The installation was completed by Blackburn-based Romers for the start of the 2004 season. It's been a great success, and Harman's guests included Romers' John Caton, who explained the intricacies of the audio remit, and the acoustic challenges they faced at St James' Park. Harman's Dave Budge co-ordinated the event, and was also integrally involved in the St James' Park PA installation project. He stated: &
Backed by the British Record Industry Trust (hence the name BRIT) Marquee Audio sales director, first started talking to the School's senior technical manager, Andrew Smith, about the prospect of going digital two years ago, and whet his appetite by providing a Yamaha DM2000 desk to evaluate. Finally the funding became available for them to invest in one - along with an Optcore fibre optic system - as part of a thorough upgrade. Smith said: "We needed a digital desk for student training and production in live music technology."
Marquee's Andy Huffer added: "In view of its size, the DM2000 will not only enable the School to mix its own
To bring the project to life, the Wookey Hole Caves turned to Cockle and his team at the contemporary circus troupe The Generating Company, who are now based at the Caves. White Light has worked with The Generating Company on a number of projects, so it was to White Light Sales that Cockle turned for the equipment.
The final rig includes ETC Source Fours and Source Four Junior Zooms, Strand Quartet 22/40s,
Commenting on the concert, Paul Stratford, director and events manager for Cloud One, said: "The artists and management of the BBC Big Band have been repeatedly impressed with the clarity and coverage of the new system, which is a great compliment from musicians of their calibre. For the crew the Y10 is a truly versatile system, with its speed and ease of rigging when flown or the option for ground stacking."
Paul also added: "The Y10 is generating much interest amongst discerning customers, with it be
Responsible for the sound was NMK Electronics with tools from EVI Audio forming the centrepiece of the production: a Dynacord Cobra 2 PA, EV Sx300 monitors and a Midas Venice 320 console - a setup that impressed the event's organizer, Kiran Sequeira: "The sound of the Cobra was simply fantastic. Even at the highest volume levels there was not the slightest feedback." FOH man Milton Kyvernitis summed up: "Extremely professional! The Venice and the Cobra proved to be an amazing team."
In another corner of the world, the same PA system and a similar success at the Croatian Radio and TV Festival 9 - 20 March. Responsibility for the productio
The venue required a robust and reliable system to cope with the heavy usage and high SPLs demanded by its discerning audience, and CP Sound's Colin Pattenden again went for JBL. The new top cabinets are JBL AM 6215s from the new AE installation series - each powered by 750W of amplification. Bass speakers are the JBL dual 18" ASB 6128s, with a meaty 2000W going into each cabinet. CP also installed a new Allen & Heath Xone 464 combined DJ and PA mixer, enabling the venue to cater for
Incorporated three years ago in Zagreb, Croatia, Intercom is in the process of establishing a distributor network across the eight countries. "Our business concept is to create a distribution network for a small number of carefully-selected, complementary brands," says Intercom's sales manager Vatroslav Mlinar. "Quality is imperative, and DPA fits our vision extremely well, being a professional company which pays great attention to detail in every aspect of business. It's a strong brand with a great product range, highly rated for
Designed to be versatile enough for the diversity of arenas and theatre-style venues covered by the tour, the rig was programmed and tuned for each show by Skan system engineer Ant Carr, using dedicated speaker control parameters supplied from L-Acoustics web-based library. Front of house mix and production was handled by Ade Barnard.
Carr commented: "As well as being great sounding units, the flexibility of the EQ and the grouping functions was invaluable, especially being able to roam the balconies using the PC tablet with wireless-ethernet control, which was quick and reliable."
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Director Philip Murphy said: "With our background in live sound production and installation, we immediately perceived the benefits of Aviom's distributed audio networks and personal monitor mixers for use in theatres, studios and houses of worship. This is an exciting, innovative and cost-effective product range, bringing a new generation of high quality digital snake systems to the Asian market."
Coda supplied a 64-channel di
The WZ³16:2 and WZ³12:2 feature a dedicated mono output fader, with innovative mode for control of aux fed subs, while the WZ³14:4:2 builds on Allen & Heath's pioneering dual functionality and boasts a 6x2 matrix, a unique feature for a compact mixer.
All models now have a new mic preamp design and advanced grounding scheme further enhancing sonic quality. WZ³ also feature individual phantom power switches, channel signal indicators, lamp sockets and backup supply capability. Internal conf
Walker is working with his team from Loh Humm Audio (Chris Simpson, Mark Cornwell and Alistair Blake) to oversee the changeovers, which involve limited installation time - just Saturday to Tuesday to move between venues. The J-Type comprises two frames, each of which has its own flightcase with all related cabling contained in the rear compartment. Walker specified this to ensure maximum set-up efficiency once the frames are in place. The desk has a total of 76 modules in the two frames, i
The company website (address below), is unchanged. However, the previously-published phone and fax lines are no longer associated with Shermann products, a new local rate number, 08456 442209 should now be used.
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Proel says that the new speaker provides high quality acoustic performance - far better than budget-priced plastic housed PA enclosures. The PS4HA is the first of a completely new generation of PA enclosures from Alto, with seven more models destined for launch in the next few months.
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Outline H.A.R.D. 212 is only 33cms in height and weighs in at a remarkable 26kg. The 2 x 12" design which incorporates the patent-pending horn technology invented by Guido Noselli, utilizes absorption, reflection and diffraction
"Who can blame Kurt for moving to a town with such an awesome football team?" said TMB's sales manager, Tommy Stephenson, famous follower of lost causes, adding: "Paul, did you get a chance to look at my resumé yet?"
"These have been great years," comments Ke
The purpose of the scheme is to create a system whereby the recording and music production industry can give support and advice to educational and training institutions. The Accreditation is primarily an indicator that a course, when completed successfully, will satisfy the criteria agreed by the membership of that body. Accreditation indicates to employers the standard of knowledge and exper
The password-protected section allows authorized dealers to access detailed order information and to track order status from initial submission to delivery. Critical stages in the order process include confirmation, credit approval, production, ship dates (required, changed and actual) and delivery date. After shipment, the online order tracker provides links to common carriers and shipment tracking numbers. A second password controls online access to financial information such as outstanding invoices, credit limits, sales totals, etc. To maintain c
The official launch of KV2 Audio in Turkey took place at the Pro Sound show, which was held in Istanbul from 8-11 April. At the show, AVS showed the whole range of KV2 Audio products. "The co operation with AVS is an important step for KV2 Audio, as it opens the doors in one of the markets that is showing in recent years one of the highest growth rates in Europe," said Alex Pagliani, Europe
Sound equipment provider, Stage Pro, selected Allen & Heath's new Xone:92 mixer to be used on the main stage. Shortly before the show, the DJs were introduced to the recently-launched mixer and were very impressed, commenting that it beats every console that they have used previously.
The Xone:92's clarity, headroom and filters fully complemented the V-Dosc sound system. Additionally, the Xone:92's two record sends were used as a feed for the multi-track recording of this massive dance-event.
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"The new division will fulfill the specific needs of the big rental companies," explains Walter Geerts, managing director, "as well as the contractors involved in projects such as theatres, arts centres and last but not least broadcast companies. We will supply products ... aimed at the mobile and fixed install concert sound systems market, offering high-end solutions to our clients requirements. Our main activities, on top of monitoring projects from the ground up to their realization, will include seminars and roadshows, as well as
Suitable for bars, restaurants, retail stores and fast food chains, the EL 2126 offers four balanced mic/ line inputs and an external Line-Level input for an additional source (i.e. Satellite Receiver). The system can be connected to a priority source (i.e. PABX) and has a built-in chime and a double siren with adjustable volume for emergency. This versatile unit also has an integrated four-zone selection keyboard for individual activation of the sound to different rooms.
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Also available from Smart Sound Direct are the PSS amplifiers (designed by French amp guru, Yuri Gutsatz) known for their build and sound quality, safety and reliability and all models carry a 10-year manufacturer's guarantee. Said to produce deep, full-bodied bass, clear and clean highs, and accurate mids, the latest trio of newcomers to the range are the PSS600, PSS1200
One of the highlights of the two-day event was an awards ceremony held to recognize the contributions of several of the company's distributors. The Award for Concert Sound Sales went to John Hornby Skewes of the UK and was accepted by Dennis Drumm and Neville Raine. SDS of Switzerland picked up the Award for Portable Sound Sales, and Stefano Pagani, Ilan Kriesi and Christian Kraska were on hand to collect. In the field of Install Sound Sales, the Award was won by Space Lights of Greece and collected by Klem Tokatlidis and Christos Asproulis. There was also an award for the Most Improved Dis
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