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Both tours, which involved sell out dates across the country in front of thousands, allowed SSE engineers to work with the company's recent purchases of the new LM 44, integrating the units into their existing inventories.

Simon Gladstone, technical manager at SSE, said: "We used both the LM 26s and the LM 44s on The Arctic Monkeys tour. In the past, we would normally have used our old Dolby DLPs for such big gigs, but having the LM 44 allowed us to leave these out, which is testament to the capabilities of the new units."

SSE's engineer on the Arctic Monkeys tour, Mark Pantlin, had an LM 44 out front taking AES from an Avid Venue Profile digital console, and clocking externally from an Antelope Isochrone OCX

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St Leonards, East Sussex-based Pro Audio Stash is well known for its off-the-shelf product ranges for home cinema and AV sectors, and also for creating bespoke metalwork solutions for the AV and IT industries. It was approached by Peer 1 to design and build a specially tailored server rack and shelving system to house multiple Juniper SSG5 firewall devices for its new data centre in Southampton.

The design brief had three main requirements. Firstly there had to be a dedicated channel for each firewall to keep the units stable and upright. Secondly, the SSG5 power supplies all needed to be positioned at the back of their individual racks to enable good ventilation and be

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Delta Sound operations director, Jon Bell, explained his choice. "We needed to source 32 high quality 12" loudspeakers and flying frames within a very short lead time for a specific rental project. The speakers and amplifiers needed to be installed and working within a month and would remain in situ for another nine months working six days per week for 12 hours a day during that period. Obviously the bar was set pretty high from the outset, so we needed to know that whatever we invested in would be 100% reliable, and that we could count on the manufacturer to deliver on time."

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"The decision to add the 45°N-12s to our comprehensive Nexo inventory was made during the first demo we had from Reinhard Steger at a Nexo seminar last year. I think I can say, we were one of the first to make up our mind," says Kalle Hogrefe, director of Sound Linear.

Guido Sehrbrock, another director of Sound Linear and the monitor specialist in the company, agrees. "Having listened to the wedges perform well in many different applications, we have been watching their reputation grow, and were just waiting for the right time to invest."

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Cantat, who was convicted of killing his girlfriend, actress Marie Trintignant, in 2003 during a violent domestic dispute, wrote the music for the production and is performing a certain number of dates. The rest will be performed by singer Igor Quezeda. Mouawad justified the inclusion of Cantat by saying, "Electra, Antigone and The Women of Trachis are plays about justice and revenge . . . Cantat's presence at the edge of the action will make those themes more powerful."

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5 Star's Keith Sykes says: "Clients like CPL are invaluable. They are extremely busy year-round, their work is always varied and interesting and they are constantly expanding the equipment and rental stock, all of which needs flight casing for on-going road work. Consequently, we are involved in supplying a full range of standard and special cases."

The latest CPL 5 Star case project has involved a custom designed set of road cases for CPL's newest series of 'fly away' portable video production units (PPUs).

This is a smaller PPU specifically designed to service the proliferation of project

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"We needed a console that had 32 channels, was small and compact and had everything at your fingertips," explained Mike Papas, owner of AVCorp.

The Soundcraft Si Compact 32 console fitted the bill. "I know that if you get product from Jands you always get very good back up service," said Papas. "Our Soundcraft Si has proved to be a very cost-effective, powerful mixer and a natural choice for a company such as ours. Oh, and it sounds great too."

"My guys love it. They were wary at first as it's a relatively new console to the market and they weren't familiar with it. However we discovered that you only need an hour or two to get your head around it. Now, even the most sceptical have become the

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The company has also added the DL431 microphone splitters and the DN9696 High Resolution Audio Recorder to their system, providing greater flexibility and broadcast quality recording capabilities.

"Sound & Stage have made the natural progression to re-investing in their Midas digital system by increasing the I/O and having the recording capability for the high end shows they produce," commented Chicco Hiranandani, business development manager at NMK.

He added, "The best part is that they have invested in the DL431s which are an amazing com

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Matrix provides both entertainment and AV services to the UAE and the region. With recent investments in a new facility at the Dubai Investment Park, purchases in AV equipment, the company is growing to meet their existing and new clients' requirements. The recent purchase of the Elements system highlights their focus to reinforce their inventory with modular, scalable and innovative solutions.

"The Elements is a perfect fit for Matrix as they do a variety of shows for their clients," commented Dino Drimakis,

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Twenty-two boxes were supplied including MSE-159, EMS-61, i-5.5, i-2.2 and M-10 loudspeakers. Mixers, processing, source and amplification were also supplied as part of the package.

"The sound was really impressive; EM acoustics really deserve the name they are making for themselves," said Steven Aitchison, project engineer Audio Light Systems.

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Featuring identical components to the D6 ceiling model, the DP6 pendant loudspeaker offers "the superior sound quality, exceptional intelligibility and unparalleled performance that has quickly established the Distributed Design Series as a favourite among installed sound professionals".

A true coaxial loudspeaker with an HF compression driver, the DP6 offers Community's patented Carbon Ring Cone Technology and Tru-Phase high-frequency waveguide for consistent, wide dispersion up to 16 kHz. Uniform voicing allows the entire range of Distributed Design ceiling, surface and pendant mount loudspeakers to be combined in a single installation with no compromise of consistency from zone to zone.

The DP6 is equipped wit

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Muir is well known throughout the UK production business following his stint at Yamaha Commercial Audio where he specialised in digital audio networking technologies. A graduate in electronic engineering from the University of York, his decade of experience in the production industry includes hands-on touring work as well as sales and project management.

He also manages to find time to pursue his interests as a professional musician, in which capacity his recent projects include playing trombone for indie favourites Shed Seven on their recent UK tour.

Pro Audio Systems MD Brian Lumb said: "The complexity and sophistication of the installation work we are increasingly being called upon to undertake made it vital to recruit someon

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Chameleon has been a landmark venue since it first opened as Mr. B's Discotheque in the mid-80s. The venue subsequently underwent many iterations and corporate ownership changes before falling into demise following the collapse of CanDu Entertainment three and a half years ago.

As a result, enterprising local entrepreneur Dick De Vigne (whose eponymous 500-capacity Dick De Vigne's nightclub is the lynch-pin of the burgeoning Warrior Square scene nearby), snapped up Chameleon on Lucy Road from the receivers.

Not only does Lucy Road provide the traditional nightlife heartbeat of Southend but De Vigne also owned this place previously (first as Discotheque Buzz a

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Design consultants and AV contractors Shitij Harnwal and Narinder Pal Singh from Audio Jewellers worked closely with architect Luvpreet Singh to produce an excellent sounding venue without compromising the aesthetics of the sports bar.

Working with a strict budget and keeping in mind the extensive requirements of an integrated system, Audio Jewellers specified a complete solution that delivers on all counts, turning to Tannoy's new VX Series in one of the first installations of its kind in the region.

The system comprised two Tannoy VX 12 high performance loudspeakers, eight Di5 ultra compact loudspeakers, and six Tannoy Mercury compact stand-mount loudspeakers. These were supplemented by four VS Series sub

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The auditorium which was originally a 1950's screening cinema was fully refurbished & modernised. It now houses an 8m screen, Christie Digital HD10K-M high definition projector which is fed via a Analog Way SME100 seamless switcher. An Allen & Heath iDR system processes and controls the audio from Tascam & Bluray systems.

The Extron & Crestron systems provide easy end user control with an 8.4" WIFI Touch screen.

"Our museum portfolio has increased dramatically in the last few years. We are very proud of our workmanship which leads to repeat business as attention to detail is incredibly important in these environments," says Stephen Dishon, project engineer at Audio Light Systems.

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"In the way of other such buildings the Ergo Arena can accommodate almost all the indoor sports to world championship standard," said Piotr Jankiewicz from Konsbud-Audio who installed the arena's sound system, "hockey, volley and basketball, even combat sports; and from the outset the architectural design has fully addressed the needs of touring shows, you can fly the biggest productions here."

The challenges of the audio system have also been anticipated by the architects (KIPP Projekt of Poland),as Jankiewicz explained. "This is a maximum 15,000 capacity arena for standing events, so it's in the '

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The Show's director, Roger Fox, spoke to assure both exhibitors and visitors that the 2012 Show would be going ahead, explaining: "This announcement has come as a surprise to us today and at a time when planning for the 2012 Show was well advanced. Discussions to secure an alternative venue are already in progress, which we see as also an opportunity to offer improved facilities for our exhibitors and visitors."

At present it is unsure if the Show's previously published June 2012 dates will be available at an alternative venue, but all effort is being made to avoid changes to the timing of this important annual ev

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Day one will focus on the AXYS Intellivox range. The Intellivox range, first introduced in 1996, was the pioneer of beam steering. AXYS Intellivox units have since been installed in airports, atriums, railway stations, shopping malls, theatres, concert halls, museums, and many more difficult acoustic environments all over the world to provide highly intelligible speech reproduction in environments.

Day two will focus on how to successfully design and

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It was the band's vocalist Ed Macfarlane who prompted the change to Midas. "We did a couple of shows with an XL3 and he loved the sound of it," explains monitor engineer Simon Lutkin. "We then encountered some PRO6s and XL8s at festivals, which sold it to us both. I had used Midas digital before on FOH and knew the sound quality was equal to, if not better than, most analogue desks. When I started using the PRO6 in rehearsals I knew it was going to work straight away. I now have the best of both worlds - a great familiar Midas analogue sound in a flexible digital package."

Working with between 32 and 40 inputs per show, Lutkins is dealing with four stereo IEM feeds, six wedge mixes, sidefills and a butt kicker. "I'm using A

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At ISE 2012 Pan Acoustics will introduce a new 'small ' active digitally steerable compact column speaker within the Pan Beam range, the PB04, and within the Pan Jericho range the proto type of a High Power 'Crowd Control ' system, the PJ16.

The PB04 is offering user-friendly Windows software to control all parameters such as beam control, four-band parametric EQ, volume control, focus distance and opening angles. It offers the same design and enclosure as the well-known PB08, but is half of the height and therefore it is suitable for installations, where PB08 is oversized. PB04 works with the same software and in the same network together

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The hall itself had undergone a major refurbishment taking almost a year to complete and due to its ornate structure, the sound system installation had to be as discrete as possible. The hall is a large building and with the mixing position being virtually the furthest point from the stage, Hingley had to find a way to cover the distance whilst avoiding unsightly cable runs.

The hall is generally used for assemblies where a simple mic and playback is sufficient but can, on occasions, need to cope with big band jazz concerts and multitrack reco

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Supported solely through ticket sales and a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, the all-volunteer group makes its home in the historic 100-year-old New Century Club building in Wilmington.

The building's rich history includes stints as a hospital during World War I, an ice cream parlour and pharmacy, a college, and a dinner theatre, as well as many years as a nexus of the women's rights movement. Recognized on the list of U.S. National Historic Places, its stage has played host to speakers as varied as Margaret Sanger and Woodrow Wilson.

In support of the DCT's efforts, Community Professional Loudspea

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Nashville-based Blackhawk Audio provided the touring rig that helped Skillet reach audiences numbering from 2,000 to 8,000, in venues ranging from large churches to small arenas. The Meyer Sound system was comprised of 16 Milo and two Milo 120 line array loudspeakers, eight M'elodie line array loudspeakers, four MSL-4 loudspeakers, four UPA-1P loudspeakers, 14 700-HP subwoofers, and a Galileo loudspeaker management system.

"It's their small headlining rig," explains Blackhawk Audio's Jamie Nixon. "They work a lot: they do a lot of secular tours as a support act. When

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Due to ship in February 2012, the ASP4816 takes many design cues from the ASP8024, with the same input and monitor design in a smaller frame size. Characterised by Audient's analogue circuitry designed by audio 'guru' David Dearden, the ASP4816 is intended as a centre piece for production studios and educational facilities.

The main input channels feature Audient's Class A preamp and 4 band EQ, a combination found in hundreds of ASP8024 equipped studios, where many users no longer feel the need to reach for their outboard preamps and EQ. The console features 40 faders, 16 bus routing, six auxes, two dedicated cue sends,