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Based on the Infinite X architecture, the Infinite QX amplifiers are designed to provide significantly enhanced performance, deploying a newly developed advanced MOSFET output stage for the highest fidelity and maximum reliability. Each channel also features a fully adjustable crossover filter, enhancing the QX series' flexibility. Each 24dB/oct L-R crossover can be configured as either Hi-Pass or Lo-Pass at any frequency between 70Hz to 5kHz, providing exceptional control. The three-

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As speech is of pivotal importance during prayer sessions, it was recently decided to find a way of enhancing speech quality and audibility in the prayer hall. At the same time it made sense to upgrade the audio control system to provide a simplified user interface.

Bose Pro Partner, Apple Sound, was asked to provide a demonstration of a system that could do all of the above, and they chose to showcase Bose line array technology, combined with a Bose ControlSpace audio management system.

The

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Garg comes to Harman with 22 years of experience at Bhartia Cutler Hammer, a switchgear company, and most recently Bose India, where he was the head of the Professional Division for sales for the past 12 years. At Harman, he will work with his team to generate demand in India for Harman Professional products across all markets - including MI, broadcast/recording, cinema, tour-sound and more - using various sales, channel network and business development strategies.

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The following evenings were filled with Verdi and Tchaikovsky performed by some of the biggest names in classical music, as well as a swing night. The event culminated with The big night of film music performed by Mousse T. and his band and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. TSE AG of Berlin was once again responsible for the sound production, and this year they selected two Eclipse consoles from Innovason to handle FoH and monitoring duties.

Martin Kaiser, technical director for Classic Open Air Berlin, explained

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Experienced Berkshire-based broadcast integrators, TSL, won a competitive tender to design and install a highly sophisticated broadcast system, with audio mixing based around two Studer Vista 5 32-fader production consoles with SCore Live and D21 I/O extension frames installed in the two identically-configured live studio control rooms and central technical area.

TSL has a long history of specifying Studer Vista consoles, and their audio applications manager, Martin Dyster, said that in this instance the desks were chosen for their compact form factor, the familiarity that QVC's newly-recruited sound engineers already had with the Studer topology - and the comfort the client was given in knowing that Studer's Italian distr

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14 March 2016

As we know, the Government and Ofcom have decided to clear TV bands 31-37 and 61-69 of all wireless microphones and similar technologies that operate on these frequencies. At the end of July, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey announced that the Government would be making a "significant contribution" to the replacement cost, but only for equipment that tunes to channel 69. Following on from this, Ofcom published a statement providing details on the compensation package, including eligibility criteria. Save Our Sound UK has since had time to digest the content and consult with stakeholders.

The SOS UK campaign has been successful in persuading the UK Government to take another major step towards addressing the needs of the PMSE community. Following the willingness of the authorities

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14 March 2016

Between January and April 2010, solutions supplier and Bosch dealer Entegre Electronics from Istanbul designed and installed a public address and voice evacuation system at TÜDEMSA?, based around 50 Hemi-directional Loudspeakers from Bosch. The loudspeakers were installed in three buildings and cover around 50,000sq.m.

The public address and emergency evacuation system is controlled and managed from the factory's head office and security centre. Busi

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After a year-plus of construction, Full Sail Live is finalised and slated to be one of the largest, dedicated sound stages for live concert training at an educational facility. Full Sail Live will serve numerous campus-wide events including live musical performances, monthly graduations, open house events, multi-visual presentations, guest lecture

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14 March 2016

The passive, wired-for-biamplification QX Series draws on the knowledge and engineering resources gained through the development of EAW's AX Series, maintaining its reputation of 'big horns in compact packages'. All full-range models have squared, sy

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The IDA8 is based on the successful IDA4, which is well established in the market. Over the five years since IDA4 was launched, tens of thousands of units have been sold internationally. But technology and what users expect from equipment in the exacting PA/VA sector has changed, so work on a next generation version began 18 months ago, says the company.

With extended DSP memory and communications capability, the IDA8 is more technologically sophisticated than its predecessor but it is also easier to use and set up. Neil Voce, s

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"MYC team has a solid competence technically as they often work with top artists and loudspeaker engineers in Asia. With the assistance from MYC, we will fully develop business in China and focus on both the installation and touring sectors," says Jürgen Freitag, managing director of Kling & Freitag.

"We had a lot of experience in the Chinese market and believe we can build a strong future with Kling & Freitag here," adds Jessie Chan, executive vice president of MYC Technology.

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"The D5 is my console of choice, I've been using DiGiCo for about five years and there's still no better digital console in my opinion," says Madigan. "I sometimes have to use other consoles on a one-off basis, but I always come back to my favourite because of its excellent sound quality and layout."

The tour is using a d&b J Line main system, with J-subs and B2s. Madigan sends left, right and sub outputs from the D5, from which sends for in, out and front fills are derived. All processing is done within the D5, except for Manley ELOP electro-optical limiters on vocal inserts and a Manley Variable Mu over the L-R outputs. "I

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Speaking of the appointment, Optocore sales and marketing director, Tine Helmle stated, "I feel we have found the perfect partner in Australia. PAT will concentrate its activities on Optocore's core markets, namely broadcast, permanent and live sound. We look forward to an extensive and successful period in this region together with Patrick and his team."

Owned by MD, Salloch and technology director Tony Fitzsimmons, PAT have spent the last 15 years providing Australian and New Zealand customers with technical solutions and enjoy a good reputation in

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14 March 2016

For the second year running, an iLive digital system was used to mix monitors at the Festival de Loup in Corbeyrier. The two day event is a celebration of everything Celtic, with Celtic food, folk tales, dance and music, featuring top Irish band, Grada, and top French band, Blackwater.

A modular iLive system, comprising an iDR10 MixRack and iLive-144 Control Surface, was employed by engineer, Roland Dupertuis, to manage musicians with a range of instruments from electric guitars and bass, to harps, mandolins, bagpipes and accordions.

"I have managed monitors for the festival for several years and decided to use A&H's digital system again this year," says Dupertuis. "As usual, iLive enabled fast set changeovers and was very simple

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The new card provides 16 AES channels, with the ability to change the inputs or outputs in groups of eight. Complementing the existing Mic/Line conversion cards, the AES3 offers a number of new device options, providing flexibility way beyond the 64 AES/EBU channels offered by its primary DD32E network device.

The user-configurable architecture will "bring huge benefits to the pro audio community". For example devices equipped with an AES3 Card and an eight-channel analogue converter card will allow the user to decide whether he wants to use 16 AES channels (I/O switchable in groups of eight) or use the eight analogue channels combined with eight AES3 channels.

Optocore support engineer, Christian Pö

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The show comes at the end of a busytwo months which has seen the MLA system at work on the highly successful Fettes Brot tour (including the 15,000-seat Lanxess Arena in Cologne); debut in London at the month-long iTunes Festivalat the Roundhouse and now Stateside, on tour with Grammy Award winning country artists, The Zac Brown Band.

Martin Audio R&D director Jason Baird comments, "Our primary aim with MLA was to take the guesswork out of daily system design and enable the engineer's mix to be delivered throughout an audience with precision, consistency and repeatability."

"Based on the amazingly consistent results we experienced during the system's German tour debut, and now with the Zac Brown Band tour in the US, we are even m

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The number of departments operating behind the scenes at the Wimbledon site is vast. RG Jones' engineers work closely with them to ensure that the Championships receives the audio service that this world class, leading tournament deserves. This includes liaising with the officials to ensure that the umpires can be heard on the courts, and their communication systems are functioning correctly, liaising with the broadcasters to provide the correct sends for their television/radio

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"Sennheiser likes to form relationships with artists early on in their careers," says Sennheiser UK artist relations manager Phil Cummings. "It helps all concerned to get the most out of the partnership. Laura is someone we identified early on as being a potential hit, she's worked extremely hard and it's great to see things coming to fruition."

"When you're starting out, the backing of a company such as Sennheiser is invaluable," says Steel's manager, Celina Rollon of Rollon

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Rapidly making inroads in the installation market, the very successful LR7 micro line-array system, three CD's wide and 1.5 CD's high, which received acclaim in different international reviews and tests, will be on the stand, together with the LR7Bass system.

Following the UK preview at the ABTT show, the BC543 cardioid subwoofer will be on display. This self-contained triple 18" subwoofer enables cardioid pattern control, when driven by the Digital Drive Processor in the ALC amplified loudspeaker controller.

Also, Systems from the ACO Architect Colour Option programme will be shown. With ACO, A

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The new KF and KFNT make up a series of ultra-compact, three-way loudspeakers that deliver premium performance in designs that offer a lightweight solution. The complete range includes two externally powered models (90-degree x 45-degree and 60-degree x 45-degree) and three comprehensively integrated models (NT versions of the two previously described, and a 10-inch / 8-inch coaxial model). At the heart of the new KF Series product line is a core cabinet philosoph

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14 March 2016

On demonstration and already shipping in a Channel 38-compliant version of the company's S4.16 16-channel system, while also on display will be the successful S5.3 12-channel system and its newer, 'big brother' variant, the 24-channel S5.5. Between them, these products underline Trantec's commitment to ensuring customers have a future-proof solution once Ofcom phases out Channel 69 for wireless mic use during 2012.

Mark Parkhouse, head of sales & marketing at Trantec, comments, "Twenty-five years after pioneering the world's first readily available radio mics, our foresight and imagination have taken us to a whole new level. For entertainment industry professionals, our S4.16 offers great flexibility including the availability of various 'turnkey' racks

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Visitors to PLASA will be able to see a ground stack version of the ERSA system and the newly developed class D amplifier modules.

Also on show will be the new series of Saturn full range cabinets, co-axial stage monitors and a range of DSP controllers with a software platform common to all future OHM digital products.

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"I wanted the best, so it had to be a Midas," says Pratama. "Their analogue consoles are renowned for providing lots of gain and headroom but here, for a 21st century facility with some space constraints, I opted for a digital board."

Pratama has found that going digital has required no compromise on audio quality. "The EQ and dynamics are similar to those on the Midas Heritage console, and the EQ does exactly what I expect; the first time this has happened with a digita

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The Guangzhou Opera House was designed by London-based architect Zaha Hadid to represent two boulder-like structures of different sizes, with a theatre located in each. The Grand Theatre in the main structure has been installed with eight Kudo line source cabinets and two SB28 high-powered subwoofers per side, with a central channel of 10 flown dV-Dosc line source cabinets. A dV-SUB subwoofer is installed on each side of the dV-Dosc array. Both t