Germany - At the end of November, a glitzy party took place at the Schwarzwaldhalle in Karlsruhe, to celebrate financial service provider, Ascent AG's 20th anniversary. This was masterminded by Christian Moran, head of production for event technology provider, Charly's Checkpoint - who had the opportunity to specify GLP's new Volkslicht with zoom capability.

The multi-purpose facility, which was constructed in 1953, is an impressive size - but mainly it is the architecture that characterises it, and makes it suitable for corporate events such as this.

"On the one hand, we were fighting the difficult acoustic in the hall and on the other, there were few possibilities to install heavy equipment on the aesthetic, gently curved ceiling," recounted Moran. Nevertheless, the

USA - Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia has installed the new AWS 948 as part of a significant studio upgrade. Sigma chose the AWS 948 because it has more inputs than the classic 900, giving the studio more SuperAnalogue sound quality and an improved summing platform, says the company. The AWS 948 joins an SSL Duality at the studio to handle music recording projects.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Conan, the new late-night talk, music and entertainment show hosted by Conan O'Brien showcases O'Brien's versatility as a performer as well as his eclectic tastes in musical guest artists.

Two Studer Vista 9 digital consoles have been specifically installed for the programme at the Warner Bros Studio Facilities' Stage 15, in Burbank, California. Studer Vista 9 consoles are used in both the Music Mix control room and in the Production Audio mix control room, both of which were designed and equipped by Sound Design Corporation.

"Conan's shows are a huge mix of talk,

USA - Chief is now shipping its E1 and S1 Series racks. "Similar to our infield research when launching the Fusion Mount Line, this new innovative line is the result of listening to what our customers said would make their installs easier and more efficient," said Carl Breczinski, product manager for the new Chief Raxxess Series.

"We believe that our customers will see the benefits that these new racks can bring to their next job. From extra space gained in the bottom of each rack for mounting small components to offering consistent ventilation options, the new Raxxess

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