaker configuration powered by the same amps l

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Specialising in developing markets, the company has a dedicated export office for manufacturers wishing to penetrate diverse emerging economies around the world.

In confirming this key appointment, Simon Blackwood, managing director of Turbosound commented, "Seamus Connolly (PAXT commercial director) and Tim Pollard (PAXT managing director) have significant channel management expertise in these emerging markets and we're delighted to partner with them to make our brand more widely available and aggressively grow our mutual business. It's also always nice to start off with a large order."

"We are delighted to manage the distribution of Turbosound in these growth a

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SKL's sales manager, Stephen Pattison comments: "We do work for the Hard Rock Café up here and when you're going into an environment like that, which is essentially a restaurant that's being turned into a venue for the evening, size matters. The Vi4 has everything we require and it does it with a slightly smaller footprint."

(Jim Evans)

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The Roundhouse specified the system after last year's audition of BRP's latest acquisition. It was a unanimous "Yes" by all the technical staff at the Roundhouse and BBC crews alike to Butterfly's encore, says Outline.

This year (as last) saw the rebuilt Roundhouse host a broad spread of artists. One of the many highlights was Sir Paul McCartney, who performed Beatles and Wings hits together with his latest compositions.

(Jim Evans)

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Dennis O'Shea, the MCA's manager of technical production, recently added a second eight-channel TRUE Systems Precision 8 preamp/DI to the auditorium's reinforcement and archival system so that all 16 recording channels could benefit from the Precision 8's clean, warm sound.

The MCA bought the original Precision 8 after upgrading to a Yamaha DM1000 digital mixer. O'Shea explained, "We switched over from the typical 'barge' board to get something smaller and to take advantage of digital memory. With the addition of the 16 Precision pres we've added a very exclusive layer to the board. The Precision 8 has a warmth, clarity, and consistency that's unlike any other mic pre I've sampled befor

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The main audio contractor was TM Audio, with project manager Reinier Bruijns in charge. The XLNT MCR (Multi Channel Reverb) software, allowing the room's acoustics to be varied at the touch of a button, runs on a Peavey MediaMatrix Nion hardware platform and was written by sister Ampco/Flashlight Group R&D company Team Projects, with the sound system design essentials by Cees Mulder.

It drives a Martin Audio W8LM line array proscenium system, Martin Audio and XLNT Bassbeam subwoofers and a KEF/Shure MCR network, with a Yamaha MC7L console.

The installation was carried out by another Ampco/Flashlight Group co

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With this in mind, 2007 was the year that ESS decided to bite the bullet and embrace all the advantages that digital audio offers. Yet, although it was a very significant move for this previously all-analogue company, the benefits of digital were so quickly embraced that digital has already become ESS's standard format, with analogue offered as an option.

"When we decided to buy digital consoles we had three key criteria, all of which had to be fulfilled," says the company's Phil McDaniel. "These were the

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For this production, the whole of the building is used, as Metro magazine described: "Punchdrunk's transformation of the labyrinthine BAC into an extraordinary warren of velvety interiors and glamorous decadence."

BAC's technical manager Luke Girling takes up the story: "The performance is driven by the soundtrack, so the development of the sound within the show has been our real goal. We were aiming at a sound as comprehensive and high quality as possible, that was the real challenge." Girling continued: "The RCF sys

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Real World became involved last year when Gabriel's studio and monitor engineer Richard Chappell visited Cambodia and met Kong Nay, one of Cambodia's few surviving master musicians. Kong Nay subsequently performed at last summer's WOMAD festival, followed by a UK tour organised, booked, promoted and engineered by Chappell to raise funds for the musicians' ca

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Over 65 Chauvet LED fixtures were utilised for stage, dance floor, and ambient lighting. Colorado 1 units provided stage and dance floor lighting, with additional Colorado 3 and LEDrain 56 fixtures providing ambient and spot lighting. The result was a wash of saturated hues that could be varied to reflect the different moods of the event.

The result was a success, generating financial contributions that will allow the Walters Art Museum to continue offering free admission for the coming year to an impressive fine art collection that spans the eras betwe

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McCarthy was an early employee at Meyer Sound and was instrumental in the development of the company's SIM source independent measurement system. He also taught the first SIM School, which later evolved into Meyer Sound's ongoing education programme that today spans the globe. McCarthy eventually went on to become an independent sound system designer and tuner, a role in which he worked on numerous events, experience he now brings back to Meyer Sound.

Besides working on Constellation, McCarthy will also continue his involvement with Meyer Sound's worldwide seminar series. In recent years, McCarthy has t

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"Rather than just selling equipment, we have the attitude that we form partnerships with our customers, providing long-term technical support, training and servicing facilities. All of our sales team go through technical training, with us you never get the guy who just wants to make the sale."

He continues: "I have been impressed with the new DiGiCo management and their vision of the future. I like the direction that the company is going in, it works very well with the o

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14 March 2016

The event which celebrates the Hindu Festival of Lights is organised by the Mayor of London and the Diwali in London Committee and sees Trafalgar Square lit up with colour to celebrate the occasion.

Contracted by Greenwich + Docklands Festivals to supply technical elements for the event, Stage Electrics supplied lighting across the site, PA system, power distribution and generation requirements.

A broad spectrum of products was utilised for the lighting duties including Martin MAC2000 and MAC700 washes, Studio Due City Colors, Pulsar Chroma Floods and HTI150W architectural wash luminaires. Control was by way of an Avolites Pearl with Avolites Radio EDMX system providing data transfer duties across the square to minimise cable runs.

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