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Spring 2012
             We start the new year with something for everyone ....
   

Winter 2011
             Europe, Sales, Training, Installations & Panto ....
   

Summer 2011
             We report on a diverse cross-section of projects and activities
   

Spring 2011
             We Start 2011 On A High ....
   

Autumn 2010
             Spinning Into The Autumn, PLASA, easiHire, d&b Finance and much, much, more
   

Summer 2010
             Welcome To The Spin! - Our First Issue
   

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February 2012
             A Night at the 2012 TPi Awards
      Orbital delivers the sound for the industry
   
             Touring Tactics for New European Production of Saturday Night Fever
      L-Acoustics KARA and KIVA speakers feature in Jeroen ten Brinke's sound design, with Orbital's specially designed flight cases minimising load-in times
   
             Orbital at the Amateur Stage Expo – London
      Business Design Centre - 31 March and 1 April
   
             The Sound and Communications behind the Nokia Lumia Launch
      Backstage with Orbital’s Eric Simpson
   
             New Wolsey Theatre – Pointing at the Source
      To maintain its edge in rock 'n' roll musicals, New Wolsey Theatre specified a d&b audiotechnik T-Series system, installed in a point-source configuration
   
             Absolutely on Q
      Triggered by the need to address projects in larger venues, Absolute AVS chose a d&b audiotechnik Q-Series system as the best fit
   
             Grove Theatre Goes Digital with Yamaha
      Orbital's rapid delivery of a Yamaha LS932 console ensured that the Grove Theatre could go digital in time for its panto season
   
             Training News
      New Training Course - Mixing Musicals
   
             Training
      Stop Press: Sound Fundamentals for Theatre Course (10-13 April)
   

January 2012
             Interview with a Master - Jon Gottlieb on “Master Class”
      The Tony Award-winning play Master Class by Terrence McNally has just transferred from Broadway to the West End for a short run at the Vaudeville Theatre, with Cagney and Lacey star Tyne Daly as the diva Maria Callas.
   
             Exercising Panto Control – Synchronising Cinderella
      - CSC Show Control Deployed on 20+ Simultaneous Panto Productions
   
             International Technical Support Focus
      - First International Production of The Addams Family Opens in Brazil
   

December 2011
             Orbital’s Musical Takeover in Manchester!
      Three Hit Musicals Run Simultaneously
   
             Rental Feature: Wicked Witches Move into Holland
      Orbital's First Outing with Wicked
   

November 2011
             Rental Feature: Sister Act’s Double Act
      Interview with Sound Designer Gareth Owen
   
             Training News
      Planning for 2012
   

October 2011
             Miss Saigon Turns Twenty with New Dutch Production
      Ten years in the planning, the new Dutch language production of Miss Saigon opened this September at the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht.
   

August 2011
             Designing a Better Mousetrap
      Rethinking the show’s sound design with CSC Show Control
   

July 2011
             Orbital Rescues We Will Rock You in Antwerp with HME Digital Comms
      HME's 2-channel DX210 system is deployed to overcome an escalating radio-frequency problem.
   

June 2011
             Zaxcom Wireless Wins with the Royal Opera House Muscat
      Orbital ships £150,000+ order to Oman
   

May 2011
             Performed to a “T” – Sadler’s Wells Premières The Pet Shop Boys’ New Ballet
      Orbital equips The Most Incredible Thing with d&b audiotechnik T-Series for Paul Arditti’s innovative sound design.
   
             Tango Tours with Orbital’s T
      Orbital tours d&b audiotechnik T-Series on Midnight Tango, with sound design by Gareth Owen.
   
             Orbital’s “Sound Fundamentals” Training Week Strikes Ten
      Annual Easter training course marks a successful decade
   

April 2011
             Orbital Raises the Curtain on ABTT 2011
      Unveiling the latest products from Orbital’s extensive range of distributed brands
   
             easiHire is Open All Hours at ABTT 2011
      Online easiHire rental service from Orbital will be open for business on Stand No: 125
   
             Orbital Expands Project Management Team
      Orbital Sound has recently expanded its team with the appointment of Carl Rutherford, joining as Project Manager.
   
             New Face for Rental Desk and easiHire
      Lucy Jenkins is the new face on Orbital's Rental Desk and 24/7 easiHire service.
   

March 2011
             High-Octane La Soirée Celebrates London Success
      Evolution of the La Clique show takes a break from London’s South Bank Big Top
   
             Da-Cappo Takes to the High Seas with Orbital
      Orbital supplies Da-Cappo micro microphones to Celebrity Cruise Line and Qdos Entertainment
   

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