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Interior features of the old theatre, such as neo-Egyptian mouldings dating back to the 1930s, have been retained and incorporated into a new design that can accommodate dining, dancing, live performances and even conferences. Bars and dancefloors have been added, and the balcony turned into a VIP bar and restaurant. Stage facilities have been set up for live acts as well as DJs, and the spec includes an aesthetically pleasing installation of EV EVA line array modules, with X-Subs

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"These guys are all on wedges and side-fills. It's old school with everything set to 'stun'," said George Squiers, monitor engineer. "It is no-joke loud up there." Controversial frontman Fred Durst sings and raps into a Sennheiser SKM 2000 wireless transmitter with an MMD 935-1 cardioid capsule. The 935 successfully cuts through Limp Bizkit's often thick sound to put Durst out in front.

"As a monitor engineer, I have three requirements of a vocal

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Sound engineer is Paul Dieter who comments: "I started mixing live in the 80s, then spent maybe 15 years in the studio. I was just so frustrated with the live sound systems available then. When line arrays came along I was eventually tempted back to live and I'm having much more fun."

Dieter's PA for Browne comes from Schubert Systems in California, a d&b audiotechnik J-Series. "It's a subtle consideration," says Dieter, "Jackson's song-writing is rock and roll for the discerning ear. I try to be manufacturer and sound company agnostic, I don't want politics getting in the way of making the best choice for my client. The combination of J8, J12 and J-SUB loudspeakers must be absolutely correctly balanced; I expect

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Its objective is to "stimulate the development of the family, to prepare it for the challenges the future will bring". Among its activities, the Foundation periodically organises lectures and debates on themes concerning the institution of the family, such as the development of women's rights or health programmes.

One of Proel's distributors for the United Arab Emirates, Orient Electronic, which was asked to provide the technical outfit for the Foundation Theatre, was oriented toward professional systems that could ensure high quality performance and a design that could match the style of

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"I didn't believe it when David Webster [DiGiCo's marketing director] called to say that I'd won," says Cotton. "It was only when a friend from Entec, who was with Noreen Roden at the show when she made the draw, rang me that I knew it was true."

Monitor engineer Cotton is a fitting recipient for the console as both John Roden and Jim Douglas graced the monitor position of many a high profile tour.

"We're really pleased the console is going to a

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"Both APG and Innovason make high end systems that, in my role as a consultant, I have no hesitation in recommending," said Nicholson. "It's not just because RSA distributes these brands that I recommend them either. I'm a very proactive engineer who uses different systems all the time, but I genuinely believe that they are the best on the market at the moment.

"It just so happens t

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Flare's Davies Roberts said: 'We are very pleased to have appointed our first UK dealer, Waq (owner of Mustt Audio) totally understands where we are going and we are honoured to have appointed him as our first UK dealer. At the show we received some great comments about our products and demo room from some of the most respected people in the industry; this was extremely encouraging for a brand new company. Following the PLASA show, we are in discussions with a number of large venues including one major installation."

"We a

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The three new products are: the DN-MC6000 integrated digital mixer and twin deck DJ software controller - a complete performance solution for the computer DJ; the DN-X600 ultra high performance two-channel mixer - a traditional style DJ mixer bristling with USB MIDI / audio control and connectivity capabilities; the DN-S2000, a 'throw in the bag' portable hardware controller for the laptop DJ.

(Jim Evans)

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Train's current mic setup includes the following models: Audio-Technica's Artist Elite 5000 Series wireless systems with AEW-T5400 transmitter for lead vocals, AE6100 Hypercardioid Dynamic Handheld Microphone for lead and backing vocals, ATM650 Hypercardioid Dynamic Instrument Microphone for snare, AE5100 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone for hi-hat, ATM450 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone for overheads, and ATM250DE Dual-Element Instrument Microphone and AT4050 Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone for guitars.

The band's FOH mixer Rob Thomas stated, "This is simply the best sounding microphone selection I've had in years. I love them all. The ATM650 is like a great instrument mic on stero

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The heart of the Xone:DB4 is the powerful Quad FX Core DSP engine, enabling each channel to have its own FX bank and BPM detection system, which automatically adjusts all time-related FX and loops to the tempo of the music. There are five basic studio quality FX types optimised for DJ use, comprising delays, reverbs, modulators, resonators and damage, plus each FX type has a patch library of different effect variations that can be assigned to the relevant control. Each FX bank has a dedicated expression control and a rotar

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"TOA has an extremely long and solid record in standard compliance," says Wolfgang Pein, director, German sales at TOA Europe. "EN 54 stipulates the product and testing requirements for voice alarm components in fire detection and alarm systems and TOA were first to bring the compliant products to market. They can be found in a number of systems in use today such as the OpernTurm in Frankfurt Germany."

EN-54 aims to improve the communication of installed systems

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The delivery of the first LIVE1 series consoles to dealers and distributors in the first week of next month, heralds the UK's leading heritage mixing console manufacturer's move beyond its traditional high-end musical theatre and live sound production markets, in which its reputation for product quality, innovation and sonic performance has remained unchallenged for more than 30 years.

LIVE1 is a fully specified, fully Cadac console, that incorporates the company's analogue engineering heritage within a lightweight, compact, affordable design. Available in 16, 24 and 32 channel frame sizes, the LIVE1 exploits modern design and manufacturing techniques to deliver a compact console at a price point that ma

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The FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order issued 23 September sets aside two TV channels in each market specifically for wireless microphones. This will allow wireless microphones to operate in those protected channels without interference from new 'white space devices'. In addition, according to the FCC ruling, professional users of large arrays of wireless microphones, such as theatrical performances and music concerts, can apply for extended spectrum coverage via a geolocation database that the FCC is building and that is currently up for bid for management.

This long-awaited FCC ruling is the culmination of over two years of testing and lobbying efforts among competing interests for the white s

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Reisterstown, Maryland-based Samuel K. Macdonald (S.K. Macdonald) has been named Xantech representative for the Mid-Atlantic region. Also, Anew Communication Technology (Anew C.T.), who has been successfully representing Xantech Commercial throughout the West, including Southern California, Las Vegas, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and parts of Idaho and Montana, expands their territory to include the Pacific Northwest. These announcements were made by Rick Seegull, Xantech director of business development.

"S.K. Macdonald is one of the industry's oldest and most reputable rep firms and we are pleased to have them as part of the Xantech Commercial sales force," stated Seegull. "We are very glad to be working with Perry D'Angelo and his team, and

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The Harewood Toast was introduced last year, designed to provide an opportunity for a prominent member of the music, film and TV businesses to speak about the relationship they have with the studios and service providers that make their products.

The inaugural proposer of the Harewood Toast last year was Jeremy Lascelles, CEO of Chrysalis Music who is the son of the Earl of Harewood, the founding President of the APRS and its current Patron.

The APRS's annual celebration, hosted by Sir George and Lady Martin, sees the recognition of six new recipients of the APRS Sound Fellowship bestowed on individuals who made a 'significant

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Staying On - Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis says he's not ready to hand the day-to-day running of the festival over to his daughter Emily yet. Eavis, 75, celebrated the festival's 40th anniversary earlier this year but

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In the new position, Conard's responsibilities will include managing Genelec's pro audio sales force in the United States and implementing dealer sales and support programmes for the full line of Genelec stereo and multi-channel applications. A long-time industry veteran of the professional audio industry prior to joining Genelec, Conard held sales and/or management positions at Yamaha Commercial Audio and Westlake Audio, and was most recently territory manager for Bose Corporation.

Conard noted, "I have been an ardent Genelec fan for many years. When I served as sales manager at Westlake Audio, we were one of the largest Genelec retailers. I am very excited about the product lin

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The Miami Heat's director of broadcast services, David Vickery, explained their decision to purchase an Eclipse, "In fact we already had an Sy48 that we were looking to upgrade with new cards and so on, but then we visited InfoComm and saw the new Eclipse. Kevin Madden gave us a demo, and after that, there was no going b

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Bucks New University prides itself on strengthening links between education and industry, and the hookup with the brands is a striking example. Midas Siena and Verona consoles, plus Klark Teknik equipment including Square ONE Dynamics and Graphics units are being used for live sound modules in the university's BA (Hons) Audio & Music Production and Music & Live Event Management courses. The university has a 500-capacity venue for which students book bands, promote concerts and provide sound and lighting expertise. The Midas and KT equipment allows them to experience a real-world setup, with dedicated front of house and monitor consoles.

"We'd seen a growth in live mus

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Phil Price, who heads up RCF's operation, praised the high level of technical back-up carried out by Williams' company, Audio Workshop, over a long period.

"The support provided for RCF products by Mick and his team was exemplary - and his untimely death last month left us with some extremely big shoes to fill, which we have now managed to do."

To that end, RCF have confirmed the appointment of Ampman Audio Services, run by the experienced John Adeleke; the company will take on full service and repair responsibilities with immediate effect.

"This appointment will offer a seamless transition, and Ampman will undertake the same duties and responsibilities as Audio Workshop," confirmed Price. "This in

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Each of the GAES medical centres will be equipped with two K300 loudspeakers, with a view to rolling out the use of the dBTechnologies boxes across the world. "As new clinics are opened and older speakers need to renewed, the K300 is proving to be ideal for us," says Carles González Soto, electro sales manager at GAES. "These speakers are great quality, whilst being small enough to fit in the clinics."

The K-300 is an ultra compact, two-way active speaker, featuring a digipro bi-amped digital power amp to deliver high performance and sound pressure levels. The K300 is used in 'free field' hearing tests, which are run by GAES profes

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This includes a new sound system designed over eight separate zones and a club lighting system in the newly-created Night Lounge located in the basement area. All spaces have been conceived, installed and supplied by The Sound Division Group (SDG).

When proprietor Marlon Abela reopened the venue towards the end of last year, there was just one piece of the jigsaw remaining. For while the ground floor bar, first floor restaurant and second floor private members' lounge had received their first major overhaul in many years, it was only after the owners decided to convert the basement into an exclusive nightclub - termed a 'night lounge' - that the real 'wow factor' was delivered.

With its colour-washed, exposed brickwork, d

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Poulsen, a member of DPA Microphones' board of directors for the last four years, has also been working as an external consultant at DPA for the last 10 months. According to chairman of the board Erik Holst, he has built up valuable knowledge of the company during this time.

A graduate of the Danish Engineering Academy, 49-year-old Poulsen founded digital camera and scanner company Imacon in 1995. Imacon became the fastest growing industrial company in Denmark in 1999 and 2000, merging in 2004 with Hasselblad to transform the Swedish photography giant from high end film camera company to a fully digital camera operation. Poulsen drove this process as CEO at Hasselblad until end of 2009.

"I look forward to the challenges and possibilities that DPA faces in the global marketplace over the comin

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"SDIG has developed HiQnet, System Architect and our internal AVB programme to such a point that we now have extremely strong, scalable core technologies that we are beginning to deploy in a whole host of markets and applications," Urry said yesterday. "Market experience, product design and integration experience