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With the SX-2000SM System Manager as its 'hub', the range offers a variety of options designed to offer maximum flexibility in system design and installation, including multiple audio input and output units, fireman's microphone stations, and remote mic extensions. Minimum system configuration is eight inputs by eight outputs, and this is expandable to a maximum of 64 inputs and 128 outputs, with as many as 776 control ins and outs and with 16 audio buses plus 2 emergency buses.

To provide absolutely failsafe operation, the SX-2000 can remain fully functional on DC power and offers both network and power-supply redundancy. It also offers an additional ana

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The Peavey PV 115PM is a two-way powered monitor system engineered with a bi-amplified class D power section that drives a 15" woofer with a 2 3/8" voice coil and a 1.4" titanium-diaphragm 14T compression driver with 200W total power.

The PV 118D is a powered subwoofer engineered with a class D power section that drives an 18" woofer with 300W total power. The sub also includes a built-in fourth-order Linkwitz-Riley crossover (120Hz), exclusive bass contour circuitry and Peavey's proprietary DDT loudspeaker protection technology.

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In an effort to attract the right people to fill these many roles, the company is hosting a recruitment event in London on Tuesday, 3 February 2009. This 'Red Curtain Recruitment Event' will provide an opportunity for those interested in working with Cirque du Soleil to meet its recruiters and managers, have a drink and a quick bite to eat with current employees, and generally learn more about the company and its many career opportunities.

Anyone wishing to attend can r

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Produced marketing agency Jack Morton Worldwide and sponsored by LG, the event attracted around 250,000 people who braved the freezing conditions. They were rewarded with moving video projected onto the 108m high Shell Building, supplied for the first time by ETC, a spectacular fireworks display launched from the London Eye and a series of barges on the river, once again produced by French pyrotechnics company Group F, as well as a Radio One hosted show by Nihal which provided entertainment throughout the evening, plus the musical countdown sequence to midnight.

"With the general ambient l

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ARX managing director Colin Park commented: "Olsen Audio Group CEO Craig Olsen and I have been discussing the prospects of working together in the North American markets now for a while. "ARX and Olsen's product philosophy is very similar, quality products, aimed into market niches, to make the audio professional's life easier.

"Olsen Audio has a large existing dealer network in the US and Canada and Craig feels that ARX products will be well received by dealers and end users alike."

Craig Olsen is an industry veteran of over 40 years in the US and Japanese pro audio industries. Olsen was involved in the touring sound industry from the late 1960's to 1982. In 1982 he was employed by the Yamaha Corporation w

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Waves will unveil a new live division website (www.waveslive.com), as well as release the D-Show Enabler, making over 50 Waves TDM plug-ins compatible for the live environment.

Waves' history in the live sound market is varied. MaxxBCL was the first Waves product to successfully help deliver the most bass out of PA systems including line arrays, and since its introduction over three years ago, it has been used by sound companies, improving sound in prominent tours, top live venues, and places of worship around the world. Also, since its release in November 2006, Waves Live Bundle has become widely used with Digidesign's Venue consoles.

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Alex Skan, director of Void Acoustics Ltd, commented: "Andy is without doubt a powerful addition to our design team, led by Rog Mogale. A perfect complement to Rog's team, Andy's special set of skills and immense experience are helping to put Void in a very strong market position, emphasising our standing as a systems company with the scope for ground-breaking electronics as well as loudspeakers."

With his audio career spanning more than 20 years, Hunt began as a production manager, progressing to the design and manufacture of affordable high-end Hi-Fi amplifiers in the mid 1980s, developing innovative products that evolved into the Aura brand from B&W. He went on to found Matrix Amplifiers, which he ran successfully for many years.

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Pope says: "It's an opportunity I've been waiting for. KMR is probably the epitome of a young, dynamic, pro-active sales company, with an excellent reputation. There are no corporate issues with central purchasing or multi-branch complications; we're a small and focused sales team. "

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Although combining popular music with theatre is currently a popular genre of entertainment, combining that idea with genuine live rock'n'roll is quite a tough challenge. But, it's one that popular Dutch four piece band Di-rect has risen to and ticket demand for the 90-date theatre tour of their homeland has been exceptional.

Sound contractor for the Di-rect Does Tommy tour is The Purple Group, part of the Synco Network, with the company's recently purchased DiGiCo SD8 in place at the front of house position.

Using DiGiCo's standard stage rack, the console is using 48 inputs and 16 outputs. With the addition of an RME MADI interface, the show i

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The Peavey PR 15D and PR 12D are two-way powered loudspeaker systems engineered with a bi-amplified class D power section that drives a 12" woofer with a 150 watts continuous and a 1.4" titanium-diaphragm RX14 compression driver with another 50 watts continuous. This high-speed amp topology has helped the PR Series shed 20% more weight than previous models, down to 37 lbs. for the PR 15P and 28 lbs. for the PR 12P.

The PR 15D and PR 12D are capable of up to 120 dB peak SPL and feature Peavey's DDT speaker protection, which virtually eliminates audible power amplifier clipping. A built-in, heavy-duty crossover increases reliability at high power levels.

A Woofer Servo monitors the woofer for back-EMF that is not

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Sound & Light Support owners Jeroen and Veronica Brandon decided to expand their console inventory into digital with Midas. "Initially we were looking to buy a Midas Heritage, but when we visited Midas Consoles Benelux for a demo, we were also introduced to the PRO6," says Jeroen. "Following this demo it became clear to us that PRO6 is the new leading digital console."

Stagepoint, whose clients include major Dutch artists such as Frans Bauer, had already built up considerable experience of both analogue and digital large format consoles, and head of Benelux sales Sand

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After losing its original theatre in a fire, the School's head of drama, Michael Collins, approached A.C. Special Projects to provide complete technical facilities for the new installation. Starting with an empty shell and power feed, the company specified the entire lighting, rigging, audio and AV products inventory for the theatre. Also, various equipment was supplied for a separate drama rehearsal space.

The lighting equipment includes an extensive list of ETC, Robe & Chroma-Q conventional, moving light &

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Odini's principal mission will be to define and implement sales strategies across the three territories. In addition to the existing sales partners, a new distribution network is being put in place to handle the new range of Audio over IP products which start shipping in early 2009.

Formally responsible for EMEA OEM sales for Sun Microsystems, Odini comes to his new position with over 20 years experience in the IT and telecommunications industries, notably with HP, IBM, Ericsson

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He was speaking as he picked up an award for environmental work at the Midem music conference in France. "You'll be amazed when you hear the headliners we've got coming this year, and we've already sold 90% of the tickets for this year already," he said. He was honoured with the Green World Award at the Midem music conference for the festival's history of environmental fundraising and ecological initiatives. The festival raises money for Greenpeace, Oxfam and Water Aid, while Mr Eavis' other

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Paula Birtwistle, who returned to freelancing following a career break and who attended the day commented: "I really enjoyed the day and I felt like every minute was useful to me. I made a last-minute decision to come along and I'm really glad I did! Every part of the day seemed relevant to what I was after and at the level I'm at in my career."

The main objectives of the day were to get closer to freelancers and to provide them with a day designed with their interests in mind. Most importantly though was the opportunity for f

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The Barix Paging Station PS16 has Barix's modular Audio over IP technology at its core, delivering IP communications, and integrates a variety of professional features to create a fully-functional, standalone master station. Built by MS Neumann Elektronik in Germany, a Barix OEM, the Barix Paging Station PS16 features a flexible gooseneck microphone, a one-watt speaker, a 2x24 character backlit LCD, and 16 user-definable push buttons with LED indicators. Power can be supplied using PoE via the network cable or with a conventional wall plug.

The standard PS16 iMaster application offers a variet

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Mickey Curbishley, PRG's president of Concert Touring added: "Nick and I have worked together for many years. I wish him only the very, very best and I look forward to working with him in the future."

"It is with mixed emotions that I leave the PRG family,

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Engineer Carlos Maiocchi from Equaphon (provider of support for Powersoft brand in Argentina) had a meeting during the morning with the people of Stratta Hnos., the company responsible for the brand in Uruguay, in order to offer required training support to the company's salesforce

Maiocchi later presented a seminar on Powersoft products to around 30 professionals from sound companies across Uruguay, entitled "Technological Renaissance".

The company reports a great deal of interest from attendees, and says that further regional seminars will be presented in the near future.

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Up to 72 sound cues are available for 'instant play' via cue sheets that can be updated even while 'playing out', giving flexibility to change play lists on the fly. The number of cue sheets that can be accessed is infinite.

A/B track cross fading, Time Remaining & Time Elapsed displays, track management and dedicated keyboard hot-keys are some of the many features that make this cost effective product stand out.

All music tracks available on the computer's internal, external or network drives are available to EBR Digicart 2, and as it recognises .wav, .mp3 and .ogg formats, p

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"This is the first time that Qatar has hosted such a world-class tennis event, and we are proud to be a part of it," explained AV-Tech's general manager, Hadi Arzouni. "Furthermore, the complex will be hosting the Championships for the next two years, so it was imperative that we selected only the very best equipment from the top manufacturers. Our first choice for amplification is always Lab.gruppen for reasons of reliability and sound quality, and this installation was no exception."

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The Midas consoles were supplied by Oslo-based AVAB-CAC, which has provided all audio requirements for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert for the past 17 years. In an entirely new approach to the event's audio network, the consoles were used to link three stages, produce live sound and provide a broadcast feed. A PRO6 was used on each stage for monitor mixes, with a pair of XL8s at front-of-house.

"Quite simply, we changed from a system that used many snakes, analogue and digital, running back and forth between the various performance areas and took us five to six hours to instal

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"The timing of this new agreement really couldn't be better," says Melinda von Horvath, EMEA sales director at Chief Manufacturing. "We are introducing over 20 new mounting solutions at Integrated Systems Europe, and these are exactly the kind of products Comm-Tec is so well-placed to distribute for us.

"We were looking for a value-added distributor able to explain the high-end features and benefits of our products to integrators, installers and dealers, and we believe that in Comm-Tec we have found exactly the right partner to do that."

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This selection of equipment enables the company to offer a complete range of audiovisual rental and installation services for live events. One of their more recent success stories using Aero systems, was the Peoples International Folk Festival held at the Roman Theatre in Merida, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993.

For this particular festival, the firm's