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14 March 2016

A key product is the Harting Han(R) family of heavy-duty connectors, which are increasingly being used on concert stages and in theatres. At PLASA, two new products within the Han(R) family are being introduced: the Han-Yellock(R) industrial connector series and the Han-Eco(R) range of high-quality plastic connector housings.

The new Han-Yellock(R) connector series incorporates a number of features that make it suited to use in stage automation, concert lighting and power distribut

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Optocore's president, Marc Brunke, and North American director, Bill Coons, originally demonstrated the Optocore system to Cirque du Soleil sound designer Jonathan Deans and Matthew Ezold, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander's audio video systems consultant for Viva ELVIS. Based on feedback given during the demonstration, Optocore accelerated development of a server-based topology allowing simultaneous control from multiple client operators. As a result, "Optocore's flexibility and control options allowed us to consolidate multiple primary and backup switching matrices into a single routing engine," said Ezold

"We're the first to use client-servers," says the show's assistant head

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Many rail stations on the East Coast Main line are already equipped with fire telephones and induction loop systems produced at Current Thinking's Sunderland factory and managing director Tony Smith says Network Rail's (PADS) endorsement follows installation of its products at St Pancras International, as well as Stratford, Ebsfleet and Ashford International stations.

He explains, "We're delighted to have received this recognition from such an important organisation as Network Rail. In fact our equipment is already in use in many different sit

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Its introduction is causing headaches - and considerable expense - for the UK and European manufacturing sector. The UK is one of only three of the EU's 27 member states where EN54 is yet to become law, but that will change in April 2011.

The complexity of the EN54 regulations, and the demands it places on manufacturers for testing, are onerous, especially in systems incorporating equipment from different manufacturers.

The situation is not improved by widespread uncertaint

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14 March 2016

The sound reinforcement system newly installed by avon a|s: is based around a XLD compact line-array system from Electro-Voice. It features six EV XLD281, 10 EV XLD291 and four EV XCS312 (subs) as well as four Xsubs, driven by 10 EV TG7 amplifiers and controlled using IRISNet software.

"I love the versatility of the XLD," comments Thomas Denstad, Byscenen's technical director. "We have, for example, two flown subs per side. This means that for shows that do not require an immense amount of low-end pressure, I can dispense altogether with the Xsubs. Here, we present virtually all musical genres, from the

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Staged as part of the company's lavish 30th anniversary world tour, the events took place in Turin's Palaisozaki Arena and the Stockholm Globe Arena. Each was a mixture of conference, training sessions, team meetings, awards presentations, live entertainment and high profile 'geeing-up' for the delegates, a highlight being the company's own version of Pop Idol. As such, both events required audio rigs which could deliver both clear speech and high quality music to every seat in the house, all at impressive volume levels.

Sussex-based Dimension Audio provided the audio rigs for both shows, with Yamaha digital audio consoles a ce

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14 March 2016

Ron Koh, technical support representative for D.A.S. Audio Asia, was on-site and provided logistical support for this year's Beerfest. He reports, "This year's Beerfest took place at the Marina Promenade. This is an outdoor venue located on the Singapore Grand Prix F1 tracks that overlo

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14 March 2016

The youth centre, founded in 1965, is run by Youth Connexions Hertfordshire in conjuntion with a management committee and has a long history of association with music -n The 60's band The Zombies formed there and current post-hardcore band Enter Shikari played many of their early gigs here in the noughties.

Herwin Acoustics is run by Paul Herwin who, with a previous life as a performing musician, is an associate member of the Institute of Acoustics and is still actively involved in live sound engineering for jazz artists such as John Surman, Richard Galliano, John Abercrombie and Jack DeJohnette. Herwin Acoustics' strong musical background has been put to use in building recording studios an

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"We provided a PLM10000Q for test and Davies was extremely pleased with the results. We look forward to our Speaker Programme Partnership with Flare Audio," comments Simeon Ludwell, UK sales manager. "The PLM series offers exceptional flexibility and cont

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14 March 2016

Based on the Infinite X architecture, the Infinite QX amplifiers are designed to provide significantly enhanced performance, deploying a newly developed advanced MOSFET output stage for the highest fidelity and maximum reliability. Each channel also features a fully adjustable crossover filter, enhancing the QX series' flexibility. Each 24dB/oct L-R crossover can be configured as either Hi-Pass or Lo-Pass at any frequency between 70Hz to 5kHz, providing exceptional control. The three-

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14 March 2016

As speech is of pivotal importance during prayer sessions, it was recently decided to find a way of enhancing speech quality and audibility in the prayer hall. At the same time it made sense to upgrade the audio control system to provide a simplified user interface.

Bose Pro Partner, Apple Sound, was asked to provide a demonstration of a system that could do all of the above, and they chose to showcase Bose line array technology, combined with a Bose ControlSpace audio management system.

The

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Garg comes to Harman with 22 years of experience at Bhartia Cutler Hammer, a switchgear company, and most recently Bose India, where he was the head of the Professional Division for sales for the past 12 years. At Harman, he will work with his team to generate demand in India for Harman Professional products across all markets - including MI, broadcast/recording, cinema, tour-sound and more - using various sales, channel network and business development strategies.

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The following evenings were filled with Verdi and Tchaikovsky performed by some of the biggest names in classical music, as well as a swing night. The event culminated with The big night of film music performed by Mousse T. and his band and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. TSE AG of Berlin was once again responsible for the sound production, and this year they selected two Eclipse consoles from Innovason to handle FoH and monitoring duties.

Martin Kaiser, technical director for Classic Open Air Berlin, explained

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Experienced Berkshire-based broadcast integrators, TSL, won a competitive tender to design and install a highly sophisticated broadcast system, with audio mixing based around two Studer Vista 5 32-fader production consoles with SCore Live and D21 I/O extension frames installed in the two identically-configured live studio control rooms and central technical area.

TSL has a long history of specifying Studer Vista consoles, and their audio applications manager, Martin Dyster, said that in this instance the desks were chosen for their compact form factor, the familiarity that QVC's newly-recruited sound engineers already had with the Studer topology - and the comfort the client was given in knowing that Studer's Italian distr

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14 March 2016

As we know, the Government and Ofcom have decided to clear TV bands 31-37 and 61-69 of all wireless microphones and similar technologies that operate on these frequencies. At the end of July, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey announced that the Government would be making a "significant contribution" to the replacement cost, but only for equipment that tunes to channel 69. Following on from this, Ofcom published a statement providing details on the compensation package, including eligibility criteria. Save Our Sound UK has since had time to digest the content and consult with stakeholders.

The SOS UK campaign has been successful in persuading the UK Government to take another major step towards addressing the needs of the PMSE community. Following the willingness of the authorities

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14 March 2016

Between January and April 2010, solutions supplier and Bosch dealer Entegre Electronics from Istanbul designed and installed a public address and voice evacuation system at TÜDEMSA?, based around 50 Hemi-directional Loudspeakers from Bosch. The loudspeakers were installed in three buildings and cover around 50,000sq.m.

The public address and emergency evacuation system is controlled and managed from the factory's head office and security centre. Busi

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14 March 2016

After a year-plus of construction, Full Sail Live is finalised and slated to be one of the largest, dedicated sound stages for live concert training at an educational facility. Full Sail Live will serve numerous campus-wide events including live musical performances, monthly graduations, open house events, multi-visual presentations, guest lecture

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14 March 2016

The passive, wired-for-biamplification QX Series draws on the knowledge and engineering resources gained through the development of EAW's AX Series, maintaining its reputation of 'big horns in compact packages'. All full-range models have squared, sy

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The IDA8 is based on the successful IDA4, which is well established in the market. Over the five years since IDA4 was launched, tens of thousands of units have been sold internationally. But technology and what users expect from equipment in the exacting PA/VA sector has changed, so work on a next generation version began 18 months ago, says the company.

With extended DSP memory and communications capability, the IDA8 is more technologically sophisticated than its predecessor but it is also easier to use and set up. Neil Voce, s

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"MYC team has a solid competence technically as they often work with top artists and loudspeaker engineers in Asia. With the assistance from MYC, we will fully develop business in China and focus on both the installation and touring sectors," says Jürgen Freitag, managing director of Kling & Freitag.

"We had a lot of experience in the Chinese market and believe we can build a strong future with Kling & Freitag here," adds Jessie Chan, executive vice president of MYC Technology.

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"The D5 is my console of choice, I've been using DiGiCo for about five years and there's still no better digital console in my opinion," says Madigan. "I sometimes have to use other consoles on a one-off basis, but I always come back to my favourite because of its excellent sound quality and layout."

The tour is using a d&b J Line main system, with J-subs and B2s. Madigan sends left, right and sub outputs from the D5, from which sends for in, out and front fills are derived. All processing is done within the D5, except for Manley ELOP electro-optical limiters on vocal inserts and a Manley Variable Mu over the L-R outputs. "I

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Speaking of the appointment, Optocore sales and marketing director, Tine Helmle stated, "I feel we have found the perfect partner in Australia. PAT will concentrate its activities on Optocore's core markets, namely broadcast, permanent and live sound. We look forward to an extensive and successful period in this region together with Patrick and his team."

Owned by MD, Salloch and technology director Tony Fitzsimmons, PAT have spent the last 15 years providing Australian and New Zealand customers with technical solutions and enjoy a good reputation in

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14 March 2016

For the second year running, an iLive digital system was used to mix monitors at the Festival de Loup in Corbeyrier. The two day event is a celebration of everything Celtic, with Celtic food, folk tales, dance and music, featuring top Irish band, Grada, and top French band, Blackwater.

A modular iLive system, comprising an iDR10 MixRack and iLive-144 Control Surface, was employed by engineer, Roland Dupertuis, to manage musicians with a range of instruments from electric guitars and bass, to harps, mandolins, bagpipes and accordions.

"I have managed monitors for the festival for several years and decided to use A&H's digital system again this year," says Dupertuis. "As usual, iLive enabled fast set changeovers and was very simple

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14 March 2016

The new card provides 16 AES channels, with the ability to change the inputs or outputs in groups of eight. Complementing the existing Mic/Line conversion cards, the AES3 offers a number of new device options, providing flexibility way beyond the 64 AES/EBU channels offered by its primary DD32E network device.

The user-configurable architecture will "bring huge benefits to the pro audio community". For example devices equipped with an AES3 Card and an eight-channel analogue converter card will allow the user to decide whether he wants to use 16 AES channels (I/O switchable in groups of eight) or use the eight analogue channels combined with eight AES3 channels.

Optocore support engineer, Christian Pö