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UK - Baldwin Boxall's VIGIL EVAS system has been installed in the flagship Ikea store in Wembley. Installed by Logic Fire Systems, the 14-zone emergency voice alarm / public address system will ensure that, should a situation arise, clear, pre-recorded instructions will be heard, minimising panic and aiding safe evacuation.

The system will enable visitors to the store to hear clear general public announcements, listen to background music in the restaurant and be made aware of the store's latest special offers.

The system is accessed by a combination of microphones, each with descending priority; all-call emergency firemans microphone, EVAS 16-zone rack-mounted control panel, three 16-zone paging microphones and two local hand-held microphones. There is also a satellite input pro

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USA - Apogee Electronics has introduced ONE, a pocket-sized, portable music interface and microphone for the Mac.

ONE is a single input, stereo output USB music interface designed to work seamlessly with Apple's iTunes, GarageBand, Logic, Final Cut or any Core Audio compliant application on a Mac.

ONE features an internal reference condenser microphone, suitable for capturing inspired musical moments. ONE also includes a microphone preamp, an instrument input for guitar, bass, and keyboards, and a studio-quality stereo output for headphones or powered monitors.

"The success of Duet inspired us to provide Apogee's legendary sound quality to those in the market for an even more affordable entry point into the Apogee product line," says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. "With ONE's low price and features like the specially-tuned internal microphone, profe

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UK - Edinburgh-based Tower Productions recently completed for the first time, the supply of all production, site, sanitation and concession power at this year's sell-out Rock Ness festival on the shores of Loch Ness.

Approximately 50 generators from Tower's own fleet and Aggreko provided power to all critical applications. All major performance areas had synchronised machines, resulting in interruption-free supplies for the likes of Orbital, the Prodigy, Placebo and many others.

Site lighting requirements included 8000m of festoon, approximately 100 floodlights and 30 towable tower lights all deployed by Tower's team of eight led by project manager by James Mitchelmore.

After nearly three weeks at Loch Ness the team is now off to power and light the Game Fair at Scone Palace, the Wickerman Festival near Kirkcudbright, the Countryside Festival at G

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UK - SSE Hire gave its new L-Acoustics K1 system its first airing at the Download Festival at Donington Park on 12-14 June, providing sound reinforcement for the main stage. The new system - L-Acoustics' long-awaited successor to V-Dosc - was an immediate success and contributed to what all agree was the best ever Download - the festival has already been named 'Event Of The Year' at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, which took place at the Indigo2 at London's 02 Arena, just 24 hours after Def Leppard closed the Download Festival with a momentous performance on the Main Stage.

"We made history last weekend on two counts." said Download boss and Live Nation's COO, John Probyn. "First, we produced the best rock festival that the world has ever seen and second, we listened to it through the best PA system anyone has heard!"

"Every single enginee

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UK / Australia - Polar Audio has announced its appointment as exclusive distributor for Australian Monitor in the UK and Ireland. The brand joins Polar Audio's already extensive product portfolio, which includes exclusive UK distribution for Aviom, beyerdynamic, Biamp, Dynacord, MC2, XTA and Renkus Heinz.

The company says it was chosen for its full coverage of market segments in the UK and its excellent connections with dealers, integrators and consultants across the UK market. Ian Hodgkinson, European Sales Manager for Australian Monitor commented: "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Polar Audio as our UK and Eire distributor. Australian Monitor has a successfully established product range in the UK and is set to expand in the coming months with the introduction of a new range of DSP solutions and digital amplifiers for the installation market. We feel that Po

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Greece - Adamson Greece distributor DN'A Systems general manager Takis Tsonopoulos, together with Adamson System's European technical support department, took a week long road trip around Greece, in an effort to visit all users of Adamson Systems. The trio made up of Tsonopoulos, Jochen Sommer and Adamson's newest European addition David Dohrmann, visited users and checked various details on the operation of the these systems.

The road trip started in Athens with NET Audio where a service upgrade on their old SpekTrix demo system was performed. From Athens, the trio continued to Key Sound's shop in Klidi, a small town near Thesaloniki to check on their SpekTrix system, after which they continued to Thessalonic to take a listen to Electrosound's Y10 & T21 Sub system. Sommer and Dohrmann looked into control and measurement systems used by the partner companies and verified each en

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UK - The annual May Balls at Cambridge University always generate a fierce rivalry between the various colleges as to who can stage the best. In 2009 Peterhouse, the oldest college at the University, had four stages at its Ball featuring Turbosound systems.

This year's event was particularly special as it celebrated 725 years of the first college in Cambridge and the 800th anniversary of the University itself and, with a Britain and its rich history theme, the event featured a wide variety of entertainment, from civil war recreations to the most contemporary performers.

Supplied by South London-based Subfrantic Production Services, the four systems had to cope with a remarkable array of audio. "The line-up was eclectic, to say the least," says Subfrantic proprietor and general manager Steve Davies. "For example, the main stage featured modern acts like Si

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Palestine - The Church of the Nativity, one of the most emblematic sites in Bethlehem, universally known to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ, hosted a sermon given by Pope Benedict XVI last May, with the attendance of more than 10,000 people. The sound for the event was carried out by Antarelectronics, who opted for the Aero 38 line array systems.

In total, 16 systems, eight flown about 5m up on each side of the stage, were used. Low frequency reinforcement was handled by Aero 182 systems, two ground stacked on each side of the stage. The choice of the Aero 38 proved a success for the sound company, as the system gave uniform coverage across the square, providing high-end sound for one of the most anticipated events of the season.

This is the second time that a pope has visited the sacred Jewish site, the first being the visit by John Paul II during his pilgrimage to the Ho

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USA - Pro AV industry AC power protection and control leaders SurgeX and LynTec have now officially announced the formation of a strategic alliance.

Under the new agreement, LynTec and SurgeX will now be cross-pollinating their software and hardware engineering departments with the goal of delivering improved solutions for professional applications.

LynTec president Mark Bishop said, "Our customers have been asking for integrated power control and electrical protection systems, and there is no one we'd rather bring these solutions to the table with than SurgeX. The combination of our respective technologies will set the standard for professional A/V system power platforms moving forward."

Michael McCook, SurgeX founder and new business development consultant, added, "These two innovative companies have come together to collaborate on the most critical aspect o

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USA - Digigram unveiled AQONDA for the first time in the US at InfoComm 2009. In essence, a remotely-controllable EtherSound stagebox, AQONDA is capable of transforming up to 16 analogue audio signals into as many EtherSound channels, and injecting them into an EtherSound network. Building on the success of Digigram's original EtherSound bridges, ES8-mic, ES8-in and ES8-out, AQONDA combines the functionality of all these devices in a single 2U rackmount unit and incorporates additional network and control capabilities.

The device is available in two formats: AQONDA-8 which is 8-in/8-out, and AQONDA-16 which is the 16-in/16-out version. The inputs are of high quality and switchable between microphone and line level. The microphone preamps are also high end to ensure that audio quality remains uncompromised throughout. The preamps may be remotely controlled from any digital consol

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UK - After a successful initial UK tour and run in London's West End, Take That 'tribute' musical Never Forget is currently on a further, far more extensive, tour of UK venues. This is the first theatre production on which sound designer Richard Brooker has used a DiGiCo SD8, which he chose because it immediately addressed a range of the challenges that provincial tours inevitably throw up.

"As a sound designer, I have been quite faithful to established analogue theatre consoles like Cadac," he says. "But, as associate sound designer on Mamma Mia!, I was looking after a DiGiCo D5T and was very impressed by it.

"I also designed a production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Spain last year which used a D5T12. I got on fine with it and was very happy with the results, so when I heard about the SD8, I thought it sounded very interesting. At the

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Russia - The 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, held in the Olimpiysky Arena to a live audience of 18,000 and an estimated 200 million television and internet viewers.

Lighting designer Al Gurdon carefully selected all of the lighting equipment to meet the challenges of the production and the long wish list of the Russian organising committee. This translated to over 750 moving lights, 250 LED lights and 100 conventionals, extending to every corner of the arena, including the rig, balconies, floor and scaffold.

The roof load was a massive 140 tons, which was over the load capacity for the venue. The solution was to allocate 40 tons to a supporting scaffold approximately 100m wide by 22mhigh, and providing additional functions beyond just support.

135 Alpha Spot HPE 1200 fixtures were placed inside the colossal grid, arranged in vertical columns of five fixtures from top

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UK - The Institute of Acoustics' much anticipated new website has been launched with facilities for e-commerce. The new site, www.ioa.org.uk, which has the facility to make bookings for events and conferences, includes a new improved modern interface with various features designed to make the user experience more enjoyable.

As well being able to book online for some of the IOA's major events, users will also be able to order publications from the online shop. The new site also includes a newly developed online version of its Buyers' Guide for Acoustic Products, Services and Instrumentation. This is a searchable database of acoustic products, services and instrumentation, containing direct links to supplier's websites.

The Buyers' Guide comprises three main categories: consultation, instrumentation and products. These are then divided up (in the form of a drop-down menu) into i

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Spain Mallorca, the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, is home to its capital Palma's Teatre Principal, a venue dating all the way back to the 1600s. Through the years, it has seen a number of alterations, renovations and reconstructions, and in 2001, work began on a comprehensive project to bring Teatre Principal into the 21st century.

Crucial to the theatre's update would be a cutting-edge sound system, holding up to the rigours and demands of a wide variety of current theatrical productions and musical events. Fernando García Carrión, the head of the A/V department of Madrid-based installer Chemtrol's División Teatro (theater division), selected a wide range of EAW products as the system's loudspeaker and monitor components. Chemtrol recently installed the full system, with the support of EAW's Spanish representativePro3 & Co.

To determine the necessary sound system co

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India - The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award Show took place at the Venetian Macau-Resort-Hotel as the highlight of a weekend of lavish celebrations promoting Indian cinema to the world on 13 June 2009.

Lighting director was UK- based Paul Birks with Dubai-based Nigel Holborough as lighting and visual media designer. Technical production was organised by Hong Kong's Xtreme Xecution and the extravaganza was produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment.

The IIFA Award Show is the biggest South Asian media event and is considered among one of the most-watched global annual events. It is due to be aired to a TV audience of 800m at the beginning of July. The show was run on five grandMA's controlling over 200 moving and 600 conventional lights along with six MA media PCs putting content into LED screens integrated into the Venetian themed purpose built set.

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UK - Zero 88 are pleased to announce a series of ORB training dates in the UK. Following unprecedented interest at the recent ABTT show, Zero 88 is offering users open access to the ORB console in the form of free training days.

Designed to provide innovative control of the latest LED, Moving Head and Video System technology, the ORB combines extreme flexibility, incredible capability and contemporary styling to create a sophisticated control solution for those operating in theatrical environments.

Training days will be held at the Pleasance in Islington, London as well as at the Zero 88 facility in Cwmbran. These training events are open to anyone who has recently purchased or is considering purchasing an ORB or anyone looking to extend their range of console knowledge. Each day runs from 10am until 4pm with lunch included. Places must be booked in advance. Training days at t

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UK - HSL supplied substantial quantities of ColorWeb and ChromaStrip LED products to the latest series of Britain's Got Talent - the high profile and super-hyped final of which saw teenage dance troupe Diversity beat hot favourite, singer Susan Boyle.

The series, presented by comedy duo Ant & Dec, was shot over a week in Studios A and B of Fountain Studios, Wembley, London - the largest TV stage in the UK. The highly versatile LED-based set was designed by Dominic Tolfts and featured several different types of LED, all of which were sourced and supplied to the production by Simon Deary of LED Poison who specialises in digital lighting.

Deary has also procured all the LED for the last 2 BGT series and comments; "I know I can always get a fantastic service and a great package from HSL, and that's why I keep going back to them. In this case, we could also acqui

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UK - Over 140 i-Pix BB4 wash lights are featuring on the stadium shows of Oasis' current Dig Out Your Soul world tour, together with 17 i-Pix BB7s. This is an increase of nearly 100 BB4 units - the standard touring rig started with 42 along with seven BB7s - and is currently the record amount of i-Pix fixtures used on a single concert touring show.

Gawler's original basic over-stage rig concept which started the tour in October 2008 utilised 30 BB4s, with six units rigged horizontally onto each of five steeply raked upstage/downstage 'finger' trusses. These were attached via custom brackets fabricated by lighting suppliers PRG, and are utilised to produce a general stage wash.

When the summer 2009 stadium shows appeared on the itinerary an extra finger truss was added over the stage, making six in total, along with another six integral BB4s now rigged in vertical pairs,

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USA - Known among astronomy buffs as the location of Southern California's Mt. Wilson Observatory, the mountaintop is also a metro-media centre for relay broadcasting of radio and television frequencies heard and seen across the greater Los Angeles region. With an imposing antenna farm perched at its summit, the site bombards the Monrovia High School below with RF of a magnitude that is hard to find just about anywhere else.

That's why Temecula, California-based Jeff Dykhouse of WorshipMIX, an AV design and production house, had one of his most recent existential moments when he was approached about designing and implementing a 24-channel wireless system for the school auditorium. Slated for use with the school's theatrical presentations and other events, the system was designed to exist, quite literally, in the eye of a very serious RF storm.

"There are more than 20 TV a

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USA - More than 45 years after their first concert, The Dead (previously the Grateful Dead) continued to set the highest sonic standards on their 22-show, 17-city tour, the band's first tour in more than five years. Known for their unyielding requirement for low-distortion sound, The Dead's new tour was again supported by a Meyer Sound Milo line array loudspeaker system supplied by Bay Area associates Pro Media/UltraSound.

The system, designed to provide up to 360-degree coverage for the tour's multiple arena dates, included main left and right arrays of 16 Milo and two Milo 120 line array loudspeakers each. Left and right side arrays of ten Milo and two Milo 120 loudspeakers each were augmented by identical arrays covering far left and far right areas, for a total of 72 loudspeakers in all.

The rear areas were served by left and right arrays of 12 Mica line array loudspeakers

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USA - Element Labs' Cobra LED display technology has been awarded Best LED product at InfoComm 09, presented by Rental & Staging Systems magazine and InfoComm International.

Barbara Nelson, CEO of Element Labs says, "We believed in the Cobra from the start, and this award is symbolic of the industry endorsement this revolutionary LED platform has received since its introduction. Cobra has proven itself to be an absolutely fantastic LED product for the rental and staging industry. With the successful introduction of Cobra, Element Labs consolidates its strategy to lead through product innovation, as it establishes us with knockout competitive advantages on every front - now and in the future."

(Jim Evans)

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