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Italy - Several years ago, the Amerigo Vespucci Airport's terminal building in Florence was equipped with an RCF sound system.

But by the time it came to equipping the new terminal earlier this year, new regulations for security and evacuation, coupled with an evolution in sound system technology, meant that while RCF was once again chosen as the preferred supplier, the company was now required to deliver a far superior solution, in keeping with the new regulations.

Work began on the project in mid-August 2011 under the supervision of RCF project manager, Aristodemo Preda, and the w

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UK - The Institute of Professional Sound (IPS), formerly the Institute of Broadcast Sound, has announced details of its annual training weekend, which is being held on 4-5 February 2012 at the National Film & Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

The weekend will be divided into two day-long workshops; on Saturday 4 the focus is on audio for outside broadcast at the London 2012 Games (comms and links), while Sunday's event will cover live music production and mixing, with a variety of live bands. Dinner will be available on Saturday evening at a modest additional cost.

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Germany - Installation experts Klartext have given The Evangelische Kirche (Lutheran Protestant Church) of the parish of Wahrenholz in northern Germany a new audio system featuring Tannoy loudspeakers, including their new VX Series.

When specifying the new system, the Klartext sound reinforcement engineers faced a number of challenges, in that the system had to be able to cope with all of the requirements of a modern and forward thinking house of worship. The services held here are beyond the 'conservative' type, and include many types of live music, even gospel, alongside spoken word

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UK / USA - HHB Communications has announced the appointment of Burlington Audio as the new distributor of its Recording Media products in the US, Latin America, South America and the Caribbean, effective 1 January, 2012. HHB Canada, which has distributed HHB's products in Canada since 1997, will continue to do so in that territory.

The addition of HHB branded media products means that Burlington will now offer an even more diverse range of CDRs, DVDRs, ADAT and DTRS tapes and MiniDiscs.

HHB's international sales manager Matthew Fletcher comments, "We are very pleased to announc

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Oman - Occupying an eight hectare site, the new Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM), built at the behest of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, was officially opened in October. The complex, consisting of a concert theatre, auditorium, formal landscaped gardens, cultural market with retail outlets and luxury restaurants, is an arts centre for musical, theatrical and operatic productions, and has been designed to reflect contemporary Omani architecture.

Despite being classified as an opera house, the main performance space converts from a theatre setting into a world class concert and organ recital ha

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The Netherlands - On display at Stand 1N28 at ISE 2012, d&b audiotechnik will give pride of place to elements of its xS and xA-Series of loudspeakers from their White product range. The 4S, 5S and 8S are designed specifically as stand-alone two-way full range loudspeakers for the permanent installation market and can be supported by the dedicated little 12S subwoofer which will also be on display.

All these loudspeakers were originally only available in black as standard or specially ordered coloured to match venue interiors, however being typically d&b, all these little White range c

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USA - Blue Microphones has announced "the world's first USB microphone that mimics the intelligence of human hearing by focusing on desired sounds, minimizing background noise and knowing when to mute altogether".

Combining proprietary noise-cancelling technology, Voice Isolation and Intelligent Mute, Tiki improves the intelligibility of communication in any environment. Tiki offers two modes that allow users to switch between Intelligent Speech Mode for communication and Natural Recording Mode for CD-quality recording of vocals, instruments or podcasts. Similar in size to a

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UAE - Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises, distributors of ClearCom in the United Arab Emirates for the Live Sound market segment have recently supplied Delta Sound with the new Tempest wireless intercom system.

Delta Sound has also invested in an Eclipse Median matrix frame, an array of the V Panels, in addition to an Encore Partyline Master Station, which were used at the recent official UAE National Day ceremonies held at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

"Delta Sound have been involved in some of the most sophisticated and complex events in the UAE such as the opening

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The Netherlands - UK-based Clockaudio is launching the CW-200 dual channel wireless conferencing system at ISE. The company is showing the new system along with its current range of microphone and microphone management solutions, for conferencing and AV, at the forthcoming exhibition.

The CW-200 provides "an affordable, easy to deploy and operate solution for elementary, occasional or portable conferencing applications". The system comprises two boundary microphone transmitter units and a dual channel UHF receiver. Receiver and transmitter are operable over 32 selectable fre

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The Netherlands - Ibbenbüren-based t&mSystems will be exhibiting for the first time at ISE 2012. In addition to showing a selection of products from its range of electronics and loudspeaker s, the German manufacturer is launching a number of new competitively-priced audio electronic products for the installation market, including the ProjectMix818, ProjectMix241, Project1240Z, Project120MP and Project240MP.

The ProjectMix818 features 4 line and 4 mic/line inputs that can selectively be switched as the source for any of the output zones. A further mic input can also be sent, with leve

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Poland - Warsaw's Royal Castle is one of Poland's most famous and historic buildings, its 90m long façade and three spires leaving the city's residents in no doubt as to its importance. Nowadays a venue for major events like official visits, state meetings and concerts, the recent installation of a digital audio network has seen Yamaha equipment entrusted with audio mixing and system processing duties.

It took nearly 50 years for the building to be completely restored and nowadays its magnificent 300 seat ballroom is the setting for events of national importance, while a 180-seat con

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Poland - Jagiellonian University in Kracow is Poland's largest university and one of the oldest and most celebrated academic institutions in the world. Founded in 1364 as Studium Generale, the university - named after Poland's Jagiellonian dynasty - numbers Nicolaus Copernicus and Pope John Paul II among its alumni. Since August, a number of new sound systems have been installed in a variety of the university's lecture and concert halls.

The Kracow and Wroclaw-based branches of Tommex Zebrowscy Sp. J. were responsible for the design of the sound systems. In the case of the Kotlownia l

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USA - The leafy green hills west of Baltimore are home to First Evangelical Lutheran, one of the area's oldest churches. Established in 1874, the church has grown steadily over the years, moving to its current site in the mid-1950s. The campus is home to several buildings, including the Ellicott City Children's House, Montessori School, and the current sanctuary, dedicated in 1996.

The octagonal-shaped sanctuary is acoustically challenging. Designed to feature the church's pipe organ and choir, the building's wood and glass ceiling, brick walls and rock and tile floor create a reflect

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UK - The PLASA 2012 free registration website is now live. Show organiser PLASA Events expects around 6000 visitors to take advantage of the special free registration offer over the next 48 hours, with early bookers saving £20 on the standard ticket price for this year's PLASA Show, which takes place at London's Earls Court on 9 - 12 September 2012.

All previous PLASA Show visitors have been sent the special offer via email, and free registration for new visitors is now live at www.plasashow.com.

"We have been offering free registration for early bookers for the past thr

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USA - Electro-Voice's Jim Long retired in December 2011 after over 45 years with the company, during which time he became one of the pro audio industry's most familiar and respected personalities.

Long enjoyed a wide range of roles in EV marketing and sales over the years, most recently as a member of the product marketing management team, and contributed his technical know-how and communication skills to many aspects of the company's success, including the development of the 'PA Bible' - still a trusted reference guide today.

Long is well-known for his ability to relate engineering

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Poland - Getting 2012 off to a great start, the city of Wroclaw hosted the country's biggest celebration and featured no less than six Yamaha digital mixing consoles.

Together with Ukraine, Poland is co-hosting the Euro2012 international football championships, so its authorities are aware that much attention will be focused on it throughout the year. Wroclaw always hosts a New Year's Eve (Sylwester in Polish) celebration in its Market Square, so this year there was an added incentive to show the country's celebrations at their very best.

Wroclaw's Sylwester event was hosted by TV p

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USA - Escondido, California based Sound Image, a leading provider of audio systems for touring and installation applications globally, is the second American company to join Adamson's Project Energia.

The significant investment in Adamson's E15 system was no surprise to Sound Image president, David Shadoan who comments, "Adamson kept us closely informed as Energia was developing. As soon as beta testing began, we confirmed that we would join in Phase One. The Sound Image philosophy is to deliver leading technology and to stay ahead of the curve. Energia was a simple choice. This

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Turkmenistan - An Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system has been installed in the conference room of Turkmenistan's iconic new TV Tower located in the capital city of Ashgabad.

Opened in 2011, the 700ft Television Tower includes a TV and Radio studio complex catering for six channels, and houses an OB fleet. There is also a revolving restaurant and offices built in the shape of the national emblem - an octagonal star - which is registered with the Guinness World Records as the largest star in Turkmenistan.

The building's sole conference facility has a small control room, which r

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Spain - Following its success on Broadway, in the West End and on tours in the US, Israel and Poland, a new Spanish-language version of Shrek The Musical is proving a sell-out success in Madrid, featuring a Yamaha PM5D-RH at front of house.

Running at the Teatro Nuevo Apolo (New Apollo Theatre), Shrek El Musical is keeping family audiences spellbound with its mixture of comedy, choreography, a wide range of new songs and heart-warming plot, all suitably adapted for the Spanish audience.

Production company Theatre Properties specialises in musicals and has a number of Y

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Brazil - The 2011 edition of the Rock in Rio festival featured a bill that included Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns 'n' Roses, Coldplay, Metallica, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Shakira, Motorhead, Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria), Lenny Kravitz, Snow Patrol, Maroon 5 and many more.

The sheer scale of the event is extraordinary, certainly when compared with even the largest European festivals - the 150,000sq.m (about the same as 28 American football pitches) area of the Parque do Atleta in Jacarepaguá can accommodate 800,000 people.

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UK - Jands Vista consoles, running the new Vista v2 software, have been installed in the two TV studios at Lincoln University's Media Broadcast Production Centre, a purpose built production environment which includes radio studios, video editing, audio editing, digital imaging, and multimedia suites as well as a brand new sound theatre.

The studios have been newly upgraded to include some of the latest lighting and camera technologies, bringing the facilities up to full multi-camera and HD spec.

The University offers qualifications with some of the UK's leading media orientated cour

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USA - A flurry of new exhibitors and a wide-ranging seminar programme are creating a buzz around this PLASA Focus: Austin 2012 (22-23 February), organisers PLASA Events report.

Texas lighting guru Richard Cadena comments, "I have been overwhelmed by the wide range of reasons to visit PLASA Focus: Austin 2012. In addition to the world-class line-up of manufacturers and new products, the side-shows will undoubtedly make this a memorable first event for Texas."

While new audio, staging, lighting and AV products will top the show floor agenda, The Professional Development Prog

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Argentina - dBTechnologies' successful DVA T12 and T4 line arrays were chosen by rental company Wanzo Producciones srl at leisure company Grupo Slots' annual closing event last month in La Punta. Consisting of prize draws beamed across Argentina to all the group's casino halls, the event culminated in a music show at La Punta's Hippodrome, featuring singer Abel Pintos and 15-piece band La Konga performing to a 48,000 strong audience.

The PA set up by Wanzo Producciones consisted of 16 DVA T12 and 16 DVA T4 and a further eight DVA T4 as out-fill. Rental company owner Sebastian Wanzo sa

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The Netherlands - At ISE in Amsterdam, on stand 1M80, Meyer Sound will unveil new additions to its long string of standard-setting products, showcased alongside the D-Mitri digital audio platform. Also shown will be the CAL column array loudspeakers.

D-Mitri is a powerful network-based digital audio processing and distribution platform that encompasses the entire audio chain, from microphone input to loudspeaker output, incorporating multichannel distribution, multichannel recording and playback, and show control automation. With its high-performance processing engines (96 kHz/24-bit

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