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In Roth, on 8 July, around 5,000 athletes lined up at the start, while over 200,000 spectators, taking advantage of the ideal wea

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"ClearCom's Tempest system is the most sought after wireless intercom solution for high profile concerts, events and production applications where remote monitoring and control as well as clear two way communication is necessary," commented Chicco Hiranandani, business development manager at NMK.

(Jim Evans)

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Critical monitor mixes for the 18-piece band are split in two between engineers Monty Carlo and Troy Milner and for the first time ever they're employing a pair of DiGiCo SD7s outfitted with the Waves SoundGrid bundle.

At stage left is Carlo, who's been with Springsteen since '92, handling a mix of wedges and in-ears for Bruce, guitarists Steven Van Zandt and Patti Scialfa, keyboardist Roy Bittan, background vocalists, and a five-piece horn section.

Milner, onboard since 2001, is at stage right taking care of drummer Max Weinberg, guitarist Nils Lofgren, bassist Garry Talent, keyboardist C

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The project has included Fohhn loudspeaker system installations in the university's Neue Aula and in two lecture theatres. The last of these installations was completed in recent months. In each case, systems have been chosen for their ability to deliver balanced coverage and excellent levels of speech intelligibility, as well as for their ability to integrate into the architectural surroundings of the historic building.

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The audiologists gaining Golden Circle certification at the seminar, held 28-29 July at Sensaphonics headquarters in Chicago, include Stelios Dokianakis of Holland Doctors of Audiology in Holland, Michigan, and Jennifer Dionneof Comprehensive Otolaryngology & Audiology, serving Portsmouth and Exeter, New Hampshire.

The Golden Circle seminar is taught by Dr. Michael Santucci, Sensaphonics president and founder, along with the company's audio engineering consultant, Joe Tessone. Participants are taught the basics of concert sound systems, with specific emphasis on in-ear monitoring.

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Hodgson, who has recorded and mixed Sting for over a decade said, "I have been using Pro Tools in the studio, live on and off stage, but just recently broke free of my comfort zone and decided to try JoeCo's BBR64-MADI Recorder. Sting has been using a Studer Vista 5 for FOH so I was very confident that the A to D would be good and utilising the BlackBox meant I wouldn't need to hire a van to carry my usual rig to the show, or upset production by taking up valuable seating space with a couple of big racks.

"Actually I was surprised how small my recording rig turned out to be. All I needed was a 2U rack - 1U for the BBR and 1U for the Glyph GT062E HD. The BBR64-MADI is surprisingly small considering it records 64 tracks. And, as it has an

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Developed by CTR Electronics, and distributed exclusively by Orbital Sound, the CSC system provides sound effects and show-control management on theatrical, musical and live-event productions worldwide. Now available as a free download for iOS devices from Apple's App Store, the CSC tRemote iPad app is also making its debut on the current UK tour of the hit musical Starlight Express, where it is an integral part of one of the most elaborate CSC deployments to date.

The CSC tRemote app is providing the production's deputy stage manager (DSM) with a wireless remote viewing and triggering facility, to monitor and control the 100-plus sound effects being handled by the CSC system. Wit

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"This all-star mix of live and pre-recorded music was a major crowd-pleaser," declared David Rooney of the Hollywood Reporter, saying the event would be "regarded as a wonderfully chaotic treasure trove by some and a hot mess by others". The New Zealand Herald described the event at the Olympic Stadium in east London as "a pop culture smorgasbord that had touches of brilliance, beauty and bewilderment".

Olympic Effect - West End box of

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Since its inception in 2005, Speakers Group has established itself as one of the most important companies in its market in Ecuador. Company owner David Vicedo says: "It's our company mission to acquire market leading equipment for our clients. Midas consoles have been high on our wish list for some time. For Speakers Group, it's crucial to offer to our customers the best and without a doubt Midas offers unsurpassed sound quality. We have established our name as a leader in the

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In 2007, Kaiser Chiefs were about to embark on their most ambitious arena tour to date in order to support their second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, when their previous engineer decided to give up his position. Leckie came on board and adjusted to the task, but was always jealous of the Soundcraft Vi6 console that was on tour with them to handle the opening acts. "As the tour progressed I found myself experiencing console envy!" said Leckie.

Leckie noticed how easily visiting engineers, from youngsters to experienced professionals

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The 2011 edition saw over 270,000 revellers over the four-day duration, and 2012 was set to break all records with headline acts including Bob Dylan, Sting, The Cure, Portishead, LMFAO, Kasabian as well as many huge French artists such as Thomas Dutronc, Zebda, Orelsan, Amadou et Mariam and many others.

Console brand Innovason also had a strong presence at the festival in conjunction with Sombrero & Co who are specialists in live audio and video recording of major artists and events. Sombrero & Co were in action at Les Vieilles Charrues with no less than three consoles

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LCI was invited to tender for the technical design, installation and commissioning of a comprehensive house production system, incorporating industry standard sound, lighting and video. This would be available to any incoming production companies along with smaller event clients who don't have a production partner associated with them.

Speed of rigging/derigging was an essential part of the criteria, as was a small

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This is to further service the far wider and more diverse range of customers who are now investing in PAS's well engineered, high quality ranges, says the company.

PAS has added a new 5U rack shelf, new 2U Utility shelf and new 600mm deep shelving to the existing product ranges that have been hugely popular and at the core of PAS's day-to-day business.

Added to the PAS server enclosure range is a new 800mm depth product to complement the successful 600 mm and 1000mm depth options. This has been in response to direct client-feedback and makes PAS's server ranges among the most flexible on the market.

Server enclosures are currently available in 22, 32 and 42 models. The free standing network cabinet com

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Dullabh studied at Witwatersrand University and has a degree in dramatic art. He has worked both in the TV industry and theatre industry around South Africa and most recently worked on the Grahamstown Arts Festival.

(Jim Evans)

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Lewis, who is a director of Urban Audio Productions, comments, "When you're dealing with a band that has a big guitar sound you need a console that is sympathetic to that sound and not too analytical. All the Midas PRO series have what many engineers call this 'warmth' to them and it is this sound that I feel helps to tame really raw sounding instruments whilst preserving what you are really after in a mix."

A long time Midas user and fan, Lewis has already purchased a PRO2 and a PRO2C console for his company Urban Audio Productions and has previously used a PRO6 for Beady Eye live shows. But for this performance, as Gallagher's Beady Eye supported The S

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Club chairman and commercial director Graham Callard comments, "The acoustics were terrible. W had some early parties and people could not hear themselves speak." This prompted Crowborough Rugby Club to look for a solution and Black Cat Acoustics were recommended.

Callard continues, "We set two criteria - the quality of the acoustic panels to do what they say they are going to do and of course the aesthetics. Black Cat Acoustics met both criteria and the people we worked with were excellent. The survey was done very quickly, very professionally with good advice. The fitting was just superb. Dates were agreed in advance and delivered on time."

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On the project, Ford AV worked closely with Acoustic Dimensions, an Addison, Texas-based consulting firm. The EAW systems, configured in a central cluster with delays, under-balcony/front-fills and choir monitors, provide voice and music reinforcement in the 3,500-seat auditorium. Additional EAW systems are installed in the chapel building's choir and orchestra rehearsal rooms.

The new 106,000sq.ft chapel building is intended as a training venue for expository preaching and will also house musical performances, such as the annual presentation of Handel's Messiah by the seminary's School of Church Music

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The school was using an Allen & Heath analogue console and decided to stay with the brand for the upgrade. The school opted for an iLive-T112 Control Surface and iDR-64 MixRack, supplied by local distributor VV & Sons and installed by Crown Star Technology (LLC).

The surface is located in the main control room, connected via an AH 700 Cat 5 digital snake to the mixrack, which is placed on stage. The portability of the system is a major benefit to the school.

"The auditorium technician is very happy as he can shift the mixer to any location without hassle thanks to the AH 700 Cat-5 digital snake," notes Crown Star Technology's technical manager, Mr. Sabu John.

(Jim Evans)

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The models in the XD Series - the XD12 and XD15 - have been designed to deliver best-in-class performance, including higher output levels and more extended frequency range than is normally associated with similarly-sized systems. They are designed to represent new benchmarks for the compact two-way format which has always played a central role in professional sound reinforcement.

Designed principally for live sound, theatre/fixed install and high power stage monitoring, both the XD12 and XD15 combine a full, rich sound and an accurate 80° x 50° dispersion pattern in a compact, multi-angle e

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The soul of the DAVE 12 G3 is the LD LECC DSP digital signal processor, which controls all important system functions. It includes specially amplitude and low-latency optimised crossovers, separate equalisers and limiters for the bass, mid, and treble frequency ranges, and a dynamic compressor that controls the subwoofer according to volume and provides for increased punch at low volumes.

The professional full range of features

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Exhibiting on Stand 1-F2, Allen & Heath will unveil the new products on the first day of the show. Also making their debut, will be the ZED60-10FX and ZED60-14FX, based on the top-selling ZED-10FX with the addition of premium quality 60mm faders. Central to the stand will be the new GLD, a user-friendly, cost effective and scalable live digital mixing system. Conceptually based on the hugely successful digital iLive series, a standard GLD 32 input system offers 28 XLR mic inputs with plug n' play I/O expanders allowing easy expansion up to 48 inputs (44 XLR mic inputs).

The latest models from the Xone DJ range

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"The new style programme forms a roadmap for the next twelve months in theatre, live concert and touring, live events and installed environments. PLASA 2012 continues to be the place where pace setters converge to share expertise and ideas, and we are delighted by the concentration of talent coming to London this September, it is simply phenomenal. Anyone wishing to

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Four loudspeaker families are presented: the shiny new STM Series of modular line array cabinets, scalable for audiences from 1,000 to 100,000; the GEO S12 all-purpose compact line array; the radical 45° N-12 stage monitors, shaped like a wedge of Brie; and the classic PS Series, industry standards for nearly 20 years.

But in prime position at PLASA is Nexo's NUAR or Universal Amp Rack, filled with technological innovation and functionality. This is a scalable amplification solution for all Nexo concert systems, encouraging inventory standardisation among NEXO users and facilitating cross-hire opportunities.

The Nexo Universal Amp Rack contains two NXAMP4x4 amplifiers, a new Digital Patch U

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The low profile and versatile hardware options make it ideal for installation under balconies in theatres, on poles for conferences and as a line array for larger venues. The TP62R is fitted with 2x 6" high efficiency drivers and a 1.7" rotatable, horn loaded compression driver. The compression driver uses a variable dispersion controller to enable the user to switch between conventional and line array modes.

This and many other products from the MilTec range including speakers, lightweight amplifiers and signal processing will be on view on stand number 1-F1.

(Claire Beeson)