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Project manager Martin Connolly confirmed that in order to eliminate sight-line issues caused by traditional loudspeaker delay masts, this tour would feature a distributed 'ring' delay system with loudspeaker arrays hanging directly from the stadia structure.

"We will be placing clusters of amp racks around the stadiums, picking up AC power locally," he states. "We considered a copper based signal distribution system, perhaps using AES3, but because of the distances involved and the need for electrical isolation we soon realised that an optical system was the correct solution.

"With a project of this magnitude we felt that

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It was the fifth consecutive year that Adlib has supplied equipment and crew to the event, and their team was headed by James Neale on site and co-ordinated by Dave Jones in the office.

The stages were In New Music We Trust (stage 2), unashamedly rocked on Saturday night by headliners the Swedish House Mafia, ahead of their upcoming tour for which Adlib is also providing sound; and stage 4, The BBC Introducing Stage which showcased some of the hottest new talent.

On INMWT, Adlib's new CODA Audio system made its Big Weekend debut, configured as two flown left and right main hangs each comprising 10 CODA LA12 speakers, together with 16 LA8s for front- fills and 16 ground stacked SC

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Once Martin Audio's line array system had been chosen by the band's FOH sound engineer, Gary Bradshaw, the rental company took the unusual step of having its entire W8L Longbow fleet (including complementary WS218X subs) finished in black, to create stage uniformity; at the same time they purchased eight further enclosures.

All of which received unconditional approval from Gary Bradshaw. Two days into the show, the sound engineer reported, "It is still early days but I'm very pleased with the results we have been getting with the Martin Longbow system, which is very smooth but very powerful."

Since Production decided to dispense with large delay towers in f

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The weather might not have been too kind, but it didn't dampen the spirits of festival goers who braved the elements to support the cream of the crop of 'local' bands who, for once, were all playing in their own back garden. Paul Nicholson from Red Square Audio / Midas ProSound handled the audio requirements across the festival's four main stages, including a fleet of

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Paul Jones, owner and director of Ethix Management comments, "The SoundCraft Vi6 has an excellent reputation in the industry as an intuitive digital mixing desk. It is incredibly quick to re-patch and its user friendly interface makes it easy for any sound engineer get on board and start mixing, which is vital at festivals due to the sheer volume of artists and engineers using any one deck. Azule Finance's understanding of the production i

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The complex is set over five floors and the technical infrastructure was designed and installed by MS-Max - drawing heavily on components from the EAW catalogue.

Above the ground floor pub and sports bar, are an Italian restaurant, a billiards room and café; the Striptease nightclub spans floors three and four (along with a Karaoke bar) - and up on the top floor are bowling lanes.

MS-Max supplied a punchy EAW dance system in the form of the purpose designed Avalon Series. This consists of a pair of enclosures, complemented by 10 rectangular UB82, eight BH760 bent horn subwoofers, four LA212 monitor speakers, four FR129z 12in LF and four SM129z compact single 12in speakers. EAW's CAZ Series amp

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Created by Island Records, Universal Music and Marmalade London, a design and production agency, the exhibition takes a comprehensive look at the early part of Queen's career, from before the band's formation in 1971 right up to their spectacular free gig for over 250,000 fans in Hyde Park in 1976. The large 1250ft² warehouse space was split into five zones, with graphics and music to match each stage in the band's career. Supplied and set up by Source Distribution, 30 Genelec 8030A loudspeakers were used in all are

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The building, which hosts an exclusive event centre and the Museum of Racing Cars, now features a PROEVAC2 audio system, selected by Barzon & Dainese from Ponte S. Nicolò (PD), a company that operates in the field of industrial and civil electrical systems.

In detail, they installed a 10-zone PROEVAC2 system with 20 speaker lines - two lines for each zone - for a total load of 4000 W.

The whole system is located in the control room and controlled by a centralised rack with microphone console from which all vocal announcements and, if necessary, pre-recorded evacuation alerts are delivered.

Every room and area of the building features EVAC speakers, positioned and interconnected using redundancy logic (line A+B).

The EN60849-compliant evacuation system, which is n

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Faital S.p.A was established in Milan in 1958 as a small family run business, over the following 50 years they became a leading European manufacturer of loudspeakers for the automotive industry. The new millennium led to the diversification strategy for Faital that resulted in the development of the FaitalPRO brand.

Flavio Naggi, overseas sales manager for FaitalPRO comments, "We are definitely proud of this agreement that is certainly a step forward in our distribution scheme; working with such a prestigious partner as Adam Hall consolidates the European spread of our high-end professional loudspeakers and represent the beginning of a solid and very promising co-operation for both companies."

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK adds, "FaitalPRO is a fantastic addition to our p

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All of the audio requirements for the festival were handled personally by Paul Nicholson from Red Square Audio/Midas ProSound, and APG's Mathieu Delquignies assisted with the Uniline system tuning.

"It's great to have such amazing support from the manufacturer," commented Nicholson. "We were particularly pleased to have Mathieu with us on this occasion, firstly because it's t

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"Our emphasis is always on serving the end customer and improving the support we give to them," says Tim Sherratt, Sennheiser UK's engineering and technical services manager. "Initially, the new Online Spares Ordering section will serve three product areas: MKH Wired Microphones; Evolution Wireless; and Pro Audio Headphones. The site provides a quick and efficient way for customers to order spare parts. We will be adding more items and information as we progress this part of the site. We have also introduced a new online Service & Support centre which features an FAQ section, online

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"We couldn't resist this," says Alice, "Working with Jägermeister to appear as holograms on the other side of the Atlantic is the ultimate experience, a cutting-edge conjuring trick that celebrates the future and our history."

The event was hosted by DJ Zane Lowe, who played an exclusive DJ set at the event; with live performances from Jägerband The King Blues; and further sets from XF

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For the team at d&b audiotechnik, the challenge of the Esprit Arena was sheet metal, nine hectares of it to be precise. "The roof structure is enormous, all corrugated metal," said NDR's head of sound for the live event Jochen Jensen.

"With a reverberation time of six to eight seconds it was absolutely critical we keep sound energy from hitting the roof, or reflecting off the floor up to it. My first thought was, who are the specialists who can help me with this? I called Ralf Zuleegat d&b audiotechnik and asked if he could help. It will require a bigcommitment f

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Music is a famed part of the Buddha Bar experience and features Latin/oriental lounge beats that gradually move into more upbeat house tunes as the evening progresses. With sound quality central to its enjoyment S&V MegaSound were called in to design a system capable of delivering exceptional fidelity and precise directional control - along with the ability to deliver flawlessly night after night.

The system is specified as 16 TRX81 two-way full range loudspeakers and four PNX112 subwoofers, powere

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Having recorded his latest album A Different Hat with the RPO, Carrack squeezed the entire ensemble into the confines of the Royal College of Music's 400-capacity Britten Theatre. Playing three such intimate shows meant that space was at an absolute premium, so a pair of Yamaha M7CL48-ES consoles handled front of house and monitor sound, while an 02R96VCM was used to track the show for a DVD recording.

Using three Yamaha SB168-ES stage boxes, the house system was extremely compact but maximised the show's all-important sound quality. With the orchestra generating plenty of acoustic sound, the key to mixing the show was ensurin

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The Renkus-Heinz booth will host a Technology Theatre throughout the show, with regular informative seminars on a wide range of topics given by presenters including Bruce Olson of Olson Sound Design; Stefan Feistel of Ahnert Feistel Media Group; John Murray, principal of Optimum System Solutions; Doug Fowler of Fowler Audio Services; Rik Kirby and Jim Mobley of Renkus-Heinz, and still more to be announced.

The booth will also host a 'geek bar' with ongoing demonstrations of Renkus-Heinz products and technologies including SysTune, EASE, EASERA and RHAON.

The Renkus-Heinz demo room will offer detailed demonstrations of a selection of the newest Renkus-Heinz loudspea

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Neon Trees is a straightforward rock band, with two guitars, bass, keyboard and drums along with four vocals. "We are using 24 inputs," Bangs notes. "We are sharing preamps between monitors and FOH and doing a digital split from the monitor console's iDR-32, so our FOH snake is just one Cat 5 cable.

"The second iDR-32 MixRack is currently being used for the FOH console's DSP. That will change when we start headli

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One hundred and twenty years to the day since the opening of the classical music venue on 5 May 1891, a gala concert was held at Carnegie Hall to celebrate its on-going position as one of the world's foremost cultural centres. The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Alan Gilbert, performed an evening of music with a strong historical connection to the Hall, the city of New York, or both: Dvo?ák, Beethoven, Ellington and Gershwin. Guest performers included cellist Yo Yo Ma, pianist Emmanuel Ax, violinist Gil Shaham, and vocalist Audra McDonald.

The concert was filmed live by flagship New Y

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Theatre designer Allen Pellerin of Systems Integration Group designed the 125-seat screening room's digital audio and video systems, including a pair of Community iBOX i2W8 two-way loudspeaker systems. The system is used during professional seminars, workshops and celebrity interviews, as well as for a wide range of one-off performances.

"The i2W8 loudspeakers sound incredible," reports the Centre's Director, Casey Lewis. "They are so amazingly crisp, clean and clear. I am really impressed by their performance."

For Los Angeles, a city that is home to more than 70,000 actors, the SAG Foundation Actors Centre is the first facility of its kind where actors can network, p

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The series is engineered specifically for applications where predictable high quality audio coverage is required in high or open-ceilinged spaces - such as airports, railway stations, malls or large double or triple height commercial floors - without compromising clarity, intelligibility and SPL.

The cylindrical form-factor has been conceived to meet the exacting demands of the architectural sector, minimising the impact on aesthetics and allowing the systems designer to

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Hosted by Prism Sound and Metropolis Group, the workshops were delivered by producer/engineer Josh Blair, who has worked with numerous top artists including Duran Duran, Mark Ronson, Beyonce and Mos Def. Joining him was Metropolis mastering engineer Mazen Murad, whose mastering credits include Muse, Duffy, John Williams and Bjork.

"When Prism Sound asked me to get involved, I jumped at the opportunity to share my knowledge with other people," says Blair. "It was great to see that so many people are still interested in recording real people, with real instruments, in real rooms, with real top-end gear."

A wide range of recording and mixing techniques were covered during the course of the two days. With th

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Faced with a fast-paced contemporary performance of Hamlet staged in-the-round at the company's very own De Paardenkathedraal theatre space, sound designer and engineer Danny Hoogveld realised he needed help with panning the cavorting and battling actors voices across his highly original omnidirectional sound system design, comprising four Bloomline Omniwave speakers suspended over an oval stage located between the two opposite ranks of tiered audience seating.

Conceived by Dutch composer and producer Leo De Klerk, the Omniwaves were originally aimed at high-end hi-fi. Danny Hoogveld not

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"iLive stands apart from other consoles because of its ease of use. Like painting, you want to be creating when you mix, not reading a manual. You can do that with this desk - you stand in front of it and it's logical. It's also reliable, you know that you can get up in the morning, turn it on, and it does exactly what it's meant to do every day," comments FOH engineer, Dave McDonald who has previously used iLive on tour with Florence and The Machine and AIR.

"I'm using iLive differently on this tour as there

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This one-off performance, utilised 24 Neumann digital microphones - a mix of seven TLM 103Ds, four KMS 105Ds and 13 KM 184Ds. The digital microphone set up was augmented with a few analogue evolution models, comprising two e904s, an e905, an e901 and two classic MD421's, demonstrating that the deployment of digital and analogue microphones t