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Presented by Spain & Por tugal www.munro.co.uk V I TA L S TAT I S T I C S : S PA I N JBL Vertec Reinforces Rock in Rio… in Lisbon F U L L N AM E P O P U L AT I O N C A P I TA L AREA MA J O R L A N G UAG E Kingdom of Spain 44.2 million (UN 2007) Madrid 505,988 km (195,363 miles ) Spanish (Castilian), Catalan and its variant Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque) 1 euro = 100 cents Transport equipment, agricultural products US $25,360 (World Bank, 2006) .es (.cat for Catalonia) +34 B razilian sound company Gabisom Audio Equipment provided a massive JBL Vertec line array system at Rock in Rio, one of the world’s largest music festivals. The first in two series of shows, Rock in Rio Lisbon featured performances by Lenny Kravitz, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Rod Stewart, and Linkin Park. The second series of shows in Madrid featured Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, Chris Cornell, Neil Young, Shakira, The Police, and Amy Winehouse. In both locations, Gabisom deployed a JBL Vertec system M O N E TA RY U N I T MA I N E X P O RTS G N I P E R C A P I TA I N T E R N E T D O MA I N I N T E R N AT I O N A L D I A L L I N G CO D E with four array locations for the main (World Stage) system. A total of 120 VT4889 largeformat line array elements and 60 VT4880A Ultra Long Excursion subwoofers were deployed in the main suspend arrays. The main system consisted of four arrays across the front in the normal L/R (front), LL/RR (outfill) configuration. Peter Racy, Gabisom Audio E q u i p m e n t ’s Chief Engineer for Rock in Rio, explained: “The main PA was set up in a non-traditional and unusual manner, which we call ‘side-by-side.’ It was nontraditional for line array systems because of its mammoth size, and also unusual because it was intentionally designed to have a greater amount of acoustical output than usual.” Gabisom also provided six Digidesign Venue systems for the event, as well as an Icon D-Control for post production tasks. Four D-Show consoles and two D-Show Profiles were in service at FOH and monitor positions. At the same time, all performances were simultaneously recorded on dual Pro Tools|HD systems, creating preliminary mixes in real time using one of the D-Show Profile consoles, and remixing by artists’ request with a studio-quality environment on the ICON system and DControl console. Media Matters: Spain Broadcasting in Spain has witnessed a spectacular expansion in recent years with the emergence of new commercial operators and the launch of digital services. The cable and satellite TV markets are growing steadily, and a free-to-air digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service was relaunched in late . The government aims to switch off of analogue TV transmissions by . Home-produced dramas, ‘reality’ shows and longrunning ‘telenovelas’ are staple fare on primetime TV. Public radio and TV services are run by RadioTelevision Espanola (RTVE), which is funded by advertising and state subsidies. As well as public and commercial national TV networks, there are  regional stations backed by regional governments and many local stations. Multi-channel TV is offered by the satellite platform Digital Plus. AUDIO MEDIA OCTOBER 2008 17 http://www.munro.co.uk http://www.sonifex.co.uk http://www.sonifex.co.uk

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