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"We are honoured to have been appointed to distribute the prestigious Allen & Heath brand. In particular, we see a lot of potential for the digital products and look forward to professionally supporting these products as the brand grows in Taiwan," comments Douglas Chang, owner of Seapower Technology Co.

"We are very excited about this new relationship with Seapower. I've known Douglas for many years and I've been very impressed with his professionalism and his team's technical expertise. I look forward to a successful relationship," comments Bardy Hayes, director Global Market Management and Allen

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Working for client Vision Nine (formerly known as Sports Vision) and with Robin Conway as Capital's project manager for the event, the line array tech and crew boss Marty Harrison deployed a Martin Audio LC system with 218 subs for the main stage, where Dave Poynter looked after FOH, Kevin Smith took up the monitor position and Duane Williams handle stage tech duties for sets from Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, DJ Shadow, Mark Ronson and Zane Lowe, amongst others. A smaller version of the system was sited adjacent to the ski jump, and a Meyer UPM system took care of the

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Back in France, having built their formidable reputation on being brand-agnostic and supplying the

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For its primary audio system, Onixeushas chosen Nexo's compact line array GeoS12, paired with RS18 subwoofers. The club has a main system of six Geo S1210 cabinets plus two Geo S1230s in left and right arrays (eight per side) and an out-fill system of three Geo S1230s per side. The six RS18 subs are arranged in the centre. The entire system is processed and amplified by 3 NXAMP4x4 TDControllers.

All the cabinets have been installed using Nexo's fixed rigging accessories.

Onixeus technical manager Raúl García Rodríguez reports that "T

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The Roland V-Mixing System was chosen for the tour by long term Eija Kantola tour technician, Mikko Kiviniemi, a freelance technician based in Helsinki, who works around 100 days a year with Eija Kantola and has been using Roland products since September 2011.

"I have used the RSG products for more than 120 shows - it is a reliable and great sounding system with reasonable FOH footprint," commented Mikko. "The overall workflow efficiency and surface layout is super

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Bruce first heard the product range at PLASA Focus and was overwhelmed at the audio quality of the loudspeakers which incorporate the SDS horn and said, "After arranging a demonstration on site on behalf of AC Entertainment technologies and RW Salt we were so impressed by the clarity and throw for the size of these loudspeakers against other well respected manufacturer that we decided these were the right choice for the venue. The versatility of the speakers has no end, they can recreate soft male and female vocals beautifully right through to rock and roll, this will be a big help with all the variations of shows that the theatre brings in."

Paul Atherton of RW Salt, who d

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It's Farmer's first tour with Andre, asked on board by tour director John Proctor, although he has known CSE's Haydn Cruickshank for many years and worked with the company on several previous occasions. CSE was able to supply both lighting and video in a very competitive package.

The tour is visiting a variety of venues, taking in theatres, concert halls and arenas, so Farmer's rig is designed with innate adaptability to work in all of these spaces. Farmer's starting point was a basic concept from show producer Christian Storm of Mass Movement, which included some specific video treatments from which Farmer star

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Rising to the challenge was Chilliwack-based Go Audio, the company behind the audio installations at both Cheam Leisure Centre and cross-town neighbour Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre. Both projects employed a very novel design approach featuring the Renkus-Heinz Iconyx digitally steered array.

Unlike most applications where the steered array is used as a vertical column line array, the approach at the aquatic centres involved suspending the Iconyx from the roof overhead, and steering the beams to focus the sound away from the walls and other highly reflective su

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In the Constant Curvature video, Scott Sugden (head of application, touring, US) gives a short presentation on the physical principles and acoustic properties of L-Acoustics WST constant curvature line sources and how they can be exploited in a variety of applications.

In the ARCS Wide and ARCS Focus video, Sugden presents the ARCS Wide and ARCS Focus constant curvature line sources. He reviews the main features of both enclosures and the associated SB18m subwoofer, as well as discussing the system deployments, rigging options, amplification, DSP and software control.

Both of these videos are available on the L-Acoustics website, with six language subtitles options avail

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David Kan joined Soundking Europe in 2009 with a business management background in Malaysia and the UK. He has held the position of general manager and acting director of R&D for the past two years.

Commenting on the new appointments and future development plans for the company, Kan stated, "Over the last few years I have been closely involved in strategic planning at senior management level, both here at CADAC and at our parent company Soundking. This has placed me in a unique position to assist in determining the future development of CADAC.

"It is our absolute commitment that

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"Working directly with Turbosound and our area rep, Mainline Marketing, has been great. Both did a tremendous job in supporting our deployment of Turbosound products to our customers; this was a critical component of the success we have experienced," reports Lennox Foster, Sound Media's president and founder. "We bought 16 of the 75-degree boxes last year, and it took our business to another level. The TFA-600 is one of the best sounding boxes I've heard in a long time. Now we're expanding again, so it was natural to stay with the sound signature that has helped us get so many new and repeat customers. Now w

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To meet that requirement, audio designer/installer K.D. Forsha specified a system comprised of Tannoy's new VLS passive column speaker arrays and Tannoy VS 10BP subs, thereby addressing the sonic challenges of the highly reverberant, roughly 450-capacity sanctuary, without detracting in any way from the aesthetics of the church treasured by its congregation.

Given the existing church was built in 1923, the acoustic challenges of the space were substantial. But, even with the

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Entec offered a flexible, cost-effective, quality technical package and illustrated how thorough planning can enable a high profile and ambitious one-off to be delivered to the best standards in a single day.

The show was the latest in a series of Asian megastars visiting the UK and Europe that have used Entec. Sound

Entec's sound department was crew chiefed by Ed Hammond, They drew on their vast experience of producing similar shows in Wembley combined with the spec from Jam Hsaio's engineers David Wang (FOH) and Alvin Kuo (Monitors).

A d&b J-Series was supplied comprising 10 x J8 speakers with two J12 down-fills per side for the main hangs plus side hangs of six V8s and two V12s, the latter being at the top of t

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"When I spoke to Bryan Grant and Lez Dwight at Britannia Row about the Turbosound Flashline system they said 'you have to try it - you will definitely like it' and I do," says Alanis's FOH engineer Maurizio Gennari. "Having used practically every system on the market on this tour, in a variety of venues from clubs to arenas, I have found this one to be extremely clean, clear and crisp. There's plenty of headroom and it has a natural sounding midrange. It's definitely powerful and precise, I am really looking forward to using the system again."

Supplied by long time Turbosound partners Britannia Row, freelance system engineer

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The innovative R2020 has a 500mm width which enables installation into the very tightest and most challenging-to-access spaces, and is ideal for all types of installations and 19 inch racking set ups where space is at an absolute premium.

The 500 mm wide by 500 mm deep footprint provides a flexible solution for multiple applications, including professional audio and AV, data and computer systems as well as residential installations where purpose-built areas for AV equipment may not be readily available.

Another bonus is the R2020's easy assembly. It has only six components - a top and a base plate plus four rack-rails which are also used as the integral support bars. A single Allen key is the only tool needed to assemble a complet

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Performing to an audience of national leaders and Nobel laureates will be artists including British soul singer Seal, Portuguese trio OqueStrada, Romanian Gypsy brass legends Fanfare Cioc?rlia, as well as Ne-Yo, Kylie Minogue and Milow. The show's diverse musical requirements certainly played a part in sound supplier AVAB CAC AS's audio selection, but above all, the call was for superlative audio quality and rock-solid reliability.

"The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is a very high-profile gig and is televised worldwide, so it is absolutely essential that we work with the hi

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Run by a fully professional management team funded through a special dispensation from the State Council of the People's Republic of China, CBPAG is charged with a noble task; to apply a national level performance group to the construction of Socialist civilisation. This has seen it present regional small sc

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The 510-seat Hamraborg hall is the larger auditorium in the complex. This space serves as home to the Northern Symphony Orchestra and hosts theatrical performances, conferences, film screenings, and concerts ranging from acoustic ensembles to heavy metal.

To accommodate Hamraborg's range of performances, Reykjavik-based rental and installation company Exton installed a Meyer Sound system based around dual-flown arrays each with nine M1D line array loudspeakers and two M1D-Sub subwoofers. The configuration also

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"This is a significant strategic move for both companies, and I am excited by the prospects presented by the acquisition," says Jim Bowie, president of Electrosonic Group. "As a single operation, we will service an even broader range of markets, bringing further innovation and an expanded offering to our customers. Our goal to attract and develop the best industry talent has been one of the drivers of the acquisition. Together we will lead by consolidating our strengths and delivering the best visual systems in the world."

Founded in 2007, Global Immersion is known for its work with highly specialised and technically-complex digital immersive theatr

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TiMax SoundHub was chosen by the theatre's experienced and distinguished sound crew of tonmeister Moritz Kobel, tonmeisterin Sarah Hölscher and tontechniker Uwe Kohlhaas, for its dynamic delay-matrix SOR localisation capabilities combined with comprehensive general housekeeping functions of linkable 8-band parametric system eq, routing and multi-zone level grouping.

Audio is transported between TiMax and the S

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The rigorous judging procedure began with nominations from the editorial teams from across the Produção Áudio catchment. Five entries for each category were then reduced to three through a readership poll. Once the magazine and the readers made their choices the finalists were judged by specialist panels for either pro audio or visual arts categories. The pro audio panel included Professor Homero Sette from Studio R, whose CV covers over 40 years in the industry; Armando Baldassa

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Harter originally joined Harman in 1998, primarily to manage the systems supply of the vast quantity of Harman equipment to the Millennium Dome project, working with all the Harman brands on all aspects of the project. With the completion of the project, Harter became sales manager with BSS Audio and C-Audio, using his in-depth technical knowledge and sales skills to support the distributors and products. Harter has spent the last 10 years with Turbosound, where he was director of R&D, before becoming sales director.

"It's great to be back at Harman with so many great people and old friends," Harter told LSi. "Soundcraft was the first brand I ever worked for as a student and I am

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The church, which has a packed events calendar, as well as the Sunday services, requested a high quality, fully encompassing system that would be flexible enough to cater for speech, live bands, vision and playback but simple enough to be used by a number of people with varying technical knowledge.

The Roland M-480 48 Channel Live Digital Mixing Console was chosen for FOH together with the S-4000 REAC Merge Unit, one S-0816 in the rack and one S-4000D REAC Splitter to supply audio and embedded power to the two S-1608 stage boxes with seven M-48 personal monitors for the stage. Roland V-Drums were als

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Gavin won Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll for "best progressive drummer of the year" for four consecutive years. In 2011 he was voted best progressive drummer by the US DRUM! magazine and won the 2012 prog drummer award in Classic Rock magazine. In 2008, he joined King Crimson as part of a dual-drummer lineup with Pat Mastelotto. Last year Gavin was a featured performer on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' as part of their "Drum Solo Week", along with such players as Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, and Sheila E.

"I used C414s on t