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The historic Shingle Style sanctuary building features Romanesque rounded arches and good examples of American Opalescent stained glass windows, carefully restored in 2000 by members of the 600-strong church community. Inside, a cathedral-style ceiling meets white walls, soft carpet and wooden pews.

Mike Sinclair of New Jersey-based system integrators Audio Incorporated explained that a combination of desires - for both better acoustics and better aesthetics - on the ministry's part led to the choice of audio systems.

"It was partly an architectural and partly an intelligibility issue," he says. "They used to have

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"It¹s great to be joining an organisation with such a strong reputation for service and innovation, and with a 30 year history of successfully meeting the needs of audio and broadcast professionals," says Parr.

As media organisations continue to decentralise their operations away from the capital, Parr will be located in the Midlands part of an ongoing commitment by HHB to better serve its customers in the provinces.

"It¹s always been important for us to meet with our customers on site, and basing Adam in the Midlands makes HHB much more accessible to broadcast, post and recording facilities in Birmingham, Manchester and beyond," states HHB sales director Steve Angel. "We feel confident that our r

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The system will enable visitors to the store to hear clear general public announcements, listen to background music in the restaurant and be made aware of the store's latest special offers.

The system is accessed by a combination of microphones, each with descending priority; all-call emergency firemans microphone, EVAS 16-zone rack-mounted control panel, three 16-zone paging microphones and two local hand-held microphones. There is also a satellite input providing advertisement and spot announcements to public zones and a background music facility.

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ONE is a single input, stereo output USB music interface designed to work seamlessly with Apple's iTunes, GarageBand, Logic, Final Cut or any Core Audio compliant application on a Mac.

ONE features an internal reference condenser microphone, suitable for capturing inspired musical moments. ONE also includes a microphone preamp, an instrument input for guitar, bass, and keyboards, and a studio-quality stereo output for headphones or powered monitors.

"The success of Duet inspired us to provide Apogee's legendary sound quality to those in the market for an even more affordable entry point into the Apogee product line," says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. "With ONE's low price and features like the specially-tuned internal microphone, profe

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"We made history last weekend on two counts." said Download boss and Live Nation's COO, John Probyn. "First, we produced the best rock festival that the world has ever seen and second, we listened to it through the best PA system anyone has heard!"

"Every single enginee

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The company says it was chosen for its full coverage of market segments in the UK and its excellent connections with dealers, integrators and consultants across the UK market. Ian Hodgkinson, European Sales Manager for Australian Monitor commented: "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Polar Audio as our UK and Eire distributor. Australian Monitor has a successfully established product range in the UK and is set to expand in the coming months with the introduction of a new range of DSP solutions and digital amplifiers for the installation market. We feel that Po

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The road trip started in Athens with NET Audio where a service upgrade on their old SpekTrix demo system was performed. From Athens, the trio continued to Key Sound's shop in Klidi, a small town near Thesaloniki to check on their SpekTrix system, after which they continued to Thessalonic to take a listen to Electrosound's Y10 & T21 Sub system. Sommer and Dohrmann looked into control and measurement systems used by the partner companies and verified each en

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This year's event was particularly special as it celebrated 725 years of the first college in Cambridge and the 800th anniversary of the University itself and, with a Britain and its rich history theme, the event featured a wide variety of entertainment, from civil war recreations to the most contemporary performers.

Supplied by South London-based Subfrantic Production Services, the four systems had to cope with a remarkable array of audio. "The line-up was eclectic, to say the least," says Subfrantic proprietor and general manager Steve Davies. "For example, the main stage featured modern acts like Si

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In total, 16 systems, eight flown about 5m up on each side of the stage, were used. Low frequency reinforcement was handled by Aero 182 systems, two ground stacked on each side of the stage. The choice of the Aero 38 proved a success for the sound company, as the system gave uniform coverage across the square, providing high-end sound for one of the most anticipated events of the season.

This is the second time that a pope has visited the sacred Jewish site, the first being the visit by John Paul II during his pilgrimage to the Ho

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The device is available in two formats: AQONDA-8 which is 8-in/8-out, and AQONDA-16 which is the 16-in/16-out version. The inputs are of high quality and switchable between microphone and line level. The microphone preamps are also high end to ensure that audio quality remains uncompromised throughout. The preamps may be remotely controlled from any digital consol

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"As a sound designer, I have been quite faithful to established analogue theatre consoles like Cadac," he says. "But, as associate sound designer on Mamma Mia!, I was looking after a DiGiCo D5T and was very impressed by it.

"I also designed a production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Spain last year which used a D5T12. I got on fine with it and was very happy with the results, so when I heard about the SD8, I thought it sounded very interesting. At the

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As well being able to book online for some of the IOA's major events, users will also be able to order publications from the online shop. The new site also includes a newly developed online version of its Buyers' Guide for Acoustic Products, Services and Instrumentation. This is a searchable database of acoustic products, services and instrumentation, containing direct links to supplier's websites.

The Buyers' Guide comprises three main categories: consultation, instrumentation and products. These are then divided up (in the form of a drop-down menu) into i

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Crucial to the theatre's update would be a cutting-edge sound system, holding up to the rigours and demands of a wide variety of current theatrical productions and musical events. Fernando García Carrión, the head of the A/V department of Madrid-based installer Chemtrol's División Teatro (theater division), selected a wide range of EAW products as the system's loudspeaker and monitor components. Chemtrol recently installed the full system, with the support of EAW's Spanish representativePro3 & Co.

To determine the necessary sound system co

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That's why Temecula, California-based Jeff Dykhouse of WorshipMIX, an AV design and production house, had one of his most recent existential moments when he was approached about designing and implementing a 24-channel wireless system for the school auditorium. Slated for use with the school's theatrical presentations and other events, the system was designed to exist, quite literally, in the eye of a very serious RF storm.

"There are more than 20 TV a

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The system, designed to provide up to 360-degree coverage for the tour's multiple arena dates, included main left and right arrays of 16 Milo and two Milo 120 line array loudspeakers each. Left and right side arrays of ten Milo and two Milo 120 loudspeakers each were augmented by identical arrays covering far left and far right areas, for a total of 72 loudspeakers in all.

The rear areas were served by left and right arrays of 12 Mica line array loudspeakers

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The main venue at the festival has always presented a challenge for audio reinforcement. To manage this, Stage Electrics supplied L'Acoustics' Kiva Curve Linear Array this year.

The numerous novice public speakers and interview format used creates a level problem along with acoustic challenges arising from staging the event in a marquee, the numerous reflections and the inclement Welsh weather.

Sound designer Paul Turner specified the L'Acoustics' Kiva system due to its formidable reputation for speech reproduction. Previous attempts to install a line array in the venue had presented problems due to limits on weight loading and sight

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In Eastern Europe, Slovenia's Festival Novo Mesto is supplying Meyer Sound systems for a range of musical celebrations including Festival Lent and Rock Otocec, while To Breathe as One 2009 Song and Dance Celebration will attract a massive crowd to Tallinn, Estonia, with reinforcement provided by local sound company Eventech.

In the US, Meyer Sound systems are powering stages at Michigan's Rothbury Festival (Thunder Audio), Colorado's Mile High Festival (Dowlen Sound), and Wisconsin's Summerfest (Cl

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The wireless intercom systems are being used by MBC's two leading channels: MBC1, the region's leading purveyor of family entertainment, and Al Arabiya News, the top news channel in the Arab world. In each case, the wireless BTR-700 system facilitates communication between the floor manager and cameraman.

Regional sales manager Ammar Fawzy comments: "The BTR-700 is extremely reliable and has a long range - even in a complex building where the signals have to pass through a large number of intervening walls. These characteristics make the BTR-700 the perfect solution."

(Jim Evans)

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After evaluating various systems, he purchased 24 x Martin Audio W8L Longbows, and gave them a powerful initiation at the RockNess Music Festival near Inverness this month, where Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal and Flaming Lips were among the headliners.

'Knocker' Neal ran 12 W8L hangs a side, with W8LD down-fills on the front corners providing the necessary in-fill, while Martin Audio's predictive 3D Display software made sure the coverage was fully optimised.

"The system definitely throws and there must have been 25,000 in front of it when Prodigy appeared on stage," Neal reports.

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Based in central Norway, the company originally invested in an iLive system, comprising an iDR10 MixRack and iLive-144 Control Surface, in 2008, employing it for various tours, events and festivals on its roster. In autumn it managed FOH duties on the main stage at the Blues in Hell Festival in Stjørdal, which included headline performances from Walter Trout and Marcia Ball. More recently, it managed FOH at the Nidaros Blues Festival in Trondheim, which featured headline act, Little Feat.

"All the guest band engineers like iLive, without exception, which is why we decided to invest in a second system when the time came to increase our digital capability," claims Sceneservice's Stein Larsen. "Our faith

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innovision was appointed to create, manage and deliver the opening presentation at Lord's and all the in-stadium activation across all four venues, under the tournament theme of Everyone's Game.The in stadium activation - or 'sportainment' - was aimed to enhance the excitement of the game with the introduction of specially choreographed dancers, live presentation teams that included DJs and named MCs, visually arresting film packages, global sponsor activations and seamless interface between live event

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The Softie is Rycote's robust, push-on microphone windshield and mounting system for shotgun mics, and is widely used by documentary makers and in news-gathering applications.

(Jim Evans)

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At the launch, Mark Ager said a few words to thank all the contributors and those who had helped to make the book a reality: "This book has been part of a focus to help educate the market about automation and its uses and possibilities. Although John [Hastie] and I are credited as the authors, this book has been a collaborative effort by a whole host of people, both inside and outside Stage Technologies. So much of the knowledge contained within is the distilled wisdom of colleagues

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The sound reinforcement for the show was provided by Buenos Aires Live Show (BALS), who chose to use the Proel EDGE system, for the stage monitors.

The two artists - backed by a group of international musicians - performed various styles from pop, to folk, to acoustic rock to a crowd of over 25,000 spectators.

In total, the stage monitor system used by BALS for the event featured 16 x Proel EDGE15CXPB bi-amplifiable coaxial floor monitors powered by six Powersoft Q4002 amplifiers.

(Jim Evans)