The show, staged outdoors at the Twinwood Arena in Clapham, is a regular gig for JAP Sound, featuring a 40-piece orchestra on the first day, and the tribute bands on the second. However, this was the first occasion that Jason Price of JAP Sound was able to deploy the full suite of RSS digital tools, including the new M-48 personal monitor mixers.
With the support of RSS's Simon Kenning, the JAP Sound team opted
From 3 -7 August, two intensive courses of Electro-Voice seminars were held. Seminar leader Anthony Sawyer, technical support manager in the EVI Audio team, schooled young technicians from SARA and students at the SAE Institute in fundamental aspects of audio technology. In each case, the content of the seminars was tailored to the knowledge level of the participants.
The first seminars, comprising a live sound workshop, were held at the South African Roadie Association (SARA) in Johannesburg. Since 1992, this well-known institute has been offering young South African technicians a well-rounded curriculum with excellent job prospec
The crew were unanimous in their decision that the Midas digital platform would prove to be the best investment guarantee for the future, and were additionally impressed with what they considered a stunning sonic performance.
"The Midas PRO6 proved by far the easiest digital console to work with as well as being the best sounding one around," says Klaas Spoelstra, chief technical director. "Our audio engineers were impressed from the moment they saw the PRO6, and compared to other digital consoles out there they described the PRO6 as being in a league of its own."
The PRO6 system takes care of running the theatre's entire digital audio multic
The WMS4500 provides a wide-range of versatility in many areas such as frequency selection and diversity, efficient set-up and delivers outstanding sonic quality. "I find that my show day setups are easily adjusted inside any venue size and complexity, from the small house of blues show to heavily populated frequency areas such as large scale television events," Tate said.
The wireless microphone system offers improved audio capabilities versatile enough to handle multiple users and multi-channel applications simultaneously. The WMS4500 is available in two
With MP3 and WAV file playback on CD media - with front panel folder navigation buttons for ease of selection - the CD-200i is designed to support the convergence of traditional and new media in AV applications. The player also features + 12.5% pitch control and 10 second anti-shock memory buffer.
The player, which supersedes the best selling CD-200, features unbalanced phono analogue, and
"The response from customers was overwhelming, especially in view of the generally lower key atmosphere surrounding this year's show, and the Red Square Audio stand was clearly a target destination for those looking to judge for themselves whether VQ sounds as good as reports suggest. Some visitors had first heard VQ Series at last year's show and were retu
The lift is designed for those requiring a quick set-up for their line array. The PA is loaded directly on to the forks of the lift, cranked up and in a matter of minutes the system is suspended from the lift and ready to play. The lift has a transport weight/height of just 95kg/1.7m so is easy to transport.
The TL-A220 incorporates the ALS (Auto Lock Security) a system patented by VMB 12 years ago, and now a standard in most of its lifts. The ALS automatically locks the lift in place, releases all the pressure from the cable and guarantees the load will not fall.
Says VMB: "With any other conventional frontal load lift the further along the forks the load is placed the
The audio console manufacturer is running a special game of skill, launched at PLASA09, with an SD8 digital mixing system as the winning prize. The proceeds of the competition will be donated to the families of two of the best-known and loved sound engineers in the business - John Roden and Jim Douglas. Sadly, both men are no longer with us.
5 Star Cases has been a one-source flightcase solution provider to DiGiCo from the launch of the flagship SD7 console case in 2007.
When the DiGiCo SD8 console was launched in September 2008, 5 Star was once again asked to provide the flightcase. Building on the success of the SD7 version, the 5 Star design team again produced a case to complement the lines of the new, smaller console. The first
GUZ BOX provided audio system design, installation and operation for the duration of the event which included awards and presentations ceremonies, remote area audio systems covering key areas of the Stromlo Forest Park, FM radio broadcast and the media centre audio system.
This event catered to more than 500 of the world's best mountain bike and trials riders competing in cross country, downhill, four cross and observed trials. The last three days of racing attracted approximately 40,000 spectators with the elite cross country and downhill races broadcast to an estimated worldwide television and online audience of
Managing director Paul Hinkly says: "PLASA09 bucked the trend for LMC with both robust business and even social introductions. The whole LMC team enjoyed meeting our visitors from across all markets and, frankly, after the first half-year that this industry has endured, I cannot deny that I was very pleasantly surprised with the response to LMC and its partners."
The launch of LMC's UK distribution of Acustica Beyma loudspeakers at the show proved very positive for LMC, and John Ridley, financial director, has found the stream of new enquiries very encouraging. "We are looking forw
The 500sq.m warehouse in Rotterdam was chosen to satisfy Ateis International's delivery needs for years to come the company says. Barcode technology ensures that the right consignment goes to the right destination. Overseeing operations is an experienced team with specialist knowledge of customer support and logistics.
After-sales and field support engineer Hans den Hertog is an audio professional of long standing and previously worked with Ateis International's distributors in Holland,
Hooper will be responsible for creating and maintaining new endorsement programs for Behringer and Bugera, assembling a list of talent that will represent the two lines across the globe. Furthermore, Behringer will soon be creating a forum and blog platform that will allow potential endorsers to converse with Hooper and engage him directly.
As a performer, Hooper is highly respected and boasts a long list of collaborations with such artists as Sheryl Crow, David Sanborn, Manhattan Transfer, David Byrne, Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour, George Duke and Donny Osmond.
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De Flint formed a project team to aid in the decision making process of upgrading its audio system. Their main concern was to find a system that would deliver excellent audio quality to all areas of the theatre. The team consulted theatre management, technicians and product users for advice on choosing the right system. Several leading competitors presented their systems to the team and they were particularly impressed with the dynamic headroom, sonic performance and rider friendliness of the Electro-Voice system presented by E-audio Benelux.
Chief technical director Klaas Spoelstra notes the simplicity and versatility of the system: "The EV syst
He will be responsible for supporting the division of the company towards achieving the goals set during the planning, and to detect the difference between plans and achievements, to establish and implement rapidly any corrective actions along with top management.
After graduating in Law and the attainment of a Master's degree in Finance Administration and Control, Vincenzo Marella has held management positions at Pirelli and C. Real Estate, Denso Manufacturing Italia S.p.A. and Valagro S.p.A. of Atessa.
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Having already tested out iLive on a previous gig, Powerlive sound engineer, Pierre Angeli, was impressed by its capabilities, particularly the flexibility of operation offered by the iLive Editor software. The iLive system, comprising an iDR10 MixRack and iLive-144 Control Surface, was used as the main FOH mixer under the control of festival FOH engineer, Emmanuel Gagliano.
"It was a harsh climate test for iLive, which effortlessly managed the mixture of high temperatures and strong island winds, which also bought with it many acoustic problems. The high quality of the preamps, the effectiveness of the dynamic processing, the fine internal FX, and sonic quality of iLive's natural sound made it a joy
The show will feature the latest industry technology and exhibits from leading lighting and sound suppliers. Avolites, Doughty, ETC, Le Maitre, Lee, MA Lighting, Martin, Panasonic, Pulsar, RCF, RSS by Roland, Rosco, Philips Selecon, Yamaha and Zero 88 will be exhibiting their latest products, offering demonstrations and providing product advice.
Stage Electrics will be exhibiting and demonstrating a wealth of new products including: LED screens, QMAXZ QME700P moving lights, Prolyte truss, Arkaos A-Series Media Servers, Flamejettt and the Altair WBS200 Wireless Intercom System. Throughout the day website demonstrations
With summer schedules that regularly include equipment for Lollapalooza, Country Jam, Rothbury, Langerado, All Good, as well as Austin City Limits and Rock Jam festivals, investing in two new mixing consoles was not a decision to be taken lightly.
As the 2009 summer season kicked off, StagePro decided it was time to purchase its first digital consoles. For Waller, the decision was based on sound bus
Using LAPS, a designer can quickly enter an array design and assess its performance. LAPS can model a full sound system, including main arrays, secondary arrays such as delays and front-fills, and subwoofers.
After the final system design is chosen, LAPS provides full rigging specifications. LAPS includes comprehensive checking of rigging working loads, and will not predict performance of rigs which it considers to be unsafe.
The new version includes a special page for predicting coverage of subwoofer arrays. Proper use of this page will in many cases result in significant bass coverage and quality improvement at little or no additional cost, says the company.
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Proceeds from the event, to be held on 25 October, will aid the PRS (Performing Right Society) for Music Members' Benevolent Fund. Lane's widow Katy is one of the many to receive assistance from the charity, which helps musicians, songwriters and their families in financial difficulties. "This will be so special for us, staging a reunion for such a wonderful and prestigious event," said Wood. &quo
The company had already provided a JBL/Crown sound reinforcement infrastructure, for many of the College's other suites and studios in the building's new ultra-modern wing earlier this summer. This had sensitively been tied in to the College's original 1926 Grade II-listed building in Wandsworth by main building contractors BAM Construction.
JBL in-ceiling speakers and Crown amplification have been used throughout - but it is the complex switching and routing requirements of the 12 studios that have made the College a suitable environment for BSS Audio's new generation of Soundweb London DSP's.
The new wing represents part of an overall £100m investment by
SeeSound's CEO Nacho Alberdi, not only has extensive knowledge of the Optocore system, having distributed their fibre products back in 2001 as part of AlberdiPro, but has also worked closely with Optocore's recently appointed international sales manager, Mike Case, over the years.
"Having proved to be the industry leader in audio transport through fibre, with the upgrade of the Optocore system, and the ability to be linked to the new SANE system, we are delighted to be working with the brand again," said Nacho Alberdi.
"Optocore is well known in Spain, and SANE is clear
Both WWE events featured matches with such WWE stars as the Undertaker, current WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, and WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and Big Show. The 5 September 5 event in Arecibo took place at the Manuel Petaca Iguina Coliseum, while the 6 September event in Ponce was held in the Juan Pachin Vicens Auditorium. Both venues have seating capacities of more than 12,000 people.
The sound reinforcement system included a total of 24 JBL VRX932LAP Crown-powered Constant Curvature line array speakers, each equipped
Brooks & Dunn have relied on AKG products for a number of years and are currently using a diverse collection of wireless products, including an AKG WMS4500 wireless system, AKG 520 headset microphone, AKG D7 handheld microphone, AKG IVM4 in-ear monitoring system as well as the vintage AKG C12 tube microphone.
"Brooks & Dunn are loyal AKG users and have used vintage C12 microphones for vocal recordings in the past, so when the
With a long history of using Optocore systems in their digital desks, they contacted the German company's international sales manager Mike Case - and soon an Optocore DD32E/DD6NE network had been added to the LX4 Optical Digital Multicore (and FOH I/O) already in use.
Wigwam's digital specialist, Alex Hadjigeorgiou comments, "Huge distances weren't really an issue until the band started playing stadiums - prior to that everything was daisy chained via the FOH position. However, it quickly became obvious that in the big American arenas / stadia the distances would be too great to run the system in its existing format - hence the introduction of fi
