Production Futures will have a strong presence at this year’s ISE in Barcelona (Feb 2-6), where the organisation will once again take over the Live Events Stage in Hall 6B100 on Fast Forward Friday 6 Feb) with an expanded series of events and presentations, featuring industry professionals and newcomers. The Production Futures team will be available to meet newcomers at this location throughout the day. The Friday programme will begin with a high-energy meet and greet where industry professionals and emerging talent will come together for the conversations that really matter. Mentors will share honest insights gained across years of…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
Yamaha has launched its new MGX series digital mixers, which combine the highly successful legacy of the MG audio mixer range with the latest features and – in a first for Yamaha – video capture and streaming. For many years, Yamaha’s compact MG series mixers have delivered the perfect balance of features, usability and cost-effectiveness for small-to-medium sized venues, live musicians, conferencing, education and recording applications. Making its world debut at the NAMM Show 2026, the new all digital MGX series ushers in a new era of MG excellence. Driven by Yamaha’s pursuit of ‘True Sound’ – which faithfully captures…
Meyer Sound kicks off 2026 with a strong presence at The NAMM Show and Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), highlighting the company’s expanding ecosystem of intelligent loudspeakers, digital platforms, and workflow-driven system solutions across live and installed sound applications. “PANTHER took the world by storm, and for good reason,” said Meyer Sound Senior Vice President John McMahon. “It redefined what large-format systems could do in terms of weight, output, and efficiency. TIGRA and the 1800-LFC take that same approach by applying it to a right-sized tier that serves a broader range of productions. At NAMM and ISE, we’re showing how loudspeakers,…
Follow-Me will showcase its complete range of cutting-edge technologies in Hall 6 on booth 6P900 at ISE 2026, taking place February 3-6 at Fira Barcelona. Follow-Me offers flexible performer tracking solutions that scale with venues and productions of any size. Its manual and auto tracking systems enable seamless integration with any lighting console, video, sound and automation system on the market. The Follow-Me manual performer tracking system can track up to six performers. The system works independent from any fixture manufacturer and can control any lighting fixture capable of pan and tilt movements. Fixtures can be deployed as general lighting…
Solid State Logic has announced the UMD192, a powerful and portable USB audio interface designed to meet the demands of professional live sound, broadcast, and high-spec studio environments. With seamless integration across MADI, Dante, and USB protocols, the UMD192 delivers flexible routing possibilities, high channel counts, and uncompromising performance for recording, playback, and format bridging. Offering unprecedented power in a compact and portable form factor, the UMD192 is able to deliver 192 channels at both 96 and 48 kHz, or 128 channels at 192 kHz. The UMD192 works reliably in both MAC and Windows environments, and is compatible with any…
HIVE will return to Integrated Systems Europe 2026 from 3-6 February at Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Hall 5, Stand 5G700. Under the banner “Ecosystem Evolution”, HIVE will unveil the next chapter in its mission to simplify and accelerate how video, audio and lighting come together across immersive, live and commercial environments. Since launching its award-winning Beeblade range, HIVE has re-engineered how media servers are deployed – moving high-performance playback hardware from remote racks to the display itself. At ISE 2026, the company will demonstrate how this ecosystem continues to evolve, delivering higher performance, greater efficiency and even tighter synchronisation…
Global Truss will present its latest innovations in the fields of rigging, staging, and truss systems at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Barcelona. As an established manufacturer of professional truss solutions, Global Truss uses the international trade show to showcase new developments and to intensify exchange with industry professionals and partners. In its anniversary year, celebrating 25 years of the company’s history, Global Truss will be exhibiting in Hall 8.1 at Booth 8D640. Hall 8.1, located directly at the North Entrance of the exhibition centre, serves as the central access point to Halls 8 and 6 and thus to numerous…
Austrian manufacturer AV Stumpfl will return to Integrated Systems Europe with a major update to its PIXERA media server platform, headlined by the new PIXERA four GEN2 hardware and the forthcoming PIXERA 26.1 software release. The company will also present new configuration tools for both PIXERA servers and its range of projection screens, as well as a duo of new inline screen systems, on stand #3A500. Aligning with the ‘Push Beyond’ theme of ISE 2026, AV Stumpfl will unveil its most powerful media server solution to date in the shape of the new PIXERA four GEN2. The flagship of the…
Clear-Com has announced a strategic partnership with NETGEAR AV to offer four high-performance networking switches as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solutions. This collaboration enhances Clear-Com’s portfolio of reliable, low-latency networking solutions for professional audio, video, and intercom systems. The joint offering includes the following NETGEAR models, fully integrated with Clear-Com systems: AV Line M4250-9G1F-PoE+ (GSM4210PD), AV Line M4250-26G4F-PoE+ (GSM4230P), M4350-8M2V Fully Managed Switch (MSM4310) and M4350-24M4X4V Fully Managed Switch (MSM4332). Richard Jonker, VP of Business Development at NETGEAR, commented: “In professional AV, the most powerful solutions are the ones that quietly enable everything else to work. Clear-Com and NETGEAR serve…
Elation has expanded its FUZE family of high-performance/high-value lights with the FUZE WASH 250, a punchy, full-spectrum LED Fresnel moving head built to deliver a beautifully crafted, ultra-smooth wash in theatres, studios, event spaces, and wherever designers demand it. The compact companion to the powerful FUZE WASH 500, the FUZE WASH 250 delivers the velvety, homogenous field that lighting pros rely on to make performers and scenery look their best. Its 92 CRI, 250W RGBMA LED engine provides the same premium colour quality found across the FUZE and KL Series for a perfectly calibrated colour match. The RGBMA engine, calibrated…
ATG Audiovisueel is a busy event technical and rental company based in Vuren near Gorinchem in the Netherlands, supplying full production packages, encompassing sound, lighting, video, and staging. In spring 2025, the company decided to make a large commitment to Astera products, explained operations manager Harmen Daniels. This started with the purchase of 64 TitanTubes, 16 Hyperion Tubes and 24 Helios Tubes. “We had eyes on the brand for a while,” explained Harmen. “Our core business is event production, and we saw how popular the Astera Tubes were in this sector, where they have essentially become an ‘industry standard’”. After talking…
Funktion-One has introduced the PSM15, a high-performance stage monitor developed to address a long-standing challenge in live sound: providing a clear, stable on-stage reference at high level without compromising clarity. The PSM15 applies the same loudspeaker design principles used across Funktion-One’s product range to the specific demands of stage monitoring. The PSM15 is a triaxial, bi-amped design using a 15-inch low frequency driver, a dedicated midrange section and a high frequency compression driver. Separating low, mid and high frequency duties more effectively than conventional two-way wedges reduces intermodulation distortion, a common cause of harshness and loss of definition at high…
The Kooks latest European tour begins in February 2026 and runs straight into the festival season. Accompanying the band is front of house engineer Russ Miller and Ralph Smart at the monitor position, both are using DiGiCo Quantum 326s supplied by rental company, Adlib. Miller joined the crew in 2021, with Smart joining in May 2022. As Miller explained, the band were already very sure about their audio setup, and thanks to DiGiCo’s clarity, there was no way that the consoles were going to change. “The Kooks is the first band I’ve worked with where the console has been a…
INFiLED has officially launched operations in Brazil. The move consolidates the brand’s presence in one of Latin America’s most strategic and mature LED markets, reinforcing an international footprint already established in nearly 90 countries. A new Experience Centre in São Paulo, the largest city in Latin America, will open its doors in March. Located at Vila Leopoldina, one of the city’s main creative hubs for AV, technology and innovation, the space is conceived as a hub for integration, experimentation and creative development, allowing clients, partners and AV professionals to experience, in an immersive way, the full potential of the INFiLED…
HK Audio has made new filter templates available for ASHLY AquaControl and FX Control. These presets have been specially developed for selected HK Audio loudspeaker and subwoofer series and enable fast, precise, and reliable system configuration. HK Audio has created the presets to work with its FINEO, SI SERIES and LINEAR 5 series. The new presets can be seamlessly integrated into existing ASHLY systems and provide a reliable basis for professional audio installations and live applications. Thanks to the preconfigured filter settings, users benefit from optimised sound tuning, greater operational reliability, and significantly reduced setup effort. The templates are suitable…
JH Audio will be showcasing their latest Custom and Universal IEM product ranges at the 2026 NAMM Show, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California from January 20-24, 2026. The JH Audio team will help attendees find the right IEM product suited to their application and personal monitoring taste, along with show-special promotions. Attending engineers, artists and audiophiles will be able to get ear impressions taken at the booth for Custom IEMs such as the classic Roxanne, built with twelve drivers delivering a crystal-clear mix even in the toughest stage environments. With an extensive range of customisation…
ACT Entertainment will present the PK Sound Ts15 intelligent subwoofer at the 2026 NAMM Show (Demo Room 18806). As the compact low-frequency offering in the Trinity range, the industry’s first series of robotically controlled line source systems, this high-output, low-profile enclosure offers outstanding low-frequency performance with an operating range of 33-130 Hz and peak SPLs of 136.5 dB. Ts15 was designed to empower users to handle the widest array of potential applications with the fewest individual products. This module delivers power and impact in its class, along with tight transient response — all in a compact form factor to maximise…
When Jason Aldean kicked off his Full Throttle Tour in May, front-of-house engineer Chris Leonard was behind a Solid State Logic L550 Plus mixing console for the first time with the country music star. The tour is also carrying an L550 Plus for monitors, with Evan “Snapper” Richner mixing, and four SSL stageboxes networked via a Blacklight II MADI Concentrator, plus an X-Light Bridge at FOH, all supplied by Aldean’s longtime production provider, Nashville-based Spectrum Sound. Leonard, a live sound and studio engineer, took over at the front-of-house mix position in early 2024 with Aldean, who has toured with SSL consoles…
