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And those conferences, reunions, or getaways need not be small by any stretch; the sprawling grounds include 900 lodging rooms and nearly 60 meeting rooms, including the 600-plus-seat Walter G. Reusch Auditorium. Recently, Sight and Sound Technologies (Colorado Springs, Colorado) replaced the auditorium's aging sound reinforcement system with new, crystal-clear, high-impact Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers and subwoofers.

"When I told her I was replacing a sound system at YMCA of the Rockies, my mom got excited because she had gone to camp there when she was young," said Kris Johnson, COO of Sight a

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The BCEC is the largest exhibition centre in New England, with over a half million square feet of exhibit space. The Communications Design Associates team quickly built out the 6,144-channel Audinate Dante network for the BCEC, to route voice and background music across 45 locations - significantly cutting cable and labour costs over the course of the project.

Communications Design Associates has transitioned to Audinate's Dante audio networking for the bulk of its AV integration projects, citing its tremendous scalability and low cost of ownership over analog and early-generation networking systems. "Every project I manage today is Dante," said Joe Patten, project design man

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As part of the creative team behind the original West End production, renowned sound designer Bobby Aitken decided to "Take a Chance on KV" for the tour.

Bobby's notable West End and Broadway credits include Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock You, Grease and Ghost amongst countless others and he was the sound designer for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic / Paralympic Games as well as consultant for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the f 2016 Opening Ceremony in Rio.

Having heard about KV2's rising reputation in Theatre Bobby and his team visited the main Czech Republic factory to hear what all the talk was about.

Bobby reports, "The Mamma Mia! International Tour has

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The Classic Open Air Festival (CoA) concerts take place in the city's Gendarmenmarkt, in front of the Konzerthaus and between the historic Deutscher Dom und Franz

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Following the appointment of Dom Harter as managing director, Martin Audio has gone through a transformative period of improved organisation, process and control while at the same time launching CDD-LIVE! and now BlacklineX.

To support this revitalised sales growth, the timing was right to establish the roles of product support engineer and EMEA sales manager.

Dom Harter comments, "We are really building a future at Martin Audio, and with CDD-LIVE! shipping and BlacklineX just launched it is the right time to boost the team. Martin Audio's core customers know Robin well, I couldn't think of anyone better to further our credentials in the installation space given his knowledge, reputation and his understanding of Martin Audio produ

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Designed for music enthusiasts using Apple iOS devices, the SE215m+SPE features a sleek, three-button communication pod that enables users to conveniently control device playback, volume, and sending/receiving of calls. It also includes a microphone for calls and voice control apps. The SE215m+SPE earphones ship with a detachable and replaceable Remote + Mic Accessory Cable, offering a unique combination of communication technology, durability, and sound quality.

"In today's on-the-go world, mobile communication functionality is a highly desired feature among customers," said Sean Sullivan, senior product manager at Shure. "With the SE215m+ SPE, we've added the convenient features of our

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Mark Timms, 22, won the Focusrite Award for Best Music Production Recording 2016 and received it at his graduation ceremony at the Wycombe Swan theatre in High Wycombe.

The ambitious graduate was recognised for his dissertation work, based around binaural recording, a type of sound recording, and how it could be used to enhance horror films.

He said, "I built my own binaural recording head at home and spent a lot of my time in the studio experimenting and creating effects, then testing it to see if people enjoyed or were scared by this different way of recording."

Speaking about his career after graduating, Mark said: "I am currently working for the BBC as a boom operator on their medical drama

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Comprising an S5000 Surface and DM48 MixRack fitted with a Waves network card, dLive was selected by FOH engineer, Fernando Parra, who was trying the system for the first time.

"dLive's sound quality exceeded my expectations, the band and vocals were powerful and clear. The control surface is very friendly and the dual touchscreens allowed me to work very comfortably," explains Parra.

"The compressors are excellent, and the parallel compression option is very practical, plus the gate side chain path with filter makes a difference. The low latency is also surprising at 0,7ms, and the 128 channel strips, 64 buses with graphic equalizer, 16 FX racks, and 96kHz sample rat

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The latest update to Yamaha's state-of-the-art Nuage hardware controller system has brought full support for Steinberg Nuendo 7.1, a fully-fledged post-production system supporting different immersive sound formats. Using the Nuage console and Dante-based audio hardware, a connection to Dolby's rendering and mastering unit allows for easy and flexible content creation for object-based cinema sound, bringing Nuage up to speed with today's fastest-growing immersive surround formats.

Yamaha is providing hands-on demonstrations of the system throughout IBC 2016, on Stand 8.A69.

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Newly appointed d&b sales partner SFL Group, on stand V60, will feature the d&b DS10 Audio network bridge among other points of interest from the d&b portfolio, and of course offer visitors the chance to meet the experts from their team.

d&b sales partner SSE/Wigwam, at stand J20, will be providing hands on introductions to d&b NoizCalc, the far field noise immission modelling software and the new QSC plug-in Q-SYS. NoizCalc is also up for a PLASA Award for Innovation.

d&b GB is playing key roles in a number of new attractions this year. The DS10 will be a focus of attention during the Dante Event on Tuesday 20 September f

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KLANG:technologies's 3D IEM processing is billed as the next major step in the evolution of stage monitoring. Multiple musicians are able to control their own mix with standard touch-screen tablet devices whilst the revolutionary effect of the 3D processing brings greater separation, clarity and, more importantly, reality, to their personal mix.

HD Pro Audio sales director, Andy Huffer, explains, "The concept of The Exploratorium immediately appealed to us in its inventive approach to showing new technologies in an interactive, informative and entertaining way. KLANG's 3D IEM is leading edge, so requires engineers and performers to hear it to appreciate the significant advance it repr

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Chicago has been touring provincial theatres for the first time in four years, and according to Orbital director of sales, Andy Simmons, it has proved a compelling combination. The system was specified by leading theatre sound designer Rick Clarke, who passed away so tragically last month, and whose association with the production dates all the way back to 1998.

Orbital's new Powersoft X8 8-channel amplifiers provide the touring production with 32 channels of amplification in just 8U, and Rick commented

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The AES annual fall USA Convention will be held 18-21 October, 2017 and NAB Show New York will be held 18-19 October, 2017. The adjacent location of these events creates the most comprehensive and largest media and entertainment event held on the East Coast with over 600 exhibitors, say the organisers.

"Audio is the expertise of the AES, and NAB Show New York highlights expertise in video and content distribution. For today's media professionals, it makes perfect sense for these two events to take place side-by-side, complementing each other's missions, benefiting each other's memberships and increasing the opportunities for all attendees," said Bob Moses, executive director, Aud

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"As a newer member of the Accredited Vendor Program, we take enormous pride in this recognition, especially given our continued dedication to providing top-notch products and services worldwide," said Brian Woodland, senior director of global business development at Shure. "The alliance's focus on providing consistent, high-level services to its esteemed client roster aligns nicely with Shure's legacy of providing AV technology to our global customers

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Based in Wellington, Lampros' warehouse contains a number of other mixers from the Allen & Heath range, including a GLD-112 digital mixer, an iLive-T112 Surface with iDR-64 MixRack, a Qu-16 compact digital mixer, and an assortment of ZED compact analogue mixers.

The new dLive system was purchased in preparation for the ARISE Conference, one of New Zealand's largest Christian gatherings, which hosts in excess of 6,000 attendees from 300 churches across New Zealand over the three-day event. Two additional dLive systems were sub-hired to supplement Lampros' stock for this event and provide a consistent user experience for the client.

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MLA partner LSH Events this year increased its activity level with Martin Audio's award-winning system, adding the highly influential Colours/TriniPosse float to that of their long-term client, the Flamingo Arts Carnival Charity.

"Colours saw the MLA Compact/MLA Mini rig we did last year and approached us to work with them this year - and provide wireless connectivity between the trucks," explained LSH Events project & logistics manager, Eli Saunders-Deutsch. "They are serious about their audio and wanted to move into line array technology."

He said that the event is becoming more competitive. "In the yard where we rig and on the road there were systems from other major com

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14 December 2016

"The selection and appointment of an appropriate partner for Lawo's rapidly expanding IP portfolio is a strategically critical process," comments Charles Rowden, Lawo's European sales director. "After thorough research and careful consideration, I'm delighted to confirm our partnership with L P Systems for Poland's increasingly sophisticated IP technology markets."

"We are confident that IP-based products will define the future landscape of broadcast technology investment," observes L P Systems director Jaroslaw Kierkowski. "And with Lawo's leading position in the industry, we relish this opportunity to work closely alongside one of the world leading brands."

(Jim Evans)

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The team at Polsound is headed up by sales & marketing director Pawe? Danikiewicz with dedicated support from TiMax application specialist, Krzysztof Polesi?ski, an experienced sound designer and systems engineer in his own right.

Polesi?ski stated, "TiMax is a totally unique sound automation system and it cannot be compared to anything else. At Polsound we understand TiMax SoundHub and TiMax Tracker, and how it will bring the best sound arrangements for our customers across Poland. I see a very promising future for the range with Polsound."

Out Board director Dave Haydon commented, "We are excited to welcome Polsound's support for TiMax in Poland, they hav

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Delivered in front of an audience of creative industry professionals, Hancock used his first speech to set out his three main priorities, which he described as "backing success, access and synthesis". After praising the creative industries as "absolutely central to our post-Brexit future", Hancock said he would "fight to ensure that the creative and digital industries are at the heart of this government's industrial strategy." The minister went on to pledge that creative sector tax reliefs wo

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During Mark's time at Delta he project-managed some of their high profile projects including HM The Queen's 90th Birthday celebration at Windsor, Lumiere London as well as numerous high profile commemorative events in the UK and Europe. He was also part of the London 2012 & Glasgow 2014 Olympic/Commonwealth Games audio delivery team.

Mark has an extensive, varied and detailed knowledge of sound and intricate complex PA systems.

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Planned activities include: charitable auction of specially-designed SM58 artist editions; a comprehensive, multi-lingual website packed with historical information, artist photos, videos, and fan stories; customer engagement activities, including the ability for fans to share their experiences and memorable moments on social media and through a video project submission

The SM58-50A Limited Edition microphone touts all of the award-winning characteristics and

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Beginning with the CL series digital mixing consoles, introduced in 2012, Yamaha has included Audinate's Dante audio networking solution in digital mixers, signal processors, power amplifiers and other pro audio devices, significantly contributing to the growth of audio networking throughout the industry. As of September 2016, a total of 24 Yamaha products offer Dante networking capability.

AES67 is an audio-over-IP interoperability standard established by the Audio Engineering Society (AES) in September 2013. The Ravenna network by ALC NetworX is AES67 compatible and upcoming AES67 compatibility has been ann

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JD Systems, Inc. of Staten Island, NY designed and installed the Lost DayClub's new audio system. JD Systems' owner Jak Daragiati says the club's previous audio system had uneven coverage and they had received noise complaints from neighbours. "The loudspeakers were just thrown all over the place and nothing was delayed," he said. "It was a real mess." As far as audio quality, Daragiati says, "Tiki wanted to host events with well-known DJs. But the DJs refused to come because of the sound."

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Once again, the system was provided by Dion's long-time audio reinforcement supplier, Solotech of Montreal. At every one of the sold-out shows, her loyal fans were enthralled by the direct connection they felt with Dion and her music. Tour FOH engineer Denis Savage and system designer/engineer Francois 'Frankie' Desjardin made certain the Leo Family system made every single person feel like Dion was talking directly to him or her.

"When you looked at the IMAG screens and listened to the system, everyth