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April 2014 l 03
welcome EDITOR’S COMMENT
“John Penn wrote to remind me of how our industry had often worked ‘behind the lines’, spreading messages of liberty without being overtly political”
SOME WEEKS AGO, in an editorial I composed as part of the weekly Tuesday newsletter, I posed a question along the lines of: ‘With the seemingly outrageous political posturing going on between Russia and Ukraine, should we cover the Winter Olympics, or should we let it pass?’ I was playing devil’s advocate, I should add. But I was impressed by the response. SSE’s John Penn wrote to remind me of how the pro-audio industry had often worked “behind the lines” in places like Berlin, Beijing and Moscow, spreading messages of liberty without being overtly political, but just by being there. “Of course, all the techs and firms that produced the events at Sochi need credit for a job well done, and you should definitely write about it – that’s a key freedom we have that some places don't for a start,” emailed Penn. “But on the larger stage Russia should not be allowed to stage any more international sporting events until it embraces the spirit that drives them. Starting with the World Cup.”
Sometime contributor Simon Duff wrote: “Publish Sochi. Great sound, great pictures. A PSNEurope historical record needed despite imminent violence.” And while ASAP Europe’s Alan Stewart pondered the whole historical circumstances of Crimea (“Good luck to the Ukrainians who wish to look west, and equally good luck to those who wish to look east”), Merging’s Chris Hollebone’s put it this way: “Any of these big gigs features interesting technology, even if the leader of the country is a complete megalomaniac nutter.” On p36, then, Mike Clark’s piece on the Sochi Ceremonies. Who knew it was all so Italian? Dave Robinson (twitter: @psneurope)
IN THIS ISSUE...
NEWS (FEATURING PL+S) 4 GiVa Audiovisual revives Apex line 5 RCF launches Mixer Division 6 Powersoft X Series amps will “work everywhere” 8 Coda Audio TiRAY 10 Celestion honours long service staff 12 Industry appointments 14 Events and expos 15 Pro Sound Awards 2014 – first look
STUDIO 16 Eurocam reborn as AED Studios 19 New distribution for PreSonus 20 Wisseloord opens “vintage room”
BROADCAST 22 Calrec Audio acquired by Electra 23 Radio 5 live celebrates 20 years on air
NAB Las Vegas Round-up
p24
LIVE 26 Satis&Fy invests in Nexo STM 27 Anthony Taylor steps down from Martin Audio 28 Ampco takes aim at future 36 Agorà astounds at Sochi 40 Feature: Italian pro-audio perseverance
INSTALL 46 Fraser heads new UK APG office 48 Funktion-One rocks Ghent 50 Feature: Modern theatre trends
BACK PAGES 57 Hither & Dither: PL+S special 58 Industry talk: Bruce Swedien
Photo: Jake Young
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