Sound quality is a major consideration for all who perform at the Dongpo Theatre, which is considered a cultural and entertainment landmark. This is why a new sound reinforcement system drawn from the catalogue of D.A.S. Audio was recently placed into service.
Ms. Jie Han, Gold Coast Company's project manager, comments, "As the largest theatre chain in China, the Gold Coast Company operates over 50 theatre productions at its 14 theatres
"The CTA's have received a fantastic response from the local market with the brilliant sound that the system produces and the production crew rave over its ease of use and versatility" said Andrew Sorrill, audio specialist at ProAudio. "We are expectant that the HKAudio brand will have a greater presence in the live sound market of Southern Africa because of this immense reference."
Tawanda Munyawiri, operations manager at Omalaeti Events has enjoyed HK Audio's sound and versatility through the years, having worked on all of their products, including the concert audio HK Cohedra Line Array system when he was in Zimbabwe. "With HK Audio products, I hav
Formerly of duo, DeepDish, Dubfire's latest solo technical set up comprises the Xone:DB4 at the centre of two X1 controllers running Traktor and an iPad controlling Maschine and Ableton.
"The DB4 has been amazing. It's portable and lighter than other mixers and allows me to travel with my full DJ set up, including portable speakers, so I can even play with different parameters and experiment with my set up and build a good FX library in my hotel room. It's been fantastic," explains Dubfire.
"It's much easier having access to functions like FX and filters on the actual DJ mixer, whilst external devices are inside the software. I'm using the delays a lot because they sound so good, and I'm able to change the delay time so quickly. The A&H filtering, of course, i
"The result of this coherent force produces lower frequencies external to the enclosure that are truly accurate and contain no sonic resonance or transient decay. This external coherent coupling enables Quadhorn to have an incredible frequency response of 18 Hz - 850 Hz producing infrasound, sub bass, bass and low mid frequencies from one loudspeaker," the company says.
Material of any genre can be played on Quadhorn without the alteration or enhancement of sub bass frequencies
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With its headquarters in Moscow, SLAMI offers an full range of MI products, via an extensive network of music shops called 'Mir Muzyki'. Located in many of the largest cities in Russia including St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Samara, more outlets are being opened every year. SLAMI also operates a comprehensive dealer network for both its MI and pro audio products, collaborating closely with over 300 companies across the territory.
Segey Korzh, chief of the pro sound department comments, "The SLAMI music company team intends to make every effort to further contribute to the success of dBTechnologies. We needed a brand like dBTechnologies which really meets t
The system featured a central cluster of eight KARA cabinets, with two further KARA and two SB28 subwoofers per side as in-fills.
Onstage, the band was using L-Acoustics 115XT HiQ active stage monitors.
"I have spent all my career in recording studios mixing top Brazilian and international artists," says Carlos' engineer, Flavio Senna. "For live sound it's pretty hard to find the same quality we have in studios due to the environment of the different venues. L-Acoustics K1 and KARA are the systems that come closer to the sound we have in the studios, and make my mixing job much easy. The Loudness guys, Celson and Fernanda, did a great sound desig
Against a background of such uncertainty, PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths suggests there has never been a more important time to talk to each other. "When financial experts are sceptical about future economic growth, we have to take note and be prepared for market changes. Fortunately, this is a strong industry that performs well and understands how to innovate. It's also thankfully one that believes in openly discussing issues, so it's encouraging that people want to discuss what the next 12
Copies of Pilbrow's book were available for purchase, which he personally signed throughout the evening. The catered reception also served as a successful networking event, and was attended by well-known designers including Ken Billington, Imero Fiorentino, Hugh Hardy, Natasha Katz, Stan Pressner, and Jennifer Tipton. PLASA Members and staff connected with their industry peers, Pilbrow's family and friends, and fans and students of his work.
Pilbrow will also sign copies of his memoir at the PLASA show in London, Tues
Jazz a Juan is the longest running jazz festival in Europe and is organised by Jean-René Palacio, artistic director of the Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), based in the principality of Monaco - also the organiser of the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival, which DiGiCo has sponsored for the past four years.
Palacio's desire to produce not only the best, but something a little different, stretches across every event he organises, both in terms of artistic line up and all aspects of production. In a
With nearly one million square feet of indoor floor space, the flexibility of the complex allows it to host a wide range of premier events. In addition to accommodating its namesake Pennsylvania Farm Show, the venue serves as host to more than 200 exhibits and trade shows, numerous meetings and conferences, proms and graduation ceremonies, concerts, sporting events and rodeos, even monster trucks.
With space for up to 5,000 large animals and 10,000 or more visitors at any given time, a powerful, high-quality sound system is a necessity for the complex. Incorporated into the venue is
As well as the main booth, Duran Audio will also have a demo room. The AXYS demo room will be in the Westminster Suite which is accessible from the lifts in the lobby of Earls Court 1. Featured products will be from the AXYS Flex, Scope, Target and Beam Shaping Subwoofer ranges. In addition to this, some Intellivox 180 and V90 products available for potential customers to listen to.
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The order for BNCs was for the Watford Colloseum Theatre which is almost ready to reopen after a £5.5 million refurbishment. The venue itself has a reputation for its acoustics and was chosen as the location for the soundtrack recordings for The Lord of The Rings, The Star Wars trilogy and The Sound of Music.
Northern Light is a long standing customer of Canford's and both companies have worked together closely for a number of years. Canford has been able to support Northern Light on numerous major multi-million pound AV installation
Outline adds that currently, thanks to the evolution of a market in which loudspeakers are increasingly sturdy and efficient, "there is no doubt that almost all PAs effectively sound loud". This, says Outline, has led to exaggerated use of expressions such as 'incredible output power' by audio manufacturers - "expressions that in many cases are backed up
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 perfectly 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 18mm multiplex ply and have DuraCoat LX coating, helping them stand up to the tough daily demands of touring and live applications.
Dispersion of the main syste
The system permits wireless transfer of both audio and DMX signals with just one system comprising a tri-Wi Tx transmitter and tri-Wi Rx receiver. A tri-Wi Rp repeater can be added between Tx and Rx for even longer distances, while a tri-Wi Plus Pack Beam Antenna Kit is optional.
Offering "excellent audio and DMX quality", the system's headline specifications include analogue or digital audio input and/or DMX512; stereo audio transmission in CD quality 48kHz, 16bit; DMX transmission of all 512 channels at 24 frames per second; and both audio and DMX data processed without compression.
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It's the second year that LML's Joanna MacKay has led the production management team for this 30,000 capacity event, which is orientated towards children and young people.
LarMac LIVE's brief included organising the supply of lighting, sound, video, staging and backline for the eight main stages which included an eclectic array of live performance from Primal Scream, Blondie and Mark Ronson to Howard Marks to Groove Armada's Red Light DJ set, Mr Tumble and Sooty, plus host of other bands, DJs, comedians, poets, speakers, circus acts across the three-day event.
Working for Loudsound Events and The Bestival Organisation, LML also p
The biggest challenge for Kusan Acoustic Co, the Kling & Freitag distributor in South Korea, was the transformation of the main hall in order to optimise the reverberation time.
In total,seven Line 212-9 - SP are covering the whole auditory area with about 2500 seats. The coverageof the Line 212 is adapted for reaching the whole church up to the last seat and including the balcony. For the bass restitution, two SW 215E - SP subwoofers were hidden invisibly in the stage.
"The system shows its efficiency by its very precise sound on all seats, everywhere the visitors can perceive the perfect sound quality. All technicians are very satisfied and they are surprised by the per
Specified for high end sound touring and fixed installation applications, the circa £45K console boasts a "high agility" user interface, accessed via two 24 inch 16:10 high definition LCD touch screens; a further centre located 6-inch LCD touch screen accesses the system control and automation. Combined with a far less menu dependent operating system than other digital consoles, the CDC Eight is promoted as "exceptionally smart, nimble and intuitive in operation".
The CDC Eight features a high I/O count for a desk at this price point, offering 128 input channels - expandable to 256 - and a standard 48 outputs. Two frame sizes offer 16 or 32 faders. Built upon the compa
Arup's acoustician Tan Suan Wee drew on his own live sound background when designing the sound reinforcement system for the elegant concert hall. Two systems were able to meet the precise specification, which demanded much in terms of scalability, portability, directional control, clarity and musicality, and, of course, budget. For this high-profile concert venue, the choice came down to a Nexo Geo S12 line array design, with
Designed in collaboration with the EAW acoustical design team, the HDA is promoted as "a professional, powerful and extremely flexible compact line array". Configurable with up to four per side, the HDA can handle anything from mid-size houses of worship to large clubs in a cost-effective design.
"The HDA is another example of what Mackie does best: delivering high-end pro audio technology to the masses," said Ben Olswang, Mackie brand product manager. "Thanks to the integration of EAW's design e
The DMS 700 V2 improves the link quality and increases the working range of the transmitters and receivers to allow for more freedom in arranging anything from lecture halls in universities to houses of worship and live performances on tour to broadcast operations, says the company.
Already compatible with the future-proof Channel 38, DMS700 v2 is now available pre-loaded with UK-specific frequency presets. In addition, DMS700 v2 is now also available with a hand-held transmitter featuring AKG's premium D7 dynamic capsule delivering open sound across all frequencies akin
The system consists of a 19" main station and a beltpack with a headphone amplifier. The two devices are connected with a high flexible CAT6 cable and the complete transfer of the guitar signal to the amplifier and the stereo monitor signal to the belt pack is done with this cable.
The power supply of the beltpack comes from the main station, meaning that batteries are not required. The company says that "all known problems of wireless systems are now a thing of the past".
Two stereo channels are mixed in two separate channels at the Main Station. Channel 1 is an input for microphone levels and Channel 2 is a stereo input for line levels from the monitor desk. The second channel can be switched to mono i
Heading the list on the stand is the unique IC2 (IC Squared) - the first ever high powered, medium format digitally steerable loudspeaker system. Designed for theatre and club installations and integrating digital beam steering with high power output, built in amplification and RHAON network control, it opens up, says Renkus-Heinz, "a totally new product sector in pro audio, for venues looking for the ultimate in quality and control".
IC² is designed to set a new benchmark in live sound loudspeaker design by combining the control and flexibility of Iconyx digita
