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Built in the form of a pentagon, the striking Huainan Theatre cost $48m US and covers an area of 24,500sq.m. Capable of accommodating up to 1280 people, the building's internal design caused considerable difficulty with designing a PA system that was suitable for the variety of performances and conferences it is required to host.

After lengthy discussions with the theatre's owners, technical installation company Zhejiang Tongbo Electronic Engineering Co Ltd - otherwise known as Tempo - specified a Coda Audio system.

The system is configured as an LCR arrangement and features Coda Rx35 full-range units as the main speakers, with PW418 subs, K5 compact two-way units

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The venue is a UNESCO World Heritage site and this high profile annual cultural experience was broadcast live by national TV station ORF1 and also beamed around the world on via various satellite channels. It was also live on radio.

Various Robe fixtures were used to light four key areas in the extensive and beautiful gardens - the main stage; the flower beds left and right of this, the Neptunbrunnen Fountains at the back of the stage and the Gloriette structure which is at the top of the hill directly behind the stage location.

It was the fifth year that Vienna based Krammer h

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Unassisted by giant video screens, lighting effects, or pyrotechnics, CfaN events rely heavily on exceptional audio reinforcement. "Clarity of speech is our primary concern at these events," says Derek Murray, head of sound operations for the ministry. "The Leo system is able to cover very large areas with high intelligibility, as proven by positive reports from the perimeter of the field."

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Beginning with a set at Radio 1's Big Weekend festival and culminating in a performance at London's Roundhouse, audio production for the tour was managed by Britannia Row. Paolo was on four d&b M2 wedges run as a stereo mix, there was a guitar player on two M2 wedges, and then nine other musicians all on in-ears, plus Tom's PFL wedges, run "a little unusually" in stereo.

"It was very interesting to mix a different act on the same iLive system. Having spent many years working with Paolo this was an excellent opportunity to properly compare the iLive to past experiences. I ended up with only half a dozen unused input channels and because of the

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"Our previous system was 17 to 18 years old, and it was designed for our needs at that time," says Mike Jones, who oversees worship production for the church. "We wanted a system that sounded better and had better coverage. Also, we wanted a system that had the capability to handle everything we've been working into the worship service."

Based on these goals, North Boulevard Church retained a consultant to do a survey and provide a basic system design. After a

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Kramer Electronics is recognized for developing creative, reliable and value-oriented audio, video and computer signal processing solutions and distributing them worldwide. Over its 30-year history, Kramer has been at the forefront of inventions and developments in the signal processing industry including the world's first combined video/audio processor.

"We see 2014 to be an important year for Kramer's expansion of delivering reliable and value-oriented audio solutions", stated Ezra Ozer, VP marketing of Kramer. "We evaluated other audio over IP networking technologies and it was obvious with Audinate, we did not need to place a bet, as it is the most requested audio networking technology in the market."

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The Tones on the Stones production team brought a well-trained group of thirty-five candidate lighting designers, of which only six passed the selections and secured a place at the final evening. Among those present and the members of the jury were the well-known lighting designer Giancarlo Toscani, the Tones on the Stones lighting designer Nevio Cavina, the event organization manager Tobia Piazza and Clay Paky's lighting designer Marco Zucchinali.

The two days at Clay Paky were very busy and were marked by a course for the budding lighting designers on contr

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On the upside, the organisers had overturned the decision to relocate from the wonderful site on the banks of the Thames that has been their permanent home for three decades - meaning that RG Jones could call on pre-existing site data; on the more arduous side, their Martin Audio MLX subs had just returned from the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival and gone straight on to a Tour de France event in Trafalgar Square.

The theatrics of Arcade Fire at Glastonbury had filled the grilles with pyrotechnic residue, necessitating the grilles of the subwoofers to be resprayed. Given the tight turnaround time between Trafalgar Square and the

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Aimed for children who are at a key developmental stage, the show includes games, songs, stories, learning and lots of fun.

This bright and colourful set, which includes it's very own pirate ship (and real life parrot), is seriously big budget!

Lit by LD Lee Allen, it was 'all hands on deck' from Richard Martin Lighting (RML) who 'shipped' VL3000 Spots, VL1000TS, Stage Zoom 1200's and Alpha Wash 1200's up to Dock 10 Studios in Salford where Swashbuckle is currently being filmed.

(Jim Evans)

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Fredericia Sportscenter is a multi-use facility that serves sport, culture and the business community with an assortment of activities in the heart of Denmark. With sports halls, stadium, training areas, meeting rooms, bowling alley, café and more, the Sportscenter's recently upgraded swimming pool area is one of the more popular attractions.

A feature of the po

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Company founder Steve Butcher maintains a cutting edge inventory of lighting, sound and video equipment, which he showcases at this event, and several months ago he invested substantially in SGM's SP-6 SixPack pixel blinders, XC-5 RGB colour strobes and P-5 wash lights. These were deployed in production lighting designer Simon Maddison's imaginative concept, along with four of SGM's award-winning high powered G-Spot profiles.

The latter were placed on the PA wings either side of stage to boost low level front lighting across the crowd - which also served as a great atmosphere builder. As one of the most exposed fixtures, its IP6

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Eight projection screens measuring 6.5m each and 130 flat panel displays were installed in the auditorium, green room and off-stage areas, to ensure waiting contestants and the audience didn't miss a single note or vote from the show.

Audio-visual solution specialists, AV Center, were given the task of creating the innovative display set-up for the event, won this year by Conchita Wurst.

Mikkel Behrend, rental manager at AV Center, said, "In close collaboration with Panasonic, we managed to meet the organiser's high expectations by providing a reliable, state-of-the-art technology solution at an extremely competitive cost. We hope to work with Panasonic again when delivering such visual solutions for large-scale events."

Karoly Neumann, Nordic c

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Local A/V integration firm Sound Concepts, was hired to design and install high-fidelity sound systems, both for the new studios and to preemptively replace the older components in the existing studios. Sound Concepts delivered an impactful, energy-efficient sound system centred on the Ashly nXp8002 two-channel Network Amplifier rated at 800W per channel with a built-in Protea DSP processor. All nX Series amplifiers can be programmed to trigger a d

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Chatelet-Les-Halles is not only the biggest underground train station in the world, but also the main commuter hub of Paris. Every weekday in the region of 750,000 passengers pass through the sprawling transport complex that encompasses three lines of the RER regional rapid transit service and five Metro routes.

This major building project, overseen by public transport operator RATP, began at the end of 2012 and is due to be completed in 2016. There are three main components to this work: to improve accessibility, increase the standard of service and passenger comfort and make improvements to fire safety and evacuation arrangements.

ATEÏS was a natural

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They can be loaded with one, two, three or four long-lasting aroma cartridges and can fill an area up to 20,000sq.m with a huge variety of smells. MTFX has over 50 different standard aromas in stock plus 12 Christmas-themed smells and thousands more are available.

All four units have already been used to great effect at the ITV 'Fever Pitch' World Cup fan park in Manchester when they released football-related smells (half time oranges), smells of Brazil (coconuts, lemon & lime) and smells of England (cut grass, roast dinners) at strategic points during one of England's matches to create a '4D' viewing experience for visitors.

(Jim Evans)

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The Action 118A is a powered horn-bass subwoofer system designed to provide extended bass response for the Action full-range cabinets. A powerful 3200 Wpeak amplifier drives a single D.A.S. 18LX long excursion bass loudspeaker incorporating a 4" voice coil for high power handling.

The Action 118A is powered by a Class D amplifier with switch mode power supply (SMPS), digital signal processing (DSP) and a 3200 Wpeak power rating. The amplifier has an EQ switch which allows the user to select a deep sub-bass response or a loud bass response. The system includes two balanced inputs with

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Slated for release in August, the P-Series P1000X is a versatile workhorse that can serve as a single speaker for a small venue, be daisy-chained for larger venues needing more coverage and SPL or be side-mounted as a floor monitor. Featuring the same controls as the acclaimed P1500X, the P1000X Powered Loudspeaker is a two-way, bi-amped, full-range bass-reflex speaker with a 10-inch woofer and high-frequency compression driver. Powered by a custom efficient 1000W Class-D amp, the P1000X has a proprietary hemi-conical horn that provides enhanced sound clarity a

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Nuage sees Yamaha hardware seamlessly combine with Steinberg Nuendo to deliver the most flexible and advanced audio post-production system on the market. The significant new software updates add many further features which enhance and speed the post-production workflow.

A key aspect of these is the updated and improved Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR) functionality. Nuendo's ADR Taker system has been extended to make vocal and foley recording even faster and more convenient.

This includes a new Free mode, which allows the operator to start recording and let the speaker perform multiple scenes in one go. The start point of recordings can be set within a longer scene, while switching b

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As POLARaudio continues to expand its operations, its restructuring demands that the abundant talents of its staff continue to be employed specifically and insightfully towards offering the best possible service to its customers - a theme taken up by managing director John Midgley: "Whilst we have sought to strengthen our team by bringing in some new faces, I believe it is crucial that we are careful not to overlook the strengths we possess in-house. Liam came to us with a wealth of knowledge a

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An impressive number of leading UK rental companies and engineers were in attendance to see and hear the next generation line array which features numerous technical innovations and 'extraordinary attention to detail' designed for touring sound and fixed installations.

The event kicked off with Paul Bauman describing the development of the VTX system, highlighting in particular the revolutionary D2 HF driver, Differential Drive woofers, high component density, lightweight and flexible design, and completely redesigned super-fast suspension and transport system.

Visitors were then able to listen to the system and evaluate t