Giddens may be a musician and owner of a bicycle company but he freely acknowledges the concept of combining the two was not down to him. "In 2010 the American pedal power band, the Ginger Ninjas toured Europe bringing their own system with them. This system worked fine but it was heavy and it was hard to pedal enough energy to power the so
"Powercubes deliver tremendous capabilities to owners of EAW mobile production line array systems," Rocha said. "Red Certification ensures that Powercube owners get the most out of these exciting, new products."
The Red Certification training seminar was designed by EAW technical training manager Bernie Broderick, a long time mobile production and concert touring veteran as well as an experienced instructor. Broderick will deliver the training seminars in North America and will work with EAW's world-wide Application Support Group members to deliver
Inductees included Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan, Laura Nyro, The Small Faces/Faces, Beastie Boys, The Crickets, The Famous Flames, The Midnighters, The Comets, The Blue Caps and The Miracles. Freddie King received the Early Influence distinction. Non-performing honourees included Don Kirshner, Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns. The show will be broadcast on HBO on Saturday, 5 May 2012.
Audio-Technica's Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System was used with the AEW-T5400 handheld microphone/transmitter for frontline vocals on per
The festival takes place on the island of Zanzibar, with the main stage at the historic Old Fort in Stone Town. Four consecutive nights of non-stop, eight hour live performances meant that using a digital console made a lot of sense. Purchased for last year's festival, the DiGiCo SD8 and MadiRack had been stored in a container for a year, but had coped very well with the tropical climate and monsoon rains.
"After been cleaned and tested at the end of last year's festival, the co
The theatre principals had long awaited the opportunity to present plays and other programmes with the added dimension of an enveloping audio experience. "For a long time, the sound department at Odense Teater wanted to upgrade with a surround installation," says Bent Lohmann, Odense Teater producer. "In autumn 2011, every ounce of energy was put into establishing the new sound facilities in time for the Christmas show last year."
Kastrup, Denmark-based integrator Stouenborg was contracted to install the Meyer Sound system with the goal of creating a flexible system that would deliver a coherent and sonorous sonic landscape.
Usingthe MAPP Online Pro acousti
Dedicated in 1993, and located in Minneapolis, MN's West Bank Arts Quarter, the 1,126-seat theatre/concert hall is a multi-purpose venue, hosting lectures, School of Music ensemble concerts, performances and master classes by the likes of the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and others, as well as a various community events.
"Because we need natural sound at both low and higher volumes, for both speech and music, subtlety is key," says Phillip O'Toole, U of MN Music Department technical coordinator.
In 2009, O'Toole noticed 'a scratching sound' coming from the hall's aging custom made centre cluster. "It was only noticeable at l
Davies Roberts, CEO, Flare Audio, comments, "It was a pleasure to work with Vertigo Films on this new UK blockbuster feature film that's now just been released. The challenge for us was the rate at which the production progressed; simultaneous filming took place in various places in London during the height of the summer season which caused its own set of logistics issues for us. There was kit flying
AVTech, Paxt's distributor for Allen & Heath in Qatar, was given the task to meet and overcome the most complex applications and install a user friendly solution. AVTech decided to opt for Q-Sys developed by QSC, and an Allen & Heath iDR-8 matrix mixer to provide separate audio management and control.
In seven me
Kicking off at 2pm, Audient's Luke Baldry will be running a live recording and mix session with local band CrowdedBEATS. The demonstration will include general mixing tips and tricks for analogue in-line recording, whilst highlighting the benefits of working with the Audient flagship console ASP8024 as well as the more compact, recently launched ASP4816. The smaller desk will be connected to a multitrack HD recorder, giving visitors the opportunity to get hands
This band competition, famous throughout the world and held for the first time in Athens' Building 56, saw a battle between Greek bands Vegas and Melisses.
With two identical stages installed opposite each other in the same venue the concept of the competition was that the audience would vote vocally for the best group after each of the songs (Melisses recording 124dBA on the decibel meter to emerge as victors).
Sound reinforcement for the event included four arrays of four TTL55-A active line arrays and a TTS36-A flown subwoofer, with four stacked arrays of two TTS-56A subs, divided equally cross the two stag
Audiloead director Bruno Ghidionesco comments, "The TiMax SoundHub products seem very powerful and practical, with good pricing for our markets. TiMax Tracker also looks a well advanced system and very interesting to our theatre and event customers."
Out Board director Dave Haydon adds, "We're delighted to have a distributor with Bruno's breadth and reputation handling distribution of our exciting and unique TiMax products in France. Audiolead are highly respected in the territory and their extensive experience both in live productions and installations will be invaluable to growing our diverse new markets fo
More than 1,500 friends and fans from around the world packed First Avenue in Minneapolis to see the band play together for the first time in years.
Furthermore, the show brought back many of the original crew - drum tech Brad Marsh, guitar tech Mike Soltys, and respected FOH engineer Rob 'Cubby' Colby, who worked with the band from 1982 to 1989 and mixed the benefit show on a DiGiCo SD7.
DiGiCo national sales manager and Prince crew chief alum Matt Larson was the show's production manager, along with Mike Kranz as assistant PM and stage manager. O
The system is supplied by audio rental company Britannia Row, Florence herself uses a customised SKM 5200 with MD 5235 head, with musicians and backing vocalists making use of 2000 Series in-ear monitoring.
"When I inherited the show, we were still doing clubs and Florence was using a wired Neumann KMS 105," says Ian Laughton, Front of House engineer. "When we got bigger, we went for an SKM 5200 with a KK 105 capsule, but then we realised there was too much spill going down the 105."
Laughton still asserts that the 105 is the ideal microphone for Florence, because of its rich bottom end and perfect top. "But we've got a heavy Tom-Tom orientated drummer," he says.. "In fact, it's a very drum orientated band - there's even a song called
Two elements from the d&b productrange were presented, E-Series loudspeakers from the Black range in the form of the teenyweeny E4 and E5; and two comparable models from the White range, namely the 4S and 5S.
Two seminars were also presented, Can you hear me at the back? presented by Oran Burns, which looked at the acoustic signal path from loudspeaker to the listener's ear, and, Combining subwoofers within cardioid distributed arrays delivered by Steve Jones, which explored methods that can be used to achieve even sub bass coverag
For paging and platform music at all stations, Metro de Medellín has created the world's largest integrated NetMax networked matrix system, with 57 Electro-Voice N8000 matrix controllers. The system-wide installation also includes more than 250 Electro-Voice EVID series ceiling loudspeakers powered by more that 150 channels of Elect
Twice the size of the old galleries, the recently-opened 14,000sq.ft Dinosaur Hall displays specimens - including the world's only T. rex growth series of baby, juvenile and adult skeletons - mounted on platforms and preserved and articulated using modern methods. The skylit L-shaped Hall is flooded with natural light; a glass-sided mezzanine runs along the short side of the L where additional wall-mounted exhibits reveal more about the amazing creatures and show what it's like to find fossils in the field and study them in the lab. Electrosonic was responsible for the design, engineering, fabrication, installation and programming of the Hal
Fort Lee, N.J.-based JD Audio & Video Design (JDAV Design) handled design and installation of an A/V package that also includes four three-by-three video wall arrays - each measuring 165 inches - and over thirty 55-inch LED flat-panel HD monitors.
According to JDAV Design president Gabriel Karlis, 40/40 Club's proprietors had previously installed a sound system that featured equipment from various manufacturers. "I kept telling them that Meyer is a much clearer-sounding system," he recalls. "You can't come close to
"Understanding that portability and reliability are essential for videographers and independent producers, we designed the new FP Wireless as a super lightweight and ultra-durable product that these users can depend on in even the most extreme environments," said Erik Vaveris, category director for wireless products at Shure. "It also allows the user to set up quickly with just two presses of a button...th
The show was a resounding success for JHS Pro Audio, with the Nano's diminutive dimensions causing surprise and awe whenever it was demoed. The next step up the evolutionary ladder for HK's prosperous LUCAS line, the Nano 300 is a revolution in portable sound.
Showcased alongside the Nano were prime examples from the Studiomaster range, which are now distributed exclusively in the UK and Eire by JHS, and a number of other items from HK Audio, Lab.gruppen, Lake and LA Audio.
HK Audio also powered two seminar rooms throughout the show, with a SoundCaddy One and a super-portable Elements system providing crystal clear sound for a series of well-attended presentations, while the
Managing director Simon Blackwood said, "The design team has come up with two truly innovative concepts - the Polyhorn and Dendritic waveguides - deployed across three product ranges which contribute towards the ever-increasing quality of sound reproduction at live concerts and in permanent installations, and which are set to earn the company significant income both at home and in our 45-plus export markets."
The company has recently launched
Attracting much interest was the new RR12, which saw a number of visitors to the show wanting to place orders immediately. A modular arrayable point-source system, based on Alcons pro-ribbon cylindrical projection technology, the system consists of two-way elements with a 30º dispersion in the coupling plane and a 60º asymmetrical dispersion in the non-coupling plane. Featuring a high-output 12-inch driver in combination with a newly developed six inch pro-ribbon driver, RR12 can be used as horizontal or vertical array.
The production version of the BC332 self-contained cardioid subwoofer system was also on show, which features newly-designed direct-radiating 18-inch front
This is the second time the veteran Cornish manufacturer has won a Queen's Award, having previously been recognised in 1995 in the same category.
"As a British company, we are thrilled to be recognised by the Queen's Award Office once again. Since Allen & Heath's inception in 1969, our goal has been to build a premium global brand, and the relationships we have formed with our distribution partners, which now number more than 80 across the globe, are key to our success," comments Allen & Heath's MD, Glenn Rogers. "Not only do we rely on this inte
The Burgtheater actually comprises three separate stages: the 1200-capacity Burgtheater itself, the 400-capacity Akademietheater and the 350-capacity Kasino. There is also a fourth stage, the Vestibuel, which can seat 65.
The d:fines are being put through their paces on productions such as the prominent discussion panel Debating Europe, where top politicians and experts discuss the future of Europe. "We achieved excellent results using our new d:fine headsets for the latest discussion panel, and also had very positive feedback from the people wearing them," says David Muellner, head of the Burgtheater's sound department.
"There are certain things
"In terms of compact 8" cabinets, the CT108 from HK Audio is fast becoming the industry standard in the Middle East," commented Amrith Verghese, HK Audio product specialist at Melody House. "The reason for this is their capability to easily deliver great audio quality at high levels with a very small footprint."
(Jim Evans)
