Indonesia - L-Acoustics' Indonesian representative Tri Tunggal Abadi has supplied a KIVA/KILO WST line source system to the Menara Citicon Auditorium, located on the 22nd floor of the Menara Citicon office building in Jakarta.

The 500-capacity multi-purpose venue, which will be used for weddings, product launches, worship gatherings, live performances, theatre and performing arts, has been installed with a L/R system of four KIVA ultra compact cabinets and two KILO low frequency extensions per side, with four SB18i fixed installation subwoofers, two 108P self-powered coaxials for fron

UAE - Melody House, distributors of HK Audio speakers have supplied a dozen of the HK Audio CT112 monitors to Dubai based rental firm Delta Sound. The company already has almost 40 units of the compact CT108s, which they have been using on numerous corporate and other events.

"The ConTour Series from HK Audio are developed with the rental company in mind," commented Amrith Verghese, HK Audio product specialist at Melody House. "We have achieved success with the CT108s, CT112s, the ConTour Arrays in the region due to their build quality, flexibility and most importantly

Germany - FaitalPRO has introduced more additions to the FaitalPRO Ferrite product range continues; the new models are called HF105, HF107 and FD371 and will be shown at ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt this week.

The HF105 Compression Driver is a driver for high frequencies, with a 91mm total diameter, a 37mmvoice coil, a Ketone Polymer ring diaphragm and radial phase plug.

The HF107 Compression Driver, the second new model in the high frequency range measures 120mm in diameter.

The FD371 model is a Bullet Driver and comes with a frontal aluminium horn, so this driver is ready to be u

Germany - Just seven months after first unveiling its CDC8 digital production console, Cadac is launching a complete CDC8 series production system at Prolight+Sound 2012, with the addition of an ultra-compact 16 channel variant, with identical processing, channel count and I/O capabilities, and an Ethernet connected 16 fader 'sidecar' expander module, enabling expansion of the control surfaces of the CDC8 console, or dedication of I/O channels on the desk to sub mixing, monitor mix or other discrete applications.

The CDC8-32 32 fader console is now joined by the CDC8-16, with an ultra

Germany - Symetrix has announced SymNet Edge, a significant update to its long line of DSP solutions packed with new features. Edge is scalable hardware configured with SymNet Composer open architecture software for total design synergy.

Symetrix designed Edge to meet the I/O capacity requirements of the bulk of commercial sound installations. Edge features four configurable I/O card slots, up to 16 channels total of local I/O plus 128 (64x64) channels of Dante network audio. Flexible I/O and plug-and-play networking enable multiple Edge units to scale to your projects' demands.

An

UK - Audio Light Systems now in its ninth year has purchased new premises in Edinburgh to allow for their ongoing expansion.

Trevor Cross, director Audio Light Systems comments, "We have devised a programme of steady growth which included the opening of our Belfast office at the start of 2011. The natural progression was to purchase a large office and industrial space for the Edinburgh head office with a large land bank to allow for future expansion.

"The backbone to our continued success is providing lighting, AV, audio & specialist systems (plus much more) all from one I

UK - HHB Communications has taken part in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Purcell School with the donation of a PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2 mixer.

HHB has been actively involved in supporting The Purcell School's development of music technology for the past 10 years, particularly with the recording studio facilities in its New Music Centre. The donated PreSonus mixer is now part of a new portable recording system that will be used to capture multi-microphone recordings of the school's extensive music programme, which take place at leading music venues across the UK.

The new p

Germany - AuviTran, the Audio networking specialist, and Audinate, the inventors of the award winning Dante media networking solution, have announced today the addition of Dante technology to its Audio Toolbox product range. Audinate was chosen to accelerate AuviTran's development towards new networking technologies.

"The integration of Dante technology into our product portfolio will allow AuviTran to address market's demands for new network interoperability. Dante offers our customers a smart path to AVB. AuviTran is continuously and consistently expanding its product offer in

Germany - Bosch Security Systems is displaying its full range of public address systems, peripheral equipment and related services at Prolight + Sound this week in hall 8 at booth A22. After the success of Dynacord and Electro-Voice at last year's exhibition, public address and voice alarm systems from Bosch Security Systems will now also be shown at the fair.

"Technology and security measures for large scale events are an area where we have seen steady increases in customer demand for our products," says Martijn Van Overveld, product marketing manager public address systems

Germany - Mackie announced at ProLight+Sound a new range of gear designed to meet the global customer demand for passive systems. The new system is composed of three different series of products: S500 Series Passive Loudspeakers, FRS Series Power Amplifiers and the SP260 2x6 Speaker Processor.

"Our customers have asked for an expanded portable PA line that delivers professional performance at amazing prices," remarked Mackie's director of product management, Greg Young. "This new system does just that, with class-leading performance and unmatched affordability."

Germany - Studiomaster debuted several new product lines on the opening day of Prolight+Sound 2012. Included in the line up of new products are additions to current lines and completely new series.

New speaker products include active large format NXT professional sound reinforcement panels, a new ultra portable highly powerful active injection moulded PA series and high quality self powered tarpazoidal PA for sound touring and fixed installation apps.

On the mixer front, the company is showing the final production version of its new portable powered mixer - the Horizon 2012. An eye

Germany - DPA Microphones announced at Prolight + Sound 2012 the launch of its handheld d:facto vocal microphone.

In the d:facto vocal mic, DPA has "pooled its years of expertise and resources to bring an eagerly awaited, high quality vocal condenser mic to the market". Bridging the gap between live performance and studio recording, d:facto offers extraordinarily natural sound, high separation and extreme SPL handling, says the company.

d:facto is equally at home in sound reinforcement and recording applications. In common with all DPA mics, d:facto features superior gain

UK - With a number of high profile collaborations to his name, singer, songwriter and producer Labrinth has achieved much in the two years since he rose to prominence. About to release his second solo single, Earthquake, Sennheiser and Neumann equipment are constant companions on stage and in his studio.

Neumann's KH 120 active studio monitors are proving to be one of the year's major success stories for distributor Sennheiser UK. Joachim Walker, engineer at Labrinth's north London studio and his club DJ, heard them and urged the artist to give them a try.

"Joe instantly

Germany - A decade after the launch of the D5 Live, British audio solutions manufacturer DiGiCo has launched its new incarnation, the SD5 which "fits directly into the D5's shoes, but benefits from the advancements made possible by DiGiCo's proprietary Stealth Digital Processing".

"We've evolved a lot over the past decade, both in terms of the way we use the available technology and our understanding of what our customers really want and need," says DiGiCo's managing director, James Gordon. "SD5 is the culmination of that combined knowledge, so we want to make

Germany - Steinberg Media Technologies has released Nuendo Live, a dedicated live recording software solution for recording engineers, production houses and rental and staging companies. Based on the Nuendo audio workstation, Nuendo Live's sole purpose is "to deliver the very best in multitrack recording to live professionals the world over".

"Nuendo Live is your devoted recording software application for professionals in the live recording industry," said Timo Wildenhain, product marketing manager for Nuendo. "Ushering in a new product era with Nuendo Live, w

Germany - Meyer Sound has announced the 1100-LFC low-frequency control element, a new self-powered loudspeaker defined by its sonic linearity in reproducing the operating range of 28 Hz to 100 Hz. The ultralow distortion, coupled with exceptional headroom and optimized rigging options, makes the 1100-LFC a flexible tool for low-end directional applications for large-scale tours and installations, says the company.

"As an industry, we are accustomed to subwoofers carrying a distinct harmonic tone. This 'sound' of any subwoofer becomes part of how a product is evaluated," says

Germany - At ProLight+Sound Hall 8, Roland Systems Group (RSG) is featuring the Roland REAC Driver Kit for the V-Mixing System. The REAC Driver Kit enables recording of 40 simultaneous audio tracks into SONAR X1 Producer software via one Cat5e/6 cable from a REAC System to a PC Ethernet Port.

The REAC Driver Kit is sold separately from SONAR X1 Producer and is intended for use with the Roland V-Mixer Consoles M-480, M-380, M-400, and M-300. It is also compatible with Roland S-4000 and S-1608 Digital Snake Systems.

This integrated and cost effective solution is designed for recording

USA - Tuesday 17 April at the 2012 NAB Show, TC Electronic will host an informative loudness seminar, featuring three high-profiles speakers who will cover important aspects of loudness in broadcast.

Loudness is one of the hottest topics of today. With the CALM Act and similar legislation in numerous other countries throughout the world, many broadcasters find themselves in a state of transition. To meet the legislative demands, it is necessary to comply with various international broadcast standards. The most important of these will be covered in detail at this Loudness Seminar focus

Germany - Lake is using Prolight+Sound 2012 as the preferred stage to unveil the new release of its Lake Controller software - version 6 - marking "a critical leap forward in the development of the ubiquitous live sound processing environment".

In addition to general enhancements, including optimization for Windows 7 and improved performance for large system networks, Version 6 will include support for the forthcoming Yamaha MY8-LAKE card, bringing Lake Processing to Yamaha's extensive line of digital audio mixing desks.

Perhaps more significantly for Lake's existing user

USA - When The Life of Galileo opened in the newly revamped, 500-seat Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Aviom's AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System, part of the theatre's Pro64 Audio Network, was waiting in the wings, ready to make its debut during the inaugural season at the new theatre of the Cleveland Play House (CPH).

"Due to the historic nature of the Allen Theatre, the recent transformation entailed building a shell inside the existing building, while still maintaining the original architecture," says Raymond Kent, CTS LEED AP director of the Innovat

South Africa - Paul van Dyk opened up his Johannesburg set of his Gatecrasher world tour at Truth Nightclub in Midrand on 3 February 2012.

XGX Productions, commissioned by Vic Vaid and Lee Govender, were the technical suppliers of sound, lighting, audio visual, structure and special effects.

The lighting design was by XGX's Gert Smit, who had free rein to create something special for the up-beat young audience. Colleague Martin Vermeulen took care of the programming on their Avolites Tiger Touch console.

XGX had recently purchased Robin 300s, and were pleased with the fixtu

Germany - Alcons Audio, which marks its 10th anniversary of exhibiting at ProLight+Sound in 2012, is showing a number of new products and updates to existing models on Stand G60, Hall 8.0.

The highlight of the company's presence at the show is a completely new product group, the R-Series, which takes Alcons' pro-ribbon cylindrical projection and coupling behaviour in new and different directions and brings the benefits of this technology to applications not previously served.

Another innovation is the Q-series QR24 model. A completely new pro-ribbon transducer platform has been deve

UK - The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has announced the launch of its 2012 careers event, to be held on Tuesday 17 April at north London's Tricycle Theatre, close to the Institute's facilities in Kilburn.

This interactive event, part of the Institute's comprehensive career's support service provided to all students, will provide a major opportunity for students to explore all manner of career development and showcasing opportunities both during and after their time at the Institute.

In attendance will be a comprehensive set of guests and speakers, from a wide spectrum

Germany - Steinberg Media Technologies has announced that from 1 April 2012, the pan-European distribution of their Nuendo product range will move to Yamaha Music Europe.

By moving the Nuendo family of products to Yamaha's sales and distribution network, Steinberg and Yamaha are now able to offer a broader range of hardware and software system solutions to the commercial audio segment than ever before. This in turn achieves a clearer focus on precisely meeting the end customer's needs.

"We at Steinberg are happy that the continuing collaboration with Yamaha now also brings the

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