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14 March 2016

The performance of Wagner's only comic opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, was broadcast live on 26 June to 19 Picturehouse cinemas throughout England, Scotland and across Europe, as well as on the Guardian newspaper's website.

ARC's Andy Rose and Steve Williams of Sound Moves originally worked together at Fleetwood Mobiles in 1988. Ever since they have collaborated on a wide range of projects, with the broadcast of the 1998 Glyndebourne operas (Rodelinda and Simon Boccanegra) using W

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Originally laid out in 1864 and now stretching over an area of some 45 hectares, the park boasts serene stretches of water landscaped with trees, gardens and meandering pathways which lead the visitor to the Blauwe Theehuis (Blue Tea House), a haven for refreshment and conversation since 1937.

It wasn't until 1974 that the Openlucht Theater (Open Air Theatre) was built nearby to provide a venue for both musical and dramatic entertainment and, every summer since then, free events are staged, attracting large and loyal audiences whatever the weather.

Amsterdammer Rolf Dijkstra, the managing director of Netherlands based sound company Audiopro, was more than a little concerned when he learned that local residents had initiated legal proceedings to ba

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Graham Boswell, sales director of Prism Media Products, expressed his thanks to everyone in the company, saying, "This Award would not have been possible without the hard work and effort put in by our staff and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them. I'm really proud of them all."

Hugh Duberly pointed out that a Queen's Award is equivalent to an individual receiving an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. "As Her Maje

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This was the first foray into Europe for the cult Japanese heavy metal superstars founded in 1989, who reformed in 2009 having disbanded in 1997 at the peak of a remarkable career in Japan. They have recorded four studio albums and sold over 30m records and 2m home videos.

Entec was brought in by the band's tour director Richard Ames who due to his own busy schedule touring with Supertramp in Canada, realised that it would be a practical and tactical decision to get an experienced European based rental company onboard to advance and handle all aspects of the tour, including crewing and sorting all the technical production departments.

Says Ames, "I specifically wanted a company that was dynamic and agi

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"JBL began offering loudspeakers for club use back in the 1970s, and JBL products helped define club sound when the industry was just beginning," says Jon Sager, Senior Manager, Installed Sound, JBL Professional. "The JBL Marquis Dance Club Series continues this heritage of innovation with a range of purpose-designed loudspeakers that brings high-impact sound to club goers who want to feel and hear

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The Tricone XXL cable and connector is a rugged, flexible guitar, instrument and patch cable with capacitance optimised for loss-free treble reproduction over long distances. The matching Tricone XXL jack plug allows solder / gas free connection for low and constant transfer resistance values, while the dual hexagonal cr

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In double mono mode, both input signals are mixed, heard centrally and balanced through the receiver, allowing musicians to alter the mixing level between instruments using an additional aux send.

Stated features include selectable focus, stereo mode or mono mode; improved crosstalk; clear, dynamic sound, long battery runtime, equaliser and limiter function; 160 UHF channels; ergonomic earphones including gig bag, multifunction receiver display; menu lock fun

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The SP20 is a humidity-proof 20W sound projector designed to ensure clear, powerful sound reproduction, making it suitable for speech and music. It is fitted with a 4" broadband loudspeaker, and power is adjustable via the integrated 100 V line transformer with four power taps for 20W, 10W, 5W and 2.5W.

Maximum power is 40W (20W RMS), with

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The GS-SLVB (black) and GS-SLVC (clear) sleeves are designed to enhance all Granite Sound beltpack-style products. A simple-to-fit silicone sleeve with rubber corner points protects against accidental and transit damage, providing extended product longevity to the complete Granite Sound beltpack range.

Suitable for the GS-CBP1 and GS-SC2 single channel beltpacks, the GS-DC2 dual channel beltpack, the GS-SB3 and GS-SB4 splitter boxes and the new GS-STB1 in-line strobe light, the sleeve design ensures that any of these products manufactured within the last 25 years by Metroaudio, Stonewood Audio or Granite Sound can be protected by this style of sleeve.

The GS-STB1 series of in-line strobe ligh

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Roy Williams, the veteran FOH engineer at the helm of Plant's live mix, reports, "There are some softer numbers - particularly duets with Patty Griffin - with a breathy quality that demands absolute transparency. But on others, we push it up to send a message to the Zep fraternity that, when we want to, we can still do it. The Mica system handles the dynamics with no problems at all."

The tour's complete Meyer Sound complement comprised

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Among the summer events for which Sirius is deploying its system are the Bayern 1 Open Air concert at the Munich Konigsplatz, with Status Quo and the Spider Murphy Gang, and Stuttgart Jazz Open, with BB King, Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears and Paolo Conte.

Additionally, Sirius' K1 system embarked on a string of Supertramp shows across France at the beginning of July.

"K1 has certainly become the most wanted sound system in the world for the last two years," says Sirius CEO Wolfgang Neumann. "When we supply a K1 system for a show, the engineers are always very happy with the sound and handling of the system. We've never had a single complaint. K1 is the best sounding line array system available."

(Jim Evans)

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K.C. Hwa, UNiKA's CEO remarks, "Our R & D team is continuously developing products that are innovative and of the highest standards. Incorporating Audinate's Dante into future products was a very easy decision for us. They are the future when it comes to digital media networking."

"UNiKA has shown the ability to manufacture high quality audio products for over 20 years," says John McMahon, Audinate's VP of sales and support. "Their integrity for design, technical excellence and the

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The company has extended its jack plug range to include a large 1/4'' Jumbo plug, the NP2XL, which features a turned one-piece tip connection as used in all Neutrik plugs to eliminate any possibility of noise found with riveted connections.

Designed for thick professional instrument cables up to 10mm wide, it features an ergonomic barrel and incorporates the features and benefits of the standard PX range, which include a robust, diecast shell, a proven chuck-type strain relief for reliable cable retention, ergonomic design for handling convenience and precision machined one-piece contacts.

Hailing the concept 'as brilliant as it is simple', Neutrik's new NP2RX-Timbre jack plug allows a guitarist to change the timbre of a guitar sound from neutral, clear sound to warm characteristics in four

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Steph Fleming of EFX, who also ran the Radio 1/NME stage last year, noted, "One development from previous years was that I don't think we met an engineer who had never seen Midas Digital before."

As in previous years, EFX set up the two XL8s in tandem, so that guest engineers could listen in to the preceding band and get a feel for the EQ, as well as lining up gates, compressors, reverbs and overall functionality prior to l

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With Bar Axis being on the second floor, a PA install was a must to save bands humping gear up and down the stairs. Bar Axis promoter DJ Rossi has always been an admirer of HK Audio, and when he called Audio Engineering Services for advice, they took him a demo Actor system. The system's sound matched the acoustics of the venue and Rossi immediately ordered one, along with the A&H Mix Wizard. Rossi said: "I have always been impressed by the quality of HK Audio, and it was always first choice when it came to choosing a system for the venue."

Audio Engineering Services has also just taken delivery of an HK Audio Contour array, powered by Lab.Gruppen amplifiers. The system was bought to service the

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Britannia Row was the sound contractor for the Hyde Park concerts and Sennheiser's Phil Cummings and Tim Sherratt were in attendance on the first two days, to offer any assistance that Brit Row, the Kings of Leon or the support acts may have needed.

The array of Sennheiser equipment carried by KOL includes MD431 vocal mics, e 904s and e 614s on the drum kit and e 906s on the backline. Complementing these are 2000 series wireless guitar systems and 2000 in-ear monitors.

The band has been using Sennheiser equipment for five years, frontman Caleb Followill and his band mates switching to the MD431 for vocals last Decemb

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The 21-piece orchestra is miked with a selection of DPA mics including the new 4011A and 4011C cardioid mics from DPA's new Reference Standard series, plus 4007 omnis across brass, woodwind and percussion. For the string section, Potter has chosen a combination of 4011As and 4011Cs as ambient mics and 4061 omni miniatures for close miking, with a 4099B instrument clip mic used on double bass.

All 36 cast members are miked with DPA 4061 miniatures, with the principals wearing two each with dual transmitters and receivers.

"The orchestra sound is amazing and the overall sound of the show is very impressive," says sound supervis

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"We initially tried the flat version but as their stands are quite high the downfire versions provided great results," commented Simon Short, acoustics specialist at Melody House.

He added, "We have sold quite a number of recoil stabilizers in the past few months as the difference is really audible. The best part is that they work on pretty much any studio monitor and straight out of the box."

(Jim Evans)

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The Sinsheim, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Berlin stadiums all boast installations that meet the highest modern standards in terms of both entertainment value, and safety; and whilst the Sinsheim venue, with a capacity of 25,000, is no coliseum, the Berlin, Dresden, and Frankfurt stadiums are among Europe's biggest and best.

A mammoth four-year renovation back in 2004 restored Berlin's historic Olympic Stadium to its former glory, adding

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It is the second year that DesignScene has produced the event for the Anderson Foundation. The project was managed for them by Ben Turner, and designed by DesignScene's creative director, Attila Keskin. Turner comments, "It was very exciting to be working in London's newest high profile hotel. As nothing this large had been done before we had a real chance to set a standards."

The high profile Anderson Foundation event for about 250 people was staged in the hotel's main space off the main reception areas. DesignScene's brief included the specification and supply of lighting, sound

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"Alex is perfectly suited to lead our MG Business Unit and will establish both a long-term strategic plan for the business as well as deliver entirely new standards for service, partnership and innovation to our customers worldwide," said Mark Graham, Loud CEO. "This also completes the organisational decentralization effort Loud initiated earlier in the year, and establishes three fully autonomous

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Also demonstrated will be powerful new S-Version software features for the TiMax2 SoundHub - the PanSpace effects map and TimeLine Editor for in-depth sound-effects programming, featuring multi-channel waveform-based editing, looping, panning, volume profiling and versatile showcontrol trigger management.

TiMax2 SoundHub is a scaleable mix-engine, sound effects playback server and delay-matrix platform which offers up to 64 channels of analogue or AES I/O - with MADI, Ethersound, Cobranet and Dante networking options - all in a singl

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Installed by audio specialists Petrix, the club's layout and famous nightly opening made for a challenging installation.

"While the acoustic characteristics of the room are good, the venue is 'in the round' and there is only 15.5' from the front of the stage to the wall at the rear of the venue, 30' to the left and 46' to the right. The ceiling is low and the 200 seats are lined up right against the stage, all the way to the walls," says Petrix owner Amit Peleg.

Because of the layout and the music being mostly acoustic, 80% of the audience sits within 20' of the stage, so a lot of stage sound is audible.