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"We offer beginner courses for a certificate in Sound Production and degree courses in Commercial Sound Production covering every aspect of professional audio from music recording and post production to radio and game audio," says Ronnie Gilmour, curriculum manager for creative industries at Cumbernauld College. "We teach our students how to use an audio console, not how to operate a particular brand. We felt that the AWS offered a nice balance between a quality analogue signal path that is universally intuitive and a strong implementation of DAW control.

The studio complex consists of thre

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Electrosonic's control room business offers complete turnkey solutions that focus on organising and displaying information originating from various sources. It is a business that relies heavily on understanding the client's workflow and being able to match the technology with the ergonomic and functional requirements of the user.

Miller comments, "I understand the customer's needs; I've been on the frontline with them. I understand where they're going and how to build a future with them and Electrosonic. From simple display walls to complex collaboration systems over IP networks, Electrosonic has the expertise to design and install systems that

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"Melody House recently acquired DPA Microphones in our portfolio and we felt that the best way to highlight this at CABSAT was to hold an education focused event," commented Dino Drimakis, sales manager at Melody House. "Clearly this was an opportunity for us to not only provide product specific information but general information with regards to microphone applications."

"Sound Devices products are an essential component in any professional's inventory kit who is in field production," commented Shajahan KK, product ma

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The event was held at the Coliseum of Puerto Rico in San Juan to benefit and raise awareness for breast cancer research. The audio system supported a talented line-up of musical artists, entertaining more than 15,000 participants walking and running to celebrate and remember those affected by the illness.

The main stage featured 22 JBL VerTec VT4888DP midsize powered line array elements equipped with JBL DrivePack technology, supplying clarity and high output from four separate array locations arranged to cover 270 degrees around the stage. These were supplemented with four VRX932LAP Constant Curvature powered loudspeakers and five VRX918SP Constant Curvature powered s

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Now the seventh loudspeaker in Meyer Sound's EXP cinema product line, Acheron Designer is the smallest in the family. Its compact dimensions - measuring only 19 inches wide, 25.37 inches tall, and 14.62 inches deep - are optimal for installations where space behind the screen is limited.

With an operating frequency range is 37 Hz to 18 kHz and a peak output of an impressive 130 dB SPL, the Acheron Designer renders the most demanding digit

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The Viña del Mar Song Festival is one of the largest music events in Latin America spanning several days and attracting more than 15,000 visitors each day. Besides the two competitions for best international song and best international folk song, wildly renowned artist play the festival every year such as Nelly Furtado or Simply Red. This year's highlight was the performance of Sting.

Chilefilms was the responsible broadcast pro

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"Ross and I had been looking for an opportunity to use the Scope system for a while and Bournemouth pantomime proved to be a great time to put the system to the test." commented Jon Higson. "We designed the system as a stalls and circle pair (of AXYS Scope T2115) with a split L/R centre-fill for the stalls. The AXYS B-121 Subs (21" subwoofers with built in amplification and DSP) were stacked two per side in the stalls left and right.

"The system performed fl

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Thanks to Christophe Genix, Yodelice is now touring with a full complement of DX15 stage monitors. At their recent sold-out date at the Parisian venue, the Olympia, Genix made use of no less than 14 DX15s as well as an APG TB118S sub for drum-fill. He took the decision to specify DX15 after a meeting at the JTSE show in Paris last November which resulted in a demo of the new DX Series monitor speakers from APG. "It only took me a few minutes to decide

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"The first, an eight channel I/O module for the SD-Rack, is something we believe the industry would expect from DiGiCo," says managing director James Gordon. "The module allows our users to drop audio on and off a Dante network for connection to system control, amplifiers and general audio networks.

"The second is a little more unexpected and comes from our Solutions Division in the shape of Dante DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface) card."

The Dante DMI card can be added to either a D-Rack or SD-Rack and allows the user to connect the I/O rack, via CAT5, to a standard PC or MAC.

Using the newly released DiGiCo-Control software, the user can control all the functions of t

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The multi-angle FOH speaker system offers power handling of 950 W rms. It is suitable for use as a full-range solution for all voice and music applications in large arenas, amphitheatres, stadiums and sport halls, with eight UA1 units covering an area of 360°.

In addition, the LD UNO array matches up with the V-218B 2 × 18" (1.6 kW) and VA-PS215 2 × 15" bandpass subwoofers for a more dynamic sub-bass. The uniquely-designed cabinets are made of multiplex ply and have DuraCoat LX coating, helping them stand up to the tough daily demands of touring and live applications.

According to Andrew Richardson, Managing Director of Adam Hal

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Friestad comes from United Technologies Corporation where he was responsible for a number of activities; business integration, operational productivity and efficiency working with brands such as Chubb, Sikorsky, Otis and Pratt and Whitney. Prior to that he held senior management roles with Johnson Controls and Lapp Group.

Canford chairman Hugh Morgan Williams comments: "I am delighted that Leif is to join the company as chief executive. He brings great expertise from a cross-section of electronic industries and a wealth of international experience at a time when the company is focused on developing its brands and growing in both domestic and international export markets. Leif's track reco

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Curated by Karen Lauke, senior lecturer in sound design at Edge Hill University, the Sound Booth presents work from some of the UK's top sound designers whilst also opening up the opportunity for up and coming sound designers to showcase examples of their work.

The intention of the exhibition is to draw people's attention to sound design whilst also illustrating some of the processes involved when working in sound design, with production notes and presentations from John Leonard's recent production of The M

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"We are entering a difficult period for the arts," said committee head and Tory MP John Whittingdale. "They can't be excluded from the general need to find spending reductions and that does mean there'll have to be cuts."

Wednesday is funding judgment day, when 1,300 organisations across England will find out - in an email between 7.30 and 9.30 in the morning - how much money they will get - if any - from the Arts Council. Almost half of a

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The screening room needed a system that satisfied exacting requirements, notably unsurpassed sonic detail. With a huge variety of films passing through the facility, finding a system that could cope equally well with every one was a challenge for audio consultant Laurence Claydon of Cinefilm.

"UPI deals with many foreign language dubs. Being able to determine if, for example, a dialogue insert or edit is acceptable is difficult on all but the best systems - sometimes the only clue is a slight shift in background reverb on the track," he says.

"Quality control for digital cinema also has its own particular requirements. Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) are split into 20-minute 'reels' of picture and audio, joi

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"Although the W8LC is a fabulous sounding system, nothing had prepared me for the new MLA," stated RG Jones' head of sound, Simon Honywill, who was piloting the system. "This is the most revolutionary product in the audio industry that I have yet encountered, bar none."

The tour itself featured 36 members of the British Philharmonic Orchestra string section alongside a 10 piece ensemble, the narration of Richard Burton and various w

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The Parkstetten-based firm of TRE Professionelle Audiotechnik was responsible for the installation of the sound reinforcement system in the thoroughly renovated stadium. A complex task, since in addition to the low ambient temperatures inside the new hall, the architecture of the building made the high level of intelligibility demanded by the client a tricky objective to attain.

"The system we were asked to provide had to offer homogeneous and high-quality sound reinforcement as well as multiple input stations," say

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A MusicDATA team of some 15 people worked for two months on the transformation of the VW Crafter, installing the latest digital technology from Innovason. Now the most modern vehicle on the fleet, the OB van will be used by Czech Radio Ceske Budejovice to broadcast some of the Czech Republic's most prestigious events, such as the Ceske Krumlov International Music Festival, around the world across the EBU network (European Broadcasting Union).

The technology of the new OB and recording vehicle is built on an EtherSound backbone which

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The Remote Record Interface provides a remote recording solution for all applications in native Mac or PC formats. It allows you to work directly with your preferred DAW and is made up of two parts:

DiGiCo-Control software. This is free of charge and compatible with both Mac and PC. It allows you to control and setup SD Racks or D Racks via USB. When used in conjunction with the Dante DMI, it also allows control of the SD or D Rack via the standard Ethernet port on a computer.

The Dante DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface). This is a Cat 5 solution which connects onto a high speed FPGA buss, allowing you to plug an SD or D Rack into a router/switcher, which can then be plugged into a computer (Mac or PC) Ethernet port. It not only allows you to control

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Tsutomu Katoh was born in Showa-ward, Nagoya City in Japan on 28 August 1926, and after graduating from Nagoya Shogyo commercial high school in 1943, joined the navy and served among the crew of the submarine 'Koryu' (meaning dragon) during WWII.

After the war, he held a position at a trading company, and eventually went on to become the proprietor of a nightclub in the early 1960s. Tadashi Osanai, a noted Japanese accordionist, performed regularly at Katoh's club. Katoh told Osanai, who was also an engineering graduate from Japan's prestigious Tokyo Imperial University, that it would be nice to have a rhythm machine to keep the beat. Katoh and Osanai teamed up to create and market the world's first disk rotary rhythm machine. While working on the proje

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Adam's AX-Series used to include four high performance systems, ranging from the ultra-compact and fully professional A3X, to the high performance A5X, A7X and A8X systems. All models feature the new X-ART tweeter. In addition, the woofers and amplifiers have also been re-engineered from scratch, with larger voice-coils and more powerful amplifiers for greater linear excursion and more output.

The A77X is equipped with the same advanced technologies as the A7X. It therefore is very similar to the two-way speaker. The A77X, however, distinguishes itself by much higher, compression-free maximum sound pressure levels and dynamics. Due to its power and radiation characteri

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Flash 5 is the most compact model in the series, and both an active (5A) and a passive (5P) model are available. It features a 100w Class D bi-amplification module and precision-designed crossover filter.

Proel's R&D team designed a two-way system with studio-grade transducers in a small-sized trapezoidal polypropylene cabinet to allow use as stage monitor. Flash 5 also features three M6 flying points and a practical handle for easy transport.

Its dome tweeter, coupled with an elliptical waveguide, combined with a 5" woofer provides optimal high-frequency response and deep low frequency performance.

Available accessories include 2 mic stand adaptors, a metal C-bracket and a plastic bracket rotating on two axes (only for the pas

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Each cabinet has its own DSP integrated with equalisation, filtering, alignment and dual RMS & peak compression. Also on board is the company's inclinometer, a feature which means the box automatically knows at which angle it is tilted, follows where in the line array it is located and uses this information to adjust for long, medium or short throw sound dispersion. The cabinet also offers Ethercon connectivity for live monitoring.

A new cardioid sub-bass has also been designed to accompany t

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For theatre, opera, television and many other applications, Freedom can support up to 2,048 channels and 32 universes, while Liberty supports up to 1,024 channels and 16 universes. Up to four external touch screens (Freedom) or two (Liberty) can expand the capacity of the built in touch screen. An array of interfaces makes working simultaneously with different network protocols simple.

The desks provide fully integrated management of scrollers and gel strings, while the motion section's push wheels and dedicated keys make programming hundreds of moving lights intuitive and flexible. Freedom also bo

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Visitors to the Meyer stand will be treated to the sound of saxophonist Sarah Underwood and Adrian Brett, flautist for The Lion King in the West End, as they demonstrate Constellation's ability to recreate the acoustical characteristics of venues from an intimate recital hall to a cavernous cathedral. Through a range