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One of many dates on Bieber's Believe Tour, the artist performed for a crowd of 40,000 in the outdoor venue.

"Gordon Mack, the FOH engineer on the tour was given the choice between a d&b audiotechnik, Meyer or Adamson E15 system for the concert and he chose the E15," explains Mauricio Vilar, owner of C. Vilar. "He has traveled all over the world on this tour, using a variety of systems but when given a choice he chose Adamson - I think that speaks volumes for the Energia system."

C. Vilar provided left-right line arrays for the house PA, each consisting of 15 E15s and four Spektrix. Out-fill hangs of 24 Y18s covered seating on each side of the stage. Front-fill was handled

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Whilst Westpoint offers acres of space for trucks, and therefore easy load in, the venue itself, originally designed for the trading of Devon's finest livestock, is known for having a reverberation time of at least seven seconds. With MLA and MLA Compact having taken on and tamed some of the most challenging spaces in the globe, MLA Mini had an enviable reputation to uphold.

The pressure was further compounded because this event is a major cornerstone in the calendar of Plymouth based Pyramid AV, under the directorship of Nic Black. The product

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Rami Jaffee, who is a founding member of the Grammy-winning rock band The Wallflowers and now keyboardist for the Foo Fighters, owns the studio with music producer Ran Pink, who has produced for PiNk & NoSeWoRthY and has composed for TV shows such as Happily Divorced and The Fran Drescher Tawk Show. Together, they operate half of the building as a recording studio and the other half, which features a big sound stage, as

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14 March 2016

Wolfgang Garçon, former managing director of Atlantic Audio, with whom the British loudspeaker manufacturer has been associated for a number of years, has left to set up new distribution company, UnitedB in Düsseldorf. The headquarters will be based in Segro-Rhein-Park, an industrial estate in the southern part of the city.

UnitedB - which stands for United Brands for Event Technology - has already started to put together a portfolio of leading brands. On landing Martin Audio, Garçon stated, "We are delighted that Martin Audio has become part of the new UnitedB family. We have a long relationship with the company and look forward to achieving further success in all their key installation, event and touring sectors."

"Martin Audio has just ad

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Boasting ProTools 11, Logic Pro X, Ableton Suite 9, the collection of mics from Neumann U87 to Shure SM57 and everything in between, as well as the recent arrival of their brand new Eve Audio SC407 monitors (pictured), Okafor-Ross praises the Audient desk as a teaching tool. "I liked the combination of great sounding pre-amps, a clear and easy to explain routing system that retains the ability to become as complex as we want, and a console that screams professional and contem

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"The D5 Live came out in 2002 - I had one of the prototypes," says Jon. "I've always used DiGiCo consoles. For me, they are the best sounding of the digital desks and the SD range is very reliable."

Promoting their new album, Oceania, th

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Former participants including Slovakia, Czech Republic and Andorra will remain on the sidelines, while Turkey are shunning the competition for a second year in a row, saying they are unhappy with the rules. They have created an alternative contest called Turkvision, whic

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14 March 2016

As the US Department of Energy's (DOE) primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development, ESIF houses 200 researchers and staff in eight diverse work spaces. Each of the spaces was uniquely designed to fit the research and testing needs of the different work groups and include A 3D collaboration lab, a control room that monitors and controls the facility processes, visualisation labs where experiments being performed in the electricity, thermal, and fuel labs can be visualised on a large, high-definition screen, and conference rooms of various sizes throughout the facility.

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"We have been waiting for the SSL Live with great anticipation," says Leon Hart, business unit manager at Amber Technology. "Here at Amber, we have been carefully adding to our live production equipment portfolio to increase our presence in this market. The SSL Live is a technology platform with a fresh approach to how a live console should sound and operate giving engineers a control surface that helps them deliver exceptional performances. It is exciting for us to be able to build on our successes with SSL consoles in the music and broadcast industries through Live. The Live console has been

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14 March 2016

As the US Department of Energy's (DOE) primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development, the ESIF houses 200 researchers and staff in eight diverse work spaces. Each of the spaces was uniquely designed to fit the research and testing needs of the different work groups and include: A 3D collaboration lab; Control room that monitors and controls the facility processes; Visualization labs where experiments being performed in the electricity, thermal, and fuel labs can be visualized on a large, high-definition screen; Conference rooms of various sizes througho

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"The MJF-210 started with a customer's request to bring the intelligibility and power of the MJF-212A into a more production-friendly package," says Pablo Espinosa, chief loudspeaker designer and vice president of R&D. "The end result is a product that reflects users' needs in the field, and its small footprint also offers more flexibility in bringing the myriad self-powered advantages to the stage."

The MJF-210 features a low-profile design with an impressi

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Eddie Mapp, Paramore's front-of-house engineer, chose the microphones to help provide the band and audiences alike with optimal sound. Mapp has been using the d:votes on his acoustic guitar in the studio for quite some time, but received a tip to try them out on the drum kits from Metallica's front-of-house engineer Mick "Big Mick"

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"Constellation's effect is often subtle, but when applied in just the right amount, it is very effective and sounds remarkably natural," says David Newby, artistic director and conductor for the resident Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale. "We always apply some enhancement for the orchestra, and usually select a preset with a bit longer reverberation for the chorus, particularly when singing a capella. I'm very satisfied with the results."

The audio system in the theatre in

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"With live equipment portfolios that perfectly complement SSL's Live console combined with a wealth of experience in the live market, both Alfa Audio and Arva Trading are ideally suited to partner with SSL in this new venture," says Tim Harrison, area sales manager, SSL. "The highly innovative new Live console has rightly generated high expectations from our prospective clients to deliver a sales support structure of the highest standard at the local level. This is accomplished through Alfa Au

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"The MJF-210 started with a customer's request to bring the intelligibility and power of the MJF-212A into a more production-friendly package," says Pablo Espinosa, chief loudspeaker designer and vice-president of R&D. "The end result is a product that reflects users' needs in the field, and its small footprint also offers more flexibility in bringing the myriad self-powered advantages to the stage."

According to Meyer Sound, the MJF-210 features a low-profile design with an

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Located in Metn, east of Lebanon's capital Beriut, St Joseph is a tri-lingual school, teaching in Arabic, English and French. The GLD replaces an existing analogue mixer and will manage various performances which take place in the theatre.

"The Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital mixer was the perfect product to supply the school, I knew it would meet their every need when it came to creating a quality sound they needed for their performance. St Joseph's are very happy with the digital console," said Mr. Pierre Fahed, sales manager for Technosound.

"Technosound has long been a partner of PAXT and they continue to develop sales and broaden the range of Allen & Heath available in their market. We are happy to continue to support our successfu

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As part of the upgrade, the studio installed an Eclipse-Omega system as its intercom backbone. It is used for connecting the wireless FreeSpeak users with the Eclipse V-Series key panel users in the facility's two identical control rooms. The V-Series panels primarily serve those working in the "galleries" section of the control room, including sound control personnel and directors, producers and their assistants. Having used the FreeSpeak system at its

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Says the company, HK Audio engineers experimented liberally to devise an innovative, intelligent way of exploiting a next-generation DSP's capabilities for multiband limiting.

"The PA cabinets are manufactured at HK Audio's St. Wendel headquarters," says Lothar Stamer, co-owner and head of R&D at HK Audio. "To set new standards for this class of speaker, we deliberately chose wood for the enclosures in combination with the integrated digital controller and the generously sized power amp circuitry."

The line features two full-range models, the PL112 FA (12" inch woo

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In 2007, Numark and Serato unleashed the original NS7, a clever controller/mixer combo that brought a level of performance with ndigital media that had never before been achieved, accurately reproducing the look and feel of vinyl, "beautifully blurring the boundaries between different DJ'ing eras so successfully that it made them almost indistinguishable".

Now Numark is pushing contemporary DJ performance capabilities even further forward with its all-new NS7 II, incorporating iconic technology from Akai Professional, music production technology trendsetter and creator of the MPC legendary lineup. The NS7 II's 16 MPC pads can be instantly assigned to control five dynam

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Jünger Audio's first device to feature Audinate's Dante technology will be the V*AP two channel voice processor. With its high-end algorithms and simple to use interface, it is specifically designed to make life easier for engineers working in radio stations and TV production voice-over studios.

Adding audio network capabilities to the V*AP complements its consequent network approach on control, measurement and administration. In combination with a Dante computer interface or the DVS Dante Virtual Soundcard software, the V*AP can act as a sophisticated frontend for any digital audio workstation (DAW) or video editing system. The Dante interface solution will be released for

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Located in Istanbul and established in 1994, the company are one of Turkey's best-connected professional audio operations whose portfolio of work includes sales and installations throughout the country, in every conceivable type of application and project.

The diversity of their existing distribution portfolio highlights the range of markets they serve, and already includes several major international brands. The addition of Outline actually strengthens their entire market offering as the Italian manufacturer's product selection includes solutions for most touring and installation projects.

Outline sales director Chris Hinds commented: "Our ability to attract long-established market leaders like DS&LS speaks volumes about the g

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The one day event was attended by numerous hire companies, sound designers and engineers from across France and Spain; where Dushow has operational centres in Paris, Marseille and Barcelona, in addition to it facility in Nice.

Commenting on the event, Cadac brand development manager Richard Ferriday says, "Following the success of our first presentation event with Outline in Italy, we are embarking on a series of 'roadshows' across the continent, in order to demonstrate the operational and audio superiority of our new product range - particularly the CDC eight an

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Several new features have also been added to enhance BlackBox Recorder workflow, with improvements to Track Name templates, Sony 9-pin control and Master/Slave playback when using multiple units together for higher track counts. There are also more options for footswitch control enabling hands-free placement of Markers and the ability to toggle between Record/Sto

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With its rugged construction and ability to playback CD from its front-loading mechanism or internet radio, network files and mobile media via its Bluetooth connection, the CD-200BT is designed for professional contractor applications.

Users can pair up to eight Bluetooth devices at a time in order for quick switching and playback. Also supported is the use of the aptX codec to ensure a much higher quality and more reliable audio signal transmitted via Bluetooth.

The CD-200BT is equipped with controls for fast track/file selection, multiple playback modes, ±14% pitch control and also includes a wireless remote control. Like all models in the signature CD-200 series, the CD-200