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Wave Wood is specifically designed to control excessive and unwanted frequencies while maintaining a bright, ambient sound. The panel's design, which includes a series of non-linear cavities set into an elegant wood finish, has proved highly effective in the treatment of medium and high frequencies while also enhancing the appearance of room interiors.

"The whole installation project took eight days to complete, with the team having to work almost continually a

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A statement says, "The new entity aims to ensure the acquisition, storage, transportation and management of content for the media in order to improve their productivity and responsiveness. This proposal is consistent with the transformation of traditional media to a new model of 'convergence' and aims to reposition 'content' as the engine of growth for its customers."

"This merger is a fantastic opportunity for Digigram because it combines the pursuit of development in the areas that, historically, are the heart of our business and associates us with the ACP project launched by ACP Group. It will enable us to add value as well as being highly motivating for our

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14 March 2016

The Hawth Theatre is one of the south's liveliest arts venues, playing host to a diverse mix of theatre, dance, music, comedy, concerts, film and visual arts. The theatre has been host to hit West End and worldwide musicals including West Side Story and Saturday Night Fever, comedy acts including Eddie Izzard and Jack Dee, and visiting companies including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Following a competitive tender, single source supplier AC-ET was selected to provide the complete order of leading brand entertainment technology products, accessories and custom manufactured items from its

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Thornton comments, "Eight years ago we came to replace two split analogue consoles in our studios. We wanted something intuitive, clear and simple - yet flexible. Fortunately, that was just after the Audient ASP8024 had been released. What attracted us was the clarity of the desk, which is ideal for training purposes. It has a nice big centre section, so you can get four students around it comfortably and they can all see what's going on."

Audient is an established player in the education market, with Thornton explaining, "In teaching basic principles - signal path, equalisation, signal routing - analogue is easier and better t

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The elections are a unique milestone in the merger of the two Associations, as this is the first time that ESTA and PLASA Members will vote simultaneously to elect representatives to the new Board structure. The month-long ballot, in which over 1,000 companies and individuals will have the opportunity to vote, pre-empts the New Year merger date when the Associations formally unite under the PLASA name.

For PLASA, one of the major developments to come out of the merger is the move to a more representative Governance system. The new 12-member Regional Boards will better mirror the diversity of regions, market sectors, business types and technologies a

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The R.25 is the most compact model in Community's R-Series, measuring just 11.3 x 11.3 x 13.3 inches.

Designed to be visually neat and simple to install, the R.25 is designed for short to medium throw fixed and portable applications, including theme parks, sport venues, arenas and cruise ships. It can also be used in distributed indoor systems in medium to large spaces like conference, exhibition and shopping centres and swimming pools. The all-weather moulded enclosure has integral points for vertical or horizontal mounting with the supplied yoke, and a built-in pole mount for portable use.

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There are now eight Elements dealers UK wide, all of which have been impressed, not only with the systems performance and practicality, but also with the impressive 'silent salesman' POS Interactive Workstation, an essential part of the HK Audio Elements dealership package.

Alastair McFarlane, of KLS Entertainment in Falkirk says, "Without doubt this is the most versatile system that we've ever seen - so compact and so easy to set up. You always get quality from HK Audio, but this exceeds all expectations."

A completely adaptable, modular PA system, ELEMENTS provides all you need to configure the perfect solution for any situation, and thanks to its uniq

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Ryder Cup match director Edward Kitson says, "Extending the strong working relationship between the Ryder Cup, the PGA European Tour and Arena Group, they (Arena) once again justified our trust through the professional delivery of key elements of the event infrastructure. They have provided a very good service and their offering has enhanced this Ryder Cup tournament."

The project had required months of attentive advance planning, with Arena Seating's project director Bradley Merchant and newly promoted project manager Sam Feaviour walki

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Having worked for Newcastle-based technical production company NiteLites for many years before setting up his own company, Technical Knowhow director Andy Magee was already familiar with DiGiCo's D series consoles. He purchased his SD9 from Stage Electrics, following conversations with the company's Ed Gamble.

"I used the D series for about four years. They were my desk of preference," he says. "When I heard about the SD9, I decided to get one straight away. To be honest, when I found out the price I would have been happy to buy one without even seeing it. I knew it would be really good."

In contrast, Paul Sparrow was not a previous DiGiCo user. "I was looking for a digital console that used a Cat 5 multicore. I needed 32 inputs and plenty o

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Moore comments, "There is such a wide range of excellent products. From the recently introduced Cromo Series - whose sound quality rivals that of some of our more expensive competitors', to the successful pro range including the DVA line array modules, it's certainly an exciting time to be getting involved with dB."

Coming from a sales background - both within and outside the audio industry - Moore has accrued many years of experience, and with them a wealth of sales tools, including drive and determination, as well as excellent interpersonal skills. "Ro

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In addition, Pickowitz will provide technical training in the US and abroad, and work in conjunction with JBL to coordinate the use of JBL loudspeakers with Crown amplifiers in tour sound systems.

"Since day one, Brian has been an invaluable asset to the Crown team. As market manager for tour sound, Brian brings a wealth of product and engineering expertise, combined with the ability to precisely evaluate his customers' needs and prov

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SPS Audio was appointed as the production company for the event, selecting a modular iDR10 MixRack and iLive-144 Control Surface to manage FOH on the main stage, an iDR-48 with iLive-T112 on the dance stage, and an iDR-32 with iLive-T80 on the new music stage. Ellie Goulding also brought in her touring iDR-48 with iLive-R72 surface on monitors for her performance on the main stage.

Beach Break Live is now in its fourth year, and is renowned for having a high calibre line-up for a modest ticket price. The 2010 line up included Vampire Weekend, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Ellie Goulding, Plan B, 2Many DJs and the Futureheads.

"The only way I can manage this event within budget is to take care of everything m

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"It wasn't that it needed to be loud," said Wigwam Director Chris Hill, "but it was imperative that everyone present heard every word."

Hill with Wigwam's systems expert Rob Priddle devised a temporary installation of monumental scale as befit the occasion. "We put in a main stage system of d&b audiotechnik J-Series, with a mix of d&b J and Q-Series across twenty three delay towers. The park was licensed for 80,000 so we had more than enough PA for an audience that size, but it's

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The upgradable 64-input Vi6 moved from its monitor position in O2 Academy2 for the very first show before relocating to the FOH position in the main room two nights later for the official opening (with Professor Green - Thursday 23 September 2010).

"The Vi6 is fast becoming the industry standard, so we wanted to provide the same level of control as we do at our other O2 Academy venues - engineers can then travel between our venues and know what to expect," said AMG's group technical manager, Ed Jackson.

"We needed to be aware of what the sound engineers were saying, and judging from the response we have had to the Vi6 it will be on our spec for a long time

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The company deployed an arsenal of JBL loudspeakers, including 24 JBL Vertec VT4889 full size line array elements, 24 VT4888 midsize line array elements, and eight VT4880 full size arrayable subwoofers. Fill speakers, delay arrays and secondary room systems included CBT Series column speakers, VRX932LA compact constant curvature array loudspeakers and JBL EON powered portable loudspeakers. Crown XTi, MAi and I-Tech amplifiers powered the sound rig. The system was configured with Harman HiQnet System Architect software for remote control and monitoring.

"The room is shaped

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"We were on the Midas site to download some updates for the PRO6," says Atlanta Sound & Lighting GM Scott Waterbury, "and my lead engineer, Tom Smith calls me over and says, 'check this out, they've got a PRO3'. I took a look at it online and called my rep to get the story. By the end of that phone call, my order was in the system."

Waterbury, who has headed Atlanta Sound since 1978, does not consider himself a classic early adopter. "I admit it - I was slow getting into the digital realm. We tried all the usual suspects and even bought a couple, but I was never really happy with the sound. I still have a (Midas) XL200 and a couple of Heritages, and frankly, digital didn't me

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Recently, on the eve of the park's 50th anniversary, a massive redevelopment plan was undertaken, transforming the venue from a stadium that fans would tolerate a few days per year in order to see their team, to a year-round tourist destination that has been recognized by Sports Illustrated as the top stadium experience in the NFL, and the eighth-best facility in the world to see a game.

While the stadium's original classic seating bowl was preserved, the rest of the park's infrastructure has been completely revamped, including an audio system upgrade that includes Community Professional Loudspeakers' WET and R-Series weather-resistant loudspe

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While SSE was entrusted with providing the full audio design and implementation for the two-and-a-half-hour mass at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow - as well as the full programme of pre- and post-service entertainment - as previously reported, Wigwam did likewise at Cofton Park in Birmingham.

The solution provided for SSE project manager Dan Bennett, had far-reaching consequences. The bespoke fibre system, configured and supported by Optocore (from both Germany and the UK), was designed to enable them to tunnel Ethernet through their optical fibre system, enabling L'Acoustics' new Network Manager Remote Control Software to reside on the network.

Bennett realised that Optocore would give them the combined benefit of suf

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MAS Pro is not a regular multi-track playback unit which plays all audio files at the same time. It can at the same time serve independent channels asynchronously and group together multiple channels for synchronized playback. Any number of individual audio files or groups can be controlled independently when needed, says the company.

Multiple playback channels can output to the same CobraNet outputs, so it is possible to play synchonized background audio and independently triggered sound effects from the same output at the same time. The volume of all players, tracks, and outputs can be controlled independently.

Medialon MAS Pro comes in a new professional hardware 19" 2U rack mount compact form for

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The global birthday celebrations also included a performance by his widow Yoko Ono in Reykjavik, Iceland. In New York, Lennon's original band The Quarrymen headlined a tribute concert and fans gathered to remember the icon in Central Park.

Unveiling the statue, Julian said: "We come here with our hearts to honour dad and pray for peace and say thank you to each and every one of you and everybody involved in the celebrations today." The onlookers also included original Beatles drummer Pete Best, w

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Once SSE became aware that they would also be mixing a 35-piece brass band, as well as an 800-piece choir - plus various ensembles and pre- and post-show concerts, the Vi1 was brought in specifically to handle the choir sub-mix; this was then piped back into the main Vi6 FOH desk, and sent as a L/R monitor feed to the Vi6 stage desk.

Mixing at FOH was the experienced Craig Pryde - a long-time Soundcraft Vi devotee (whose induction into the Soundcraft environment had originally taken on the first Vi4 prototype). He and monitor engineer Kevin S

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With a growing global market for monitor and control rooms - particularly in their key Chinese market - dnp is continuing to explore new technologies to create higher visual acuity and reduce bezel sizes even further to ensure seamless tiled videowall displays with edge-to-edge pictures.

According to S°ren Weis Lindegaard, dnp business manager, OEM & special projects, the company has called on its heritage in pioneering advanced lens technologies -offering a number of alternatives fit for purpose. But it is the Cross Prism Screen (XPS), supplied by the Danish company, that OEM customers are favouring, while the more mature screen types, like Ultra Contrast Screen and Black Bead Screen, continue to remain popular.

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Four Audio has licensed Audinate's Dante Brooklyn modules to provide a synchronized TCP/IP networking solution for their HD2 loudspeaker management system. This will enable users to stream 24-bit audio data, control and have the ability to monitor HD2 devices over a normal computer network using only one Ethernet cable. Next to the usual features of an audio controller, the HD2 provides more than 130 dB dynamic range at the inputs and allows control of the phase response of the speaker down to very low frequencies. Its limiter concept uses RMS and peak limiters for the amplifier and thermal and peak limiters for the speakers.

Four Audio is also integrating Dante into their solutions for wave field synthesis syste

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Located in the north-west of the country, the local government-run Nagy László Cultural Centre has been re-equipped with an end-to-end QSC solution, including an Installation Line Array (ILA) system.

Interton has a long relationship with the venue's acoustic consultant, András Kotschy, who specified QSC components in the tender. "Due to our good relationship with the main contractor [Csönget? Ltd.] we managed to win the supply of the equipment - and the installation works as well," stated Interton MD, Géza Balogh.

The scope of the contract included the commissioning of a new sound reinforcement system for the main auditorium, as well as the intercom system.

The ILA not only had to demonstra