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14 March 2016

During the all-singing, all-dancing spectacular, Dame Edna promises to "empower" audiences as she meditates on the big issues of gender, ethnicity and climate change.

While Act One of Eat Pray Laugh! features Humphries with his friends, this really serves as "just a bit of foreplay really before I make an orgasmic appearance in Act Two", Dame Edna says.

Norwest Productions are providing the audio for the tour and FOH operator for the show is one of their long time employees Aaron Mason. The show

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14 March 2016

The first session to be revealed in The Olympics Uncovered programme at PLASA 2012, Backstage at the London 2012 Ceremonies is your chance to hear technical director, Piers Shepperd, and team present an overview of the mega staging, flying, audio, AV and special effects behind the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies.

The bumper line-up includes:

Piers Shepperd - technical director

Jeremy Lloyd - technical manager - technical design and staging

James Lee - technical manager - aerial & closing ceremonies

Nick Jones - technical manager - lighting AV and power

Scott Buchanan - technical manager - services and special projects

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14 March 2016

The existing Logic Systems monitors will be upgraded to six LS1000M and an LS1000NF providing four mixes totalling 5.4Kw RMS. The system is powered by Crown MA amplifiers.

(Jim Evans)

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The careful acoustic design, no compromise transducers and a unique, composite cabinet design make the HDL20-A the preferred tool in live sound reinforcement and installed situations where line array is required.

Fast and easy set up the HDL20-A is powered from a 1200W (peak) 2-way digital amplifier, and processed from a powerful inbuilt DSP. The processing includes cluster and HF projection correction and special new presets for indoor and high curving situations.

The system features state of the art RCF transducers - two powerful 10" for a solid bass reproduction and a large format CD850 3" voice coil compression driver to deliver vocal clarity and high definition wit

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14 March 2016

Connected to the Shibuya Station, Tokyu Theatre Orb's first production was of West Side Story, with signal distribution via an Optocore fibre backbone provided by the German company's Japanese representatives, Acoustic Technical Laboratory Inc (ATL).

This ambitious project was floated by owners, the Tokyu Corporation back in 2008, and ATL became involved after Yamaha Sound Systems Inc (Yamaha SS), the biggest sound system construction company for theatres and auditoria in Japan, had specified an Optocore solution in their proposal.

According to Tetsushi Hirai of Yamaha SS, the client had specifically requested the optical fibre backbone in view of the long distance transmissi

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The World Responds - The UK's TV audience for the opening ceremony peaked at 26.9m, the BBC has said. The average viewing figure for Friday's four-hour show was 22.4m, making it the UK's 13th most watched programme ever. The programme also had an 82% share - almost twice that of the previous high for an Olympic opening ceremony, in Barcelona in 1992. UK viewing figures for the opening ceremony of

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14 March 2016

After their first deployment in flyaway systems at Wimbledon to broadcast matches for ESPN in America, the AMP1-16-MAMUs were installed into two triple expander HD OB vehicles to cover the London 2012 Olympics for US broadcaster NBC before moving on to Sky's coverage of the next season's Premier League football.

The AMP1-16-M AMUs enable NEP Visions engineers to select, monitor and meter up to 16 channels of embedded audio from either of two 3G/HD/SD-SDI streams. With a stereo analogue output on XLRs, adjustable volume and balance controls, the AMP1-16-M also features level metering and phase on two bright 2.4-inch LED backlit displ

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14 March 2016

CREATE Jobs - which aims to tackle youth unemployment and provide new routes into the arts and creative industries - wants creative industry employers to provide eight-week traineeships for talented young people from the six Olympic Host Boroughs (Barking & Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest), where youth unemployment is at its highest.

The initiative has already won support from the Whitechapel Gallery, Hip Hop Shakespeare Company, and Shoreditch Trust, and has successfully placed 100 young people. With a booming creative economy, where 1:6 jobs in London are pr

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14 March 2016

Integrator Saville Audio Visual was appointed alongside POLARaudio to provide a flexible PA system for Hammersmith Academy's multi-purpose performance space. The space is utilised as a lecture theatre, assembly hall, drama studio and general performance area.

The brief was to provide a high quality PA system that could be employed for each function of the multi-purpose auditorium. Three Bi-amp Audia Flex mainframe DSP's with Cobranet are at the heart of the system and are fed via a variety

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14 March 2016

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 consistent with the higher power Compact and H Series models, while various installation options - from an elegant swivel bracket to easy-to-install wall mou

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14 March 2016

The new Bose ControlSpace SP-24 simplifies audio DSP for 2x4 installed and portable applications by offering two methods of configuration based on user preference and loudspeaker type.

Fast system setup is achieved using front-panel LCD menus and controls, which offer a basic method of configuration for systems using Bose loudspeakers. Factory-installed Bose loudspeaker equalisation curves are selectable, together with common routing configurations. Additional settings, such as gain and delay, are also available from the front panel for basic system tuning.

Using the SP-24 Editor software, additional signal processing parameters are available for system equalisation and optimisation. For unique signal routing and processing configurations, or whe

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Simpson has over 20 years' experience in the audio industry, the last 12 with Bose UK where he specialised in sales to the hospitality sector, working closely with major hotel, bar and restaurant chains.

Marquee Installations is continuing to expand its operations despite the current financial climate. Director, Mark Brown, commented, "We have had a long relationship with Bose, one of our key brands, so have worked with Paul for many years. He has a very good understanding of the hospitality, leisure, education and commercial markets he'll be covering and he has the same friendly but professional approach we value at Marquee. I'm very happy to welcome Paul and am confident he will bring additional expertise to the team."

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This space was not simply to be a stage for performing arts; it would have to fulfil the myriad of functions that fill any school's academic year. One week it might have to host a full scale student drama and music production playing to 250, the next it could be hosting a lecture or parents' evening. The College, bolstered by a significant grant from the Federal Government, set about turning their plans into reality.

The new space would require a discreet, yet flexible, sound reinforcement system to complim

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The three storey high IT & Media Block (AKA North Block) facilitates a range of courses run by the College, including Film, Audio Recording, Broadcast, Design, Development, CGI and Computer Programming.

Their modern facilities include soundproofed studios for audio and film recording, independent control & media rooms, a green screen area for filming 3D footage, and computer rooms.

ACSP were approached by Robert Drury, the College's project director - who is responsible for all of their building and development programmes - to provide a future-proof technical infrastructure for the main two production and technical areas of the North Block.

The project was co-ordinated for AC

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14 March 2016

More than 12 vehicles of Team Garmin, who won this year's Giro d'Italia, were equipped with a MOTOTRBO radio solution enabling communication between the individual vehicles. MOTOTRBO provides conventional trunked radio and is the solution for any application that requires high quality of speech transmission. Long battery power cycles and the integrated GPS module make MOTOTRBO radios a suitable solution for applications such as the Tour de France.

In addition to the digital radio network, Team Garmin used NanoTalk radios for the communication between vehicles and cyclists. NanoTalk is an extremely small rad

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14 March 2016

Featuring "a groundbreaking touchscreen visual mixing environment", StageScape M20d "streamlines and accelerates the process of getting great live sound". Massive DSP power delivers comprehensive professional audio processing on every channel including multi-band feedback suppression. Multi-channel recording, remote control capabilities via one or more iPad devices and pristine audio quality make the StageScape M20d an ideal mixing solution for a wide variety of live sound applications, says the company.

"For musicians who take care of their own live sound, getting great results consistently can be a time-consuming and frustrating experience - particularly when they want to be focused on performing," said Simo

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The design and installation of the new sound reinforcement system was the work of M-Akustik e.K., a company based in Oldendorf (Hesse). Mathias Vette, the managing director of M-Akustik, collaborated with the operator, Gregor Baum, on the design. Responsible for the implementation were Uwe Schwedhelm, sales director of Fleischhauer Ing.-Büro GmbH & Co. KG, and Stefan Waltemathe from M-Akustik's technical support team were responsible for the implementation. .

The most formidable hurdles proved to the sheer size of the a

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Says Wyrestorm, "POLARaudio's interest in quality and meeting the growing demands of their customers in many ways mirror our own by offering a host of professional services, including system design, product integration, project logistics and programming assistance in addition to technical support and training offered and the marketing and sales assistance offered to the brands they represent.

"For Wyrestorm, this experience within multiple markets and knowledge of sectors as varied as education, corporate, Pro AV, event, retail and commercial is something we value highly as we ourselves expand from our Custom Installation roots into more diverse territory with new product lines capable of even more applications within commercial settings."

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

Chief Audio designer, Waveform's, Julien Poirot comments, "The E15 is just a perfect PA. There is amazing headroom and precision in the low frequency with a very powerful and clean mid/high section. This is just the Adamson touch." Julien's design was executed with Adamson's new software suite, Blueprint AV.

Machine Head FOH Engineer Craig Porter commented, "I'm really interested in the E15 now, I love the Y18's with the T-21's (Subs), but the E15 with the T21's is the best Adamson rig I've heard." Porter had some time to evaluate and test the E15's - "I got to feel it out and make some changes

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14 March 2016

Bisquera used the AE2500 Dual-element cardioid instrument microphone on kick drum; AE3000 cardioid condenser instrument microphones on toms; ATM650 hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphones on top and bottom of snare; AT4050 Mmlti-pattern condenser microphone for overheads; and AE5100 cardioid condenser instrument microphone for ride cymbal and hi-hat.

(Jim Evans)

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Unofficially regarded as the kick-off to Ibiza's summer season, around 20,000 punters attended the event, enjoying 20 hours of non-stop music from a line-up which included Wally Lopez, Juanjo Martín, Carl Cox, Dubfire, plus legendary live bands Orbital, and Rumanos Premiesky who performed a world premiere of their live show.

"Most DJs and producers performing at Space demand an Allen & Heath mixer, as they appreciate the Xone sound quality that Allen & Heath is renowned for," comments Eva Thullen from Spanish distributor, Lexon.

Recently at Space, other Xone products have been spotted, including John Digweed and the Xone:DB4 FX mixer at Carl Cox's Revolution p

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14 March 2016

Once is based on the 2006 Academy Award-winning film about an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. In transitioning the show to the larger theatre, Goodwin chose a DiGiCo SD7T after consulting with Scott Kalata at Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, who'd been helping in the design process.

"We needed something with a lot of busses and a high input/output cou

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14 March 2016

In the finale of a day-long series of events (collectively known as Sparks Will Fly: Essex) the action moved to Hyland Park where local sound company Event Sound & Light (ESL) fielded the largest combined RCF TT+ PA system yet seen in the UK. The company was working alongside Chelmsford City Council, who were responsible for staging the event, and their production company, Walk The Plank, who devised the concept for the pageant, closing event and street theatre style performance.

ESL director Paul Galley confirms that to equip a main stage measuring 50m wide, 2m deep and 2m high they supplied a pair of 7.5m high V-mast towers to hang six active TTL55-A line array elements per side, with three RCF TTS56-A double 21in subwoofers. In addition the company featured centre fill ground stack

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Christiaan Ballot, Peter Riek and Ryan Lombard from Blond used ESP Vision to come up with a concept and then asked Dreamsets to assist with the final set design. Dreamsets came to the party and produced an exceptional dance floor which incorporated LED strips.

Lombard programmed on a grandMA full-size. For pre-production he asked for the music and content of the show and then plotted on ESP to give the client an idea of the final product and to ensure both client and suppli