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livenews SOUNDBITES
A CEDAR DNS 8 Live multichannel live noise suppressor was used by event service provider Neumann & Muller at the German Social Democratic Party conference, held in Leipzig Messe between the 14-16 November. In a post- conference report, the acoustics in the space were described as ‘excellent’ due to the presence of the DNS 8 Live and despite high noise levels generated by some 2,000 attendees.
www.cedaraudio.com
Martin Audio’s new ultra-compact and scalable MLA Mini was deployed by Capital Sound at Virgin Record’s recent 40th anniversary event at London’s Studio B1. The brand new system stood up to the challenges presented by the difficult acoustics of the chosen venue, says audio project manager Paul Timmins from Capital, who also commented: “You can do everything in a smaller room with this system as you can in the larger spaces.”
www.martin-audio.com
Outline has announced the appointment of Display Sound & Light Systems as its official distributor in Turkey. The company, based in Istanbul, has been established for 20 years and boasts a vast portfolio of work. Outline sales director Chris Hynes commented: “The combination of their credibility and our products should be a winner – we’re delighted to welcome them to the Outline family.”
www.outline.it
Harman has won a technical Grammy Award for Lexicon Audio. The trophy is presented for contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. This is the third time Harman has received the honour: Dinesh C Paliwal, Harman CEO, added: “We are proud to be the only audio systems company to have received this prestigious validation multiple times from the Recording Academy.” In other Harman news, the company has just introduced HiQnet Audio Architect version 1.2 pro audio control software, which now offers support of third-party controllers, among other features.
www.harman.com
GERMANY United-B is born in Germany By Erica Basnicki
FORMER ATLANTIC Audio MD Wolfgang Garçon is heading United-B, a new distribution company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. At launch, United-B had already confirmed pro- audio giants Martin Audio and DiGiCo would be part of the company’s product portfolio. Shortly after, MC2 and XTA announced that they had changed their distribution partner to United-B. “As we gain momentum, we
will take on other well-known names, all of which will be companies that we have known and trusted for many years,” said Garçon. “This gives us the confidence to know that we are providing exactly what our customers need and that
NETHERLANDS
Bazelmans expand to 100 Meyer Loudspeakers
By Hannah Ewens
AFTER PURCHASING 1100-LFC low-frequency control elements and JM-1P arrayable loudspeakers, Veldhoven-based rental company Bazelmans AVR has now more than than 100 Meyer Sound loudspeakers in its inventory. “We heard through the
UNITED KINGDOM
LIVERPOOL BASED rental house Adlib teamed up with electro phenomenon Disclosure (brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence), providing a control package and sound system for their sold-out Brixton Academy performances. Disclosure’s production team approached Adlib after crossing paths at festivals over the summer. The duo’s monitor engineer Barrie Pitt said, “It was a no-brainer! I already knew many Adlib engineers and crew, they obviously have top-notch kit.” For
Brixton, a complete L-Acoustics V-DOSC system was installed, specified by Adlib’s Dave Jones and based on his extensive knowledge of doing dance music shows there. The control package comprised two Midas PRO 2 consoles complete with a Midas 251 stage box and an Adlib 48-channel splitter, plus a combination of L-Acoustics ARCs and SB28 side fills – all spec’d by Pitt and FOH engineer Rob Webster-Reed.
www.adlib.co.uk
grapevine that the 1100-LFCs were amazing, but when we fired up the units for testing we were dumbstruck,” says Aart Habraken, rental manager for
Bazelmans AVR. “The 1100-LFC maintains linearity regardless of power levels and SPL output.” “With the electronic dance music market now showing keen interest in Meyer Sound, the 1100-LFC couldn’t have come at a better moment.” The company has provided
PA equipment for events such as dance festival Kioskpop, and a live concert for the disabled, Concertifetti, which drew a 3,500-strong crowd this year.
www.bazelmans.com www.meyersound.com
Germany’s newest distributor is headed by former Atlantic Audio MD Wolfgang Garçon
we can give them, and our brands, the service they truly deserve.” United-B – which stands for United Brands for Event Technology – officially launched on 1 November; a year after Garçon left Atlantic Audio. “I realised that this is what
I was best placed to do, and shared my thoughts and discussed options with key manufacturers; they concluded that the advantages of conducting commerce via a distributor outweighed those of direct sales,” said Garçon. “We have no intention of building up a large brand portfolio but rather concentrate on a few remarkable brands, for whom we can provide dynamic, fully managed representation.”
www.united-b.com
Plenty of cabs to choose from here... over 100 in fact
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