NEWS >>> AWARD Sennheiser Receives Engineering Emmy
SENNHEISER WAS honoured with the Philo T. Farnsworth Award at October’s 65th Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards in Hollywood. The Philo T. Farnsworth Award honours an agency, company, or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering. Unlike most other Emmy awards, it is not awarded every year. Seven Engineering Emmys were awarded at the ceremony: the Philo T.
Farnsworth Award, the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award, Engineering Emmys for YouTube, Aspera’s FASP Transport Technology, Josh C. Kline for creating Digital Dailies, iZotope RX Audio Repair Technology, and Previzion Virtual Studio System (Lightcraft Technology). In addition, two Engineering Plaques were awarded to Lawo for its audio networking and routing system and Final Draft Screenwriting Software. Daniel Sennheiser and Dr Andreas Sennheiser accepted the Emmy statuette
“on behalf of the passionate Sennheiser staff who helped to create innovative audio products and have provided impeccable customer service in the fields of TV and broadcasting”. Frank Morrone, governor of the sound branch at the Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences, congratulated Sennheiser on the award: “I am excited that the Television Academy has chosen to recognise Sennheiser as a leader in developing products that have contributed to advancing the way television is created and produced.” Daniel Sennheiser commented: “We are thrilled that the Engineering Awards
Committee has selected Sennheiser for this much sought-after award. This is an incredible honour for all of us at Sennheiser, and I dare say especially for our
>>> THEATRE AUDIO
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a Taste for L-Acoustics
SOUND DESIGNER Paul Arditti has specified L-Acoustics equipment for the hit musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory currently running at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Autograph Sound provided 47 KARA, 10 KIVA, 10 SB18, and 15 LA8 boxes to Arditti’s specifications. “Having heard L-Acoustics’
KARA in the challenging environment of the Olivier Theatre in London, I knew that this was the loudspeaker system I wanted,” he explained. “Firstly, KARA is compact and very usable for medium to large theatres where sightlines are an issue. Secondly, KARA has a horizontal dispersion of 110º, which is more than most comparable line arrays. I needed this horizontal dispersion to distribute the vocals evenly across the wide auditorium. Thirdly, as I was intending to use the KARA system for vocals, orchestra, and some very loud sound effects, I needed to make sure that there was plenty of available headroom. I also added 10 SB18 sub bass units, which performed magnificently around the whole auditorium. These subs really pack a punch. “Like all line array loudspeakers, a larger array of KARA improves vertical
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controllability, particularly in the MF and LF. In this respect I was also grateful for L-Acoustics’ help and advice with LA Network Manager. The filters on the LA8s are very powerful, and it’s obviously necessary to know exactly what they do. “Unusually for me, I attended every one of the 33 previews in order to tweak settings on EQ delay and level for all the arrays from every listening position. “The KARA performed magnificently on all kinds of audio material, making the orchestra in the pit sound natural and full of transients, with the vocals crisp and clean in the mix above the music.”
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teams in North America, who are reliable and enthusiastic partners to the benchmark-setting US TV industry. The award also honours the achievements of my father and grandfather, who firmly grounded and advanced the company in the fields of production and broadcasting.”
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(L-R): Daniel and Dr Andreas Sennheiser accept the award
>>> EVENT
MPS Confirms Line-up for 2013
THE MUSIC Production Show 2013 returns to the Emirates Stadium in north London on 29 and 30 November, bringing with it a host of free-to-attend seminars alongside the latest recording gear from some of the industry’s biggest brands. Already confirmed are the likes of Yamaha, Sennheiser, Universal Audio, Apogee, Focusrite, Steinberg, Genelec, KMR Audio, Sontronic, Nektar Technologies, and Avid. Among the seminar highlights, legendary audio electronics engineer Dave Hill (founder of Crane Song and Dave Hill Designs) is set to present a seminar – exclusive to MPS in Europe – entitled ‘Jitter: What It Sounds Like And What You Can Do About It’. PreSonus will host a seminar session aimed at helping visitors to propel their career with its Nimbit direct-to-fan online music distribution service. The ‘Marketing and Selling Your Music’ slot will demonstrate how to use PreSonus’ Studio One DAW to record, master, and release music, then market it to a fanbase with Nimbit. Tickets for MPS2013 are priced at £12 in advance (£15 on the door). Discounts are available for educational group bookings. Members of the Music Producers Guild and APRS qualify for free entry.
www.musicproductionshow.co.uk
www.audiomedia.com
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