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14 March 2016

For Lavigne's latest North American trek, in support of The Best Damn Album, Yakabuski and Orlando-based sound reinforcement provider LMG have chosen to return to an L-Acoustics V-Dosc and dV-Dosc loudspeaker system - this time supplementing the rig with the manufacturer's Kudo enclosures and new LA8 amplified controllers.

"We have 15 V-Dosc with three dV-Dosc down-speakers per side as mains, and then 10 Kudo a side as side- arrays," Yakabuski explains. "We've also gone back to using a centre sub cluster, which has prove

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Thus, on 10 and 11 May this year, four separate stages and thousands of music fans descended on Mote Park, in the Kent county town of Maidstone, to enjoy a bill headlined by Madonna. But more true to the traditional Roadshow ethos was the Outdoor Stage, which featured a range of DJ performances and a large Turbosound Aspect PA system.

Headlined by Fatboy Slim and Zane Lowe respectively, the Saturday and Sunday bills on the Outdoor Stage featured a wide cross-section of DJ talent - of both the musical and radio prese

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The National Skills Academy aims to significantly help to reduce skills gaps and shortages in backstage and off-stage skills. The NSA business plan, supported by PLASA and over 120 leading employers from theatre and live music, sets out in detail an ambitious vision to provide world-class training for the world's greatest stages. Working together with employers, freelancers, colleges and training-providers throughout the country, the NSA will deliver industry-endorsed training for young people and professionals. A proposed new state-of-the-art training facility in Thurrock, Thames Gateway, will pr

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14 March 2016

More than 100 people turned up to the centrally-located Ricoh Arena in Coventry, including visitors from as far away as Belfast and Glasgow, Wigan and the West Country. Sean Maxwell's eight-person team from Shuttlesound was supported by an all-star cast of presenters including Bill Gelow, EV's head of engineering, Joseph Plager, EV's head of amplifier development, Alex Cooper, the director of console development for Midas, and Shuttlesound's own project design and support specialist David Howe.

With Midas' flagship XL8 digital console at front-of-house, there were demos of

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14 March 2016

InnovaSON's international sales manager, Philippe Pelmelle comments, "Amptec has an excellent reputation. I heard from a number of independent sources that I couldn't hope to find a better distributor in Belgium, which is always reassuring to hear. They place a great deal of emphasis on providing a real service to the client, and not just on selling him the equipment."

Amptec CEO Bart Willems adds, "I'm looking forward to representing InnovaSON in Belgium and Holland. I like the concept behind their products, and I appreciate their pioneering attitude. We have a lot of experience in their target market and I'm sure that once we start getting the products in front of our customers, they will be very keen to try th

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14 March 2016

For this sound installation, MSB Audio Madrid recommended the installation of six D.A.S. Artec 28 systems. "Taking into consideration the size of the complex and its peculiarities as to sound reverberation, they prove to be very efficient systems," comments Manuel Suarez, MSB audio director.

(Jim Evans)

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With XTA enjoying considerable success in the Central and South American markets, it makes commercial sense for the company to expand its representation in the region, which has been achieved by the appointment of DA Professional SRL in Argentina and Audioacustica y Electronica in Mexico, says the company.

"We provide total production solutions, combining our expert personnel and only the very highest quality equipment," says Audioacustica y Electronica's Javier Posada. "The company was founded because of a need in Mexico for a supplier whose equipment portfolio and experience allows them to plan, coordinate and execute all technical aspects of a production. XTA is the idea

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14 March 2016

Over the past three years, No Static has installed over 120 DN-C615 decks in Bally facilities throughout Southern California and sold an additional 139 DN-C615 decks in that time period to other Bally facilities across the country.

"The DN-C615 is absolutely bulletproof," says Dave Meek, president No Static, a Burbank-based full-service systems integrator that will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. "Bally facilities will often install multiple DN-C615 units in one club, putting them in Group Exercise Rooms and Spin Rooms. Whenever the design calls for a CD player, we use the DN-C615 exclusively."

(Jim Evans)

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"We're delighted Sennheiser is supporting us," says Earthrace captain Pete Bethune. "This project wouldn't have been able to happen without their support and their contribution is vital to the overall goal of showing the world that the best technology can also be sustainable.

"We and the ground crew appreciate the fantastic support we have received. Every supportive company's efforts count in our race to beat the world record."

Sennheiser UK general manager Phil Massey adds, "It is great that we have been able to help such a worthwhile attempt by supplying Pete and his crew with th

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14 March 2016

City Impact recently embarked on a project to build a state-of-the-art auditorium that would set a new benchmark for worship venues.

Ian Anderson of Mitech Consulting was engaged as the primary technical and production consultant for the job. Under his direction Scott Willsallen of Auditoria mastered the audio design and Mark Hansen of Hansen and Associates was responsible for the architectural and acoustic design of the performance space.

Capable of holding up to 2,000 people, the Sanctuary needed to produce a powerful sound with excellent vocal clarity and accurate musical reproduction, despite the significant problem of reflective surfaces that existed on both the sides and the rear of the room. Extensive acoustic treatment w

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Since joining Meyer Sound Germany as a sales manager a few months ago, Schädel has established himself as a key member of the sales and marketing team, says the company.

Dave Wiggins, director of marketing, Europe, says, "Meyer Sound's extraordinary sales growth in Europe over the past few years has prompted the continuing investment in marketing support. As the company moves into new markets and expands our efforts to specific geographical territories, the need for innovative marketing has also increased. Peter's skill set is ideally suited to a marketing environment and is invaluable to the team."

(Jim Evans)

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"We revealed the mics to the girls before the final dress rehearsal in Sheffield," explains monitor engineer Nick Maddren. "I gathered the girls just before they started and pulled back the cover. There was a mix of screams, hands covering mouths and loads of excitement. The standard mics were immediately returned and the new ones disappeared like it was like Christmas day. CrystalRoc did an amazing job and the mics looked amazing."

Beneath the bling, the mics were still Sennheiser SKM 935s. "The 935 capsule was definitely the right capsule for th

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Parton spends much of her show telling stories, jokes and ad-libbing for the crowd. According to Fechner, the performance of the previous sound system prevented the audience from enjoying the full live experience. "The problem was we were losing a lot of that great interaction," explains Fechner.

"We were originally called in to tweak their system," notes Thunder vice president Paul Owen. "But once they realised the possibilities with the Milo system and our production services, they were sold."

Dual arrays of 12 Milos and eight groundstacked 700-HP subwoofer

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As well as the MC's voice and the contributions from Sky digital TV (music and publicity), there was also a performance by classical singer Russell Watson.

FOH engineer Derrick Zieba commented, "The Outline system performed perfectly in the stadium situation, there was enough power to overcome the noise from the huge crowd of enthusiastic Ricky Hatton fans without problems. The Outline Butterfly's projection enabled us to turn

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The brass and woodwind military band have been discussing their ultimate wish list with A.C. Audio for almost a year, so when the budget was finally approved to completely over-haul their old sound system, the band's coordinators were quick to ask A.C. to design them a completely new audio rig that would be fully versatile and tailored to their specific requirements.

A.C. Audio sales executive Glen Thompson, who has extensive experience on both sides of the microphone, worked closely with KV2 and the band to design a fully flexible system which would complement the various formations in which they play. The diverse band is known to play in combinations ranging

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14 March 2016

LA-RAK was created as a universal platform designed to facilitate cross-rental between DOSC Network members and to ensure compatibility with the legacy analogue cabling standard of L-Acoustics systems, says the company.

The LA-RAK module comprises: One 9U rack with LEXAN® front and rear covers; three LA8 amplified controllers; an 1/O distribution panel for analogue signal, L-NET (control and monitoring) and L-DGA (digital audio) networks distribution within the rack and link out with other racks ; 2U space for implementing

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The band took a full range of microphones from Sennheiser, including four e 945s for the three vocalists, e 906s for guitar cabinets and snares, e 604s for toms and an e 901 on the kick drum.

James Lawrenson has been front of house engineer for the band since their inception. He says, "I approached Sennheiser's artist relations manager Phil Cummings and discussed getting hold of some mics before the tour started. I used to work at the Cardiff Barfly and still work at Clwb Ifor Bach in

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14 March 2016

Recently the Academy made HK Audio its PA brand of choice. The Electric Theatre, the venue located next to the ACM's main building that hosts weekly live performances, is now equipped with a flown HK Audio ConTour Array system comprising six CTA 208 2x8"/4x1" mid-/high-range units and four CTA 118 Sub bass bins. Four D.A.R.T enclosures serve as monitors, while an Elias PX provides the drum-fill.

The ACM is also relies on HK when it comes to the school's portable rig. This combination of a D.E.A.CON system and D.A.R.T. monitors is compact and flexibl

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14 March 2016

From Digidesign, HD will be showing and demonstrating a fully integrated FOH and monitoring solution in the form of the D-Show Profile surface in combination with the Mix Rack.

The Yamaha M7CL-48 and LS9-32 consoles will also be on display and demonstrated. . With an array of advanced concepts such as the 'Centralogic' control interface, which makes it as easy and intuitive to use as an analogue console, the M7CL is designed for medium size live sound applications. The 32-mic/line input 64-channel LS9-32 is compact and light enough for one person to move and set up easily, and incl

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Adlib supplied their most experienced V-DOSC systems engineers - Tony Szabo and James Neale, plus monitor guru Marc Peers who looked after everything onstage.

The spec comprised 12 V-DOSC elements and 3 dV-DOSC under-hangs per side for the main arrays with four V-DOSC left and right for the side- hangs, complete with six dV under-hangs per side. Ground-stacked were 16 of the new V-DOSC SB28 Subs, eight per side.

For in-fills they used two L-Acoustics ARCS cabinets per side, and four dV-DOSC fills were positioned along the front lip of the stage.

The whole system was run

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Designed to aid with both pre-programming and training, Phantom Jester allows users to manipulate an emulated desk on their PC and view the monitor outputs without a real desk. Show files can then be interchanged with the desk using a standard USB memory stick, for true offline programming. Every software function of the desk is emulated including Online Help and a front panel mimic allows you to interact with the software in real time.

The launch of Phantom Jester coincides with the production release of version 2 software for the Jester ML range which includes additional pages of submasters, improved DMX In capabilities and improved monitor screens. A maintenance release for the Jester range (version 3.1) has also

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14 March 2016

Gutnik joins Digidesign from his position as director of sales and marketing at Apogee Electronics, where he was instrumental in developing several of the company's product lines. A successful musician, music instructor and recording artist, Gutnik has also held high-profile positions in retail with Sweetwater Sound and Guitar Center.

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The 4,200 sq. ft. space features lush banquettes and can service up to 300 guests. Spybar will continue to usher in renowned DJ's. In collaboration with establishing the club as a premier nightlife experience in Chicago, Spybar has installed the Dynacord Alpha-Concept sound system. The system is one of only eight of its kind in the United States and the only model present in the Midwest.

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Traditionally, these needs would have been met by an Audio Frequency Induction Loop or an Infra Red Transmission system. However, due to the huge size of the O2 Arena and certain other factors, a special radio-based solution was implemented. The O2 Arena took delivery of 200 customised EK 1038 body pack receivers, 200 EZT 1011 neck induction loops, 50 GP 03 earphones, 100 L 2015 chargers with one SR 300 IEM G2 rack-mountable transmitter, one A 5000CP antenna and one custom built linear UHF amplifier, built by Sennheiser's chief engineer Andy Lillywhite to increase the power of the transmitter to cover t