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Based in Tokyo the new, brand-orientated division of Bestec Audio is dedicated to the sales and after sales support of Midas and Klark Teknik products in Japan. General manager Takayuki Ozaki joins the company from EVI Audio Japan, where he worked with Midas and Klark Teknik products for 13 years.

"I encountered the Midas XL3 in 1993 when I was involved in the concert sound industry, and I still remember how very much I was impressed by it then," he says. "I joined the EVI Audio Group to sell Midas and Klark Teknik products in 1996 and from that time on, I have been the product manager for the bra

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The XL8 v1.11 software allows the user not only to crossfade fader levels on a global basis, but to configure one or multiple groups within each snapshot recall, which can fade up and down, and at different rates of change. These 'morph' groups can be used perform the more common fader transitions, but other console parameters such as bus sends and pan positions, including surround imaging, can be programmed to morph between two states, as automated timed events.

Fade-in and fade-out times can be configured separately, and speci

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Since the acoustic issues in the room can compromise the quality of the mix, the MSC1 includes JBL's RMC Room Mode Correction Technology that tunes the monitor system to overcome low frequency problems in any room. The MSC1 works with any speaker system.

The MSC1 provides the ability to monitor up to three two-channel input sources, such as a mixing console, computer workstation, and personal music player while controlling the volume of the monitor system and connected headphones.

"Our LSR6300 and LSR4300 Series Studio monitors were first speakers with R

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However, there was one clear winner, Dan Hill from The Central School of Speech and Drama, whose design for Woyzeck at the Embassy Theatre showed how his research developed and influenced the final production. He clearly described ideas, concepts and influences and illustrated how they translated to the final outcome.

The judges - ALD members David Howe, Anna Watson, Natasha Chivers, Phil Gladwell, Tony Simpson, Ma

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At PLASA09, Luke was delighted to present a cheque for £1,800 to Light Relief trustee Lesley Harmer. In thanking Luke for the money, Lesley said: "This is an incredible amount of money to raise in just four months. We thank Luke and everyone at ETC for their generosity, and for a brilliant idea which will continue to raise money for this worthwhile cause year after year."

When users purchase the iRFR application from the iTunes store, they designate the charity of their choice. The Light Relief or Behind the Scenes logo then appears as the iRFR start screen. ETC software engineer Chris Mizerak developed the application w

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Launched at PLASA 09 by a galaxy of stars, including Brian Conley and Liz Robertson, both currently starring in Hairspray, Issy van Randwyck (of Fascinating Aida), Fiona Mollison and director Edward Hall, the event has already enlisted the following riders (subject to work commitments): Richard Bullimore, Steve Colley, Neil Collins, David Edelstein, George Ellerington, Ric Green, Darrell Hewitt, Simon Le Bon, S

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LSC believes that Clarity, which was a nominee in this year's PLASA Awards for Innovation, will excite even the most experienced user. It offers a powerful feature set and offers seamless integrated control of intelligent lights, LED pixel mapping and Media servers "the likes of which has not been seen before", the company says.

Paul Collison, the lighting/technical consultant for the Beijing Olympics, said of Clarity: "Clarity h

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The ceremony was attended by the leading players of the Scottish events industry and took place on 11 September in Glasgow's Hilton Hotel. The event, now in its second year, is designed to promote, reward and celebrate the growing events industry in Scotland. The Event Awards brings together all areas of the industry, from event managers, to organisers, venues, suppliers and in-house teams.

Lois Ferguson, marketing manager at Northern Light, said: "We are chuffed to bits with this award. Our event production service has only been in place for a few years, so receiving this accolade from a panel of UK event industry judges - and against much m

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The awards, dedicated to professional lighting designers, recognised lighting designs achieved in the fields of television, rock and theatre and were attended by the great and the good of the industry.

Hawthorn supplied all of the rigging, video screens and Martin Audio line array sound system to the event. The set showcased Hawthorn's 6mm indoor LED screen as the central display on stage, along with twin screen projection using Christie HD 10k projectors which provided an amazing clarity of video display to the audience.

"Hawthorn is proud to be associated with such a significant industry event and send their congratulations to all of the 2009 winners,&quo

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"NCsoft really wanted the launch of Aion to make an impact and this was certainly achieved," said Simon Wood, sales and marketing director, Stage One. He continued, "by integrating fantasy elements of the game into the set and bringing two of the games characters to life, including the flying of them using Qtrack, our fly track system, we were able to engage the public in the story and deliver a real theatrical punch."

Each part of the vivid set, created by Mike Woodage, was designed to reflect the fantasy world in which

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The entry deadline for the fourth annual EMEA InAVation Awards is fast approaching. Companies still have the opportunity to submit entries for both the technology and project categories. There are no associated entry costs, all that is required is their time.

Once nominated, technology winners will be chosen by the pro AV industry, which will vote online. Projects will undergo evaluation by an objective panel of experienced professionals taken from the commercial and residential AV integration, architectural, building facilities management and media industries. The Technology entry deadline is 18:00 (CET) on 1 October 2009; the Project entry deadline is 18:00 (CET) on 6 November 200

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Anton Prior, a technician from Salisbury City Hall, wins a week's hire of the Eos, while Ben Goodland, department tech from the Regis Centre wins a week's hire of an Ion.

"This was our first PLASA show and was made possible by the organisers providing a new exhibitors area," says London Light's business development manager Andy Vere. "We had a steady stream of visitors throughout the four days who were interested in finding out about the services we offer. It was also a great opportunity to m

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Martin Professional product manager Paul Pelletier explains: "Today's lighting control needs cannot be satisfied by a single surface that works for everyone and every application.

"The Maxxyz Modules concept allows for full customization of a lighting control system while keeping it simple and easy to manage for rental houses. As an example, a set of four Maxxyz Modules can be used on a single rental event or split over four different rental applications, something simply not possible with typical large moving light desks. Flexibility is the key word here. The modules concept is certainly the way forward for controllers."

Maxxyz Modules can be as simple as a singl

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The iconic silver Airstream Ronnie Lane Mobile Studio (LMS) parked on the booth (the concept was designed around Ronnie Lane's "One for the Road" album cover), was a major visual attraction at the show, and gave engineers the chance to listen to Cadac's classic analogue audio quality in one of the world's most famous acoustic environments, and perform a direct comparison with the audio performance of the new S-Digital console. Reports from live and recording engineers were impressive, say Cadac.

"Live musical entertainment on the booth from Stephen Dale Petit, The Pretty Things, The Malchicks and Sacha Morgan reinforced the message that despite the technology, it'

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Attracting particular attention was Clarity, a new control system from Australian manufacturer LSC. Offering seamless integrated control of lighting equipment of all types, Clarity is a software-based system running on either PC or Mac that offers an interface familiar to users of existing lighting controls, but also a host of new techniques for controlling the com

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The intention of releasing an 'alpha' version is to gain the experience of system engineers consistently working in the field. Building on the success of V.I.P. (Vector Implementation Protocol), the idea is to have the engineers contact the company with a "wish list" of additions to the software that would assist them in the future.

Openarray has in its user files at present the three line array products from Outline, namely Butterfly, Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. and Mantas. By the end of this year all the subwoofer products will

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The announcement comes on the back of long-term strategic reviews conducted by both Associations who believe that uniting as one body will lead to a stronger voice for members, the enhancement of existing initiatives and an expansion of the range of benefits and services.

The proposed merger has the full backing of both the ESTA Board of Directors and the PLASA Executive Committee who voted on the proposal this Summer and who will formally recommend the move to their respective memberships, subject to due diligence being completed successfully, during the Spring/Summer of 2010. If both memberships vote to go ahead, the first stage of t

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The Ulti Epic is a compact unit suitable for high-end design residential installations, in addition to commercial applications such as hotels and boardrooms. The streamline solution groups together outlets that naturally complement each other so that equipment such as camcorders, DVD players, laptops and games consoles, including content from memory cards and memory sticks, can be run through a television. The outlets are installed on a media plate providing a neat alternative to individual sockets, while preventing damage to expensive equipment.

The Ulti Epic is a flexible product as it allows customers to configure the outlets on the panel to suit their individ

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Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events, says, "ISE prides itself on being a 'quiet' show where attendees can talk business without competing with high-level sound. But we have been aware for some time that many of our audio exhibitors would like to be able to demonstrate their systems at higher sound levels than our show floor policy permits.

"We have

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Since 1995 DJs from all around the world play the event and every year the audience also gets spoiled by the technical side, with powerful audio and a stunning light show. This year the technical service Satis & Fy from Werne, inspired by lighting designer Martin Kuhn included 80 Infinity ACL Coemar Moving Heads.

This spotlight with its extremely tight-emitting characteristics provided an impressive beam show over the heads of the dancers on the main floor.

(Jim Evans)

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Reproduced Sound has been the leading UK residential conference for audio professionals for 25 years.

The 25th anniversary event - The Audio Explosion looks at: audio quality, intelligibility, loudspeaker design, room acoustics and immersive audio. Full programme and booking details are available at www.ioa.org.uk(Jim Evans)

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Among the shows DB will service are Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, which is the UK's largest consumer travel show, The Baby Show, the International Gaming Exhibition, and the International Caravan & Motorhome Show.

Oliver Richardson, DB's sales director, said: "DB Systems has been working with Clarion Events since 2004 so I'm delighted that we will have the opportunity to build on our already solid partnership.

"As an event organiser, it is crucial for Clarion Events to have complete faith in its suppliers. The type of service provided by DB and Aztec instils confidence because we recognise that quali

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In 1952, the Acme Pak Company was created to fill a need to package precision instruments in post-World War II America. Originally formed as a division of Acme Pak, the first Anvil cases were designed for travelling musicians. Founded by the Vallas Family, Anvil quickly became synonymous with travelling musicians due to its proximity to the Los Angeles are

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The Show will be complemented by the Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference, which takes place every four years. This provides a forum for theatre operators and technicians to examine the big issues in stage engineering, lighting, auditorium design, video and audio, reflecting what will be seen at the ABTT exhibition itself.

Show Director, Roger Fox, commented, "Like any sector of the economy the theatre business has been going through difficult times over the last year, but the 2009 ABTT Show was a great success despite the tube strike, with over 110 exhibiting companies, with several new names alongside long-t