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The new wireless Intercom system is billed as "a revolutionary product for today's ever changing and shrinking RF environment". Providing 8 KHz of modulated bandwidth, the system allows more users per channel in the cramped UHF spectrum.

The system is based on the award winning BTR-800 wireless intercom system and provides all of the standard features of the BTR-800 system, such as DSP and Intelligent Power Control, plus many more.

When matched with the BTR-80N, the TR-80N and TR-82N beltpacks provide additional features like selectable transmitter power output, selectable receiver squelch control, RF meter display on base station and beltpack displays, remote battery indicators on base station display, low battery tone indicator on beltpack, AC or

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The communications RIB for the Beijing Olympics includes 600 ports distributed over three ADAM frames, DBX series Dual Bus Expanders, KP-32 classic series keypanels, RVON VoIP products, intelligent trunking components with telephone interfaces, as well as products fr

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Fabrice Quirin has been his monitor engineer since last summer and it was his persuading that led to Kano picking up the Sennheiser mic. "I'd used the SKM 935 on a few occasions when I was working for Britannia Row Productions," explains Quirin. "I always had great results with them, especially in monitors.

"I think the 935 works a treat on Kano's vocal," he continues. "He is a bright, loud MC and the high end of the 935 is very soft giving him a smoother sound from the start. The low end is fantastic on these mics. I find it very flattering. Also they can take the volume when set to -30 sensitivity, even though the meter is showing clipping all the way through.&q

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The monitoring system has been a part of the setup since 2005. According to Dustin Ragland, drummer for Charlie Hall, the system's efficient and portable design has made traveling and having to deal with the PA gear less challenging. "Its compactness has been a major plus," he says. "We previously traveled with a digital mixer and a large splitter, and I was in charge of each mix. This burdened us with having to fly with extra equipment and risking it breaking in transit. The AN-16/i-M r

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Choosing Lollapalooza 2008 to play its first North American gig on the second leg of its summer tour, Radiohead played to a sell-out crowd of 75,000 to close out the first night. Thom Yorke's vocals and guitar helped guide the two-hour set, with the frontman singing into a Beta 87C from Shure.

(Jim Evans)

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The company specialises in complete technical productions including audio, lighting, backline and crew service. "We strive to ensure that every event runs smoothly and on schedule, while providing a flawless show for each and every audience member," said Michael Faber, director of purchasing for Proshow Systems.

A large part of Proshow's company philosophy is to maintain an inventory that is built around industry-standard equipment. "Our years of experience serving the corporate and entertainment industries enables us to select the right equipment for a given system," Faber added. "Our systems are easily adapted to fit every event or req

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For the Olympic Games, Chinese broadcasting giant CCTV was opted for communications systems from RTS to ensure that sound and images from the Games reach the waiting millions. RTS components - including ADAM and Cronus matrices linked to over sixty KP32 and KP12LK keypanels - form the nerve centre of several of the company's outside broadcast vehicles. In the area of wireless communication, too, Telex BTR700 and TR700 systems will be in action throughout the event.

Systems from EVI Audio are in use in the competition

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Vieta-Net Control (VNC) Software Version 2, which includes new features, a better user interface and an easier automatic set-up, allows a remarkable 2-way communication between a variety of local control options and a PC-based master control of the media player and amplifiers, which can be connected directly, connected via a wireless network or connected remotely using the internet.

Local changes to settings on the Ti Line system can be made by any combination of IR remotes, wall switches and unit front panels. These changes will register on the remote PC which provides master control of the system, and can be

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"Without Shure...I don't know," he says. "There are a lot of things I'm doing that I just couldn't do. They're the best you have ever seen, y'know. I'm always confident when I'm using this stuff, and I'm not just saying that. It works."

On Sunday, 20 July, Guy was presented with the first-ever Great Performer of Illinois Award at a ceremony in Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, which he held up and dedicated to "Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, the late, great Junior Wells - all the guys who helped make Chicago what it is today with the blues." This award came just two days before the release of his latest album, Skin Deep

(Jim Evans)

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The National Aquatic Centre, also known as the Water Cube, features 52 PD5212/64 12-inch 2-way full-range loudspeakers, eight PD5122 dual 12-inch low-frequency loudspeakers, 12 AC2212/95, and 12 each 2380A 90- x 40-degree horns matched with 2446J 2-inch exit (4-inch voice coil) compression drivers.

Designed by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation with a steel space frame clad with ETFE pillows, the National Aquatic Centre was purpose-built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with its acoustics specially tempered for the occasion. But with literally hundre

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RTS will also show the DKP 16 CLD Colour Display Desktop Keypanel. The DKP 16 CLD is the desktop member of the CLD colour keypanel family. Like its rack-mounted counterpart, the DKP 16 CLD is controlled using a groundbreaking full-colour graphic interface.

The DKP 16 CLD sports a host of features that are the new standard among the RTS CLD keypanel family. A USB port, two

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The annual ten-day event, presenting classical and popular artists in the historic city of Leipzig's Market Square, puts heavy demands on both the equipment and the staff. Technical director Peter Linke is managing the event for the fourteenth time this year.

Aviom's Pro64 digital multicore allows for redundant cabling for the critical audio transfer between the stage and the FOH. The 48 input channels on stage are derived from six Yamaha AD8HR preamplifiers, which feed the digital inputs of three Aviom 6416dio Digital I/O Modules.

Utilising two redundant streams of A-Net, via two separate Cat 5e cable

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Awards News - Rock band Iron Maiden have asked to be removed from the Vodafone Live Music Awards shortlist after being nominated for the best live return prize. Vodafone said the band had complained they should not be considered for the prize because they said they had never stopped touring. In a posting on their website the band said: "We are not quite sure where we are returning from." Indie group James have now been nominated for the award instead. Iron Maiden, who recently played at Twickenham Stadium, said the nomination was "very flattering". A Vodafone spokesman said: &q

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"Combining the Neumann capsule with the Sennheiser wireless system has thrust the legendary Neumann sound to the top of the wireless domain," says George Michael's long serving personal monitor mixer and audio consultant, Andy 'Baggy' Robinson. "It's opened up new dimensions in sound for sophisticated live-performance engineering. For me, the Neumann KK 104 has a warm, smooth and clean response that requires virtually no EQ. Despite a loud backline, I can always place George's vocal exactly where I want it i

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Part of the Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Centre, it ranks alongside the Beijing National Stadium and Beijing Aquatic Park as one of the Games' three showpiece buildings. Post-Games, its world-class facilities will continue to host the NBA Basketball it was designed to showcase - as well as providing Beijing with a new, all-purpose live music venue, capable of seating up to 18,000 fans.

With a brief to deliver excellent speech and music to every seat, Taiwan-based Linfair Engineering - which has offices in both Hong Kong and Beijing, as well as Taiwan - won the contract to design, supply a

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Vue has invested £5m in developing the multiplex and equipping it with state of the art digital projection and processed surround sound technology as part of the complete innovation package. Martin Audio has been the system of choice for Vue Cinemas for many years and each system is purpose-built for Vue.

Throughout Hull's ten screening rooms Martin Audio's purpose-developed Screen 5 or Screen 4 systems (depending on room size) have been fitted, accompanied by Screen Sub 1A's and Effect 5 surround speakers. These were set into position by Canadian company Eomac, who also designed the screen frames and stretch wall fabric, with the full termination/integration and commissioning of the sound and projectio

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Ateis UK is introducing a number of new additions to its internationally acclaimed range, and is inviting designers, engineers, installers and rental specialists to visit their stand and learn more about Ateis's potential across all commercial, ecclesiastical, auditoria and stadia application environments.

Expanding the potential of its Messenger range of active line array loudspeakers, which are recognised for the high quality speech intelligibility, the new steerable Bass Array enables the low frequencies to be carried over a greater distance. Whilst minimising signal deviation (2dB within 100m), it is fully steerable and is self powered to provide maximum clarity in controlled areas, say Ateis.

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Designed for live sound reinforcement and other audio distribution applications, the AN-16/o v.4 is compatible with a wide range of signal level requirements. Each pair of channels on the 1U rack-mount 16-channel digital-to-analog converter has a four-position output level switch with settings for +24, +18, and +4dBu line-level, or mic-level output. All channels feature front-panel LEDs for signal present and clip. The AN-16/o v.4 comes equipped with DB25 multipin connectors for analo

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The sound systems deployed on the main stage in the 6,000 person capacity festival marquee were once again the responsibility of Norwegian service provider MultiTechnic AS. MultiTechnic sound designer Dag Josten and his team relied primarily on a Dynacord Cobra-4 line-array system for the stage main system and a Dynacord Cobra-2 for side- fill.

"We invested some time in the run-up to the festival making sure the flown enclosures were perfectly aimed and tuned," says Dag Josten. "We were also using a Cobra-2 system this year for the first time to provide side fil

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The LR14/90 uses Alcons' proprietary pro-ribbon technology for MHF reproduction; The unusually high 800W peak power handling and crystal-clear response of the RBN401 pro-ribbon driver enables a true HiFi sound reproduction at concert SPL's.

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"I've been using the IMK4061 for all dates I play with (classical guitarist) John Williams, and also on an acoustic Selmer guitar with my band Sweet Chorus - a 'hot club' style of jazz and a personal homage to (French jazz violinist) Stephane Grappelli," he says.

"I love the clear, true reproduction - the ease of mounting and the way that it gives me a great sound plus the freedom to move around."

The mounting accessories also allow Etheridge flexibility when it comes to positioning the mic on his instrument

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"As 100,000 spectators cheer for their respective countrymen in the opening ceremony, clear and present audio will be important, no matter what language is being spoken," said Marc Kellom, vice president of marketing for Crown Audio. "With over 400 of our I-Tech amplifiers powering the system, we're confident that everyone in attendance including the athletes will be able to hear their country's introduction."

Audio alone takes up two full rooms in the spacious stadium and Crown's 400 I-Tech amplifiers are housed in 30 racks. The audio system, which is fibre based, was designed by China Broadcast Bureau, a state-run agency. All the processing in the system is bei

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It was decided that they needed a new loudspeaker system to take the venue's bookings and offerings into the next level. The previous system was locally designed and built and had been the in-house system since the venue opened in 1995. When the time came to upgrade, venue sound technician and long-time fan of d&b audiotechnik systems, Ben Thompson contacted Simon Moran of Optim Audio who ultimately insta

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"You're talking about two icons here, so the sound has to be perfect," says production manager Gary Trew. "The nature of the music and the backing band fluctuates from places where you can hear a pin drop clear to big crescendos during some numbers."

Robert Plant's long-time FOH engineer who also handled the Raising Sand tour, Roy Williams agrees, "Two very different artists getting together means very different expectations among the audience as well, but after a few shows, we realised we had a Raising Sand audience. It allowed us to add more dynamics to the mix, going from a whisper to a scream. The audience was recept