INCHEON, South Korea – Lawo supplied audio and IP-networking gear for the Asian Games, second only in scale to the Olympics in the world of sport. 110 IP-based Lawo Commentary Control Units were chosen for the broadcast commentators. Ten Lawo mc² consoles were selected to handle the audio mix.
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LONDON – The latest incarnation of the London FolkFest, which was created in 2011 to generate inspiration through music, was presented on three stages at The Bedford in London. Director of music Tony Moore once again relied upon Harman’s Soundcraft consoles for the musical mix.
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DAEJEON, South Korea — An estimated 800,000 gathered here to attend the Mass by Pope Francis during his visit in August. Inter-M provided the PA system for the Daejeon event, using 20 of Inter-M’s new DAC-288 transmitter/receivers. The DAC-288 incorporates Audinate’s Dante digital audio over IP networking solution.
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COSTA MESA, CA — Following the company’s recent restructuring into global, channel-specific business units, QSC Audio Products LLC is announcing a realignment of its distribution in the UK and Germany, effective November 1, 2014. The company’s systems business unit, serving the integrated systems channel, will continue to be represented by Shure Distribution, the QSC distributor for all the company’s Pro and Systems products in the UK and Germany since 1992 and 2007 respectively.
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LONDON — Martin Audio’s MLA (Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array) PA system had its busiest weekend of the year, with two important events coinciding on both sides of London in mid-September. While Capital Sound provided 170 enclosures for Proms in the Park (Hyde Park), the closing celebrations for the inaugural Prince Harry-inspired Invictus Games also featured MLA at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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MEXICO CITY — As part of the celebrations of the bicentennial of the Mexican Revolution and the centenary of the Revolution, the government of the State of Mexico constructed the Mexiquense Bicentennial Cultural Centre (CCMB) in Texcoco near here, choosing iLive systems throughout.
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NAMUR, Belgium — The roof of City Hall in this Belgian town has been equipped with four Community RSH-462 loudspeakers sourced via Community Professional’s Belgian distributor, M-PRO BeNeLux BVBA and installed by audio specialists Live 4 Life. Town leaders initiated the project.
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TRENCIN, Slovakia — The Pohoda Music Festival drew some 30,000 revelers with a lineup that included Kraftwerk along with Tricky, Mogwai, Tame Impala, Suede, Goldfrapp and many others. The event, staged here July 10-12, was also supported by JBL VTX and Crown audio system supplied by Slovakian sound contractor Audio Line.
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SINGAPORE — The Singapore Sports Hub, overlooking the Kallang Basin, has set a new world standard in sports, entertainment and lifestyle destinations. The Sports Hub is home to the National stadium, a multi-purpose indoor arena and aquatic/watersports center. Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd — one of the oldest integration firms in Singapore — designed and installed multiple sound reinforcement systems throughout the venues within Sports Hub. Each features loudspeakers from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW).
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MEXICO CITY — After Mexican singer/songwriter Juan Gabriel interrupted his U.S. “Volver 2014” tour for two weeks due to illness, his engineering staff prevailed upon 3G Productions to switch over to a Martin Audio MLA system for the remaining arena dates. As 3G’s System Engineer Manny Perez describes the changeover, “The other system was working just fine, but Juan’s FOH engineer Rodrigo Lopez had attended an MLA demo in Mexico and was really interested to see how it would perform.” (Tour Photo: Robert Hacman)
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican pop icon Juan Gabriel is touring the U.S. with an SSL Live, the first-ever dedicated live sound console from Solid State Logic. One of Mexico’s most successful vocalists, Gabriel is a Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame inductee and six-time Grammy nominee who has sold over 30 million albums and performed throughout the world. When his 2014 “Volver” tour prepared for its U.S. leg, front of house engineer Rodrigo Lopez was excited to mix on SSL’s latest innovation.
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The brand-new Siren festival made its debut in a small picturesque town on the Abruzzo Adriatic coast in Italy, powered by an Outline sound system. The sound systems increased in size from the Outline DVS enclosures installed for the small stages at the Palazzo d’Avalos gardens and Rotonda Viale Dalmazia, through the Arena delle Grazie, where bands had at their disposal 6+6 Outline Mantas and two DBS 18-2 subs, to the courtyard of the 16th century Palazzo d’Avalos, which was equipped with two main hangs of twelve Mantas systems and six DBS 18-2 subwoofers.
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