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14 March 2016

HUI, which synchronises DAW software and connected hardware devices, is now emulated by three virtual MIDI ports in the GS-R24's new firmware, tunnelled over the mixer's FireWire connection. This means that for GS-R24M mixers equipped with the FireWire interface, a third party translator is no longer essential.

A new set of DAW Resource Packs is also available online, with step-by-step instructions and template projects to aid the set-up of popular recording software.

To coincide with the release, Allen & Heath will be

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14 March 2016

Minors will bring her knowledge and experience of 27 years of design - during which time she has designed over 100 rooms for concerts, opera and theatre - to the table, lodged in the AMPC quality trademarks which have earned the company its well-deserved reputation and numerous awards.

"At AMPC we take an integrated, holistic approach to design and spend a great deal of time on the details," explains Minors. "We give careful consideration to what each project needs and design for aesthetic effect as well as efficiency, often building features into the archite

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14 March 2016

The MAC Viper Profile is the first in a new family of 1000 W moving heads from Martin.

The MAC Viper Profile is already seeing service on some of the summer's headline tours including Paul Simon's Graceland 2012 European tour (LD Rich Lochlin; Neg Earth).

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

Comprising 20 Cue Two and Cue Four monitors, they are the first Coda products that ARC Sound has added to its inventory. Managing director James Dougill was introduced to Coda products by UK technical sales manager Gareth Jones, who says, "I have known James for many years and I know that he is a real stickler for quality and attention to detail. I was sure that he would appreciate both the features and performance of the CUE-Series monitors."

The Cue Two is a three-way, high output, ultra low profile unit, which features a triaxial transducer incorporating a 15" woofer and 1.4" concentrically-mounted coaxial compression driver loaded by a 60° x 90° elliptical waveguide. The Cue Four is a three-way unit, employing tw

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14 March 2016

The Church has around 1000 members and a modern 750 capacity hall in a converted warehouse which more resembles a concert arena. It is in constant use for services and events - involving anything from the spoken word to live music and performance.

Worship Pastor Samuel Lane - also responsible for all the Church's technical elements and presentation of their services and events - approached Entec, among other companies, with a basic brief.

This included making the standard house stage lighting more eco-friendly and versatile and reducing their long term running costs.

Each company was asked to come back with a proposal and a quote for consideration, from

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14 March 2016

Lift Turn Move are a lifting company with two main markets: Industrial & Entertainment and over the past few years Dan Holme has been spearheading the growth of the Entertainment Division. Over these years, LTM have seen a steady increase in the number of enquiries coming from theatres, venues and other fixed-installation projects, which is a change from the touring market that they were used to.

John Jones & David King credit this shift to the introduction of the LoadGuard hoist in 2008 and also, to Dan Holme. Talking about the appointment, David King comments, "The role reflects what Dan has been doing day-in-day-out for a while now at LTM, and will help bring focus to the market as LTM continues to grow in both the entertainment and industrial sectors in which it s

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14 March 2016

Durham first got his hands on a lighting desk whilst still at school back in 1974 - all ten channels of it! Things have moved on a little since then; the range and diversity of his CV is second to none. From Roger Waters' performance of 'The Wall' that celebrated the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the closing ceremony of colonial rule in Hong Kong to a regular slot designing the New Year's Eve Light and Firework Show from the London Eye since 2004 and, of course not forgetting, Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee Light and Fireworks Extravaganza performed at Buckingham Palace in 2002. No surprise then that, in July of 201

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14 March 2016

Distributed in the UK by SCV London, Audix microphones are rapidly gaining in popularity. SSE has purchased a number of D6s, OM7s and TM1s, which will be in constant use over the coming months.

"The D6 is becoming a very popular kick drum mic, which many of our clients have been requesting. They are turning up on almost 50% of the channel lists of bands that are appearing at the festivals we are providing equipment for this summer," says SSE assistant warehouse manager Chris Blackburn.

"They are a great alternative to the other kick drum mics that are requested and we're confident that we could use the D6 as a suitable substitute o

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14 March 2016

Prolific lighting designer Luc Peumans employed more than 90 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500s and 24 Clay Paky Sharpys to create a magical and dynamic backdrop, bursting with colour, for Flemish / Dutch girl band K3 - who are currently flying high as one of Europe's biggest pop acts targeted specifically at young children.

The set backdrop was a 600sq.m LED video wall and Peumans was looking for a fixture that would compete with that as he explains: "I needed fixtures with a punchy and powerful beam. The Alpha Beam 1500 and the Sharpys were my first choice. The Alpha Beams were used for various beam looks and as backlight specials for the K3 girls and their dancers. I used the frost function to change

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14 March 2016

DiGiCo's introduction of a broadcast specific feature set for its range of digital consoles has put the power and flexibility of their innovative console architecture and advanced software into the hands of broadcast engineers.

DiGiCo MD James Gordon explains that the appointment was a perfect fit - "HHB is a highly-respected company in the professional broadcast audio market and a trusted source of expertise who will properly represent our range of consoles to the UK's biggest broadcasters. We are very much looking forward to showing their clients how flexible and feature packed our consoles are."

HHB director of sales Martin O'Donnell states, "DiGiCo's consoles offer an innovative and intui

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14 March 2016

The awards ceremony, organized by STLD, ALD as well as Clay Paky, is an opportunity to recognise outstanding achievements in lighting design by lighting designers in three main categories: television, rock events and theatre, as well as one special category for lifetime recognition.

It's a wonderful chance to support and award outstanding work in lighting design where both established and new designers are acknowledged," said Darren Jackson, national key accounts manager for Chauvet Europe.

(Jim Evans)

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The seminal cultural event was attended by over 100,000 people and beamed live by national broadcaster ORF2 and 3sat to approximately 60 other countries.

The Robe fixtures were used to light four key areas in Schönbrunn Palace's extensive and very beautiful gardens - the main and ballet stages, the Gloriette structure which stands prominently on the hill above the Palace and behind where the stage was located, and the magical Neptunbrunnen Fountains.

Krammer, who has lit every event for the past three years, chose Robes again after the great results he achieved at the 20