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The V-40HD Live Video Switcher is designed for any live event or installation that requires the freedom to connect a variety of sources - whether digital or analogue, computer or video format - and is suitable for configurations using HDMI cameras as well as computers. As a true multi-format video switcher, there is no need to match the input sources to the output resolution as each input has its own broadcast quality scaler - scaling each source as required to fit the chosen output resolution.

The Roland V-40HD features 12 inputs on four channels plus one (background), and two output buses with independent scalers on the inputs. The inputs allow the user to connect HDMI/DVI, RG

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The setting is a temporary structure. "It's a very luxurious tent with solid walls and lavish décor, as befits the presentation" explained Jim Baggott, Goldsmith's production manager for the show. "It's a Speigel tent; they're from Belgium and the experience is decidedly un-tent like; step inside and you progress directly into an evocation of the Crazy Ho

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Not only are the David de Donatello Awards a prestigious night for the film industry: the ceremony is a glamorous must-attend event for celebrities as well. Several national and international stars - including singer Cesare Cremonini, director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentio, and actress Zhao Tao - walked the red carpet at this year's awards, held on 4 May at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome.

Sound professionals Audiovisioni handled the entire audio installation for the award ceremony. Audiovisioni had already worked with

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David Cooper has developed a strong career in sales and marketing for a number of professional audio manufacturers, notably in the Asia Pacific region. In his new role as regional sales manager he will be responsible for building solid and supportive relationships with Asian counterparts to aid in distribution as well as developing sales targets in Asia. An important part of this activity is maintaining and developing business activities with L-Acoustics representatives and supporting their projects through technical and commercial advice and support.

Jochen Frohn, director of business development states, "Here at L-Acoustics we take our appointments very seriously, and for this position we were looking for someone with management exper

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All 32 mix outputs now benefit from extra Graphic EQ Low Frequency bands and a choice of four GEQ emulations with accurate modelling algorithms: classic 1/3rd octave Constant-Q, industry standard Proportional-Q, Digi-Q for minimal band interaction, and a new asymmetric Hybrid - plus display of the resulting frequency response and a superimposed RTA view. This is a first in live audio as the four models are available at a touch of a button and can be audibly and visually auditioned in real time with no patching or recall needed.

Added to the library of FX emulations are two M

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With the casino's close proximity to busy Philadelphia airport, selecting the right sound system took on a critical role. As Jim Esher, Harrah's technical director of entertainment, explains, "We're so close to the end of the runway, I can tell you what kind of sunglasses the pilot's wearing."

Esher specified Community Professional Loudspeakers across a wide range of the venue, including more than 140 Community R.5 loudspeakers for the main casino and gaming room. The expansive outdoor racetrack area is covered by 15 R1 all-weather

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Labrinth is a regular Sennheiser user and played a major part in the company's Masters of Sound competition earlier this year. Designed to encourage the best original up-and-coming songwriters, the Masters of Sound winner, Claire-Louise Rossi, gained valuable experience by spending time with Labrinth in his studio.

The tour took in Academy-sized venues and included eight sets of Sennheiser ew 300 G3 in-ear monitors, an AC3200 IEM combiner, two ew 572 G3 guitar systems and a pair of ew 500-935 handheld microphone systems.

Monitor engineer Ross McGroggan has been using Sennheiser equipment for a number

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Last year saw the installation of a new Innovason Eclipse GT digital mixing console at the heart of a sophisticated and fully scalable EtherSound digital audio network, all supplied and installed by Innovason distributor and entertainment solutions provider MusicData. Less than 12 months later, MusicData, were back to install a second Innovason Eclipse GT.

The first Eclipse was installed in the control room. The second occupies what has been designated the 'Live Post' position - in other words, a traditional FoH position at the

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The installation, facilitated by Clear-Com's local distributor, Oltbert Ltd, and system integrator, Module-T, allows the Bolshoi Theatre production crew to now enjoy greater connectivity, reliability and coverage than ever before.

The Bolshoi Theatre is home to the world-famous ballet school, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, and holds a broad-range of ballet and opera performances. After six years of renovation, the Bolshoi recently re-opened with a set of state-of-the-art acoustic sound systems and production communication equipment.

The 112-port Eclipse-Median system forms the backbone of the theatre's communi

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Companies and individuals from PLASA's worldwide membership voted in the elections which were conducted via a secure online poll.

There were four positions available on the European Regional Board. Martin Hawthorn of Hawthorn's was re-elected to a second term as Treasurer and Mark Surtees of Outback Rigging successfully retained his position as Production Services Representative. Noreen O'Riordan of Entec Sound and Light becomes the new Rental Company Representative, while Steve Macluskie of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will take on a second term as the Organizational Representative.

Five positions were up for election on the North American Regional Board with Scott H

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Featuring two principal performance and event spaces totalling some 7,500sq.ft , Oval Space hosts events ranging from DJ nights and live bands, to corporate functions, film screenings and fashion shows. The venue was looking for a highly flexible sound system, capable of handling the broadest range of speech and music programming, and selected the d&b audiotechnik system from Orbital after a comparative test across four major loudspeaker brands.

A critical factor in the final choice of loudspeaker system was the ability to minimise sound leakage, in order to avoid complaints and remove any threat

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Chris Pyne, a veteran on the major international touring circuit spanning three decades, will takes up his new role with immediate effect, having decided to quit touring in favour of "a more normal life" with his family back in his native Australia.

Based in Melbourne he will represent Martin Audio throughout South-east Asia, Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia as well as Australia and New Zealand.

Pyne joins the Martin Audio technical application support team, which includes Andy Davies and his counterpart Jim Jorgensen in the United States. His role will provide him with an exciting challenge as the premium MLA platform continues to gather global momentum.

As FOH sound engineer and system tech his client r

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According to Jouni Sironen, Viking Line's AV manager, extreme care has been taken to select the best audio systems possible in order to deliver crystal clear sound in every part of the ship.

An impressive roster of 344 Turbosound models has been specified to accommodate the wide range of sound reinforcement needs throughout M/S Viking Grace. They include 256 TCS-C50T ceiling speakers, which will ensure that not only the background music but the exacting needs of the ship's voice alarm and announcements systems are also fully met in restaurants, conference and shop facilities. The TCS-C50T offers outstanding fidelity, 150° conical dispersion to ensure wide and even coverage from fewer loudspeakers, exceptional power handling, and multi

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In addition, Cirque du Soleil veteran Robert Mele has joined the support staff as digital products field support specialist. Mele worked in the Cirque du Soleil audio department for 14 years.

"These new appointments are a direct result of the rapidly growing acceptance of our digital products," comments John McMahon, Meyer Sound's executive director of operations and digital products. "This personnel expansion ensures that our technology remains the leading choice of the creative community pushing to transform sonic experiences worldwide."

Richard Bugg has more than 12 years of experience in

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SAVI took the lead role on products, exhibiting elements from the small yet powerful d&b T-Series; the T10 is a two-way passive line array module with a wide 105 degree horizontal dispersion making it ideal for difficult to cover smaller rooms. The T10 has a tool free rotatable horn assembly enabling it

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The new ground stack accessories include a base frame that attaches to the RMS215 subwoofer and enables one or two full-range RoomMatch modules to be mounted on adjustable-pitch brackets. New subwoofer brackets allow the base frame to be used with up to three subwoofer modules, and through optional casters, be easily moved to different stage locations.

Introduced in 2011 and recently expanded with several new modules, the Bose RoomMatch series

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Bertie Hunter, technical director at Noise Control Audio (NCA), comments, "The event side of NCA has really taken off this year with lots of high profile bookings, and we knew we needed to buy a good quality mixing desk. NCA have spent 10 years making some of the purest sounding speakers in the industry. We are extremely picky about every element in the PA chain and we needed to be just as picky with the choice of mixing desk.

"JP (Cavaco, sales manager) from LMC London and Rob (Hughes , UK customer support manager at Midas & Klark Teknik) came down to demo the desk for us and from the moment we heard the audio come out of the desk we knew it would be perfect to driv

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CPL was working directly for Swindon based Live Communications and event organiser's dmg :: events on the exhibition, which is a premier event on the gas industry calendar.

The project involved three artics worth of equipment from CPL and 50 crew deployed over the get-in/out and set-up periods as well as during the show itself.

CPL Project Managers Nick Diacre and Jimmy Smith worked closely with Andy Staley from Live Communications to deliver a slick, efficient production package encompassing all technical disciplines.

This included designing the two main spaces - the main Auditorium for plenary sessions as well as a

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Product Solutions Group and Product Solutions West are among Canada's leading distributors of custom installation products and have been distributing Xantech's associated CORE Brands lines including ELAN and Sunfirefor more than a decade, and began distributing Nilesproducts in 2012. According to Jim Peebles of Product Solutions West, the Product Solutions West warehouse in Calgary, Alberta and the Product Solutions Group warehouse in Guelph, Ontario will provide fast, localized support service to all Canadian Xantech dealers.

According to Paul Starkey, CORE Brands senior vice president of marketing, "Product Solutions Group and Product Solutions West have both exhibited an incredible dedication to providing dealers with the best produ

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"I'm a big DiGiCo fan and I've been using their flagship SD7 for a long time," says Marsh. "When I started working with Ed, I had just finished working with Diana Ross, where I was using an SD7. I wanted to continue using it because I love everything about it: the EQ; the way all the dynamics work, etc. I also really like the SD range's onboard effects, which are really useful. But it would be overkill to take a desk that big out with a solo artist such as Ed."

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Adamson's application engineer, Ewan McDonald travelled to Audio Systems the week before their first tour on the E15's, for a two-day intensive training course covering all aspects of the new E15 system. Topics included 3D simulation in Adamson's new Blueprint AV software suite, design principles of the E15, preset management, and align

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The sold-out performance is due to be broadcast on ITV1 on 3 December at 19:30 GMT. All proceeds are donated to The Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund (EABF), which cares for entertainers throughout the UK who need help.

Theatre News - The Mousetrap has celebrated going into its 60th year on stage with a gala performance featuring stars including Hugh Bonneville and Miranda Hart. The Agatha

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SIS has now fully occupied three floors of the Blue Tower within the MediaCityUK complex. The eighth and ninth floors house new broadcast facilities including a master control room, production galleries, studios, voice-over booths, edit suites and data control centres. Optocore's contract required the infrastructural design and installation of seven presentation galleries, two small TV studios, two edit suites, seven VO booths, new central MCR/CAR, new satellite dish farm, IT CAR and new Text Room data centre. SIS LIVE also installed an IT infras

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D.A.S. Audio systems were set up in the Nørresundby Sports Centre to help make Aalborg's post-race Oktoberfest-inspired celebration - complete with delicious food, free-flowing beer, boxing and a comedy act by famous Danish comedian Frank Hvam-the perfect way for the roughly 1200 participants to top off the day's challenge.

Event organisers, wanting to take this year's Xtreme Mandehørm to a whole new level, required a complete professional light and sound system for the post-race celebration. Local company Pladebiksen S