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A company specialising in professional audio systems is branching out to provide a training service. Shermann UK is collaborating with Audio Resources Ltd to launch a fully equipped training suite on the Mochdre Enterprise Park, Newtown, Wales, to pass on its expertise.

Established in 1983 by husband and wife team Ken and Pauline Hughes, Shermann designs and manufactures professional loudspeaker systems. Shermann also sells complete PA systems and offers a repair and refurbishment facility for older or well-used models from its range. The company has a wide range of customers throughout the UK, Europe and South East Asia which include PA rental companies, installers, theatres, audio-visual specialists, churches, schools and village halls.

The new training suite will provide instruction and support at all levels, from the complete novice who knows nothing about audio systems to the pr

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On the set, from the proscenium, under the balcony, or even in the bar, portrait or landscape, d&b audiotechnik's E0 with a simple turn will take the spotlight at this year's ABTT exhibition. It is predestined for a variety of performances, thanks to its ingenious mounting device, cleverly shaped, robust polyamide cabinet and a coaxial design that guarantees identical 100° dispersion. Producing 116 dB SPL it will speak for itself.

Co staring on d&b's stand will be the highly acclaimed E-PAC power amplifier controller, making a welcome return with increased functionality: load monitoring, a signal generator with pink noise or sine wave program, and software update facilities. d&b's John Taylor will also be making a performance in the ABTT seminar program on Wednesday 19th June at 14.00.d&b audiotechnik Stand 89.

(Lee Baldock)

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Dallas-based sound reinforcement company Gemini Sound Inc (GSI) has purchased an entirely new sound system to accommodate Usher’s current Evolution tour. As part of the setup, GSI owner Tim Cain chose to acquire a hefty total of 99 Crown Macro-Tech amplifiers, mostly made up of Crown’s highest-powered MA-5002VZ models.

The MA-5002VZs are primarily called upon to drive the tour’s house system, which is comprised of 60 EAW KF760 Series line array loudspeakers and 44 BH760 subs. MA-5002VZs also power a total of 13 KF761 systems used as side- and front-fills, as well as 16 sub enclosures on stage. Additionally, six MA-36x12s are being used to power EAW SM84 stage wedges for the band, while 16 Crown MA-2402s and four MA-1202s are on hand for various other amplification needs. Notably, the MA-36x12s are all equipped with Crown’s IQ-PIP-USP2 modules, which provi

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As the crews of this year’s Volvo Yacht Race embark from Gothenburg on the final leg of the 2002 challenge, Audio-Technica microphones continue to ensure that the on-line and TV broadcast coverage is kept up to date and crystal clear. Covering a massive 32,700 nautical miles, this year’s competition began in Southampton on 23 September 2001, with eight participating crews all aboard hi-tech Volvo 60 yachts. By the time they cross the finishing line in Kiel, Germany on June 9 the crews will have navigated their way across the worlds most treacherous ocean conditions, calling in at Cape Town, Sydney, Hobart, Auckland, Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Baltimore, La Rochelle and Gothenburg on an incredible 10 month journey.

As part of the entry agreements each vessel carries identical media equipment and event sponsors Volvo called in broadcast specialists BHP to design and specify the

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XTA digital signal processing is featured throughout the audio installation for the Queen-inspired musical We Will Rock You at London’s Dominion Theatre. The system, created by leading theatre sound designer Bobby Aitken, has to capture the power and verve of Queen’s music, with the pristine sound quality that contemporary theatre musical-goers expect. A broad-based audience, from die-hard Queen fans to children and older people, watches the show. Says Aitken: "A balance had to be struck as with all such shows - on the one hand, keeping the Queen fans happy with a big, dynamic sounding show, but with responsibility for the younger and older members of the audience."

Heading the list of sound sources is a nine-piece band including four keyboards, two guitarists, bass, drums and percussion, 30 Sennheiser radio and hand-held microphones and DPA boom mics. A wi

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Symetrix has introduced SymNet Designer v1.2, which incorporates automatic mic mixers with master and slave modules in a 4, 8 and 16-channel configuration, as well as room combining modules for up to 16 rooms, with and without automatic mic mixing. These two highly requested features have been added in order to make the SymNet Audio Matrix system more versatile in a larger variety of applications. Another upgrade in SymNet Designer v1.2 is ARC-PS - a 1U rack-mountable power supply for up to 10 ARCs. The ARC-PS distributes power and control data via Cat 5 cable through 10 discrete outputs, or in daisy-chain combinations.

Two new add-ons to the SymNet line include BreakIn12 and BreakOut12. These products provide a cost-effective solution for extending the input and output capability of a SymNet system. Since they contain no on-board DSP, BreakIn12 and BreakOut12 are intended for use in s

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The new series of Big Brother on Channel 4 is having its sound mix performed on the first Soundcraft MH4 to be deployed out in the field. Supplied by Showcom Audio to Event Technical Support, the desk forms part of a rental package to Roll To Record. The 48 + 4 frame, fitted with eight stereo channels, has gone into Elstree Studios and will remain there for three months, during which time it will be used by a number of sound engineers under the direction of Oliver France. It is backed up by a newly-purchased 48-channel Soundcraft K2, which is acting as a secondary desk.

Co-owned by Malcolm Whittall and John Hooker, Event Technical Support had been seeking a multi-function, highly-specified console, and the arrival of the MH4 meant that they could meet the performance criteria - inside their budget. Already Soundcraft owners, the company previously supplied PA equipment for live audienc

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With an exclusive Behind the Scenes tour, PLASA Media is offering a unique opportunity for you to take a privileged technical tour of two of London’s best-known entertainment institutions - the wonderfully atmospheric and newly refurbished Royal Albert Hall, and the fascinating Tussauds Group Studios, the creative heart of the world-famous visitor attraction specialist.

Behind the Scenes will take place on Thursday 12 September, immediately following the PLASA Show at Earls Court - one of the highlights of the entertainment technology industry calendar. As a participant in the tour, you will be transported by coach from Earls Court Exhibition Hall to the Royal Albert Hall, where you will be conducted on a backstage tour encompassing the breadth of the venue’s recently-completed £70 million refurbishment. The tour will take you through front-of-house and the historic audito

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SoundField has upgraded its flagship MKV microphone system. The new MKVrv control unit has been fitted with a robust 5mm thick anodised aluminium front panel with a brushed finish designed to withstand the rigours of outside broadcast use and rack-mount transportation. In addition, the main control sections have been given a contoured design layout for improved visibility. Perhaps the most significant new design feature, however, is the unit's new enlarged LCD bargraph display which shows SoundField B-Format, Stereo and M/S output level activity.Positioned at the top of the SoundField product range, the MKVrv System comprises a four capsule microphone and 2U control unit capable of generating full 5.1 surround sound delivery.

(Ruth Rossington)

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QSC Audio has introduced its new AcousticDesign Series loudspeakers, incorporating a number of innovative features. Aimed at environments and applications ranging from hotels, restaurants, meeting and convention facilities to home theater and other multimedia environments, this loudspeaker system incorporates QSC’s new Intelli-Dock mounting system (patent pending) combined with Advanced Directivity rotatable waveguide. Available in both black and white color schemes that can also be painted to match any specific decor, these weather resistant enclosures are available in multiple configurations.

Available in high-output and standard output configurations, the speaker’s Advanced Directivity 60º x 90º rotatable waveguide enables sound to be focused precisely. Should a wide dispersion loudspeaker be more desirable for a job, the standard output version is also available in a

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Nearing the end of an ambitious one billion dollar expansion project, the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, has installed Drawmer gates and compressors at FOH and monitor positions in each of its three venues. The Mohegan Tribe created the casino in 1996. At twice its original size, it is one of the largest casinos in North America, boasting over 360,000 square feet of gaming space, 20 restaurants, 30 shops, a 3,000 square-foot children's space, and its own gas station!

The Mohegan Sun's size and grandeur is complemented by three top-notch performance venues: the existing 350-seat Wolf Den, the new 300-seat Cabaret, and the new 10,000-seat Mohegan Arena. Mohegan Sun attracts national acts of the highest caliber, and everyone from Janet Jackson to Gloria Estefan to Aerosmith to Tony Bennett has graced the Mohegan Sun stage. Lead audio engineer Gene Mulcahy explained that ch

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Lars Wern and his production team from DM Audio in Stockholm produced some inspired sound mapping, using a digital highway and proprietary audio tools, when the new Saku Suurhall in the Estonian capital of Tallinn hosted the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest on May 25. The audience of 6,000 were treated to the first major European installation of the Martin Audio Wavefront Line Array (W8L) - 24 enclosures clustered in rows of six, either side of the stage. This headed an all-digital design, in which DM ran QSC QSControl software and RAVE (Routing Audio Via Ethernet) on a CobraNet network to send audio signals and effect remote control of the Powerlight PL4.0 and PL6.0 amplifiers. The eight audio signals - to the low, mid and high sections of the loudspeakers, both left and right, plus the audience sidefills - were transmitted down just two power cables.

As a failsafe, all the cues, at the F

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Attracting recognition from around the world, www.sound-effects-library.com has scooped the prestigious InterPress Five Fleur de Lis award for excellence in Las Vegas. The site, which offers virtually any sound instantly to any computer in the world, was awarded not only for outstanding design which enables users to locate and download sound-effects, music samples and music tracks in a matter of minutes, but also for uniquely providing access to over half a century of motion picture and world history sound footage. Bill Singer, president of the International Press Association quotes: "The library was an exciting discovery for us, providing a unique service which is available 24 hours a day for a fraction of the cost of purchasing CD libraries which rapidly outdate. It’s a lifesaver during the demanding phase of post

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Tom Back is to leave Dutch pro audio manufacturer Stage Accompany after six years as sales and marketing director. Back told PLASA Media: "I have worked with a lot of pleasure as sales/marketing director, together with the enthusiastic and knowledgeable team of colleagues, to give the brand ‘Stage Accompany’ the position in the pro-audio market it deserves."

Back says he has no plans for the immediate future, but will be considering a number of ideas and possibilities.

(Lee Baldock)

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Pro sound company Podd Sound of Kingston has installed the entire sound system in new club Oval in Wood Green. Conceptualised and developed by six friends including Radio 1 DJ Spooney and Choice FM’s Patrick Berry, the club/bar replaces a Greek banquet hall on the High Road.

Incorporating various theme nights including R&B, 70’s and 80’s music, Greek nights and an Iranian disco, as well as offering the stage to new talent/unsigned acts, the club will host various guest DJs, along with regular appearances from house DJ Nick Smood, Radio 1’s Dreem Teem DJ Timmy Magic and DJ Spooney, amongst others.

Included in Podd Sound’s installation within the dance area and VIP area are four Martin Audio Blackline H3 top cabinets and four Blackline S218 sub enclosures - two stacks each on either side of the stage - as well as HK DJ monitoring, three Technics systems, a

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The Lebanese city of Batroun, approximately 25km north of Beirut, has been enriched by another attraction, ‘Void’ - a 700-capacity club which is one of the largest and most modern discotheques in the region. In only a few months, the owners, brothers Joseph and George Nader, converted an old cinema into an exclusive nightclub. At the centre of ‘Void’, which occupies two floors, a large, round bar made of steel visually dominates the ground floor. The floor above is balconied so that guests on the upper floor can watch the dancers below. On the upper floor are two further bars, as well as additional seating. The upper dance floor is in fact the rooftop of the round bar. Sound design and installation were provided by Lebanese HK Audio partner, Backstage Music, with Camiel Geagea primarily responsible.

For the main dance floor, six LP 118 1x18" direct-loaded s

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Mackie Designs Inc has launched a new division - Mackie Broadcast Professional - dedicated to serving the needs of the expanding broadcast/post production market. The announcement comes on the back of the recent integration of Soundscape International, following Mackie’s acquisition of Sydec BV, a company with a strong reputation in the fields of broadcasting and post production. Mackie believes it will put them in pole position in this competitive market and further enlarge their customer base. The company has long acknowledged that the world of broadcast, post production and pro-audio have particular needs and issues that differ from those of Mackie’s traditional studio market, and so justify a specialist team to serve them.

Keith Olsen, corporate director, global recording market and product development at Mackie Designs Inc, told us: "Soundscape has earned a great

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More than 40 eminent theatre sound designers from all over the globe will be gathering in mid-June for the London Theatre Sound Design Colloquium, to discuss the artistic underpinnings of sound design and its rapidly increasing importance in modern theatre production. "Few people outside of the profession understand the unique combination of technical expertise and creative artistry required to conceptualize, realize and execute a quality sound design. Theatre sound design is, or should be, on a par professionally and artistically with the other creative design disciplines," says Ross Brown, sound designer, Sound Design Tutor at The Central School of Speech and Drama and lead organizer of the Colloquium. "This is the first time that an international group of professional sound designers will assemble to discuss these important issues."

The Colloquium, co-sponsored b

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Employees of PLASA member companies can benefit from reduced fees at PA/VA 2002, a two-day programme, co-sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), for everyone who wants to know all about what is involved in specifying, designing, installing or certifying Public Address and Voice Alarm systems for safe public evacuation. The programme will run on 9 - 10 July 2002 at Regent's Park, London.

(Lee Baldock)

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You may have read about 1 Limited’s multi-channel sound technology that produces up to eight channels of surround sound from a single loudspeaker in the April issue of L&SI - well now, you can actually see it, because the first product to embody this technology will be on show at the Cedia UK Expo 2002 (taking place in Brighton next week).

According to the company, unlike virtual surround systems, which employ psycho-acoustic techniques to simulate a surround sound effect, the Digital Sound Projector (dSP) produces genuine surround sound from a single loudspeaker. Using patented digital technology, derived from research in the fields of SONAR and RADAR design, the Digital Sound Projector produces multiple steerable sound beams that are ‘bounced’ off the walls and ceiling towards the listening area. The current version of the Digital Sound Projector uses 254 tiny, ind

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Forum Meyrin, a superbly appointed cultural center on the outskirts of Geneva in Switzerland, has commenced a two-year refurbishment of its technical systems, including the upgrading of the NEXO PS Series sound reinforcement systems for its theatre and live music venue.

Opened in 1995, the Forum Meyrin is a multipurpose arts and exhibition centre, incorporating exhibition halls, banqueting rooms, restaurants and the city library. Beneath the facility, in the basement, is the Undertown club, a live music venue which hosts dance nights and live gigs. Since the end of last year, the Forum has been expanding its technical capacity, installing new lighting, staging and audio equipment. The next stage will see the installation of new seats and other improvements in comfort and security.

Known as Forum-Meyrin, the 800-seater auditorium has been upgraded to an impressive technical standard,

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Clear-Com’s UK distributor, Autograph Sales Ltd, are introducing two new innovative product ranges to this year’s Production Show at London’s Olympia. The first of these products is Clear-Com’s all new i-series, a range of intercom stations for use with Matrix Plus - the pioneering digital intercoms system. Also on show for the first time in the UK is Clear-Com’s Q700, a new intuitive wireless communications system.

The i-series includes two display stations, two non-display stations, two expansion panels and a level control panel. The design in based on simplicity and a user-friendly interface, and has intuitive programmable lighting, which can indicate the status of the keys and in turn denote ‘talk’, ‘listen’ or ‘talk-with-listen’. Some of the advanced features include auto-sensing headset and microphone connection a

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Switchcraft Inc, the US manufacturer of a broad range of products for audio and broadcast professionals, has appointed Connection Technologies Limited as its new authorized distributor for New Zealand. Connection Technologies is run by Lewis Woodward, who has a wealth of experience in the connector and patch panel markets, and the company can be contacted at the e-mail address given below.

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Philips CSI is extending its three-year product warranty scheme to embrace its range of public address, congress and paging systems. The new three-year warranty immediately applies to all existing and new products including the recently launched Praesideo - the first all-digital PA and emergency system. It also covers the full range of Philips PA systems, plus the DCN Digital Congress Network and CCS 800 Congress systems, as well as the DP6000 and DECT6000 digital paging systems, excluding mobile pager handsets. It already applies to the company’s CCTV cameras, multiplexers, switchers and related CCTV products.

(Ruth Rossington)

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