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14 March 2016

Located in Jonesboro, AR, Central Baptist Church's permanent location seats about 2,500 members and hosts many services each week. Over the past year, the church has been working to expand into a multi-campus church, including the launch of the portable Journey Campus, that administers contemporary services to Arkansas State University (ASU) students and the community's growing population. EliteMULTIMEDIA was tasked with designing a setup for Journey Campus

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The newly redeveloped theatre, which can accommodate up to 8,000 in its largest format, was opened by The Queen in May 2010 and held its first season between June and August 2010 with capacity audiences to see shows such as a Gala Evening with Jose Carreras, Dame Kiri te Kanawa and '80s rewind.

For 2011, the arena seating has been extended from 6,500 to 8,000 using temporary decking to bridge the lake that sits in front of the stage and the season opens on 5th June with Sir Elton John in concert.

Pete Allison, MD of Event & Management Services said: "This is a great piece of work for us, we're well used to consulting on and managing the production and site issues around large

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14 March 2016

Renkus-Heinz is also showing the expanding IC Live family of digitally steerable array loudspeakers, and the new CF/CFX101-LA Modular Point Source Array, a potent solution for today's small and mid-sized venues, including auditoria, night clubs, theatres and houses of worship.

IC² combines the control and flexibility of Iconyx digitally steerable technology with the power and focus of a point source loudspeaker, creating the world's first 'hybrid array' with the full benefits of both technologies, says the company.

(Jim Evans)

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For after the parade, the organisers had prepared a stage in Munich's Odeonsplatz as well as a varied programme of cultural entertainment the highlight of which was a performance by the three-time Eurovision Song Contest winner Johnny Logan.

The sound production for the event was the responsibility of M7 Veranstaltungstechnik, a company based in Rott am Inn. "We were recommended to the organisers by several sources as being reliable partners with first-class equipmen

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Compact 218 Sub subwoofers - ground stacked in a left-right configuration - provide low frequency support while Compact 2 (a powered, 3-way, mid-high loudspeaker system) enclosures are deployed for use as front-fills. Six SML-15A powered, 2-way stage monitors/full-range units are used as surround-fills to give the audience a sense of being in a 3-D sound sphere.

This combination of equipment was selected based on the theatre's desire to have a 'punchy' system capable of conveying sound effects and other audio elements in a realistic manner to the audience. Equally important was a hig

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The Triwave i10's interchangeable aluminium HF plate allows the system to be a truly multi format solution. The HF plates provide controlled dispersion to suit Line Source, Line Array and Point Source applications.

Incorporating interchangeable HF plates allows the i10 to integrate coherently. Eliminating any compromise of audio processing and phase alignment software, this produces a pure and accurate audio reproduction that every sound engineer strives to create.

Whether using Triwave i10 as a DJ monitor or for a flown arena system, its flexibility and quality will provide a compact solution for the most demanding of applications and artist ri

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14 March 2016

The event was aimed at audio professionals throughout the region with an active involvement in the installed sound market, designed to give them an opportunity to discover the latest product innovations from the TC Group's pro-audio brands; namely Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake, as well as some insight into the market-leading DSP install solutions from Biamp Systems.

The well-equipped community arts theatre proved to be an appropriate venue for demonstrating Tannoy's VQ Series point-source PA system and the company's QFlex digitally steerable col

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Paul Hayhoe, Blackstar UK's sales and marketing director, comments, "In 2007, four friends - all passionate musicians - launched Blackstar Amplification. Having worked together for years at the highest levels of the amp designing industry, their dream was to create new and innovative guitar amplifiers and pedals that would be the ultimate tools for self-expression."

Hayhoe continues, "Since then, we have gone from a shed at the bottom of the garden to a 4500sq.ft facility and a team of 25 amazingly talented and dedicated people. Blackstar products are now distributed in more than 40 countries around the world, but one thing

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14 March 2016

"Our goal with the RCF Audio Academy is to share our knowledge and skills with the industry," says Fausto Incerti, general manager of RCF.

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Among a lengthy list of new products receiving their UK launch were the Chroma-Q Studio Force and Jands Vista V2, both launched by AC Entertainment Technologies; a new generation of moving heads from Robe; Avolites' Sapphire Touch and a preview of its Titan V5 software; the Wave 28 all-in-one modular PA from Adam Hall; Christie's new Nitro Solutions range of motorised moving yokes; the new Showtec luminaire

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Mick brings with him over 25 years' experience in the live sound industry. Before joining Avid, he spent four years in Barcelona as the international sales and marketing director of professional products for Vieta, based at SeeSound, Avid's Spanish and Portuguese distributor. In this role he drove sales of the VENUE product range in Portugal, gaining extensive knowledge of the system and customer base. In addition, he's held positions at mixing console company, AMEK, where he spent 11 years, three as international sales director. Mick also worked as a consultant for various audio companies, advising them on how to grow their sales.

Mick will be based at

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The Super Live Audio name derives from KV2 Audio's opinion that live music is "the ultimate source and features three distinct disciplines, Super Digital, Super Analogue and Super Acoustic... The three disciplines are the culmination of KV2 Audio's innovations and technologies".

Where digital processing is required, KV2 Audio listened to the industry standard 48kHz and 96kHz delay lines and found that they badly distorted the sound, offering reduced intelligibility, especially over distance. Refusing to accept this KV2 created Super Digital technology featuring 20MHz High Resolution Sigma Delta A-

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Major attractions included the company's first digital mixer, the DIGILIVE 24. A proprietary development, complete with moving faders and optional Firewire interface, it provides a unique expandable mix platform at an entry level price point; rackmount expander modules provide 40 channel and 56 channels systems. Also debuted in production prototype form was the Horizon 2012 powered mixer, offering unrivalled power and performance in

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Rich Harris from Cambridge Community Church considered two other competitive products but following a demo at Mercury AV, decided to purchase iLive.

The iLive system comprises an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface for monitors together with an iDR-16 Mixrack and a second iLive-T112 Surface at FOH. The two MixRacks are connected via MADI, which provides a 64-channel bi-directional audio link between monitors and FOH. An iDR-32 MixRack has also been supplied for use with a laptop for smaller external events.

Ian McDonald, Director of Mercury AV Ltd comments, "iLive is an incredibly flexible system. Digital signal distribution is one of the key benefits of using digital mixers and with Allen & Heath's iLive-T Series, this ben

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FoH engineer Spike Jones used an Innovason Eclipse in tandem with another console, as well as a full complement of Neumann digital microphones for the orchestra, all controlled via Eclipse. The tour included a date at the art deco Parisien venue, Le Grand Rex - the first with the digital microphones; a special 'electric' show in Karlsruhe which was just the band, and the final show at the concert hall at the university of Berlin with the orchestra and digital mics which was recorded live using Elipse's integrated digital recorder, M.A.R.S.

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The Behringer-related entities currently involved in these suits include Music Group Services LU SARL - a corporation currently located on Mauritius; Music Group Services US, Inc - a Washington state corporation; Behringer International GmbH - a German corporation; Behringer Holdings (PTE) Ltd - a Singapore company; Red Chip Company Ltd - a British Virgin Islands corporation; Behringer USA Inc - a Washington state corporation, and Behringer Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH - a German corporation.

Peavey filed a lawsuit in 2009 against Behringer in US District Court i

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Hosted by Olivia Newton-John, a close friend of Denver and his family, the evening featured performances from a large roster of artists including Lee Ann Womack, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Oates, Trace Bundy and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. The show opened with Denver's induction into the Colorado Music Hall Of Fame, the first artist to be so honoured, and also included performances from his first wife and his widow.

Sound production for the event was handled by Colorado-based Dowlen Sound who deployed a combination of Outline GTO, Butterfly and Mantas loudspeaker modules in the 6500-capacity venue. The main L&R system comprised 12 GT

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In opening his eponymous Momo At The Souks, the proprietor says he wanted to remain faithful to his origins, and discovered in the Lebanese capital fusion between tradition and modernity in an Arabic Mediterranean city. Situated above the jewellery souks in the centre of the city, the new build restaurant overlooks the chaos of the city below.

Contacted by Lebanese construction company, Solidere, QSC's Lebanese distributors, Technosound, have provided sound distribution to the extended terrace, which has a capacity of more than 200 seats. The overall capacity, taking in the café, bar and restaurant, is 300.

Mixing vintage furniture, designer pieces and made to measure fixtures in the shel

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The three-storey venue offers background music in the ground floor restaurant (and terrace overlooking the river) where acoustic artists and DJs often appear.

The 225-capacity Cellar Bar and the small stage accommodates a Martin Audio Blackline+ PA system, comprising four Martin Audio Blackline F15+, four Martin Audio S218+ subs and LE1200S floor monitors.

Upstairs, the 400-capacity Kerubi-Sali main stage and the highly specified room boast a Martin Audio W8LM Mini line array (four elements a side), plus a W8LMD down-fill box at the bottom of each hang, a pair of Blackline F10+ providing centre cluster imaging and six Martin Audio WMX subwoofers recessed across the front, under the stage extension.

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When The Doors were visiting Mexico on their Latin America concert tour, one of the dates was at the Art Palace in Morelia, Michoacan, where the company Soundset Productions was in charge of the production and supplied the event with a large scale RCF TT+ System supported by Mexican RCF distributor Hermes.

Professional advice was provided by RCF product specialist Oscar Mora and local sound engineer Angel Hernandez.

The main front system was based on RCF TTL55-A and RCF TTL33-A. The TT+ System setup also included several RCF TTS28-A and TT25-A units. Sound Engineer for the show was Grammy award winner Michael Dumas.

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"After 15 years, it was time for us to update our systems and enter the 21st century," states David Jensen, director of production for New 42nd Street Inc. "Part of our mission was to build an audience for the future, and we want New Victory Theatre productions to be as technically advanced as any of the other shows - just aimed at a younger audience. The PRO3 console is a perfect fit."

Anthony Nittoli, design principal at Connecticut-

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14 March 2016

Genuine ticket sellers claim the delay in sending out tickets is meant to limit the time counterfeiters have to copy the originals. But an unintended consequence of this has allowed tens of thousands of people over the past five years to buy tickets from fraudulent websites, without realising the tickets will not arrive at all until it is too late, according to BBC Radio 4's You and Y

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14 March 2016

It's just a year since members of PLASA voted overwhelmingly to merge with leading North American trade association ESTA, and on the 1 January this year, the two formally came together under the PLASA name, creating one of the largest membership organizations in the industry with over 1100 members worldwide.

Though still in its early stages, the merger has already greatly strengthened PLASA and given it a new profile in the industry, reinforced by a new PLASA logo and brand identity. The first phase of a new PLASA website has gone live and the first meetings of the new Regional Boards and over-arching Governing Body have also taken place. New services and research projects have been introduced, and the teams are currently

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14 March 2016

Audio consultant Trevan Johns of Trevan Johns and Associates was employed to design a new audio system with a level of protection and performance to allow for intuitive operation in a simple user mode, or full access to a digital mixer in concert mode.

The lower level ceilings in the gallery areas shade the central cluster and so required time delayed loudspeakers to provide acceptable performance. This is of particular importance on the northern side of the hall, where an extension to the hall has increased the low-ceilinged area to more that 5m wide.

Trevan specified a front of house loudspeaker array consisting of six