UK - SFL Group has just completed a substantial audio visual technical installation as part of a comprehensive renovation project at St James Church in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, using the Roland M-480 Live Digital Console, M-48 Personal Mixers and Digital Snake products to provide a compact digital audio solution at the heart.

The project completed in July this year, contracted house of worship specialists SFL Group as key partners to design, supply and install a full audio, video, and lighting solution; that also included a full audio and video, bi-directional link-up to the C

Bulgaria - A Martin Audio sound reinforcement system has been fitted in La Playa Bar in the seaside resort of Varna, on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

Part of a completely renewed interior, the dynamic new Martin Audio architectural AQ system has been provided by the manufacturer's Bulgarian distributors, Imperia AV.

The renovated venue features eight AQ8 satellite speakers, distributed into three zones - the indoor area, front outdoor area and a delay line which covers the most remote spots on the beach.

Four AQ212 sub-bass speakers have been placed along the boundary between the

Lebanon - Since being founded in 1992 by brothers Mazen and Rawad Saad, Sound on Stage has grown to become one of the Middle East's leading event production companies. This year the company needed to add a new audio system to its inventory and, after auditioning several types, invested in a Coda Audio Airline LA-12.

Sound on Stage works at a variety of high profile events from offices in Dubai and the Lebanon. Having run other large format line source systems for many years, Mazen and Rawad needed to invest in a new system to upscale their provision of quality sound solutions.

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Switzerland - Schertler has recently teamed its popular STAT series of contact microphones for violin, viola, 'cello and double bass with its Yellow Single and Yellow Blender portable preamps to create two new live/studio packages aimed at string players and sound engineers. STAT-PRO packs combine Schertler's STAT-V, STAT-C or STAT-B pickups with the new Yellow Single preamp, while the STAT-ROAD packs combine Schertler's flagship Yellow Blender preamp with each pickup.

Developed for use in loud musical environments with high levels of amplification, such as rock or jazz performances,

UK - Orbital Sound has announced a new training course, 'Mixing Musicals' designed to help aspiring theatre sound operators take their show mixing skills to the next level. The two-day course is being staged at Orbital's purpose-built training centre in Brixton, and focuses on the practical skills and theory behind the best-practice FOH mixing requirements of musicals.

The course emphasis is firmly on what is required to achieve sound operating excellence, with principle tutors Marcus Wadland (UK tours of Blood Brothers, Never Forget, Whistle Down The Wind among o

USA - ATK Audiotek has confirmed that Michael MacDonald is to take over the duties as president and leadership of the company's business development, sales and marketing programmes, coincident with the retirement of outgoing president Michael Stahl.

MacDonald joins ATK Audiotek with over three decades of experience in the professional audio industry, most recently having served for five years as vice president of sales and marketing at Harman Professional.

"Having Michael MacDonald join the company is a natural extension of the relationships we have enjoyed for over 30 years,&q

USA - A Clovis, New Mexico high school is bringing more energy to its 1,500-seat outdoor campus stadium on Friday nights with a new Technomad Turnkey PA system. The Technomad system provides an all-in-one audio solution to enhance quality and coverage for all home football games, including pre-show and halftime music.

The school needed a system that would produce clear and even sound across the stadium, including visitor and home stands. The Turnkey PA system comprises four Technomad Berlin weatherproof loudspeakers, a pre-wired amplifier, a dynamic hard-wired microphone, and a six-ch

Germany - With the EKI 830 bodypack receiver, audio specialist Sennheiser ensures that users with a hearing impairment can enjoy superior sound quality at cultural, entertainment or business events. The receiver brings all the features and advantages of private hearing aids to the field of professional events. With this new product, Sennheiser is helping theatres, cinemas and opera houses as well as conference and congress centres to offer their guests optimum audio support, says the company.

The receiver is designed to offer persons with a hearing impairment optimum support and user-

Europe - Touring a mixture of arenas and stadiums in Europe and North America since the later part of 2011, Coldplay's desire to get close to their fans in such large venues could have caused a number of problems for their wireless monitor systems.

The shows are performed on a main stage with a centre runway projecting out and ending in a second, smaller 'B' stage. In addition there is also a C stage at the back of the arena, right amongst the audience. The entire band wears Sennheiser 2000 series in-ear monitors (IEMs) and in arenas all three stages are usually coverable from the mai

Singapore - Loud Technologies has announced Chad Batchelor has joined the company as APAC director of sales, Mackie & Ampeg. Based out of the company's Singapore command centre, Batchelor will partner with all APAC Mackie and Ampeg distributors to leverage these partners' strengths, and Loud resources, to continue the brands' region-wide growth, says the company.

"As Mackie & Ampeg continue to grab more share with innovative products, our partners need commensurately more support from us to manage this growth," said Davwinder Sheena, Loud's APAC managing director. "Chad

World - Madonna's MDNA Tour currently wowing sold out stadiums and arenas across several continents features 11 musicians, 22 dancers, multiple costume changes, ground breaking graphics and an audio system that includes two DiGiCo SD7s at Front of House and another on monitors.

The SD7 is a step up for monitor engineers Matt Napier and Sean Speuhler, who were using a D5T on Madonna's previous Sticky & Sweet Tour.

"There are two of us because Sean exclusively mixes Madonna's vocals and her vocal effects, all of which she insists be done live," Napiert explains

UK - XL Events provided audio and projection in a very neatly tailored technical package for a recent UK Roadshow presented by the Port of Felixstowe.

XL was working for London based production company Lodestar, and their project manager was Rich Pow. The brief included providing rear projection and control for the Keynote presentation plus a short concluding video, together with a full sound system and radio mics for the presentation speakers.

The Roadshow was specially tailored to an exclusive audience of around 70 key clients in each city. It highlighted the many facilities, adva

Iceland - Staff members at the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavik rely on Clear-Com's Eclipse digital matrix system and FreeSpeak wireless intercom to help coordinate their avant-garde productions, which involve famous musicians and cultural icons. Installed by Exton, a full-service sales and rental company, the Clear-Com intercoms ensure reliable interconnection among highly productive and collaborative staff members and offer flexibility for adapting to shifting production needs.

Clear-Com's intercom systems enabled the production team to communicate across multip

UK - Auralisation - designing with sound will be the theme of this year's Reproduced Sound conference, which takes place on 14-16 November at the Thistle Hotel, Brighton.

Paul Malpas, event chairman, said, "Having explored the role of the audio and electro acoustic specialist within the context of the project, we will spend time this year considering the opportunities that auralisation techniques offer to the task of representing sound in the design of buildings and systems.

"Whether the end product is a piece of technology or an architectural statement, we all know

Germany - Frankfurt University is currently halfway through a major and ambitious renovation, which is set to increase its student capacity from 10,000 to 45,000 by 2014.

Consultants Detlef Hartmann and Stephan Mathias (of the Hartmann & Mathias Partnership) were given the challenging brief of designing and implementing a high quality AV solution that would allow both faculty and students access to a full range of media, including recording, at the University's Reidberg and Westend campuses.

Both campuses were equipped with a 10 Gig fibre-optic network backbone, and up to 96 audio c

China - Music Group founder and CEO Uli Behringer has revealed the company's plans to construct a massive new campus that will house its operations in China.

Modelled on the corporate campus typical of Silicon Valley, the sprawling 50-acre complex will include R&D, manufacturing, a residential village and "abundant green space cultivated around the site's natural wetlands" and is to be completed by 2014. The investment comes at a time when the company's current Music Group City site is stretched to capacity with overwhelming demand for new products, including the l X32 Digit

USA - Cerwin-Vega! has introduced its new P-Series professional PA system, which delivers "a new standard in power and bass punch, suited for any sound reinforcement application, from live performances to public speeches". The P-Series family includes two active speaker products: the P1500X and the P1800SX.

The heart of the P-Series is the P1500X, a two-way, bi-amped, full-range bass-reflex speaker. It employs a 15-inch woofer and high-frequency compression driver, powered by a custom Class-D amp. With a rating of 1500W, the P1500X is the most powerful PA product in its pric

Lebanon - Lebanon's latest hotspot is called Veer, a luxurious boutique hotel and resort, which opened recently in the region of Kaslik north of Beirut. This exclusive complex beside the beach of Zouk Mikael offers visitors not only exquisitely furnished rooms but also villas, apartments, and even underwater suites.

The client demanded a high-end solution for every component of the project, and that is exactly what the client received. The invitation to tender stipulated that the audio system be suitable for all eventualities, from the provision of quiet background music to catering f

Russia - French tenor Roberto Alagna recently opened the second International Kazan Autumn Opera Festival with a stunning performance alongside Bolshoi Theatre soloist Venera Gimadieva, accompanied by the Tatarstan state symphony orchestra conducted by Alexander Sladkovsy.

Held against the impressive backdrop of the Kazan Agriculturalists Palace, thousands of spectators braved the rain to enjoy what turned out to be a wonderful event, despite the inclement weather conditions. Innovason distributor Imlight (who also have a rental division) were charged with handling the AV requirements

Germany - Patents in the US and Germany have been granted to AFMG for their Real Time Deconvolution technology. Further patents are pending. Real Time Deconvolution algorithms are the significant factor in SysTune's unrivaled performance at impulse response processing. No other audio measurement software is able to deliver full-length impulse responses and other measurement data derived from them in real time, says the organisation.

"An impulse response," explains Stefan Feistel, managing director of AFMG, "contains all the information that can be derived from the measu

USA - For Mike Ross, creative arts director at The Pointe Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, choosing the right audio equipment is an important part of his mission. In addition to great sound quality, Ross requires solutions that are flexible, reliable and easy for multiple singers, musicians, pastors and volunteers to use. With Line 6 microphones and digital instrument wireless systems, Ross and his team experience the hassle-free setup and crystal-clear audio they need to stay on message.

Ross' first exposure to Line 6 digital wireless was the Relay G50 instrument system, which he has b

USA - TC Electronic will exhibit its state-of-the-art, BS.1770-3 compliant processing and metering solutions for System 6000 MKII at AES 2012 in San Francisco (Booth 1019).

For the first time, AES visitors will be able to experience 'Live Aid' processing for System 6000 MKII. The Live Aid license includes the ALC6 algorithm that introduces no less than five innovative, industry-first features. Without sacrificing audio quality, even OB and Live production may now comply with the latest international standards on loudness and true-peak level.

Live Aid also contains the DMix algorithm

The Netherlands - Alcons Audio has announced the release of high-resolution measurement and simulation data for Alcons' L-series pro-ribbon line-arrays and Q-series pro-ribbon column-arrays.

The data is supplied in GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) format for use with the EASE 4.3 acoustic prediction programme and the newly released ARC2™ (Alcons Ribbon Calculator) array set-up tool, which is based on the EASE Focus 2 program.

By using GLL in EASE, the performance of an Alcons sound system in a suggested acoustic environment can now be predicted with a very high degree of accur

UK - Audio-Technica, UK distributor for Allen & Heath mixing desks, will be on hand to help show a variety of the company's Xone professional DJ products at BPM 2012 between 6-8 October at Birmingham's NEC.

The array of Xone units on display will include the Xone:DB2 and Xone:DB4 digital FX mixers and the impressive 6-channel Xone:92 club/DJ mixer. Aimed at creative DJ/producers, the Xone:4D 20 channel USB audio interface and Xone:K2 MIDI controller will also be in evidence at the show, alongside the XD2-53 monitoring headphones.

Allen & Heath is also supporting two BPM education se

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