Audio
End-to-end audio at International Convention Centre Wales
Over 1,000 RCF components were specified across this vast 26,000sqm, reconfigurable site
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Harvard Business School reveals the future of auditorium displays
Harvard Business School has opened a multipurpose auditorium at its campus in Allston, Massachusetts, which includes an 18.8m-wide curved display from SiliconCore Technology. Klarman...
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Vietnam university kits out event space with Harman networked AVLC system
Ba Sao Investment equips Vietnam’s historic Van Lang University concert hall with a state-of-the-art Harman Professional Solutions networked AVLC system
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d&b completes first V-Series point source install in India
An Indian cultural jewel, the National Centre for Performing Arts has raised its audio standards to match its architectural and artistic status
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Mohegan Sun chooses Meyer Sound for sonic upgrade
Mohegan Sun, a casino-resort in Uncasville, Connecticut, has invested in a Meyer Sound LEO Family reinforcement system for the resort’s 10,000-capacity arena. The install...
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Cultural fusion at Mumbai’s National Centre for Performing Arts
An Indian cultural jewel, the National Centre for Performing Arts has raised its audio standards to match its architectural and artistic status
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Clair Brothers delivers ‘unconventional’ audio upgrade in South Korea art centre
Located in the far north-east of South Korea, Sokcho City is part of the Gangwon-do Province, which lies north of the 38th parallel only...
Technology
Sports venues: concert sound market
Previously we revealed that audio in sports venues is in a period of transition in response to growing commercial pressures to generate more revenue. Here...
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Sports venues: A whole new ball game
Phil Ward investigates whether sports venues are smashing audio integration out of the park
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Capital Sound and Martin Audio Kew The Music
Earlier this month, Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens) in south west London once again hosted the annual six-day music festival ‘Kew The Music’. For...
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Canada’s National Arts Centre completes $110m overhaul
Based in Ottawa, and designed in the brutalist architectural style, Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) has been serving the performing arts since 1969. A...
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Steve McQueen-themed venue relaunches with Pioneer audio upgrade
McQueen in Shoreditch, London has been relaunched for its 10th anniversary, now offering a wider spectrum of entertainment. Central to this is the audio...
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Meyer Sound Constellation elevates Seattle Symphony centre
The Seattle Symphony opens Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center to expand creative possibilities for the community
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Work Pro selected for challenging new leisure complex install
ISKRATRADE chose a complete WORK PRO audio system to ensure that a new swimming pool complex in Croatia delivered the best sound and speech...
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Alcons Audio system helps modernise Hannover performance venue
Pro-ribbon line-array systems provide high intelligibility and natural directness at Schauspiel Hannover
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London’s EartH venue delivers all-round audio experience
Originally built as a cinema, this community hub has gone through many transitions over more than 80 years and has now been reimagined for...
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Amintore Galli Theatre reborn in Rimini after 75 years
For this high profile restoration project there was a policy of keeping reconstruction faithful to the venue’s original layout, but modernised with the latest...
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Dynacord in world-first install at historic Berlin Olympiastadion
Dynacord’s IPX amplifiers have been featured in the rejuvenation of the Berlin Olympiastadion - one of Europe’s most significant stadium projects.
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Tokyo arena completes refurb with Martin Audio sound system
Roppongi Hills Arena has undergone a major refurbishment to improve sound quality and reduce noise pollution, with Martin Audio solutions specified for the project
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Powersoft amplifiers chosen for Swiss Roadhouse upgrade
Powersoft amps have been selected as a key component in the newly installed audio system at Roadhouse Luzern (Switzerland).
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Historic Vietnamese hotel chooses compact yet powerful Fulcrum Acoustic solution
A bar and restaurant within Vietnam's Hotel Metropole Hanoi has been kitted out with a discreet Fulcrum Acoustic loudspeaker solution to match the prestige...
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Martin Audio CDD tech in new London gym concept
Martin Audio Coaxial Differential Dispersion technology has been chosen for an innovative gym concept in Camden Town.
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University venue goes digital in IP infrastructure upgrade
The University of Newcastle’s Great Hall has undergone an AV infrastructure upgrade focused around providing a significant improvement in audio and video quality and...
Business
Concert venues: boom and bust?
Factors including space and budget concerns mean that smaller concert halls and theatres have increasingly exacting expectations of PA and console systems. We examines...
Business
Concert venues: flexibility and directivity
We consider how manufacturers are able to satisfy the audio needs of concert venues at a lower price point, while meeting the increasingly discerning...
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Martin Audio system balances price and performance for London restaurant upgrade
Penguin Media Solutions has been brought in to upgrade the sound at Buckle and Vaughan, opting for a Martin Audio CDD6 ultra-compact solution, using...
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Concert venues: every investment counts
In the second part of this feature we consider how the audio provision in concert venues is changing as budgets become increasingly constrained. Manufacturers...
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London’s Royal Geographical Society revamps flagship theatre
The Royal Geographical Society recently upgraded its 750-seat Ondaatje Theatre, which hosts a range of events aimed at providing more information on the world’s...
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Demo of the month: Bose at The O2
The O2 has upgraded its audio system, which also has PA-VA functionality, based around Bose ShowMatch line arrays.
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Martin Audio system readies Olympic Park venue for international events
Old Barn Audio has deployed a customised Martin Audio CDD-WR PA system at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre at the Queen Elizabeth...
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Adlib specs new audio system for O2 Academy Bristol
O2 Academy Bristol is the latest Academy Music Group (AMG) venue to receive a complete new audio system design, specified and installed in conjunction...
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Cavern Club goes digital with Soundcraft
Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club has moved into the digital age by retiring its long-serving Soundcraft analogue desks on its two main stages in favour...
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Former armoury converted into event space with Symetrix audio set-up
Opened in 1936, the Minneapolis Armory was purchased by developer Ned Abdul in 2015 and converted into an elaborate event space with room for...
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The O2 in London opts for Bose Showmatch system
The O2 in London has had its PA-VA system upgraded by SSE Audio following a lifecycle analysis of the system by venue operator AEG.
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CODA system handles multiple music styles at Moods
The wide-ranging system has been installed at Zurich's leading jazz club. Nice!
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Top tips: surviving in the world of live sound
Shure’s James Allen offers invaluable advice on ensuring live events run smoothly.
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Bosch equips Midland Hotel with digital sound system
The Midland Hotel in Manchester has been fit with a new Bosch sound system as part of a remodelling project for the bar and...
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Meyer Sound LEO system specified for Vegas venue upgrade
Smith Center in Las Vegas replaces original Meyer Sound system with new LEO Family solution.
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Pure AV solves acoustic challenges at University of Manchester venue
The integrator brings new soundscape with enhanced audio coverage and clarity to Grade II-listed venue.
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Funktion-One serves up audio excellence at new Istanbul restaurant
High-end restaurant brand, The Galliard, has opened a second venue in the north of Istanbul, complete with a Funktion-One sound system.
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L‑Acoustics system transforms Finnish hall into multipurpose venue
Kuusamo Hall in Finland now includes an L-Acoustics Kiva II system in its theatre, designed and installed by Audico.
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Meyer Sound provides future proof option for Cologne Philharmonic Hall
Cologne Philharmonic Hall has installed a new Meyer Sound reinforcement system based on LEOPARD compact line array loudspeakers to amplify all its programmes with...