Tom Back, managing director of Alcons Audio comments: "Over the last few years the international expansion of Alcons Audio with factory-owned subsidiaries in the US, India and Germany and Partners in over 30 countries, have shown that as a manufacturer, we have our hands full on supply and support on an international level.
"Up until now, we supported the Dutch market directly from our headquarters in Zwaag, but with our structure, couldn't fully "work&q
"As lighting designer for the very first edition of Varekai, it's great to be working on it again as it evolves. With the new arena tour, Varekai is hosted at a different location each week and presents its own lighting challenges allowing me to adapt the lighting to 'the arena' of each new environment," said van Genuchten.
"We introduced BlackTrax as an operational efficiency and cost saving tool as well as a way of calibrating lighting highlights to track performers on the stage area. Blac
Lindsay-Johnson's previous roles have included international sales and marketing manager for Duran Audio BV, and managing director of Harman Pro UK.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Community team at such an incredible time of innovation and growth within the company," said Lindsay-Johnson. "Community is a world leader in outdoor loudspeaker technology and its engineering excellence continues to drive expansion in its established position in the installed/engineered sound market. I look forward to bei
"The Standard has a small, powerful, and flexible system that offers excellent dispersion and reproduces sound perfectly," says Anders J°rgensen, project manager and sound designer for Stouenborg.
The installation in the 68-seat club combines two UPJ-1P VariO and three UPM-1P loudspeakers with one UMS-1P subwoofer. Performances are mixed on a Roland V-Mixer mixing console, and musicians use DPA microphones.
"We considered a number of options, but the combination of UPJ-1P and UPM-1P loudspeakers best provided the necessary audio fidelity and visual unobtrusiveness," says J°rgens
"We faced a real challenge," said Alexander Evstratov, AE Consulting director general. "In our line of work we focus on quality rather than quantity, so to neutralise the reverberation of the room and other unwanted acoustic artefacts, required the lightest of touches architecturally speaking. To complete the fifti
Based in Bremen, Germany, Weingaertner brings more than 26 years of sales and marketing experience in pro audio to the role - covering all aspects of MI, rental and fixed installations.
"After all this time in pro audio I remain excited by the possibilities, and this has enabled me to constantly learn, not only about new products but also the changing needs of distributors and end-users," said Andreas.
"I had been approached in recent years by other loudspeaker manufacturers, but the opportunity to work for such a pioneering manufacturer as Martin Audio, was a prospect too good to pass by. They really are leading their field, with the likes of MLA.
"I'm looking forward to meeting the network of EMEA distributors at Integ
Hosted by DiGiCo's Dan Page, the new video tutorials provide a quick and easy resource that takes you through the main points of each software extension, demonstrating that the T and B versions of the SD range are as simple to use as the original live versions.
DiGiCo's proprietary Stealth Digital Processing already gives SD console users a huge advantage in the real world. DiGiCo's T and B application specific software extensions provide additional set of tools, for theatre and broadcast respectively, that are normally reserved for much more expensive consoles.
T software is available on the flagship SD7, SD10 and SD9 consoles, making the same powerful functions that are used in the West End and on Broadway accessible
MST Horns will play a crucial role in the sound reinforcement for the forthcoming Russian Winter Olympics in Sochi which commence the day after ISE closes. Sochi's Olympic Bobsleigh Track picked up Permanent Installation Project of the Year at the Pro Sound Awards 2013 and the Bolshoy Ice Dome, home to the Ice Hockey competition, features the largest MST deployment to date.
The large format MST loudspeaker range, which has been expanded to include different dispersion options, will be on show at ISE, togethe
Highlights from the evening included a number of Grammys presented to Shure endorsers. From Imagine Dragons' victory in the "Best Rock Performance" category and Kacey Musgraves' double win for "Best Country Song" and "Best Country Album" to Black Sabbath's success in the "Best Metal Performance" category, Shure endorsers were celebrated throughout the night by The Recording Academy.
In addition to the exclusive in-ear use of PSM 1000 for live performances, a combination of Shure SM58, BETA 58A, and KSM9 microphones were also selected by artists for their performances.
"It's always great to see so much Shure equipment on a big production like the
The 2014 total of 952 exhibiting companies represents an increase of more than 6% on last year's figure, and over 200 of those companies are completely new to ISE, giving visitors a wealth of new business opportunities in every technology sector served by the event. The show will occupy more than 36,000 net square metres for the first time, while pre-registration also reached record levels.
Yet Mike Blackman, the event's managing director, believes the real story of ISE 2014 lies behind these impressive numbers. "This week we'
Convened and hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the event featured some of today's best-known musical talents, such as Sammie Okposo, Freke Umoh, Frank Edwards, Eben, Donnie McClurkin, Glowreeyah Braimah, Tye Tribbett, Yolanda Adams, Don Moen and Midnight Crew, among others.
The Experience - a colossal 11 hours of non-stop prayer and live music - has become known as the largest concert in Africa, with over 500,000 worshippers.
Quality audio is obviously the key factor for the success of such a large-scale event. Sound production was handled by Nigeria-based Cytech World Communication which is also the country's Outline distributor. In fact, in Novemb
The new AES67 standard provides interoperability recommendations for professional quality audio networking in the areas of synchronization, media clock identification, network transport, encoding and streaming and session description. The AES67 standard was published by the Audio Engineering Society in September 2013.
Dante is a complete media networking solution designed for high quality AV streaming. The A/V industry has embraced Dante because it is easy to set-up, delivers a broad and robust feature set and is the most interoperable networking solution available.
"Audinate does not see networking protocols as competing technologi
"We needed a higher channel count for the mixers installed on our mobile AV racks. We were looking around the analogue market as we couldn't believe there would be a digital mixer to fit a 19" rack, and then I saw the Qu-16 at Infocomm, where it won a Best In Show award," explains AV production manager, Derek Chalmers. "Qu-16 has everything we needed - 16 channels, built in processing, and recording facilities as we record all of our events. We've had them now for two months and they've been fantastic."
The mixers were supplied by Hertfordshire-based Mercury A
The high power density 2 RU D80 amplifier incorporates Digital Signal Processing to provide configurations for the entire d&b loudspeaker range. Each of the four channels integrated into the D80 feature a signal delay of up to 10 seconds and two 16-band equalizers, providing parametric, notch, shelving and asymmetric filters. Additionally, specific functions for d&b loudspeakers, such as CUT (Cut mode), CPL (Coupling), HFC (High Frequency Compensation) and CSA (Cardioid Sub Array) are included as well as the selectable output config
Designed to support and expand DiGiCo's SD Range's higher sample rate I/O solutions, the D2-Rack comes with either BNC or Cat 5 MADI connections, allowing it to be used with a number of DiGiCo consoles or as a stand-alone unit.
By using the latest convertors found in DiGiCo's SD Range, the D2-Rack offers a more compact, more efficient, more affordable rack solution for connection at either 48kHz or 96kHz with no I/O reduction.
The D2-Rack updates your SD8 system with a 96kHz rack option. This allows the user to take advantage of the recent increases in the SD8's Stealth Digital Processing with a no compromise approach to 96kHz. A new system will be introduced that includes the SD8 surface with the D2-Rack with a system price advantage.
Following on from the succes
Sennheiser TeamConnect is an end-to-end professional grade meeting solution, ensuring simplicity of installation and use, great value and brilliant sound quality. The system integrates speakers, mics, central control unit and connectivity management - everything needed to cater for standard meeting rooms of up to 16 users on site. It is the perfect solution for businesses and public sector organizations.
"We are making the start of every conference call a stress-free zone. TeamConnect represents a total system approach to audio conferencing where every component is designed to work with each other, letting u
Klane stated, "As part of our ongoing commitment to NBC Olympics, RTS places one of our engineers on-site for the Games. Should any instances occur that require review, having an extremely knowledgeable RTS person on-site provides NBC Olympics with proven support capabilities. During past years, NBC Olympics is one of the largest RTS users with multiple intercom systems over their vast operations, which are daily trunked in ever-changing configurations. Considering the wider global network formed by trunking our frames
The new 4010 delivers "a big sound in a small package thanks to the class D amplifiers and proprietary drivers". The new model offers controlled directivity for acoustically challenging environments, while also featuring installation-friendly features including the Phoenix-type connectors, widely used in the AV industry. The model benefits from Genelec's renowned mechanical and sonic reliability, and sustainable features in the form of energy efficiency with ISS, Class D amplifiers, and a recycled aluminium enclosure
"With its compact size, the new 40
Making its tradeshow debut at ISE 2014, Lyon is the newest member of Meyer Sound's Leo family. Lyon comes in a more flexible and compact package than the LEO-M line array loudspeaker, while retaining the same exceptional headroom, accurate sound reproduction at any operating level, and optimized rigging for streamlined set-up. Designed for medium-to-large-scale applications, Lyon is available in two variants: the Lyon-M main line a
Also added to the existing system is a pair of Tannoy V-12 speakers to complement three V-12's already in use. The church installed a Mi-Pro Microphone set up with a DPA headset for the pastor. Handling DSP chores for the new system is a RANE HAL2 processor.
With four to five Ministries using the Allen & Heath board during the course of a week, a digital mixer was the obvious selection.
"The Allen & Heath GLD-80 has a clear and simple interface that has a lot of flexibility for so many hands t
With experience and expertise gained in his long-standing role at Lawo as senior product manager for Lawo's mc² mixing console series, Nova routing systems and V line video solutions, Krückels is the ideal candidate for this position, says the company.
Krückels graduated from the University of Music in Detmold/Germany as Dipl.-Tonmeister, and subsequently worked as full-time sound engineer, mainly in OB trucks. He continues to work as
Jenkins is President and CEO of BISBY Corporation, located in Agoura Hills, California.
A two-times Academy Award-winner and senior leadership executive in the entertainment industry, Jenkins has enjoyed an illustrious career with over 30 years of solid experience in production and post-production of major motion pictures, television programs, videos and commercials, earning an enviable reputation in growing business revenues. BISBY Corporation is a leading motion picture, television p
The sound system needed to achieve high sound pressure levels, high quality sound to join the concept of Q-BAR, inspired in New York style lounge club with a diverse range of themed nights and with great resident DJs, some international DJs and live acts playing each month in a luxurious nightlife experience, complemented by suitable decor and a comfortable space.
The Next Integration Engineering's team designed the system using the X-line, LA Series and MA series, comprising 4-X15, 2-X12, 2-XS118, 4 -LAS218. The whole system is powered by MA3200 and MA3800. The whole system is controlled by two NSound DP240.
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Commenting on the decision to switch distribution to Soinua, Cadac brand development manager Richard Ferriday says, "It was a strategic decision in order to more effectively focus our distribution on the live production sector. This is where Soinua is especially strong, being heavily involved with sound touring and live event production throughout Spain."
Commenting for Soinua, general manager Jorge De La Torre states, "The aim of our company is not to carry an expansive range of brands but to have a highly select and complementary portfolio of products, chosen purely on the basis of quality.
