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installationreport UNITED KINGDOM/GREECE The last R-type of its kind
The rise of the digital console has CADAC expecting it has built ‘the last R-type ever,’ writes Dave Robinson
ATHENS-BASED THEATRE sound specialist Telmaco SA has installed what is expected to be the last CADAC R-type console ever built into the Concert Hall in Thessaloniki. The desk was specified for the main 500-seat Amphitheatron Hall in the landmark Concert Hall’s M2 building, as part of a major turnkey project that included sound reinforcement, conference, intercom and stage management systems. “The client requirement was for a console of the highest audio quality and reliability that was quick to install. The CADAC R-type fulfilled these demands,” says Telmaco sales engineer, George Regginiotis. Telmaco previously installed
a CADAC S-type console in the M2 building when it opened in 2010. The replacement bespoke R-type is configured with 48 mono and three stereo input channels, 16 dual groups, one monitor group, 16 DC masters and one VCA master. Final test engineer for the job was Tony Waldren;
UNITED KINGDOM Clear-Com expands CCT distribution deal By Murray Stassen
PROFESSIONAL VOICE communications provider Clear-Com has extended its distribution agreement with Tyrell into the live performance market. The agreement will give Tyrell, a creative technology solutions provider, the opportunity to progress in the live performance and installation market. “Tyrell has been an excellent partner in the UK broadcast market since 2010,” says Dan Muchmore, regional sales manager at Clear-Com. “Given their solid and proven approach to market
development, we believe Tyrell will serve the live performance partners and customers well with their deep knowledge and experience in Clear-Com’s full range of intercom products.” As part of the new deal,
Tyrell and Clear-Com have also appointed three well- known resellers, Amber Sound, Orbital Sales and Autograph Sales. With these authorised resellers on board, Tyrell will be able to commence distribution for Clear-Com effectively. “The opportunity for Tyrell to expand the Clear-Com
distribution into live performance and install market allows us to build on the success we have developed in the broadcast market,” explains Martin Bennett, commercial director at Tyrell Group. “I firmly believe that having
a ‘neutral’ distribution partner in this market, whose only goal is to develop a strong channel and expand the Clear-Com brand and
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services, will strongly benefit all partners and customers going forward.”
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Tony Waldren (right) carries out final testing on the R-type while James Godbehear looks on
appropriately enough, this was the design veteran’s final project for CADAC, as he retires after almost 30 years with the company. Newly appointed CADAC
marketing manager James Godbehear agreed that the inexorable rise of the digital console in the touring market had contributed to the decline
in demand for the all-analogue R-type. However, considering the wider portfolio, brand development manager Richard Ferriday commented: “There are still applications for large-format analogue consoles… For these specialist applications, CADAC
is the only manufacturer still committed to providing uncompromising, professional large-format analogue audio consoles. From the legendary 256-input J-type, through the modular S-type to the latest compact LIVE1, CADAC continues to offer a full range of mixing solutions employing
the latest in both analogue and digital technology.” Godbehear added that, although the Athens order was ostensibly ‘the last R-type ever’, he was not ruling out the possibility of future models being built should there be sufficient demand – although he thought it unlikely.
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