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Vienna’s mdw installs Lawo audio production console
Among the largest music universities in the world, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) operates more than nine locations across Vienna, with courses for various instruments, conducting, music education, performing arts and audio engineering.
Recently, the university and Lawo collaborated on the installation of a Lawo mc²56 MkIII audio production console with the A__UHD Core in the mdw’s Tonregie 1 studio, which is now being used to both train students and for daily productions.
First pairing for L-Acoustics’ L-ISA and L Series array
Among the most exciting acts currently on the Italian music scene, Coez & Frah Quintale’s album Lovebars recently saw them selling out arenas throughout the country. They chose to use immersive audio for the shows, pairing L-Acoustics’ L-ISA spatial audio with the L Series line array for the first time.
‘The use of L-ISA was a huge upgrade in terms of spatialisation, focus, sound impact and sound definition,’ says Sound Designer Valerio Motta, who worked to help adopt the two technologies. ‘Adding L Series was the icing on the cake. L2 is a huge advance in many ways – small footprint, easy to rig and low weight which is crucial for several hangs in an immersive configuration.’
Location recording pilgrimage for Qivittoq
Milan-based renowned pianist, composer and sound recordist, Andrea Manzoni is part of a movement aiming to redefine the musical landscape with an approach that blurs the boundaries of traditional music styles. He recently made a transformative journey into Icelandic wilderness for the sound design of Qivittoq, a theatrical production set in the North Pole of a world rapidly depleting its resources.
Working from a draft script from the director, Manzoni secured a 30-day residency in the remote town of Isafjordur in the Westfjords, in order to make 12 excursions to locations devoid of human presence. Here, he was to capture raw environmental sounds with shotgun mics.
The Nature of Spatialisation
Early March saw sound designer Simon Honywill using TiMax SoundHub and TiMax TrackerD4 performer stagetracking to bring spatial treatment to the Paraorchestra performance of The Nature of Why.
Composed by Will Gregory and choreographed by Caroline Bowditch under the artistic direction of conductor Charles Hazelwood, the production is an interpretation of the interview with physicist Richard Feynman asks in empirical terms why certain physical properties occur. Performed within the confines of a 14m circular space on the Lyric Stage at Theatre Royal Plymouth, with 100-120 audience members mingling amongst the players and dancers for each performance this is the first occasion that it has called on TiMax spatialisation.
Theatro Marrakech upgrades with L-Acoustics
In 2003, Theatro Marrakech was the first music hall to open in Africa. Today, it ranks among Morocco’s best nightclubs and reckons to offer one of the most exceptional nightlife experiences in the world in the setting of its mainly original décor – a mix of dramatic theatrical and dynamic Moroccan themes.
The 2,000-capacity venue recently installed a L-Acoustics K2 sound system to attract leading international artists inspired by a visit to Omnia Las Vegas. The Theatro management worked with Paris-based nightclub consultant Timothée Renard of the Fox Agency and L-Acoustics Certified Provider Integrator Potar Hurlant for the upgrade.
Fast Moves
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Paul Richardson: LavoceTransducer specialist Lavoce Italiana has recruited Paul Richardson to take on the role of Business Development Manager for the Americas. With more than 20 years’ in the audio industry, Richardson’s...Read More...
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Fast News
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Ephesus Experience Museum gets immersive‘Using L-ISA fits like a glove. It’s a powerful combination of hardware and software together. It was easy to adopt, and we love working with it,’ says Among the most visited cities in Turkey, the...Read More...
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Shure makes Neat moveShure has announced an alliance with provider of video devices, Neat, to ‘deliver an enhanced meeting experience in large and acoustically challenging spaces’. The partnership is designed to ensure...Read More...
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London’s Storm post house moves to Dolby AtmosA full service postproduction company in London’s Covent Garden, Storm recently upgraded its flagship audio suite to Dolby Atmos. Known for its ability to offer end-to-end services, Storm can quickly...Read More...
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Florida’s Artis—Naples installs DiGiCo Quantum225The premier destination for the visual and performing arts in Southwest Florida, Artis—Naples is ‘driven to inspire, educate and entertain by presenting world-class events that enrich the diverse community’....Read More...
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Sennheiser TCC 2 mics chosen by China’s DKULocated in Kunshan, in China’s Jiangsu Province, Duke Kunshan University (DKU) is a 1,200-acre campus dedicated to world-class educational and research through a range of innovative academic programmes...Read More...
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Hanoi’s Goethe-Institut installs new sound systemLocated in the Vietnam capital city of Hanoi, Goethe-Institut is the leading provider of German cultural and educational programmes, promoting the German language and fostering international relationships....Read More...
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Dolby Atmos adopted by Vancouver’s Farm studioSometimes known as Gggarth due to his stutter, Canadian music producer and engineer Garth Richardson has installed a PMC immersive monitoring system at his recording studio near Vancouver, British Columbia,...Read More...
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Brainworx builds critical listening studioRenowned for plug-ins that replicate classic mixing console channel strips and analogue outboard equipment, as well as virtual instruments, Germany company Brainworx called on Dennis Busch from Acoustic...Read More...
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TiMax SoundHub rocks Amadeus productionTim Ferns from Swiss sound design collective, audiopool, recently placed a 64-channel TiMax SoundHub at the heart of his design for Rock Me Amadeus, Vereinigte Bühne Wien (VBW)’s latest in-house production,...Read More...
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Holoplot X1 Matrix Array over the moon at LightroomThe Moonwalkers is the latest experience at the Lightroom space in London, following its highly successful opener, David Hockney: Bigger & Closer not smaller & further away. A...Read More...
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Japan’s ARTA showroom chooses Genelec soundBegun in 1997 to nurture world-class drivers, ARTA (Autobacs Racing Team Aguri) is the product of a collaboration between racing driver Aguri Suzuki and Japanese car parts manufacturer Autobacs Seven....Read More...
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