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March 2014 l 03
welcome EDITOR’S COMMENT
“Team BEIRG needs a solid support
network to make sure it can finish the race”
FRANKFURT IS upon us – as you read this, in fact. But I’m writing this editorial two weeks beforehand. And –whisper it – this is the first time I can remember in many a season when I haven’t been able to write: “Wow! Amazing! Wait until you see the blah!” Last year it was the SSL Live desk; in 2012, the Meyer Sound low-end box. For PL+S 2014, as of 27 February, 5pm – I’m still waiting for my exclusive heads-up on the newest shiny box. Sigh. However. Frankfurt NEVER lets us down, and I know there’s some killer kit on the way. Powersoft, for one, has made me a big promise: let’s see if they can – literally – change the game this year. (We love that phrase at PSNEurope. But we’d like to use it properly for once...)
There is a game I know of where the goalposts are constantly shifting, and where the referee keeps altering the rules of play. That game is called Selling Off The Spectrum. Fortunately, the UK has a very strong competitor in this game: Team BEIRG. And like the greatest of marathon runners, Team
BEIRG needs a solid support network to make sure it can stay in the race and make it to the finishing line. Especially as the race organiser has turned a road race into a steeplechase, and thrown another raft of hurdles into the way.
Over the page, one of BEIRG’s anchormen, Alan March, explains the challenges looming on the course ahead. If you have ANY link with wireless microphone or IEM technology, you should be cheering them on. Even better, jogging alongside them, plying them with energy drinks. Or cash. They’ll accept that too. Dave Robinson (twitter: @psneurope)
IN THIS ISSUE...
NEWS 4 Organisational restructure at PLASA 6 Avid delists from NASDAQ 8 Industry appointments 10 Events and expos 12 New products
Prolight + Sound Preview
STUDIO 18 MPG Awards: the winners 20 The Church Studio: story so far 24 Teatro delle Voci Studios opens in Italy 28 University of Surrey unveils new studio 31 Feature: Replicating classic kit
BROADCAST 38 Broadcasting sound from the Winter Olympics 39 Lectrosonics kit used for Johansson thriller 40 New audio suites at Birmingham City University 44 Cast BlackTrax expands into 3D Audio
LIVE 46 VUE opens European HQ in Berlin 47 Indochine tour with Adamson 48 Soundart facilitates sound for German Supercross 54 Yamaha desk used on arena dance tour
INSTALL 58 Inytium installs Adamson in Namur 59 ArtSpaceHotel boasts Aviom Pro64 network 60 Feature: high spec audio for airports
BACK PAGES 65 Hither & Dither: MPG special 66 Industry talk: Frank Simmerlein of Steinberg
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Photo: Jake Young
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