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"The La Cigale hotel is a premium hotel in Doha," commented Richie Hiranandani, marketing manager. "The Pro6 system like the other top end systems in the hotel will be used in their newly built ballroom for various events."

Midas consoles can be found in various locations across the UAE, such as Dubai TV and MBC OB Vans, restaurants such as Trader Vic's at the Madinat Jumeirah and also at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, which uses the XL4.

(Jim Evans)

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HRT, the national public broadcaster of the Republic of Croatia, has been using V+MOTE extensively for their journalists in the field for live contributions from the various Olympic sites in and around Vancouver back to the studios in Zagreb, without the need for cumbersome additional IP audio hardware.

V*MOTE is an audio-over-IP software solution for remote contributions - usually a journalist in the field reporting back to a studio, as was the case here. By simply installing V*MOTE onto any laptop PC, it becomes a professional "contribution" cod

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A deviation from mainstream theatre, Madea's Big Happy Family engages the crowd with spontaneous humour, and features musical interludes that find audiences singing along to well-known R&B and rock and roll hits.

For the arena shows that include the RBC Centre in Raleigh, NC and the Target Centre in Minneapolis, Thunder Audio is supplying 16 Meyer Sound Mica line array loudspeakers per side, in addition to side-hangs of 10 M'elodie line array

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The lighting design was a collaboration between Adlib's Ian Tomlinson and freelance LD Rob Lister (also the tour's production manager), with active input from Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins.

Watkins specifically wanted a moody, edgy feel to the lighting and a complete departure from their previous 'rock' style light shows, so there is no front truss, and much of the set is darkly lit. The only front lighting directly on the six band members is supplied by three pairs of individual PAR36 DWEs which are mounted on custom mic stands, about 30cm off the floor.

All 24 of the moving lights in the rig are Martin Professional MAC 301 LED moving wash lights. There are 10 MAC 301s on the back truss, six on two downstage booms - three a side - for low level cross stage

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DB will be responsible for the telecommunications needs, including the supply of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), for around 1,300 exhibitors and 60 business chalets, which are the areas where multi-national companies decamp during the airshow. These chalets become large-scale, semi-permanent business centres and offices, as well as hospitality areas.

This move into the internet and telecommunications market will involve a significant investment by DB in equipment and systems, including purchasing around 2,000 IP phones.

Grahame Jones, operations director for Farnborough International, said, "Following an extensive and detailed tender process, DB Syste

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One of the first events Cummings did with his iLive-T was the National Day of Prayer at Miami's Faith Centre, which seats about 4,000. The event was also recorded by the Telemundo network. "A situation came up," recalls Cummings, "where a guest musician taking the stage inadvertently crossed through my cordoned off power management area and tripped the

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At the core of Turku's audio refurbishment is a 48-in/48-out TiMax2 SoundHub-R48 delay-matrix processor equipped with a bespoke selection of audio interfacing options. An onboard Ethersound module provide

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The DN-F400 is an advanced digital media solution for the continuous or triggered playback of MP3 and uncompressed .WAV sound files stored on SD and SDHC flashcards (up to 32GB). Its compact, single half-RU space saving form and simple facia with hardwire (dip switch) rear panel setup are designed specifically for instant or programmed repeat messaging, fire and safety voice alarm announcements, radio spots

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The majority of the in-ceiling loudspeakers installed were CMS 501PI, which benefit from being supplied with a separate pre-install back can. These zinc plated, fully wired back cans are designed to be pre-installed into newly constructed, non-suspended ceilings leaving the product to be inserted at the final system commissioning stage of the install. This makes them particularly suited to large scale, potentially complicated new-build developments such as the Burj Khalifa, where the contractor needs to get

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"My technical support channels are so dead, I sometimes wonder if anybody is actually using my stuff," says James David Smith, president and product designer at RC4. "Last year I started contacting past customers, to ask them if everything was OK. What a thrill to discover that my systems are not only working well, they are being used constantly. There are numerous repertory companies that purchased an RC4Magic Series 2 system for one particular show, and have incorporated it into every production sin

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Culture Matters - The final four cities hoping to be named the UK's first city of culture in 2013 have been revealed. The cities chosen by an independent judging panel are Birmingham, Derry, Norwich and Sheffield, with a winner due to be announced in the summer. The competition aims to

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"The world has changed and IVC is changing with it," confirms John Smith, sales director IVC Media. "No two clients are alike and the majority of our customers now require tailored solutions. As a systems integrator with a vast knowledge gained developing some of the world's leading IT, AV and broadcast installations, IVC is now well placed to source, supply and deliver best-of-breed solutions that precisely match customer needs, and those of the future.

"Our focus is predominantly on converged solutions being delivered over IP networks," continues Smith. "On the one hand, that may mean deliveri

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Xantech's latest addition to its line of advanced touch panel controllers, it is a complement to Xantech's new WIC1200 Web Intelligent Controller. The CWTC10 provides a full 10.4" wireless control panel (4-Wire Resistive Touchscreen), suitable for a variety of applications, including conference rooms, hotels, athletic facilities and much more.

(Jim Evans)

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Commenting on the recent move, Piers Plaskitt, CEO of SSL Inc., says: "This is an exciting opportunity for SSL to expand its West Coast office and reaffirms our commitment to our US operations and our planned growth over years to come. The new location offers the ability to provide a more comfortable environment to demonstrate our products. Customer demonstrations are already underway for our new C10 HD broadcast console."

(Jim Evans)

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At the apex of Cadac's digital development programme is the S-Digital mixing system. Commenting on the S-Digital development, Peter H McGuire, operations manager, Cadac Holdings, stated: "From its conception the S-Digital was engineered with the express intention of replicating the audio quality and extending the functionality of the Cadac J-Type, which became the de-facto console for musical theatre following its launch in 1992. The S-Digital has been designed in conjunction with practising sound engineers

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We have separate sales teams across our business including the recently announced Pro Audio Division headed up by Mike Gibson. Many Behringer products complement our existing products and wherever there is some overlap we will focus these through different teams as appropriate."

Behringer Vice president of Europea

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Technomad has a product warehousing facility in Amsterdam with a wide range of stock available for quick supply to the UK and the rest of Europe.

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They first commissioned the system from Optocore's UK distributors for use on the one-off musical Through The Door before Christmas, and were so delighted with the result that they have standardised on the system for this ongoing series of special productions.

Thames Audio's sound designer, James Tebb said: "We were aware of the limitations of Yamaha's AD+DA converters and knew that by replacing this, and the preamps, with Optocore the quality would be improved. But we had no idea to what extent. From the second we heard the first mic, we couldn't believe the difference t

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The ever changing elements of the programme create a consistent testing environment for the Aviom system. Faced with swift and constant changes, the Pro16 equipment, supplied by Italian Aviom distributor, Sisme spa, allows the monitor engineer to easily and effectively provide customized mixes to the band's nine members.

"I am impressed with the versatility and stability of the Aviom Pro16 equipment," says Enrico Belli, monitor engineer for th

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Over on monitors, Julien Decarne is using an XL8 live performance system supplied by rental company Dispatch together with a Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution audio recorder and DN9331 Rapide graphic EQ controller.

"My decision to work with a Midas PRO6 at FOH for this tour was mainly motivated by a need to move on and evolve towards this technology," says Lude. "I have worked a lot with analogue consoles throughout the years, mainly the Midas XL4 and the Heri

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The former Secretary of State was the keynote speaker for Union University's Annual Scholarship banquet; a yearly event that consistently attracts leading international diplomats such as former President George Bush, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev. For the past 12 years, Tennessee Concert Sound has handled sound reinforcement and production management for each event, and they hav

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For more than 25 years, PUR have been well known for their live performances and place complete trust in the comprehensive planning and production service that Sirius provides for their tours. For the Wünsche tour, PA and system engineers Frank Müller and Klaus 'Bob' Bolender worked wit

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Lecturer David Ludz was in charge of the technical support for Kling & Freitag and was assisted actively by the VME with a substantial spread of K&F equipment plus the new Nomos XLC.

The workshop lasted nearly seven hours and included hands-on sessions. LIPA lecturer Chris Layton confirmed that the workshop has been received enthusiastically by the participants and the organizers, and that further similar workshops would be staged in the future.

(Jim Evans)

Caption VMA and Kling & Freitag at LIPA

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"Until now, cinema owners and audiences have accepted mediocre audio even as they demanded exceptional visuals," says Brian Smith of Advanced Media Design Systems, which installed the cinema system. "Not only was the retrofit relatively painless but the results take cinema sound to a whole new level. Audiences will definitely now have a superior sound experience that will bring them back to the movies."

Based on the Acheron screen channel loudspeakers, the Meyer Sound Cinema Experience system that was installed by Advanced Media Design Systems is p