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TC to host loudness seminar at NAB

Loudness is one of the hottest topics of today

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Tuesday 17 April at the 2012 NAB Show, TC Electronic will host an informative loudness seminar, featuring three high-profiles speakers who will cover important aspects of loudness in broadcast.

Loudness is one of the hottest topics of today. With the CALM Act and similar legislation in numerous other countries throughout the world, many broadcasters find themselves in a state of transition. To meet the legislative demands, it is necessary to comply with various international broadcast standards. The most important of these will be covered in detail at this Loudness Seminar focused on facts, not products.

The seminar will be divided into four sessions. Each of the three speakers will present, culminating in a roundtable discussion. Each presenter will speak for 45 minutes,

Newcastle Theatre Royal: 'Gobsmackingly Gorgeous' says Chief Executive

Details: 14 March 2016

At PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012, Theatre Consultants Charcoalblue have brought together some of the key players to reveal how this £4.9 million project came to fruition. Charcoalblue Project Manager Jon Woodley, along with Peter Hall of Sansome Hall Architects, David Wilmore representing Theatresearch and Mark Priestley from Unusual Rigging will all be presenting their perspectives on how the collaborative restoration of the Newcastle Theatre Royal was achieved.

The Theatre has been part of the fabric of Newcastle city centre since 1837. A Grade 1 Listed Building, it features what is genera

Version 6 will include support for the forthcoming Yamaha MY8-LAKE card

Lake introduces Smaart 7 integration

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Lake is using Prolight+Sound 2012 as the preferred stage to unveil the new release of its Lake Controller software - version 6 - marking "a critical leap forward in the development of the ubiquitous live sound processing environment".

In addition to general enhancements, including optimization for Windows 7 and improved performance for large system networks, Version 6 will include support for the forthcoming Yamaha MY8-LAKE card, bringing Lake Processing to Yamaha's extensive line of digital audio mixing desks.

Perhaps more significantly for Lake's existing user

The Aviom Pro64 system is the centre of the theatre's audio network

Aviom's AllFrame debuts in Cleveland

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - When The Life of Galileo opened in the newly revamped, 500-seat Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Aviom's AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System, part of the theatre's Pro64 Audio Network, was waiting in the wings, ready to make its debut during the inaugural season at the new theatre of the Cleveland Play House (CPH).

"Due to the historic nature of the Allen Theatre, the recent transformation entailed building a shell inside the existing building, while still maintaining the original architecture," says Raymond Kent, CTS LEED AP director of the Innovat

The lighting design was by XGX's Gert Smit

Gatecrasher hits Johannesburg

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - Paul van Dyk opened up his Johannesburg set of his Gatecrasher world tour at Truth Nightclub in Midrand on 3 February 2012.

XGX Productions, commissioned by Vic Vaid and Lee Govender, were the technical suppliers of sound, lighting, audio visual, structure and special effects.

The lighting design was by XGX's Gert Smit, who had free rein to create something special for the up-beat young audience. Colleague Martin Vermeulen took care of the programming on their Avolites Tiger Touch console.

XGX had recently purchased Robin 300s, and were pleased with the fixtu

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