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14 December 2016

Alumni of the programme, including Will Lee, Bruce Hornsby, Steve Morse and Jon Secada, have contributed significantly to the music and audio industries. Much of the programme revolves around the L. Austin Weeks Recording Studio, one of the best academic recording studios in the world, where students participate fully in the maintenance, modification, installation, and design of all systems.

After a year-long renovation, the studio's control room now houses three cutting-edge audio consoles: a 48-channel SSL AWS948 with De

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On two stages, there was a steady flow of stars of the electronic dance music, among them Marek Hemmann, Oliver Koletzki, Format:B, Felix Kroecher and then some more. An interesting fact was that the visitor figures had almost doubled, compared to the previous year, which the organizers sometimes ascribe to the "fat sound".

The feedback from many visitors, the organizers and the on-site techs speaks for itself. Sound engineer and technical manager Jan Leyendecker describes his impressions as follows: "Already on the first job with the VT20 System at the Lucky Lake Festival 2015, we realised that this line ar

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14 December 2016

Fluge first started investing in DiGiCo when the company launched its D5 Live consoles back in 2002.

"When the D5 arrived here, it surprised us," says Fluge's technical director, Raúl Mendez. "It was easier and faster to use than other digital consoles on the market in those days and it had a really good sound that was very close to that of the big analogue consoles."

Raúl is convinced that working with DiGiCo has helped Fluge to become a reference in Spanish live audio, theatre productions and installations. This year alone, the company has worked on an extremely impressive list of projects that includes tours for Alejandro Sanz, Manolo Grazia, Malu, Migue Bosé, musicals such

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14 December 2016

Piazza Italia has nearly 200 stores across Europe, Asia and Africa. The company has now opened IntelliGent Store outlets in Aprilia (Rome), Afragola (Naples), Crotone (Calabria region), Beinasco (Turin) and Udine (Friuli region), with more scheduled to follow. The stores needed a high impedance audio system to distribute 'disco style' sound, but work seamlessly with a voice evacuation system, be easily controlled by non-technical personnel and fit within the development budget.

"Systems integrator AVL srl agreed that a Yamaha system would b

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14 December 2016

The company recently completed an expansion of its global headquarters and Innovation Centre in Sydney, Australia, doubling the size of the office. The new North America facility is located in the historic Albers Mill Building in Portland, Oregon and triples the size of the previous office. The new facility also features Audinate's new North America training center.

"With Dante now adopted by more than 300 OEMs, and tens of thousands of Dante enabled systems being installed over the next 12 months, the expansion of both offices enables us to scale to meet growing demand," stated Lee Ellison, CEO of Audinate. "We are also excited to start offering

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14 December 2016

Sorce has been using DPA microphones for over a decade. "The first time I used DPA, I was looking for a solution to use on an acoustic guitar," says Sorce. "Then, I started trying them on many different instruments; on bells, horns, woodwinds and percussion. I've been really pleased with my relationship with DPA. They are my go-to problem solver."

Most recently, Sorce used the d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphone on various instruments in Seattle during the live performance of Howard Shore's composition for Lord of the Rings. At this event, there was a massive symphony orchestra and choir playing live to the film. "It's a symphony concert that plays the original score

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14 December 2016

The monitor DM64 MixRack manages 60 channels of analogue inputs from the band, plus the commentator and competitor mics, which are shared via Dante to the FOH and Broadcast dLive consoles. The systems also manage multi-channel recording with a Mac DVS.

"All of the sound engineers and musicians involved in the show are very happy with dLive's transparent preamps and sonic quality. The engineers particularly like the interface and flexible workspace of the dLive Surface, and the

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14 December 2016

Forum North needed to replace the old, outdated system in the Capitaine Bougainville theatre and had been on the lookout for a system that would offer the outstanding audio quality they required and see them well into the future as well as meeting their budget requirements. Forum North technical manager,

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The Yokohama-based company, which opened its doors in 2016, is spearheaded by CEO Mack Miyamura, a long-time veteran of the Japanese professional audio market. "There is much potential for E- and S-Series products in our region," explains Miyamura. "Adamson products come highly recommended by western sound rental companies and are very competitive in the Asian market. We are looking forward to expanding their presence in Japan."

Rewire invested in a turnkey S-Series demo system powered by Adamson E-Racks loaded with Lab.gruppen PLM amplifiers. Packaging the S-Series with the E-Rack, guarantees an efficient system with rock-solid performance and reliability. Rewire will also utilize Ada

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The system consists of the high-performance X2-212/120, a two-way vertical line-array loudspeaker element providing 120-degree horizontal coverage; and the X-Line Advance X12-128 subwoofer, which, Moonlite says, produces "the greatest low-frequency impact and performance EV has ever developed".

"The state-of-the-art compact cabinet delivers more LF output in a smaller footprint than other subwoofers available today. Naturally, all powered by TG-7 amplifiers and controlled by IRIS -NET," the company says.

Moonlite is amongst the first in the UK to receive one of these highly acclaimed systems. Moonlite's owner James Iyengar, a live sound perfectionist and veteran of many headline tours, was simply blown away by it, when he first

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The annual event was hosted by Alan Cumming and saw many famous faces in attendance including Robbie Williams, Geri Horner, Myleen Klass, David Furnish and Fearne Cotton.

Guests enjoyed a champagne reception and pre-show DJ session by Gok Wan followed by a formal dinner, awards and performances by artists Beverley Knight and MNEK. After the ceremony guests retired to a new room and enjoyed the after party with DJ Marvin Humes on the decks.

Annie Bracken from Clearscape Communications comments, "Attitude Awards has now been running for five years. Every year it gets bigger and better, we thoroughly love this event. Working with Matrix makes it easie

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14 December 2016

As they have grown, Spotlight needed an audio system to improve their hire inventory as both the amount and scale of jobs increased. Director Sam Dimond and his team decided that an ES System would be the best way to move forward.

Like other rental companies who rely on ES, the ability to take a small number of compact cabinets to cover audiences upwards of 1,000 people made the decision a no-brainer.

Spotlight took delivery of an ES System comprising of two ES 1.0 mid/hi enclosures, four ES 2.6 2x15" subwoofers and the dedicated amplification and control EPAK 2500R's and it has already begun paying dividends.

Sam comments, "We were looking for a scaleab

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James Pugsley McDermott, FOH engineer for Bentley and system engineer for VER, spoke about the sound on tour at Bentley's recent show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. McDermott has been doing sound professionally for almost 27 years, and has been with Bentley for 11 years. On this tour, he chose to outfit Bentl

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With an 'audio first' mentality, Jenks's brief is to establish a new CODA Audio headquarters in the USA and build a team that can work with top level firms, designers and installers who are looking for new tools and options that allow them to provide fres

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14 December 2016

Taking place from 31 October - 2 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Prolight + Sound Middle East 2016 has attracted some the biggest names in the business, with the likes of Bose Professional, Sennheiser, Martin Professional, Adam Hall, and Monacor International rubbing shoulders with top regional distributors such as GSL Professional, Echo Beats, and AVISS.

"They will line-up alongside 40 exhibitors from 12 countries, all of which will target a burgeoning regional market that is home to spectacular live events, festivals, concerts, hotels, and ret

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14 December 2016

"SpeechLine Digital Wireless was created by Sennheiser to be the first solution to meet the demand for a wireless microphones dedicated purely to speech. It offers easy installation and operation, a high level of reliability and future-proof technology to deliver supreme speech clarity," said Kai Tossing, portfolio manager, business communication. "We are taking these qualities even further, bringing the simplicity, flexibility and freedom of wireless charging, with all products allowing easy monitoring and control via our intuitive Control Cockpit software."

Sennheiser has created two new wireless base units featuring wire

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Shure has created Timeline - a new logging utility designed to capture essential channel status information over time. Information recorded includes RF level, antenna status, audio level, interference, ShowLink Remote Control status, and battery level. With optimized data storage, Timeline can record data from all networked channels for an indefinite amount of time, given sufficient system resources. Capturing and viewing the recorded data enables users to troubleshoot wireless system o

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"AEE started in the industry back in the 80s," explains Tracey Towne, production manager for AEE. "At that time AEE built an excellent reputation for supporting dozens of national hip-hop and R&B tours. Though it was before my time with the company, I remember AEE being known as the 'low end' guys back then, so it was no surprise that they called us for a show like this."

The Verizon Amphitheater sports a distinctive fan-shaped roof, comprised of a translucent cloth-like material, suspended over a steel-framed structure. Located on 45 acres of land, the venue seats 7,000 under the roof and another 5,000 on the l

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14 December 2016

Ebdon and the band began the tour back in February 2015. At the time, Ebdon, who has also mixed front-of-house sound for Aerosmith, Annie Lennox and Matchbox Twenty, discovered that the L-Acoustics V-DOSC system that he had come to count on wasn't available. "The V-DOSC was simply still so popular that one wasn't always available - bands and production managers loved it," he recalls. "That first six months on the road [without L-Acoustics] was 'an interesting exper

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14 December 2016

Paradiso began its remarkable life in 1968 as the Cosmic Relaxation Center Paradiso, after an abandoned church was squatted in 1967 by hippies intending to turn it into a music venue. Since then it has become an icon of popular culture, playing host to some of the biggest bands and artists in the world such as the late Prince, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and many more, who see the Paradiso as an essential and intimate stop on tours that normally fill venues many times its size. It's also known for being one of the busiest venues there is, with an e

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Jessica Morris, age 24, who worked as an apprentice product developer and graphic designer at Le Mark Group, was winner in the region for Apprenticeship champion of the year.

The Awards, now in their 13th year, are run by the National Apprenticeship Service and recognise excellence in two areas: businesses that grow their own talent with apprentices and apprentices who have made a significant contribution to their workplaces.

On winning, Jess said: "I finished my apprenticeship just over a year ago now and can safely say it is the best thing I could have done for my career, it has given me the skills and knowledge to progress within my job role and has given me the confidence to be the best I can be. I pro-actively promote t

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14 December 2016

Developed by Brusi Acoustics, a consulting firm for electroacoustic and an independent laboratory for loudspeaker directivity testing, it is marketed by Doctor Pro Audio, a leading web portal. This multi-lingual app (currently speaking Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish), contains many calculations, utilities and reference information. It is therefore a useful tool for anyone dealing with PA, sound reinforcement, sound systems, electroacoustic, pro-audio - as well as lighting.

Explaining the sponsorship decision, Francesco Fanicchi, Powersoft's brand and communications director, said, "We have decided to implement our bran

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14 December 2016

The U-PRO series features dynamic power ratings due to its extremely high voltage rails, relative to its RMS power output. Resultantly, with RMS ratings of 280 W, it can deliver ultra-short bursts of 500 W RMS or 1000 W peak power; at a lower cost point than normal market expectations for such power capabilities. These are optimal performance characteristics for lightweight portable PA and ultra-compact, high output fixed install cabinet designs.

The U-PRO2 has a 280 W + 100 W two channel asymmetrical power rating for 2-way loudspeaker cabinet designs, while the U-PRO1 provides a single chann