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The MH50 was born and now, nearly 30 years later, DNH have launched its successor - the MC50. Tens of thousands of music horns have been manufactured and distributed worldwide since being designed as a 15Watt unit by DNH chief product designer Oyvind Nielson in 1985. It introduced the concept of throwing music quality sound, long distances by wrapping a high quality driver within a re-entrant horn and was used at the Olympics, Barcelona's Neu Camp stadium, Wimbledon All England Tennis Club and countless sporting stadia, airports and public buildings around the globe. Other reference sites include Lord's Cricket Ground and constant use on

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The show was co-hosted by actors Omar Chaparro and Blanca Soto along with actress/singer Lucero. Together they showcased a number of distinguished performances including Carlos Vives (UR2/SM58), Alejandro Sanz with students from Berklee College of Music (UR2/SM58), P

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Taking place over three days in mid-October, Fall for Greenville is a festival which promotes the city's notable and varied culinary excellence, accompanied by a soundtrack from six stages of live music.

Equipped by local rental company Audio Solutions Inc, three of the stages featured Alcons audio systems. "We have invested in Alcons because we honestly believe them to be the best sounding systems available," says Audio Solutions owner Alan Simonton. "We still have some systems by another manufacturer, but we're moving to the Alcons systems because they not

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Managed by Stage Entertainment's subsidiary Stage Entertainment Touring Productions, all Holiday On Ice shows tour with a full technical production, each transported in around six trucks or 18 shipping containers. It was the first show to develop its own touring ice machines, allowing a bespoke rink to be fitted into any venue. Each tour lasts up to five years and can cover over 30 countries, with up to three shows

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"I am really looking forward to introducing the new model to the ISE 2014 delegates," says Lars-Olof Janflod, PR and marketing director at Genelec. "Since its launch the 4000 Series has been embraced by the install market world-wide. We are expanding the range to include a new product that will broaden the appeal of the series and reinforce our position as a leading loudspeaker brand for fixed audio installations."

The Genelec 4000 Series active loudspeakers are suited to music playback

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All nX Series amplifiers feature Ashly's programmable outputs on each individual channel using rear panel DIP switches to select Low-Z (down to 2 Ohms), or High-Z, (70V or 100V) constant-voltage outputs.

The nX8004 has four channels rated at 800 watts per channel across all programmable outputs. The nX8002 is the two-channel version. The nX4004 offers four channels at 400 watts per channel, while the nX4002 is the two-channel model.

Ashly offers three nX amplifier feature sets. The nX Series is the base level amplifier with Ashly's Energy Management System (Ashly EMS™), a defeatable sleep mode that draws <1 Watt of current when engaged. The nX S

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Both designers have previously worked on a wide range of specialist audio productions in the event sector, across a broad spectrum of premier clients and brands. Their varied palette of resources includes in-depth expertise with Pro-Tools, Q-Lab and Ableton, and they recently complemented these with the purchase of a TiMax SoundHub-48S/MADI pl

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With the recent restoration, the main focus was to restore the room to its former glory, both acoustically and aesthetically. DV2 was commissioned to design, supply and integrate a new sound system and they found the solution in Tannoy's digitally steerable, multi-channel, column array loudspeaker system.

The technology within QFlex means the system is able to achieve even, full-range coverage and SPL which is maintained across the listening plane, and can create an asymmetrical pattern to allow similar SPLs in both the near and far field. It can steer focused beams of acoustic energy to frequencies beyond 12 kHz, which makes it suitable for full-range musical mate

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The new system was chosen to provide networked monitoring and control of the existing PA loudspeakers, amplification, monitoring and Voice Alarm systems at the stadium, and required the addition of a new fire-rated fibre-optic backbone and network switches, all of which was installed during the upgrade.

Shure Distribution UK, exclusive distributor of QSC and Q-Sys products in the UK and Ireland, supplied the Q-Sys hardware, which comprised two Core 250i compact integrated processors, six I/O Frame interfaces (two master interfaces in the control room, plus one at each of the main four seating stands at the stadium), and severa

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Rigby was previously the technical manager at Technical Earth, where he managed the sales, installation and upgrades of recording facilities and venues and specialised in Avid Pro Tools systems. He also studied audio technology and acoustics at the University of Salford.

HHB group sales director Steve Angel comments, "HHB has been providing industry-leading service to the world's top broadcasters, recording studios, post facilities and systems integrators for over three decades. Mike's experience and enthusiasm will complement the department very well, as we continue to provide the high level of service that our customers have come to expect."

Mike Rigby states, "HHB is known throughout the

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With Peyroux's style and a voice that has carried her from busking on the streets of Paris to mainstream recognition, the tour embraces her much-loved songbook of reworked and contemporary classics. The tour venues included a sell-out concert at the Royal Festival Hall for the last night of the London Jazz Festival, where she was supported by Manchester-born singer, Josephine.

Gerard Albo has worked with Avid since 2006, when he first used a Venue console for Corinne Bailey Rae. The software gave Albo the method of working and results he wanted and it became the start of his long term rapport with Avid's Sheldon Radford, senior product manager for Live Systems a

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The MTP940 boasts comprehensive features and settings typically found only in today's finer reference studio condenser microphones. Three switchable polar patterns - wide cardioid, cardioid and super cardioid - allow for maximum flexibility when dealing with a diverse range of sources and environments; from lead vocals, public speaking, choirs, to classic unplugged situations with a singer and an acoustic instrument. A three-position high-pass filter makes it possible to directly influence the proximity effect, adapting it in the best-possible way to the sound source. Additionally, the three-position pre-attenuati

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"We are elated to receive such a prestigious industry award," said Mark Bishop, president of LynTec. "By creating the market's first intelligent mobile power distribution solution, our RPCM gives customers the powerful features of our RPC panels in a fully portable product. There is nothing like it on the market, and we are very pleased to be recognized for this achievement by our peers."

LynTec's RPCM is the industry's first intelligent power distribution panel to bring three new features

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"SSL Live is the high-end mixer solution for which we have been looking for years to complement our portfolio," says Roland Mattijsen, applications specialist and AEM co-owner. "Being ambitious, innovative and able to exceed expectations is not an easy task for any manufacturer. With the Live console, SSL is offering its highly respected SuperAnalogue front-end, 64-bit FP DSP processing and high channel/bus counts at 96kHz throughout.

"With those specs, Live would attract the attention of top sound engineers and designers, even without the SSL badge. We are very proud and

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"I've worked with almost every line array from the major makers, but I've never before had that feeling of unlimited headroom, where there is always room for more, and uniformity is still preserved," recounts Guillermo "Memo" Gómez, FOH engineer for Rubén Blades. "Leo is very different from other systems. The sound quality and coverage are exceptional."

The system was purchased by Andres Cua

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The show sees the launch of significant additions to Yamaha's successful Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) series. These are EN54-24 certified versions of the VXC and VXS loudspeaker ranges, which are specifically designed for use in PA/VA voice alarm systems.

Yamaha's full CIS series will be on show, including all VXC and VXS loudspeakers, XMV multi-channel amplifiers, MTX matrix processors and DCP controllers.

The company will also be demonstrating its Commercial Installation Solutions Speaker Calculator (CISSCA) software. Available as a free download from the Yamaha Pro Audio web site, this Windows application quickly and accurately calculates the number of speakers required for optimum perfo

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WHP operates for two regular nights each week from September to New year's eve on a timeline coinciding with the new university and college terms. It attracts all the hottest international EDM DJ's and live acts and sells out months in advance. It's the second year the club is operating out of its new Victoria Warehouse venue in Trafford Park.

dbn's Pete Robinson has been involved with WHP right from the start and this year he created the production and lighting design for all three rooms in the space.

In the Main Room he started with a new blank canvass and the intention to make it look total

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The QSC Core 1000, 3000 and 4000 processors, together with their associated Page Stations, I/O Frame audio interfaces and CX amplifiers achieved IEC60945 certification (SOLAS) by conforming to an extremely stringent set of internationally recognised standards. It is illegal to use equipment on the high seas that has not achieved SOLAS certification, and indeed a vessel's maritime insurance may be invalidated unless all equipment used on board is SOLAS-approved. Approval is not granted unless the internat

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The British manufactured Octopus is an entry level racking product featuring eight IEC distribution outlets, surge protection and EMI (electromagnetic interference) filters and is built to PAS's rigorous standards of quality engineering.

Suitable for all pro AV and audio applications and especially for domestic and commercial installations where reliable power supplies are vital for protecting all types of electronic equipment, the Octopus brings the consistency of British manufacturing to the market at a very competitive price.

The design and manufacturing was completed by PAS's specialist rack division, Rackz, and the metalwork is supplied by Penn Elcom, both elements reinforcing the octopus quality assurance.

This also allows products to be quickly developed, adapted and custom

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Behind the controls at monitor world for the past seven months has been Fabian Quiroga, back on his DiGiCo SD8 desk since his departure earlier in the year from a lengthy stint with The Black Keys. The SD8 was provided by Eighth Day Sound's UK shop.

"After doing a few small tours with the band's previous console, I knew I had to go back to my DiGiCo board," he muses. "When I came into this camp, management wanted the transition of a new monitor engineer to be as smooth

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"We selected a Meyer Sound Mica solution based on its overall sound quality, high efficiency in compact enclosures, and the availability of strong technical support in Spain," explains García-Diéguez. "For conferences, it delivers high clarity and intelligibility in all seats, while for concerts, it is excellent for all music styles, including folk, classical, and rock."

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The organization also has completed and released OCA version 1.2 of its base specification, and forwarded it to the Audio Engineering Society (AES) for review as part of the X210 standardization of OCA. OCA Version 1.2 continues the development roadmap and schedule. It enhances OCA's ability to work with different media transport technologies, and incorporates significant feedback from early adopters.

"We are very excited to announce the issuance of Version 1.2 of the specification and to welcome our new members to the OCA Alliance," said Morten Lave, OCA Alliance vice chairman and CEO/managing director of TC Applied Tec

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The grandstand not only features a 4500-capacity amphitheatre surrounding the Theatre of the Horse parade ring, but eight new restaurant and dining spaces, and four undercover terraces on each level facing west over the Theatre of the Horse.

Brookfield Multiplex chose The P.A People to deliver the networked television distribution and audio systems. Required acoustic performance criteria for each space and an indicative number of zones were nominated, along with an overview of functional requirements and environmental constraints. A 1000 port Ethernet network specif

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Taking place at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome on 10th November, the EMAs included performances by Eminem, Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Icona Pop, Katy Perry and Kings of Leon, all of whom used Sennheiser 2000 series in-ear monitors and a combination of Sennheiser 5200 or 2000 series wireless microphone systems, except Kings of Leon who opted for MD 431 wired mics.

Two of the biggest challenges for sound designer Derrick Zieba were the amount of RF channels needed and that the presentation podium was at the far end of the Ziggo Dome from the perf