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Riedel Provides Communications Solutions for Red Bull Air Race

Riedel Provides Communications Solutions for Red Bull Air Race

WUPPERTAL, Germany – For the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, which ran annually from 2003 to 2010 before returning in 2014 with races held in Abu Dhabi (Feb. 28), Rovinj, Croatia (April 12) and Putrajaya, Malaysia (May 18), relied upon a signal distribution system built by Riedel engineers for video, audio, communications, and data. The MediorNet real-time media network includes seven MediorNet Compact frames and three MediorNet Modular frames. Technicians interface audio signals via MADI and Riedel’s RockNet digital audio network solution in combination with MediorNet to integrate the event’s main mixing console, located in the OB van that provided the big-screen mix for the live audience. Riedel also supplied the wireless video links and HD cameras for the racing planes’ onboard cameras, thus enabling pictures to be delivered from the pilots’ perspectives.

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Chinese Horse Event Relies on Discreetly Hidden K-array Gear

BEIJING – Sennheiser China supplied a K-array audio system for the opening ceremony of Beijing’s 2014 International Akhal-Teke Horse Association Special Conference. One of the key requirements for the event was that the system remain largely hidden from view. Although already sleek in profile, the speakers were disguised as spectators, and as a result almost blended into the scenery’.

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Franz Ferdinand Tours With Allen & Heath’s iLive

Franz Ferdinand Tours with Allen & Heath’s iLive

ROTSELAAR, Belgium – Franz Ferdinand’s monitor engineer, Tom Howat, selected an iLive modular system for the band’s recent tour. Including an iLive-112 Surface and iDR10 Mixrack with additional PL10 remote controller, the iLive monitor system manages six wedge mixes, five stereo RF IEM mixes and one stereo hardwired IEM mix, three effects sends and two mixes for FOH.

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Ashen White AV Adds Kling & Freitag to Inventory

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Ashen White Audio Visual added Kling & Freitag’s Sequenza 10 line array system to its inventory. The new system includes 24 Sequenza 10 N/W full-range elements, eight Sequenza 10 B flown low-frequency elements and 12 Nomos XLC cardioid 3 x 18” sub-woofers, all driven by the K&F integrated system racks using Lab.gruppen FP10000Q amplification. The company also purchased 8 Scena 15 low-profile stage monitors with additional system racks to drive the new monitor package.

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Assembly of Religious Leaders in Germany Heard via K-array Gear

POTSDAM, Germany – As part of the National Conference Network City Church Project, pastors from a variety of churches throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland came together discuss the future of the church’s presence in the local community. K-array’s KR202 system provided a flexible solution for the needs of the event, which included spoken-word discussions and a piano concerto.

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Riedel to Provide Radio Communications for 2014 Commonwealth Games

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications will supply all radio communications equipment and services for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The company is providing more than 6,000 radio handsets along with a terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) digital network and a Motorola MOTOTRBO digital radio repeater system. Both the TETRA and MOTOTRBO systems are dedicated, fully monitored, and serviced solutions.

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Miley Cyrus with her SKM 9000 handheld transmitter. Photo by Getty Images/Tim Mosenfelder.

Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour Gets Support from Sennheiser Digital 9000 System

AMSTERDAM — Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz tour recently completed its run through Europe following a North American leg earlier this year. Cyrus has been using a Digital 9000 microphone system from Sennheiser with an SKM 9000 handheld transmitter and MD 9235 capsule. The tour returns to the U.S. for the first half of August before moving to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America and Australia this fall.

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Pope Francis’ Address at Rome’s Olympic Stadium Heard via RCF Gear

Pope Francis’ Address at Rome’s Olympic Stadium Heard via RCF Gear

ROME — Pope Francis’ address to the 37th National Convocation of the Renewal of the Spirit at Rome’s Olympic Stadium drew a crowd of more than 50,000. The event took place June 1 and 2 and included a variety of speakers, including Pope Francis and cardinals Angelo Comastri, Agostino Vallini and Stanislaw Rylko. The speeches were heard via 84 RCF loudspeaker elements.

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