EDMONTON, Canada — The Beulah Alliance Church recently upgraded its West Campus sanctuary sound system. The new system includes a Yamaha CL5 Digital Audio Console at front of house and a Yamaha CL3 used for broadcast recording, along with one RIO 3224-D input/output box, and three Rio 1608-D input/output boxes, complimenting the existing NEXO GEO S8 speaker system.
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KATOWICE, Poland – Katowice’s Palace of Youth recently upgraded to a new sound system from Harman. The main sound system is based around a JBL VERTEC system and is comprised of hangs of eight JBL VERTEC VT4887ADP elements per side for the main PA, underpinned by three VT4881ADP subwoofers on each side. This is bolstered by three further VERTEC VT4887 loudspeakers as front fills, while for stage monitoring ESS Audio specified eight VP7212MDP enclosures. The entire front of house system is controlled and optimized via dbx DriveRack 4820 processors. There is also a Soundcraft Vi4 console, with a Soundcraft Vi1 in monitor world—the engineers in both locations are provided with JBL LSR2328P for their own reference monitoring. The venue’s microphones were alsoupgaded with an AKG DMS700 digital wireless system at the heart and AKG C451B and C414B XLII, as well as AKG K271 headphones.
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LONDON – K-array loudspeakers helped transform a former locomotive shed into an interactive art space hosting Arboreal Lightning, a unique sound and lighting installation. The K-array system comprised a KR402 system mounted in a single line, with six KH15s mounted around the perimeter of the main space, plus two more overhead. Two KO70 subs were stacked beneath the stage.
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When broadcaster Deutsche Welle sought to make its programming compliant with the EBU-R128 loudness mandate, it turned to RTW’s TouchMonitor line of audio meters to make the transition. Engineers working on various broadcast shows use the RTW TM3 units in a combined setup with the existing RTW PortaMonitor, which is used for monitoring level, loudness, frequency response and phase of analog and digital signals systems, as well as the RTW TM7 units at the company’s dubbing suites. The TM9 units are being used with an installed radar option, for a more detailed look into the composition of the metering data.
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SYDNEY, Australia — St Andrew’s Cathedral here upgraded its audio system with an assist from Wizard Projects and Technical Audio Group (TAG). They installed a 140-element Martin Audio OmniLine, meeting the goal of having the system operational in time for a visit by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George as part of their tour of Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
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LONDON — The 1980s-themed musical Rock of Ages has been packing in audiences on Broadway, Las Vegas and now on tour in the U.K. through November. Rock of Ages features classic hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “We Built This City,” “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Here I Go Again,” performed with nonstop intensity by a colorful cast of characters—all heard through JBL’s AXYS loudspeakers provided by Autograph Sound, based here.
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VALENCIA, Spain – For Bautista Martí Italia, a new lounge here, Sistemas 2 installed a new sound system that centers on Work Pro Audio’s NEO Series of loudspeakers, in white.
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MILTON KEYNES, U.K. – Studiomaster, an audio production company based here, supplied a “berg suitable” PA for the world’s first ever gig on a floating iceberg. The stunt, titled the Jägermeister Ice Cold Gig, didn’t have much in the way of an audience, but the stage and locale were definitely unique. British metal band, The Defiled, performed in sub-zero temperatures atop of the floating berg for the occasion.
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CHELMSFORD, Essex, U.K. – The annual V Festival, staged at Hylands Park here and also at Weston Park in Staffordshire, launched “Our House,” a multi-level perk for Virgin Media customers at both festival sites. Robert Lawrence Event Production Resource provided Outline’s Butterfly and Mantas line array systems and DVS 118 subs.
Read More »BARCELONA, Spain – Equipson product manager Juan José Vila joined a panel discussion on the use of the latest audio visual technologies in a retail setting. The meeting took place Oct. 2 at Barcelona’s Escuela Superior de Disseny IED.
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LONDON – To support the audio needs for Monty Python’s performance at the O2 Arena here in July, sound designer and Sonalyst Rory Madden included Countryman’s H6 headset mic. The final show of the ten-date production was aired live on UK Gold and across the world, so choosing the right microphone was a top priority.
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CARTHAGE, Tunisia — Lawo announced that the audio crews for the International Festival of Carthage’s 2015 edition, set for July and August next year, will make use of its recently introduced mc²36 mixing console. Pictured here at IBC 2014 is, at left, Sami Sidhom from Lawo’s Tunisian partner, Pro Audio and Light (PAL). With Sidhom are Lawo’s Rainer Kunzi, Christian Struck and Klaus-Jörg Jasper.
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