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UK - Audio equipment manufacturer Cambridge Audio recently took the less than conventional step of opening a fully equipped music venue below their London HQ. Named Melomania, this unlicensed space is for private 'invitation only' events and can cater for up to 200 guests.

With a fully equipped DJ booth and a stage for bands, the PA comprises a speaker line-array and amplifiers adapted from the high-spec consumer products that the company is more familiarly associated with. Melomania has already captured the attention and imagination of some influential music business hitters, none bigger than Warner Music, who chose the venue for the launch and first official listening session of David Bowie's unreleased 1974 album The Gouster.

One very important element in the development of Melomania is Cambridge Audio's own very talented 'house band' who perform at functions in

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Canada - An early 20th century castle and museum of historic note, Casa Loma is also one of Toronto's most popular sites for concerts and other social events. The favoured event venue in warm-weather months is a glass-walled outdoor pavilion that was recently outfitted with a new distributed system of Meyer Sound IntelligentDC self-powered loudspeakers.

"I was looking at Meyer Sound from the outset as nobody else offers a comparable solution," says Wesley Thuro of Event Media Design, the exclusive AV provider at Casa Loma. "What we needed was a relatively small but extremely high quality distributed system - something like you'd find as delays in a major symphony hall. It had to be equally adaptable to any musical style, satisfy any rider, and also be easy to install and remove at the beginning and end of the season. Meyer Sound IntelligentDC was the perfect fit on every count

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Germany - CatCore offers a wide choice of XLR/Cat adapters in the form of stageboxes, cable splits and rack units. The systems - in which four signals can be collected as micro-multicore - are suitable for a variety of applications. For example, these include audio subcores, DMX from the FOH to the stage or from the dimmer city to the traverses in order to ensure structured DMX cabling.

With its products, CatCore is responding to event technology developments, where network cables are now indispensible. Thanks to their standardised properties, the cables are not only excellently suited for mere network protocols but also for the transmission of DMX, intercom, analogue and digital audio formats - often across significantly longer cable distances than "real" network.

With their low price, worldwide availability, low weight and easy handling, considerable advantages arise ove

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USA - "It's big." That's the reaction of many the first time they enter Rupp Arena, the 24,000-seat centrepiece of the Lexington Centre, a convention and shopping facility in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. The facility is home, appropriately, to the Kentucky Wildcats, the University of Kentucky's men's basketball team that is first in the nation in home attendance.

The arena, which dates to 1976, got through the last 40 years with sound from 'Big Bertha', a massive cluster-speaker system hung above the centre of the arena. Big Bertha was appropriate for its era, but as part of an ongoing $15m renovation that also saw a new video scoreboard installed, Rupp Arena now has a new sound system that's also commensurate with its standing and its time.

The largest L-Acoustics K2 sound system ever used as a fixed installation also brings tour-level audio that lets Rupp Arena accommod

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USA - Centennial Airport (APA) - an international public use airport in the Denver/Aurora, Colorado metropolitan area - has shifted to Audio over IP as a simpler and more cost-effective means of monitoring aircraft-related noise and its effect on human life in adjacent vicinities. The multipoint system simplifies the gathering, recording and review of noise exposure data - ultimately for the benefit of maintaining and improving regional community and business relations.

Each Noise Monitoring Terminal (NMT) features a Brüel & Kjaer system with an integrated Barix Instreamer. The Instreamer encodes the aircraft noise captured at each NMT, and streams it over IP to a control centre where it's correlated with flight tracking information. These portable field NMTs are currently situated at 12 permanent, noise-sensitive sites throughout the surrounding communities, including two on

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USA - For the United States Presidential election on 8 November, the BBC World Service established a temporary production and distribution facility within its Washington DC bureau.

The BBC World Service production staff utilized Dante networking from Audinate to manage and deliver live coverage to radio audiences worldwide over the BBC World Service, NPR partner stations, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 5 Live networks (as well as BBC local radio in the UK) - reaching as many as 250m listeners over a 12-hour period.

In a clear sign of the shift to digital, the use of Dante by the BBC World Service contrasted with their use of a legacy contribution and distribution architecture for live US presidential election coverage four years ago. The transition to audio-over-IP using Audinate's Dante networking technology massively improved efficiency across all business and technical aspects.

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China - The G20 Summit is one of the most important events in world political and economic calendar. Its latest edition, in September 2016, was held in Hangzhou, China, and was only the second G20 convention to be held in an Asian country.

The Summit took place in the newly-built Hangzhou International Conference and Exhibition Centre, strategically located in a modern and well-served area of Hangzhou. The large and spectacular external area around the building was freely accessible during the days of the Summit and hosted breathtaking audio-visual projections that entertained a large public, arriving from the whole region of Zhejian and abroad.

The shows were reinforced with an RCF sound system that comprised 32 P Series loudspeakers, installed both on the ground and on the building's external walls. The main features of RCF's P Series are highly efficient coaxial designs

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China - API has announced their partnership with Chinese distributor Beijing Pacific Budee Technology Development Co., Ltd effective 1 November 2016.

Budee was established in 2002 as an audio and video solutions company. The business focuses on music performances, AV integration, audio production, radio, television, fixed installation, consumer electronics, musical instruments and equipment and more. Budee's comprehensive product line will now include the analogue sound of API.

"API has a fantastic reputation for building high end consoles and other audio products," says Budee owner Mills Xu. "Budee, always focused on solution needs and providing the best possible service to its customers, is a well-known entity in the Greater China marketplace. API will fit perfectly with Budee's service oriented approach to bringing the 'best of the best' foreign brands to China."

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UK - A wide range of leading industry professionals attended the first UK demonstration of Adamson's loudspeakers last week.

The event was hosted by Adamson's UK partner The Warehouse Sound Services Ltd. The day-long event included a demonstration of Adamson Systems' E15 and S10 loudspeaker systems. The demo was held in Fly By Nite's bespoke arena-sized rehearsal space for touring bands in Redditch.

Earlier this year, The Warehouse was named the sole UK distributor for Adamson. Already one of the largest suppliers of pro-audio equipment in the UK, The Warehouse opened a third branch in the North of England together with sales and support based in London to support Adamson's UK growth.

Over the last few months The Warehouse has invested heavily in Adamson E15 line arrays with E119 subs, S10 line arrays and the S119 compact subwoofers, dedicated amplifier racks fitted wi

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China - Electric Jungle Music Festival is the first and biggest EDM festival in South China and this year's edition was staged at the huge Shenzhen Universiade Centre, inaugurated just five years ago and designed to host not only international sports, but also large-scale events and concerts, such as the Festival, committed to creating a rich, flexible and highly interactive world-class stage offering a wide variety of on-site activities as well as the music.

The festival, which featured sets by jungle artists such as R3HAB, Knife Party and Adventure Club, was presented by Jungle Events and organised by MNET Media.

For the second consecutive year, Guangzhou Haona Audio Equipment Co Ltd. was the Festival's audio supplier.

As well as lasting longer than in the past (two days instead of one), the festival also added a new stage this year and Haona, Italian audio manufactu

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UK - Austrian mic manufacturers Lewitt, in conjunction with UK distributors JHS, is running a competition to win one of its LCT640TS Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphones worth.

The LCT640TS allows the user to change the polar pattern - even after the recording has been done. With its dual output mode it provides the signal to the front and back of the microphone separately, so any kind of polar pattern can be achieved. In conjunction with your DAW you can then use the included plug-in to change the pattern even after the recording has taken place.

Plus, any two LCT640TS will always form a matched pair, making it the perfect choice for stereo applications. Or you can use one mic in Dual Output mode and adjust the stereo width later in your DAW.

To enter the competition, purchase any Lewitt microphone between 1 December 2016 and 31 January 2017, then register and enter

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China - Powersoft amplification has been used to drive the sound at a powerful stage play at the Jinguan Theatre in China's Shaanxi Province.

The production ran for an entire season to sell-out houses at the 600-capacity theatre where a combination of X4, Duecanali and M-series amplifiers were specified by the Italian manufacturer's Chinese distributors, Shenzhen EZpro Sound & Light Technology Co., Ltd to drive an EAW QX364/SB1001 system.

The play, Chu Shi Biao is adapted from the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong during the Ming dynasty. It focuses on Zhuge Liang, a chancellor (or prime minister) of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, and describes historical events such as Meng Huo being captured and released seven times, as well as the Northern Expeditions and Empty Fort Strategy.

The sound rein

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UK - Southampton Solent University has recently made a significant investment in Allen & Heath's dLive digital mixing system, as part of a comprehensive upgrade to its television studio teaching facilities.

A dLive S5000 surface with DM32 MixRack is in use in the TV control room for the main TV programme mix, with an additional dLive S3000 surface with DM32 employed as part of a movable PA system set-up; an Allen & Heath GLD-112 mixer with AR2412 IO rack also acts as a fixed FOH mixer for the permanent studio floor house speaker system.

"The dLives fit into a Dante-enabled system that combines the audio sources from across the facility - there are three separate areas as well as links to other TV studios," explains Ian Luxford, technical instructor (media and arts) and studio engineer. "So any of the mixers will be able to pick up any source as necessary. We have a 24-way

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Poland - Warsaw-based Phono Media has been appointed by Martin Audio as its new distributor in Poland, with immediate effect.

Set up in January 2010, and operating mainly in the field of fixed installation, the company represents a number of leading pro audio brands as well as control and signal management equipment through a network of 40 authorised partners and 150 resellers.

According to company director, Jacek Stanislawski, Phono Media first approached Martin Audio when they were looking for premium quality systems for club installations. "We had a gap in our portfolio for a top quality brand which offered high-powered cabinets," he said. "The major advantage with Martin Audio is that you can see their products used on the biggest of shows with top headline acts, while in the installation sector they offer a wide range - from AM series for stadiums and arenas to CDD We

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Egypt - For over a decade, Cairo Jazz Club has been at the centre of the Egyptian capital's music scene, attracting high profile artists, both home-grown and international, and helping to launch new talent. As such, it has been instrumental in the evolution of Cairo's independent music scene. In July this year, it closed its doors for its annual renovations, re-opening with a fresh look and a brand new L-Acoustics loudspeaker system.

The new system, which comprises a combination of L-Acoustics ARCS Wide and X Series loudspeakers, was designed and installed by Heliopolis-based Audio Technology, which has been working with the Club since 2006.

"The project presented us with some interesting challenges," says Amir Hany, sales & marketing manager at Audio Technology. "Cairo Jazz Club covers 200 sq.m in an L shape with exposed air conduits as obstacles, which makes even sound c

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UK - Pro Audio retailer KMR Audio has announced its exclusive dealership of American boutique manufacturer Stager Microphones starting with the SR-2N ribbon microphone.

Handcrafted in Nashville, the Stager Microphones SR-2N is designed to capture a larger than life sound that belies its diminutive size. With its 0.6 microns large ribbon, powered by neodymium motor and a toroidal output transformer, the SR-2N is capable of delivering incredible performance in a surprisingly small housing.

The top end exhibits the typical roll off of ribbon microphones, yet the SR-2N manages to retain transient detail that flatters percussive sounds as well as bright sources, says the company.

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UK - Since its launch on 12 July, DiGiCo's Stealth Core 2 software has seen a serious uptake, with over 1500 upgrades purchased in the first few weeks alone.

Stealth Core 2 is a major upgrade to the Stealth Digital Processing for its SD series digital mixers that delivers significantly enhanced processing from the audio core of DiGiCo SD series consoles, taking the range to a new level in terms of both processing channels and functionality.

Available as an upgrade option for existing users and shipping as standard on new consoles, Stealth Core 2 includes an application code upgraded that delivers significantly enhanced facilities, future-proofing SD series consoles and continuing to keep DiGiCo a step ahead.

Customers have already seen the many benefits Stealth Core 2 delivers, including an updated user experience, which includes a brand new graphic interface on consol

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Germany - Shure has announced that its ULX-D Digital Wireless System and related accessories in the VHF frequency band are available now, with the QLX-D Digital Wireless System following early next year. These VHF options provide users with 42 MHz of tuning bandwidth in spectrum that is as predictable and as usable as today's UHF TV band.

As the spectrum landscape evolves, Shure continues to serve as an industry advocate and information resource, and aims to provide users with new options that offer the reliability and top-notch sound quality for which Shure wireless systems are known. These VHF band ULX-D and QLX-D systems build on an existing portfolio of Shure wireless products designed to offer alternatives for the increasingly crowded UHF TV Band.

The ULX-D and QLX-D VHF systems and accessories offer the same features and benefits that the UHF systems offer, including

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Poland - GMB Pro Sound, one of Poland's largest rental companies, has invested in a total of three dLive mixing systems from Allen & Heath.

The firm's client list includes Poland's major music festivals, concerts and TV shows, such as Open'er festival, Krakow Live festival and the huge World Youth Days worship festival.

GMB's three new dLive systems comprise the flagship S7000 Surfaces and DM64 MixRacks, plus DX32 expansion racks and Dante networking cards. In addition, the company bought a ME personal monitoring system comprising a ME-U hub and 13 ME-1 mini mixers.

Remigiusz Kasztelik, production manager at GMB Pro Sound, says, "We decided to invest in dLive because of its intuitiveness, and compatibility with other solutions as the Dante networking option makes dLive a fully universal device. The systems will be put to work at many of the music and TV events that we

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UK - Event specialist Adlib, has upgraded its stock of Midas mixing systems to the brand's flagship, powerhouse PRO X console. Two MIDAS XL8 desks have made way for two brand new PRO X systems, which provide 168 input channels, 99 buses and a 96 kHz sample rate.

Adlib, with headquarters in Liverpool, has just recently completed a major £1m expansion of their UK operations with the opening of a Scottish warehouse and office space on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Hires manager Dave Jones comments, "We upgraded our inventory so that we can continue to deliver the best mixing experience for our customers UK-wide. We've had work with major touring acts who would mix only on Midas consoles, such as Foals, who required an A and B monitor rig. Both the new PRO X desks have had a good introductory run with them along with four of our Midas PRO2 consoles."

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UK - Elliot Patterson has carried out several sound system installations at Galvin Brothers' high-class restaurants over the years using JBL solutions - but the first with his new company, Evolve Install, will have been among the most challenging.

Set in the Spitalfields development area of East London, Galvin La Chapelle occupies the landmark Grade II-listed, late Victorian St. Botolph Hall - a former chapel and school.

While much of the grandeur of the building has been preserved in the fine dining restaurant at the rear, a major upgrade of the former Café a Vin (converting it into Galvin HOP) created fresh challenges for the sound team. This area combines a lounge with 'Pub-de-luxe', outdoor summer dining venue and a 'food to go' section specialising in hot dogs.

After six years of trading here Chris and Jeff Galvin had decided a potent sound system would giv

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UAE - One of the most anticipated shows to grace the Middle East this year, Les Misérables lived up to the hype and enthralled audiences through its three-week-long run at the equally impressive Dubai Opera. While no detail was spared by the costume, lighting and effects departments, as a musical extravaganza, it was the audio that held the spotlight with a host of Sennheiser systems ensuring the success of the show.

Commenting on the production's decision to tour with an extensive kit of Sennheiser microphones, headsets, transmitters, and antennas instead of using the incumbent audio solution at Dubai Opera, Shelly Lee, associate sound designer for Les Miserables said, "Musicals of this calibre would tour with the majority of the equipment required for the show. This includes the Sennheiser radio mics which have for many years been an industry standard in

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UK - Newark-on-Trent is a thriving market town in the heart of the East Midlands with a strong cultural heritage. Part of that heritage is the 600-seat Palace Theatre built in the 1920s as a picture house but now laid out as a traditional proscenium arch theatre with front stall, rear stall, circle and boxes.

The venue recently invested in a significant EM Acoustics HALO-C system to bring the venue's audio specifications into line with the demands of modern productions.

"We were well overdue for an upgrade," admitted the Palace's technical manager, Mark Noutch. "By modern standards our old system was seriously underpowered and we continually failed to deliver quality sound with any energy to the furthest parts of the theatre. My goal was therefore to design a system that would deliver sufficient power to cover every seat in the house with the same clarity and energy.

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Singapore - A special Nexo ETC1 seminar has been hosted by Yamaha Music (Asia) Ptd Ltd in Singapore, part of an educational collaboration between Yamaha and the Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Yamaha's programme is aimed at enhancing technical expertise in the audio industry, and organised the two-day seminar to help address understanding of key concepts in the design and implementation of professional systems.

Nexo's engineering support manager Nicolas Poitrenaud flew in from France to supervise the seminar, bringing the successful ETC training itinerary that covers a range of topics, including sound reinforcement principles, system design and digital audio networking.

With a large number of attendees, ranging from students from four different Singapore educational institutions, to experienced industry practitioners, the Yamaha/Nexo tutorial team focussed on real-life applicati

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