SAINT-NAZAIRE, France — Patrick Balaud, technical director at Le Theatre, a new national theatre on the west coast of France, specified an Innovason Eclipse GT digital console as the FOH console for the main performance space, an 826-seat theatre. TechnoSolutions of St Nazaire provided the console.
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BRASILIA, Brazil — Soundvision Eng. de Áudio e Vídeo chose Community Entasys loudspeakers for the upgraded sound systems for two auditoriums within the headquarters building at the Brazilian Central Bank.
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ETON, UK — Sound designer Rick Sarson programmed a TiMax2 SoundHub from Out Board for student technical teams to operate during a school production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth at Eton College here.
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FLERO, Brescia, Italy — Fifteen delegates from some of the top soundcos based in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany visited Outline’s headquarters here last fall for a chance to listen to some of the company’s latest gear. Outline distributor The Audio Specialists organized the event.
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LAGOS, Nigeria — Solution Media and Infotech, based here, recently acquired a second Midas PRO live audio mixing console in less than a year from local Midas distributor NMK Electronics. Both consoles were used to support the needs of multiple engineers mixing acts performing as part of The Experience Lagos 2012, a major Gospel music festival staged Dec. 7-8, 2012.
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VARIBOBI, Greece— A.B.A.S. (Automation Broadcasting Audio Security) installed Community Professional loudspeaker systems for the play and spectator areas of the outdoor and indoor tennis courts at the TATOΪ Club here.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — The Audi Zentrum, which opened here in Sept. 2012, is the biggest Audi showroom in Europe. Its 7,679 square feet of floorspace can feature up to 47 new and nearly 300 used cars. Equipment distributor MediasPro supplied the sound system, which includes Lectrosonics’ Aspen SPN1624 audio processor.
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PORTLAOISE, Ireland — Sound designer Vinny Osborne chose Point Source Audio’s CO-5w waterproof microphone for use on Portlaoise Musical Society’s production of Singin’ in the Rain. As you might have guessed from the name of the show, the mic had to stand up to a bit of wet. The show used three major downpours, but the waterproof CO-5w and its IP rating of 57 shrugged off the dampness. Of the mic, Osborne said, “Not only did the mic withstand the rain, it fits really well and sounds crystal clear. It is a very crisp and very live mic with plenty of level.”
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[caption id="attachment_107066" align="alignleft"]Michael Prowda, monitor engineer for Radiohead[/caption]CHICAGO — While new to Radiohead, monitor engineer Michael Prowda is a live event veteran. He saw Sensaphonics 3D Active Ambient IEM System as a good fit for the band’s needs. Although one of the band members opted to stick with wedges, most of the others made the switch to Sensaphonics based on Prowda’s recommendation.
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LONDON — Dave Wooster, FOH engineer for Leona Lewis (and Sennheiser UK’s Live Sound Specialist) supported her performance at Annabel’s, a members-only club in London’s Mayfair district with a setup that included a K-array KR200S sound system.
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ORVIETO, Italy — When Chicago vocalist and songwriter Dee Alexander traveled here for the Umbria Winter Jazz Festival in December, she used DPA’s d:facto Vocal Microphone. “It captured the essence, quality and natural sound of my voice, and I did not have to work hard at all,” she said. “It truly is a microphone of excellence.”
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LOHNE, Germany — Werretalhalle, a venue here that seats 250 and has a capacity for 450 without seating in place, recently installed Adamson gear including Point 15s (L-R) and Point 12 speakers (center-fill), along with Point 8s (near-fill) and Point 215s for low-end support. The gear was first used for a show featuring a Dire Straits tribute band, “Dire Strats” (setup pictured here).
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