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March 2013 l 35 UNITED KINGDOM live
First UK sale of DPA’s d:facto II
By Erica Basnicki
SOUND HIRE company RNSS has ordered the UK’s first d:facto II vocal microphones, scooping up six of them after its experience with the original d:facto mics at the London Jazz Festival. Richard Nowell, director of
RNSS, said: “We have had a long association with DPA Microphones and already carry a large stock of the company’s products. I was intrigued by the new d:facto vocal microphone and was keen to try it out. The Jazz Festival gave us the perfect opportunity to put it through its paces.”
The d:facto II provides the added benefit of a new wired
UNITED KINGDOM Entec increases pool of Lake kit By Dave Robinson
ENTEC, THE UK’s longest established sound and lighting hire company, has splashed out on more Lake LM 44 digital audio system processors. The Middlesex-based company, which already owns two LM 44 units, has purchased a further two, and is “looking at further investment in Lake LM Series devices” in the near future.
Ed Hammond, technical engineer at Entec Sound, said: “As a company, we are involved in a lot of different events, so any kit we invest in has to be both flexible and reliable. The graphic interface in the Lake Controller has always been amazing, and from the beginning, it’s that interface that
DPA handle, and an adapter system that allows for seamless integration with professional wireless systems including Sony, Lectrosonics, Shure, Wisycom and Sennheiser. “We have decided to buy
six of the new d:facto II microphones so that we can use them with our existing wireless systems,” said Nowell. “We see huge potential for these microphones as rental items because they are so versatile. The adapter system will give our customers plenty of options as they can either use a wired DPA handle or the professional wireless system of their choosing, with no loss in the sound quality.”n
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people want at front of house. That demand drives what we put into our drive racks, which is LM 44s now. “We use the AES in/out, so
we keep the audio digital as much as possible, and Dante is something that we’re going to look at moving to in the future for our full return system, so the LM Series is perfect,” he continues. “We were always looking to
Ed Hammond with the Lake LM 44 units, racked and ready
invest more in the Dolby Lake technology, and when we found out that was getting phased out, we were very interested in seeing what product was going to replace it. With a company like
Lab.gruppen driving the technology forward, they came out with the LM Series and we were very interested to see what it could do.” Entec’s roster has recently included tours by Blur, Gorillaz, Slayer, Bootleg Beatles and Skunk Anansie. n
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RNSS director Richard Nowell with the DPA d:facto II vocal mic
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SOUNDBITES
The Who’s 1973 rock opera Quadropheniahas been reprised in a 37-date live multimedia tour featuring cameo appearances by Keith Moon and John Entwistle via streamed live footage. Production partners Eighth Day Sound deployed a pair of DiGiCo SD7 desks for FOH and band monitors, plus an SD-Rack at FOH and a d&b audiotechnik J-Series PA.
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Audio hire company Patchwork London has invested in a Midas PRO1 console, supplied by LMC Audio. So far, the desk has been out with artists such as Paloma Faith, Paolo Nutini and Beverley Knight. Patchwork co-director Steve White commented: “We love the console. It has performed very well mixing at both FOH and monitors on all of the live music events, awards ceremonies and private functions that it’s been employed for.”
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Audio Design Workshop LIVE is a workshop hosted by Prism Sound and Oxford Digital – in partnership with the Audio Engineering Society, LOUDSOFT and TTid – which will feature experienced engineers sharing their knowledge and practical expertise in active loudspeaker design. The workshop takes place at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, on 25 March and is open to engineers,
engineering managers, students and academics involved in audio engineering.
www.prismsound.com
Austrian L-Acoustics partner Light and Soundsupplied a combination of KARA, ARCS WIDE and ARCS FOCUS cabinets for a VIP party following the Hahnenkamm Race Week in the ski resort of Kitzbühel in January. Gloria Gaynor was the headline act for the downhillers.
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