With this year's series of concerts between 7 and 12 July 7, the organiser celebrated 20 years of staging this successful event. At the same time, a new technical concept made its debut behind the scenes. This year for the first time, the audio infrastructure was digital, based on the use of two all-digital Eclipse mixing consoles from Innovason and digital microphones from Berlin-based manufacturer Neumann.
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Mitchell handles touring sales at Florida-based LMG, a company with a long and highly reputable history in the corporate market, but relatively less well known in touring circles. For Pixies production manager Simon Foster the one stop shop logic was sound, but it's not just equipment that determines these things.
"I wasn't familiar with LMG before the last Pixies US tour," said the band's long time house engineer Ray Furze. "When Simon mentioned they
The first sees a DiGiCo SD9 take up residence at Sweden's national broadcaster, Swedish Television, for 55 consecutive days from 13 June for its early morning children's show, Sommarlov, which is not only broadcast nationwide, but also has a live audience of 500 children each morning.
"The SD9 and D-Rack sit at the heart of the whole sound set-up as the mic pre/gain master," says eurosound's Mattias Dalin. "The show is set in the harbour at Malmoe's Docklands, but the broadcast sound is mixed in SVT's regular studio control room at their premises. A two-way fibre connection between the SD9 and the control room services all audio signals.
"Because of this set-up, we need maximum safety and we're confident
Canford will also show a selection from their comprehensive range of cables including the D'n'A series which redesigned all their most popular audio cables to handle both analogue and AES digital audio. Also being featured by Canford will be the latest products from Cloud and Databay.
The new enhanced Tecpro Wireless beltpacks offer full Duplex Operation and licence-free operation in the UHF frequency band. The powerful new handsets can supply up to 200mW with a 400m max Range and now benefit from a range
As well as offering an overview of the entire Dynacord product range, the Academy included a presentation of Electro-Voice microphones. The third generation of Dynacord's PowerMate family, the new CMS mixing consoles and the Corus Evolution series were also the subject of great interest.
"The Academy was no sooner over than requests began pouring in to attend the next," says Klaus Seitz, sales director MEA, ProSound and CCS. "Clearly we hit the bullseye with this academy. The demand is very real, and we're already planning the next events in the series."
(Jim Evans)
Located in Earls Court 2, the feature takes the form of a theatre-in-miniature, complete with 'auditorium', 'stage', 'backstage', 'foyer' and 'box office'. In each area The Theatres Trust will demonstrate proven sustainability techniques, as well as featuring technologies from PLASA 2011 exhibitors.
Tim Atkinson, theatre building services advisor to The Theatres Trust, comments, "The larger space means our stage will be able to accommodate a greater variety of presentations and events. Another key development is that, whereas last year we had only signed up half of
The company received the award for its CRM100-RF and CRM102-RF retractable through-table boundary layer omnidirectional and cardioid condenser microphones. The proprietary design enables the microphone to be raised or lowered flush with the tabletop by pushing on the top of the mic.
The low profile system allows tabletop microphone systems to remain permanently in place, simply disappearing when not in use; a feature that has proven hugely popular with installers and systems integrators throughout the world.
The award was presented to Clockaudio MD and founder Jim Hallington by Systems Contractor News editor Kirsten Nelson. Commenting, Jim Hallington said, "It's a great pleasure to receive this Innovation Award which further va
The caravan also plays loud music and this year RCF speakers were fitted on several vehicles. The company La Cite Du Son-Sonowest from Rennes was responsible for the audio installation. Forty RCF Art 310 and C5212 speakers were installed in the vehicles.
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Located near the Pliska Hotel, east of the city centre, Arena Sofia is the largest and highest standard multi-discipline indoor sports venue in Bulgaria. As well as providing a national facility for sport, the arena has also been designed to host music concerts. With a 12,000+ capacity, the 16,000sq.m venue is built on five levels, one of which is underground. In addition to the main sports hall, the venue incorporates dressing rooms, training area, fitness centre, spa centre, restaurant, a press conference hall and underground parking for nearly 1,000 cars.
The training area is already in operation and the first major sports event will be a volleyball tournament between the national teams of Bulga
While a venue like Leeds Castle provided a breath-taking backdrop to the music, the site itself presented its own set of challenges for those involved in specifying and delivering a performance audio system for the event, with Lake's LM 26 a major part of the eventual solution.
Outline UK specified the loudspeaker sound system through SRD Group of Kent, and supplied by Britannia Row for the site for the Saturday and Sunday concerts. As well as being an Outline rental house, Britannia Row have committed to Lake as their chosen system processor, with their dry and wet hire inventory finding its way onto many major tours and events across the country, including the shows at Leeds Castle.
"The situation
Taking in 36 stadium dates across the UK, Ireland and Europe, the tour's sound requirements have been supplied by Capital Sound, with help from Delta Sound. A DiGiCo SD7 is used to mix the Front of House position, with a second for mixing the support act - the Pet Shop Boys - and anything else that may arise. Two more SD7s are on monitors - one for the five members of Take That, the other for the backing musicians - while a fifth DiGiCo console, an SD9, is mixing monitors for the Pet Shop Boys. All consoles share three DiGiRacks via a fibre optic multicore.
This tour is the first time that Take That's FOH engineer Gary Bradshaw has used the SD7 and he has pronounced himself very pleased with it. "Being laid out in banks of 12 fits really well with this production," he
Clockaudio established a regional support office in Singapore, in July last year. Exactly one year later, the company's regional expansion has necessitated a move to much larger premises in the central east district of the city, and an upgrading of the facility to full regional office status.
The accelerating growth rate across the region has also resulted in the appointment of Han as regional sales manager. Creation of this position sees the company bring in-house and expand the activities previously undertaken by Rob Yeo of Rytech Marketing. Han joins Clockaudio from Audio-Technica SEA, where he was busine
The 14th Gymnaestrada, which took place between 10-16 July, is one of the largest international amateur sports events with nearly 22,000 participants from 55 countries. For the opening and closing ceremonies as well as during the regular events, the organisers used a large RockNet installation for distributing the audio within the stadium.
A total of three RockNet rings transported 180 audio signals between four different stages and the FOH in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise arena. The Swiss event specialist Skynight from Geneva was responsible for plan
It was the first time that Adlib has worked with Starr. Account handler Phil Kielty comments, "It was a great honour to be asked to work with one of Liverpool's best known musicians and one of the remaining Beatles, his Liverpool show in particular was amazing."
However, Adlib won the project not because of their geographical location, but because they came highly recommended to Starr's production, and because they could deliver the L-Acoustics PA specified by Starr's FOH engineer John Cooper coupled with excellent service.
L-Acoustics was chosen for its reliability, consistency and sonic character. As they were playing a wide variety of different sized venues, Adl
On the Roots Festival 2011 the main acts were Talib Kweli, Chuck Brown, Anthony David, and Sunni Patterson.
Atlanta Audio Visual supplied the TT+ system to the main stage. The system comprised RCF TTL55-A's with six pieces per side and with four TTS56-A subwoofers on each side.
"Atlanta Audio Visual's main rig for large outdoor events is the RCF TT+ system and with six TTL55-A and 4 TTL56-A per side at the Roots Festival, the clarity and warmth of the system could be heard throughout the entire festival grounds," says Taylo
The immersive soundscape was central to director Graham McLaren's intense interpretation of the story's highly original treatment by collaborating writer, Evie Christie.
The job of sound design was entrusted to UK-based sound artist John Wynne - whose past works notably include a large installation that became the first work of sound art in the Saatchi collection and won the artist a 2010 British Composer Award for Sonic Art.
Wynne created an energetic soundbed which included a virtually continuous backdrop of atmospheric drones as w
"Midas and Klark Teknik are brands I have the highest respect for, due to the long experience I have with this company, and the team of excellent professionals and friendly people that work there," says Cunha. "Midas produces the best mixing consoles in the world so I am very proud to be part of this team again. It is a great pleasure to be back with my old friends after a short interval of time."
According to Cunha, Boomerang has been formed with the pressures of today's market conditions in mind. "Today, a company needs to be very efficient and cost effective to be competitive enough to survive," he
"Clifford is a rare breed and a real asset," says Sheena. "He's a former creative director for a Hong-Kong-based advertising agency, a trained architect, revered live sound engineer, seasoned pro-audio industry businessperson, and speaks four Chinese dialects. With this background, he's ideall
It has a dual shielding (helical Cu mesh screen + aluminium fleece) and may be cross wired for audio purposes, where it shines with a low wire-to-wire capacitance of a mere 40 pF/m.
Fully assigned it is the ideal AES/EBU or DMX cable due to its wave impedance of 110 ohms, says the company. To make the "perfect studio patch cable", the wires may also be split. Due to its small diameter it fits into so many tiny and miniature connectors like 3.5 mm mini jacks, mini XLR or phono/RCA plugs. The outer sheath consists of a robust, environmentally friendly and halogen-free/flame-retardant PUR jacket.
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Since Waves and DiGiCo formed a strategic alliance in 2010, DiGiCo users are able to run Waves' reverbs, equalizers, compressors, limiters, delays and more, directly from their DiGiCo SD series consoles.
Designed for front-of-house, monitor, broadcast, and theatre applications alike, SoundGrid gives users" instant access to the industry's leading audio processors, directly from the industry's leading consoles". To make things simpler, Waves SoundGrid-compatible plugins come pre-loaded into DiGiCo consoles, eliminating the need to install.
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The 2011 College World Series took place last month for the first time in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship's new 24,300 seat stadium. It is among the game's most technologically advanced, with modern features including microphones embedded in home plate and the pitcher's mound, the second largest video board in the state of Nebraska, and a sub-air system within the playing surface that can either heat or cool the field.
The venue is also outfitted with high-tech sound reinforcement and broadcast cabling systems designed by Austin, TX-based BAI and i
Also new is the MA247 100V mixing amp, which replaces the MA246 and adds 24V dedicated priority output per zone and folder selectable MP3 playback.
CMAR is a new range of three low-impedance in-wall/in-ceiling marine speakers, designed especially for use in the most humid and hot conditions including yachts and saunas.
CHAMP-3D remains the flagship of the 2011 line up. The three-channel fully programmable digital amplifier adds a built-in DSP, fully parametric
In addition to the stunning opening of the Atlantis Hotel, George Michael, F1 concerts in Abu Dhabi and numerous corporate events the company was involved in the epic grand opening of the Burj Khalifa.
"The CT108s have received great response from the market for their compact size and quality," commented Dino Drimakis, business development manager at Melody House. "We expect the HK Audio brand to have a greater presence in the Middle East live sound market because of this great reference."
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The MW8 and MW10 are suitable for mid-to-high-volume rock/alternative performers, houses of worship, theatres, edge of stage-fills, corporate shows/events and presenters. They are also designed for front-of-house or monitor engineers looking for a live monitoring option on the console meter bridge.
The MW8 is the smallest in the MW line of products, featuring an 8-inch woofer, while the MW10 features a 10-inch woofer. Both units' coaxial designs pair the respective woofers with a 3-in (diaphragm) coaxially-mounted HF co
