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Customers are invited to arrange an appointment to view the full features of the S6 with HHB's knowledgeable Avid specialists in a 5.1 equipped facility. The 24-fader M40 offers a unique advantage by showcasing the full range of modules available in a large format console. Pro Tools, Nuendo and Logic are installed and available for S6 demonstrations.

The S6 console has revolutionised the control of Pro Tools and other DAWs by providing extensive visual feedback, an integrated touchscreen and superior ergonomics that provide faster mixing and intuitive control. By offering the best of industry leading ICON and System 5 families, S6 provides a truly immersive experience for the user.

Available in an array of pre-configured M10 and M40

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Bringing the sonic performance of the MJF-212A stage monitor to a more compact package, the MJF-210 is the direct result of a collaborative effort between Meyer Sound and its customers in the field. Looking for a new solution to meet a series of on-stage reinforcement requirements, including weight, footprint, power, and clarity, the Metallica team turned to Meyer Sound. The team, including Dan Braun, show director, along with monitor engineer Bob Cowan and assistant monitor engineer Adam Correia, subsequently took part in

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"I've had the chance to try them all, and there's really no comparison," he says. "It starts with sound quality. My job is to EQ an individual mix for each band member, so I want to hear everything accurately coming off the source," he says. "That's the only way to know for sure what I'm actually doing to the sound. Sensaphonics are so accurate, it lets me start with the truth, which helps me deliver the

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The newly launched Gasworks Plaza element of this project stands below the superstructure of the former gas storage ring which still majestically towers above the land below ... and has now been illuminated with over 500 Anolis LED lighting fixtures.

These bring its Victorian architecture to life in a spectacular lighting and sound installation concept bridging the gap between its former functionality and its new funkiness.

The old gasworks that once stood on the site adjacent to the Brisbane River was opened in 1

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"We are very fortunate to be chosen to represent DPA Microphones in Canada," says Bob Snelgrove, president of GerrAudio. "The quality and performance of the company's mics are consistent with GerrAudio's long-standing philosophy of bringing quality audio solutions to the technical teams that support highly creative artists.

This partnership with GerrAudio signals DPA Microphones' continued commitment toward growth and customer service throughout North America. T

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UCAS holds conferences, as well as events around the UK for students and needed a way to quickly provide information to the large numbers that attend the various venues. Having worked closely with Technical Stage Services for over eight years, UCAS sought the advice of MD Dan Dawson immediately.

The solution was Chauvet Professional's PVP S5 video wall panels. The panels feature a tight 5.2mm pixel pitch and black face tri-colour SMD LEDs for the perfect presentation of live videos and highly defined graphics for presentation at close range or from afar.

Lightweight and modular with a solid construction,

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Major puts a main focus on clarity and accessibility. By clicking on the website's multiple links, visitors can drill deeper into a subject and get additional information.

Major is Lightpower's own brand. Major products are built in Germany and have earned themselves a great reputation on multiple international projects over the years. They offer bespoke solutions where no appropriate products are available. You can visit the new Major website

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The MAC Quantum Profile pairs the latest in LED technology with Martin's propriety optical designs to deliver superior light output. Setting new standards for combined performance and size, this lightweight lighting fixture offers a uniquely compact frame that provides low power consumption and precision movement.

ShowDesigner Version 6 is the largest update to Martin's proprietary 3D Lighting Design program since 2007. The latest iteration features a completely new user interface that is designed to increase productivity as well as the ability to drag-and-drop all design elements, such as truss, fixtures, and textures, onto a new multi-view 3D visualizer.

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Launching first with the LumaFlood 130i and the LumaWash 130i, these two LED lighting fixtures combine high power, high efficacy, white LEDs to output up to 13,000 Lumens with a rated power of just 130 Watts

Built with the highest quality components and manufactured in the UK, each LumaRange product features Pulsar's three year unlimited-use warranty. Standard parts also make for simple servicing during routine maintenance or getting fixtures back on the road when timing is critical.

Featuring many of the same high quality features as Pulsar's original ChromaRange, the new LumaRange products include numerous extras to enable you to realise your lighting vision and design without limits.

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As the first place winner, Blancan, a 25 year old Belize-born Canadian, has been awarded an all expenses paid trip to the 2014 Prolight+Sound Expo in Frankfurt Germany as well as with a Martin MG20 lighting controller. The MG20 is a powerful yet compact controller that is easy-to-use and offers 10 fader playbacks, an external video screen, an effects gen

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2014 was Dave Davey's first year lighting the BRIT Awards where he was tasked with lighting the main stage, audience and specific band performances. Davey managed to create a unique show for every performance with the stage transformed between each act - Artic Monkeys; Beyoncé; Bastille and Rudimental; Pharrell & Nile Rodgers; Ellie Goulding; Katy Perry; Disclosure, Lorde & Aluna George; and Bruno Mars.

Davey comments, "Big thanks go to Mick Healey, Kelly Cornfield and Mark Davies at PRG for their committed support and assistance in helping me and my team achieve

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The award winning PT-DZ21K projector will be used to replicate a staging environment on a booth which will also feature Panasonic's state-of-the-art 84-inch 4K displays.

The world's first 6000 lumens 1-chip DLPTM laser projector will also be making an appearance on the Panasonic stand, set up as a kiosk information point with rear projection and a touch glass panel.

The stand (Hall 9, A30) includes a replica of The Brandenburg Gate, mirroring the 3D mapping effects projected onto the Gate by the PT-DZ16K, during the Berlin Festival of Lights.

Visitors will be able to meet with technical experts, view live product demonstrations throughout the day and discuss solutions for a range of re

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Joining an extensive existing PAS inventory of Meyer Sound equipment which includes Milo, 700-HP subwoofers and quantities of Ultra-Series products as well as MSL-4s, Industrial Series products, Galileo controllers and much else, the new monitors are being immediately deployed on several hires. As with all Pro Audio Systems hire equipment they will be supplied to hirers in a fully road-ready package.

The MJF-210 is extremely compact for a device with such high power handling, containing two 10" LF transducers plus a 4" diaphragm compression driver mounted on a 50 x 70 (horizontal x vertical)-degree CD horn and is powered by an internal 3-channel Class D amplifier.

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Taking place at Tour Supply's Manchester office at 10.30am and 2pm on 18 March, the sessions are open to technicians and anyone else interested in the topic. They will be run by Sennheiser UK's chief engineer Andrew Lillywhite and will deliver hints and tips on how to best set up and use wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, plus a round-up of Sennheiser's current RF products.

Tour Supply will also have a number of one-day-only special offers on Sennheiser products for session attendees.

"We're delighted to be able to offer these sessions," says Tour Supply's 'Big Al' Mouat. "Our mission is to provide touring professionals the best possible equipment when and where they need it. Being able

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The installation was managed by Sanecore, who decided to use an Allen & Heath digital mixer as the heart of the whole system, with the addition of multiple digital base stations, in order to satisfy the requirement of room combination and audio synchronization, while providing audio quality superior to any typical A/V matrix.

Four iDR-16 MixRacks were installed, one for an inspection room, one for the emergency command centre, and two for monitoring in the hall. Real time audio communication between multiple rooms was established using Allen & Heath's proprietary ACETM point-to-point audio network technology.

An iLive-R72 Control Surface and two iDR-16 mixers were installed for the PA system in the command ce

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Speaking on the company's stand at Prolight+Sound, Hughes said, "I am very excited to be joining such an iconic British brand as Cadac, with a great heritage of designing and manufacturing fantastic products over its long history. I am especially proud to be joining a fantastic team of people at the company, and am confident of their taking it forward and regaining its rightful place at the very top of the market. With that in mind, I am particularly looking forward to being involved with the success of the new range of digital products."

Hughes career began as a freelance FOH engineer, working for the likes of Tourco, and SSE on numerous t

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The deal will see the high-end PT-DZ21K and PT-DZ13K projector series bringing to life touring concerts, corporate events, trade shows and theatrical performances, initially in Europe and North America.

Stephan Paridaen, CEO (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for PRG, said, "We are always striving to improve the product that we provide to our customers. We feel that Panasonic is at the cutting edge of high brightness projection and we are certain that our customers will agree when they see the products in action."

Jan Markus Jahn, director of Panasonic Visual & Communications Systems, said, "This is a significant partnership for Panasonic as PRG has a leading position in the rental and staging market. The 2

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Dolby creates audio, video and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in the cinema, in mobile devices, at home and at work. The company is launching a new Dolby Award for Best Sound with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to recognise excellence in sound mixing, sound editing and sound design in a student short film. The winner will have the opportunity to present their next feature film at Dolby's Dolby Atmos screening room in Soho where many established filmmakers showcase their movies.

The competition is open to the NFTS Sound Design students graduating in 2014, whose short films will be judged by a jury of Dolby's own sound consultants. All of the entered films will

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Conference 14 looks at what makes a community theatre. As new 'Community Rights' give people more of a say on running their local communities, this year's conference considers the role local groups increasingly play as providers of theatres and spaces for theatre.

The conference will look at an inventive range of capital projects and solutions used to secure the future of theatres. These include listing theatres as Assets of Community Value, taking on Community Asset Transfers and raising funds through Community Shares and the Lottery.

Mhora Samuel, director of The Theatres Trust says, "We've brought together an exciting range of contributors to share the

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The vibrant event is a full-on dance competition that showcases the colour, style and energy of Bhangra, with eight of the best university Bhangra dance teams in the UK battling for the title. Entec has been involved right since the start of the show in 2008.

This year, the organizers seriously upped the ante when it came to the production and profile of the event which was presented by BBC Radio's Sunny & Shay and also featured live performances from Jaz Dhami and 2010 Britain's Got Talent winners, Spelbound.

Entec asked Simon Tutchener to create a new and eye-catching lighting scheme for the show which included five columns of u

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Companies already signed up to exhibit at the show include; Philips Entertainment, Chauvet Professional, Ultratec, 4Wall, James Thomas Engineering, ETC, Elation Professional, Barbizon, Apollo, GLP, Creative Stage Lighting, Altman, Enttec, Harrington Hoists, Drape Kings, Le Maitre, Rosco and TMB, among many others. With many other applications currently being processed, companies interested in exhibiting are advised to move quickly to secure their spot.

Running alongside the show is the highly acclaimed PLASA Professional Development Programme which offers two-days of free educational seminars and workshops. The program feature

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Supported by Orbital Sound, the Flare Audio rig represents an extremely compact system that is fully capable of handling the tour's diverse venues. Steve Levitt has been putting the X5A/Q18 rig through its paces, commenting:

"I am really excited by this Flare Audio system on several levels. Not only is it just about as pure a sound as you can get, but it a

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The event's technical production was designed by Sounds Commercial's head of production design, Matt Willsteed. The company, headquartered in Bristol, owns a large amount of equipment and rents in specialist elements as required for specific projects.

For one, Willsteed explains, the requirement was for a very high definition screen at the back of the stage to project a variety of content and IMAG images.

The newly delivered S+H product came on-stream just at the right time for them to be able to replace the projection system used on previous events for this client.

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The Concert Hall, part of the Barbican Centre, is the home of the London Symphony Orchestra, and also hosts a wide range of other concerts, productions and events. "The existing backstage area that greeted those performing at the Hall was quite cold and uninviting," comments PTB's Nick Ewins. "It needed some TLC to provide the welcoming and relaxing atmosphere that the great artists who play here deserve before and after a concert."

PTB was selected by the Barbican to explore how lighting might be able to help transform the existing space. The company presented a number of options to the Barbican Centre, aiming to create a versatile lighting system