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www.audiomedia.com Maiden’s Flying Faders DiGiCo’s D5 flies high with Iron Maiden Sheffield-sited audio mixer, amplifier, zoner, and specialist audio distribution system manufacturer Cloud Electronics has launched its new MPA Series of single zone mixer-amplifiers, comprising the MPA60 (60W), MPA120 (120W), and MPA240 (240W), each featuring six line inputs with summed stereo to mono, plus four microphone inputs into a single zone. w www.cloud.co.uk Iron Maiden have toured the as we possibly [could]. The schedule we put together due to world many times over, but the this flexibility [was] very exciting, taking us to some places we Somewhere Back In Time World Tour [hadn’t] been in a long while, and some we [had] never been – opening in Mumbai, India to. It’s a lot of flying, but well worth it.” on February , before continuing Joining the high-flying band on the , mile round trip through Australia, Japan, Los Angeles, and Mexico, followed that saw them performing to , fans in cities in by the Legendary heavy metallers’ first ever concerts in countries was Monitor Engineer Steve ‘Gonzo’ Smith and his Costa Rica and Columbia, then on to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, DiGiCo D console, who ran no fewer than monitor mixes Puerto Rica, and New York, finally for the six-piece outfit. “Maiden are finishing up in Toronto, Canada on very ‘old school’,” he commented. March – made use of a specially “The only band member on in-ears converted Boeing airliner to is guitarist Adrian Smith. The rest are transport not only the band plus all on wedges, with sidefills and a its -strong crew, but also number of full mono mixes through tonnes of production equipment speakers placed by the onstage suitable for venues holding up ramps, which the band [ran] around to , people. Notably, said on. Bruce also [had] additional fills airliner – nicknamed Ed Force at the back of the stage, projecting One in honour of the group’s monstrous ‘Eddie’ mascot – just a vocal mix forward. Of course, wedges are essential for was piloted by none other than Maiden frontman Bruce the classic Maiden ‘foot on the monitors’ pose as well!” Dickenson, who commented, “I have been flying commercial DiGiCo UK passenger jets for Astraeus Airlines for a few years now, and + ( ) www.digico.org we [commissioned] an Astraeus Boing .” Group One Added guitarist Steve Harris: “Taking our own really [made] it a lot more flexible for us, and we [rammed] into + the specially constructed cargo holds as much of the show www.g limited.com Carvin’s new 17-model-strong LSx range of loudspeakers comprises several passive and active two-way designs featuring 10- to 15-inch woofers – including the LSx1002, LSx1202, LSx1202A, LSx1202M, LSx1202MA, LSx1502, LSx1502A, LSx1502M, and LSx1502MA; 15-inch woofer-based threeway designs – LSx1503, LSx1503A, LSx2153, LSx1523 and LSx1523A; plus various passive and active 18-inch subs (LSx1801, LSx1801A, LSx1802). w www.carvin.com Martin Audio Launches W8VDQ Martin Audio has introduced the W VDQ, a compact, threeway system that combines line array differential dispersion technologies, purportedly providing an advance solution for users requiring even coverage over wide angles and throw distances. To that end, the system has been designed to provide a short-throw horizontal dispersion of °, narrowing to ° as the throw increases. According to the High Wycombeheadquartered live performance system designer, the vertical differential directivity (VDQ) – hence, obviously, the new product’s name – creates progressively more HF output as the throw distance increases with the resulting dispersion pattern being ideally suited to covering audiences located on flat or gradually sloping surfaces. Designed for passive or bi-amped operation, and combining a Hybrid quad eight-inch LF and MF configurations with a quad one-inch HF, the system achieves a maximum SPL of dB (continuous)/ dB (peak). Aimed at a wide range of applications – from live and theatre sound to fixed installations, the W VDQ is compatible with WMX, WS WS X subwoofers. Martin Audio (HQ) + + www.martin-audio.com () Martin Audio (USA) Danley Sound Labs has launched the SH-96, combining 11 drivers – four 15-inch woofers, six five-inch mids, plus a single 1.4-inch HF compression driver – in a single enclosure with a quoted handling capacity of 2800W (RMS) and 50Hz to 18kHz frequency response (±3dB). Developed in response to a customer’s request for the ultimate theatre experience, its first installation will be in the renovated IMAX theatre on Navy Pier in Chicago. w www.danleysoundlabs.com X, and Californian musical instrument and audio industry analogue and digital connectivity solution supplier Hosa Technology is shipping Da-Cappo Micro Microphones’ DA12 single-ear microphone (featuring the company’s European-designed 2.5mm diameter capsule for full frequency response), DA04 lavalier-style microphone (employing that same capsule), and DA11 ‘The Stick’ microphone (again, featuring that same capsule, together with a long stem that can easily be bent to suit theatre applications). w www.hostech.com AUDIO MEDIA JUNE 2008 61 http://www.audiomedia.com http://www.cloud.co.uk http://www.carvin.com http://www.digico.org http://www.g1limited.com http://www.danleysoundlabs.com http://www.martin-audio.com http://www.hostech.com

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AudioMedia - June 2008 Contents Recording Post Broadcast AES Review What's Up UK? Geofocus: Australia For the Record Special Report: Videosonics Newstalk: DPA New Microphones Novation SL Compact Allen & Heath IDR-8 Eastwest Quantum Leap SD2 & Goliath Final Cut: Indiana Jones Merging ADR Module Koolworld SSL Duende Good Product Sampler: Microphones Video Guide AMSR Meyer Sound The Blue Planet Live! Royer Labs Mics R-121 & R-122

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