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Dating back to 1926, when it served as the ballroom for the old Bath Hotel, the building still contains the original stained glass windows and the silver and gold leaf detail has all been reinstated.

With Leamington Sight & Sound (LSS) providing all the technical infrastructure (and acting as main A/V contractors), The Assembly has undergone a major transformation, with celebrity interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helping to turn the former Gala Bingo site into a 1,000 capacity entertainments venue.

Given a brief to provide an infrastructure that would make The Assembly Warwickshire's premier music venue, LSS managing director Ian Potter and his installation manager Colin Bannister

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Anew construction, the Children's Theatre hosts local and regional theatre productions as well as other events. The iLive system, comprising an iDR10 Mix Rack and iLive-80 Control Surface, manages FOH as well as monitor mixing duties, and the iDR-8 manages audio distribution for the main loudspeaker system, monitors, and zone speaker management. There are a variety of Allen & Heath PL wall plates installed at key locations throughout the theatre, providing remote control access of the system.

"The iLive/iDR integration is the perfect solution for theatre as it is infinitely flexible and has a ton of feature

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Vigil OmniCare is an addressable emergency voice communication system that allows disabled refuge, fire telephones and disabled toilet alarm remote units to be wired in one system. It has been developed in accordance with BS5588, BS5839 part 9 and BS8300:2001 (for the disabled toilet alarm).

The system has two main components: a Master Control Panel and the Remote Units. The Master Control Panel is available in various options: 8-128 way. Control panels also function as slave panels when wired into a Vigil OmniCare system on the ring circuit loop. The Master Control Panel is normally wall mounted within a central control room, with additional panels at other locations for control of local areas.

Vigil Eclipse2 is a wall-mountable voice alar

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Andrew Sugg, business development manager at Stage Electrics says, 'The project requires a flexible system which can be used for many applications, from live music, dance and film to individual speakers. On top of this, we have also provided additional sound and audio visual equipment for one off special events such as outdoor film showings.

Robin Shepherd-Blandy, technical m

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Using the latest purpose-designed wireless monitoring systems, Vanguardia's teams have been monitoring sound levels at multiple points of events accurately and cost-effectively, from the iconic Nelson Mandela show in Hyde Park for Live Nation to the UK's newest concert venue, Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands, Surrey, for Marshall Arts.

Vanguardia, whose teams, headed by John Staunton and Jim Griffiths, act as the liaison between promoters and local authorities over the control of environmental noise. "Both Jim Griffiths and myself founded Vanguardia to bring to promoters and venues a 'can do' attitude - w

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SSE operations director Spencer Beard comments, "Kudo is much more compact than V-DOSC and we have been impressed with its power and flexibility. The interesting aspect of this system is that the horizontal dispersion of the array can be changed and therefore optimized to suit each environment by using the inbuilt louvers to tailor the dispersion.

"The ability to ground stack or fly the system also adds to its versatility and gives us the opportunity to use it in a range of applications. So far it's been out with Mark Ronson as PA, and has been used as out- hangs at festivals, including Download and T4."

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The brown colour was added to the library by request from Technomad contractors and end users looking for loudspeaker colours to blend in with wood and earthen environments. The rich brown colour is intended for zoos, hotels, public walks and other tourist attractions for background music, entertainment and public safety applications.

(Jim Evans)

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Jazz vocalist Patti Austin headed the competition jury, which judged the quality of the singers' vocals, the originality of the interpretations of their songs, their improvisational skills, and their stage presence. Kuehlich scored highly in all areas and impressed the audience with her dynamic performance of Chick Corea's,You're Everything and two of her own original compositions.

The three finalists were chosen from a group of 13 semi-finalists. Each singer was accompanied for their performance by Swiss musicians Jean-Pierre Schaller (bass), Cyril Regamey (drums), and Peter Wagner (piano).

The three finalists each received a Shure ULX Wireless

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ARX managing director Colin Park says: "The Finnish market has always been an important one for ARX, especially for our signal distribution and interface products, which have always been very popular with audio professionals. We're looking forward to working with Pauli Molnár and his team at Starlike Oy to develop the market for ARX products further."

Starlike's sales manager Pauli Molnár adds: "ARX's excellent range of products complement our comprehensive line up perfectly. In addition to the superb audio quality I'm very impressed by the strong build quality, brilliant features and the intuitive user interfaces of these tools. Speaking of which there's one for every job in the ARX line."

"ARX has a number of innovative new products slated for

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Housed in the spectacular surroundings of the award-winning, world-class Wisley Glasshouse, developed by the Royal Horticultural Society, the new Root Zone - the UK's first - is an innovative interactive area where visitors can learn about roots and the vital role they play.

Located in a cavern within the Glasshouse, the Root Zone's displays help all visitors learn about the interrelation between plants, plant health and what takes place underground.

The Root Zone's exhibit co-ordinator, Nicky Evans, the Society's first principal science education officer says, "You really do feel as if you are underground here, with technology re-creating and explaining roots and their functions. The lighting is low, an

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"For large-scale sporting events," says Axel Nagtegaal, MD, E-Audio Benelux, "this is a typical setup that has proved highly effective. The level of intelligibility achieved by the Electro-Voice XLC-127 DVX systems here was simply unparalleled. Spectators could literally make out every word of the commentary. Despite the cold and drizzle, the event was an enormous success."

(Jim Evans)

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The voting is open to industry professionals worldwide, and will remain open until 12.00 midday (UK time) on Friday 29 August 2008. The winner will be announced at the PLASA Show on Monday 8 September.

Named in honour of the late designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier, this award aims to recognise the tireless product developers who have made a significant contribution to the development of the equipment and tools that enable our entertainment technology practitioners to continually push the boundaries of event production, presentation and installation.

Last year's inaugural Award was won by Tony Andrews of Funktion One for his decades of dedi

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RVON VoIP technology and RTS Intelligent Trunking Components make it possible for the RIB's 600 potential users in Beijing to seamlessly connect with over 30 of the broadcaster's matrix frames worldwide.

RTS Intercom systems are designed to scale for even the largest of system requirements. From simple two-wire partylines to trans-global RVON VoIP-based digital matrices, RTS has a customized system for the job. The communications RIB for the B

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Starting at 10:00am and continuing through 8:00pm ET, the period of observation and analysis will assess the ability of the proposed devices to detect the presence of television signals, wireless microphones, and other existing wireless technologies.

Seating 91,704 people, FedExField is the largest stadium in the NFL. Of specific interest to the FCC, during this real-world test the stadium will become a very complex and large venue for wireless RF activity including microphones, two-way radios, communication systems used by the coaching staff of each team, and interruptible foldback (IFB) intercoms

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The DPA 4017 was launched at last year's IBC, when there was an initial competition to win one of the mics. German cameraman Thomas Ebner was the lucky winner, and has been using his 4017 for the past year for projects including ENG work and some classical music productions in HD."

And DPA giveaways at IBC don't stop with the 4017. The company's new mobile surround sound solution is being put through its paces in a table football game to emulate a sports environment, with all players entered into a draw to win one of the new mobile surround sound systems.

(Jim Evans)

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Based in the Cambridgeshire village of Stretham, The Old School House began life as a Victorian village school but in recent years it has been transformed into an award-winning building, specifically designed to meet the needs of a modern high-tech organisation while retaining much of its original character.

The Old School House has a fully equipped demo facility where customers can test both Prism Sound and SADiE products. It also houses offices and R&D facilities for both brands.

Graham Boswell, sales director of Prism Sound, says: "When we acquired SADiE we also began negotiations to buy The Old School House because we saw this as the perfect base for both brands. The facilities are ideal and hav

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Peter Heath of RSG comments: "The V-Mixing System was launched in December 2007, and very

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The new wireless Intercom system is billed as "a revolutionary product for today's ever changing and shrinking RF environment". Providing 8 KHz of modulated bandwidth, the system allows more users per channel in the cramped UHF spectrum.

The system is based on the award winning BTR-800 wireless intercom system and provides all of the standard features of the BTR-800 system, such as DSP and Intelligent Power Control, plus many more.

When matched with the BTR-80N, the TR-80N and TR-82N beltpacks provide additional features like selectable transmitter power output, selectable receiver squelch control, RF meter display on base station and beltpack displays, remote battery indicators on base station display, low battery tone indicator on beltpack, AC or

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The communications RIB for the Beijing Olympics includes 600 ports distributed over three ADAM frames, DBX series Dual Bus Expanders, KP-32 classic series keypanels, RVON VoIP products, intelligent trunking components with telephone interfaces, as well as products fr

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Fabrice Quirin has been his monitor engineer since last summer and it was his persuading that led to Kano picking up the Sennheiser mic. "I'd used the SKM 935 on a few occasions when I was working for Britannia Row Productions," explains Quirin. "I always had great results with them, especially in monitors.

"I think the 935 works a treat on Kano's vocal," he continues. "He is a bright, loud MC and the high end of the 935 is very soft giving him a smoother sound from the start. The low end is fantastic on these mics. I find it very flattering. Also they can take the volume when set to -30 sensitivity, even though the meter is showing clipping all the way through.&q

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The monitoring system has been a part of the setup since 2005. According to Dustin Ragland, drummer for Charlie Hall, the system's efficient and portable design has made traveling and having to deal with the PA gear less challenging. "Its compactness has been a major plus," he says. "We previously traveled with a digital mixer and a large splitter, and I was in charge of each mix. This burdened us with having to fly with extra equipment and risking it breaking in transit. The AN-16/i-M r

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Choosing Lollapalooza 2008 to play its first North American gig on the second leg of its summer tour, Radiohead played to a sell-out crowd of 75,000 to close out the first night. Thom Yorke's vocals and guitar helped guide the two-hour set, with the frontman singing into a Beta 87C from Shure.

(Jim Evans)

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The company specialises in complete technical productions including audio, lighting, backline and crew service. "We strive to ensure that every event runs smoothly and on schedule, while providing a flawless show for each and every audience member," said Michael Faber, director of purchasing for Proshow Systems.

A large part of Proshow's company philosophy is to maintain an inventory that is built around industry-standard equipment. "Our years of experience serving the corporate and entertainment industries enables us to select the right equipment for a given system," Faber added. "Our systems are easily adapted to fit every event or req

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For the Olympic Games, Chinese broadcasting giant CCTV was opted for communications systems from RTS to ensure that sound and images from the Games reach the waiting millions. RTS components - including ADAM and Cronus matrices linked to over sixty KP32 and KP12LK keypanels - form the nerve centre of several of the company's outside broadcast vehicles. In the area of wireless communication, too, Telex BTR700 and TR700 systems will be in action throughout the event.

Systems from EVI Audio are in use in the competition