Indonesia - Proel participated in November's Audio Pro Expo, held at the Jakarta Expo Centre - a strategic meeting point for all companies developing commercial channels in the region.

Proel Systems also featured on the stage at Japex and attracted the attention of the visitors gathered for the live performance of some of the most famous bands in Indonesia, for the clinics held by local musicians and for a series of dedicated musical events.

In the spotlight were the NEOS15P loudspeakers combined with 4 NEOS118SP subwoofers. Stage monitors and side-fills were 15" passive models and 12" active models from the Flash series.

The whole system was powered by HPD1500 digital amplifiers and mixed on a M20USB console. Proel's connectors, cables, microphones, mic stands and clips completed the set up .

Effendi, Mitra Communications managing director commented, "Our p

The Netherlands - BSS Audio has introduced a new full-bandwidth Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) algorithm for its Soundweb London conferencing processors. The new full-bandwidth AEC algorithm is released with HiQnet London Architect v3.04 and can be used with existing Soundweb London AEC Input Cards and the recently-introduced Soundweb London BLU-101 and BLU-102 devices.

The existing 8kHz-bandwidth AEC algorithm is optimised for POTS, VoIP phone system and digital phone system applications. The full-bandwidth AEC algorithm facilitates enhanced fidelity for specific applications, while also offering a reduced processing latency. A property within HiQnet London Architect v3.04 allows users to switch between the new full-bandwidth AEC algorithm and the existing 8kHz-bandwidth algorithm. Dedicated full-bandwidth 'dry' signals for local sound reinforcement or recording are offered f

USA - The Pasadena Symphony and offer a full spectrum of live symphonic concerts year-round at the historic Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena and Pasadena Rose bowl grounds.

Complete Production Rentals uses Audio-Technica microphones nearly exclusively for their work with the Pasadena Symphony and POPS because of A-T's "ability to accurately and consistently convey the nuances of the broad classical and popular music repertoire of the Symphony".

Jack Haffamier, president and founder of Complete Production Rentals, has specific microphone choices for the entire Symphony. On winds he uses the ATM650 Hypercardioid Dynamic Instrument Microphone. For the cellos and string basses, he chooses the AT4040 Cardioid Condenser Microphone, while the AT4051a Cardioid Condenser Microphone is used to capture woodwinds and percussion.

The AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphones are u

World - PLASA is pleased to announce the launch of its Facebook pages. Visitors to PLASA Focus, The PLASA Show, members of PLASA and anyone interested in the industry can join (or "like") the Facebook pages from today.

Members of the pages will be the first to find out about industry news, PLASA news and show news and content Plus, PLASA 2011 is offering the first 1000 members the chance to win a pair of Sennheiser HD 380 Pro collapsible high end headphones! To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is "like" the PLASA 2011 page, then a winner will be picked at random.

To view the PLASA Facebook page, click here.

For the PLASA Focus page,

Spain - Claus Behrens, a professional with a long and distinguished career in the professional audio industry, has joined the D.A.S. Audio team in the new position of business development manager.

Behrens' broad professional background includes collaboration with TC Electronic, TC Works, TC US and most recently Lab. Gruppen and Lake, where he took on management and sales roles.

"It's going to be fantastic, joining a company with such a professional and passionate team, with such excellent products that reach an increasingly bigger share of the market," says Behrens. I hope to contribute my experience and the knowledge I've accumulated in this dynamic and competitive sector."

(Jim Evans)

Germany - Electro-Voice has introduced the R300 wireless microphone system that "opens up a new category in today's wireless marketplace - entry-level professional - and brings world-tour-proven Electro-Voice wireless technology to a new, more accessible price point".

Features like One-Touch ClearScan and EZsync make the R300 quicker and easier to set up and use than any other similarly priced wireless system, says the company, while its rack-mountable metal receiver, sturdy metal bodypack and handheld transmitters, and remote-mountable antennas are of a build and performance quality usually reserved for higher-priced professional products.

The R300 package is aimed at a a wide range of wireless applications, from live vocals and instruments to professional presentations. Three different microphone configuration packages are available: handheld, headworn, or lapel.

USA - The tragic death of legendary sound engineer and audio innovator Bruce Jackson has shocked the pro audio world. A keen pilot for many years, Jackson was killed last weekend when his plane crashed in southern California.

Jackson, an Australian, was a true pioneer of the live sound reinforcement industry. He was the 'J' of Jands, the company which he co-founded in the late 60s and remains today as one of the biggest names in Australia's professional entertainment technology industry. A meeting with Roy Clair in 1970 led to a long and fruitful relationship with Clair Brothers Audio. Moving to the US, Jackson mixed monitor sound for Elvis Presley until the singer's death in 1977; later he worked for many years with Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand. His mixing credits also included many other major artists, including Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, The Jackson Five, Barry Whit

UK - French sound designer and foley artist Nicolas Becker has used a quantity of DPA microphones for the Philippe Parreno exhibition at London's Serpentine Gallery. Parreno, an Algerian artist and film maker, has created a space in which a series of filmed events are projected in different galleries. Sound, which plays a major part in the exhibition, can be heard inside the gallery, as though the outside environment of Kensington Gardens and the surrounding streets is leaking in.

To facilitate this, Becker has positioned three DPA SMK4060 stereo mic kits, which each include a pair of 4060 omnidirectional miniature mics, around the space. As a film ends in one gallery, the blinds at the windows rise and the DPA mics transmit the sounds from outside into the gallery, while in the next space the blinds descend and the lights go off.

"I chose the 4060s because they provide i

Germany - On 14 January, the 32nd Bavarian Film Awards (Bayerischer Filmpreis) ceremony was held at Prinzregententheater in Munich. The highly glamorous event, one of the biggest live productions carried out by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, featured lighting and visuals from Martin Professional, including Martin EC-20and LC Plus LED displays.

Media Resource Group of Crailsheim implemented the lighting concept designed by Markus Müller (BR). As in previous years, the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation placed its trust in LED technology manufactured by Martin Professional. In addition to extensive special effect lighting, the event gave Martin the opportunity to show off its new EC-20 LED panels, as well as the LC Plus Series LED panels.

For the Awards show, the LED panels were divided into eight mobile segments, each operating independently of one another. During the p

The Netherlands - Aviom announced at ISE 2011 that Gary Lee has been appointed the director of global sales.

Lee has been with Aviom since the beginning and has been instrumental in building Aviom's success in the US, says the company. "Gary's proven understanding of the sales channel, Aviom's partners and resellers, as well as the experience of the end user, has led to his success in selling Aviom products into various market segments," says Aviom's president and CEO, Carl Bader.

In this new role, Lee will work directly with Aviom's internal and external sales force, as well as with senior management, to formulate and implement worldwide sales strategies.

(Jim Evans)

UK - BlackBox Recorder manufacturer JoeCo has announced that its Blackbox Player is now shipping. Able to replay 24 channels of high quality audio at up to 24bit/96kHz, the BlackBox Player is billed as the first dedicated multi-channel playback device specifically developed to replay backing tracks or multiple surround stems for live shows. It can be triggered using time code, with a footswitch or QWERTY keyboard, or controlled via MIDI commands, giving the live engineer, installation sound designer, musical director or artist full control of the show at all times.

Audio files can be stored on a standard USB2 drive, or Flash RAM drive. Simple playlists automatically cue up the next song ready for instantaneous replay and multiple playlists can be stored ready for different shows or performances. Integrated safety features, including a built-in automated fail-over mechanism, ensu

Korea - Yonsei Central Baptish Church, the first L-Acoustics V-DOSC church installation in Asia, has now become the first in Asia to install a K1 WST line source system.

Located in Seoul, the church is one of Asia's most impressive Houses of Worship. The entire site occupies a total area of 32,677sq.m and over 120 rooms, and is equipped with around 200 L-Acoustics cabinets. The K1 system has been installed into the main Jerusalem sanctuary, a 13,000 seat hall with a single balcony occupying three floors of the building, with no visible obstructions such as supporting pillars, allowing everyone a unobstructed view of the service.

The K1 installation came about when Mr Park Byung Jun, who heads the church broadcasting team, and Mr Lee Hwan Chul, head of the project team, together with Scott Sung, L-Acoustics product manager for local distributor Dream Sound, needed to conceal so

Germany - With its new, three-model CMS series, Dynacord says it is "resolutely pursuing the course it has set in the field of high-quality mixers".

The three devices - the CMS 1000 (10 input channels), CMS 1600 (16 input channels) and CMS 2200 (22 input channels) feature low-noise, microphone preamps; six AUX busses; two 24-bit stereo effects units; an 11-band graphic equalizer; vocal voicing filters; and a low-cut filter.

Newly integrated into these Compact Mixing Systems (CMS) is a 4IN / 4OUT USB interface (for PC and Mac) to support 4-channel recording and playback. The compact system therefore brings semi-professional studio quality to tasks such as live and studio recording, playbacks and interval music, says the company.

Martin Traut, senior product manager Dynacord, comments, "The CMS family is equipped exclusively with high-end components: from the ex

Australia - Campbelltown RSL recently amalgamated with Cabra-Vale Ex-Active Servicemen's Club and as a result a number of refurbishment programs were undertaken. Particular attention was paid to creating a much friendlier atmosphere for members, guests and visitors by opening up the very large lounge area so that much of the club's facilities could be seen from different vantage points. However this goal presented a major problem - how do you stage a variety of entertainment in one area of this vastness whilst simultaneously running other functions?

The closeness of the bar, restaurant and poker machine area meant that with a traditional audio set up, problems would be encountered relating to loud music and its exposure to patrons and staff.

The Club's general manager Tony Jackson contacted Jbn Sound Solutions . "Jbn assured us that the noise levels at the bar, restaurant

Australia - Sydney Opera House has offered its facilities to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Bruce Jackson for a public memorial. The event will take place on 25 February in the Concert Hall, beginning at 10.00am.

The veteran sound engineer and technical innovator was killed in January when his plane crashed in southern California. He was 62. His career included sound engineering duties for Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and many other leading artists. In addition to his live sound mixing experience, Jackson was a skilled technical innovator and entrepreneur: among his achievements, he co-founded Australian production house Jands, founded Apogee Electronics, and co-developed the ground-breaking Lake Technology DSP loudspeaker processor.

A native Australian, Jackson worked closely with Opera House technical director David Claringbold on the 20

Olivier Awards - Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies leads the way at the Laurence Olivier awards with seven nominations. The Andrew Lloyd Webber show is up for best new musical, while its stars Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess and Summer Strallen are in line for acting prizes. The National's revival of Terence Rattigan's After the Dance has six nods, while the Donmar's King Lear and the musical Legally Blonde have five. The awards will be held at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 13 March.

Love Never Dies, which received mixed reviews when it opened in March last year, is also nominated for best lighting, set and costume design. Its nominations follow a four-day closure in November, during which some changes were made to the show. Love Never Dies and Legally Blonde will compete against Fela! and Love Sto

UK - LD-Systems have been making record sales with the MEI-1000, a new series of in-ear monitoring. The MEI-1000, like its predecessor the MEI-100, features 160 Channels in the UHF Band and can be purchased in different frequency groups within the range of 790-814MHz. In stereo mode (focus mode: off), the two input signals can be heard both left and right through the receiver, where you can adjust the balance between them.

In focus mode (double mono: on), both input signals are mixed and can be heard centrally through the receiver. The mixing level can be adjusted between the two signals. This feature allows musicians to alter the mixing level between instruments (in this instance however, an additional aux send would be required).

Andrew Richardson, general manager of Adam Hall UK says, "The MEI-1000 is a fantastic system offering the quality and features normally found

Belgium - AED Group, the Belgium-based dry hire specialist, has announced the appointment of Remo Martufi as international business development manager. Prior to joining AED, Martufi worked with some renowned companies within the industry such as Yamaha, Ampco-Flashlight and Vitec Group's Staging Systems. AED says that in addition to guiding its commercial activities, Martufi will develop the corporate brand strategy as well as identify and develop business opportunities for the AED companies.

Also joining the company is Alex Goemans, who takes on the role of PR and Communications manager. With a proven track record in the entertainment industry Goemans will develop and implement the company's overall public relations program, which will include media relations and new products information. Having worked previously with AED Rent, Showtex and also as a production manager for Laun

USA - At this year's NAMM Convention, Community Professional Loudspeakers bestowed their annual Rep of the Year Award on Long Beach, CA-based Mac West Group.

"Mac West has been instrumental in some of our most important projects in Southern California and Arizona, and we're proud to have them in our corner," said Rod Falconer, Community's western regional manager.

"We were surprised and delighted to get this award," added Mac West's principal Steve McNeil. "It is a pleasure and privilege to work with a group of professionals as talented and dedicated as the people at Community. Their outstanding support for us, and for our customers out in the field, makes us look good. Their passion for the art and science of sound really shines through."

(Jim Evans)

UK - The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, one of the most majestic architectural complexes in London, has installed a powerful sound reinforcement System by Proel.

London Audio, the company in charge of the audio system design, had to choose loudspeakers that could match the style of the historical building. The system configuration includes 15 custom-painted 100V constant voltage EDGE25PW, installed on special purpose-designed pedestals .

The Proel audio system was installed in the Painted Hall, one of the largest reception halls in Europe. The hall is located in King William Court and it is decorated with James Thorhill's baroque frescoes. It is famous for having hosted Lord Horatio Nelson's body after his death at in October 1805 when the British Fleet defeated Napoleon's Fleet. The grand opening with the new sound system took place during the celebrations to commemora

UK - TC Group International (TCGI), the sales organisation responsible for all Tannoy sales (outside North and South America) has made two major changes to distribution arrangements recently, with Professional Audio NI becoming an exclusive sub-distributor in Northern Ireland and Noretron Audio appointed as new distributor in Finland.

Belfast based Professional Audio NI, a sister company of Sennheiser Ireland, will now handle all sales of Tannoy loudspeaker products in Northern Ireland (except VQ Live) as well as looking after all business for sister companies Lab.gruppen and Lake. The company's MD, Chris Campbell comments: "We're delighted to be working with TCGI in representing some of the most respected brands in the business in Tannoy, Lake and Lab.gruppen. With our local expertise and customer base, and the excellent product portfolio now available to us, we're confide

France - Loudspeaker manufacturer APG has announced a series of workshops in conjunction with Audio-Technica, to be held across France during 2011. The first of the two-day events will be held in Bordeaux on 1-2 March followed by a second workshop in Rennes on 9-10 March. Further dates will be announced in due course.

The workshops are aimed at all those who are likely to use (or are already using) APG and Audio-Technica equipment in a professional capacity, either within a rental company, installation or elsewhere. Each workshop lasts a full day and will be held twice in each venue. A wide range of topics will be covered and there will also be a number of practical demos.

The day kicks off with a seminar from Audio-Technica's European Regulatory specialist for wireless products, Dre Klaassen, on the wireless frequency sell-off in Europe, current UHF regulations and what it m

UK - The Capstone Building at Liverpool Hope University is a multi-function performance and education facility for its performing arts courses, as well as a base for a range of local music and drama organisations. At its heart is a modern performance hall, with seating for 200 people, which features an Alcons PA system.

Comprising six LR7 and one LR14B per side, the system was designed by Ian Rees of Norwich-based Adrian James Acoustics. Because of the hall's size and configuration - featuring balconies on each side - the Alcons arrays are flown from close to the centre of the stage, splayed out to cover each half of the hall.

"When flown at the sides of a proscenium arch, a problem with the wide dispersion of any line array is that they tend to drive a lot of energy into the walls," says Rees. "With the side balconies in the Capstone Building hall, and the fact

UK - Yamaha Music GmbH (UK) has announced the creation of a dedicated Audio Visual Division with effect from March 1st 2011. Ian Galloway is named as divisional director. Previously audio visual sales and marketing activities came under the leadership of Robert Webster who was jointly responsible for the Yamaha keyboard business.

The move signals "a decision and determination to expand Yamaha's UK AV business and is particularly timely as the product range now encompasses a varied range of different categories including Hi-Fi components, system products, home cinema speakers, digital sound projectors, AV receivers and more recently the Desktop Audio products".

Galloway's Yamaha antecedents date back to 1981 when he played a pivotal role in the UK re-launch of Yamaha Hi-Fi following which he helped form Watford based Yamaha electronics in 1986. Subsequent roles includ

Latest Issue. . .

Save
Cookies user preferences
We use cookies to ensure you to get the best experience on our website. If you decline the use of cookies, this website may not function as expected.
Accept all
Decline all
Analytics
Tools used to analyze the data to measure the effectiveness of a website and to understand how it works.
Google Analytics
Accept
Decline
Advertisement
If you accept, the ads on the page will be adapted to your preferences.
Google Ad
Accept
Decline