PRESS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE XTA DP-226 NOW APPEARING IN BROADWAY’S OKLAHOMA! 

— Remake of the Rogers & Hammerstein classic musical Oklahoma! 
is the latest in a line of great theatrical productions to utilize the sonic and 
performance advantages of the XTA DP-226 crossover —

— Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia, 
Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe, Dirty Blonde, 
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Smell of the Kill, Rent and The Producers 
are some of the Broadway and touring shows that are sounding 
better than ever thanks to the XTA DP-226 —

FARMINGDALE, NY, March 4, 2002 — Broadway continues its love affair with the acclaimed XTA DP-226 speaker controller system. The DP-226’s most recent application on the Great White Way is the revival of the Rogers & Hammerstein musical classic Oklahoma!, which is currently running in previews at the Gershwin Theatre and will open on March 21, 2002. A total of seven XTA DP-226 crossover controllers are in use at the theater (12 XTA 
DP-200 crossovers are also being used). As with numerous other Broadway and touring productions, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Smell of the Kill, Rent, The Producers, Edward Albee’s The Goat or Who Is Sylvia, and Lillie Tomlin’s Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe, the XTA DP-226 is assuring theatrical audio professionals and the audience of the best sound possible.

According to Mark Menard, Associate Sound Designer for Oklahoma!, several of the DP-226 are being used in a 1-in/6-out configuration. “That allows us to get six multiple taps off of a single signal,” Menard explains. “We only have to use a single DP-226 to control large group of speakers. We don’t have to gang units together. The benefits of that kind of configuration flexibility is we have fewer controllers working more speakers, which cuts down on the number of points in the signal path and provides a cleaner, quieter signal path. Also, we get more uniform control over parameters such as equalization, delay and level.” Furthermore, Menard adds, the remote programmability of DP-226 means that he can roam the theater before and during performances, constantly fine-tuning the sound. “We can make changes in real time from many different locations. That is the greatest flexibility of the XTA’s.”

ProMix Electrotec, the Westchester, NY-based rental company servicing mainly the theater and concert touring markets, supplied the sound system for Oklahoma! and other major Broadway productions. David Strang, General Manager at ProMix Electrotec, says the XTA DP-226 is now Broadway’s favorite speaker controller and DSP system. “We’ve had literally hundreds of the XTA DP-200 controllers for years,” he explains. “In the last few months, though, the DP-226 has surpassed it as the most popular signal processor on Broadway, no question about it. We have about 40 pieces in various locations around Times Square and with touring companies, and we’re adding more of them all the time. The DP-226 really is a remarkable piece of technology and deserves to be up there with its name in lights.”

XTA is a British manufacturer of signal processing equipment for the live sound, permanent installations, broadcasting, and recording markets, and is exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Group One Ltd. of Farmingdale, New York. Group One is also the exclusive U.S. distributor for Blue Sky International, Celestion Professional Products, Milab Microphones, CADAC and SPL Electronics, as well as a number of prominent lighting products.

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—For more information on the complete range of XTA products, contact Sue Adamson, 
Group One Ltd., 200 Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Tel: (631) 249-1399;
 Fax: (631) 753-1020; Email: suea@g1ltd.com; Web: www.g1ltd.com