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14 March 2016

On the show floor, Audinate will be demonstrating Dante Via, billed as "a revolutionary new software application that extends audio networking to include USB, FireWire and Thunderbolt-enabled audio devices, as well as any audio application". This software, says the company, transforms computer audio interfaces and soundcards into networked devices that can connect with each other and with over 400 Dante-enabled products.

In the demonstration, Dante Via will bridge multiple audio devices and applications directly to an audio ne

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At stand A52, the latest amplifiers will be joined by the award winning Y-Series and the D20 amplifier, recently launched at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt.

On Wednesday 24th June 12:45 in The Roman Room Oran Burns of d&b Education and Application Support will present Line arrays unravelled. Through practical demonstration and simulation the seminar will explore line array directivity and examine some of the pros and cons of using this technology. The session will clarify commonly misunderstood issues and look at ways to improve performance including utilizing the ArrayProcessing feature now

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Andy is a graduate of the University of Huddersfield's Music Technology programme, where he completed work experience as an Avid Pro Audio sales advisor and qualified as an Avid Certified Support Representative (ACSR PT400). He joins HHB's award-winning Technical Sales Support Department in delivering first-line support for Avid Pro Tools customers and will help provide product configuration and installation, after-sales support, repairs and training for Pro Tools and other MAC and PC based DAWs.

HHB group sales director Steve Angel comments, "We welcome Andy in joining the most experienced team of professional audio support engineers in the industry. He came highly recommended from Avid and his experience will further increase our efforts to provide exp

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14 March 2016

Bright Star's world premiere took place at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, where the combination of the show's music and the theatre's physical attributes lent themselves perfectly to benefitting from Alcons pro-ribbon audio technology.

"We were looking to deliver high resolution sound in a comparatively small theatre and I also needed the flexibility of line array," says Nevin. "I had been introduced to Alcons through trade publicat

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Yer Granny, presented by the National Theatre of Scotland, opened at the Kings Theatre Glasgow between the 26-30 May and is now touring Kings Theatre Edinburgh, Eden Court Theatre Inverness, Lyric Theatre Belfast and the Dundee Rep Theatre.

The Warehouse Sound Services hire department was asked by Matt Padden, head of sound for the National Theatre Scotland, to supply the sound equipment for their production using the latest d&b audiotechnik Y-Series loudspeaker system.

The sound design by The Warehouse Sound includes d&b audiotechnik Y7P, Y8 and Y-SUB loudspeakers for front of house and EM Acoustics EMS-51 louds

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Held outside MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, NJ, the fourth EDC NY festival drew an estimated 100,000 fans over two days, appealing primarily to an ultra-high energy, rave-oriented crowd moving nonstop to the rhythms and beats of trance, dubstep, hardstyle, house, hip-hop and new combinations of each.

The extensive line-up of artists ranged from mainstream to underground dance music and far beyond, including notable performances from Carl Cox & Friends, Krewella, Martin Garrix, Martin Solveig, Hardwell, AfroJack, Andrew Rayel, Brodinski, Calvin Harris, Duke Dumont, DJ Snake, Kaskade and Dixon.

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Central to the change is the appointment of industry stalwart Miles Brooke - who brings 20 years of experience in pro, commercial and consumer audio within the D&M Group.

Taking up the newly created position of regional sales manager (south) he will focus on installed sound/commercial audio and rental & touring customers, while Mick Butler will continue to represent RCF in the North of England and Scotland.

After a career dedicated to brand building Denon and Marantz - latterly as national sales and marketing manager with D&M Group's professional division - Miles Brooke previously worked with Denon distributors Hayden Laboratories, a company he joined in 1994. "RCF's di

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Having played the UK and Europe in the spring, Morrissey will be performing four nights at the Sydney Opera House, followed by a comprehensive tour of the USA throughout June and July. Meanwhile Paolo Nutini will be playing various outdoor and festival dates across Europe this summer with a control package from Wigwam Acoustics.

"iLive has been out on tour with both of these artists a number of times, and SSE is delighted to be able to fulfil the tour requirements by continuing to provide the systems," says Dan Bennett, hire project manager at SSE. "iLive has proved to be a great success on the road, it's easy to travel with, compact, quick to set up, and everyone is very pleased with the

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The BBC has, in the last decade, grown the stature of OBW to the extent that top line international stars readily abandon days off in their busy touring schedules to make an appearance on the Main Stage at OBW. That's where Britannia Row Prodduction's (Britrow) expertise comes to the fore, having a particular and proven track record for managing high turnover performances of prestige acts, "It's a pressure situation," confirmed Britrow's project manager Lez Dwight, "with simultaneous live broadcast and relatively short changeover periods between what tend to be full production level performances. There is a driving imperative for speed and precision; you simply ca

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14 March 2016

Entering its second year it was one of a number of events benefiting from KV2 Audio products courtesy of Irish partner Just Lite.

Featuring traditional favourites including the Massed Pipes & Drums and Highland & Irish Dancers, The Walled City Tattoo was a fast paced show also featuring world famous motorcycle display team The Imps and rhythmic comedy from Swiss group Starbugs.

Audio reinforcement the previous year was provided via an "industry leading" Line Array system but according to the shows organisers the change to KV2 Audio's True Point Source approach significantly improved the experience for the 15

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The championships were held across multiple venues, with three purpose-built just for the event, including the 15,300 seat Lusail Sports Arena. The Arena was the backdrop for the most important games of the championships, as well as the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies. Australia's David Atkins Enterprises produced the celebrations, with technical assistance from Auditoria's Scott Willsallen. With experience earned on major sporting events around the globe including Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Sydney's The P.A. People was chosen to provide communications services throughout the championships.

The P.A. People needed to be onsite as the

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Designed to be unobtrusive when worn, the high-quality condenser microphone for talks and presentations uses the proven capsule of the omnidirectional MKE 1 broadcasting microphone. It is easy to use and is connected to a bodypack transmitter via the 3.5 mm jack cable included.

"The SL Headmic 1 leaves nothing to be desired in terms of audio quality. It ensures excellent voice clarity and outstanding speech intelligibility right through to the very last row of seats," explains Kai Tossing, Portfolio Manager Business Communication.

The microphone can be optimally adapted to the shape of the head, and the microphone boom can be worn

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The CDI-46 digital interface card provides a TCP/IP ethernet interface, RS-232 connectivity and an RJ-45 connection for Cloud's range of digital paging microphones, including the PM-4SA with spot-announcement facilities. In addition the CDI-46 boasts a 10-User PIN locked Ethernet server to allow connectivity and control via any portable device with a web browser.

Exclusively designed in Sheffield, UK by a team of skilled R&D audio engineers, Cloud products are renowned globally for using high-quality components and have an outstanding proven product reliability record in the field. Cloud products are used by some of the world's leading blue-chip brands and high street names in Retail, Hospitality, Educ

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"People think, 'It's one microphone-how hard can it be?'" says Geoff Hidden, FOH mixer for Fluffy, aka Gabriel Iglesias, the hefty comedian, actor, writer, producer and voice actor out on the road with his Unity Through Laughter world tour since February and known for his online shows I'm Not Fat... I'm Fluffy and Hot & Fluffy. "But there's a lot more to it than that." There is, and a DiGiCo SD9 digital console, including a D2 Rack and integrated Waves plug-ins, is providing Hidden with the specialized tools he needs to make sure that every word is heard.

Hidden says that audio for comedy is all about clarity. "The challenge is keeping Gabriel cons

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Unlike other digital intercom designs, Green-GO does not employ an expensive central matrix. All interconnection routing data, system set-up and user preferences are stored locally within each user station including beltpacks, which eliminates the possibility of a catastrophic central failure.

Green-GO does not require a dedicated Ethernet network. It will operate on any 100Mbit network without interfering with other data protocols coexisting on the system, including Dante. User stations are powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE). If this is not available locally, any good quality PoE switch may be used including Green-Go's own 5-port switch.

Canford product manager Mike Reay is upbeat about the new partnership.

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According to the BPI's Music Market 2015 report, Taylor Swift topped the list of global recording artists, after shifting six million copies of her album 1989. The figures, which take into account album sales, track sales and streams, put One Direction in second place and Sheeran in third. The BPI also found that streaming had doubled in the UK during 2014.

Royal Ruler - Dame Helen Mirren was named

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Established in 1969, de Rooij and de Jong enjoyed huge success with Mini en Maxi, a Silver Rose of Montreux-winning variety act of non-speaking, visual humour. However, music was always a major part of the performances, both men being accomplished musicians, as well as having extra players in the shows for musical accompaniment.

Despite having put the act aside for over 10 years, the two men continued to perform together in speaking plays like Samuel B

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The area around Fondi is known as 'little Florence', due to the history and quality of art that characterises it. Owned by Gianfranco 'Jef' Annunziata, the recently-opened Metamorfosi is intended to act as a hub of cultural originality; a meeting place for people who want to continue the region's traditions of innovative art and design through participation, education, training, seminars and exhibitions.

Already attracting a reputation as 'the most trendy bar in town', a Yamaha CIS sound reinforcement system has been installed to deliver original live music, DJ sets and speech-b

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Nitelites director Andy Magee, who has been working with Ben since 2012, elected to take up the FOH position, with Barrie Pitt mixing monitors. They use SD7s, he says, simply because they are head and shoulders above anything else.

"The band knows exactly what they want and we try very hard to give it to

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14 March 2016

Exhibiting at Booth 985 in InfoComm's Audio Pavilion, key new products for Coda are the AiRAY high output, full-range line array system, HOPS8 two-way point source loudspeakers and further innovations in the company's LINUS range of amplifiers and LiNET Digital Audio Transport and Distribution (DATAD) products.

Set for a full launch in July, the AiRAY three-way, full-range line array addresses the 'holy grail' of exceptional output and intelligibility, yet from elements that are half the size, weight and transport dimensions of conventional 2x12" systems.

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With a reduction of both chassis depth (down to 200 mm) and overall weight, the new BM-A2-4SHD MKII is ideal for OB or Flyaway applications.

The BM-A2-4SHD MKII can de-embed any group of four channels of audio from one of two SDI sources (up to 3G SDI) and display the levels on the front panel meters, as well as providing stereo audio monitoring of any combination of the four channels.

In addition to the auto-detecting SDI inputs, the BM-A2-4SHD MKII has four balanced XLR analogue inputs and two AES3id BNCs. A re-clocked loop-through output is available for the selected SDI source, providing a convenient and cost-effective method of s

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dLive has a distributed system design with separate MixRack and Surface. The dLive processing brain is housed in the MixRack, available in three sizes - the DM32, DM48 and DM64, and there are three accompanying control surfaces. All MixRacks and Surfaces are mix 'n match compatible, with common configuration, setup and show files. The MixRacks also contain the same processing engine, pioneered by the Allen & Heath R&D team using next generation FPGA technology.

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All of the contest's audio signals were routed via a Ravenna/AES67-based IP infrastructure for the first time at a Eurovision event. Both the Lawo Nova 73 audio matrix - including all connected Dallis I/O systems used by ORF's broadcast supplier, VideoHouse - and the video and audio distribution of the Lawo commentary solution were based on IP networking technology.

All of the audio signals were collected by a central audio router, to be distributed to all of the event's suppliers and

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This is Yerves' sixth year at the venue. "I started with The Independent in 2009, but I still do the occasional short tour from time to time if the dates allow. In 2014, we staged almost 300 shows so my touring work is very occasional. This is a five hundred capacity auditorium, a square box with an arched ceiling and concrete floor; the back wall has a VIP balcony above.