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Documenting Your System

Fig. 1: A basic sheet listing inputes and channel assignments can simplify setups and make the mix process smoother.

Documenting Your System

When it comes to creating show paperwork and documentation, there are two types of people. First, there are those who view paperwork as the bane of their existence. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, some people’s brains just aren’t wired for doing tedious, repetitive tasks like creating diagrams or spreadsheets. Then, there are people like me — people who see creating paperwork as a labor of love. Some sick part of me really enjoys creating documentation like input lists and stage plots, and personally, I especially love creating wiring diagrams. I know, call me crazy, but it’s something that I’ve grown to really enjoy.

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Wavesland

Waves Audio Hosting Workshops on the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer at the New Wavesland Facility

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE — Waves Audio is excited to announce a series of training sessions taking place at the new Wavesland facility in Franklin, Tennessee.  Starting March 28, 2016, Wavesland will host small-group, hands-on workshops on mixing live with eMotion LV1.  The Wavesland complex is a new center for coaching programs in professional audio. The ground floor of the complex, an LV1 mixing facility, is now open for hands-on training sessions on five eMotion LV1 consoles.

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Vienna Konzerthaus Joins List of Renowned Symphony Halls to Install Meyer Sound CAL

VIENNA – The Vienna Konzerthaus is the latest addition to a select group of European concert halls that have chosen steerable Meyer Sound CAL column array loudspeakers. The Konzerthaus will use its new CAL systems for voice announcements, concert narrations, and incidental music. Other venues installed with CAL include Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Konzerthaus Berlin, and another esteemed Viennese institution, the Musikverein.

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RP Dynamics' John Christie and Roland Danner.

RP Dynamics Expands Rental Fleet with Lectrosonics SSM and Venue2

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada – Canadian audio-visual equipment sales, installation, production and rental house RP Dynamics Inc. recently took delivery of a pair of new Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless Venue2 modular receiver units and a dozen channels of SSM micro belt-pack transmitters for the company’s rental inventory. RP Dynamics services clients working in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), throughout North America and around the world. Pictured here, from left, is RP Dynamics’ John Christie and Roland Danner, who founded RP Dynamics in 1997.

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Celebration Complexes

Riedel MediorNet Provides Signal Transport at Doha Celebration Complexes

DOHA, QATAR— Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network is now being deployed by systems integrator eMediaNet at the first two of five state-of-the-art Celebration Complexes being established in Doha, Qatar. Each of the new complexes consists of five halls, each accommodating up to 500 guests. These halls can be joined together as needed to make one large hall capable of accommodating 2,500 guest.

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HARMAN at NCYC

Harman Professional Solutions at National Catholic Youth Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Harman Professional Solutions’ JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers were at the heart of a sound system deployed by CTS Audio during the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NCYC featured a variety of spoken word, live music and dramatic performances configured in the round, with the main speaker system featuring a total of 90 JBL VTX V25-II full-size line arrays (in six columns of 15 loudspeakers each) and six hangs of six VTX S28 subwoofers, each flown behind the columns of VTX V25-IIs.

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Firehouse Productions’ 96 new L-Acoustics K2 enclosures stacked four-high on K2-Chariots

Firehouse Productions Purchases 96 L-Acoustics K2 Enclosures

RED HOOK, NY – Firehouse Productions recently added 96 new L-Acoustics K2 enclosures to its inventory along with 36 LA8 amplified controllers housed in a dozen LA-RAK touring racks. Shared between Firehouse’s Red Hook, NY headquarters and the company’s five-year-old Las Vegas location, the K2 loudspeakers are already scheduled to be part of the L-Acoustics systems that will accompany Radiohead at Madison Square Garden. They’ll also support tours this year for Florence + The Machine and the “Rock, Paper, Scissors” double-bill of Peter Gabriel and Sting.

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DPA Steen Tychsen and Leslie Lean

DPA Microphones Appoints a New Distributor in India, Ansata Computer Systems

BANGLORE, ANSATA — DPA Microphones has appointed Ansata Computer Systems Pvt. Ltd as its new distributor in India, with the responsibility of  representing its entire range of products for the live sound, recording, broadcast and installation markets. Based in Bangalore, Ansata has 26 years of experience in managing regional distribution for industry-leading manufacturers, all of whom are recognized and respected worldwide for their high-quality products and philosophy of capturing, processing or reproducing exceptional audio. Among the brands it currently represents are Avid Audio, RME, d&b audiotechnik, Barefoot Sound, API, JDK Audio, Shadow Hills Industries and Inward Connections in India.

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Anchorage Baptist Church

Danley Speakers, Subs and Dante-Networked Amplifiers/Processors Upgrade Anchorage Baptist Temple

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Anchorage Baptist Temple (ABT) recently installed a Danley Sound Labs sound reinforcement system that includes Synergy Horn full-range loudspeakers, Tapped Horn subwoofers, and over 300,000 watts of Danley integrated processing/amplification that connects with the rest of the system via primary and backup Dante networks. AVL consulting and integration firm Michael Garrison Associates (MGA, Fresno, California) specified and installed the system.

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Wanhe Grand Theater

Allen & Heath’s GLD-112 Installed In Unique Chinese Theatre Venue

XI’AN, SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA – Allen & Heath’s GLD-112 digital mixer has been installed in the new Wanhe Grand Theatre.  Situated in the Wanhe Shopping Mall, the venue can accommodate 500 people for a host of events from concerts and art performances to corporate presentations and lectures. The system selected is comprised of Allen & Heath’s GLD-112 digital mixer is installed along with two AR0804 IO Audio Racks.

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