Europe - Turbosound reports that its Aspect series products are being deployed by UK rental company WE Audio, for the current European tour by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. The tour follows WE Audio's concert and festival successes with Aspect during the summer and, with the resultant growth of interest in its services, WE Audio has placed an order for a further 12 stacks of Aspect, as well as an additional 8 Turbosound TSW-218double-18" sub-bass enclosures.
Taking in over 50 dates across western and eastern Europe, the one-truck Rhythm Kings tour is visiting venues with audience capacities ranging from 500 to over 3,000. WE Audio is covering these capacities with just 12stacks of Aspect touring cabinets, with each stack comprising a TA-890H mid-high and TA-890L bass cabinet.
The Aspect loudspeakers are being flown as a 3 x 2 left-right system, with ground-stacked TSW-218 sub-bass units providing additional low-frequency support, particularly for the larger venues. The entire rig is being controlled via XTA DP-428 processors, and powered by a combination of MC2 E-25/E-45 amplifiers and Turbosound T-25 and T-45-equipped amp racks.
Wayne Barker, managing director of WE Audio, commented, "We have witnessed steadily rising interest for the Aspect loudspeaker system throughout this year, and have received extremely positive reactions from engineers, production crew and audience alike, at all the events and festivals we have handled. The European tour for the Rhythm Kings is no exception and, wherever we go, all concerned are very happy with the results. The s
UK - In spite of a blustery series of drenching thunderstorms, nearly 45,000 music lovers descended on Hyde Park for the tenth anniversary of London's end-of-summer celebration, Proms in the Park. The steadfast audience warmed to performances by the BBC Concert Orchestra, along with tenor Andrea Bocelli, violinist Nicola Benedetti, pop vocal quartet G4, and special guests Simply Red. This year's event also marked the debut of a 96-cabinet, self-powered Meyer Sound system built around MILO and MICA high-power curvilinear arrays.
The audience spread out in casual picnic fashion, making the coverage area immense: 300 meters deep and nearly 250 meters wide. In addition, because of the eclectic combination of pop/rock and classical fare, the system must project delicate transients as well as handling a wide dynamic range. Beyond all that, everything is broadcast live on the BBC, so the system must tightly control bleed back to the stage.
The overall brief for system performance was set by Simon Biddulph of System Sound and Light. The specifics of the loudspeaker configuration were given to Chris Marsh of Major Tom, who worked with design consultant and Meyer Sound associate Dave Dennison to turn Biddulph's requirements into a system design using Meyer Sound's MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction programme.
The design stipulated main left and right arrays of 14 MILO cabinets with two MILO 120 high-power expanded coverage loudspeakers underhung for frontfill. For deep bass, six 700-HP ultrahigh-power subwoofers were flown behind the main arrays, augmented by
France - L-Acoustics has announced a new V-DOSC Partner for Moldavia - Radio Polidisc Ltd, founded in 1993 and based in Kishinev.
Initially, the company's main activity was exclusively based around studio recording, but it rapidly expanded into a radio station and in 2001, the company started to rent sound equipment.
The founder of the company is sound producer, Valerii Galupa, his business partner Andrei Vasilatii was a former contrabass player, and Eddy Van Nuffel from the Belgian company AED was able to offer a high level of assistance towards the emergence and development of their operation. Valerii Galupa states: "We have two completely different directions for our business, first, musical radio stations - we now have two. Secondly, rental support - sound, light, rigging and stage equipment. We supply with the equipment to rock festivals, live concerts, television shows and corporate events."
In October, Paul Bauman, director of technical support at L-Acoustics came to Radio Polidisc to provide V-DOSC training to the engineering staff. During the three day seminar they learned how to install and design the system. Andrei Vasilatii said "the sound of V-DOSC system is wonderful. We are very glad to be part of the V-DOSC Network now and it gives us the opportunity to develop our business quickly and accurately".
He adds "the first project with our V-DOSC system took place on November 19, for the Youth Day, with the support of the Moldavian Government. The event took place at the central square of Kishinev and more than 50,000 people
UK - As initially announced at PLASA 2005, Formula Sound has launched a special anniversary model of what has proved to be one of the most popular and successful mixers that the company has ever made. The new PM-80R will be a limited edition modular mixer, produced to mark the 25th anniversary of the launch of the original PM-80. The updated mixer will combine the benefits of modern technology with all the elements that made the original version so popular, says the manufacturer.
Despite the original PM-80 being out of production for over ten years, Formula Sound has continued to receive a stream of requests from installers and end-users for this ever-popular mixer. Says a Formula Sound's Tony Cockell, "This has led to the creation of the PM-80R, an 8-channel mixer which features the same ease-of-use and classic styling as its successful predecessor, but with some subtle design changes that reflect the way in which mixer use has changed over the years."
Each PM-80R channel has independent gain, treble, mid, bass and pan controls. The master section provides separate booth, auxiliary, monitor and zone controls plus an easily-readable L.E.D. output meter and a headphone socket.
"The PM-80R is very similar in concept to its predecessor, adds Cockell. "The aim with the original PM-80 was to provide a modular mixer that was easy to use, but which also offered great flexibility. That combination proved to be extremely popular with our customers and the original units were installed in entertainment venues right around the world.
"Many are s
USA - Shown for the first time at this year's PLASA show, Harman Pro Group has launched HiQnet System Architect, a configuration and control software application for HiQnet audio systems.
System Architect is described as "an intuitive, highly configurable Windows-based 'front-end' to HiQnet, Harman Pro Group's powerful communication protocol for audio systems". It is designed to provide a unified platform for the system design and operation of all audio devices in a signal chain, across the full range of sound touring and installed sound applications.
System Architect eliminates the need for disparate operating systems, multiple control and configuration applications, and the need to programme individual signal processors, speaker controllers, wireless microphone systems and mixing consoles. The software provides control of HiQnet enabled products across the eight Harman Pro Group companies, AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Lexicon, Soundcraft and Studer.
The application makes use of a plug-in architecture, enabling drivers for new Harman Pro Group technologies to be developed and easily integrated. Adherence to the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) standard enables connected HiQnet devices and control PCs to configure IP and HiQnet addresses automatically. Transport independent, HiQnet has been engineered to traverse any cable type, including Ethernet, serial, USB and Firewire.
(Jim Evans)
UK - History was made on an unseasonably warm and sunny day at the end of October when, for the first time ever in the UK, all the heads of the enlarged EU met together in Hampton Court's Great Hall. Having responded to an invitation to tender, Brähler ICS was selected by the UK Government to provide the 21 language channel simultaneous interpretation system. Brahler supplied their flagship CDS-VAN digital system which has a maximum capacity of 32 uncompressed digital audio channels and runs on industry standard Cat 5 computer cable.
For the first time at such a high level EU summit, the Interpreter booths were located outside the main meeting room. Discreet broadcast quality cameras were placed strategically in the Great Hall and the images relayed to an adjacent Interpreter Marquee. Brahler provided a total of 22 interpretation booths in the marquee fitted with 67 CDS-VAN digital interpreter consoles.
Simon Sainsbury - MD of Brähler's UK operation - oversaw the entire project with a team of experienced conference technicians drawn from three different Brahler branches. He reports: "As the largest ever EU meeting of heads held outside a fixed conference centre in Brussels or Strasbourg and the first EU meeting ever to use remote interpreting, we knew we were facing some new challenges. I am very proud of my team and of the performance of our outstanding CDS-VAN digital system."
He adds, "During rehearsals we noticed a slight delay between the camera image displayed to the interpreters and audio signal they were listening to. In seconds we were
UK - Living Ventures takes its music seriously. Despite using a hard drive delivery system to distribute music through their 13-strong Living Room bar/restaurant estate, the company's head of music, Steve Walter knows that the art of achieving the optimum mix is too complex to be entrusted to remote customer profilers and preset track categorisations.
"The music content and environmental management are a vital part of our offer, which is why we invest heavily in our sound systems and installation expertise," he says.
For the new flagship Living Room W1 in London's fashionable Heddon Street, Green-I has installed multiples of Martin Audio's new horn-loaded AQ6 and AQ8 architectural enclosures - liveried in white and brown custom colours to match interior designer's Shideh Shaygun's imaginative concept. These maintain the moods over the defined time cycles into which the trading day is divided.
Green-I's Ian Woodall and Paul McCauley, who headed up the 'in-house' installation team, have been fastidious in the detailing of the five-zoned interior, ensuring all the carefully-loomed cabling is concealed, the stage processing rack is chased into the wall (using durable right-angled connectors) and that the Martin Audio speaker bracketry could be customised to enable the enclosures to be run flat against the walls and ceiling. It thus becomes an intrinsic part of the design rather than looking like an afterthought.
It has enabled Green-I to mount the AQ's in either rotatable horizontal format - like bookshelf speakers around the open fires in the mi
UK - Baldwin Boxall can now provide a PC touchscreen paging station to enable simple, intuitive control of a Voice Alarm system. By touching the relevant part of the screen, the operator has complete control of paging (emergency or routine) to all or selected zones. In addition to the emergency and routine messages that are already stored on the routing matrix, the operator can record and store a number of extra messages. These messages can then be chosen from a drop down list and broadcast to the selected zones.
Background music can also be controlled via the paging station which is designed to be very easy to use, with simple on-screen messages and menus that appear when a function is selected. The paging station user has clear indications on the screen to show which zone/areas are in use by other operators/paging stations and what messages are being utilised.
A useful feature of the system is that it can provide a fault diagnostics 'page', displaying faults such as loudspeaker line, amplifier, power supply, battery monitors and chargers, microphones and ambient noise sensors. The diagnostics page has the ability to prioritise faults and can provide site specific information such as contact numbers and service intervals. The continuous fault log history can be stored for an indefinite period and recalled using the history function.
Each system is bespoke and is individually designed to suit the requirements of the customer. The graphics on the screen can be displayed as either virtual buttons or as a topographical layout of the site. Other options include the
UK - Hosted by Wigwam Acoustics, the next d&b audiotechnik Sound system design & set-up seminar will be held on Wednesday November 23 at the Huddersfield Christian Fellowship's Harvest House - a former Comet store Comet Store that has been converted into a state of the art high tech venue.
d&b's John Taylor will be presenting the day, with the focus on achieving intelligibility - if you're passionate about sound, then you want to get good quality, intelligible sound to every seat in the house.
"This seminar addresses the acoustic signal path between the loudspeaker and the listener's ears, just comprehensive electroacoustics with all the physics you'll need thrown in." said Emma Adamou of d&b. "The seminar content is conveyed in a format that encourages the participants to play an active role, for example exchanging experiences or using practical examples. The style is friendly and the demonstrations memorable."
(Jim Evans)
UK - Glyndebourne, one of Europe's most acclaimed operatic institutions, has recently introduced a Stage Research SFX workstation to its sound design department. Supplied by theatre sound specialists Orbital for Glyndebourne On Tour (GOT), the system has been deployed for sound and video effects delivery on the production of Tangier Tattoo.
As a vibrant contemporary production, Tangier Tattoo is an operatic thriller and represents a new departure for Glyndebourne as well as a revolutionary development in the opera world. Designed to attract a new younger audience, the production is created by the trio of composer John Lunn, librettist Stephen Plaice and director Stephen Langridge.
The SFX system has been deployed to store and playback a host of sound FX and video footage. Glyndebourne's AV Systems Operator, Simon Yapp, collaborated with Orbital's Tom Byrne to design and supply the workstation, which was tailored to his exact specifications at Orbital's HQ.
Simon Yapp comments, "Old style tools like a Revox tape deck, minidisk player, sound mixer and paper cue sheet are replicated with brilliant software, which is enormously powerful yet amazingly simple to use.I can now sit anywhere at the end of a CAT 5 with just monitor, keyboard and mouse, but importantly often close to the director sitting in the stalls. This helps the creative process enormously.
What previously might have taken me hours to change or adjust during a rehearsal, can be made live and is ready in minutes. By saving time, SFX also saves money, as there might be a 50-
UK - The Hilton Brighton Metropole has installed a new sound system in its conference suite, selecting Allen & Heath's iDR-8 DSP processor to manage the sound distribution. In addition to the 334 bedrooms,the hotel has 28 meeting and function rooms, and nine exhibition halls.
The increasing popularity of the Hilton for different types of events has meant that the risk of noise disturbing local and hotel residents has also increased. Loading and unloading of vehicles for exhibitions is strictly controlled to certain hours of the day, but evening functions, with either DJ's or live bands, have caused complaints.
Working with Brighton & Hove City Council, Acoustic specialists, 24Acoustics and Big Sky Audio, were appointed to manage the project. 24Acoustics's principal, Steve Gosling, points out the complexities of noise problems in a large building like the Hilton: "Immediate solutions can be found for the more obvious noise leakage points, such as poorly fitting doors or air conditioning ducts but much of the problem is structure-borne noise"
Following analysis and testing,it was concluded that the only way the hotel could ensure absolute control of the noise within the room was to install a house PA system. This would mean that future calculations for sound isolation within the structure could be based on a known and predictable system with built-in limiting to ensure maximum permissible levels would not be exceeded.
System installers, Xtreme AV, specified MC2 T-Series amplifiers, EV RXH212's loudspeakers, and an Allen & Heath iDR-8 to provide all sy
Adamson showed its T-21 Sub, a flyable and arrayable bass cabinet designed to provide sub-bass extension for Y-Axis line source systems. It is configurable into an arc that will not shadow the main line array. The T-21 Sub also incorporates the newly developed Adamson Symmetrical Drive SD-21 Kevlar driver, with its double spider design. This employs a balanced spider suspension with spiders at both ends of the 6" dual voice coil assembly, and a neodymium magnet for maximum stability under high excursions.
Whirlwind's E Snake products now support EtherSound using Lab X Technologies' new ESX network I/O module. "Whirlwind's E Snake products are recognized as some of the most comprehensive and versatile designs in digital audio transport," said Lab X president Lee Minich. The move extends both Whirlwind's digital connectivity and EtherSound's base of digital audio protocol subscribers.
"Partnering with Lab X to leverage their ESX module was a natural choice," added Joe Barnes, Whirlwind's director of digital operations. "The module's form factor and functionality, coupled with Lab X's connectivity expertise with CobraNet and EtherSound, has quickly enabled our E Snake products to support EtherSound."As well as being experienced in both CobraNet and EtherSound systems, Lab X Technologies makes a range of hardware, firmware and GUI control applications.
UK - Expanding restaurant group, Giraffe has added two further London sites to its portfolio of outlets - on the promenade outside the Royal Festival Hall and in the regenerated Spitalfields market.
Sound Division had refurbished the existing equipment in newly-acquired operations in Muswell Hill and Wimbledon, before being offered the contract to install a full JBL system on the South Bank.
"The Giraffe concept is a global one - and music is a very important part of the overall experience," said Sound Division managing director David Graham. "The quality of the sound system needs to reflect this."
In fact music assumes such high priority that Giraffe markets its own CD compilations (via Putumayo World Music) as part of a vigorous merchandising operation. It also maintains a World Music Top Ten based around ethnic music from Brazil, Africa, Jamaica, The Caribbean, Cuba and the Celtic countries.
Sound Division's brief for the South Bank was to provide a set-up giving high clarity and deliver a seamless mix of ever-changing music from 7.45am(when the venues open). The company responded by supplying a Pioneer 25-disc multi CD player, feeding music to four distinct zones via a Cloud Z4 mixer and a selection of JBL Control 25AV, Control 28 and Control 24C (ceiling speakers).
Recognising that the concept is constantly evolving, in both the South Bank and Spitalfields (where the latest Giraffe, opened last month) Sound Division has provided portable DJ systems based around Technics SL1210 turntables and Vestax PMC004 DJ mixers).
Meanwhile, th
Furman Sound announced a new 20-amp regulator that delivers a stable 120V of AC power to protect equipment from problems caused by AC line voltage irregularities. The AR-20 II is said to be the only 20A voltage regulator that also filters and purifies AC power, optimizing electronic equipment performance while also providing protection from spikes and surges - using Furman's proprietary SMP+ technology.
"Voltage irregularities like sags, brownouts and overvoltages are commonplace in AC lines, and can cause sensitive electronic equipment to malfunction or sustain damage," said Dave Keller, executive VP of Furman Sound. "In addition, electrical noise on the line prevents equipment from achieving optimal performance. Our newAR-20 II is unique in that it not only protects electronics from damaging power, but also filters out the noise using the very best technology available, so that equipment performs at the highest level possible."
UK - The first installation of Electro-Voice's new ZX1 speakers has been completed at the K-Bar private members' club in London.
EV's new generation of small-format, high-output loudspeakers was chosen by installation company Cosmic Electronics, when the K-Bar asked them to upgrade their speaker system. "The club management insisted on having a system that did justice to their high-profile reputation as one of London's most talked-about nightclubs, but they didn't want to become a discotheque," explains Cosmic's Mark Damon. "Through their sister venue, the Sugar Hut, they thought highly of Electro-Voice, and the timing of the project was perfectly suited to using the latest EV ZX speaker line."
The K-Bar is a relatively compact space, with a main bar adjoining its dancefloor, and a VIP room. In all, 10x EV ZX1i 8" two-way cabinets have been used, four in the main bar and six in the dancefloor, where they are supplemented with two EV Gladiator 18-inch G118 subwoofers.
Cosmic Electronics has also used ZX1 speakers to upgrade another venue, the Whispers nightclub in Gravesend, again pairing the ZX1s with Gladiator bass bins. "These cabinets are a very valuable addition to the Electro-Voice portfolio," says Damon.
(Jim Evans)
UK - HRH Princess Alexandra officially opened the a new £1.75m Sports Hall and Performing Arts Centre at Coombe Girls School in New Malden last month, featuring separate dedicated spaces for sports, music technology, drama and recital.
Stuart Graham's fast-expanding company, Clarity in Sound, Light & Vision, has done much in the past year to bring high production values into the educational sector; their £70,000 sound, lighting and projection design and fit for Coombe Girls School was based on industry standard devices.
With a roll of 1,500 students (including 500 attending Sixth Form College) Coombe is one of the largest facilities of this kind in the country, with an excellent reputation for drama and music. Graham realized that the facilities would be heavily used, so durability and reliability were major considerations. Wherever possible, he turned to Denon's source catalogue for playback devices.
Graham says: "I have been using Denon ever since I came into this industry. Their reliability is great and the back-up second to none. Denon has become our staple source for this kind of installation - it's brilliant for schools, and we fitted out seven during the summer break alone."
Using Denon Professional rack kits, Clarity installed multiples of DRM-595P single cassette decks, DRW-695P twin cassette players, DCD-685P variable-speed CD players, DCD-485P CD player, DNT625 combination CD/cassette player, matched with Denon amplifiers, including the PMA255P and PMA100P. Graham commented: "What we have given the school is a very flexib
UK - Islington's Salmon & Compass independent dance clubs has undergone a major £500,000 refurbishment programme. The interior has been completely gutted and replaced by an industrial brushed stainless steel look and a Turbosound PA system from Sound Division. At the same time, club capacity has increased to 280.
"The owners, the Loizou family, wanted a sound system with full clubbing capabilities," explains Sound Division's installation manager Elliott Patterson, "and after consideration we recommended a Turbosound TCS-56/TCS-215 system, powered by Crown XS amplification, along with a new mixer."
(Jim Evans)
The whole EAW event came to somewhat overshadow the launch of the other digital live console du jour, Yamaha's M7CL - which, having first been unveiled to the world in the UK at PLASA, was receiving a slightly lower-gear US debut. Yamaha Corporation Of America's Larry Italia and Dan Craik did the honours, however, and the booth was busy for the whole show with visitors weighing up the potential impact of this desk on the US market. With or without the presence of the UMX.96, that impact is likely to be substantial much further down the verticalities of end user territory - where budget means what it always implies.
L-Acoustics announced the new, self-powered P Series - currently comprised of the 108P and 112P. These are 2-way loudspeaker enclosures combining proprietary coaxial point source technology with self-powered performance and DSP.
The 108P is a bi-amplified, digitally processed, full-range loudspeaker containing a 1" exit HF compression driver coaxially loaded into an 8" LF transducer. The coaxial approach is designed to provide coherent point source radiation and 100° axisymmetrical directivity - i.e. identical horizontal, vertical and axial coverage. The coaxial design is also said to offer superimposed LF/HF dispersion characteristics, free of the polar lobing effects typical of traditional horn and woofer combinations.
Intended for touring or fixed installation, the 112P features rigging accessories, digital system EQ and network control and monitoring. Four application-engineered presets are available - Front, Fill, Monitor, X-Over - complemented by remote mute control capability plus network monitoring of voltage, current and temperature. There is a 1.4" exit compression driver with pattern control loading provided by the 12" transducer, resulting in point source radiation with 90° axisymmetrical directivity. The 112P's power response is also said to be free of polar lobing effects.
L-Acoustics also launched the SoundVision Venue Database, which allows engineers to download venue data from the company's website in order to incorporate any given speaker configuration into the pre-modelled venue. The service is only available to L-Acoustics use
In truth, it isn't often that the AES Convention - or any pro audio trade exhibition, for that matter - throws up a genuine surprise. Revelations are normally confined to the Gideon's Bible in everyone's hotel room, and not even New York itself can always liven up the routine of stage-managed marketeering.
However, EAW drew genuine intakes of breath with the - for once - justified expedient of white drapes over a mysterious bulging chassis, which turned out to be the UMX.96 digital mixing console. The model ID may not be as exciting in itself, but the arrival of a totally unexpected new player on the digital live console pitch certainly stirs things up plenty.
The formation of Loud Technologies in September 2003 has clearly influenced the kind of technical cross-fertilization behind the UMX. Teams involved in the product have included the DSP team at Acuma Labs in Victoria, BC; the analogue team in Woodinville, WA, for noise performance and frequency response; those in Whitinsville, MA, behind speaker processing and modelling inside the console, alongside the SMAART software team; and the Loud operation in China that now manufactures all the circuit boards.
Over the last two years, a group led by EAW's Touring Sound product manager Jamie Anderson and Live Sound product manager John Boudreau, has consulted with leading US sound companies - originally leading to a prototype of the UMX being shown behind even thicker white drapes at the NAMM show in Anaheim. Feedback from such encounters led to several stages of ergonomic refinement in the console, a process that broaden
UK - The newly-opened Alma De Cuba restaurant in Liverpool, owned by the Lyceum Group, is housed in a converted church. Dating back to the late Eighteenth century, the building has been vacant since 1976 but has now undergone a major refurbishment programme.
It has been sympathetically restored and many original features have been retained including stained glass windows and archaic artwork.
The sound system has been carefully designed and installed by B+S Sound & Light of Liverpool to overcome the inevitable difficulties of such a wide open reverberant space and to provide the required music level in each of the six designated zones.
Depending on the restaurant activity and time of day, volume can be adjusted via three simple controls positioned in the main bar area. The system uses a Cloud Z8 zoner, 4 x Tannoy TDX1 and Ecler amps to drive an array of Tannoy speakers in various parts of the building.
(Jim Evans)
UK- Trafalgar Square 200 'The Spirit of Nelson' show was authored and created by production company Innovision and staged in London's most famous Square in front of 10,000 people. The hour-long live show celebrated the Royal Navy's role at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and at other crucial points in the history of Britain.
Innovision called in the services of leading production industry companies, including large format projection specialist E/T/C UK and rigging specialist Summit Steel. Durham Marenghi came on board as lighting designer.Projection was beamed onto a special retractable 'sail' made from Sunbaba's Austronet 204FR fabric, and rigged onto the centre of three masts depicting a symbolic version of Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.
The PIGI 6kW projector (complete with 'hot' backup) was located in a specially built hide, with a 17m throw distance, and fitted with a Barco 1.2 lens, to beam up onto the 12m by 10m high sail. At a steep 45° angle, with extreme keystone correction, the images filled the whole surface, and were soft masked to bleed off the edges. Once in situ, by keystone recalculations, they were able to reduce the physical angle of the projectors to 30° by using only the upper half of the projector beam to make the picture.
The projection featured 45 slide images. These were researched and sourced by Innovision, and then treated, transformed into PIGI artwork, masked and keystone-corrected by E/T/C UK's Ross Ashton. Off site pre-programming was by Karen Monid. The projection was run on-site using PIGI's OnlyCue PC-based controller, progr
In case anyone had forgotten what happens to the audio at the end of all these systems, Renkus-Heinz exhibited some good old-fashioned loudspeakers. The Iconyx column speakers are very discreet, but have sonic performance specifications that will attract reverberant applications such as houses of worship. "We tackle the acoustics by having a tall array of very compact drivers, so we're able to achieve tight pattern control in the vertical plane," explained VP Ralph Heinz. "Plus, by applying DSP, we're able to do some beam steerage as well."Beam steerage in a church . . . now there's a revelation.