Meyer Sound will take over the 2,643-seat Linda W. Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center at InfoComm 2021 on 26 to 29 October for demonstrations of Spacemap Go. During that time, the theatre’s permanent Meyer Sound reinforcement system will be augmented with additional AVB Milan Certified GALAXY Network Platforms and surround loudspeakers to support the demos and with special guest presenters joining the Meyer Sound team, the Chapin will be a “not to be missed” feature of the industry gathering in Orlando. “This is our first major trade show since we introduced Spacemap Go, so we are going…
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Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 12K cameras helped capture a 10 track performance by Ed Sheeran – filmed by London based production agency Electric Light Studio (ELS), using a Blackmagic RAW workflow through acquisition to post. The performance, which included the debut single Bad Habits from Sheeran’s latest album, headlined the virtual music festivals iHeartRadio Wango Tango and Pandora Live: Ed Sheeran. Working to a creative plan set by lighting and production designer Mark Cuniffe and agreed by the US radio platforms with Ed Sheeran, it was left to ELS to get all of the required coverage in a single…
Audinate has released Dante Domain Manager version 1.2. This new version improves how AV and IT managers use and maintain their Dante-based AV networks, while supporting a new, more flexible range of purchase options. All editions of Dante Domain Manager are now expandable to accommodate growing needs for Dante nodes or Dante domains and features previously reserved for Platinum customers are now available as add-ons to the Silver and Gold editions. Additionally, the base versions of the Silver and Gold editions now support twice as many nodes right out of the box: Silver now supports 20 Dante nodes, and Gold…
Burbank-based Volt Lites has marked another first with Claypaky lighting products becoming the first company in the US to acquire a complement of Claypaky ReflectXion moving mirrors. “ReflectXion is a very unique piece of technology; we haven’t seen anything like it in a long time,” said Volt Lites Co-Founders, Harrison Lippman and Matt Shimamoto. “We felt that ReflectXion would be a very interesting and creative new tool to offer our clients.” ReflectXion offers 540º pan and continuous tilt movement at adjustable speeds. Its mirror is the same on both sides providing two highly reflective surfaces with which to direct light…
Multi-Olivier award-winning sound designer, Gareth Owen, acoustical engineering postgraduate student at the University of Southampton, Henry Harrod, and lighting designer and software engineer, Peter Bridgman, establish Fourier Audio with the help of the Future Worlds Founders Cohort. “Fourier Audio is reinventing the tools used by sound designers on live productions, enabling them to create amazing new sonic worlds and revolutionise the audience’s listening experience. While live events have the most electric atmosphere, so often there simply isn’t the same immersive and mesmerising audio experience you get in a cinema or listening to your favourite studio recording. Our technology will bring…
Lightware Visual Engineering UK & Ireland, the leading manufacturer of DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and USB-C matrix switchers, extenders, distribution amplifiers and AV-over-IP systems, is providing a critical component to Epic Games London Innovation Lab as it works towards specifying a standard design for extended reality (Xr) production work using its Unreal Engine real-time 3D software. Lightware’s MX2-16×16-DH-8DPi-A-R full 4K Matrix Switcher with mixed DisplayPort and HDMI input ports sits in a critical role between the media servers that render the content in real-time and the Brompton Technology LED processors, such as the Tessera SX40 and S8, which are considered the…
Sonosphere, in conjunction with Metropolis Studios, has created a new mix room at its home, the Power House, Chiswick, London. The Munro Acoustics-designed, Dolby certified studio has a centrally located mix position, with comprehensive immersive audio monitoring designed to cater for all surround formats. The control room pursues an ambitious and flexible new ‘hub studio’ approach. “The plan was to make the studio as versatile as possible”, stated Sonosphere Commercial Director, Jamie Gosney. “We started out looking at building a room for podcasting and immersive content creation for games and other VR simulations. However, in terms of the music market,…
When the regulatory moment arrived for Data Strategy’s QC-Check customer, Universal Pixels, to inspect its StageSmarts power distribution systems, QC-Check’s comprehensive RCD inspection process was implemented with an unexpected outcome. TPi Award-winning video supplier, Universal Pixels, takes a robust approach to electrical safety, relying upon Data Strategy’s QC-Check to inspect its electrical inventory to a level of integrity beyond that required statutorily. The company also favours StageSmarts power distribution systems, which incorporate new technological safety and protection systems. When a safety indicator of the StageSmarts system conflicted with QC-Check causing a test fail, the two suppliers got together to provide…
Optimal Audio, part of the Focusrite Group, has established a partnership with four new distributors in China, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. Newly established Guangzhou Guidance will distribute the brand in China. With team members who have vast experience of the Chinese audio industry, the Guangzhou-based company has quickly established a dealer network across the country and sees big potential in promoting Optimal Audio to the education and conference sector, as well as the broader markets of hospitality and retail. In Thailand, Bangkok-based ProPlugin is an established and very well-structured company with a strong dealer channel network supported by a variety…
Optocore has appointed Márton ‘Marci’ Sós as its new Technical Support Engineer. Sós, who will take up the same role with sister company, BroaMan, hails from Budapest and is multi-lingual. He has wide experience in both system integration and sound engineer roles within the theatre world and as a freelance, and is proficient on many industry leading digital platforms, including Optocore partner DiGiCo, as well as Focusrite Pro and Dynacord. “I met Optocore’s former support team a short time ago and was impressed with their immense level of knowledge, so I know I have big shoes to fill,” Sós said.…
Bradford-based Pro Audio Systems has recruited Peter Butler and Callum Hall to the posts of Business Development Director and Audio Sales. Peter Butler joins as Business Development Director in a role dedicated to improving efficiency and profitability, identifying new opportunities in the marketplace, and addressing potentially beneficial additions to the company’s portfolio. Pro Audio Systems Managing Director, Brian Lumb commented: “Peter and I go back a long way, having worked together at JSG Music in the mid ‘80s. He is a well-liked, highly respected professional, whose technical knowledge, combined with an in-depth understanding of the industry, fits the profile of…
To coincide with the release of the latest version of its proprietary prediction software, System Optimiser Beta v0.5.2, all CODA Audio documentation is now available online in a comprehensive user guide. Documentation for offline use, as well as full release notes for v.0.5.2. can be accessed on the site. System Optimiser allows the accurate simulation of CODA Audio Loudspeakers in any 3D View with unmatched precision and speed. It allows the design of all sizes of audio system, from the smallest of gatherings right up to the largest of stadium productions, with incredible ease. SPL Pressure mapping is presented in…
tvONE CORIOmaster video wall processor range can now be controlled by Biamp’s Neets product line, thanks to some nifty driver innovations from Biamp’s new family of AV control systems. tvONE approached Biamp with a view to enhancing integration between products that would harness the simple UI of the Neets product line to control basic functionality of the powerful CORIOmaster processors. Biamp responded with new drivers for Neets control panels that operate the CORIOmaster family of products simply, efficiently and intuitively. The new drivers enable commands including on/off, source select, and preset recall. The drivers are generic and can be used…
Absen has begun welcoming visitors to its European HQ and showroom, which is located in Mörfelden-Walldorf near Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany. The new showroom acts as a centrepiece of its European HQ, as visitors are invited to walk through the showroom to access the main office. Absen, who was the earliest LED manufacturer to set up a full HQ on the continent in 2013 when they established near Frankfurt, is further demonstrating its commitment to its partners and clients, and to a larger extent, the larger AV industry it serves. Key products featured in the showroom include Absen Acclaim, Absenicon 3.0,…
Astera has launched AX9 PowerPAR – an all-purpose everyday LED lighting fixture. Considered the ‘big brother’ of Astera’s hugely successful AX5 TriplePAR, AX9 PowerPAR benefits from Astera’s Titan LED engine, an optimised bracket with Airline Track, a Titan-style keypad for fast and easy local control and direct control via the versatile AsteraApp. Designed as a ‘three-in-one’ solution. AX9 features a wireless PAR light source that can also be run as a wired PAR for longer-term installations or up-lighting with 105W output over 3,000 Lumens of homogenised light. The inbuilt battery offers up to 20 hours of runtime, which can be…
New Zealand band SIX60 became the first ever to play Auckland’s Eden Park stadium in front of 50,000 fans. Show and Lighting Designer, Ben Dalgleish of Human Person designed a high impact lighting show fitting the occasion – utilising over 200 Robe moving lights, supplied by rental company Spot-Light Systems – to create the televised event. The pressure was on to create a production design – which included over 550m of LED screen – in just five weeks from the show being confirmed to the gates opening to allow fans onto the hallowed turf of New Zealand’s biggest sports stadium.…
The Spendlove Group has announced the launch of THE Production TEAM to offset risk and ensure compliance for its clients in the post COVID-19 era. Launched as the event industry makes a welcome return, THE Production TEAM will offer a myriad of recruitment services to event management companies, venues and production houses operating within film and TV, events and theatre. Offering complete transparency for both clients and freelancers with competitive rates of pay, all candidates will be vetted, pre-qualified and selected to fill job vacancies, globally. For UK clients interested in its contract recruitment services THE Production TEAM will renumerate…
Jazz giants Leszek Możdżer and the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet have embarked on Arena Kultury – a series of events, concerts, exhibitions and fairs, staged at the Polsat Plus Arena in Gdańsk, Poland. The stadium typically accommodates 40,000 spectators. However, given COVID-19 protocols a new stage, built close to the grandstands, doubles as a special intimate ‘venue’ created, for less than 800 people to enjoy a safe, socially-distanced concert performance. Gdynia-based Art Music provided a full complement of NEXO main PA and monitoring systems, using a multi-model design to deliver sound. The main PA system boasts 11 NEXO GEO S12 line…
