UK - Berkshire-based distributor Selectronix Ltd, recently donated waterproof Vents free-of-charge to Sport Relief. The vents were used on enclosures housing recording equipment for the John Bishop's Week of Hell TV programme.

The IP67 waterproof Vents clip into enclosures, allowing air to flow through the membrane without letting dust or water ingress. Technicians were concerned about pressure build-up inside the enclosures due to changes in temperature which create differences in pressure; this pressure build-up can ultimately damage the seals of the enclosure, leading to failure of the sealed enclosure.

"The Vent will allow this pressure difference to equalize inside with outside," says the company. "It also reduces condensation build-up by allowing mois

Europe - Innovason has been busy over the last few weeks with a highly successful Eclipse workshop tour that has taken sales director Marcel Babazadeh all over Europe. Babazadeh has been accompanied by his team of demonstrators as well as a number of distinguished guest engineers and artists in order to present hand-on workshops on topics ranging from PA for philharmonic orchestras, working with Eclipse and digital microphones and digital workflow generally.

Depending on who was the special guest for the workshop, topics varied from place to place. In Hungary, Innovason's special gues

UK - Crestron is set to open its new experience centre at its UK headquarters in Cobham this summer. The new centre will launch with an open day for integrators, architects, end users and consultants looking to gain both information and training in the latest industry leading solutions for the residential market.

On 13 June, Crestron will open its doors to the experience centre and is extending an open invitation from 10am to 6pm to all customers. Along with refreshments being available throughout the day, the sales team will be on hand to guide visitors through the full range of Cres

Turkey - Late 2011 saw the annual finals of the Hal?c? Computer Aided Composition Contest held at the Babylon venue in Istanbul. Ensuring that the finalists' live performances sounded their best was a DiGiCo SD9 console.

Sponsored by Hal?c?, one of Turkey's leading software companies, the contest has been run for the past 18 years. Open to all amateur and professional composers, the competition's main aim is to give entrants the opportunity to showcase their songwriting talents to both the national and international music industry.

Sixteen finalists were selected from 78 entries, wh

Germany - Fohhn Audio will preview the latest additions to its range of compact line array systems at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt (Hall 8.0, Stand K90). Taking centre stage this year will be the German loudspeaker manufacturer's new PT-6 plug & play compact line array and the Linea Focus Modular, latest addition to Fohhn's flagship electronically steerable Linea Focus series.

The PT-6 high-performance line array unit has been specially developed to offer both powerful coverage and easy set-up, says the company. Sporting a twin coaxial speaker construction, it contains 6 x 6.5"

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