Lebanon - A large selection of DPA microphones were deployed at the first Gibran National Committee Annual Awards Ceremony, which took place in Beirut to honour and promote distinguished Lebanese innovators.

More than 60 musicians, 40 choristers and two presenters took part in the event and every one of them was miked with a DPA microphone.

Sound engineer Roger Bou Farhat, head of Beirut-based rental company Loud N Clear, supplied all of the audio equipment for the Awards ceremony. He says: "I specified DPA microphones because they always deliver fantastic results. As this was

Germany - Bosch Communications Systems once again invited international distribution partners to its annual in-house trade fair (Hausmesse) in Straubing, which ran from 16-18 January. This year, Robert Hesse, vice president sales communication EMEA and managing director of EVI Audio GmbH, and his team welcomed some 150 business partners from Europe, Middle East and Africa. The programme included a business update, best in class presentations, breakouts, product demos and guided tours of the factory and service facility.

Aaron Chisena (product manager Electro-Voice Mobile Audio) and Ma

UK - Electrosonic has announced the promotion of Rob Smith to general manager of service for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

As general manager of service, Smith will be responsible for all service activities, including service sales, managed services, service and maintenance and service administration for users of AV systems within the corporate, control rooms and leisure markets. He will work with the service team to promote and expand Electrosonic's service offerings while maintaining the highest level of client satisfaction.

Smith joined Electrosonic in 2010 as client acc

Sweden - The largest ski resort in Northern Europe has amplified the lighting and sound experience for its guests, with Technomad advanced audio loudspeakers as the centerpiece.

SkiStar, located in the Åre municipality in northern Sweden, is giving skiers an interactive experience on the slopes with its new high-quality, multi-zone entertainment system. The Technomad loudspeakers, projected by systems integration company Watt & Volt Sverige AB, communicate the history of SkiStar and deliver atmospheric audio in eight locations. Watt & Volt worked alongside project leader Ljusarkitekt

USA - Opened in late 2012, ArcLight Cinemas' newest location in La Jolla, California, offers patrons "the ultimate movie-going experience with ArcLight Wide Screen, a state-of-the-art auditorium concept". The premium theatre features a 50-foot curved screen, 3D-capable 4K projection, and immersive Dolby Atmos audio reproduced through a Meyer Sound system based on the Acheron screen channel loudspeakers.

"At ArcLight we offer a wide variety of programming, ranging from the newest Hollywood blockbusters to art house films and cult favorites," says Joe Miraglia, ArcLi

Kenya - The Turbosound Flex Array loudspeaker system has helped to make the fourth annual Nairobi Rock Fest a storming success, says the company. The festival, which takes place in the Kenyan capital, was headlined by African rockers Skinflint.

"Flex Array has become a firm favourite for us here in Kenya as it allows our engineers and guest engineers to concentrate on getting bands to sound right, and not have to spend time setting up the front of house. It delivers no compromises on punch and clarity - especially vocals - and everyone who attends functions when we are in the cha

The Netherlands - Receiving its official unveiling at ISE 2013, Genelec's Intelligent Signal-Sensing technology has been developed to meet with both European Union ErP Directives and the company's own wider sustainability commitments. This new technology will be applied to the entire catalogue of Genelec loudspeakers to minimise energy waste and significantly reduce power consumption when items are left in standby mode.

Genelec integrated amplifiers will now have electronic activity detection circuitry built in. This Intelligent Signal-Sensing (ISS) monitors the input connectors and d

USA - DPA Microphones has announced that Bruce MacPherson has joined the company as its new US sales director.

MacPherson is a dedicated sales professional, audio product specialist and audio engineering expert with extensive experience in current technology and techniques for audio recording and live sound, as well as commercial and post production. In his new role, Macpherson will be responsible for overseeing all DPA sales and customer service activities.

"We are very excited to welcome Bruce to the DPA family," says Eric Mayer, president of DPA Microphones' US operatio

USA - Turbosound returns to NAMM this week with the world debut of its new Milan series of powered loudspeakers.

The Milan series has been completely re-engineered from the ground up for 2013 to combine improved performance with ultimate convenience for musicians, DJs and AV applications in a range of stylish portable powered loudspeakers with an unmistakable sound signature enhanced by the industry's most sophisticated DSP.

Encompassing a total of five stylish loudspeakers including the brand new 12" two-way M12 and compact 15" bandpass M15B subwoofer, the Milan series b

The Netherlands - The AXYS Intellivox ADC Mark II range from Duran Audio is intended for use in 70v/100v Public Address and Voice Alarm (PA/VA) systems. As with other Intellivox products the ADC range has been designed to maximise listening comfort and provide highly intelligible speech reproduction even within difficult reverberant spaces.

The units are EN54:24 approved for both indoor and outdoor use (EN54:24 - Type B) and can be driven by the AXYS IndustryAmp range of DSP controlled 70V/100V multichannel amplifiers.

Max Lindsay-Johnson, international sales and marketing manager o

The Netherlands - Audio-Technica is to showcase its flagship, four-diaphragm AT5040 cardioid condenser microphone alongside an array of conference system and installation microphone products at this year's ISE exhibition at Amsterdam's RAI venue between 29-31 January.

The AT5040 heralded the launch of Audio-Technica's 50 Series in 2012 and has attracted significant interest from press and public alike since its arrival. Every AT5040 is hand-built and inspected for 100% quality control and is housed in an elegant case of aluminium and brass with grey chrome plating for durability and l

UK - Allen & Heath adds to its range of iPad apps with the new GLD digital mixing system controller, GLD Remote, providing a comprehensive suite of mixing controls for remote wireless applications using the iPad or the iPad Mini.

GLD Remote connects to the GLD-80 mixer on a wireless network and gives the user instant access to any of the mixers channel faders and mutes, DCA faders and mutes, image controls, aux sends and assignments as well as channel input and output processing, mic-pre control and full metering. Whereas most other apps on the market offer limited control over the ch

USA - PreSonus reports that the company has licensed Audinate's Dante digital-media networking technology and will incorporate Dante into optional networking cards for several of its new products.

Audinate's patented Dante solution is a combination of software, hardware, and standard TCP/IP protocols designed to transport many channels of high-resolution, uncompressed, low-latency digital media over relatively long distances and to multiple locations, using a standard 100 Mbps or 1 Gb Ethernet network. It is becoming the solution of choice for a variety of professional applications be

USA - With the launch of the DL806 and the first showing of DLM Series powered loudspeakers at Winter NAMM, Mackie "proudly presents a new technology-packed live sound solution - the DL/DLM system".

"With a DL Series mixer and DLM loudspeakers, you have an extremely powerful and portable PA system with a level of innovation unparalleled at the price point," commented John Boudreau, Mackie SVP. "We've invested heavily into technology and it shows. Both products are great on their own, but the combination is truly greater than the sum of its parts. If you are re

The Netherlands - ISE 2013 sees Belgian manufacturer Apex Audio release Hera Mk II, a completely re-engineered version of its Hera sound level controller, bringing with it a new level of accuracy and additional noise control features.

The Apex Hera Mk II is certified to meet the IEC 61672 class 2 Sound Level meter standard. Hera Mk II is the ideal choice when SPL logging is required and conforms to VLAREM, the new Flemish regulations on sound level.

Hera Mk II's features include: a more robust measurement microphone; easy on-site calibration, only requiring a sound calibrator; new l

USA - Studiomaster is unveiling its new Starlight 'artist performance stage sound and lighting cabinet series' at NAMM this week. Billed as a radical new product paradigm, Studiomaster Starlight fully integrates FOH and monitor sound, and stage lighting within a pair of portable trapezoidal PA cabinets. "A world first, introducing totally new standards of versatility, portability and integrated power and control for sound and lighting for live performance, Starlight is being shown to the MI and professional audio community for the very first time," says the company.

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UK - Pro audio sales company, LMC Audio will host two dedicated wireless microphone systems training days provided by Sennheiser UK at its London and Birmingham bases respectively on 5 and 7 February.

The days will follow an interactive format and will provide attendees with an overview of the digital switchover to Channel 38, due to come into force at the end of January, and future spectrum related plans, an overview of wireless systems and how to set them up, as well as basic radio frequency (RF) training, which will cover frequency choices, basics of intermod, programming, wireless

USA - Rycote, the UK-based manufacturer of advanced microphone windshields and suspension systems, has announced a strategic collaboration with Røde Microphones of Australia.

Under the terms of the new arrangement, Røde will be including patented Lyre technology with selected microphones, beginning with the popular VideoMic range, designed for use with camcorders and video-capable DSLRs. All future Røde microphones that include Rycote's technology will be prominently branded 'Rycote Onboard' on their packaging and other marketing materials.

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UK - Digital solutions company DiGiCo has announced Steve Watson, Simon Honywill and Rob Collins as winners of its Olympics UB MADI competition, which it ran during the Games to celebrate the efforts of the engineers involved, without whom the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies would not have been heard.

"As a UK manufacturer, we were delighted to have our consoles on the events, a total of 13 consoles, including eight SD7s, plus 12 SD racks and 13 Purple Boxes, for what was probably the biggest event this country has ever seen," says DiGiCo's managing director, James Go

The Netherlands - Proel will be present at ISE in Amsterdam (Hall 7, Booth T220), where the company will be showing its wide range of pro audio products, commercial and installed sound systems, video and lighting systems and hardware solutions, including a selection of the latest new products: the powered and Core processed AX2010A line array system, the NEOS AXS Series of networkable processed speaker systems, the LNE (Low Noise Emission) speaker systems for fixed installation and the eight-zone voice music matrix system MATRIX88.

MATRIX88 is billed as an audio system that not only p

USA - The New York City Performing Arts Centre recently benefitted from a major renovation programme which has transformed the iconic venue into a premium destination for world-class drama and music performances. The full system audio upgrade was designed by NYCC's Augie J Propersi in association with Scott Lehrer, with acoustic consultancy from Kierkegaard Associates.

Following on-site demos by TiMax distributor Duncan Crundwell of 1602Group LLC, TiMax2 Soundhub was specified as the overall system processor to provide routing, EQ and zone management plus the ground-breaking audio loc

Germany - An increasing number of modern sound reinforcement systems require real-time monitoring of the loudspeaker lines. This is especially true in the context of evacuation systems, in which long loudspeaker circuits comprising many smaller, high-impedance boxes are often required. The Electro-Voice CPS series and Dynacord DSA series multichannel amplifiers already provide 100-volt-line direct drive operation for these types of loudspeaker circuits but in the past supervision of such Hi-Z lines was not practical due to the high impedance characteristics of the load.

The LML-1 (Lou

The Netherlands - Responding to an increasing demand in an evolving marketplace, loudspeaker manufacturer Tannoy is introducing a number of EN 54 compliant variants of its existing commercial install products.

EN 54 is the European Standard for voice alarm and fire alarm system applications, and this announcement will see specific versions of Tannoy's CVS and DVS Series models being made available which are fully tested for compliance with EN 54 standards, for specification in the increasing number of projects that require this.

The new EN 54 versions of the in-ceiling CVS 4 Micro,

USA - At NAMM 2013, Bugera, best known for their handcrafted tube guitar amplifiers, introduced two high-power bass cabinets, the 4 x 10" BN410T and the 1 x 15" BN115T. BUGERA turned to sister company, Turbosound for the powerful custom-engineered low-frequency drivers used in the BN410T and BN115T cabinets.

The BN410T is a high performance, lightweight 1,000-Watt cabinet with four 10" Turbosound LF drivers and a 1" HF horn driver. The BN115T is a 600-Watt cabinet that features a single 15" Turbosound LF driver and 1" horn driver. Professional-grade twist

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