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After an unforgettable opening, the new club has already hosted a plethora of Italian and international artists such as Elio e le Storie Tese, Caparezza, Afterhours, Piero Pelù, Joe Satriani, Buddy Guy, Asian Dub Foundation, Marillion, Alpha Blondy, The Blues Explosion, and Blue Oyster Cult.

The Live Club is already well into another year of live performances with a Proel Axiom house sound system. At the foundation of this technical decision was the need for the combination of versatility and power, says the company.

The Main System consists of 16 Axiom AX3210P elements plus 12 EDGE121SP subs with 21" woofers driven by six Powersoft K10 amplifiers and an XTA DP448 processor. 2 NEOS152A enclosures serve as front-fills. Side-fill duties are carried out by 2 ED

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To equip the 1,500-seat theatre with an audio system on par with its architecture, Athens-based audio firm Omikron Control enlisted a complete overhaul of the existing system. Sound designer Vangelis Petridis reports, "The space is mainly used for theatrical performances and musicals, but they also do plenty of classical music presentations, a little jazz, some cinema, and corporate events and ceremonies, making it a truly multipurpose venue. This required an easily adjustable system, but they also wanted us to install the system out of the audience's view."

Petridis decided on flown left and right arrays each consisting of nine self-powered M'elodie loudspeakers, concealed within the prosceni

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Thanks to their compact size and lightweight presentation, they are easy to handle and their simple set up procedures simplify the installation process.

The HPS 1500 is a two-channel power amplifier that delivers up to 2 x 750 W RMS @ 4 Ohm (1500 W RMS bridged @ 8 Ohm). A forced air cooling system maintains a low operating temperature.

The HPS 2500 is a two-channel power amplifier that delivers up to 2 x 1400 W RMS @ 2 Ohm (2800 W RMS bridged @ 4 Ohm).

The DPS 3000 is a two-channel power amplifier that can handle exceptionally high power ratings in a compact and lightweight 2 rack units space.

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Airpol Sound & Light of Warsaw has operated in the pro audio market since 1996. Its main business is in sound reinforcement, specialising in events ranging from concerts and festivals to corporate events. Airpol Sound & Light has expanded its original stock of XTA DP226s with the acquisition of DP448s and DP324s. Antoni Paluszkiewicz of Konsbud comments: "Airpol told us that they chose XTA family units because of their high quality, high reliability and their reputation, as well as the easy, user-friendly operation, which is due to accessible software."

GMB Pro Sound, also Warsaw based, is described by Konsbud as 'one of the most renowned

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Di Angelo holds a B.A. in architecture and foreign languages from Temple University, and an M.S. in architectural acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). While at RPI, he studied room acoustics, psychoacoustics, and sound measurement with distinguished faculty members Ning Xiang and Paul Calamia.

"I see SIA Acoustics as an industry leader. They are innovators who have a significant impact on the practice of acoustical consulting. I am excited to be a part of it," says Di Angelo.

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"Counterfeiters are constantly working to duplicate the Shure logo and other product markings as well as the general appearance of the products," said Anita Man, managing director of Shure Asia. "Due to the popularity and reputation of the Shure brand, they know that consumers are interested in an item that bears the Shure name."

In the two raids, large quantities of counterfeit Shure E2c and E4c earphones were seized as well

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The British manufacturer received positive reactions to the new colour scheme, which was first adopted by the Xone:4D, launched in June 2008, followed by the Xone:22 in January 2009.

Consequently, the Xone:1D and Xone:2D MIDI controllers will be manufactured in the new colour scheme along with the Xone:4D to complete the :D Series, and the Xone:42 USB DJ mixer will join the Xone:22 DJ mixer in grey as Allen & Heath's entry-level mixers.

The change is purely cosmetic, and there are no alterations to the products' design or performance. The grey versions are filtering into distribution now and will begin to appear in retail outlets around the globe, says the company.

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Celebrating one of Colombia's oldest carnivals, Carnaval is the 2009 Miami rebirth of that event. Featuring a variety of music, the event drew approximately 2000 spectators. With a crowd of this size, the sound system needed to be and offer considerable control of the sound dispersion characteristics. For Franco Sound, the company tasked with providing sound reinforcement for the event, the solution was to deploy a loudspeaker system drawn from the catalogue of D.A.S. Audio.

Based in Miami, Franco Sound is owned and operated by Ramon Franco, who also serves as FOH engineer for many of the projects his company services. "This festival had two stages running, with

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"With three distinct areas for each of the main markets, the site is more photographic than its predecessor with a much sharper aesthetic and consistent Tannoy identity. Each distinct section is designed to appeal to its respective target market, in terms of visual appeal and organisational layout - a huge improvement on the previous homogenized site."

Other enhancements include the News section, which allows users to browse through the latest p

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Prosound has now been brought in to provide audio coverage both internally and externally to the Hockey Park Complex in Accra, Ghana. The equipment provided included Electro-Voice PA series power amplifiers and RCF-Acustica P Series outdoor loudspeaker systems. All equipment is being acquired to ship to site for installation.

The facility will encourage students to participate and get excited in future hockey events, providing seats for 1,200 people and including a hostel for participating team

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A marble sanctuary, tile floors and new radius-designed wooden pews, while visually stunning, presented drastically altered acoustics and a challenge to intelligibility and the quality of music.

Reverberation times (RT) of 1.4 to 1.5 seconds mid-band rose to 2.4 to 2.5 seconds after the refurbishment, says D. Wayne Lee of A/V consultants Lee Sound Design, as the firm had predicted following its modelling of the renovated sanctuary in EASE 4.1 and 4.2 with AURA. He a

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Band leader and keyboard player, Andy Lewis says: "When clients organise an event, a celebration, corporate function or a wedding, they need to be sure that the band and the DJ will deliver. There are very few things worse than a perfect day being ruined by a band or DJ who don't view the event from a professional perspective and don't or can't play what the clients want to hear.

"5CATFish, unlike so many covers and functions bands and DJs, always strive to deliver the entertainment t

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"The REV wireless system really gives you a lot of freedom and the guitars don't knock the microphone out of your mouth when you trip over the leads," says Byford. "I can actually walk around, which is good especially at big festivals. As headliner we have quite a big stage where we go on ramps and other things, so it's good for that. The REV wireless system with the N/D767 capsule has been really great. We've had no faults at all."

Torben Ibs, the FOH engineer on the Saxon tour comments: "I

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"Due to the importance of this event on an international scale, Events AVP - exclusive Outline distributor for Jordan - was selected to provide the sound systems required given its reliability record and event direction experience," said Sharif Tabbara, co-owner of Events AVP. As an official guest to His Majesty King Abdulla II of Jordan, Pope Benedict XVI's Grand Sunday Mass was master planned and managed by the Royal Protocol Department, who oversaw the overall production and running of the event.

For the acoustic coverage of the venue, Events AVP used a system comprising 100 Butterfly Hi-Packs and 32 S

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HD Pro Audio will be showing Optocore's new X6R converters, which include the option for dual preamps on the inputs and allow for independent gain control by two users. HD will also have details on the expanding list of digital console manufacturers that can control Optocore preamps directly from their consoles, enhancing Optocore's position as an open networking protocol.

Well-established in the rest of Europe, but still relatively new to the UK, Ateis has built its reputation on a range of innovative products for PA and Voice Alarm applications. HD Pro Audio particularly see potential for Ateis' new UAPG2 DSP processor and Terracom TCP/IP paging system in the

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As this tour consisted mainly of smaller promotional gigs, the entire control system had to fit into a small trailer being towed between venues by the production's single tour bus.

The PRO6s packed away into 18U and 14U flight cases, sharing just one DL351 stage box, which provided 32 mic inputs and 32 record outputs. Additionally, two AES50 tie lines between the two consoles allowed 48 bi-directional audio channels to be transmitted between the two PRO6 systems. This was the first multiple PRO6 setup to feature a single stage box, demonstrating just how flexible and c

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Soundcraft's digital console range includes the flagship Vi6/Vi4 with VistonicsTM touch-screen user-interface, and the mid-market Si3/Si2. The new Si Series offers advanced digital functionality and high channel count in a chassis designed to plug in place of an existing analogue console with the minimum of ease.

Gareth Collyer, speaking on behalf of Sound Technology said: "With the recent release of the mid-market Si Series, we have consoles designed to appeal across numerous markets, from a variety of installed sound uses to flagship tour rentals. Northern Light's proven experience and success in all these areas is exactly the authorised dealer profile we are looking for and we're excited to be working with t

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Laban's remarkable modern building, situated on a two-acre site beside Deptford Creek, has won many prizes for architects Herzog and de Meuron, who also designed the Tate Modern and the National Stadium for Beijing's Olympic Games. Dedicated to dance, it is probably the largest and best-equipped contemporary facility in Europe, with 13 purpose-built studios, fitted with the latest sprung flooring and large windows for natural light.

The Deptford facility opened in 2002, but the student environment has already proved too demanding for the music playback systems originally installed in t

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With help from Milan-based specialists dSound PRO, the Baladì management put its faith in equipment from Dynacord - a balanced spread of Alpha Concept loudspeakers, Pl-one, and D-Lite cabinets, and power amplifiers from Dynacord's LX and CL series.

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According to Tom Corker, administrative and operations director for Coweta County Georgia, the new Technomad 70-volt systems replaced a poor quality in-ceiling audio system. The decision to upgrade to Technomad was partially based on the longevity of the outdoor Turnkey PA system in operation since 2004 at the W.C. Adamson Horse Arena, an uncovered horse arena show ring with large spectator and concessions areas.

"The outdoor system has been untouched since ins

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Since its opening, the Congress Center has hosted numerous glittering occasions, including the International Conference of Foreign Ministers on Iraq Security and the World Economic Forum Conference. At the heart of this gathering place for politicians and power brokers, operated by the German Maritim Hotel Company, is its 2,000 seat main hall, fully equipped for world-wide broadcast and teleconferencing.

With a demand for high speech intelligibility and clear sightlines for TV cameras, its main stage has been equipped with

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The dynamic Life Church ministry regularly reaches capacity with nearly 800 people attending every Sunday. Growing congregation sizes, and an increasing focus on music and performance in its services, led the Church into consultation with Midas ProSound, the Salisbury-based installation specialists, who helped them draw up an extensive upgrade schedule for all audio and video facilities.

Midas ProSound was able to provide the team from Life Church with system designs and in-situ demonstrations of all the main components save for one: the M-48 personal monitor mixers from RSS which, together with

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Richard's key responsibility will be to further develop and implement Innovison's new business strategy domestically and internationally.

Andrew Douglass, chief executive, Innovision said: "Richard has had a very successful career to date and worked with some of the best agencies in the industry. I believe he is one of the best and very much at the top of his game. I am just delighted to welcome him to Innovision, where I know he will thrive."

"I am really impressed and excited by the culture and vision at Innovision, which are very much in tune with my own aspirations" said McHardy. "The breadth and quality of work the company is producing is genuinely exciting and I believe the new business potential is exponent

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With responsibility for the audio design, JVG Sound Lighting & Visual recommended a Crown driven JBL sound system. "JBL has such a good sound and offers a really competitive price," said Jade Golar, managing director of JVG. "We've been using JBL powered by Crown on quite a few installs. We've also been us