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As installation audio sales executive Collman is responsible for Ateis' professional installation product ranges, which include the new Echo Cancellation System, UAPG2 DSP audio network, IP-based products and the Magellan counter intercom system.

Collman previously worked at Harman UK in its service sales support division. Most recently he was with games company Atronic, handling pan-Europe sales.

Commenting on his new role at Ateis UK Collman says, "I've wanted to move back into the pro audio market for a while and spent some time researching Ateis and its expanding product range. Ateis ticks all the boxes in presenting a challenge to

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Flexi-Strip is a range of standard LEDs on a flexible circuit board, encapsulated within a flexible, clear silicone tube. Rated at IP67, the encapsulated housing protects Flexi-Strip's LEDs from moisture, dust and damage making it suitable for both internal and external applications, in dry or wet conditions. Each strip is backed by a self-adhesive tape so it can be attached quickly and easily in any location.

Flexi-Strip comes in a variety of colour options, full colour RGB, warm white and cool white. The RGB colour mixing versions comes in Bright and Super-Bright intensities.

For control, a direct voltage feed (12V) can be used for continuous illumination or an Artistic Licence Rail-Pipe can be added to allow dimming via DMX.

Rail-Pipe can be controlled

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Inspired by high levels of interest in the M-48 personal mixer system from manufacturers and users of large-format consoles, notably the team at DiGiCo, engineers at Roland have designed a bi-directional signal converter between MADI and REAC, (Roland Ethernet Audio Communication), the proprietary protocol developed by Roland to meet the market's need for a point-to-point 24 bit/ 96kHz, low latency digital audio transport.

The S-MADI REAC Bridge enables connectivity between any MADI-equipped digital audio mixer/system and any of Roland's REAC products, enabling the use of the award-winning V-Mixing Co

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The installation was carried out by FSD Electronics. Their technical staff, led by Andreas Loizou, chose the D.A.S. Variant and Reference systems to properly set up the resorts various lounges and restaurants.

The D.A.S. Variant powered compact array systems were installed in the main multipurpose room, which comes equipped with a small stage for live performances. A total of eight Variant 112A systems accompanied by six Variant 18A subwoofer units were installed, forming a powerful sy

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For the UK festival season's first major outdoor event, the company worked closely with audio providers Britannia Row and Adlib Audio to supply equipment and on-site support to the main and second stages throughout the weekend.

All main stage presenter microphones were SKM 5200s with KK 105 heads, while all main and second stage in-ear monitors were ew 300s. An A5000-CP antenna and Vulcan launch system were also deployed on the main stage.

Artists using Sennheiser equipment included Cheryl Cole (custom SKM 5200) and main stage headliner Florence and The Machine (SKM 5200 and 2000 Series IEMs); Faithless (SKM 945 G3), Diz

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Calvary Baptist School has approximately 225 students spread across seven buildings, some of which mix elementary, junior high and/or high school classrooms. The school was seeking an audio and notification system capable of distributing scheduled events, including bells and announcements, to seven distinct zones. The zones are segregated by grade levels instead of buildings, which required an intelligent system that could clearly recognize the specified PA points withi

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"My goal is to realise a compact studio within an affordable budget, but without compromising the quality. The addition of the Audient Zen has gone a long way to help with this," says Minjauw, who is currently upgrading the studio - previously just a mixing room - by adding a recording booth for basic recording and overdubs.

Brussels-based Ohm Studio has also upgraded to an Audient Zen. "It has an incredible

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The show demands artful blending of disparate audio elements: an eight-piece on-stage band, four female singers, the voice of Elvis, and dynamic sound effects. To support the mix with full impact, sound designer Jonathan Deans engaged a total of 279 self-powered Meyer Sound loudspeakers and the largest all-digital Matrix3 audio show control and CueConsole modular control surface system ever assembled.

"Cirque didn't want to recreate anything they have done before," says Deans. "They wanted to create something new and special for Elvis and for Las Vegas, drawing on the energy of Elvis's liv

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It was also the first time that Adlib has worked for Flight of The Conchords, having developed a penchant for the specialist requirements of live large-scale comedy performances.

Adlib's Ben Booker and Hassane Es Siahi were the systems engineers for band engineers Ryan Pickett (FOH) and Matt Shane (monitors), with Nick Jevons as production manager / lighting director.

The main system was a JBL VerTec - comprising 4889 cabinets with 4880A subs. Though not generally a bass heavy show, there were certain instruments that needed serious low end, like a miniature acoustic guitar with a

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For Saturday night's headline act, Jorge Ferreira, crowds were estimated at anything up to 22,000, and it was a similar story for Louisy Joseph and Quim Barreiros on Sunday night. Handling all the audio requirements for the festival stage was local rental company and APG Uniline partner, SNO Technique. SNO Technique supplied a powerful Uniline line array system for FoH and an SMX15 monitor system.

"We were all totally bowled over by the number of people who came," observed SNO Technique's Jean-Francois Fougeras. "We were expecting a maximum of 15,000 if the weather was good, and we ended up with over 20

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An estimated 185,000 fans lined the streets of Sandton's business district in support of their national team ahead of the World Cup opening match. The Bafana Bafana football team paraded the streets in a double decker bus, whilst radio presenters from both stations interacted with the players and crowds along the route.

As well as a performing DJ, Deysel is a producer at the top Johannesburg radio station, Highveld Stereo (94.7), which organised the event in partnership with Talk Radio 702 and Southern Sun.

"I have used a variety of controllers and can honestly say that the DX is by far the most superior when it co

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As the show kicked off, Sharp Dragon's representatives were inundated with both Chinese and international visitors at the stand, and three times as many Chinese-language product catalogues were distributed as compared to the previous year. General manager Shelly Xia comments, "This is the best PALM show to date. We had a good number of existing customers visiting, and made a very pleasing number of new contacts."

Asia Pacific sales manager Martin Capp feels that this demonstrates the acceptance of the dBTechnologies brand and i

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Wireless Tecpro enables members of the group to talk to and listen to all the other members simultaneously, using wireless beltpacks. In addition an unlimited number of listen-only wireless beltpacks can be added to the system, for personnel who only need to monitor conversations. An interface is in the final stages of development which replaces one of the full-duplex users with a con

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These products are complemented by loudspeakers from d&b audiotechnik, together with digital mixing consoles from Digidesign, and Roland RSS digital multicores and consoles. Completing the product line-up are Telex and RTS intercom systems. Orbital is also presenting its Noise at Work assessment service for theatres, production companies and venue managers.

The Da-Cappo product range includes the DA-12 single-ear microphone and the DA-04 lapel microphone, plus the award-winning DA-15 single-ear microphone with an in-ear monitor piece. Manufactured in Australi

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For many years, small government grants have been available to companies throughout the UK economy wishing to explore business opportunities in overseas markets. The APRS is the ATO (Accredited Trade Organisation) for the AES Conventions and despite the current economic climate, has succeeded in negotiating a higher level of grant for successful qualifying candidates for TAP (Tradeshow Access Programme) support in San Francisco.

Peter Filleul, executive director of the APRS, comments,"US AES shows are very different creatures to the European shows - they're much more music-oriented, and considerably more 'rock'n'roll'. What's more, each ye

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The live stage production is similar to a television variety show, with many elements from Late Night With Conan O'Brien including sidekick Andy Richter and members of the show's band. The tour also includes video bits, musical and comic performances and cameo appearances by celebrities, while O'Brien himself performs music throughout the production.

Before shipping out the Vertec line arrays to Los Angeles for initial rehearsals, Audio Analysts fine-tuned the entire system at its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "The reliable perfor

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In Luxembourg, Audio Vision takes over the distribution. Audio Vision is familiar with the fields of theatre and media installations and also with live events. The first projects are already in the planning stage and should be realised with Kling & Freitag products.

In Turkey, Dinakord will take over sales. Up to now, Dinakord was mainly operating in the MI business. The distribution of Kling & Freitag is emphasises their ambition to extend activities to the ProAudio market.

Acti-Tech from Nigeria is the first official representation for K&F on the African continent, selling the Kling & Freitag products mainly in installations. Peter Madu, manager of Acti-Tech comments, "I am happy that with the brand Kling & Freitag I will be able to include in my sa

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Working in conjunction with a major television broadcaster, Waves crafted a real-time processing chain consisting of two plug-ins which proved effective in solving the task at hand: The WNS Waves Noise Suppressor and the Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer. These two audio plug-ins together not only reduce the Vuvuzela noise, they increase the intelligibility of the game announcers' play-by-play action and colour commentary, claims the company. In fact

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The local company in charge of the sound work, Almana Network, headed by Deon Cains, recommended the convenience of the compact and efficient D.A.S. Audio Ceiling systems for the 700 m2 dealership. These discrete systems have been seamlessly integrated into the exposition's décor.

A dozen D.A.S. Ceiling CL-6T six-inch white ceiling loudspeakers, equipped with line transformers, provide a wide soundfield and intelligible sound transmission and optimal acoustic dispersion during music playback.

Almana Network Solutions also opted to install the D.A.S. CSA-T amplifiers. Specially designed to power 70 and 100 volt distributed audio systems, in in

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The system, comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface, has already been used to manage a variety of events from a large 1300-capacity presentation incorporating delay speakers, to a small 150-capacity music concert with performances from several bands.

"With the processing power built in, we don't need to use outboard equipment any more," explains Bjornholt School building manager, Agnar Andersen. "The show recall function makes set up times very quick, and due to the surface layout, our students have adapted faster to the controls than they have with other consoles. Also, everybody has commented that the sound has improved a lot through our exis

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With power handling of 1500W RMS and a peak output of 139dB, Void's objective with the Trinity X design is to "set a new standard for bass output and extension in the 400-litre class".

Director Alex Skan explains: "Our designer, Rog Mogale, is always looking for a new challenge, and has been working on our new high output Trinity Line Array series due for launch later this year. The Trinity X came about as part of this ongoing development, and has turned out to be a perfect complement to our signature triple-horn

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"By sealing this partnership with MediaTech, we hope to make it easier for audio technicians and providers to take advantage of Meyer Sound's world renowned technologies and educational offerings," says Scott Gledhill, international sales manager at Meyer Sound. "MediaTech's experience, reputation, and most importantly, our shared philosophy of quality make it an excellent representative for Meyer Sound in the Czech Republic."

Established in 1991, MediaTech is an ISO 9001:2000 certified professional audio suppli

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"We began the process of selecting a PA with a shoot-out," explained Matthias Conway, senior technician at the venue. "We were deciding between an Electro Voice's EVA Line Array, Nexo's GEO S12s, and a JBL VRX system. We hung the EVA system, comprising of two EVA-2082S-906 and two EVA-2082S-920 boxes, on the left side of the venue and four Nexo GEO S12 speakers on the right side. We used one Dynacord H5000 to power all the EV boxes with no processing at all. Although we didn't use subs with the EV boxe

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The Chelsea Academy is state-funded and part of the Government's Academies programme to provide a broad education for children in local communities. It was established in September 2009 and is sponsored by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Diocesan Board for Schools of the Church of England.

The Bryan Adams Foundation has guaranteed to help support and finance the Music Centre at the Chelsea Academy. Founded by musician and photographer Bryan Adams in 2006 with th