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Monday, January 30, 2012
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01/30/12 05:30 PM,
Internationally renowned guitar duo, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, recently embarked on their EU tour, cutting out the big production and stripping back to just two people and two guitars. Performing in a handful of intimate venues across Europe, the tour also carried a compact Allen & Heath iLive digital system, comprising the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmount Control Surface, with a Dante audio interface card for virtual soundcheck. “We kept all the gear down to just what we could carry,” comments…
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Friday, October 14, 2011
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10/14/11 10:30 AM,
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St. Peter’s School in Cambridge, New Zealand, recently installed an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system in its 600-capacity auditorium. Comprising an iDR-32 MixRack with iLive-T112 Control Surface, the system is an upgrade to the incumbent analogue mixer. One of New Zealand’s leading independent secondary schools, St.Peter’s is set in 100 acres of land and includes facilities such as an equestrian park and golf academy. The auditorium hosts various dance, drama and music events throughout the academic year, culminating…
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Scottish hire company, Ward Steedsy, provided the PA for the Solfest Dance Tent over the recent August bank holiday weekend, selecting a combined Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to manage FOH and monitors. Solfest is a non-commercial music and arts festival with a warm atmosphere set between the Solway Firth and the Lake District in Cumbria, featuring a massive range of musical and cultural adventures. Featuring live acts and DJs including Subsource, The User Friendly, Utah Saints and…
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
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08/25/11 09:45 AM,
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Rental company, APR Audio, road tested several combinations of Allen & Heath’s iLive digital mixing system throughout the company’s busy summer events calendar. APR selected iLive systems - ranging from the flagship modular iDR10 MixRack with iLive-144 and 176 Control Surfaces, to the fixed I/O iDR-64 and 48 MixRacks with iLive-T112 and R72 surfaces - to manage various festivals and corporate events. At Glastonbury, APR provided PA and control systems to manage FOH and monitor mixing duties on two of…
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
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06/02/11 11:00 AM,
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The Key Club, one of the iconic nightclubs located on the Sunset Stip, books live music five to six nights per week in a main room that seats 650, plus the downstairs Plush Lounge, which accommodates another 75 to 100 guests. The club recently made the move to digital mixing with the installation of an Allen & Heath iLive-T112 mixing console. “It’s something we’ve been talking about for a while now,” notes production manager Josh Benton. “Our old analog desk…
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
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One of the bright spots in the 2010 summer tour season has been the Brad Paisley “H2O” tour, a fan-friendly affair that offers exceptional entertainment value. Two Allen & Heath iLive-T digital consoles were chosen to run the two-hour pre-show concert at the “Water World Plaza Stage” just outside the main venue on a portable stage set-up. Up-and-coming country stars Steel Magnolia, Easton Corbin and Josh Thompson perform, with over 5,000 fans typically attending. To meet the logistical challenge, audio…
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
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08/04/10 02:08 PM,
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Nelson-based New Zealand PA company BB Sound has invested in an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to cater for an increase in music theatre work through the region’s newly refurbished Theatre Royal. BB Sound specializes in festival and concert live sound, purchasing an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 control surface from Allen & Heath’s New Zealand distributor, Jansen Professional Audio & Lighting, which debuted at the theatre’s reopening. The Theatre Royal is the oldest working wooden theatre in the…
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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07/26/10 11:43 AM,
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Allen & Heath has launched iLive Tweak, its first iPhone app, to provide real time mobile control of the iLive digital mixing range. The release adds another option to iLive’s array of remote control possibilities, which includes laptops and touch tablets running iLive Editor control software, and the PL Series of controllers. Available for download free of charge from the Apple store, iLive Tweak opens up new control possibilities for iPhone-using sound engineers, enabling them to remotely browse and select…
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
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03/25/10 09:32 AM,
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Allen & Heath and Audinate announced at Prolight + Sound that they are collaborating to introduce Dante networking modules for the iLive digital mixing series. Dante will be incorporated into Allen & Heath’s range of audio networking plug in cards, which integrate into the iDR MixRacks and allow iLive to interface with a variety of common audio interface and networking standards, increasing inventory flexibility and system integration. Audinate’s Dante is a standards-based IP media networking solution which offers a no…
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
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03/11/10 10:55 AM,
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An Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system was recently employed at the head of a system deployed for the celebration of Mass held during an official visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Brno, the Czech Republic’s second largest city. The event was attended by 120,000 members of the public and VIP’s including Czech President Václav Klaus. The ceremony was held in the grounds of the city’s airport, and included seating for the public worshippers, a VIP stage for the…
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