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USA - A long-established major player in the cable TV, internet and phone services sectors in the US, Comcast recently decided to create a new showcase store in Chicago. To ensure that the audio processing and distribution for the multi-zone outlet was of the highest possible quality, Comcast enlisted the services of New Jersey-based design and integration firm Diversified Media Group.

Among the priorities for the system design was to enable flexible signal processing and distribution throughout the Comcast store, which incorporates three 'studio' spaces devised to showcase Comcast services including cable TV and OTT (over-the-top) content. "The client was very specific about being able to switch sources quickly and easily, and as a long-time Symetrix user we were aware that their DSPs could provide the basis of a sufficiently robust system," says DMG senior systems en

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Asia - New dates and locations have been announced for Nexo's ETC training seminars, which are open to all interested engineers, system integrators and contractors. The confirmed dates are: Singapore 7-8 October; Japan 26-27 October and Vietnam 29-30 October.

ETC 2-day seminars progress from theoretical classes in general acoustics, line array theory and the case for point-source systems, to practical hands-on training with Nexo's different line arrays. Designed to help engineers and technicians achieve optimum performance from Nexo systems, the programme includes an in-depth look at networking and control software.

Anyone who would like to attend can contact their national Nexo distributor, or email training@nexo.fr for a full agenda and location details.

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - The Domicil jazz club in Dortmund is regularly listed in the top 100 jazz venues in the world by New York jazz magazine, Download. It recently hosted two sold-out evenings to experience a live CD recording and video production for two young jazz bands: the six-piece instrumentalists, Filou who describe their music as a fusion between funk, jazz and hiphop, and the groovy string trio, Duck Tape Ticket whose trademark is jazz improvisation.

Producer Julian David took the very deliberate decision to ditch the PA in favour of wireless headphones in order to provide a completely immersive experience for the audience as well as the best possible conditions for audio capture and recording. The event was supported by DirectOut who provided much of the equipment to make the event possible.

In total, DirectOut supplied two Andiamo.MC microphone amplifiers, five B

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UK - Kent-based production company, Avenue Services, was appointed by The Salvation Army as one of the two production companies to provide technical production for its 150th International Anniversary celebrations in London's O2 Arena, selecting Allen & Heath mixers for all the venues that they covered.

Entitled Boundless 2015, the five-day event was staged across all of the O2's venues and attracted 20,000 visitors from around the world. Avenue Services provided full technical production for three of the venues and some support for the main arena too. Over a dozen different musical and dance groups took part in 18 performances across four venues - the main O2 arena, the Cineworld Sky Super Screen, Cineworld Screen 2, and Building 6.

"We provided a site wide implementation of Allen & Heath digital and analogue mixers for simple ease of use, quick turnarounds and fle

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UK - KV2 Audio returns to this weekend's PRO and BPM exhibitions with the launch of the Active VHD 4.21 ultra-low frequency subwoofer.

The VHD 4.21 is the self-powered evolution of the successful VHD 2.21 2x21" subwoofer. Housing two newly developed 21" Woofers and utilising new amplification technology, the VHD 4.21 Active can power an additional Passive VHD 4.21 and deliver 14,000 Watts of peak power whilst being plugged in to a standard 13A wall socket.

People attending the show will have the opportunity to hear the new VHD 4.21 in action as part of a complete VHD 2.0 System within the PRO Show Audio Demo Space.

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UK - The South West Four Festival (SW4) on Clapham Common's south side is the latest in a long line of events that has called on the expertise of Capital Sound and the advanced controllability of its flagship Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker array. This time it was needed to contain the high octane energy delivered by a host of world famous DJs and dance music specialists, on a site closely surrounded by residential buildings.

Promoter Andrew Mattle of Lock N Load Events had called in the London based production company and its MLA last year for main stage only, initially having being impressed with the production they had delivered with Martin Audio for one of his promotions at Alexandra Palace back in 2011. As a result, this year the use of MLA and MLA Compact was extended to other stages.

Recalling the background, Capital's senior project manager, Martin Connolly, said, "T

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UK - After the success of their previous UK dates, Penguin Media Solutions are providing another two day UK training course in association with AFMG to introduce professional users to SysTune, this time in Blackpool.

SysTune is the real-time audio analysis software by AFMG. It was developed especially for live sound applications and has been setting the standard for professional real-time measurement and display of impulse responses, transfer functions and other data. Today, SysTune is widely accepted not only in pro audio live sound but also by installed sound professionals as well as in the industry.

The course will be headed by veteran SysTune user and AFMG Instructor Pasi Kokkonen. Pasi will cover such topics as measurement fundamentals, SysTune setup, multi-channel measurement, virtual EQ, system alignment, phase and group delay.

The course will take place on Tuesday 22

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Austria - AKG by Harman has introduced the MicroLite series of miniature wearable reference microphones, offering "incredible sound quality and durability in a tiny, discreet form factor". Suited to broadcast, theatre and conference applications, the MicroLite series includes lavalier, ear-hook and head-worn options, all of which provide exceptional comfort and flexibility. The result of extensive research and development, MicroLite also delivers broad compatibility, excellent moisture resistance and superior EMC protection.

"AKG's new MicroLite mics are tiny, but the sound they produce is far from it," said Karam Kaul, Marketing Director for AKG. "Beyond great sound quality, we spent considerable time on every aspect of the design. From ear-hook and head-worn models that users can easily adjust on their own, to multiple layers of protection against mois

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USA - Audinate has announced that over 500 Dante-enabled products are now available from licensed manufacturers worldwide. This represents more than a 60% increase in the number of available products in the last 12 months.

"The 500th Dante-enabled product represents a significant milestone for Audinate and our Dante OEM partners," stated Lee Ellison, CEO of Audinate. "Customer research tell us that the single biggest factor when selecting an audio networking solution is the number of available products on the market. With hundreds of products launched in the last 12 months, Dante has reached the tipping point and has become the industry standard for Audio over IP networking."

This milestone was reached this week with several new products being launched by partner manufacturers at the IBC show in Amsterdam, including:

Solid State Logic's System T - a fully

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USA - Tascam's new DA-6400 is a 64-track recorder for live and event recording that records onto an internal SSD drive. Professional I/O options like MADI and Dante make it well suited to live recording, event capture, or as a backup for critical DAW sessions, the company says. The unit records 64 tracks at 48kHz/24-bit or 32 tracks at 96kHz/24-bit, and is available with a single or dual/redundant power supply.

Included an AK-CC25 hot-swappable caddy containing a high-performance 240GB Tascam solid-state drive. The caddy includes a USB 3 jack for stand-alone use. Included on the rear panel are SMPTE timecode, word clock, RS-422, parallel and Ethernet connections.

I/O options for the DA-6400 include the IF-MA64/EX interface card, with both coaxial and optical MADI connections. This card includes a redundant coaxial connection so that MADI is passed through even if power is lost

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UK - With just under a month to go until PLASA Show 2015, pre-registrations are up 10% compared to 2013 and 2014, making this year's show already the most successful since the move to ExCeL in London's Docklands.

Featuring over 300 brands, with many showing new products and services, a major new initiative for this year sees PLASA Show adopting the successful 'Focus' model of a sector-specific, zoned layout, which will facilitate easier networking and make navigation around the show much easier than in previous years.

By the beginning of September, pre-registration data for PLASA Show 2015 was tracking at 10% up year on year over the past two shows, with 62% of those registered being either final decision makers or equipment specifiers. In addition visitors from 94 countries have pre-registered, against those from 74 countries who attended in 2014.

"When PLASA Show move

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Oman - Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises (NMK) is bringing back the series of one day seminars across the region called NMK Roadshow. Based on the last year's high turnout for the event and positive feedback from the attendees, NMK is once again ready to deliver quality content to AV professionals whose schedules are too busy to travel to Dubai.

The attendees have an option to attend either morning session starting at 9am or afternoon session starting at 3pm. The seminars are designed for professionals from the AV industry including individuals from installation companies, live sound rental firms and broadcast integrators, but also entry level individuals who are eager to learn from the pros. Those who are interested can register for the seminar via the distributor's website. The seminars are free of charge.

The topics to be discussed this year: Neutrik: Transferring

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The Netherlands - The compact M-5000C offers all the flexibility and power of the larger M-5000 console but in a smaller footprint. Utilising the same O.H.R.C.A (Open High Resolution Configurable Architecture) platform, the M-5000C delivers 128 freely definable audio paths, expandable protocols and multi-format I/O choices combined with a flexible user interface and workflow, all with 24-bit / 96kHz sound quality. This open audio architecture supports Dante, MADI, Waves Sound Grid, and REAC audio protocols, as well as audio delivery over video using SDI, DVI and SFP cabling.

HHB is also debuting the Roland V-1200HD 2 M/E video switcher. Featuring a new hybrid engine that combines a 4:2:2 / 2 M/E switcher with a 4:4:4/10-bit multi-format processor presentation switcher, V-1200HD offers multi-format flexibility with a choice of additional audio and video options using the Roland X

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UK - Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2015, the Beat-Herder Festival showcases an eclectic mix of music and performance art spread across 17 separate venues within a working farm near Clitheroe in Lancashire. Staged on the weekend of 17-19 July, this year's event was completely sold out and featured hundreds of acts. Headliners included Basement Jaxx, Erol Alkan, Leftfield, The Levellers and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

The sound contractor for the main stage was Stockport-based Audile who deployed an Outline loudspeaker system comprising a nine-per-side design of Outline's new GTO C-12 compact line-source elements, with 16 DBS 18-2 subwoofer modules delivering the low-frequencies and six Mantas enclosures as front fills. The entire system was powered and controlled by just six Powersoft X8 amplifiers with onboard Outline-developed DSP. During the system build-up, Outlin

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UK - London entertainment venue, the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, embarked on a major restoration project last year, completely renovating the building and, in the process, revealing a beautiful art deco interior. This was a significant undertaking both in time and financial investment and owners Eventim and AEG Live wanted the venue to not only look good, but to sound good. To this end, at the beginning of 2015 a substantial L-Acoustics system was installed, significantly raising its audio bar.

"The purpose of installing an in-house PA system in the Apollo was to ensure that our visitors are given the highest possible quality audio reinforcement uniformly throughout the venue, make working in the venue safer and reduce the visual impact of the audio system," explains Alastair Parley, technical manager for the venue.

The first stage of the project was for the team to

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Germany - HK Audio's Cohedra proved to be the ideal sound reinforcement system for the 2015 edition of the renowned Reggae Summer Night festival in Hamm, Germany.

The outdoor festival, now in its 18th year, was headlined by German reggae superstar Gentleman, who performed with his band in front of a capacity crowd of 3,000 fans.

The Hamm-based events agency Matzka GmbH was tasked with looking after the festival's sound, and a comprehensive Cohedra rig was considered the optimum solution for the job at hand.

Matzka settled on a setup consisting of 24 Cohedra CDR 208 mid/high units (12 per side), 20 Cohedra CDR 210 subs, four Cohedra Compact CDR 210 C subs and four Cohedra Compact CDR 108 C mid/high units (used as nearfills), and the results were spectacular.

Achim Matzka, managing director of Matzka GmbH, said, "Reggae Summer Night 2015 was the 18th year this amazing f

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UK - SSE Audio and Wigwam Acoustics will once again be exhibiting at PLASA 2015. Directors and staff will be on hand to meet and chat with visitors to the exhibition. For the third year the show is being held at ExCel in London's Docklands on 4-6 October 2015. SSE Audio Group and Wigwam Acoustics are on Stand L10 at ExCel.

"This year, we have invited some of our key equipment suppliers to join us on the stand and I'm delighted to announce that Avid, d&b audiotechnik, DiGiCo and L-Acoustics have all agreed to display some of their latest products with us," commented SSE Sales Director, Alex Penn.

Avid will feature the VENUE S6L; d&b audiotechnik will have some of their new install and touring amplifier products; DiGiCo will be demonstrating the S21; and L-Acoustics will feature the X Series.

In addition, microphone and wireless specialist Sennheiser will be represen

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Japan - Verdi Viale is a new health and fitness centre in Yotsukaido, Japan, a suburb that's a half-hour east of Tokyo. It stands alone in a purpose-built two-story building and has a comprehensive range of amenities to help its clients achieve "life balance". Specifically, Verdi Viale is split into three studios: a cardio studio, a yoga studio, and a machine room.

With the assistance of Morimoto Naniwa Sound Projects Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Verdi Viale supplied each studio with its own powerful sound playback and instructor reinforcement system. Each studio uses One Systems 108im loudspeakers powered by a four-channel Ashly nX4004 four-channel programmable output amplifier.

"The main purpose of the system is to allow for background music or for program music with instructor reinforcement," explained Masaki Morimoto, co-owner of Morimoto Naniwa Sound Projects,

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UK The Four Thieves pub in Battersea not only brews up to 40 casks a week of craft ale on the premises, it also houses its very own gin distillery, for which one of the key ingredients is lavender. Of the many plague legends that abound, one of the most plausible is that the oriental rat flea considered responsible for the spread of the disease was resistant to a herbal concoction containing, amongst other things, lavender reputedly preserving the four nefarious thieves from fatal infection.

The floral theme continues at the pub that takes their name; located off Lavender Hill in a Victorian music hall that was previously the site of the original Jongleurs comedy club, the recently re-opened Four Thieves pub hosts highly accessible leftfield entertainment from stand-up comedians to live music and vintage DJs. And integral to that successful performance formula is a new sound sys

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UK - With an unrelenting 2015 touring schedule, The Chemical Brothers have upgraded their on stage rig with a pair of Soundcraft GB8 32 mixing consoles, supplied by HD Pro Audio.

Andy Huffer of HD Pro explained, "We were contacted by Matt Cox of iMatt, who handles the live midi and system programming for The Chemical Brothers. The band was looking to retire their much-loved but road-worn eight-bus studio console from on-stage mixing duties. Effectively operating a mini-studio live on stage, the analogue format and familiarity of operation were essential factors so together with Matt we looked at all the options available to replace their existing console and narrowed it down to the Soundcraft.

"The GB8 32 expanded the capability to meet the spec, while maintaining the operational fluency," continued Huffer, "To enable the band to evaluate the options fully,

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Arts Cuts Campaign - Equity has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the "catastrophic" effect that further cuts could have on the arts. The campaign, Stop Arts Cuts, has been created by the union to make the case for cultural investment to government in the face of ongoing austerity measures. It follows a Treasury announcement that government departments such as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should prepare for budget reductions of up to 40% in the spending review, the outcome of which will be revealed in November. Equity assistant general secretary Stephen Spence, who is leading the campaign for Equity, said that the arts "simply cannot sustain any more cuts". He added, "Our view is that it would have quite a dramatic effect. You will start to get theatres closing."

Main Attraction - Cast members are the biggest draw for a

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South Korea - Dongchun Gym, the home of Ulsan Mobis Phoebus pro basketball team, has updated its sound system with the new HFA series from NEXT-proaudio.

Located in Ulsan city, about 400km to the southeast of Seoul, Dongchun Gym opened in 2000 as indoor sports events and multi-purpose centre. The capacity is 5,500 seats, two-story building with two basement floors. This is a typical gym shaped, but unlike other gyms, its roof was made of light fabric materials for natural lighting.

The new system had to meet number of criteria. "Top of the list was high-fidelity sound accepted by audiences and the team," said Tom Jung, executive director of Avix Tech. "And, the sound system design had to improve much more than former sound systems which the team used in the past."

There were some limitations to design and install the systems. First, Avix Tech had to place

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UK - Nexo PS8 cabinets were the first choice of system integrator Design AV for the high-ticket Innovation Centre, newly completed at the corporate headquarters of Renishaw, one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies.

This new facility, located in Gloucestershire, represents a £20m investment for Renishaw, providing an additional 153,000sq.ft of space to house research and development and corporate services staff, as well as demonstration, training and conference facilities.

The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as metal 3D printing), where it is the only UK business that designs and makes industrial machines which 'print' parts from metal

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Germany - HK Audio has announced the two latest additions to its pioneering sound reinforcement product portfolio: the LINEAR 5 LTS A mid/high unit and the LINEAR SUB 4000 A subwoofer.

"The first speaker to deliver genuine long throw performance in an ultra-compact format, LINEAR 5 LTS A makes use of HK Audio's revolutionary proprietary Multicell Transformer technology to deliver 138dB maximum SPL and silky top-end frequencies all the way to the back row, whether it's 30, 40 or even 50m away," the company says.

Designed and built at HK Audio's headquarters in St. Wendel, Germany, LTS A's sophisticated features - an affordable price, a small footprint and speed of setup - help users save on people power, truck space and time. Thanks to its straightforward design - which allows it to be stacked on the ground or on its head, or to be clustered with remarkable ease and f

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