"We have used the Milo system with several artists in larger venues and outdoors with excellent results, so it was great to bring that quality of sound to audiences in smaller venues with an artist who is passionate about the sound," explained Canegreen's MD Yan Stile. With the varying dimensions and characteristics of each venue, the speaker se
Seminar 1 is called 'GEO On the Road' and is dedicated to users (sound engineers, system designers, operators and rental companies) of GEO systems and will last two days (8-9 April 2004). Seminar 2 is titled 'GEO In Fixed Installations'; it is dedicated to specifiers and designers and will take place over one day (7 April 2004).
Capacity for each session is limited to 10 persons, and applications are registered through Nexo's distribution network. The sessions will be led by François Deffarges.
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As official supplier, Shure will provide a wide range of microphones and wireless, personal monitoring, and conferencing systems to support both artists and press events during the festival. In addition to equipment, Shure will provide 24-hour, behind-the-scenes technical support for the duration of the festival. "Shure's dedication to the festival is outstanding," noted Christoph Stahel, executive production manager of the festival's main venue, Stravinsk
Despite its immense power, the SbA760 is notable for its compactness as well as its simple and intuitive handling. The enclosure, which is robust and designed to withstand rough use on the road, is kitted out with four rollers and a scratch-proof Futura coating.
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All leaders participated in-group discussions utilizing a 25-channel standard ConferenceONE discussion system. Combining a mixer, amp and high-quality loudspeaker with an innovative, fold-out telescoping microphone arm, ConferenceONE makes setup and use exceptionally easy and delivers superior audio quality. According to Raul G. Alcocer Montero of Alcocer Servicios in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, both organizers and sound en
There are 4 CD, 3 Line and 3 Phono inputs routed to the four heavy duty music input faders via input gain, and shared EQ controls for level matching. Channels 1 and 2 share a 3-band equalizer, as do channels 3 and 4, which is then routed to their respective ends of the on-board VCA crossfader.
The music channel 3-band EQ can be internally installer defeated to prevent any additional EQ being added by the DJ once the sound system has been set. The SM500 Ultima also offers the m
With backgrounds in manufacturing and production, managing partners Gary Mass and Nick Freed will head efforts to solve the many man-hours spent sourcing equipment for production purposes. Working in tune with an extensive worldwide vendor base and an easy-to-use web design for locating the most cost-effective, and logistically suitable rental equipment, Rental-Source promises to ease the ever-growing process of completing a production.
"Over the past 10 years or so, we've noticed an incredible incline in the need for product
The FR-2 has been designed for flexibility and records industry-standard Broadcast Wav Files (BWF) to either PCMCIA 1.8" hard drives or Type II Compact Flash cards. The FR-2 incorporates many features that have resulted from Fostex's wide experience in digital location recording - such as a 10 second pre-record buffer, battery power, on-board limiter and phantom-powered, balanced mic inputs.
The file-per-take system developed on the industry acclaimed PD-6 and DV40 machines, is a welcome feature to a recorder within this price range. The FR-2 also features scene and auto take naming, which makes keep
Adlib's Andy Dockerty has designed and specified the system. He is working to the brief to provide top quality live production facilities for to all types of performance - music of all genres from rock to cabaret to comedy. With his vast experience in the live concert touring industry, Dockerty and h
The venue was redeveloped in October to improve the club's amenities and this has now been followed with the installation of a full new FOH system, supplied and installed by Opus Audio. The new system comprises an Opus XS234 loudspeaker management system and three Opus HD Series high definition power amplifiers driving four Opus SB218 sub-bass and two Opus CS1000 active mid/high loudspeaker systems.
Commenting on the
At the start of the year, says Pearce, the company's order book gave no indication that during one week this February the Pearce Hire team would have been working on ev
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Since its inception in 1978, The Olivier Awards have recognized distinguished artistic achievement in London theatre. Spiegel said: "This year's event was a resounding success and the live music and sound was particularly enjoyed by all those attending. We were very grateful to the Orbital team for doing such an excellent job."
For the first time, a new awards category for Best Sound Design was introduced and awarded to Mike Walker for his work on Jerry Springer - The Opera - finally recognizing sound design as an artistic discipline in its own right, alongside others such as lighting design a
The use of Audio-Technica microphones for the broadcast of the 2004 Olympics marks the continuation of A-T's Olympic involvement, which began with the Atlanta Games in 1996 and has included Sydney in 2000 and Salt Lake City in 2002. "All eyes and ears will be on Athens in 2004 when the Olympic Games begin, and the demands of the multitude of settings in this event call for Audio-Technica mics," says Michael Edwards, Audio-Technica product manager in the US. "The durability and dependability of A-T
After an extensive look at the marketplace Dave Orritt, of Orritt Electronics, realized KV2's ES system would be the perfect product for this application, and immediately arranged a demo. The clients didn't take much convincing, and within a few weeks their concept turned to reality. From a practical point of view, the amplifier room was a long way from the speakers and since the initial first fix, many walls had been plastered and cable routes blocked off. The flexibility of the
Outline's H.A.R.D. 212 is the lightest 2 x 12" configuration in its class. Weighing only 26kgs and standing at a less than 13" (33cms) high, it also boasts a revolutionary wave guide utilizing absorption, reflection and diffraction. The H.A.R.D. is fast becoming the on-stage sound reinforcement tool for the world's top musicians. Steve Howe joins Eric Clapton in the ever-increasing list of acclaimed performers.
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The Y-10 is a full-range, medium-format, three-way line array featuring a single, patented Adamson mid/high drive module. The Adamson drive module has a co-axial co-entrance and a co-linear exit comprised of a high frequency sound chamber mounted within a mid frequency sound chamber. The drive module is powered by a proprietary 9" Kevlar mid and a JBL 2451 compression driver. Together, the drive module and trapezoidal cabinet design create a smooth, slightly curved, seamless wave front with no gaps between cabinets, say Adamson. Highly regarded in b
Jan Crutelle, system engineer with EVI Audio's Belgian partners Prevost, was advising the rental company Omega Production at the time and remembers: "Many of the Omega technicians simply refused to believe that so few - and such compact - enclosures really could be capable of covering an area of 100 x 80m. They soon learned differently!"
The technical tandem of Omega Production and Prevost opted to fly an approximately 6m high main system (right and left), consisting of
The T-Servis team was at L-Acoustics premises in January for a three-day training animated by Paul Bauman, technical support director at L-Acoustics. As T-Servis has always focused on technical support for different events, Paul Bauman was impressed by the level of technical expertise of the team.
Following the training, their dV-DOSC system was put to use on various projects, including a tour with Illustatosphere, the well-known Czech group.
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Based in Barcelona, the Vieta group of companies has a turnover of 50 million. Group president Francisco Márquez was the founder of Gedelson, a well-known distributor of pro audio products in Spain, including Akai, Hafler and DPA Microphones. In 1997, Gedelson was merged with Vieta, Spain's leading company in the home electronics sector, to create Vieta Audio.
Now, Vieta Pro will debut at Frankfurt with a range of loudspeakers for the professional market. The company says it will launch its pr
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Since RCF launched the original ART Line in 1996, the products have seen success in both the MI and fixed installation markets. But, say RCF, after listening to their global customer base it became clear that different cosmetic and hardware facilities were needed to satisfy both market sectors. The company's R&D listened to these comments and have answered the majority of the requests with ART II - the major features bein
"Our customers strongly indicated that they were in need of a cardioid headband that would have a comfortable and secure fit and would be able to handle that loud stage sound experienced in some live shows and television," says Craig Parrish, sales and marketing manager at DPA Microphones. "The DPA 4088 opens up new opportunities in the live performance market to us, and we are extremely excited to be working with a product which has been carefully designed to meet the requirements of this market."
The 4088 enjoyed its first two outings on native Dan
CSA is a method of increasing directivity at low frequencies without the need for very large arrays. The principle is the introduction of a second sound source at a defined distance behind the main source, which will cancel the sound energy radiated by it to the rear. Three, or multiples of three, subwoofers can be stacked with either the
