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World - A Midas PRO6, supplied by Britannia Row Productions in Europe and Delicate Productions in the USA, has gone out for the first time on monitors on Foo Fighters' world tour in support of their seventh studio album, Wasting Light. The tour kicked off in Tulsa, Oklahoma in May, taking in over 60 dates across North America, Europe, and Australasia, and with new dates still being added, will continue into 2012.

Monitor engineer Ian Beveridge, who has worked with Foo Fighters for some 17 years, says of the PRO6, "It's the best sounding console I have ever used, bar none. The band themselves commented on the sonic improvement the moment the PRO6 arrived. Their latest record was made without any computers at all; it's five guys with five instruments on the record and live, and the sound of the PRO6 complements this approach perfectly."

For recording the shows,

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UK / USA - As part of its ongoing merger activities and in response to the end of year departure of Ruth Rossington, executive director in Europe, PLASA has taken the opportunity to restructure its management team to ensure it continues to move the organisation forward while progressing a wide range of projects of benefit to members.

With effect from 1 October 2011, a new company structure will be put in place which sees CEO Matthew Griffiths heading up the association, whilst also temporarily overseeing the Events divisions in the UK and North America. Finance director Shane McGreevy becomes chief operating officer (COO) with responsibilities expanding beyond finance and core services into operational administration and personnel.

Lori Rubinstein, current executive director in North America, becomes the new director of membership, skills, standards & technical overseeing thes

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UK - HHB Communications has redesigned its website with expanded features and a new look: http://www.hhb.co.uk.

The site now provides a comprehensive information source for wide range of products and is much quicker to navigate. All the features from the previous site are available, in addition to enhancements such as downloadable technical reports, video tutorials, connection to HHB's Twitter page and expanded shopping facilities.

A larger catalogue of products is also available alongside data sheets, manuals and product videos to accurately provide for the needs of audio professionals the world over. News, case studies and product announcements will be updated weekly to offer the latest industry information from manufacturers and users.

HHB group sales director Steve Angel commented: "We are very excited to announce the lau

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The Netherlands - Ampco Flashlight Rental has announced the appointment of Otte-Pieter Banga as operations director. Banga will take up the position on 7 September and will assume responsibility for the day-to-day management of the company.

Dick van Berkum, CEO of Ampco Flashlight Rental, welcomed the appointment of Otte-Pieter: "He's a dynamic manager and feels perfectly at home in our often complex commercial, governmental and technological world."

Banga has extensive experience within the entertainment industry. He has previously held positions within large organisations, and is also an old acquaintance of Ampco Flashlight, having served as interim director of Flashlight BV between 1999 and 2000.

He says of his new challenge: "I am very happy with this new role. Given my background and knowledge of the entertainment industry, I am confident that I will cont

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UK - RCF has carefully selected its product range to fit the profile of xSolutions 2011 (19-20 October, ExCeL London UK), giving priority to providing creative solutions for specialist AV and M&E consultants serving the different channels.

Pride of place will go to their new Media Series, which presents a 360º approach to sound system design and completes a product portfolio which will now allow systems engineers to treat RCF as a single source for all their loudspeaker requirements.

The Media Series features five models, from the smallest 5" to the larger 2 x 6" - all purpose designed for small- to medium-sized projects requiring distributed systems. The Series is designed to offer RCF's signature sound quality, with the customary controlled bass response, incredible vocal clarity and high frequency definition.

The design and look of the Media Series is consisten

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UK - JoeCo is now shipping the BBR-Dante version of the Blackbox Recorder. This latest addition to the multi-channel live audio recorder family is the result of a collaboration, announced during 2010, between JoeCo and Audinate.

The BBR-Dante is designed to record/replay up to 32 channels of audio data from a Dante network. Developed to solve the inherent problems of working with computer-based systems in a live performance environment, it provides engineers with a computer-free, high-quality solution for multi-channel live audio capture. Able to record up to 32 channels of audio at 44.1kHz and 48kHz directly to Broadcast WAV files on an external USB2 (FAT32 formatted) drive, the BBR-DANTE also accommodates higher sample rate recording (88.2kHZ and 96kHz) at a reduced track count.

The recorder connects to any Dante-enabled network device from a range of console and converter m

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Kuwait - Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises, Roland Professional distributor in the region, has recently hosted the third Roland Roadshow in Kuwait. The event, which attracted professionals from the AV industry included individuals from installation companies, live sound rental firms and broadcast integrators.

"Kuwait is a completely new territory for NMK, so the Roland Roadshow was a great way to enter the market," commented Moswain Antao, Roland product specialist. "Attendees to the event were very happy with the knowledge shared during the day and the opportunity to work with the latest equipment from Roland."

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USA - PLASA has announced the finalists for the fourth annual Rock Our World Awards, to be presented at the PLASA Cocktail & Awards Reception at LDI 2011. The PLASA Rock Our World Awards were created to honour groundbreaking achievement by its members and to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of the technology and the designer or integrator who applies it in a real world environment.

The finalists for the fourth annual Rock Our World Awards are:

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Green Hippo, PRG, TMB

ALEXA Digital Camera System - ARRI

coolux Widget Designer 3.0 PRO - Coolux GmbH

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Disney World of Color - A.C.T Lighting, Fisher Technical Services, MA Lighting, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment

EverGrip Molded Motor Control Cables - Lex Products Corp

Garsington Opera - Unusual Rigging Ltd (UK)

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USA - More than 25 years in the making, Dallas' AT&T Performing Arts Centre is a cultural nexus in the city's revitalised downtown arts district. The area is home to a number of different entertainment venues, from the Dallas Symphony's Meyerson Auditorium and the intimate Wyly Theatre to the Winspear Opera House and the open-air Annette Strauss Square, making it a busy hub of activity on any given evening.

The 2,200-seat Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, created by architect Foster & Partners, with theatre design by Theatre Projects Consultants and acoustician Sound Space Design, is home to the Dallas Opera, and an anchor in the new arts district. The Winspear's sound system, designed by Martin Van Dijk of Toronto-based Engineering Harmonics, is centred around left/right arrays of 12 Renkus-Heinz STLA/9R RHAON empowered loudspeakers that retract into the ceiling when not in

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UK - Following the announcement of the launch of the CDC Eight flagship digital live production console at PLASA 2011, Cadac and CUK Audio announce they have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the UK and Ireland.

Vincenzo Borrelli, sales development manager of Cadac, commented, "Cadac is embarking on an exciting phase of development, with a wider range of digital and analogue product lines. Maintaining our core values of sound quality and innovation, we will be introducing Cadac advantages at a range of price levels for a greater range of applications. Ensuring our distribution delivers this with the highest level of service and support is a key part of our strategy and, with their technical competence and synergetic brands, CUK Audio is an ideal partner."

Stuart Thomson, MD of CUK Audio added, "It's an exciting time for Cadac, following the introduc

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The Netherlands - Educational facility SAE Institute has recently installed a new 36-channel Audient ASP8024 inline desk in its Rotterdam school. SAE manager Andreas Oszkiel comments: "Students can now enjoy the sonic qualities of this large-format console as they enhance their skills on the Audient desk. It integrates perfectly with our Pro Tools HD rig for flexible recording and mixing.

"This upgrade ensures that we provide our students with up-to-date recording facilities, which not only reflect the industry standard in functionality and size with extremely versatile routing options, but also sound fantastic.

"The first project that will test the abilities of the Audient desk and the students will be the Fermi Paradox, a zero-budget sci-fi film shot and produced in Rotterdam," continues Oszkiel. "Our students will be contributing sound editin

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Australia - Currently playing at Sydney's Lyric Theatre, the musical Hairspray has been delighting audiences for several months with its bright, cheery sets and music. The show's audio was designed by Michael Waters for Jands Production Services who also supplied the audio equipment including 26 Shure UHF-R Micro Bodypack Transmitters (UR1M) and Shure UHF UR4D Dual Receivers.

Looking after the Shure gear is James Kohler, deputy head of sound, who says: "I've been using the Shure Micro Bodypacks for the past 18 months and they have been rock-solid. In fact they've been really good. Packs that I have used in the past have been too sensitive to heat problems and obviously with the packs strapped to the dancer's bodies, heat can become a bit of an issue. I haven't experienced that once with the Shure Micro Bodypacks."

He adds: "They sound really good and ther

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UK - Glee's transition to the stage has proved as huge a major hit. Following a sold-out US tour in 2010, the show crossed the Atlantic for an equally successful tour of the UK, including multiple sold out dates at both London and Dublin's The O2 and Manchester's MEN Arena this summer.

Clair Global provided the show's sound requirements, supplying two SD7s, one for the cast and one for the band, with JH Audio providing its JH 16 IEMs and founder Jerry Harvey performing monitor duties on the cast console.

"On last year's Glee tour I was using an analogue desk," says Harvey. "But this show has so many cues happening at the same time it was almost impossible to pull it off on an analogue desk, so I made the decision to go digital and move to an SD7.

"I have 96 inputs and 14 stereo IEM mixes for the actors and I find the snapshot function is very user friendl

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Lebanon - Popular open-air nightclub Skybar features a Turbosound-based sound system. Louay Agha of Lebanon-based Thunder Electronics explains his original 2008 system design, "With Skybar being open to the elements I specified Turbosound's TCS-C series of weather-resistant loudspeakers, whose qualities are vitally important."

The system has seen an upgrade this year with the addition of eight TCX-12 two-way loudspeakers and six B-18 subwoofers from the Compact series, powered by Turbosound's latest DSP-based amplifier: the RACKDP-50, which delivers an impressive 1250 watts at 2 ohms from each of its four output channels.

"Skybar opens at 8pm each evening and functions as a chill-out lounge with food and background music," says Agha. "Then at midnight it fires up as a nightclub, with DJ sets and occasional live performances. So the loudspeakers need to

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UK - RG Jones will present an overview of the sound for the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, as part of the PLASA 2011 seminar programme, on Wednesday 14 September. The seminar is an entry-level primer on festival sound, designed for students taking accredited performing arts courses or apprenticeships who want to deepen their understanding of how festival audio production works.

Simon Honywill, project manager and FOH Engineer for RG Jones, will present the session. Honywill is one of the most respected sound designers within the industry. When he's not flying all over the world he is nurturing the next generation of sound designers at Deep Blue Sound - an established and specialised audio college.

He has been instrumental in the design and the implementation of the design for Glastonbury's iconic Pyramid Stage which has been consistently successful for the last four years.

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UK - A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) will attend PLASA 2011 (Stand 1-D32, Hall 1) to showcase and discuss examples of the many performance lighting, audio and AV system installations provided by the company.

ACSP design, supply and install lighting, sound and AV systems - as well as track and curtains, intercom and show relay. The company's previous installations range from a basic six circuit lighting bar, with a dimmer pack and lighting desk, to full blown theatre systems.

Working alongside designers and architects or directly for the performance venue, the company's fully qualified team of engineers will provide a first class finished system installation, on time and on budget.

ACSP has access to over 200 quality brands, including popular performance ranges from Chroma-Q, Jands, Spotlight, ETC, Philips Selecon, Pulsar, Sennheiser, Shure, Soundcraft, Allen & Heath, JBL, Andol

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UK - Marquee Installations has completed the installation of sound systems and AV infrastructure for the new G Live venue in Guildford, including the FOH Martin Audio W8LM Mini Line Array system.

Replacing the old Civic Hall, which closed in 2004, the G Live venue provides a flexible performance hall, which accommodates 1,000 in all-seat or 1,700 in seated/standing modes. The venue also incorporates a flexible-use 100-seat studio space, substantial foyers, café and bars, kitchens to provide for banqueting, seminar and meeting rooms, dressing rooms plus green room and offices.

The hall acoustics and sound systems designs for G Live were specified by electro-acoustic consultants Peter Mapp + Associates. The main hall has been designed to be an acoustically dry space with an Acoustic Control Systems (ACS) system, supplied by RK Sound Engineering, giving the ability to alte

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UK - The Sage Gateshead has installed a Midas PRO9 live performance system at front of house in its main auditorium.

"We first came across the Midas PRO series almost three years ago, when we used a PRO 6 on a large surround sound opera, Skellig," says The Sage Gateshead's head of technical operations, Chris Durant. "It was obvious that this was a product that would more than meet our needs when we needed to upgrade, and would reinforce our reputation as one of the best sounding music venues in the world."

"Our demands range from small school concerts to large conferences and orchestral events to world class amplified artists," says Durant. "The various I/O boxes available as part of the Midas digital system means that we've been able to come up with solutions for all of these, as well as applications that were previously impossible. We found

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Croatia - L-Acoustics' Croatian distributor Dicroic has installed a 12XTi coaxial system into the Hotel Lone, an exclusive new resort on the waterfront of Lone Bay, situated in the protected Monte Mulini forest, Rovinj.

Part of the Croatian Maistra chain of hotels and resorts, Hotel Lone is Croatia's first five-star design hotel, providing a year-round leisure and business destination. Dicroic has installed an L-Acoustics system into the hotel's multi-purpose conference hall, designed to host a range of conferences as well as theatrical and concert events, as well as into the hotel's jazz club.

The 600-capacity congress hall has been installed with L-Acoustics 12XTis as a left/right system, with two 108Ps as delays and two ground stacked SB18i subwoofers, all powered by LA4 amplified controllers. Designed to provide complete and balanced coverage for the main auditorium, the s

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UK - Given the unpredictable nature of the British climate, festival stages provide one of the toughest environments for sound reinforcement systems. The confidence of Wellington, Somerset, based rental company APR Audio in D.A.S. Audio's new Road Series stage monitors meant they had no qualms about giving the loudspeakers their world concert debut at three major UK festivals: London's Feis, the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury, and the Hop Farm festival in Kent.

APR's technical director Andy Reed comments, "We had never used D.A.S. before, but Sennheiser UK's Nick Pemberton suggested we have a look at them. My monitor engineer, Fabrizio, checked them out and suggested, 'Take these on; they're going to be great.' I took him at his word and they've performed way above our expectations.

"We chose them because they're light, they're active, and they're absolute dynamite,&

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UK - CUK Audio has been appointed as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for the German pro audio brand T&M Systems. T&M Systems, located in Ibbenbüren, designs and manufactures a wide range of low impedance power amplifiers, 100V line amplifiers and 100V line mixer amps, DSP loudspeaker management systems and rack mount mixers, together with a line of passive and active loudspeakers.

Stuart Thomson, MD of CUK Audio commented, "We carried out a comprehensive evaluation of the T&M products before taking the decision to distribute the brand and it was the high build quality and feature sets that convinced us - and all at a great price point. A substantial bonus is the assurance T&M gives by way of a three-year warranty across their line of electronics - excellent for products at this price level. For the loudspeakers the warranty is five years."

Thomson continued

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UK - Across the weekend of 16-17 July, Leeds Castle near Maidstone in Kent hosted a major two-day musical event, with large Outline GTO and Butterfly systems deployed by SRD Group for both concerts.

On Saturday the Heritage Events Leeds Castle Open Air Classical Concert 2011 featured the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by John Rigby, playing a wide selection of popular classics. Sunday saw a complete change of pace with 'Live At The Castle 2011', featuring Europe's No.1 boy band The Wanted alongside performances from Alexandra Burke, new girl-band Fanfare, Stacey Solomon, Eliza Doolittle and Aggro Santos amongst others.

The main L&R system was Outline's new flagship GTO line-source enclosure, flown 12-deep each side of the stage. Dual delay towers, each comprising 12 Outline Butterfly elements, were also deployed and combined seamlessly with the main system to p

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Germany - The 25th Jazz an der Donau (Jazz on the Danube) festival ran from 14-17 July this year in Straubing, Bavaria. The event was marked not only by the performances of international acts including Toto, Al Jarreau, and LaBrass Banda, but also by the presence of over 11,000 fans - allowing festival organizers to celebrate a jubilee and an attendance record at the same time.

The sound reinforcement in the festival marquee, which can accommodate up to 4,500 people at a time, was once again the responsibility of a team of technicians led by Ingo Haasch, technical support manager, Pro Audio EMEA, EVI Audio.

Haasch relied largely on the equipment that had performed sterling service at the same event last year: an Electro-Voice XLC line-array system with FIR-Drive. This year the system's versatility was put to the test as never before, as the festival organizers opted to combine

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UK - West London-based lighting rental company Colour Sound Experiment reached a record breaking peak of activity in its 21st year this August Bank Holiday weekend, supplying lighting equipment and crew to stages at Creamfields, Reading/Leeds and SW4 festivals as well as a number of band's 'specials' packages and two new contract rental venues, bringing the total of 'currents' to eight.

The statistics include over 700 moving lights - a mix of Clay Paky, GLP, Martin Professional, Robe and Vari*lite; three systems of the new BT12 scenic LED screen - two at SW4 and one as part of a specials package for U.N.K.L.E. - totalling about 100sq.m; over 300 LED lighting fixtures - including i-Pix Satellites, BB4s and BB7s, Chroma-Q ColorForce 72s and PixelLine 1044s; about 200 Atomic strobes, and "serious numbers" of blinders.

The hectic long weekend saw a variety of lighting co

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