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Appearing at the International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas for the first time, the company has unveiled the innovative device to an expected audience of over 150,000 visitors.

At the heart of the iXY is a matched pair of ½" cardioid condenser capsules, fixed in a perfect 90 degree 'near-coincident' alignment resulting in immersive and true-to-life stereo recordings, captured in incredibly high detail, says RØDE. The iXY uses its own high-fidelity analogue to digital conversion ensuring all recordings are "rich, smooth and accurate".

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Roberto Benedito from the Expo Center Norte requested a proposal for upgrading the venues sound system from Sao Paulo-based systems integrator Soundvision. The original sound system was unintelligible and event attendees could not hear important announcements, which was of great concern to the venue's management.

According to Antonio Tadeu Torquato, general director at Soundvision, "We immediately narrowed the choice for the project down to Community's R-Series, because of the output, directivity and intelligibility they provide."

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Greenall, who resides in the UK, will also be responsible for leading sales activities in the Middle East, Africa and ASEAN countries.

"Over the past few years, I have been extremely impressed with the rapid adoption of Dante and how Audinate is universally recognized for delivering the most complete AV media networking solution available" says Greenall." I am thrilled to help contribute to Audinate's growth going forward."

Greenall has over 25 years professional sales experience, with the last 13 years focused directly in the A/V industry. He was recently sales director of VBrick in the UK, a leading provider of IP Video streaming solutions. Prior to that, he was the business

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Shuter brings with him extensive product knowledge and industry experience along with a detailed understanding of website design and maintenance. His most recent positions include product specialist at Roland and freelance web content producer for a leading Music Industry retailer.

In the latest phase of POLARaudio's growth, an in-house position has been created to support exciting projects planned for 2013. These include the development and implementation of a new website and the optimisation of all of POLARaudio extensive product content.

MD John Midgley commented, "Max joins us, initially to spearhead our web development programme, optimise our CRM system and then to work closely with the sales and marketing team on projects such as promotions, SEO and our social

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Hosted by the American actress Sarah Jessica Parker and Scottish actor Gerard Butler, the concert was recorded live and televised to over 120 countries to reach more than 500m viewers worldwide.

Set across three stages, the centre stage accommodated a full size orchestra conducted by Nick Davies. The three stage design ensures that the live televised show runs seamlessly from beginning to end as artist performances alternate between stages.

Norway's biggest rental house - and long-term Midas partner AVAB-CAC, supplied full production for the show. The company deployed two Midas XL8s front of house: one for the 55 strong, individually mic'd, Norwegian Radio Orchestra a

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"We at JB Music Philippines are very proud and honoured to finally exclusively distribute and promote Allen and Heath. Allen & Heath has been an institution in the pro audio industry and now we can officially say that we are a complete musical and pro audio company," said Jerico Fernando, VP sales & operations and marketing director at JB Music.

"We are so excited and encouraged by JB Music's team. They bring a level of professionalism that has been refreshing to watch and experience. We expect to see great things in the important Philippine

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Sound design for the production is by Gregory Clarke whose credits include Equus on Broadway for which he won a Tony Award for Best Sound Design in a play and he received the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design for Journey's End.

It's not the first time Clarke has used the AXYS loudspeakers on a show, his first experience of them was on Misterman at the National Theatre earlier this year. When asked for a quote on how th

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In Focus Modular, Fohhn takes the concept of modular line array systems with real-time beam steering to new levels. The compact modules each contain three separate, specially developed DSP processors with dedicated functionality, designed to produce

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After studying music technology and popular music at the University of Huddersfield, Evans gained experience working in several recording studios as a freelance audio engineer, in addition to mastering, vintage recording equipment and musical instrument repair experience. He has also worked as a session drummer.

HHB director of sales Martin O'Donnell comments on the appointment, "Sean's experience with audio technology has already made him a valuable asset to our professional audio sales team. His enthusiasm is matched by a keen understanding of our customers' needs."

Evans adds, "I have always had a great respect for HHB, as they are known throughout the industry as being an extremely knowledgeable company with experience in all

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After almost 10 years as international sales manager for dBTechnologies, HVF returns to the national circuit in Germany. His career to date encompasses internships in music retail and wholesale as well as an extended stay in the UK working for a large MI-and pro audio supplier.

"I am looking forward to the new challenge and I am extremly excited to work with Burkhard Elsner and his team," says Harald.

Burkhard Elsner, CEO of Mega Audio comments, "With Harald von Falkenstein we are adding an experienced and versatile

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Nick Rogerson, instructor at Newcastle College Performance Academy said, "The purchase of these two desks has allowed us to upgrade the resources available to our Stage Management and Technical Theatre students and stay current with the equipment in use in the industry. I was i

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The primary goal is to provide engineers with a specific knowledge of the state-of-the-art technologies related to sound, transducers and speaker systems and their applications in the professional market.

The course is organised in modules taking the participants through a learning process from the basis of electro-acoustic components like transducers, amplifiers and digital processors till the design of a complete audio project based on a real case study. An international reference project carried out by RCF engineers will be used as a

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JoeCo's iXML plug-in also enables PolyWAV files to be recorded - a feature aimed at TV and film location recordists to better serve the needs of post production facilities, or systems where audio material is ingested in single large files.

The ability to import polyphonic wav files from a DAW has also brought BlackBox Player capability to JoeCo's 64-channel MADI and Dante s

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The system has been supplied by Studio Haifax, based in Sint-Martens-Bodegem, on the outskirts of Brussels. Company owner Pieter Begard is touring with the band as crew chief and, as he puts it, "general technical problem-solver".

"Last year I was invited by Coda's Belgian distributor, Apex Audio, to its presentation of the Airline LA8 system and they also provided a complete LA8 system for a few demo shows," says Begard. "Both I and my system engineer, Yves Van Moerbeke, were impressed by the audible 'truthfulness' of t

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Leslie comes to Renkus-Heinz from JBL Professional, where he served as vice president of engineering. His deep industry background includes stints at a wide range of technology leaders including Sun Microsystems, Tektronix, and Altec Lansing. Leslie is also founder of Evidant Corporation, providers of Business Intelligence for IT solutions, where he has held executive level positions since 2002.

Leslie joins Renkus-Heinz as the company is experiencing unprecedented growth. Despite the economic downturn, Renkus-Heinz has seen a substantial surge in sales and has significantly grown its engineering staff. Leslie's new position will see him spearheading the company's continued expansion, working closely with company founder and chairman Harro Heinz.

"Scott brings with him a wealt

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The concerts were the culmination of a South American tour that also included six band-only shows in Brazil, Chile and Argentina. The final two sell-out concerts in Buenos Aires involved two different full orchestral shows, complete with a five-piece rock band, a choir, narration and solo singers.

Front of House sound engineer and co-production manager Ian Barfoot, who has worked with Rick Wakeman on numerous occasions since 1985, was given the task of specifying the audio equipment for the tour.

"The two orchestral concerts in Buenos Aires involved more than 90 channels, of which more a third used DPA

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The 'new generation' prefix heralds a fresh cast but the tried and trusted team of Simon Honywill (FOH engineer), Mark Edwards (system technician) and Steve Watson (monitor engineer) remain the same ... with sound production company RG Jones again fielding Martin Audio's MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array system to create the soundscape.

The production sees Liam Neeson take over the Richard Burton role as the journalist and Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson as the Artilleryman. There were to be other changes as Marti Pellow was added to the cast as the Voice of Humanity and Jason Donovan returned - this time as Parson Nathaniel, wi

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Over the next five years they expanded the voice evacuation system while sister company Ampco Flashlight Rental (AFR) continues to provide sound engineers on match days and for other events.

But recently they engaged on another major project with the expansion of the business centre - the most radical investment since the stadium was originally built in 1996.

With Ajax winning the Dutch League (Eredivisie) championship over the past two seasons, interest has grown considerably on the corporate side. With the investment of €20m in adding a further 6000 sq.m. to accommodate three hospitality rooms, the Business Centre is capable

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"Electro-Voice and Dynacord deservedly enjoy a high reputation in the industry", says Cresswell. "In combination with Bosch's own products, I look forward to offering our customers complete, customised audio solutions of the highest quality."

With over 20 years experience in the pro audio, MI and installation markets, Jay Cresswell has made himself a name in the industry as a sales as well as business development manager. Additionally, as an experienced sound engineer and professional musician, Cresswell brings a keen interest in music and technology

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DB has also taken on two new recruits. Shaun Roberts joins the hire department, working primarily with exhibitors that order equipment at those shows where DB has been appointed as an official AV supplier. In addition, Toby Francis has joined the commercial services department, working in sales administration.

David Bulley, managing director of DB Systems, said, "2013 is going to be a big year for us so we need to have the right people in the right jobs to ensure we continue to offer our customers the very best service. I have no doubt that James will excel in his new senior role, while Toby and Shaun will be solid ad

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Jacobson will be applying the extensive skills gleaned in the film, broadcast TV and music production industries to the live sound and contracting markets, where he will be responsible for the EMEA territories, says the company.

"I'm relishing the challenge of promoting a brand that is so highly regarded in each of its core market sectors," he said. "I am particularly looking forward to growing the business in certain parts of the world such as Africa, where there is scope for furthering Martin Audio's market share."

The new export manager will report to director of sales, Simon Bull, who confirms, "Dominic's appointment will provide much-needed assistance through a range of EMEA territories and enable us to apply greater focus to some burgeoni

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With offices in New Delhi, White Eagle Entertainment specialises in the design, sale, installation and maintenance of commercial and professional audio. With 20 years experience, WEE has a portfolio that includes some of the best-known names in the industry.

The company's CEO, Mr. Arun Kalra, who has been committed to India's audio market for decades and also holds key sales positions with top international brands, states, "Outline has been on our list of most desired high-end brands for many years. It's a company that is known for its unique sound systems and extremely high quality. Our extensive experience working for some of the best-known names in the industry is our best possible publicity.

"We take pride in providing all our clients w

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"The initial spark for our co-operation was at NAMM 2011, when TC-Helicon premiered a microphone with controls for vocal effects and Sennheiser demonstrated 'Concept Tahoe', a beatboxing microphone developed in their research lab in the USA," says Kevin Alexander, CEO of TC-Helicon. "We had never met, we had never talked - and happened to be showing the same product."

Michael Polten, director customer relationship management, Sennheiser, adds, "We sat down together right

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"The city's Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre hosts some of South Africa's biggest arts events including the Durban International Film Festival and Poetry Africa festivals," explains Ryan Selby of Prosound. "We installed a Midas PRO1 to ensure that this particular Panto's scene changes, many of which have to happen almost instantaneously, will work. These would have been unachievable with the venue's previous desk."

The move marks the first time Beauty and the Beast sound designer Megan Levy, of DarkHorse Productions, had used a PRO1. With only three days to familiarise herself with the console she was a bit apprehensive. H