Johannesburg, Gauteng -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/29/2009 -- The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth has been especially built for 2010, with a capacity of 50 000. It will host five first-round matches, one second-round, one quarter-final, and the third-place playoff.

The structure is a futuristic soccer stadium, which is incorporated within a multi-purpose facility specifically designed to serve the community for years to come.

Prosound were contracted by Di-Data to do the full design, supply and installation of the sound system keeping in line with the FIFA requirements.

The design utilizes X 56 Electro- Voice FRX 15" Horn Loaded Coaxial loudspeaker systems driven in a combination of Passive and Bi-Amped configurations. Crest Audio Cki-series power amplifiers fitted with NX-CobraNet cards were used. A total of 136 Electro-Voice FM4.2 speaker systems were used in the under balcony area where the spectators are shaded from the main speaker clusters.

The heart of the system as with all of the 9 stadium installations by Prosound (Pty) Ltd is the Peavey Media Matrix. Dual Nion 3's were utilized in this specific installation. The Nion digital processors are responsible for all system functions which include monitoring of all amplifiers and loudspeaker systems for faults, individual and overall system equalisation, compression, and delay where required.

The majority of Prosound work was done at a fear factor height of 40m and the team were constantly subjected to typical gale force winds expected in PE.

However, as usual Prosound completed the sound system installation on time.

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Johannesburg, Gauteng -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/25/2009 -- Reflecting natural features with its saddle shape, the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is set to play an important role and will embrace the 2010 legacy by being one of ten stadiums to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ soccer tournament.

Seating 42,000 the stadium has been named after the Bafokeng people who live in the area and like the Free State stadium, in preparations ahead of the 2010 tournament, the Royal Bafokeng has undergone minor refurbishments.

Once again successful in the tendering process, Prosound were contracted to Liviero to provide a sound system with good intelligibility and precise speaker coverage combined with high SPL capability.

The design utilises Electro-Voice Phoenix, FRX+660PI and ZX-5 controlled by Peavey Media Matrix, fitted with Crest CKI amplifiers and together with the mixing console, the Midas Venice.

The Voice Evacuation System consisted of RCF PL60, Horn Speaker HD410T and the Dynacord DL800/15T.

Liviero's Louis du Toit commented, "The installation was completed timeously and under severe time constraints with the end result being superb sound quality."

All things considered, yet another sound system install has been carried out by Prosound which meets and exceeds the FIFA requirements.

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Johannesburg, Gauteng -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/24/2009 -- Maragon Private Schools in Ruimsig collectively forms a centre of excellence where internationally-recognized education of the highest quality is provided. The Maragon ethos is to strive for perfection and with this in mind Prosound was called upon to provide a complete sound, light and video installation of The Grand Hall.

In putting together the design of the stage lighting for Maragon, Prosound drew on the services of Declan Randall of Congo Blue Design. Due to the fact that the stage area was fairly large, sound stage lighting principles were applied to ensure that the stage was evenly illuminated. Furthermore the lighting control area was located in a non-typical place which meant that a DMX control position had to be provided at the rear wall of the auditorium for ease of use. A Zero 88 Jester 24/48 Lighting Console was used together with the digital dimmers. The impressive fixtures used consisted of ETC Source 4 Profiles Source 4 Junior Zoom Profiles and 1000Watt Fresnel parcans. Together with Congo Blue Design, Prosound also provided training on the principles of lighting and also the initial focus of the system.

The audio system installed into the multipurpose venue consists of RCF Art322Ai series loudspeakers, Electro-Voice sub-bass loudspeakers, Crest amplification, Rane signal processing, Yamaha mixing console and Electro-Voice microphones. Within the venue the main hall has been fully equipped for speech, music and drama productions.

The installation of the video system consists of Sanyo video projectors, Kramer switching and Grand View screens. A smaller foyer area will be used for small-scale presentations, viewing of sporting events and smaller music events. Additionally, the canteen has a ceiling based distributed system that also gets a feed from the main control room. All in all, the sound and light installation is sure to create a few Hollywood stars on the stage and is an incredible venue for future rental use.

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