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RCF on the Tour de France 2011

The advertising caravan starts two hours before each race stage

Details: 14 March 2016

France - Each competition day at the Tour de France starts with the advertising caravan starting two hours before the stage and drives through the daily route. This caravan has become famous and is today a big part of the whole Tour de France. The sponsors decorate the caravan cars, vans and busses in funny and crazy ways. Along the route they distribute gifts, like the green PMU hand, caps and all sorts of gadgets.

The caravan also plays loud music and this year RCF speakers were fitted on several vehicles. The company La Cite Du Son-Sonowest from Rennes was responsible for the audio installation. Forty RCF Art 310 and C5212 speakers were installed in the vehicles.

(Jim Evans)

Arena Sofia is the largest and highest standard multi-discipline indoor sports venue in Bulgaria

Community systems for Arena Sofia

Details: 14 March 2016

Bulgaria - Sofia-based audio specialist, ProAudio Ltd, has recently completed the design and installation of the audio systems for the new Bulgarian national sports arena in Sofia.

Located near the Pliska Hotel, east of the city centre, Arena Sofia is the largest and highest standard multi-discipline indoor sports venue in Bulgaria. As well as providing a national facility for sport, the arena has also been designed to host music concerts. With a 12,000+ capacity, the 16,000sq.m venue is built on five levels, one of which is underground. In addition to the main sports hall, the venue

Art-Net3 retains all the popular features of its predecessors

Artistic Licence releases Art-Net 3

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Artistic Licence Engineering has announced the release of Art-Net 3. Fully backward-compatible with previous versions, this free-of-charge Ethernet protocol is now capable of handling a staggering 32,768 universes (or 32 'Kiloverses')of DMX lighting control.

Art-Net3 retains all the popular features of its predecessors (Art-Net I andArt-Net II), being simple to implement, highly efficient and available in the public domain, says the company. Crucially, all existing Art-Net I and II devices will operate seamlessly with Art-Net 3.

The key difference of Art-Net 3 is its data capac

Bandit Lites goes greener

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Keeping true to their commitment to go Green, Bandit Lites has purchased a large inventory of new LED fixtures.

Designer Marc Brickman chose the new Vari-Lite VLX for the current Keith Urban tour. Lighting director Nate Alves is "thrilled" with the addition of these units as well as the new Clay Paky Sharpys, also specified by Brickman. The Sharpy is energy efficient and packs a tremendous punch for such low power consumption.

Designer Paul Holst is using the Martin MAC 101 on Owl City, as well as several GRNLite products,

Seth Jackson has specified the new GLP Vol

Leeds Castle provided a breath-taking backdrop to the music

Lake's LM 26 in control at Leeds Castle

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Recently, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra took to the stunning setting of Leeds Castle in Kent for a spectacular concert in front of over 20,000 classical music fans.

While a venue like Leeds Castle provided a breath-taking backdrop to the music, the site itself presented its own set of challenges for those involved in specifying and delivering a performance audio system for the event, with Lake's LM 26 a major part of the eventual solution.

Outline UK specified the loudspeaker sound system through SRD Group of Kent, and supplied by Britannia Row for the site for the Saturday

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