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For the forthcoming AES show, EAW will celebrate its silver anniversary in style both on and off the booth. The celebration begins with a special EAW trivia contest to be held on the EAW booth (#412) at 5:00pm every day of the show (10-13 October) as well as at midday on 11, 12 and 13 October. Up for grabs are seven limited-edition 25th anniversary black leather jackets.

Also on show will be live product demos of EAW's innovative new Digitally Steered Array (DSA) series and DSAPi

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Based on the legendary audio performance of the Neumann TLM 103 and featuring the new K127 capsule - a modified K103 - the TLM 127 brings the quality and flexibility of fully featured Neumann studio condenser microphones into the mid-price market for the first time, say the company. The TLM 127 has a frequency range of 20Hz - 20kHz, low self noise (7 dB(A)), and a maximum SPL of 140dB. The mic features a 14dB pad and 150Hz high pass filter and is ideal for high quality recording applications includin

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Spektrix, weighing in at just 32kg, is a rigid, trapezoidal, 11-ply Baltic birch compact cabinet, loaded with a proprietary Adamson 1.4" neodymium HF compression driver, mounted on an Adamson patented wave shaping drive module. The system also delivers greatly increased efficiency in the 100-200Hz frequency range and low frequency extension via two Adamson Neodymium 8" kevlar drivers. These respectively produce rich, mid-bass via the Spektrix Band Pass Network and direct radiated LF - thus creating a bi-amped acoustic 3-way cabinet. All drive assembly components are weatherproof and are protected by a 16-gauge cold pressed steel grille.

The addition of Spektrix Sub cabinet

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The e903 is a dedicated snare drum mi

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tsg, the Sheffield-based media programming and systems company has been appointed by W&DB to implement standardized audio and video systems in the majority of the pubs in the programme. Some 60 venues have been converted to the Bostin' Local format to date, with about 40 more earmarked in this W&DB financial year. The roll-out is expected to include about 200 pubs by the end of 2004 - an investment of over £20m.

Every conversion will feature a new sound system, installed by tsg, and comprising Wharfedale Programme 30D loudspeakers with a promedia hard-disk music playing system, Cloud amplification and mixer facilities, and zone control. "The only factor that alters is the number

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The club owners first heard Wembley's B-Line 28-20 cabinets at this year's Notting Hill Carnival in London. They subsequently came to the PLASA exhibition in London in September, where they agreed the order with Wembley Loudspeaker's managing director, Paul MacCallum.

He commented: "We have always been particularly proud of the bass response our speaker enclosures produce, which is why they're so popular as the sound systems for Notting Hill. This year we had over 120 units in different systems across the Carnival, and to get an order from Jamaica - the home of reggae and bass-oriented music - is p

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Appearing before an invited audience of 140 - with his 11-piece Sky Orchestra looking like they had migrated from the cast of a BBC costume drama - Roth was filmed for a forthcoming DVD to support the album. It also provided a break from the normal '@coustix' Wednesday night talent sessions run by promoter Tony Moore (of Kashmir Klub fame).

Moore, the former Cutting Crew keyboard player, has a long history with Soundcraft, who provided a 24-channel MH4 to Roth's sound engineer Martin Leissner to mix the show - which also incorporated a new Sky guitar concerto. Leissner has been working with the Scorpions legend since 2000 - but wit

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As a result, Bosch's all-digital Praesideo is the first PA/VA system to be independently TÜV tested to EN/IEC60849 certification for sound systems for emergency purposes. This means Bosch can assure not just installers but also fire departments, consultants/specifiers and end users that the PA systems they are using comply to the strictest requirements of the EN60849 standard for public buildings. These include airports, stadia, entertainment venues, railway stations and termini, retail store

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Audiopole's chairman, Bruno Bertrand, commented: "We are very pleased to have been appointed Turbosound's distributor for France. It is a very prestigious name, and perfectly complements our other brands. We had been looking to take on a major loudspeaker range, for the live sound and insta

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GMTV's sound supervisor Nigel Gates specified the Trantec systems, which comprised the S6000, S4000 and the S3500, basing his choice on the sonic quality and reliability in a pressured live broadcast environment. Playing the starring role, the S6000 was used specifically fo

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The company has also announced that Ivan Marsden, formerly operations director, has taken on the position of business director. Marsden's new role is to further develop the sales strategy which has seen tsg secure record levels of business. In fact, the company has enjoyed a long and successful history as a media programmer and system designer. In 2002 its music brand Candy Rock celebrated 20 years of programmed music supply to the UK's leading retailers.

(Ruth Rossington)

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The awards, now in their 12th year and held this year at MoMos nightclub on Regent Street in early September, honour manufacturers whose equipment passes the rigorous testing of the panel of expert judges, which this year included FreQ Nasty, Mark Wilkinson, DJ Woody, Dom and Roland, and in some cases then put to the vote by the readers of DJmag magazine.

Martin Warr, who proudly accepted the award on behalf of the Mackie team thanked the company's dealers and end-users for helping to put Mackie PA products on the professional map. This is the first of several awards that Mackie and the other brands in the Loud Technologies group have been nominated for this year.

(Ruth Ros

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At the technical and creative core of City of Light 2003 - an accessible, historical take on Liverpool to celebrate it winning the European Capital of Culture bid for 2008 - was a fabulous 40m wide by 20m high water screen which formed the projection surface for the show, featuring video, laser projections and lighting effects.

A three tiered production platform, designed by site manager Stu Stalker, was built on the concrete foundations

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An ultra low-noise transformerless FET input eliminates low-frequency distortion. Owing to its super-wide frequency response and musicality, the B-5 is ideal for recording acoustic instruments, cymbals, drum overheads and voice, say Behringer. Its switchable low-frequency roll-off and -10dB input attenuation make the B-5 highly versatile. While rugged construction, a satin nic

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Blitz project managed all technical aspects of the 45-minute show, using E//T//C UK to create scroll artwork with historical material from the college's archives. Projection onto the towers, turrets and arched windows of the 360-year old buildings was via two 6k PIGI projectors, each fitted with double rotating scrollers. To achieve the correct projection angle the projectors had to be manoeuvred into a room at the top of a narrow stone spiral sta

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Recently general manager of Digidesign, he tripled its revenue while its flagship product, ProTools, became an industry standard audio workstation. "The opportunities at Stanton attract me," Froker remarked. "This is a company with a diverse product offering, innovative engineers and an aggressive attitude towards marketing. I look forward to being a part of the company's future, and see potential for rapid growth."

Froker will also become president of Stanton Magnetics, the company's DJ products brand. &qu

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In 2002 Gilles Laguionie joined SES to develop the audio supply side of the business, having worked for 9 years with SCV Audio and more recently with the CAE Groupe in Paris. SES has moved into the audio rental market over the past year and developed its interest in direct sales and installation whilst also offering its customers a comprehensive after sales service. Currently 80% of SES business is done in Monaco but next year the company ho

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Scott Davies, general manager of American Audio said: "Because earpads take a lot of abuse, they typically wear out while the headphone itself is still in perfectly good condition. Now thanks to our new HP-500 Headphones, DJs and remixers no longer have to choose between living with uncomfortable, worn-out earpads or shelling out the cash for a new set of phones. They can simply replace the earpads whenever needed - at a much lower cost than buying new headphones."

The HP-500 Headphones come with one extra set of earpads as part of the package and include a headphone bag for storage and transport. Features include a flexible housing design that provides for either double or single ear monitoring and also allows the headphones to be folded

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Gray developed three onstage scenic bars with fully working optics and drink mixing facilities. He utilized existing set elements from the ADlite warehouse, and created others with the help of Scenex from the Midlands, who made the bar fronts and mirrors. Them

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In the UK, the company will draw on the combined experience of Andrew Bruce and Duncan Bell of Autograph and Nigel Olliff, co-founder of BSS Audio. The US company will be led by Lew Mead, former owner of ProMix, a New York-based rental company whose association with Bruce and Autograph spans 15 years.

The company has secured the exclusive distribution rights in the US for the DiGiCo D5T, the theatre version of the D5 Live, and will be working closely with DiGiCo to promote the D5T in the UK and the rest of the world. Autograph A2D has been working on the development of

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"We're very pleased to make this announcement," said Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Companies. "Alfred, Joey and Danny bring a great deal of talent and experience to their positions. Working with the rest of our team, they'll help ensure that American Audio's excellent products are backed up by great service, marketing and customer support."

As it has done since it was founded more than six years ago, American Audio will continue to sell its products only through authorized dealers, and never direct t

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The famous Live Stage in the Oxford Street Virgin Megastore has played host to some of the biggest acts around over the years. In the new exclusive partnership, this will now form a key feature of the Sound Control London experience, with some huge bands planned for gigs each week. If the clarity of sound is anything like that produced for Dido's showcase appearance at the store on 29 September, then they have a treat in store.

Sound Control has a long relationship with Nexo's UK distributor

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"We have over the last eight years, steadily built the Matrix brand to be a major player in the amplifier field but production has always been a challenge. Andrew feels he has solved the problems with his latest factory and wants to optimize the profit in what is a very competitive market," said Kinton at the launch of his new sound company - Meteor Electronics.

Meteor Electronics is a specialist sound distribution company and is working closely with several manufacturers on new and developing products. A lightweight, class D amplifier range including speaker modules will be available

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Sensing that some huge bands were lined up to play weekly gigs he immediately proposed installing Sound Control's flagship store with a flagship-mixing console. "I looked closely at the type of desks other bands had been bringing in - so