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UK - John Houldcroft has had a distinguished career in the Public Address industry, having worked as chief engineer for Eagle International, and with engineering positions with Millbank Electronics and Federal Signal. A specialist in amplifier and PA loudspeaker design, John has expertise in the field of voice evacuation and it is this regard that he and ADSworldwide have come together.

John will be heading up the engineering team and will be responsible for R & D engineering quality control as well as customer services in terms of maintenance. ADSworldwide has enjoyed ISO9001 and Investor in People status for the last 12 years continuously, but according to company chairman David Hopkins OBE, a company is only as good as the level of service that it offers. John Houldcroft will strengthen the team considerably, bringing in-house a level of expertise that few companies in the in

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France - Lab X Technologies recently announced a new ESX Ethersound I/O Module The new module is mechanically compatible with CobraNet CM1 and CM2 modules and therefore offers an easy upgrade path to EtherSound network technology.

The ESX uses an advanced FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) that provides increased input/output channels, GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) control functions and signal processing capabilities. This "soft core" architecture allows each implementation to be tailored for a particular product, and lowers parts costs by enabling the ESX module to perform product-specific functions.

The ESX is based on a Xilinx Spartan(TM) 3 FPGA. In addition to its EtherSound duties, the Spartan 3 has an embedded microcontroller. The chip can be programmed via firmware to perform EQ, mixing and other audio processing. It provides scalable input/output sche

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UK - Orbital Sales has been appointed as an official UK dealer for the internationally acclaimed 'Stage Research' show control software. With over a decade's experience Orbital was selected by SFX as a specialist in its field. The company's in-house technical support team provides the know how and ability to offer 24/7 system support, in line with SFX's rigorous standards.

SFX offers a contemporary alternative to traditional playback equipment. It boasts automated facilities that increase control, enhance operations and maximize creative potential. It enables the creation of a rich landscape of sound, thus making shows and installations more interactive and realistic. It promotes cohesive sound design, whilst simplifying FX operation.

Developed from the ground up by a team of theatre specialists, it gives total control over sound and playback. Based around its Cue List and GO

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France - Proving that some people will go to any lengths to procure their mixing console of choice, French sound, lighting and video company ETF-Procon recently hired a JCB to install a Midas Heritage 2000 at front of house for the Festival International des Pyrénées, Olorons Ste Marie, France.

The concerts during the festival took place at various outdoor venues, including the town square, where the front of house position was in a control room constructed above the performance area. As 800 temporary seats for the public had already been installed in the town square, access for the 56-channel console into the control room was restricted. Heads were put together, and it was decided that the easiest way of delivering the console was through the rear window of the control room.

The remainder of the equipment, which included a Midas XL250 for monitors, was delivered to the squa

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France / Switzerland - Digigram, the creator of innovative digital audio network solutions, has announced the appointment of Decibel S.A., of Vevey, as its new Swiss distributor. Digigram says that Decibel will guarantee sales, consulting, and support for Digigram's networked audio devices including EtherSound products, Hitplayer, NCX, and audio management software, in the Installed sound and Sound reinforcement markets. The company adds that J & C Intersonic remains the Swiss Digigram distributor for sound cards.

Decibel director Jean-Pascal Ruch is thrilled to include Digigram products in his portfolio: "Especially Digigram's EtherSound line is unique in the market place. We already had the opportunity to use it at the Convention Center Montreux, and business benefits and customer satisfaction were simply amazing. Digital audio distribution is here to stay and we believe

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Australia - Only the second time it has taken place outside Edinburgh in its 55-year history, a landmark production of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo was recently staged in Sydney's Aussie Stadium with a cast of over 1,200 performers. Playing to an audience of more than 160,000 people over five days, sound reinforcement for the spectacular show featured the TiMax audio imaging system, specified by Tattoo sound consultant John Del'Nero.

In contrast to the Edinburgh event, where for several years John Del'Nero has used TiMax to subtly move amplified content alongside the natural acoustic output from the bands, the sheer scale of the Aussie Stadium required a different approach. Fully amplified moving audio images were created to track the various marching bands as they traversed the length and breadth of the massive stadium in front of a life-size replica of the famous Edinburgh C

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UK / Germany - Tannoy will show a number of new products at the Frankfurt ProLight&Sound exhibition next month, throughout its diverse commercial loudspeaker and studio monitor ranges. Commercial installation products can be found in Hall 8.0 stand C22 whilst their studio range will be exhibited in Hall 5.1 stand B43 / 53.

One of the major highlights will be a preview of an active version of Tannoy's V Series range of installation loudspeakers. The new V Net Series incorporates a networkable embedded amplifier system providing a complete installation solution by combining high performance signal processing, amplification, networked control and telemetry. Installers will be able to use customized PC interfaced software to configure a number of V series cabinets connected on an RS485 cable network.

Also showing will be Tannoy's high power loudspeaker solution for live or fixed

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Northern Ireland - Light & Sound FX of Coleraine, Northern Ireland, kicked off the usual busy start to the year by attending and promoting KV2 Audio at the Christian Resources Exhibition at the Kings Hall, Belfast. Having successfully completed several denomination church refits as well as two complete rebuilds last year, expectations were high of the exhibition.

Darren Gardiner, owner of L&SFX reported a clutch of new leads and at least two more new build projects as well as numerous new contacts. Light & Sound FX has been the sole Northern Ireland agent and supplier of KV2 Audio since its introduction to the market place two years ago. The company has fulfilled a diverse range of applications so far, including night clubs, civic centres and sports halls, as well as ongoing projects to include a city centre Cathedral, one new build Presbyterian church, a Town Hall refit and cit

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UK - One of the UK's leading loudspeaker system manufacturers, Logic System Pro Audio, has completed a move into a new 10,000sq.ft, purpose-built manufacturing facility in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The move was prompted by recent orders placed by UK customers and several large orders from the company's new overseas distributors.

Sue Ellis, operations director, commented: "Large orders from the likes of Electro-Systems in Singapore meant that we were working 24-hour shifts before Christmas and it became obvious that we needed to move into new premises such that we can meet customer's expectations more readily in the future."

The new facility incorporates all manufacturing processes, from CAD drawing through to new CNC manufacturing, R&D facility and office space for administration. Managing director Chris Scott commented: "All our cabinet manufacturing is in-

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USA - Loud Technologies announced today the appointment of Colin Evan Quek to the position of South East Asia sales director. Quek brings to Loud an extensive background in the MI and professional audio industries.

Schooled at the SAE Institute of Technology, Quek has managed operations, sales, and marketing, for Roadie Communications, NVM multimedia, Casio MI, Celviano Music, and Trektech, representing brands such as Behringer, Sonex, Blue Mics, Chauvet and Layered Sound Technology.

As Loud's new South East Asia sales director, Quek will be the primary contact for all Loud Technologies-related sales business in Singapore. This includes expanding the South East Asia distribution network, as well as managing all regional marketing efforts, and facilitating greater communication with Loud Technologies' worldwide headquarters, in Woodinville, Wash., USA.

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UK - Equipped with Sennheiser mics and in-ear monitoring (IEM) throughout, Keane finished a full UK tour in late 2004, before flying on to concerts in San Francisco, Vancouver, Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya throughout December. The band then completed 17 US dates during January and February this year, and a European tour followed in March.

FOH engineer Iain Slater and monitor engineer, Alistair Artingstall, are both enthusiastic about the performance of the Sennheiser products. Iain commented on the mic setup: "We are using e935s on main and backing vocals, for Tom and Tim, and they are working out very well. They're extremely smooth with a nice presence at the top end and they also have good feedback rejection. e604s are used on the toms and they do an excellent job as well as being discreet and durable. We've got e614s, which are good sturdy condensers, on overheads and hats a

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UK - Paul Weller commenced life on the road as a solo artist in 1991; 14 years later Canegreen are still supplying the PA system to his current tour. Weller's most recent album, Studio 150, contains 12 cover versions performed with his own unique twist. In his current live show these numbers joined a set that spanned his career back to his early days in the Jam. The relationship between Canegreen and Paul Weller also goes back to those early years, when Canegreen used to store The Paul Weller's own PA and supplement equipment when needed.

10 years ago Canegreen supplied Paul Weller one of the first Meyer MSL4 PA's in the UK. On the current tour (rescheduled due to Paul having a throat infection in 2004) Canegreen are still supplying state of the art equipment, as MD Yan Stile explained: "We have a very strong relationship with Paul and his management team, so we are especi

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Ireland / UK - Duran Audio UK Ltd has supplied T.G Baker (Sound) Ltd with 12 AXYS Intellivox 808s and two AXYS Intellivox 2c-XLs that form part of the PA/VA system at Croke Park, Dublin - the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association or GAA. In 1993 a grand plan to completely reconstruct Croke Park was unveiled - the biggest single venture ever undertaken by an Irish sporting organization.

Now a world-class stadium, Croke Park is the largest stadium in Ireland and the fourth largest in Europe. The AXYS Intellivox products were specified by Symonds to fulfil the PA/VA needs of Phase four of the redevelopment. Work began at the Northern (hill 16) end of the ground in October 2003. The ambition of the Association was to provide an ultra-modern terrace with the highest standard of facilities for spectators. The fully redeveloped hill will be in use for the 2005 championships with a c

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USA - Yamaha Corporation of America has strengthened its offerings in total systems solutions with the introduction of the Installation Series, the first complete line of sound reinforcement speaker products from the Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Division. With availability from June 2005, a total of 19 models with integrated enclosures, hardware, components and crossover networks have been engineered to meet the requirements of the medium-to-large scale touring and installation markets, say the company.

The Yamaha Installation Series is the result of a collaboration with Audio Composite Engineering (ACE) and its highly respected acoustic engineer Michael Adams, retained by Yamaha to realize the product concepts of Yamaha's legendary speaker engineer, Akira Nakamura. Adams is currently vice president at ACE, and has more than three decades of experience as a speaker designer

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USA - The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra is no stranger to performing with sound reinforcement. They tour at least twice a year, winter and summer, as well as a touring Florida and the south-east every other February. The orchestra can perform in a range of venues as well as at outdoor events, and can also be seen on national television each 4 July in a broadcast from Boston's Hatch Concert Shell - an event attended by over 400,000 concertgoers.

Conducted by Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops mounts a Holiday Tour during the first two weeks of December and last year their in-house team was supported by Scorpio Sound of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. For the second leg of the tour, performing shows from Norfolk in Virginia to Bridgeport, Connecticut they had the chance to use a DiGiCo D5 Live digital mixing console as their front of house desk.

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UK - The first two Midas Siena consoles off the production line have headed north to brand new live music complex The Sage Gateshead. Opened in December 2004, the £70 million Norman Foster-designed home for music and musical discovery is a fitting first for the highly flexible console which is equally at home on monitors or at FOH.

The Sienas were specified by The Sage Gateshead's head of technical operations, Chris Durant, who was so confident in the new console that he placed the order before it went into production. Midas and Klark Teknik brand development manager Richard Ferriday, together with Sean Hames from Midas dealer LMC Audio which supplied the consoles, paid a visit to Durant last May armed with a confidentiality agreement and the first full-scale layout drawing of Siena. Once Durant and senior technician Dan Adams were assured that the new console would fulfill the

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UK - The R & B group - a North of England conference provider - recently took delivery of eight new KV2 Audio EX 10's to enhance the audio side of its hire stock. Based in Newcastle, and looking after a multitude of clients including, The Sage Theatre, Inside Communications and RCN Congress, the company has been waiting for a flexible but highly portable solution such as Ex 10 for some time.

Ian Byrom, project manager, picks up the story. "We first heard the EX 10's at PLASA and from that point arranged a demo in a venue local to us, the Newcastle City Hall. At that demo we were amazed by the clarity and throw of such small boxes even in such a large hall, and knew immediately that they would fit the bill in satisfying our more discerning conference clients.

Being individually powered they are also incredibly flexible, and if required we can easily delay certain areas wit

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UK - The Fuel concept, created by Richie Warren, is part record company, part dance culture and very much a bass-heavy roadshow - utilizing an XTA-controlled Funktion One sound system built into a pair of American muscle cars. The Fuel Roadshow visits major auto and music events across the UK and Ireland, with their two Dodge Challenger sound-system cars - rigs that look, sound and feel incredible, according to Fuel. The XTA DP224 and DP6i act as crossovers at the centre of the system.

The Fuel sound system has become infamous for its uncompromising approach to quality. It has been set up at parties and clubs, including the MaxxPower after-show party, where DJs Tim Westwood, Deekline, MJ Cole, Richie Don, Lawgiverz and the Ragga Twins played to thousands of Fuel fans. In January 2005, Fuel went indoors and installed a Funktion One sound system into the Medicine Bar, part of the

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Norway - For Video 4, EVI Audio's new intercom distributor in Norway, the LLB trade show in Oslo (10-12 February 2005) was just the start they wanted. The company reports making numerous contacts and receiving highly enthusiastic feedback. Attracting the most interest on the stand was the BTR-700 wireless system from RTS/Telex. Manuel Brico, Telex product manager for EAME, who with Peter Roberts, the new sales manager for Intercom Europe, was supporting the Video 4 team at the show, was delighted by the response, commenting: "The BTR-700 was the absolute show-stopper at the LLB. The large number of enquiries augurs well for a great success."

Founded in 1998, Video 4 also includes in its portfolio audio/video matrix signal distributors and a complete range of camera accessories. EVI Audio is happy to have found in Video 4 a greatly respected, efficient and highly motiv

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USA / Germany - From 1 April 2005, Blue Microphones' range of high-quality studio and home-recording microphones will be distributed by EVI Audio outside the USA and Japan. The microphones of the Californian company, which have won numerous accolades for their design and performance, complement EVI Audio's existing range in the microphone sector. During the Frankfurt ProLight&Sound exhibition (6-9 April 2005), EVI Audio will be presenting the current Blue Microphones product line, including two models produced exclusively for Electro-Voice: the Cardinal and the Raven.

As Mathias von Heydekampf, President Telex Pro Audio, explains: "There are three good reasons for the new partnership with Blue Microphones. Firstly, Blue Microphones is an undeniable force on the studio scene; their products - like all of ours - are solutions, not 'me too' products. Secondly, we are convince

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UK - The new Siena console has already lived up to the Midas legend by making an early appearance with Mr Robert Plant, who performed at the annual MAS Records evening at Kidderminster Town Hall.

Plant is a patron of MAS Records, which was set up to provide expertise and resources for the development of music, and has close ties with the community in the Kidderminster area, where Midas is based. Although Plant has attended the annual MAS event in the past, this was the first time he'd performed. This year's event was being filmed for a DVD, with proceeds being donated to the Artist Legacy Fund, an organization that provides talented musicians with support to promote and develop their work.

"Because it was being filmed and recorded, and featured such a high profile singer as Robert, MAS needed high quality equipment, and this is where Midas came in," says Kevyn Gammon

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Greece - The first-ever installation of HK Audio's Cohedra Compact system was carried out at the end of 2004 at the Maya Club in Larisa, central Greece, by HK's Greek distributor Space Lights, in conjunction with their local dealer, Master Voice. The Maya Club, located in a converted warehouse, has seating room for around 1,000 people, which includes the balcony areas. The system is being used for live Greek performances and also for DJs playing pop and dance music.

Space Lights and Master Voice installed a system consisting of 12 CDR 108 mid/high units with eight CDR 210 subwoofers and four IL8.1 very compact vocal full-range cabinets for front-fill. Six CDR 108 cabinets were rigged at each side of the stage at a height of 6m, with the IL 8.1s positioned so they provide coverage for the front tables. The system is powered by one VX 1200 and nine VX 2400 power amplifiers, and is

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Belgium - EML Productions has begun a two-year programme to replace all the processors in its inventory with IX 48 Intelli-X Speaker Management Systems from Apex. The upgrade represents a substantial investment in floating-point processing technology, with 28 Intelli-X units arriving in the first phase of the programme, rising to a total of 50 units.

In previous years, EML has been using BSS speaker management systems, but, according to Patrick Demoustier, the older generation of fixed-point processors is now struggling to deliver the processing power demanded by line arrays like the Adamson system used by EML. After an extensive period of researching the market, Demoustier has chosen the new Intelli-X digital speaker management processor, which tested just ahead of a comparable unit from Australian manufacturer Lake Technology.

"The decision was guided by three critical

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UK - As digital systems become ever more sophisticated and powerful, the importance of training has become greater than ever. BSS Audio, recognizing the need to deliver thorough training for its new Soundweb London system, has developed what is arguably the most comprehensive online/offline training package yet seen in the Pro Audio industry.

The company is already running face-to-face training courses for Soundweb London, as it has done for several years with the original Soundweb system to great success. The new Soundweb London Certified London Architect training course comes in three parts.

The first part is a collection of downloadable, interactive Flash-based training modules, which take the user from configuring a PC to work with Soundweb London right through to designing and uploading system designs onto the hardware. Users can take the training at their leisure, offlin

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