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As well as housing the city's biggest theatre, the RaM Colosseum also features three gyms, clubs, a library and restaurant, all connected by a central atrium. A major feature is that the theatre has a unique, hydraulically-operated adjustable floor which allows it to be adapted for a variety of events. The audio system is based around a Yamaha M7CL-48ES and SB168-ES stage boxes.

The system designer was Krisztian Varga, pro-audio consultant at Budapest sound specialists Audmax Kft. Working closely with the RaM Colosseum's chief sound engineer Bertalan Kupcsik, he chose the Yamaha so

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Rieder brings a wide range of industry experience to his new position, having worked extensively in the pro audio industry and, internationally, as a radio producer and host. After working at Jensen in OEM loudspeaker design, Rieder moved into a marketing role at Shure, serving as category director for their install product lines, including wired and wireless mics, DSP, mixers, and PSM monitor systems. Rieder added an MBA to his electrical engineering and music degrees, and worked in market research and consulting before joining Bosch/Electro-Voice.

Rieder brings a lifelong passion for

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Radial Engineering is a Canadian based manufacturer that designs and builds Radial DIs, splitters, switchers, isolators and re-ampers. The company also manufactures the Primacoustic range of acoustic products that include recoil stabilizers, room kits, panels, bass traps, diffusers and IsoTools.

"We have been working with Radial Engineering over the past year promoting the Primacoustic brand which we have had some reasonable success with," commented Dino Drimakis, business development manager at Melody House. He added, "although Radial is not so well known here they are great products and we like work

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Pat Conneen of AVSG/HiFi House Group, audio designer and installer for the project, explains that the college had some very specific requirements for their new audio system. "They needed a solution that could be easily configured for a wide range of activities, from football games to track meets and special ceremonies," he says. "It also had to enable Moravian's audio engineers to control and d

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"It was very easy to set up the system; we only needed three quarters of an hour from unloading the lorry to sound check," said Janos Szabo, owner of Prodyn L. "The speeches and background music needed reinforcing within a 30m x 60m area, and the roof height was 4m. The audience size was somewhere in the region of 800-1000 people.

The DVA system made it easy for the drivers and the throng to take part in a question-and-answer session on the seas

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14 March 2016

Based in the United Arab Emirates, NMK have over the past few years spearheaded the sales of digital Midas consoles in the region with a total of 7 PRO6 consoles, a PRO3 console and an XL8 sold to market segments that include install sound, live sound and broadcast sound.

With a few more sales in the pipeline and the introduction of the new PRO2 and PRO2C consoles in the market, NMK are preparing themselves" for a very busy and exciting year ahead that will see a lot more Midas digital consoles in the market".

"We are grateful to the team at Midas/Klark Teknik for acknowledging our hard work and dedication to the bran

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14 March 2016

Olympic Countdown - The London Philharmonic Orchestra has finished recording more than 200 national anthems for the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. The epic challenge took 52 recording hours at Abbey Road Studios and finished with Zimbabwe on Sunday. The orchestra had on

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The launch of the company's new digital sound touring console, the CDC Eight, was among the most heavily attended events of the show floor. Press, distributors, dealers, customers and Cadac aficionados crowded onto the company's stand for a glimpse of the new mixer.

Development manager Vincenzo Borrelli stated, "The CDC Eight attracted the most wonderful comments and compliments from professional engineers, installers, theatre technicians and the many Cadac enthusiasts at PL

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Hetrick is a singer/songwriter/musician with considerable experience in the recording and engineering world and comes to AM&S as the previous director of worldwide sales for KRK / Cerwin Vega Group.

Lynn Martin, president of AM&S, comments, "Dave's experience in the recording and technology world will be a definite asset for American Music & Sound."

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"After trying several different pickups and microphones over the years, I can only say that I'm more than happy with my new DPA 4099," says Bukovec. "It captures the natural sound of my instrument, and has proven to be a reliable choice for indoor and outdoor concerts. I use it for my solo performances and also when I'm playing in a band. The 4099 has instantly become a mandatory piece of my equipment."

Adds Borut ?elik, Sonus sales manager, "The 4099 accurately captures the sound of Anja's instrument and provides enough gain before feedback on the most difficult stages."

Bukovek performs all over the world as a soloist, and has won international award

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The University of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students attending a diverse range of courses. The campus is spread across many buildings located across the city. The new teaching facility is part of the Film Studies Faculty and in acquiring the space the University took the opportunity to create a 21st Century teaching environment complete with a top quality audio visual installation. The Genelec speakers were supplied by Dr.W.A.Günther Audio Systems AG in Erlenbach.

"We supply a lot of Genelec speake

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Wortz Consulting, an Alabama-based IT consulting company with expertise in audio/video, network infrastructure and lighting, designed and integrated the sound system. Chris Wortz, president, balanced the sound detail inside and outside the stadium. The Technomad system substantially improves sound to the field, bleachers, press box, common outdoor spaces and a lawn section with picnic areas.

"The sound needed to extend beyond t

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With a need for consoles that could work across both sides of the company's business, Blitz Head of Sound, Chris Jordan, explains why they decided to invest in the SD8s. "We'd made the decision to purchase some new consoles and we wanted to invest in a clear market leader, a favourite with engineers and what we believe to be the best product around," he says. "It is clear that the DiGiCo SD7T has become the desk of choice with the vast majority of theatre sound designers. A number of designers we work with have given DiGiCo a strong endorsement and that reinforces what we hear ourselves, which is that they sound very good.

"After an extensive evaluation process, we decided the SD8 is the most appropriate de

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In addition to the new product range, Baldwin Boxall will be demonstrating a VIGIL2 voice alarm rack and the CallCare range of products.

(Jim Evans)

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The time came for Insync to upgrade their existing radio mic system, and with the digital switchover on the horizon next year, they were keen to ensure that their investment was fully Channel 38 compliant.

Sennheiser is one of a number of premium audio brands for which AC-ET is a distributor. The purchase was co-ordinated by Glen Thompson from the company's High Wycombe office with Insync's MD, Scott Tompkins and head of sound, Ali McGrattan.

"Sennheiser is an excellent choice for any spoken word and presentation scenarios, and also provides extremely clear vocals for bands and live performer

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While the original production cost around £1 million to stage and was so big that it could only take in three cities, its 21st century counterpart has reputedly cost £37m and has been performed a total of 120 times at venues all around North America and Europe.

This spectacular tour culminated in Athens in July, where Waters performed three shows at the 2004 Olympic Stadium. These were captured for posterity by a crew of nearly 100 people just to tackle the filming, making this the biggest European concert film project for nearly 30 years. The video for The Wall Live In Athens was shot on mainly 4K high-definition cameras but

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"We couldn't be more pleased to announce the availability of the AllFrame for purchase," says Carl Bader, president and CEO, Aviom. "Having just celebrated our 10th year in the industry, we look forward to continuing to offer streamlined solutions for our customers and that includes the AllFrame. The system was designed with customer research in mind to help make digital more affordable and flexible, keeping analogue cabling to a minimum and reducing system complexity and labour costs."

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The Low Cost Festival boasts three main stages and this year Stage 2 was powered by an RCF TT+ sound system.

RCF product specialist Oscar Mora was at the festival to provide assistance to the rental company and FOH engineers.

"With an average SPL at 115dB's and audience around 15.000 people per night the RCF TT+ system performed with excellent results. Stage 2 delivered awesome sound," says Oscar Mora.

(Jim Evans)

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The hospital presently counts 1300 beds and a staff of more than 2700. On a surface of more than 9500m² there are: 360 APart CM6SF ceiling speakers with fire dome, 50 CM3T mini ceiling speakers and 120 EVOL20 volume controls.

At Knokke on Belgium's North Sea coast, a number of Apart MASK speakers have been installed on various terraces and outdoor locations. The speakers withstand sand, salt and moisture and are ideal these beachfront locations, says the company.

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The festival derives its name from the location, which is the village of Hell in the Nord-Trondelag area of Norway. The main festival venue is the Magic Mirror, a spectacular tent from the Belgian Company, Magic Mirrors, which hosted headline performances from artists including Delbert McClinton, Johnny Winter, Popa Chubby and Jeniva Magness.

Sceneservice selected an iDR10 MixRack with iLive-144 Control Surface for FOH, and an iDR-32 MixRack and a xDR-16 expander rack with iLive-T80 Surface for monitors. There was also an analogue split to provide a broadcast feed.

"Our experiences with the iLive system have proven it to be very reliable, nicely compact for s

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The series has been well received by installers since its introduction last year. The new surface-mount loudspeakers represent a significant expansion to the product line, adding several high-output, low-profile models that deliver the same outstanding musical sound quality and excellent intelligibility, easily outperforming larger sized competitive loudspeakers, says the company.

The 5-inch DS5 is a two-way compact system, suitable for installations where space is a premium. For larger installations, the 8-inch DS8 provides higher sound pressure levels, higher sensitivity and greater bass extension. The 8-inch DS8SUB subwoofer complements the DS5 and DS8 full-range models with extended low fr

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The festival is a celebration of light and music, with many events taking place in various venues. A series of live concerts featuring classical, pop and rock music was held in the Piazza Matteotti, which has an audience capacity of over 10,000. The main stage area was exclusively equipped with Fohhn's high quality systems.

Two sets of 12 PT-9 line arrays were flown either side of the stage, with a dozen PT-8 compact line array systems used for near-field and side field areas. Fohhn's X-Series XT-10 systems were also used to provide front-fills for covering the first few audience rows, while XM-4 wedges provided on-stage monitoring for the performers.

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Gallagher, who previously held the position of SBD general manager and has been with the company for the past 11 years, will take on the role of business development and client relations.

Dennison, who has worked with sister company Delta for over six years, will bring his considerable experience in technical delivery to his new role, helping to further raise the level of technical expertise within the project management team.

SBD is accredited at a host of top London venues, an area it has continued to expand since its relationship with Delta began. Its biggest venue is currently the Royal Albert Hall, where it has been an in-house supplier si

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Established in 1989, the company headed by Huw 'Buzz' Evans and Rob Ashton had been running EAW's popular KF750 as its premier system for the past eight years.

In March this year the company invested in 12 of the compact KF730 line array elements, complemented by six SB730 subs, which extend the response down to 35Hz.

But with the busy outdoor season looming they also realised they needed the larger footprint of the KF740 system, with its four phase-aligned 10in woofers, for wider site coverage - and four months later invested in 18 enclosures, along with the dedicated UX8800 4-in/8-out digital system processor to run with thei