Germany - Seen for the very first time at PLASA 2010 in September, the SR-16 is a brand new remotely-controllable 16-in/16-out EtherSound stagebox from Innovason. Based on the proven technology behind Digigram's AQONDA device, SR-16 offers high quality audio control with state-of-the-art mic preamps in a compact and cost-effective 2U format.

SR-16 is capable of transforming up to 16 analog audio channels into as many EtherSound signals and injecting them into an EtherSound network (any topology). All of the components are of extremely high quality to ensure that audio quality remains uncompromised throughout, says the company.

Compatible with all existing EtherSound set-ups including ES-100 and ES-Giga, SR-16 is naturally fully controllable via Eclipse - channel assignment is performed from the Nova 2.0 GUI, and there is direct access for preamp gain and PH48V activation from

UK - At PLASA Focus 2011, dBTechnologies will present the DVA T12, a powerful yet compact three-way active Line Array. It will also announce a collaboration in the UK with Medialease to offer low cost bespoke financing options on new T12 and larger T4 systems.

Like the market-leading DVA T4 - which has sold in excess of 15,000 units worldwide - the DVA T12 is made with a lightweight but rugged PP-Housing, which is fully compatible, allowing DVA T4 units to be flown right below a T12 array for use as down-fills in large PA systems. For an added acoustic benefit, both systems' driver sections are in line to generate phase-correct high-frequency additions.

The Digipro G2 digital three-way amplifier with switching power supply and PFC was designed especially for the T12, and offers the latest technology including a powerful 56Bit/96KHz DSP with ADDA converters delivering a true 14

UK - To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its factory in Scotland, DiGiCo is producing a limited run, Special Edition SD8 digital mixing console.

The Special Edition SD8 is produced in an understated titanium colour, but sports all the features and benefits of the original SD8's Stealth Digital Processing with Tiger SHARC FX engine.

"We are very proud to be a UK manufacturer, with a manufacturing base in the United Kingdom," says DiGiCo managing director, James Gordon. "Twenty years is a milestone for our factory, which goes back to the days of Soundtracs before it was bought by DiGiCo in 2002, and we wanted to celebrate in a significant way.

"The Special Edition SD8 marks the occasion perfectly and we are delighted that Italian rental house, Agora, has already put in an order for the first four consoles."

(Jim Evans)

Germany - Professional loudspeaker systems manufacturer Fohhn Audio has released a new App for iPhone and Android. The App enables users of Fohhn Linea LX-501/601 line array systems to determine the optimum positioning of their systems at a particular venue and adjust the loudspeakers to give the best possible audience coverage.

The latest generation Fohnn Linea LX-501/601 hybrid line array systems are equipped with four or six high-powered 6.5" long excursion speakers and four 1" compression drivers with Fohhn HF Waveguide. Suitable for both flown applications and for use with a tripod, Linea LX-501/601 line arrays are noted for their directional sound capabilities and excellent reproduction of both speech and music.

By typing in the height of the speaker stand and the distance to be covered at the venue, the new App can calculate the vertical angle at which the lou

USA - An audio industry pioneer, Roger Nichols played an instrumental role in a Meyer Sound milestone when he inspired the company to develop the HD-1 reference loudspeaker into a near-field monitoring system for recording studios and live mixing environments. Nichols was the first engineer to use HD-1 monitors for a recording - Flying Cowboys by Rickie Lee Jones. Other artists who worked with Nichols include Placido Domingo, Roseanne Cash, Frank Sinatra, and The Beach Boys.

"It takes a visionary like Roger to steer change and break new grounds in technology," says John Meyer, CEO and cofounder of Meyer Sound. "He raised the important question about whether loudspeakers should play a neutral role in the audio chain and this opened up the path for reinforcement systems to be built for transparency and linearity. He was a talented individual who took a relentless sc

USA / Germany - Bosch Security Systems, Inc., Communications Systems Division has announced that Phillip Scobee will join the Electro-Voice team as product manager, Electro-Voice Concert Sound.

Best-known as the designer of high-end touring sound systems for artists such as Kenny Chesney and Sugarland, Scobee brings long experience and an end-user's perspective to his new position, where he will be responsible for both new and existing Electro-Voice concert product lines.

Scobee's connection to Electro-Voice equipment dates back to his early-career involvement with installed sound and has continued into his work in tour sound, most recently as director of operations for Morris Leasing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

"I've designed large-scale touring rigs for many different artists," Scobee says, "and I've used a lot of EV equipment over the years. We chose EV for

Brazil - Renowned Brazilian band, Santa Maria, recently upgraded its touring FOH mixer to an Allen & Heath iLive digital system. The band is famed throughout Brazil,and has been performing for nearly 30 years.

"We have been using Allen & Heath's analogue consoles for the last 15 years and have always enjoyed their sound quality and durability," says Santa Maria's art and musical director, André Zampieri.

A&H's Brazilian distributor, Libor, introduced Zampieri to iLive, who decided to try out an iLive-T112 Control Surface and iDR-48 MixRack at FOH.

"I fell in love with iLive the first time I used it," reports Zampieri. "We've been using the system for several months now with great results. iLive gives us high quality audio with a flexible design that combines the conveniences of the digital world, such as the use of an iPhone, iPad or LapTop wi

Switzerland - In the lakeside city of Lugano, the Palazzo dei Congressi is an elegant and modern convention centre, which has just upgraded both its auditoria to Nexo sound reinforcement systems, powered by NXAMPs interfacing with EtherSound networks.

Electronic Studio SA has installed a substantial audio inventory, supplied by ZAP Audio, to meet the client's brief of a high-quality multi-purpose easy-to-use state-of-the-art system. "The convention centre asked us to consider future expansion and interconnection with other rooms, as well as broadcast potential," says ZAP's Flavio Rudy.

"With the digital audio routing, we were able to achieve a high degree of flexibility, and also to tailor the system to different users: there are presets for 'simple' usage, as well as 'full-access' levels for live sound engineers."

For the largest auditorium, the 1,130-ca

Slovenia - In a comprehensive and highly challenging installation, Slovenia-based audio integrator AVC Group has deployed an extensive network of Harman BSS Audio Soundweb London devices for Slovenia's 352 courtrooms across the country. Project Audio Recording in Courts is part of E-justice projects in Slovenia, which is co-financed by the European Social Fund. In total, over 400 Soundweb London BLU-100 processors and 220 BLU-BOB2 output expander devices have been deployed for management of the independent audio systems.

AVC needed to meet the main objective of supplying up to eight channels of digital audio recording for court hearings across all courtrooms, with full redundancy. These recordings needed to be shared between all interested parties (judges, lawyers, transcription services), with security and usage tracking possibilities, and finally archiving.

Each syste

Germany - At this year's prolight+sound show, d&b featured the newly introduced White range of integration products.

The 16 new products from the White range are designed for visual, physical, acoustical and electrical integration into permanently installed applications and are intended for environments going beyond the rider driven specifications generally used in performance spaces, says the company.

The xS-Series comprises seven stand-alone loudspeakers and three matching subwoofers and are spread over a broad range of sizes and output powers.

The xA-Series comprises four loudspeakers and two matching subwoofers and are mechanically arrayable. The latter are equipped with integrated rigging for the design of vertical arrays providing application specific dispersion and coverage characteristics.

Within the Black section of the stand, the most recent additions to the E-Se

South Korea - Asia's first Meyer Sound EXP cinema system has been installed in the premium 'M' screen at Megabox's Kintex near Seoul. EXP's Asian debut is the latest in a recent string of EXP commercial cinema installations in North America and Europe.

"The film exhibition market in Korea is fast-growing and extremely competitive," says Brooke Lee of Kinoton Korea, supplier and integrator of the fully self-powered Meyer Sound EXP system. "The dynamic power and accuracy of EXP proved a perfect match for the upscale 'M' concept, which features luxury seating, a 19m-wide screen, and Sony 4K digital projection."

The 'M' screen at the new Kintex multiplex is equipped with EXP Acheron 80 and Acheron 100 screen channel loudspeakers, supplemented by Acheron LF low frequency screen channel loudspeakers. Sub-bass thrusts from six X-800C subwoofers, and immersive soun

India - It was 40,000 cheering, vuvuzela'ing fans versus 24 Turbosound Flex Array loudspeakers at the cricket World Cup final at the Wankhede cricket ground in Mumbai.

Amidst all the uproar it would seem near impossible to be heard across the stadium, but Turbosound's Flex Array delivered. The diminutive PA system was loud and clear even with the huge din from the crowd. In fact the sound levels were so high that Game Referee Jeff Crowe was not able to hear Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakarra's call during the toss. This unusual event resulted in a 're-toss', much to Indian captain MS Dhoni's displeasure.

The audio system for the match was exclusively Turbosound, provided by rental company E2 Tech. The fully active four-way system consisted of 24 Flex Array TFA-600HDP self-powered mid/highs, 12 NuQ-12DP two-ways, 12 dual 18'' TSW-218DP self-powered subwoofers and 12 TFA-600L F

UK Cliff Richard tribute artist Jimmy Jemain has boosted his live sound with the purchase of an HK Audio L.U.C.A.S Alpha PA system. Jemain, who is also known as The Shadow Of Cliff has been performing the hits of Sir Cliff and The Shadows for more than 20 years.

Featuring a 1200-Watt subwoofer and two 400-watt satellites, L.U.C.A.S Alpha weighs in at a comparatively light 96kg but has all the power of a big rig setup. This is suitable for Jemain's act, as he performs variously with a band and as a solo singer to backing tracks.

"The power and clarity from the L.U.C.A.S Alpha is incredible - a real step up from the system we were using and, amazingly, in a much more manageable package," says Jemain. The system was supplied by HK Audio 'Concert Sound Partner' Arranpaul Audio. in Blackpool.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - The Mainzer Dom (Mainz Roman Catholic Cathedral) in Germany, one of the most historically important buildings in Western Europe, has undergone a complete audio visual refit.

The sound system which served it so well for the past 30 years was recently decommissioned and a new infrastructure designed and specified by media consultant, Rolf Mayer of Bischofsheim-based IFB Consulting. The audio network was based on a QSC digital Q-Sys platform.

Over 1000-years-old, this Romanesque Cathedral - with its striking red fascia which dominates the Mainz skyline - spans a length of 116m, while the ceiling height ranges between 28 and 54m.. From an acoustics perspective this produces an extraordinarily long reverberation time of up to 12 seconds - not an insignificant challenge to overcome.

In providing superior audio in an environment for congregations of up to 4,000 people, He

Germany - Wireless Solution Sweden was hard to miss at Prolight + Sound 2011 in Frankfurt. Besides a prominent stand as part of Lightpower Village, W-DMX could be found at a plethora of OEM partners displaying products offering W-DMX as either standard or option.

One of the newest OEM partners displaying W-DMX enabled products was Philips Vari*Lite, which offers optional W-DMX on the VL440, VL770, VL880, VL400 and the VLX3. The fixtures offer various lighting options with flexibility and "green" options in these new wireless products.

In addition, Antari was showing its W-Series of W-515, W-530 and X310 Pro Series professional fog machines. Laserworld showed its SwissLas, Purelight, Purelight Blue Beam, Moving Head and Revolution product series, which offer W-DMX as standard.

Other OEM partners exhibiting included A & O, Chroma-Q, DTS, JB Lighting, Pulsar, PR Light

USA - The digital and networked audio specialist, Digigram, has announced that their Aqonda EtherSound stageboxes are now remotely controllable via Soundcraft and Studer digital consoles, as well as Innovason and Yamaha.

Building on the success of Digigram's original EtherSound audio bridges, these 'latest generation' devices are capable of converting up to 16 analogue signals into as many EtherSound channels and vice versa (extracting EtherSound channel to analogue outputs). Furthermore, both Aqonda units (8-in/8-out or 16-in/16-out) offer high end switchable mic/line inputs, Neutrik connectors and state-of-the-art preamps for uncompromised Digigram audio quality throughout.

In addition to their remote control capabilities, Aqonda devices are the first in the world to be ES-Giga ready (EtherSound 2 x 256 channel count plus additional network and control capabilities). Time an

Italy - In early June, at a seminar hosted by TC Electronic, some of the most respected audio authorities - including George Massenburg and Bob Katz - gather in Rome, Italy, to share their thoughts and experiences regarding mixing, mastering and broadcasting.

The first day of the seminar will focus on post-production, while the second day will concentrate on professional broadcasting and particularly the radical changes happening in production and distribution of broadcast, film and music as a consequence of new ITU and EBU standards.

For example, the groundbreaking and comprehensive EBU R128 loudness recommendation is investigated from a multitude of angles, while only a few weeks earlier, ITU's loudness standard, BS.1770, will have been updated. The consequences of BS.1770-2 will also be evaluated and put into practical perspective.

TC Electronic Audio Seminar takes place

Italy - Three of Italy's leading audio, lighting and staging rental companies have joined forces to create All Access - and have opened their account by making a massive investment in Martin Audio's Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA).

The three companies involved are Fumasoli Service from Aosta (Valle D'Aosta), Electra Service. from Mantova (Lombardia) and Amandla Production (from Lucca Toscana). The founding partners decided to form All Access during the first demo of the MLA, organised by Audiosales, the Martin Audio distributor in Italy, following their reaction to the system.

Since the three companies have always used Martin Audio's systems - from the old modular system, to the RS800, the F1, the W8, the W8L Longbow, the W8LC and the W8LM - the recommendation had been proposed by head of Audiosales, Stefano Rocchi, who could see the synergies that could be exploited.

UK - Entec Sound moved into London's Royal Albert Hall for the seven-day run of 2011 Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) shows, which kicked off with a comedy night on the Monday, followed by a mix of music for the rest of the week, headlined by Squeeze, Biffy Clyro, Roger Daltrey, Beady Eye, The Editors and Tiny Tempah.

The event is now in its 11th year, and Entec has serviced it right from the start. For the last four years, they have used a similar d&b sound system, which is designed by systems tech Liam Halpin, and refined, fine-tuned and tweaked slightly each time they work in the venue.

Halpin was also crew chief, and worked alongside a core Entec crew of four engineers - Matt Butcher (looking after FOH), Mark Ellis-Cope (monitors), Adam Draper (patch) and James Kerridge (stage technician), with the event project managed in the office by Entec's head of sound, Dick Hayes.

The '

Germany - Palmer has introduced Grand Audition billed as "an innovative and unprecedented unit for comparing different active and passive speakers and subwoofers at the push of a button".

One unit allows you to switch between 10 pairs of speakers and four subwoofers, and has the ability to mix active and passive speakers. The units can be cascaded to enable switching between up to 40 pairs of speakers and 16 subwoofers.

The remote control offers a switchable low pass filter for the subwoofers as well as dim and mute functions. All outputs are galvanically isolated and balanced and each output level can be adjusted by ± 12dB. In addition the unit provides connectors on the rear for optional display LEDs which can be placed on top of or next to the speakers to indicate which one is selected. All inputs and outputs are equipped with XLR connectors, the passive speaker

UK - MSL Professional has been appointed as exclusive distributor of TL Audio products in the UK and Ireland. The West London-based company adds TL Audio's Ivory, Classic and Ebony series of valve processors in addition to the professional VTC, M4 and M1-F valve mixing consoles to its developing distribution portfolio.

During its 21-year history, the TL Audio brand has become associated with quality valve technology and the classic British sound. TL Audio products are currently in use with many high-profile artists, producers and engineers working in a wide range of genres.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity of working with TL Audio" says MSL company director Simon Lowther. "Many people are finding that true valve technology adds back that missing something to the recording chain, and TL Audio is a fantastic brand with a range of great products."

T

UK - TOA Europe is showing a host of mixing and audio product innovations for the first time in the UK at PLASA Focus: Leesds 2011.

"Fresh from exhibiting at ProLight+Sound, Plasa Focus: Leeds 2011 is the type of event that audio technicians and specialists attend to find out more about the latest audio innovations for current and upcoming projects. TOA is be there in force to answer their every need or question related to audio-mixing," says Brett Downing, sales and marketing director at TOA Europe.

First in line is TOA's M-633D digital mixer, which is designed for handling demanding acoustic commercial spaces producing clear, intelligible and distortion-free audio. It's simple to use even by the most unskilled operator, says the company.

It has an Automatic Resonance Control function that identifies room mode frequencies and applies an inverse response curve to t

UK - Putting the focus squarely on the past, present and future of radio microphone frequency wavebands, Trantec comes to PLASA Focus: Leeds 2011 this week with their new Channel 38 dedicated UHF radio product range.

This includes the new and more affordable S5 series which is packed with a powerful feature-set allowing up to 24-channels to operate simultaneously. The S4.16 will also be demonstrated as an entry level 8-channel system.

"Trantec has been manufacturing wireless systems for over 20 years and we were the first UK company to have a Channel 38 product available on the market. It's only natural that we show our latest innovation at PLASA Focus: 2011," says Mark Parkhouse, head of sales and marketing at Trantec. "These products underline Trantec's commitment to ensuring customers have a future-proof solution once Ofcom phases out Channel 69 for wireless

UK At PLASA Focus Leeds, John Hornby Skewes & Co (S-C12) is showing the new HK Audio Soundcaddy One, billed as "the world's fastest PA system". With integrated handles, built in wheels, and edge guards for fast, safe transport, Soundcaddy One is easy to move from home to the venue, and setup is even simpler: just extend the mid-/high-unit pneumatically, connect the signal sources to the integrated four-channel mixing console, and the system is ready to go, says the company.

Featuring six custom broad band speakers in vertical array, Soundcaddy One offers "all the superior benefits of a line array". Its 70° horizontal coverage pattern spreads sound evenly throughout the audience area.

The on-board subwoofer is loaded with three 6" woofers that provide the underpinning for the lower frequency range. And with all that, Soundcaddy One renders speech an

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