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www.prosoundnewseurope.com SOUNDBITES live GERMANY/BELGIUM


TC Showtechnik assumed sound reinforcement duties once again for World Cup skiing in Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Germany. The concept this year was based on multiple line arrays of different sizes united by an Electro-Voice N8000-1500 controller matrix. www.electrovoice.com


Danny Boyle’s Frankensteinat London’s National Theatre –which features Funktion One loudpseakers –has been nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Sound Design. Production sound was designed by Underworld and Ed Clarke, and includes Funktion One’s Res3SH, F221, Res4 and F218. www.funktion-one.com


VTX flying in Europe


Production Resource Group (PRG) and Harman Pro recently collaborated on the first public outing of the NAMM-launched JBL VTX line array. PRG chose Harman components for the Live Entertainment Awards which took place in the Festhalle at Prolight + Sound on 20 March. Comprising Soundcraft Vi Series digital consoles and Crown’s V-Racks, the event served as the European launch of the new technology, which features the “revolutionary” D2 compression driver.


Veteran soundman Gert


Sanner, a recent addition to the Harman team, was the FOH engineer in charge for the event. The Frankfurt showcase fell


A JBL VTX V25 system was deployed in the Festhalle


only a few days after the VTX System Listening Experience at AED Rent’s Belgium HQ. As PSNEurope revealed earlier this year, AED Rent was the first customer for the JBL system. More than 240 professionals, including Metallica engineer ‘Big’ Mick Hughes, attended the event on 16 March. Afternoon sessions


www.prosoundnewseurope.com/live For the latest live news


First public show for JBL rig after Belgium listening shoot-out, writes Dave Robinson


featured comparative listening tests between 12 deep hangs of VTX V25, VerTec VT4889 and L-Acoustics K1 enclosures. Big Mick is reported to have


asked for a private session testing the system, without press or guests: “I have Metallica in the box,” he was overheard to say, pointing at the Midas console he had brought with him. Following the Belgium event, the VTX enclosures were shipped to Frankfurt. www.jblpro.com


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