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WAVEHOUSE AT ATLANTIS The Dubai entertainment centre is transformed, with new audio, lighting, trussing and hoists.

IN DEPTH 22 REPORT Lasers

IN FOCUS 44 ROYAL ALBERT HALL London 46 WAVEHOUSE AT ATLANTIS Dubai 58 LA SCALA Paris

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64 TROXY London

RAVINE Atlanta’s stateof-the-art, multi-platform studio gets a full technological revamp.

72 SEATTLE SYMPHONY: OCTAVE 9 Seattle

68 THE COURTHOUSE Douglas

74 RAVINE Atlanta 82 SIGHT & SOUND THEATRES Pennsylvania & Missouri 88 JON SHEPHERD PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE Perth 90 THE MONARCHY Singapore

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98 XIQU CENTRE Hong Kong 104 WICKED KL Kuala Lumpur

XIQU CENTRE The spectacular theatre is equipped with new audio and lighting systems.

IN BUSINESS 110 SHOW PREVIEW: INFOCOMM Orlando 114 PROLIGHT+SOUND Frankfurt 142 NEW PARTNERSHIP DTS & GDS 144 #BARCO ON TOUR Barco

114 PROLIGHT+SOUND Our report on this year’s Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt.

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183 Duratruss EAW 163 Elation 55 EM Acoustics 107 Equipson 129 12 & 13 FENIX Stage Fine Art 5 Fohhn 91 Funktion-One 103 Genelec 161 Global Truss 79 Gloshine 93 57 Green Hippo GTD 4 Harman 149 Harmonic Design 133 InfoComm 20 KV2 129 Kvant 35 L-Acoustics 2 Laser Animation 27 Lawo 31 Le Maitre 47 145 Link

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BLACKOUT Blackout - a direct, uncompromising and fully visceral immersive visual and sonic installation created by Guildford School of Acting (GSA)’s lighting tutor, Mig Burgess to raise awareness of mental illness, was held at Bellairs Theatre at the University of Surrey, UK from 1-4 May. Mig talks us through the importance of the project, which refers specifically to bipolar II disorder.

Open and honest discussion about manic depression and other mental health issues is currently franker and more public than ever before, especially with the recent loss of several high profile, hugely talented music artists at the peak of their careers like Tim Bergling (AKA Avicii), Prodigy fighter Keith Flint, rapper Mac Miller, Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and others.

With the essential seed money being provided by lighting giant, Robe for this provocative project, I have been able to assemble a highly skilled and imaginative creative team, all experts in their own fields, to help realise the installation.

The Director was Simon Anderson known for his work with the Contexture Theatre Company; Sound Designer, Zoe Milton is a specialist in binaural sound; Tony & Olivier Award-winning Video Designer, Finn Ross was the video designer, and the LD was Paul Burgess, Technical Manager of the Peacock Theatre in London.

They were joined by Dr Paul Hanna, Senior Lecturer and Research Director in Clinical Psychology at Surrey University, who monitored the audience’s perceptions and perspectives on bipolar II before and after experiencing the art work, as well as exploring the potential therapeutic benefits of light art like this to those living with bipolar II. In this fusion of lighting, sound and video, my goal was that the audience members who each experience Blackout individually for five minutes - can focus on the mental path inside the head of a bipolar II person, and feel the isolation, fear, emptiness and host of other emotional responses as they transition from functioning ‘normally’ into the depressive lows… and the battle to regain balance, structure and some sort of control.

Each person entered a closed square box built from a ground support system standing on steeldeck flooring with three

• Above Mig Burgess.

sides of stretched 19:9 aspect ratio video screens in front of them. These are fed by rear projecting machines placed outside the box and the visuals represent the ‘real’ world.

Inside the larger box was a smaller scaffolding structure - this represented my brain - and this is rigged on all four sides with lighting fixtures. My initial inspiration for this was Kanye West’s striking 792 PAR Can rig on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage in 2015, however, I realised that LED fixtures would be the practical way to go.

A total of 64 Light Initiative ‘Noodle’ fixtures, a custom strip of LEDs - were arranged in a linear and logical fashion and they represented the brain. They were timecode triggered and a priority in the audience experience as the bipolar cycle unfolds.

Behind them, the outside of the box of lights and the three video screens are visible posing as life outside my head!

I actually came up with the concept about two years ago. It has just taken time to gather the right team, formulate a plan and find sponsorship and backing to realise it. I knew I wanted to tackle this subject matter and create something using technical design mediums to communicate how I feel. I wanted to help educate and promote mental health awareness.

I have never known the topic of mental health to be talked about as much as it is right now, especially in our industry.

I have watched for a couple of years the panel discussions at PLASA and TPi on mental health. This installation was my practical way of doing something to support the efforts to engage with growing the mental health crisis we are facing.

When I was 18, it was a lonely place to be, and no one even acknowledged it, never mind spoke about it. I am lucky right now to be managing my condition well, www.mondodr.com

and I knew if I didn’t put my head above the parapet now, I would never be brave enough to do it.

I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder which used to be called manic depression - at around the age of 30. It was just before I embarked on two years of group therapy.

Bipolar is a notoriously difficult condition to diagnose, as it requires the professionals to see your behaviour over a long period of time. At 18-years-old I had a breakdown and sank into a depressive low that kept me housebound for nearly a year. From that age onwards, I went through cycles of lows at periods in my life.

My own experience of mental health problems was certainly the motivation to want to do the project. It became apparent that if I wanted to communicate how it felt to experience hyper mania and manic lows, I would have to be brave and just put it out there to the masses that I have this condition. Using myself as the case study for the immersive six-minute piece was initially very scary, but I had a great design team, each of whom knew me very well and was a close friend. This was important as I was opening up about something very personal, and I had to feel safe to do that.

My main motivation for creating this project is to educate people on what it is like to suffer with bipolar II; to encourage people to talk about mental health issues and to promote discussions between people that suffer and people that don’t.

Also perhaps to share my story with those that do suffer in the hope it somehow helps others to stay strong, seek help and work on coping strategies. I wanted to work with the psychology department, and academics to conduct evaluations and research on people’s perceptions of mental health. This was very important to me as I see this as much more than just an art installation.

I was blown away by the response this project had at every stage of the

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“We have been delighted to work with Mig Burgess and her creative team to make her project a reality. It was fascinating to experience the final installation first hand and all of us at Robe admire Mig’s bravery in addressing the challenges she faces with this condition in such an open and honest way. I hope very much that this valuable installation will go on to be seen by many more people, and will provide invaluable insight, understanding, and discussion surrounding the issues of mental health - not just in our industry - but in the broader community as well.”

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production process. From the early days of its conception every person I spoke to listened and was supportive. The core design team jumped on board and wanted to be a part of it. Robe gave us vital seed money to get the project realised in and they also supported with equipment in the form of the new T1 Profile luminaires.

Whitelight, ETC, Light initiative, Blue-I, Hawthorn, and Neg Earth all supported this project. The best thing for me was that all competitiveness between these companies was put to one side, I didn’t feel I was upsetting one person by asking another to help. On this project everyone could see the common goal of promoting mental health. The way everyone rallied round to make Blackout happen made me proud to be a part of our industry, and was lovely to be able to showcase that level of collaboration to my students.

We had approximately 250 people across the four days, and we were pleased to have sold out on two of the days. The demand grew over through word of mouth and the student ushers often stayed late to facilitate viewings for GSA staff and students.

We had a wide variety of people come to see the work. Lots of industry guests,

venues and invited audiences. It was nice to see it so well attended by people that work in mental health, and I had some lovely conversations with people in the psychology field who were very complimentary. Of course, lots of staff and students at GSA also came, which was lovely.

I was nervous about being so open at my place of work, but everyone who saw it was very kind and supportive. I think my favourite people that came to see the work were fellow sufferers diagnosed with the same condition of bipolar II. I had the privilege of talking to a few of them and it was so nice to just be talking about it openly, comparing notes. If I offered a glimmer of hope to them then it was all worth it.

I was more than pleased with the outcome of the installation. I can honestly say that the six-minute immersive experience is the closet I can get to explaining what it is like in my head. Creatively, I feel as a design team we created something beautiful, and we really did use lighting, sound and video to evoke the feelings to explain what it’s like to have bipolar II disorder. www.mondodr.com

• Above Blackout creative team with Robe - L-R Michael Fox, Paul Burgess, Zoe Milton, Simon Anderson, Ashley Lewis, Finn Ross, Mig Burgess, Josef Valchar, Mick Hannaford, Oli Hancock.

• Below left One of the square boxes.

• Below right Lighting Operator, Michael Fox.

Dr Paul Hanna conducted evaluations on our audience to trial the start of a proposed research area linked to this work. All-in-all we have proved a concept and started the research. All we need now is a bigger platform to showcase this work to the public at large so we can carry on promoting mental health and gathering research on people’s perceptions on the subject.

My hope is that this work can go on to evoke a change in people’s attitude towards mental health and promote more discussions on the topic, and hopefully go some way to ending the stigma of fellow sufferers.

I am working to get this installation somewhere more long term to service the research. It would also be nice to create a touring version so that we can access more areas and more people can see it. Longer term I think we could develop the idea further and perhaps give an artistic voice to anxiety sufferers, or people with PTSD. gsauk.org/events/blackout The opinions expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and not necessarily of mondo*dr magazine.

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Riddersalen Riddersalen is the optimum environment for musical enjoyment thanks to acoustical enhancement from a Meyer Sound Constellation system. This transformation of an old farm building into an acoustical space ideal for hosting chamber music has earned universal acclaim. The main challenge with Riddersalen lay in the dimensions of the building, which is long, but too narrow and lacking in volume to function acoustically for chamber music. By applying advanced acoustic engineering coupled with the latest in high-resolution digital signal processing, Constellation widens the perceived aural space and creates a rich, immersive acoustical ambience. There are 34 microphones spaced around the hall. The microphone signals are sent to a DSP system which applies patented computer algorithms, creating enhanced acoustical characteristics. The output signals are sent to 145 small loudspeakers spaced around the room.

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Duke Ellington School of the Arts Duke Ellington School of the Arts reopened with a performance space that offers the flexibility of Meyer Sound’s Constellation acoustic system. Dubbed ‘The Egg’ due to its novel curved shape, the new venue hosts the school’s own acclaimed music, dance and theatre ensembles as well as performances by renowned guests. The Constellation system, designed and calibrated by Meyer Sound and installed by Washington Professional Systems, incorporates a total of 181 compact full-range loudspeakers along with 12 subwoofers to extend the reverberation envelope to the lowest registers. There are 28 sensitive condenser microphones provide ambient acoustic sensing, while the 13-frame D-Mitri digital audio platform includes three dedicated processors for hosting the patented VRAS acoustical algorithm.

Prestonwood Baptist Church Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the largest multi-campus churches in the Dallas area, has seating for up to 7,000 in the main auditorium at its Plano campus.

However, for more intimate gatherings, the campus also offers the 550-seat Faith Chapel. The new system comprises two Meyer Sound CAL 96 loudspeakers mounted discreetly to the inside of the grille openings, with the beam tilt and spread of one CAL 96 spotlighting the lower seating and the other focussed narrowly on the rear balcony. Two very small UP-4slim loudspeakers anchor the sound imaging for the front rows while two 750-LFC low-frequency control elements behind the grilles supply low-frequency extension. “The church was adamant in not wanting to change anything about the feel of the room, and that included keeping all loudspeakers essentially invisible,” said Mark Coble from Paragon 360, the AVL design-build firm.

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RE E M C E N T RAL PARK COMPANY: LASERVISION LOCATION: ABU DHABI, UAE

Laservision Mega Media has partnered with Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s listed property development, investment and management company, to create a bespoke, immersive experience and art installation for the public at Reem Central Park, the AED 200 million, 1,000,000 sq ft modern outdoor lifestyle destination on Reem Island.

Laservision created and installed the immersivpermanent attraction that features a stunning and modern sculpture fountain, known as ‘The Wave’, and utilises the latest in entertainment technologies including dynamic fountains, powerful lasers, synchronised LED lighting, underwater projection-mapping

and drop-screen projection technology. The attraction provides a multi-sensory experience to visitors of Reem Central Park and is a focal point for many ground-breaking productions and events scheduled throughout the year.

Laservision’s underwater projection mapping technology creates spectacular underwater landscapes paying homage to the rich coastal beauty of Abu Dhabi, the immersive experiences and activations at ‘The Wave’ draw upon this theme and feature beautiful marine life projections, dynamic dancing fountains and other stunning activations throughout the day and night.

“We are thrilled and honoured to be partner-

ing with Aldar and providing our world-class entertainment solutions to Reem Central Park and Abu Dhabi,” said Mr. Shannon Brooks, Chief Executive Officer, Laservision. “This art installation and immersive experience provides a very unique, intimate and beautiful entertainment offering to visitors at Reem Central Park.

The beautiful and rich content used in each activation and experience is produced by our award-winning, in-house creative studios and draws in large audiences throughout the day and night. We couldn’t be more proud.”

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T H YS S E N T EST TOW E R COMPANY: LOBO LOCATION: ROTTWEIL, GERMANY

Laser specilaist, LOBO staged a lasershow to mark the opening of the Thyssen highspeed elevator Test Tower in Rottweil, Germany. The first of its kind worldwide, it also has the highest observation deck in Germany; 246-metres of vertiginous height, unpredictable winds and fickle weather conditions were quite a challenge for the LOBO crew and engineers.

The team were asked to shoot a laser show from a height of approximately 800ft above the ground, targeting three spectator areas about 0.8 miles away.

Additionally, they were to connect eight historical towers, dispersed throughout the town of Rottweil, with the new Thyssen Test Tower by means of laser beams for the occasion of the upcoming tower festival. Stage fog, due to the extreme distances, was completely out of the question. Furthermore, the show music played in the spectator areas was without time lag and in sync with the laser show and the accompanying fireworks.

With a preparation phase of just 11 days LOBO

came up with some extraordinary solutions. First of all, ways to avoid risks for general air traffic had to be compiled in dialogue with the aviation safety authorities, due to the extreme height position of the laser system on the roof of the 800ft high test tower.

For the extraordinary distance of 1,300-metres to the three spectator areas, LOBO chose six ultra-bright laser systems equipped with PCS: two sparks multicolour systems, one sparks laser monochrome, two solidstate lasers monochrome and one infinity beam high performance laser with a terrific effective laser brightness (ELB200) of 44683W/qm. Thanks to the sophisticated Post- Collimated Scanning System (PCS), the total brightness of LOBO laser systems is increased by up to 900% in comparison to usual OPSL laser systems – which allowed extremely fine, sharp and bright projections in this staging for the spectators, despite the immense distance.

Thanks to the AMP-6, high precision graphic scanner, developed at LOBO, it became feasible to

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carry out the constant and highest accuracy at a breathtaking distance of 1,300-metres. For example, at a distance of 2,400-metres, the approximate actual distance from the Test Tower to the Water Tower, the laser beam targeting was carried out in step increments as small as 40mm - a more than notable accuracy.

Three LACON-5 laser and multimedia work stations were chosen, not just to control the laser, but also for the synchronous audio signalling, fireworks and lasers. For that purpose they were equipped with LOBO GPS time code modules.

Two of the LACON-5’s were planned for laser, as master and backup, and the third LACON was seeded at the new radio neckarburg to play the audio programs with GPS timecode considering a 2.49 seconds signal time delay between radio station and radio listener. By transmitting the soundtrack via radio station it ensured not just the three audience areas were covered, but also every radio listener could enjoy the music simultaneously, and synchro-

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For the opening ceremony of the visitor platform 150 invited guests came, among them Winfried Kretschmann, Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, and Volker Kauder, Fraction President of the Bundestag.

“The tower is a future lab for an era of elevators and an impressive evidence for innovative strength and engineering art,” Thyssenkrupp’s Executive Board Chairman, Heinrich Hiesinger stated.

Many people gathered at the three designated audience areas down below at the historical centre of Rottweil and feverishly awaiting the spectacle. The 10 second countdown called out by the new radio neckarburg, loudly accompanied by the huge number of spectators, echoed across the Neckar valley towards the Test Tower. Firework explosions over the tower and colours illuminated the sky. Laser beams from the tower conquered the night sky and laid majestically over the spectators in the shape of dancing light.

For the ending LOBO’s laser beams were directed from the roof of the Test Tower at all eight historical towers connecting all of them for more than one and a half hours, illuminating the sky magically. www.lobo.de

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LA PER LE COMPANY: KVANT LOCATION: DUBAI, UAE

La Perle by Dragone is Dubai’s number one show, created and produced by Franco Dragone. When Head of Lighting and Video and Laser Designer and programmer of La Perle, Steve Critchley decided that adding lasers could bring a new and exciting element to one of their acts, Kvant was the only choice.

“The initial concept was that we would use them in our suspended poles act to create red lines around out beautiful domed theatre to make

them pop with the projection that was on there,” Steve said.

“We looked at many different lasers and many different companies but for me the Kvant laser was the only one I wanted. It had great colours and a super sharp beam. With the addition of the Saturn1 (90kpps) scanning system from Pangolin, I knew we were onto a winning unit.”

The show has a very sophisticated infrastructure so the ability to easily have the units running

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through Pangolin’s FB4 was essential. With Kvant and Pangolin working together to develop and deliver integration, FB4 ensured that the equipment was safe and easy to install within the confines of the infrastructure already in place.“When Franco Dragone, Creator and Creative Director, arrived and saw the power of seven Kvant Clubmax 6000 FB4 units, I was instantly brought into a room to work out how I could take the show to a whole new level,” Steve recalled. “Franco’s vi-

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sion was not to use lasers in the traditional sense, he wanted to use them to develop the story and bring a new level of immersion into the show.

To do this I went back to the drawing board and added four more Clubmax 6000’s and one Atom 20 to the rig. Having FB4’s and Pangolin Beyond the expansion was really simple and the very quick to implement which when creating a show is essential and time is very limited.

“We now also had to take into account artists that would be flying through the air at certain parts of the show as well as our dive team in the water.

The pool will flood the stage during elements of the show so incorporating the highest level of

safety for our audience and artists was crucial.

The E- Stops were great to integrate into our system, as a very quick way to disable the unit in case of an emergency or accident and with the combination of blanking plates and Beam Attenuation Mapping in the Beyond Software we are covered on all bases.”

The show now uses lasers to distract the attention and draw the audiences focus to where the director wants them to look .The team creates atmospheric looks that enhance the acts and helps deliver the story line.

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failures, which is amazing given that they are working in an aqua theatre with over 1.4 million litres of water.

“This year, I am looking to upgrade and develop our rig to implement the next level of the design to take us to the next level of our journey and there is only one company that I will be going to and that is straight back for Kvant,” Steve concluded. “The new Clubmax 6000’s are really great, the Atom 20 is a brilliant unit and I can’t wait to get into developing our new looks with Kvant by my side.” www.kvantlasers.co.uk

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COA CHE LLA COMPANY: ER PRODUCTIONS LOCATION: CALIFORNIA, USA

Following the success of the development and subsequent popularity of ER’s modular scanning laser, Kinekt in 2017, ER Productions has launched new products, as part of the integrated laser range - Beam-ER, Strike-ER and the ATOLLA Series.

Kinekt modular laser system, a small, lightweight, modular scanning laser, which can connect to another Kinekt on both the X and Y axis. It’s very versatile and can create an endless array of laser-scanned effects, as long or as wide as the stage or venue will allow. The Kinekt was most recently showcased at the Christian Dior Pre-Fall Mens Collection launch, in Tokyo, where 130 Kinekt lasers created a display circling a 40ft robot statue.

To expand the Kinekt range, the Beam-ER and Strike-ER were developed. Both are housed in

exactly the same body as the Kinekt but offer two very different looks. When combining all three, the modular system is extremely versatile and can expand to create all manner of effects. All three products benefit from all the same rigging features, including ER’s pre-rig truss.

Beam-ER is a 6W RGB beam product with 120° XY scanning. The scanning module was designed and built in-house along with the fully DMX/ ArtNet control interface. Mirror shows and structures were historically always great examples of how lasers work best, but with modern complex productions, the ‘old-school’ looks are often not a viable option anymore. The Beam-ER was designed to replace fiddly and awkward mirror installations, the solution is to rig a BeamER where you would have placed a mirror. The benefits of this include no more climbing/manual

focusses and no loss of beam quality and power from every mirror bounce.

Strike-ER is a 3W RGB audience exposure effect.

The popularity of diffraction grating effects is at an all-time high and is often believed to be the safest way of exposing an audience, encompassing the crowds in literally thousands of coloured laser beams. It’s a truly immersive effect. For some time now ER has been developing a way of producing this effect without a grating, which splits the colours of the laser up and is quite limiting. The Strike-ER is full white so you get the full range of colours. It’s a huge leap for this type of effect. As with the KINEKT and Beam-ER, it’s housed in the same body, and it too benefits from all the same rigging features including the pre-rig truss.

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ER wanted to complement the Kinekt series with higher-powered scanning options to provide its clients with versatile design options as well as excellent functionality in programming.

Combined the Kinekt and ATOLLA series is the most advanced modular laser system in the world.

The AT range was launched in time for Tame Impala’s mesmerising set at Coachella, in April, with 34 AT30s, part of an astounding 1,020W laser show, one of ER’s most powerful shows to date. www.er-productions.com

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BL A C K S E A AR E N A COMPANY: LPS-LASERSYSTEME LOCATION: STUTTGART, GERMANY

The Black Sea Arena and the accompanying, complete outdoor planning was constructed by the architectural firm DREI ARCHITEKTEN from Stuttgart, Germany.

The arena includes an amphitheatre for 10,000 spectators. In case of rain, the roof area can be completely closed within a few minutes. With different areas on a total of six floors, it offers an innovative and multifunctional space that is suitable for various types of music and sports events, musicals and theatre performances, festivals, exhibitions, conferences and other occasions.

In order to complete the design of the arena, the

expansion of the imposing outdoor complex with music-synchronous water fountains and laser shows were installed.

The work comprises of nine large water basins, several water pipes, various nozzles and superstructures to create unique, emotional water fountains with different fountain images, supported by individual light fixtures that illuminate the water fountains in an atmospheric manner.

Thanks to a professional high-power video projector, imaginative and high-resolution video animations, always matching the theme, are displayed directly on the central water shield. The

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varied multimedia spectacle is complemented with specially programmed, music-synchronous laser shows made of laser graphics and laser animations, projected on water shields and fountains. Implemented in weatherproof housings, three powerful LPS-Bax laser shows systems in RGB (multicolour, white light), manufactured in Germany, ensure laser entertainment.

The successful realisation of this project is thanks in part to the close cooperation of GHESA water features from Spain and LPS-Laser Systems from Germany. www.lps-laser.com

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BEYON D COMPANY: PANGOLIN

Over the past few years, the act of combing kinetic light fixtures with other types of lighting elements - such as lasers - has become a very popular effect worldwide. It’s seen being used at a variety of events, installed at venues for permanent installations, and much more.

Though controlling the fixtures together with lasers has been quite a painful process, because it usually takes a lot of time and knowledge to program the desirable effect.

Pangolin has taken these problems into consideration, and quickly began developing a solution that would make it much faster, and easier, to combine lasers with the kinetic fixtures.

After a few months of work, Pangolin’s software development team created a new plugin for BEYOND software called the “Kinetic Target” plugin. The new plugin will allow users to quickly sequence together a laser beams position, in conjunction with the position of a moving fixture.

Using the new plugin with BEYOND, the setup process has been simplified, and opens a door for external control. Since BEYOND listens to the incoming DMX / ArtNet data, users can also apply various effects to the laser beams, allowing you to create all of different effect to make a more exciting show. www.pangolin.com

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#REFLECTION COMPANY: TARM LOCATION: BOCHUM, GERMANY

#reflection is an innovative laser performance by the tarm Showlaser in Bochum, Germany. Based on an array of static and computer-controlled, motorised mirror surfaces and diffraction gratings, multiplying the fullcolour RGBYC laser sources and creating a spectacular scenography that plays with shapes and colours, Showlaser can dance to selected sounds and create sculptures out of laser light, far from the traditional laser stereotypes. “Laser beam deflections via mirrors and diffraction gratings have been used for over 30 years, but so far only with small static tiles, usually in the format of 15cm x 15cm. The use of motorised units and mirror surfaces of various dimensions and formats, however, opens up completely new design options for use at events and presentations of any kind,� said Managing Director, Ralf Lottig.

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Laserworld Group has announced that most of its show laser systems will be equipped with ShowNET mainboards. This announcement seems like a small revolution, but it will significantly impact the way laser systems are used in a production environment.

ArtNet control is an essential criteria for many lighting designers at professional productions: Show laser systems with integrated ShowNET mainboards are directly controlled by laser software like Showeditor or Showcontroller via LAN connection, they also can be triggered via ArtNET or DMX. Individual content can be stored on the internal SD card of the mainboard, which even makes stand alone operation very easy.

In addition to these features for professional show productions, every show laser system with integrated ShowNET comes with the full version of the Showeditor laser control

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The PHAENON laser projectors with AVB from LaserAnimation Sollinger provide a totally fresh concept in laser control, meeting the complex requirements of today’s laser professionals. All site specific adjustments are done in the projector not in the controller delivering the content.

With the integrated AVB protocol, time sensitive data can be sent via Ethernet, resulting in less wiring. Furthermore, laser signals can be switched live to different projectors during a running show. Besides the AVB-able PHAENON accurate LaserAnimation Sollinger offers the ILDA2AVB converter which allow the use of signal sources with ILDA output and AVB2ILDA converter for projectors with legacy ILDA input. AVB-able laser projector PHAENON accurate and the AVB2ILDA converter of-

fer the function for geometrical correction / mapping of the laser projection. Using our intuitive software LA Toolbox the laser projection can be corrected digitally and adjusted to the projection screen just by adjusting the four corners without fiddling with keystone, pincushion, linearity. This function allows a faster work flow and the use of laser projection on a wide variety of surfaces. Apart from this feature the PHAENON accurate convinces with its compact design, its small dimensions, its weight of 5kg only. Based on a high-power built-in laser module ‘White 7000’ manufactured by LaserAnimation Sollinger, the projector provides 7,600mW laser power @ source and 2,800mW true white D65. www.laseranimation.com

BA R PLU S COMPANY: LPS-LASERSYSTEME

LPS-Lasersysteme’s latest laser effect system is the LPS Laser Array Beam BarPlus (LPS call it LABB), a pure diode RGB unit. It is designed for all kind of professional staging and is currently available with 2.4K (2.4W) RGB and 8K (8W) RGB. By 8 RGB laser beams, each individual controllable because of standalone laser modules, and eight LEDs in white light, it can be used for colorful laser effects. You can operate only the beams, only the LEDs or both together.

The LPS Laser Array Beam BarPlus is

controllable via DMX with 45 channels and is suitable for each light controller.

Modified by LPS it convinces with a smart design for rough use on stage, festivals and other kind of events. That is why it is fitted with PowerCon plugs, five-pin DMX, LCD-Display, and much more features. www.lps-laser.com

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software for free, eliminating the need to buy additional software to create custom content for the mainboard or perform complete laser shows.

The show laser system with integrated ShowNET only needs to be connected to the computer via LAN cable and is ready to use immediately. It is even possible to stream analogue ILDA signals via LAN just by adding another external ShowNET interface.

Three brands already offer show laser systems with integrated ShowNET mainboards. Laserworld offers the Diode and the Purelight Series with ShowNET, tarm offers all lasers with this innovation, and from RTI the PIKO, NANO and NEO ONE Series are available with ShowNET mainboards. www.laserworld.com/shownet-inside

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SFL installs game-changing audio system at The Royal Albert Hall.

The 2019 Olivier Awards marked the official launch of a brand-new audio system at London’s Royal Albert Hall (RAH). Completed at the end of last year, installing this game-changing system at the world’s busiest venue in its busiest year, and doing it with no interruption to its schedule, was no small task. But it was one that production supplier SFL met with its ubiquitous combination of professionalism, flexibility and enthusiasm.

Opened in 1871 by Queen Victoria, the Royal Albert Hall has been on the entertainment map ever since and brings an unrivaled wealth of heritage to the UK’s musical venue map. Today, it also boasts the title of the world’s busiest venue, so it may seem surprising that it has not seen such a radical refit since the installation of the iconic acoustic ‘mushrooms’ in the late 1960’s. Now, this £2 million project heralds unprecedented improvements to sound in the auditorium and makes it one of the world’s most highlyspecified refurbishments.

Initial talks about the project began between SFL and the RAH in April 2018, with a completion date set for mid-September. Pat Smith, SFL Project Manager, oversaw the mammoth task, ensuring that the largest ever single-

room loudspeaker installation was completed on time, despite its many challenges and heritage considerations, at times working from architects’ drawings more than 150-years-old.

The audio inventory includes 465 boxes of d&b audiotechnik loudspeakers and includes the first-ever circle, gallery and box loudspeakers.

The project also involved the installation of new audio facilities panels and a substantial audio data network to support the integration of the hall’s new DiGiCo mixing consoles. A combination of fibre and Cat6 infrastructure supports both Optocore and Dante digital audio transport, with a Cisco network backbone designed and configured by SFL. The venue’s gallery loudspeakers are an interesting example of adapting to a difficult situation. Here, SFL worked closely with system designer Steve Jones from d&b audiotechnik. “Steve is a great system designer to work with and always brings an innovative approach. He really thought outside the box, ensuring that the unique opportunities available on a permanent installation weren’t missed,” Pat said. “However, he also pushed us hard throughout the project, challenging us to deliver a solution with absolutely

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minimal compromise. For the gallery, Steve wanted to float a loudspeaker in front of each gallery bay, in a location where there was no existing rigging position. By way of a small miracle we got heritage approval to create 23 new penetrations in the ceiling. We worked with Unusual Rigging, which managed to suspend a small access platform from a concealed RSJ that was fortunately in almost the perfect location so that we could get to the underside and drill in the desired place.”

Some sub-contractors were recommended by the RAH because of their familiarity with the venue, such as Adrian Eves, the joiner, and Pat’s praise for them, along with electrical contractor VBS and access partner Unusual Rigging - all recommended by Steph Baldwin, the RAH’s project manager is unequivocal.

“Every aspect of the installation had to be subject to heritage approval and finished in a way that was cosmetically invisible,” said Pat. “For example, as you make your way round the circle corridor, even RAH staff who have spent years in the venue failed to notice the new amplifier cupboards that have been installed to service the loudspeakers in the boxes. The trick is

always in the detail and Adrian’s team did an incredible job of making sure that everything ties in naturally to the original features. It’s truly impressive.”

SFL installed more loudspeakers in six months at the RAH than it typically would in a several years of installs.

“It was a huge effort by the team,” Pat concluded. “Everyone across the company played a role in making this happen, with over 40 members of our team directly contributing to works on site. Almost all the works had to be completed overnight, with public and client areas completely clear without any sign of the ongoing installation between shifts. The year of 2018 was the hall’s busiest ever year, with over 300 events hosted without disruption during the project.”

The result is that the system delivers quality and equality of sound to all areas in the house, consistency across the hall’s diverse programme and what is more, an impressive 94% of events in the first three months of the opening used the new in-house system. www.sflgroup.co.uk

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The latest addition to the Solutions Leisure Group portfolio is Wavehouse at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. However, this outlet is slightly different to its others because the Solutions Leisure Group team was brought in as a consultant by Kertzner, the operators of the Atlantis resort. The existing Solutions Leisure Group portfolio gave Kertzner the confidence to make the approach, knowing that the team deliver exceptional venues with a long-term operational plan to ensure sustained success.

Kertzner had a space that was previously occupied by a nightclub, but wanted to transform the venue into family-based entertainment centre, with a variety of F&B outlets, a 13-metre high soft play area, two

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floors of arcade attractions, four bowling lanes, a large sun terrace and mezzanine, two live band stages and a ProSlide Waverider surf machine. The latter is shared with the Aquavenue waterpark, which Wavehouse overlooks.

Designers and installers, Ardent Limited and Pulse Middle East were brought into the project for respective fields of lighting / visual and audio, through their historic partnership with Solutions Leisure Group. Design Director & Consultant at Ardent, Ben M Rogers said: “Solutions Leisure Group is a very creative organisation that look for technical design partners interested in continuing to push the boundaries - taking what we had done in

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previous venues and raising the bar.”

Open daily, Wavehouse goes through a series of guises throughout the day, so all of the audiovisual setup had to be flexible and able to cater for a variety of different uses.

Starting outside on the terrace, which houses one of the venue’s two stages, Pulse Middle East specified a combination system comprising TW AUDiO and Martin Audio loudspeakers. “The terrace is a high energy space,” said Pulse Middle East Head of Audio, Andy Morris. “So, when a band is onstage there needs to be a high level of output, especially when they do some of their Full Moon parties, which can get quite loud.”

TW AUDiO T24’s are used outside along with S33 subwoofers. The T24’s are sufficiently loud to fill the huge space, while small enough in size to complement the décor. They also prevent the use

of line arrays, making them cost effective, and the added bonus of uninterrupted sightlines, which was important in the outdoor space.

A total of 12 Martin Audio CDD Series loudspeakers were also installed on the terrace, all of which are weather resistant - a crucial feature for this area. Joe Chidiac, Managing Director at Pulse Middle East, said: “We didn’t want to risk any technical malfunction, being so close to the wave simulation pool and to the beach, water is bound to splash the loudspeakers.”

Andy furthered: “The Martin Audio cabinets offer a wide dispersion, so you can have them quite close to where people are sitting, but the sound is still very clear.”

Inside there are more TW AUDiO’s T24’s, C5 multifunctional loudspeakers, which are remarkably loud with very low distortion, as well

as M8’s, M10’s and M12’s to cover the restaurant areas. Under the indoor stage, more subwoofers have been installed, this time the B30 models.

Andy continued: “We got the drawings to begin with because this space looked very different before. It was gutted and re-built inside. We did some simulations using the drawings and were able to select the right models for each area from TW AUDiO.” In total, 108 loudspeakers were installed at Wavehouse, and as you can imagine control for that was rather challenging, which is why Powersoft’s new Armonía + was a key part in this installation. Joe elaborated: “It provided us, as integrators, with a clear map of the venue identifying all the loudspeakers’ placements making them easily accessible to monitor and modify. It was much easier being able to see the

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Also, from Powersoft are the X Series and the Quattrocanali amplifiers that power the entire system. A total of 15 amplifiers are split across two control rooms. The

X Series are mostly installed in the highpower areas - the stage, outside and the bar - while the Quattrocanali’s serve the other areas where less power is needed, the arcade, restaurant, bowling and kids zone. Joe noted: “Power sharing also helps with the proper power distribution, as it allows us to use the full equipment potential without stressing the amplifiers and give more power to the loudspeakers that need it.”

The control surface is a Midas M32 with a Dante card, which can be plugged in anywhere within the venue. “The control network and surfaces were kept the same

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has its own volume control, which the in-house tech team can connect to using a phone or tablet and control from anywhere. In total, there are 11 zones and 25 sub-zones.

“We’re using Symetrix’s new Radius NX units, which have a super matrix inside -128/128 inputs to outputs. We have three, which allows us to do all of the delays in all the different zones without anyone having to push any buttons,” said Andy. “All the inputs routing through all the delays, and using that 128 by 128 matrix to route out to the loudspeakers, one-by-one.

“We like the integration between the Symetrix and Powersoft products, as both use Dante. We have added the amplifiers into the matrix and been able to name them individually, as well as the loudspeakers. We have some wall controllers from Symetirx too, and they are very straightforward to use.”

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we wanted to align with the accessible wireless network interface that the audio team had implemented. One of the things that marks this project out from a lighting perspective is its consolidated control system. We have two lighting networks - one for show lighting - specifically the moving heads and stage packages - and one for the architectural lighting network,” Ben explained.

The show lighting network is on MA Lighting dot2, running two separate sessions - one indoors and one outdoors, hosted on onPC machines with dot2 nodes. There is a shared dot2 console and wing that the in-house technical team can plug in, in either space and join the session for that space. The architectural network runs on a Visual Productions CueCore system, and again, it’s all networked. There are 11 CueCore nodes, which are programmed for different zones throughout the venue, all on the same network, so they can all talk to each other and have master programming control via CueLux. Then there are multiple scenes within each zone.

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“With lighting and control, we wanted to align with the accessible wireless network interface that the audio team had implemented. One of the things that marks this project out from a lighting perspective is it’s consolidated control system. We have two lighting networks - one for show lighting specifically the moving heads and stage packages - and one for the architectural lighting network.”

Ben added: “We took a no compromise approach to the lighting control. Almost everything fixture in the venue is capable of colour mixing, as well as being fully DMX controllable. Not quite every lightbulb is on its own circuits - as there are 325 of them in the bar chandelier alone - but all are dimmable in groups, so we retain control. It’s a theatrical approach and I feel it’s fairly unique - a fully DMX based architectural lighting control network across the whole venue.

“The other interesting thing about Wavehouse, is the majority of architectural lighting is track based. But unlike more traditional powered track with Dali or similar protocol connectors, we use Wireless DMX exclusively for control which gives us an unprecedented level of flexibility. All our track fixtures are from Prolights range with a combination of the Micro and Gallery Eclipses, Display COB full colour units and the Prolight team also created some bespoke LED UV Display COBs for our bowling lanes.”

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with a 420W white LED source, the PanoramaIP WBX washes units have a distinct halo around the 19 40W RGBW main cells giving multi-layered effects in a single unit, and the Panorama IPAB Beam fixtures with dual prisms, gobos and CMY punch into the night sky turning the venue into a destination landmark for the resort. “I feel it’s only in the last 12 months that IP-rated fixtures have achieved the output and affordability the market needed. The Prolights products are very versatile fixtures meaning we can deliver some really dramatic stage looks with a small quantity of fixtures,” Ben advised.

He also developed the new Calesco RGB festoon in collaboration with Glasson Electronics. Ben furthered: “It features a dimmable 2,700K LED filament in the middle and an RGB halo, so it has a retro look but with full digital control so I can chase it, animate it - it’s very cool and something of a signature element to the venue with 120 deployed over the main bar and over 400 on festoon harnesses covering the outdoor terrace.”

Video wise, Wavehouse has both LED screens and projection. The LED screens are at the end of the bowling lanes and appear in billboard format at the entrance, both run on QLab - a simple,

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easy playlist style interface. Ben created templates for Solutions Leisure Group, so it could then drag and drop its own content into the templates easily, at a later date.

There are three projectors deployed throughout the venue for projection mapping. The first in used in conjunction with a roll down screen behind the stage in the bar, which uses a Panasonic full HD projector and can be used for live sports as needed.

When the screen is rolled up, it reveals a matrix of 74 retro TVs, representing 3040 years of TV history, which obviously didn’t work at the time of purchase. “We looked into various options, trying to put LED screens inside them at first, but what we found to be the best solution was the actually the simplest. Installing a Panasonic full HD 12K projector in front of them, and using an ArKaos Stadium server, I mapped each individual screen.

With the ArKaos server I can drive content through one individual screen, or we can use it as one large video wall,” Ben continued. Similarly, presets were created within the ArKaos system, allowing the content production to be taken care of in-house.

The ArKaos server also drives content to the billboards at the entrance - as the QLab system only looks after the LEDS - as well as being the content source for various TV screens around the venue.

Ben concluded: “Because everything is networked, both audio and lighting can be controlled from anywhere in the venue, you can literally plug in anywhere and take control, mix a band, trim the lights, or it can be done wirelessly with an iPad. It was a conscious decision to make this venue so flexible for the Solutions Leisure Group team. We have core looks tuned to certain times of day for 90% of the time, but are capable of doing something radically different when a certain events calls for it, without the need to bring in any extra equipment.”

As ever with venue, but particularly in Dubai, the timeframe to complete the project was tight, just 12 weeks to demolish the original interior, rebuild all the facilities inside, as well as install the audiovisual equipment, but thanks to the professional collaboration between all parties - and some changes on the fly, naturally - the end result is nothing short of stunning.

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Originally built in 1873, La Scala Paris is now an art house theatre after a complete renovation and remodel, which began in the spring of 2016 before being completed two years later in 2018. During the renovation and design stage, the theatre had constructive dialogue with many of today’s top artists in every discipline in a bid to help create the ideal platform for their creative productions. Many of the artists came to visit the Paris theatre and helped model the performance space by expressing their wishes.

Inspired by the extraordinary story of the theatre’s location and its ambitious artistic direction, many of the artists who visited created a La Scala programme - and became ‘La Scala Paris residents’, with their creations now shown throughout forthcoming seasons.

The venue has scalable tiers, created by scenographer Richard Peduzzi and built by the CETA (Bergamo) and BL&F (Padova)

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• Above La Scala Paris was originally built in 1873.

companies. The designers and builders started from a model created by designer Giorgio Armani for his own movie theatres, then specifically adapted its principals to La Scala Paris. The theatre’s mobile tiers can be split, and are controlled electronically with a joystick; they enable several setups, to better serve any form of scenic creation and artwork - frontal, bi-frontal, tri-frontal and quad-frontal. These audience tiers are complemented with seating in two balconies and side passageways, hosting around 100-seats in each of the two levels.

In the frontal version setup, the large hall has a capacity of 560-seats, expandable to accommodate up to 750 people. This exceptional modularity of the theater space - which takes less than 45 minutes to modify its configuration - led to the design of a technical platform adapted to

the hall dimensions. The platform allows for the deployment of any rigging system for audio, lighting, and video, regardless of the demands presented by stage directors, choreographers, conductors, video makers and artists.

The outstanding acoustics are flexible and are designed to meet the demands of composers, performers and sound designers. Thanks to its modularity and its variable acoustics, La Scala Paris offers creation, production and performance conditions second to none in the French capital.

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reinforcement system that would allow productions a boundless array of audio control and choices - all with the very highest, audiophile-level sound quality.

The electro-acoustic sound reinforcement system was designed specifically for La Scala Paris by Amadeus - in collaboration with composer, Philippe Manoury and scenographers, Patrice Buniazet and Richard Peduzzi. The result is an outstanding sound system with modularity that enables an almost limitless number of configurations and possibilities for all types of performers and theatrical presentations.

Gaetan Byk, Marketing Manager at Amadeus, discussed the project further: “La Scala Paris has been thought of as a fundamentally different type of theatre, because of its programming, its artistic expression, its technical scenography,

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and the associated technologies that bring productions to life. The sound was an essential piece of the renovation, on the purely acoustic, mechanical, and electro-acoustical diffusion levels.”

The audio setup is built around HOLOPHONIX spatial sound processor, designed by Amadeus in collaboration with STMS Lab (Sciences et Technologies de la Musique et du Son), located in Paris, and supported by CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Sorbonne University, French Ministry of Culture, and IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/ Musique).

The HOLOPHONIX processor creates an extremely advanced platform, which is able to mix, reverberate and spatialise sound content played from various devices using several different spatialisation techniques in two or three dimensions. It allows users to select and combine these techniques - or algorithms - in real time.

The sound and acoustics-related choices were made by La Scala’s owners, Mélanie and Frédéric Biessy, after they had met with artists, such as Philippe Manoury, Philippe Hersant, and Philippe Schoeller.

“We wanted to build a system that would be able to adapt to any live show and any concert – even the most acoustically and sonically challenging,” explained Mélanie. “Our meetings and exchanges with IRCAM were also a key factor in transforming La Scala into a facility with unique acoustical specifications. The hall’s acoustics and sound reinforcement system are at the core of our project, and it makes La Scala even more than a concert hall.

“To bet on the success of a multidisciplinary performance space implies that, in every domain, the tools are the most demanding and the most adapted to the quality and the demands by the artists invited to perform there. All the artists who have performed at La Scala in the past four months have confirmed that their needs were met,” she continued.

Spread around in a hemisphere shape, enveloping the viewers and adapting to the geometrically shaped building - all while controlling the technical and aesthetical constraints in the Grande Salle, the new sound reinforcement system at La Scala Paris uses 172 loudspeakers, all designed and built by Amadeus at its Paris headquarters. The audio setup has been largely

inspired in its philosophy by the system installed within IRCAM’s variable acoustics hall (called ‘Espace de Projection’) for research on highend sound field recreation systems, including Wave Field Synthesis 2D and Ambisonics 3D sound. This IRCAM space features nearly 339 loudspeakers designed and manufactured by Amadeus from 2008 to 2012.

Some loudspeakers - especially those fixed on the two upper catwalks - were designed specifically

by Amadeus for the La Scala. The loudspeakers installed on the first catwalk are set at a 6.5-metre height from ground with the front panel slanted, while the coaxial transducer is aimed naturally at a 30º angle to get an optimal overlap in the listening area. On the second catwalk, the front panel of the loudspeakers are tilted at 45º.

Three loudspeaker ‘antenna’ systems are fixed under every balcony as delayed systems. Each ‘antenna system’ is made of 12 Amadeus PMX 4 coaxial loudspeakers, evenly distributed over the whole width, with an inter-source distance of 1.25-metres. A frontal high power line array system is also part of the global system. It is made of 18 DIVA M² loudspeakers - a new model in the Amadeus product range. Several audio

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configurations are used at La Scala; the main L-R is made of nine DIVA M² loudspeakers in each array, the L-C-R is six DIVA M² loudspeakers per array, with the multi-diffusion setup also consisting of six DIVA M² loudspeakers.

The HOLOPHONIX poly-algorithmic processor offers a quasi-unlimited number of buses - or spatialisers and each one can run an embedded spatialisation algorithm, including Higher-Order Ambisonics (2D, 3D) Vector-Base Intensity Panning (2D, 3D), Vector-Base Amplitude Panning (2D, 3D), Wave Field Synthesis, Angular 2D, k-Nearest Neighbor, Stereo Panning, Stereo AB, Stereo XY, Native A-Format Ambisonics, Native-B Format Ambisonics, and Binaural. In the Grande Salle, three Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) spatialisers are used to precisely drive each delayed loudspeaker ‘antenna’ system under the balcony, according to differentiated spatial positions. A HigherOrder Ambisonics 3D bus drives the loudspeakers installed as a ring around the audience, on the first and second level catwalks, and on the ceiling. A VectorBase Amplitude Panning (2D) bus drives the loudspeakers placed at the balcony level, behind the audience.

Depending on the project being presented at the theatre, the loudspeakers can be discretely added. They are managed by an Angular 2D or k-Nearest Neighbor

spatialiser, or directly routed to a physical source through the HOLOPHONIX processor system.

“It was a fascinating and thrilling challenge to imagine a unique sound system, tailored to La Scala Paris - a true technological gem,” said Thierry Coduys, Chief Technology Officer, who was intimately involved in the creation of the HOLOPHONIX processor. “La Scala Paris is the first theatre in France to combine a variable acoustics system, built with modular two-sided panels (absorber/diffusor), and an extremely sophisticated immersive sound system utilising 172 loudspeakers.”

The complete audio system is amplified and processed by DSP amplifiers from Powersoft. They handle all fundamental system parameters; EQ, time alignment between different sections, limiters, finetuning, and speaker thermal protection.

“Technologies linked to immersive and spatialised sound are now coming out of laboratories to enter entertainment venues. They embody a new audio revolution, as an integral component of avant-garde visions in many French institutions such as La Scala Paris, le Théâtre National de Chaillot, le Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Les Champs Libres, and others. All these performance spaces were among the first to believe and invest in these immersive audio technologies,” concluded Gaetan.

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TROXY LONDON, UK EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Troxy has invested in HARMAN’s JBL VTX A-Series for a major audio upgrade, courtesy of Sound Technology and SSE Audio Group.

Iconic London venue, Troxy, has completed a state-of-the-art audio installation, which has seen the new JBL VTX A12 line array system installed for the first time in a UK venue.

The art-deco-style venue has been working with HARMAN and UK distribution partner, Sound Technology, to undertake a major investment in its technical infrastructure to service the production requirements of its increasing number of live music events, high profile awards ceremonies, corporate events and private parties.

The system has been specified in collaboration with integration partner, SSE Audio Group, which has installed new infrastructure in the venue, based around a Dante network, making the system work for the venue functionally as well as sonically. The new infrastructure offers incoming productions easy access to the system, with the flexibility both expected and demanded of a venue of www.mondodr.com

such calibre.

The centrepiece of the integrated HARMAN high-grade sound reinforcement system is the new JBL VTX A12 dual 12-inch line-array loudspeaker.

Leveraging JBL’s long-standing dominance in the field of transducer design, the VTX A12 benefits from three newly-designed drivers, all of which were built specifically for the loudspeaker cabinet in question.

The A12 benefits from JBL’s patented Differential Drive, Radiation Boundary Integrator, and polymer annular Ring Radiator HF drivers, building on the rich heritage of a technology that JBL has been pioneering since the 1950s.

A joint working group for the project was formed by HARMAN and Sound Technology. This included HARMAN’s Tour Sound Application Engineer, Ed Jackson and Sound Technology’s Business Development Manager - Large Venue and Engineered Sound, Joe East, Application Engineer Manager, Ben Todd and Sound

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• Above left Troxy has two Soundcraft Vi Stageboxes.

• Above right The JBL A12 line arrays in action.

Technology’s Application Engineer, Stuart Strachan.

Ben explained: “What really gives the system a next-generation performance increase is the combination of these ring diaphragms for the HF and the fact that they are mounted directly to the RBI baffle at the front of the phase plug instead of via an HF waveguide which is typically present in conventional designs.

These two technologies remove the distortion at source inherent to larger dome transducers and also the resonance, turbulence and consequent distortion incurred as the sound passes through the waveguide. Consequently the A12 has studio monitor levels of detail, accuracy and phase linearity.

Tom Sutton-Roberts, General Manager at Troxy added: “This is a major investment for the Troxy team and we have worked closely with all parties involved to specify a truly state-of-the-art system for the promoters that work with us. We selected JBL based on both audience and tour management feedback, and we’re already receiving a great response to the line array system.”

The main system comprises 24 VTX A12, flown as two hangs of 12. Low-end extension is provided by 12 VTX G28 dual 18-inch subwoofers. Front fill comes in the form of four elements of VTX A8, the new dual eight-inch line array cabinet from the VTX A Series range, which benefits from the aforementioned technology in the A12, with the advantage of being a smaller, biamped box. A further four A8 are installed as new underbalcony fills. The A8 uses the same high-

performance ring radiating HF driver as A12, ensuring seamless sonic crossover between the main and fill systems.

Sound Technology’s Application Engineer, Stuart Strachan, said: “Troxy is a very versatile venue, and hosts many different kinds of events… rock ‘n’ roll, corporate, boxing. The venue’s layout can change on an event-by-event basis, and the sound system needs to move to match the layout of the room - so it is important that the system is sufficiently flexible to meet the demands of this hard working venue.

With JBL’s Performance Manager software, the venue staff can recall various presets, created in the commissioning stage, in order to facilitate the most commonly used configurations. Fine adjustments can then be made in the software for any deviations from these configurations.

Further to this, the team at SSE, led by Alex Penn, has done a fantastic job at making sure the venue staff can access the system at sensible locations throughout the space.”

Alex commented: “We (SSE) first met the guys from Troxy at PLASA 2015, and from there were involved in an extensive system selection, demonstration and design process. During the design and specification phase our job as integrator was purely to deliver facts about the options, and aide in helping venue management to make a decision which arrived at the HARMAN solution.

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systems integration. Troxy is a fine example of this and one we are very proud of.”

Benefiting from the extensive HARMAN Professional Solutions portfolio, the venue has also taken delivery of two Soundcraft Vi3000 mixing consoles with matching Vi Stageboxes. SSE has packaged the Stageboxes in a splits rack, which forms the backbone of a new stage line system.

A Soundcraft Si Performer 1 console has also been provided; its small footprint and high channel count are perfect for the many corporate shows which demand that tech is kept as invisible as possible, finding its main use in the ‘cupboard’ mixing booth under the staircase.

A full JBL monitor and fills package has been provided as part of the upgrade, which includes JBL VTX M22 stage monitors and VTX F35, F15 and F18S point source boxes for sidefills and drum fills. At a future stage of the installation, Troxy’s foyer has also been upgraded with new JBL loudspeakers from the Application Engineered range, in order to relay sound for receptions and red carpet events, with the ‘White Room’ breakout space also having an audio upgrade on the cards.

Tom concluded: “Troxy needs a system which is versatile for both live music and corporate events and the JBL VTX A12 certainly fits the bill. This holistic system overhaul makes our sound operate as one - meaning that bands, event organisers, fans and tech teams alike now enjoy the sonic offering in the venue, thanks to this incredible bit of kit and the teams at JBL, HARMAN, SSE and Sound Technology.”

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THE COURTHOUSE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

GDS transformed this Grade II Listed former courthouse building into the most prestigious and and elegant bar / restaurant on the Isle of Man.

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The Courthouse, situated in the heart of the financial district in Douglas, is the result of a painstaking project to transform the Grade II Listed former courthouse building into the most prestigious and elegant bar / restaurant on the Isle of Man. The Courthouse first opened its doors in 2009 and quickly became one of the island’s most premier entertainment venues. Over the years, competitors caught up and the space desperately needed an overhaul in order to reclaim its rightful spot at the top.

The client wanted a space for a bar and a nightclub that could also be used as a conference and meeting venue during the day.

Interior design firm, Rehab Squared, was invited to create a new design concept. Installer, ELS, completed the integration, while GDS took care of the

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lighting design, project management and commissioning of the lighting fixtures and drivers.

“This was a special opportunity for me personally,” Interior Designer, Gemma Wasley explained. “My early career was in the nightclub industry when I worked as Operations Manager for the Virgin Group, heading up Pure, a 3000-capacity superclub in Manchester’s Printworks and Heaven in London, as well as assisting with the launch of a new nightclub brand in Ibiza. So, for The Courthouse renovation project, I brought this experience, as well as a genuine love for clubbing, which has resulted in my most authentic interior to date.”

Gemma borrowed aesthetics from classic club culture and combined them with futuristic elements; an explosion of light and a respectful nod to the retro style of the ‘80s results in uncompromising colour popped visual feast.

GDS used continuous recessed LED profiles in the walls and ceiling to achieve a tunnel effect in the entrance lobby. The idea was to create a border that represented crossing into a new and exciting space and the design really delivered a feeling of moving between two distinct areas.

The interior scheme could not have been achieved without the integral lighting design.

“With retrospect, it was only through the technological specifications of the lighting products that we were able to achieve the desired decorative result, which is thanks to GDS,” Gemma noted.

In the main club space, over 100-metres of bespoke RGBW strip and LED fixtures were used for the bar, dancefloor and the new feature of nine distinctive, coloured booths. “I specified the ceiling mounted, oversized triangular LED lights to continue the ‘80s theme; these overhead lights were strategically positioned in

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• Above left The booths, illuminated by bespoke LED fixtures.

• Above right Ground recessed profiles light the enormous bar.

front of the DJ booth in order to define the dancefloor are and guide the clubgoers towards the appropriate areas and improve the foot-flow around the space,” said Gemma.

All the fittings are controlled over DMX on separate dimming channels, allowing for various colour temperatures, chase and special effects. This helped achieve a key part of the brief, as the lighting colours could be changed to reflect the branding of the corporate clients the venue is hoping to attract.

The control also posed some obstacles though, because the secondary control system didn’t have the required capacity.

GDS and ELS had to install additional DMX merge equipment to combine both DMX systems, without passing them through one another.

With the angular lines of the building in mind, GDS’ LD, Irena Kovacevic worked closely with Rehab Squared to achieve a cohesive style throughout the venue. A unique suspended, continuous profile was installed above the bar and to follow its curves and sharp edges, ground recessed continuous profiles were placed in front of it. “This element came out as elegant and effective solution,” said Irena.

Rehab Squared designed a huge, solid monolithic, glacial white bar as the club’s main feature; the entire front façade is a geometrical feat of architectural engineering, which required complex technical drawings by an architect. At over seven-metres long, it is an awesome spectacle that runs down one side of the club space.

The entire wall opposite the bar is lined with 11 semi-private seating pods in a riot of vibrant colours. To enhance the expression of the linear design style, cool white recessed profile LED lights highlight the asymmetric lines of the booth structures along the edge lines of the exterior façades, these glow, flash and pulsate to the BPM of the music playing. The interior of the booths are

lit by hidden LED linear lights that are positioned strategically so that the light bounces of the faux leather upholstery to emit a solid diffused white glow that illuminates the interior seating areas.

The exterior wall of the pods is clad in highly durable PVC black gloss plastic, the ever-changing and rhythmic reflection of the lights bouncing off their surface for sensory and sonic immersion.

The baseline colour palette in the venue is monochrome black and white.

Contemporary black 3D knurled wall tiles are illuminated with cool white neon lights. Black matte steel mesh speaker grills and shelving, reminiscent of roadie flightcases and vintage musical instruments, create a highly visual and tactile solid metal effect.

Hard surfaces are juxtaposed with soft faux-leather upholstery, the raw concrete floor tiles allow the reflections of the lights to be absorbed and reflected, resulted in a diffused glow on the surface.

“I wanted the overall effect to be a fusion of style and visual elements of the 1970s and ‘80s with state-of-the-art technology,” Gemma explained. “The age demographic of the clubs clientelé means that many of them never experienced those decades so I was keen to give a feel for these eras through the interior. I referenced movies like Tron and Blade Runner, as I was conceptualising the design and feel that the final scheme hit the mark, so I’m very happy with the result.”

Stewart Dillon, General Manager of The Courthouse, was delighted with how the project turned out, especially the booths.

He said: “The beauty of the booths is that they tie in with the design of the bar and lighting, bringing it all together. Not only were we trying to achieve a good looking club, I wanted to make a real statement and the lighting was one of the main features that did that. We had to have something really special and I think we absolutely nailed that.

“James Hall, Head of Sales at GDS was absolutely fantastic, with great suggestions on what we could achieve. He was totally welcoming and nothing was a problem at all.”

John Blamey, GDS’ Support and Application Engineer added: “The Courthouse is the first fully RGBW effect lighting system I have commissioned. The complete highlight was to see how the RGBW lighting is working together after being integrating into a nightclub venue.”

James concluded: “The Courthouse is one of the most interesting projects we have commissioned and is one of my favourite projects we have successfully achieved.

The challenges associated with the project were overcome brilliantly, and we are very pleased that The Courthouse is now one of the best entertainment venues on the Isle of Man.”

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Meyer Sound technologies elevate creative potential at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center.

The Seattle Symphony has expanded creative possibilities for musical performance and composition throughout the community with the opening of Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, an intimate venue inside the orchestra’s home at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. Equipped with Meyer Sound’s Constellation active acoustics and Spacemap® spatial sound, Octave 9 affords virtually limitless potential for exploring new ways to create, present and experience music from all genres and eras - from string quartets and vocal ensembles to contemporary electronic - in a richly immersive environment.

Octave 9’s street-level space had been previously occupied by Soundbridge, a modest venue primarily devoted to educational programs. It had hosted small ensemble performances, but the room’s limited size and low ceiling provided limited and fixed acoustical support. Looking to the future, Seattle Symphony Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Laura Reynolds envisioned a radical transformation using 21st Century digital technologies to create highly adaptable aural and visual environments.

“We knew that if we were to transform this space into a venue that could serve many audiences, and be a place to experiment and explore, we would

need the flexibility to create different acoustic environments,” she recalled.

“Our project partners suggested active acoustics, and Meyer Sound was the company that immediately came to mind.”

For the Seattle Symphony, Octave 9 opens a spectrum of new possibilities.

Laura shared: “When we think about the future of music, we think about partnerships with artists who are redefining experiences, intersecting with many disciplines and technologies. For example, Constellation and Spacemap allow our resident composers and artists the opportunity to create site-specific works in new ways. They are treating the room itself as an instrument. Beyond that, we also think of that future as inclusive of the community, so we need a space that can adapt to everything from early childhood and elementary school programs to contemporary music concerts, meetings, parties and so much more.”

Constellation is a highly refined system of active acoustics. By applying digital signal processing coupled to multiple ambient sensing microphones and an array of evenly distributed lateral and overhead loudspeakers, Constellation modifies the room’s acoustic characteristics by adding early reflections and/or reverberation to create the optimum acoustics for the

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event at hand. Acoustic characteristics are generated using the patented VRAS (Variable Room Acoustical System) algorithm.

As implemented at Octave 9, Constellation comprises 62 small full-range loudspeakers augmented by 10 compact subwoofers that extend the reverberation envelope through the deep bass frequencies. A total of 28 miniature microphones are spread across the ceiling for ambient sensing.

Digital signal processing is supplied by a D-Mitri digital audio platform with 13 modules, including two D-VRAS modules for separate control of early reflections and reverberation. Available system presets can instantly transform room acoustics to emulate a small room, medium room, large hall or cathedral.

The suite of Meyer Sound technologies also includes Spacemap, a softwarebased system for exploring three-dimensional spatial sound through the dynamic movement of discrete sounds around, over and through the audience.

One artist who already is leveraging the creative potential of Octave 9 is noted composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel, currently the Seattle Symphony’s composer in residence, who debuted a new work that was

written specifically to incorporate the new technologies.

“Constellation expands the dimensions of my thinking,” said Derek.

“Generally, spatialisation is not part of my composing palette, though I have in the past placed instrumentalists offstage, in the audience or in specific places on stage to achieve a sonic effect. But Constellation allows me to adjust the space to fit a musical concept, rather than the other way around. As you can imagine, that opens all sorts of possibilities.”

The concert brought the Constellation system into full effect, as it featured works with an electroacoustic edge from a host of contemporary composers, including Seattle’s own Kaley Lane Eaton. As for his own work,Derek brought the pre-recorded Seattle Symphony into Octave 9 along with live players on stage. “I’m working with [composer and digital artist] Marcin Pączkowski to design custom spatialisation that takes full advantage of the loudspeakers and microphones in the space.

It’s a promising new direction, and I hope it’s the first of many creative experiences with Constellation,” he concluded. www.meyersound.com

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Ravine is a 16,000 sq ft state of the art, multiplatform studio in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, which features production and recording studios, concert stages and exclusive special event studios. To maximise the venue’s flexibility in catering for a range of productions - across music, film and other arts - it has been designed with modularity at its core.

The venue’s main space has been created to fill a void in the US market, and specifically in the south-eastern region, for an intimate high production environment that allows for small capacity viewings without sacrificing concert and festival-grade production.

Designer, John Sofio, of Built Inc., took this desire into overdrive by treating the space almost entirely in cedar. This, coupled with

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• Above A stateof-the-art studio that caters for a range of productions across music, film and art.

over 2,500 sq ft of sound tiles covering most of the ceiling, allows the FunktionOne system to really shine. The entire room has been designed for phenomenal sound.

The Funktion-One system - designed, supplied and installed by Sound Investment - is configured in main left and right hangs of two Funktion-One Evo 7TH mid-high loudspeakers and one Funktion-One Evo 7TL-215 mid-bass loudspeaker, together with four F124 bass enclosures. Left and right delays, each comprising one Funktion-One Evo 7T flown with an Evo 7TH and a grounded F124, have been deployed in response to the long and narrow dimensions of the

space.

Sound Investment’s Dean McNaughton explained: “We were introduced to Ravine’s owner, Eric Anderson by the interior designer on the project. Eric comes from a family of musicians and was very interested in having a high calibre sound system for a programme that features both DJ and live performances.

The long and thin shape of the room meant the Evo 7, with its narrower 40º horizontal dispersion, was the obvious choice. And the F124 is an incredible subwoofer. It has tons of depth and very tight bass.”

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Upstairs, looking over the dancefloor, the mezzanine VIP area has 28 F101 loudspeakers, two F88’s and eight BR118 bass reflex loudspeakers. The system has been tuned to deliver even coverage throughout.

Amplification comes from four FFA 10000’s, four FFA 6000’s, four FFA 6004’s and six FFA 4004’s, while processing is taken care of by a BSS Soundweb London BLU system.

Dean said: “FFA is our primary choice of amplifier brand due to its sonic excellence.”

Ravine’s owner Eric is equally impressed with Sound Investment: “They are awesome! It is refreshing to work with a

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group that can move at lightning speed with us.

They consistently hit very tight deadlines during our project build out and have continued to be available as needs arise. We are very happy to have a partnership with them.”

Discussing the ‘world class audio’, he added: “We couldn’t be more pleased with the quality of the sound. It is crystal clear, responsive and timed perfectly. It’s also more than capable of handling anything we throw at it. The music is important to us. We intend to create memorable performances every time our doors are opened, and world class audio is fundamental to the experience.”

The venue is also home to a contingent of high-calibre lighting, special effects and video technologies - including over 100 Robe fixtures, SL Nitro strobes, Kvant lasers, over 200-metres of Imaginex SandStrip LED tape, Barco projection, as well as control from MA Lighting grandMA,

Crescent Sun, ArKaos, Resolume, MadMapper, and Pangolin.

The Phoebus Cartel’s, Greg Ellis worked with Eric to realise the ‘unique’ visual design. He said: “I was introduced to Eric through my rep at Robe, Craig Burros. They were in the process of purchasing the lighting package and I came in to assist with design and programming.

“Initially, the idea was for me to come in as a creative consultant. Assist with sourcing additional gear and conceptualise the look of the room. As the build out continued, it was clear that I needed to be more involved. As luck would have it, I had a big break in my schedule, which made it possible for me to sign on as the permanent production manager/visual director.”

Greg explained that the dimensions of the main room demanded that extra care was taken when specifying the lighting. “It is a long throw space

that is quite narrow with relatively low ceilings.

It limits where gear can physically be placed and also offers challenges from a programming standpoint as you never want to blind the audience. With such a sizable rig in a somewhat tight space it took a great deal of care to make the room still feel pleasant and inviting while also immersive and dynamic,” he said.

The rig consists of seven rows of lights flown over the entire dancefloor / stage. Each row is symmetrical with four Robe Spikies, four Robe MiniPointes, and two Robe 150 LED Beams.

“Robe has been my go-to brand for well over five years,” revealed Greg. “The leaps and bounds they have made in both quality and creativity of their lights has been far superior to anyone else in the market in that timeframe. The Spikies especially work well in our space because they are extremely versatile given their size.

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• Above As well as worldclass audio, Ravine uses state-of-theart lighting, special effects and video technologies.

There is an additional truss under the LED wall that has eight more Spikies, as well as nine SL Nitro RGBW strobes three along the mezzanine stage left, three stage right, and three upstage behind the stage / performance area. Greg added: “We just made a purchase of 24 Chauvet Rouge FX-Bs that will be installed in the coming week or so that will break up the unilateral design and add some much needed depth the to configuration.”

Control for the lighting rig comes via a MA Lighting grandMA2 Light console.

Outlining the reasons behind the choice, Greg explained: “That was a no brainer. It has been my console of choice for a very long time. In any show that I do, I run lighting, lasers, and video straight from the console. I have yet to find another desk that can live up to the challenge the way grandMA does.”

The venue’s visual credentials are further

bolstered by a 18ft wide by 6ft tall LED wall directly upstage of the performance space - it is formed with 48 EVE5 5mm LED panels. In front of that a RoseBrand Nebula Net Holoscrim is brought to life by a Barco UDX-4K32 laser projector.

“The main concept is to create 3D-esque visuals utilising the two surfaces together and the natural depth created by overlaying identical images,” said Greg.

“The Barco connection actually fell into

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my lap. I was in need of an Image Pro so that I can facilitate multiple video devices at FOH. I quickly learned that Barco’s US headquarters is located in Duluth, GA, which is just outside of Atlanta. After having some reps from the company visit Ravine, we had quickly made a deal for the projector.”

Discussing the video control setup, Greg said: “In my opinion, the ArKaos MediaMaster Pro media server is the most LD friendly media server I have ever worked with. We also make use of Resolume Arena as well as Crescent Sun. Crescent Sun is the future of how we will run video and other aspects of the show. I have a direct relationship with the creator,

and we work together often with the goal of making it the ultimate media control software.”

Despite already hitting the highest standards, there’s more to come from Ravine, including a 6,000 sq ft gallery expansion to complement the exterior artscapes on the building. Eric said: “The will take full advantage of Funktion-One sound and Robe lighting.” The main space is set to host more than 30 big Beware Presents and Private Label shows over the next six months.

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styles of artist and constantly strive to curate an experience that matches their aesthetic. It’s one thing to have all this amazing gear, and you can program all sorts of nifty tricks, but taking the time to use the right ideas for the right artists is the number one priority here.”

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For over 40 years, Sight & Sound Theatres has been bringing the bible to life for the American public through its live and epic-scale biblical productions. Founded by Glenn and Shirley Eshelman in 1976, what started off as fairly simple storytelling has evolved into a state-ofthe art multimedia immersive theatre that sees more than a million people through the doors each year and is now billed as ‘the largest faithbased live theatre in America’.

Sight & Sound’s productions are developed on a huge scale. Getting from initial concept to opening day on a two-and-a-half-hour shows takes 42 months, with almost everything done in-house, from story development to costume design and choreography. Every production that premieres at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania venue, which involves sizeable and busy casts, including live animals, is also designed to travel to the sister theatre in Branson, Missouri to run the following season.

The latest production by Sight & Sound is Jesus, which is described as ‘the musical stage

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adventure about the most famous person ever to walk the earth and the everyday people whose lives he changed forever’.

As with every new production that comes through the theatre, adaptions and upgrades to the audio system are needed in order to make each stage show unique.

For Jesus, it was the strategic localisation of performers microphones to maintain intelligibility and audience engagement that was important for the show. In addition, the performance features 3D moving surround effects including physical objects flying above the audience to further ensure their total immersion in the storylines, and this too, needed to be taken into account for the audio planning.

The solution for the 2,000-seat theatre - which for Jesus has a 92-metre wrap around stage - was a spatial reinforcement and immersive audio implementation from UK-based specialist, Outboard,

making use of its TiMax spatial audio platform and performer-tracking show control.

Gary Parke, Audio Integrator for Sight & Sound, explained how he first came across the technology: “I heard about TiMax originally from just browsing the web. We were on a different system, which worked well, but had become obsolete.

Doing some research led me to the TiMax website, and then was able to contact Duncan [Crundwell at 1602Group OutBoard’s US solutions partner] to get some more information.” After some discussion and a meeting at AES New York, Gary and Duncan selected a 64x64 TiMax SoundHub-S64 object-based spatial audio platform and TiMax Tracker performer-tracking show control.

The TiMax TimeLine workflow and accessibility to editing the image definition objects for the spatialisation are major benefits, which provide much

considerable flexibility in controlling the actors’ microphones in relation to their stage zones. As well as the performertracking automation, some cues are timecode triggered to move different microphone groups or channels between zones as the actors move around the stage.

Gary furthered: “TiMax is used mainly for vocal imaging and movement in our theatre between the loudspeaker zones. We have action on the main and side stages as well, where we move the microphones around to follow the actor on stage. Currently we are using timecode triggered cues on TiMax to move the different microphone groups or channels to the different loudspeaker zones as the actors move around the stage.

“TiMax also handles sound effect playback for cues that can be triggered from timecode. We create a lot of outdoor ambience effects in our shows to help put the audience into the environment, so to

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speak.”

Due to the size of the venue, creating a uniform stage panorama soundscape for the entire audience had always been problematic, but Gary explained: “TiMax has given us greater control and flexibility in setting up the image definition spatialisation especially for our many fill loudspeakers. This allows for better vocal imaging for more patrons instead of just

those in the main array coverage. Without TiMax, we wouldn’t have the detailed control necessary to get the vocals to image, as well as on the fill systems, with the proper delays.

“The timeline feature and controlling the image definitions for our actors is the biggest benefit to the system,” he continued. “TiMax has given us much greater flexibility in controlling the

actors microphones in relation to their loudspeaker zone.”

To cater for the essential dual-site production compatibility, the spatial audio and show control system at the Missouri venue is, as far as possible, a duplicated version of the Pennsylvania venue. This ensures show audio content and programming files can be sent on ready to mount the new production

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to ensure the simplest show transfer.

For this reason, Sight & Sound invested in a second TiMax SoundHub-S64 for the Branson venue and a further TiMax Tracker system is scheduled for when the Jesus production makes its move to Branson.

Both theatres feature a total of 70 channels of Shure wireless microphones worn by the actors, which are fed via Dante from a Studer Vista console to the 64-channel TiMax SoundHub, either direct or as groups. TiMax Cues or TiMax Tracker dynamically morph them between level/ delay spatial image definition objects via the distributed house sound system.

This comprises four hangs of QSC Wideline 10 line array cabinets with four Clair Brothers C8-i line arrays for the side surrounds and a further 27 JBL full range loudspeakers for overheads. Subwoofer support is provided by a central cardioid array of eight Clair CS218’s, with four EAW SB1000’s positioned out front among the audience. Fill for the front

and side stages is delivered via 26 EAW JF80’s with six further EAW loudspeakers managing the rear surround on the main floor and another four surrounds covering the raised seating area. A range of studio monitors from Clair Brothers, EAW and JBL complete the cabinet inventory.

Power for the extensive PA system is 31 QSC CXD Series amplifiers and 13 Lab.gruppen D Series amplifiers, while processing is taken care of by four Peavey NION N6 DSP units.

Speaking about the overall integration of TiMax and its ability to meet the unique scale and configuration challenges of Sight & Sound’s production audio, Gary emphasised the ease of programming and flexibility of TiMax as significant factors, with the highly visual TimeLine approach to object-based mixing and timecode integration making it straightforward to program and manage these complex shows. “Our overall response to using TiMax has been very positive,” he concluded. www.mondodr.com

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The Joy Shepherd Performing Arts Theatre gains clarity with NEXO’s GEO S12 line array.

In Perth, western Australia, Elite Audio Visual Productions (EAVP) has recently completed the installation of a NEXO GEO S sound reinforcement system in the 900-seat theatre at St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, which has built a reputation as being one of the most desirable and in-demand theatres in the city.

EAVP was tasked with recommending, supplying, and installing an appropriate sound reinforcement system that would meet the varied needs of the Joy Shepherd Performing Arts Theatre, which has 613 seats in the stalls and 287 seats in the dress circle. It serves as the school’s main auditorium for internal events and productions, but is also regularly hired by external clients for dance shows, concerts, church services and more.

The previous system had begun to develop several problems and didn’t provide the even coverage and power needed for the theatre. This was

beginning to have a negative impact on external hires, as suitable PA systems had to be hired in for each event, resulting in loss of revenue and time. One of the main draw-backs of the existing system was the poor coverage of two key areas - the dress circle, and the seats below. The sound in these areas was muffled and missing much of the upper frequencies.

The original system had no subwoofers, resulting in little to no low-end power.

By using acoustic modelling software, it was possible to virtually test out different models and configurations of PA systems in a 3D model of the room to work out how to get the best coverage and output level. It became apparent that in addition to the two main PA hangs, the system would need to include front fill loudspeakers around the front of the orchestra pit and delay loudspeakers above the dress circle in order to achieve optimum

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coverage.

EAVP’s solution was NEXO’s GEO S12 line array, comprising six GEO S12 top boxes and two 18-inch LS18 subwoofers per side, with three compact NEXO ID24’s for front fill and four ID24’s as delays above the balcony.

Chain motors were installed for safety and ease of maintenance in the future. Large diameter holes had to be drilled through the suspended ceiling to allow the chain and cabling to pass through. Custom mounting brackets were designed and fabricated in-house to attach the front fill loudspeakers to the glass balustrade in front of the orchestra pit.

The entire system is driven by two NEXO NXAMP4x4 four-channel amplifiers, which are housed in new racks behind the proscenium. This location was chosen for ease of access and to reduce the length of cable runs to the main arrays. All processing including delays and equalisation is

done within the amplifiers using NEXO’s proprietary NEMO management software. After the system had been tuned for the room, the recorded difference in SPL throughout the venue was less than 5dB. The result is even, full frequency coverage throughout the theatre.

Theatre Manager, David Spooner reported: “The installation and commissioning of our NEXO sound system by EAVP was an absolute dream. The work was completed on schedule and the installation was clean, tidy and most importantly, on budget. The new sound system now gives us the flexibility that we need in the venue. As the sound engineer for many events in the PAC, I no longer feel like I’m fighting against the sound system.” www.eavp.com.au

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You’d imagine with The Monarchy that the clue would be in the name. And, to a degree, it is. But there are many more surprises hidden behind the entrance door - which happens to be a replica and tribute to 10 Downing Street, home of the UK Prime Minister - on Tras Street, Singapore.

Once a street more well-known for its notso-classy establishments, the Government has been clamping down in the last few years, moving out the old and replacing with new restaurants, such as Gattopardo, Ushidoki and Gavroche, craft beer houses and The Monarchy - a cocktail bar-cum-ultra lounge on the weekends.

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veterans, Robbie Hoyes-Cock, the CEO and founder of the internationally glamorous Formula 1 weekend after-parties, The Podium Lounge; and Steve Yallop, former Executive Director of Pangaea at Marina Bay Sands, who has been organising high society events in Singapore since 2005, plus two further business partners.

“There are four of us who own The Monarchy,” said Steve. “We had always wanted our own place, but something small and intimate. We didn’t just want a weekend crowd. Hence, the creation of the cocktail bar on one side and the ultra lounge on the other.”

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for those who have been clamouring for a revival of our Monarchy party nights, and this time reimagined as something that has never been done in Singapore - a cocktail bar and ultra lounge with a unique and cheeky British flavour. Guests of The Monarchy can enjoy two exciting and distinctly memorable experiences in one single location,” added Robbie.

Behind the No. 10 door, guests are greeted by a collection of royal paintings hung on the wall, all of which are strikingly unique, and are specifically commissioned by The Monarchy. Working with internationally renowned artist Alex Wakefield, who has built a globally recognised name from his Formula 1 and motorsport themed artworks.

“One side of the cocktail bar is all British Royals, while in the late lounge the paintings are all celebrities that have been in trouble with royalty,” Steve explained. Currently The Monarchy is displaying Queen Elizabeth, King Henry VIII, Dame Helen Mirren, Amy Winehouse, Audrey

Hepburn and Winston Churchill, to name just a few - and all of the paintings are for sale, too.

Also in-keeping with the theme is the staff uniform, which harks back to 1920s era and was recently portrayed in acclaimed TV series, Peaky Blinders. Singapore’s top bespoke tailor, Kevin Seah was behind the outfit designs. He said: “The 1920s was a golden era for men’s style, and it is a period I constantly reference in my work.”

The space itself - which spans across 3,600 sq ft - is split into two distinct areas. “It’s a double shophouse - but in Singapore you’re not allowed to knock the walls down between two shops anymore. That was stopped in the late ‘80s when the Government declared the buildings as heritage. We were lucky to find this one because it was already knocked through,” said Steve.

The cocktail bar housed at the front is open daily from Tuesday to Saturday, while the ultra lounge at the rear of the venue - the club space - is open Fridays and Saturdays, and the entire venue has a

late licence until 4am, which is quite unusual in Singapore.

“The club - which we call our mature playground - has an average crowd of 35 and above,” he continued. “Anything goes in here, we have people on the bar top, on the furniture, dancing, that’s how it was designed to be. We have different DJs every night and it’s prominently a house music venue, but we also have theme nights every month.”

When it came to kitting out the space with technology, Steve looked to long-term friend and business contact, SØren Storm of GLP. Having worked in the lighting industry for 22 years, SØren was well versed to assist on the project. “I met SØren through Pangaea at Marina Bay Sands, he knew the owners, and I used to work there, so that’s how we met. It was a natural step to call SØren when it came to looking at lighting and sound for The Monarchy,” Steve explained.

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need to be all singing and all dancing. We treat it as a living room party, and tried to create a homely space where anything can happen. SØren came down and advised on what we needed using his experience, rather than us asking for something specific.”

SØren worked as lighting designer for The Monarchy, his first stint in such a role.

“Steve and the team wanted something quite neutral but with mood. So, the concept was to build it on mood, rather than a flashing lightshow. The low ceiling wouldn’t have taken a full complement of lights anyway,” he said. “GLP has the perfect range for this type of installation, and we were able to keep the design within Steve’s modest budget. There is no dancefloor at The Monarchy, so no focal point, instead the room is viewed as a whole and therefore the lighting is fully encompassing.”

SØren selected six GLP impression FR1

compact LED moving heads, which offer a soft pencil beam and super fast movement and continuous pan rotation for amazing 3D multi beam designs.

These are ceiling mounted around the space and provide a soft wash effect. They sit alongside 12 GLP X4 Atoms, which thanks to their compact appearance fit into the cosy club space, yet still produce ample coverage in a static position.

There is also an Antari Z-350 fazer to create atmosphere when the venue is in full swing, and everything is controlled using Daslight’s DVC4 Gold interface with matching software, operated behind the scenes on a laptop, or in the bar area on an iPad. The lighting concepts - 63 in total - were all pre-programmed after installation, as the venue doesn’t have its own lighting technician, meaning it’s Steve and a couple of other team members who operate the lights day-to-day. “The programmers spend two days with us

programming the lights so we had what we wanted, and now it’s super easy to select the presets. We also have a manual option for corporate events,” he said.

In terms of the sound, Steve and the team stayed true to the British theme and opted a Funktion-One sound system.

Steve made contact with Team 108, Funktion-One’s distributor in Singapore, to ask for their assistance with the installation. “We went for Funktion-One for sound, following the British theme and also because we know sound is very important. We went for a full system throughout the entire venue. Again, we listened to advice, this time from Team 108, they consulted with the UK, sent our floor plan and the right products were then specified. Team 108 presented us with the design, and we went ahead with it,” Steve explained.

In the cocktail bar Funktion-One F55 compact loudspeakers were specified,

TECHNICAL INFORMATION LIGHTING & EFFECTS 6 x GLP impression FR1 compact LED moving head; 12 x GLP X4 Atom fixture; 1 x GLP Atom PSU 12 power unit; 1x Daslight DVC4 Gold interface; 1 x Antari Z-350 fazer; 1 x laptop running Daslight software SOUND 14 x Funktion-One F55 compact loudspeaker; 7 x Funktion-One F101 loudspeaker; 2 x Funktion-One Minibass 212 subwoofer; 2 x Funktion-One BR218 subwoofer; 1 x Full Fat Audio FFA 4004 amplifier; 2 x Full Fat Audio FFA 6004 amplifier; 1 x Full Fat Audio FFA 6000 amplifier; 2 x NST ID48 processor; 1 x Hill Audio CMC 100 zone volume control unit; 2 x Pioneer CDJ-2000 NXS2 multiplayer; 1 x Pioneer DJM-900 NX2 DJ mixer www.monarchy.sg

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“The club - which we call our mature playground - has an average crowd of 35 and above.

Anything goes in here, we have people on the bar top, on the furniture, dancing, that’s how it was designed to be. We have different DJs every night and it’s prominently a house music venue, but we also have theme nights every month.”

along with two Funktion-One Minibass 212 subwoofers. Typically, the music is slightly quieter in this area, due to the nature of its use, however, it is capable of creating a club sound on Fridays and Saturdays, when it is operating in conjunction with the adjoining room although it does still remain relative.

In the lounge / club area seven FunktionOne F101’s are discreetly positioned and despite their small size, they offer a wide dispersion providing full and even coverage across the entire space. Two further subwoofers - this time BR218’s - are at home and hidden amongst the furniture.

The system is powered by a full complement of Full Fat Audio amplifiers - one FFA 4004, two FFA 6004’s and one FFA 6000 - along with two NST ID48 processors for loudspeaker management.

As is standard, the DJ booth features Pioneer CDJ-2000 NXS2 multiplayers and a Pioneer DJM-900 NXS2 DJ mixer. The Monarchy doesn’t have a resident DJ, but plenty of locals come through monthly.

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keep the performances fresh. Regional DJs from Bangkok and Bali also play when they are in town.

“It was the right decision to go with Funktion-One, as we do get a lot of compliments about our sound,” Steve concluded.

Offering guests the best service doesn’t stop at the technology either, the cocktail menu offers 18 bespoke beverages inspired by the most popular British songs over the decades, examples include Champagne Supernova, Stairway to Heaven and Message in a Bottle. Guests can also eat at The Monarchy until 10pm, but since the venue itself doesn’t have a catering licence, Steve and the team made friends with some of the neighbouring restaurants, which all designed a special bar menu for The Monarchy, so, food is delivered from within 300 yards.

This further demonstrates the evolution of this street in Singapore, and by working together the F&B outlets are making this a destination by both locals and tourists alike.

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The stunning Xiqu Centre is the first finished building in Hong Kong’s new West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCDA), which opened with a grand ceremony on January 20, 2019.

The Xiqu Centre serves as the gateway to the district and is, fittingly, dedicated to the performance of Chinese Opera (Xiqu), as well as the centre for preservation and development of the variety of Chinese Opera art forms.

The centre includes the 1073-seat Grand Theatre, and the 150-200-seat Tea House; a well-equipped Seminar Hall; large and small rehearsal facilities; a recording/broadcast suite; and all the retail, food and beverage areas connected to the Centre’s public ground-level Atrium.

Sound Space Vision (SSV) is proud to have been acoustician and audio design consultant for the beautiful Xiqu Centre. “We were well-prepared for this particular form of

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opera house having spent many years visiting Hong Kong arts groups, and building on our enthusiasm of Asian arts while working on the theatre design and acoustics for Singapore’s Esplanade,” said Anne Minors, co-founder and Design Principal of SSV. SSV co-founder and Acoustician Bob Essert futhered: “We followed the West Kowloon Authorities master planning for a good decade, through various competitions and designs with architects and planners, until it came to this building, the first one of the development, and the funding proposal rather than just planning as it was previously. The Government received tenders from different teams, who then joined with architects to come up with a joint design, and we won the competition with Bing Thom Architects (now Revery Architecture).”

In planning the acoustics and audio design for the Xiqu Centre, and the Grand Theatre in

particular, SSV took into account the heritage and expectations of Hong Kong audiences and practitioners, and those of visiting artists from mainland China and international patrons and artists.

Bob explains: “The overall aesthetic aim of Xiqu is beauty in all aspects of performance.

Practitioners talk of roundness of movement, singing, and instrumental tone. Vocal technique is very different from Western opera, and while individual instrument sounds are not unlike western instruments, the orchestrations and relation to the singers are quite different.”

Xiqu plot and emotion are carried substantially by the lyrics, and the text sometimes includes improvisation, so that the audience – or even the orchestra – may not know in advance what will be said, so the acoustics must deliver very good vocal intelligibility.

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become more amplified to adapt to the poor acoustics of existing venues, and has survived by developing the performance practice along with technology. SSV used this adaptability to integrate natural acoustics and audio design in order to achieve better balance between instruments and softer voices.

“The multi-tiered leaf design came from the architects but we worked with them to deliver the best acoustics within that design, tweaking what we had designed before in a more rectangular shaped space,” said Bob. The Grand Theatre is composed of a timber lining of boards milled with gaps and insulation in strategic areas to absorb or scatter sound, while surface characteristics are arranged to control orchestra loudness, maintain clarity, and project voices clearly. This keeps the sound image focussed precisely on the singers, and allows performers who prefer natural acoustics (without

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• Above The Grand Theatre.

• Below left The exterior of Xiqu Centre.

• Below right The Atrium.

amplification) – as is the case for some mainland traditions – to work with a supportive, but clear, room acoustic.

“The materials are mainly wood, but the detail of that wood finishing has ripples built into it. Simple, smooth curves would have created some echos.

So if we’re going to have this curvature, we need to scatter the high frequencies somewhat. Something that would give some texture to the surface. The architects developed a series of planks, that are all curved and when put together create a curved effect. It was a way to a cohesive design,” he continued.

As in all opera houses, the orchestra pit is at the nexus of the theatre, architecturally, theatrically, and acoustically. The size, shape and finishes of this pit, along with flexible acoustical elements, tailor the loudness balance between the percussion, other instruments, and vocals.

The pit is fitted with variable lifts to accommodate small Xiqu orchestras, as well as larger Chinese and Western orchestras. Xiqu traditions also include orchestras located offstage in the wings, and this has been considered in the design of the Grand Theatre, with audio support and baffles as appropriate.

The result is a hall which reacts quickly to the performers’ nuanced projection, allowing the performers to collaborate precisely and the audience to follow the

plot twists and turns in the sound.

“We also have some flexible sound absorbing treatments in and around the orchestra pit, which helped to facilitate a balance between the singers and the orchestra,” Bob explained. “This is heightened in Chinese opera as the orchestra is very close to the stage and sometimes on the stage, and they often like to amplify their instruments. Chinese singers are also very different to Western singers in terms of power and projection of their voices. We worked to highlight the singers with the geometry of the room, for example above the orchestra material has been installed that soaks up some of the sound, so the instruments are not over powering.”

SSV worked with audio designer, Roger Gans to combine the sound system and the acoustics. Bob continued: “Usually in Chinese opera everything is amplified but they wanted to create a system that could be just natural, a full high energy PA and everything in between too. With long experience in audio for Western opera and classical music as well as in Asian cultures, Roger designed a system that could be a little bit on, or a little bit more, depending on the performance type. It gives us a full spectrum of audio capabilities.”

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for the theatre - from a fully amplified performance to a live acoustic and everything in between. The speaker system consists of L-R upper, lower and centre proscenium mains, two levels of front fills, under balcony and balcony delays, and an extensive surround system.

“The owners wanted Meyer Sound for loudspeakers, DiGiCo and Yamaha for consoles, Shure for wireless. Plus an extensive Stagetec Nexus system distributed over dual fibre. There is MADI to the DiGiCo consoles and Dante to Yamaha consoles,” said Roger.

A Clear-Com Eclipse HX-Median intercom matrix, a 64-port E-IPA IP interface card, an E-DANTE64 64-channel Dante interface card, and a 12-channel HelixNet digital main station with support for up to 72 beltpacks and headsets were also selected as part of the audio setup. Clear-Com was the best choice for the new theatre’s intercom system, delivering reliability, a high performance-to-cost ratio and an integrated platform. The item that impressed them the most was the E-IPA IP interface card. With this newly released card, they can install an IP transceiver at any time and in any location within a network-accessible area, further improving the quality of intercom within the production.

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technology too, WKCDA and theatre consultant, FDA turned to the industry standard for theatre - ETC - selecting a full solution from the UK manufacturer.

Fixtures included: the Desire D60 in which 60 energy-saving LED emitters combined provide powerful, highintensity output; the ColorSource CYC, the first ETC fixture to use a unique five-colour mix that creates beautiful, smooth washes of light on a cyclorama or wall; and some Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr - the acclaimed luminaire brings a x7 colour system with the addition of a lime-green LED emitter.

Dimming is taken care of by ETC’s Sensor 3, a system that offers powerful dimming solutions for all types of fixtures including high quality line dimming for LEDs. While control is courtesy of Paradigm,

the company’s system, which was fully integrated to create versatile and scalable system at Xiqi Centre.

Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre is a landmark building not only for being the first completed building in the vast West Kowloon Cultural District but also in the way it preserves and reinvents Xiqu for the city and beyond. It gives the Hong Kong fans and the city’s many visitors a 21st Century experience of traditional arts.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOUND Meyer Sound PA system; DiGiCo consoles; Yamaha consoles; Shure wireless microphones; Stagetec Nexus system; Clear-Com comms system LIGHTING ETC Desire D60 fixtures; ColorSource CYC fixtures; ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr fixtures; ETC Sensor 3 dimming system; ETC Paradigm control system www.westkowloon.hk/en/the-district/architecture-facilities/xiqu-centre

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The high crossover point to the compression driver means increased headroom and reduced harmonic and modulation distortion. The very high electroacoustic efficiency of the horn-loaded mid/high section is supplemented by new bass driver technology up to eight Vero VX cabinets can be powered by a single amplifier.

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Since the grand opening VIP party in December 2018, which was attended by media, familiar faces from the industry and partygoers, Wicked KL has made huge waves in the entertainment scene in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wicked KL is an inventive collaboration between three affluent directors, Benson Tay of Focus Dynamics Group Berhad, Dion Tan of Tropicana Corporation Berhad and Morvin Tan of Berjaya Corporation Berhad.

Located on the 12th floor of Kuala Lumpur’s latest luxury hotel chain, W Kuala Lumpur, the nightclub offers a vibrant, new-age style of partying for visitors.

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• Above Wicked KL, the go-to nightlife venue in Kuala Lumpur.

Nights at Wicked KL are like no other in the city, with an incredible array of the best international and local DJs that is constantly being updated. Every night of the week, the music has been specially curated to showcase the latest in the music scene, with huge beats and sounds getting club-goers in the mood as soon as they enter the spectacular venue.

Weekly DJs spin the latest tunes from Tuesday through to Sunday, with themed nights - Lucid Dream Sundays (funky house); Bootie Mashtronix Tuesdays (deep house music); Boom Bap Wednesdays (hip hop and R&B);

Lui Lui Thursdays (throwback tunes); Bang Fridays (open format); and Sin City Saturdays (EDM anthems).

With such a range of themed nights and events, it was vital that Wicked KL had a state-of-the-art audio system that delivered high-quality, flexible sound. Visitors expect an extraordinary experience in which they can go on a journey of musical exploration through the night, so it had to deliver.

The responsibility for installing a new audio system that would work perfectly for Wicked KL was with MotifV8 Projects, a leading distributor and www.mondodr.com

consultancy.

“MotifV8 Projects was first contacted regarding Wicked KL by M Group Entertainment’s Director, DJ Ken Kang, who first noticed the Void Acoustics Tri Motion loudspeaker at an installation we had done previously in Kuala Lumpur,” explained Sham Iskhander, Director of MotifV8 Projects. “He was looking for a something new and totally different for a premium club project.

“Ken wanted to have the Void Acoustics Air Series range of loudspeakers installed at Wicked KL - he was keen to have the cool, amazing-looking loudspeakers in

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red to match the interior.”

For the project, there were three separate sections that needed to be covered by the loudspeakers; an exclusive VIP area located behind the DJ, the main dancefloor complete with premium seating and the bar area just as guests arrive through the main entrance.

“We proposed two Void Acoustics Tri Motion loudspeakers for the dancefloor, with two Air Vantage loudspeakers for front of house.

Elsewhere, four Void Acoustics Airten loudspeakers were deployed in the VIP and bar areas,” added Sham.

“For the subwoofers, we chose two Stasys Xair

from Void Acoustics at the front and two Nexus XLs at the rear of the main dancefloor.”

The DJ monitors are also from Void Acoustics, with Point One boxes and clear perspex construction used.

“Ken wanted to have the latest state-of-the-art technology for Wicked KL as it’s a premium club within a high-end hotel,” said Sham. “Void Acoustics offer unique and visually striking loudspeakers, which are ideal in terms of the theme of the nightlclub. Stepping into Wicked KL is like being in an exclusive spaceship.”

Void Acoustics Bias Q2 and V9 amplifiers - which come with all the presets and settings optimised

for the loudspeakers - are also used. The amplifiers use Armonia software, too, which was used for EQ adjustments and monitoring.

A Bose ControlSpace ESP-4120 processor is utilised for signal compression, line input and output matrix routing to send audio signals to the amplifiers, as well as for zone controls for the venue.

Paired with lasers, lighting, LED displays and visual effects, the new Void Acoustics audio system has been an impressive addition to Wicked KL, enhancing the experience and making it the go-to nightlife venue in Kuala Lumpur.

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June 12-14 Orange County Convention Center A total of 19% of InfoComm attendance comes from outside the United States, and we’re committed to providing a global marketplace that makes it easy for you to meet manufacturers, dealers and audiovisual professionals all in one place. With 1,000 exhibitors and 44,000 attendees, InfoComm is the largest trade fair in North America for audiovisual communications.

InfoComm 2019 features: • A robust education program, AVIXA training sessions and Manufacturers’ Training sessions.

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• Audio Demo Rooms from TuesdayFriday, where you can hear equipment from the biggest brands in audio.

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ADJ Hydro Beam X2 Stand No.: 7457 www.adj.com/hydro-beam-x2 → IP65 outdoor rated professional moving head beam fixture with a 370W LL Osram Sirius HRI, 6,000 hour, discharge lamp that produces a razor sharp 3º beam. → Linear motorised focus. → Independent frost filter (wash effect). → 10 colours + 3,200K & 5,600K + open. → One gobo wheel with five glass gobos, three metal gobos and three gobo reducers + open.

Community LVH-900 Stand No.: 6343 www.communitypro.com/infocomm2019 → The new LVH-900 beam-forming venue horn is designed for exceptional performance in large venues. → Combined with Community’s proprietary room prediction software and amplified loudspeaker controllers, the LVH-900 precisely tailors the directivity of each loudspeaker, or array of loudspeakers, to meet the sound requirements in any application. → Each cabinet is comprised of four 12-inch LF drivers, three Community M200 midrange compression drivers and four 1.5-inch HF compression drivers. → Using patent-pending techniques, all drivers integrate into a single tri-axial waveguide that fills the entire 36-inch x 31-inch face of the enclosure, providing pattern control to below 200Hz. → The LVH-906 and LVH-909 offer 60º or 90º of fixed horizontal dispersion, respectively, with each allowing vertical dispersion beamforming ranging from 60° to 20°, in symmetric or asymmetric configurations. www.mondodr.com

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D.A.S. Audio HQ Series Stand No.: 6061 ww.dasaudio.com → Two-way long-throw system, 60º x 40º coverage angles. → Horn loaded 2 x 12″-inch low frequency loudspeaker and M-78N neodymium compression driver. → DX finish (fibreglass) for direct exposure and stainless steel rigging kit. → Selectable passive/biamplified operating modes and rotatable horns. → Applications for: arenas and large sports facilities, stadiums, outdoor applications.

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→ Self-contained laser and lighting fixture designed to be used in multi-head configurations. → Top class 2W full colour Kvant laser source + Pangolin’s SM-506 40 kpps scanning as standard. → Every Burstberry also offers BeamBurst effect and 3W white-LED blinder. → Supports native control from lighting desk via ArtNET. → Comes with integrated Pangolin FB4 controller and free QuickShow software.

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Magewell Pro Convert AIO RX Stand No.: 2409 www.magewell.com/pro-convert → Compact, plug-and-play, low-latency NDI decoder hardware. → Converts live, IP-based NDI streams into high-quality SDI or HDMI outputs for connection to baseband monitors, projectors and legacy equipment. → Simplifies the use of NewTek’s popular NDI AV-over-IP technology in presentation applications such as video walls, image magnification (IMAG), video-enhanced digital signage and multi-site video distribution. → Helps customers maximise earlier equipment investments as they transition to IP-based audiovisual infrastructures. → NDI is a registered trademark of NewTek, Inc.

Mega Systems Circa XS Scoop LED / Circa XL Scoop LED / Circa Scoop LED Stand No.: 601 megasystemsinc.com → Circa XS Scoop LED features: 84 RGB LEDs, 12WW LEDs, 45 WW + amber LEDs and 140° outer ring. → Circa XL Scoop LED features: 464 RGB LEDs, 108 WW LEDs, 60 WW +amber LEDs and 140° outer ring. → Circa Scoop LED features: 336 RGB LEDs, 87 WW & 45 WW & amber LEDs and eight segment control for inner and outer ring 140° (outer ring).

RGBlink D4 Stand No.: 601 www.rgblink.com → D4 is the new standard in 4K video switching. → Modular design for input and output. → 12G-SDI Support. → Genlock. → True Dual channel 4K@60 scaling processing.

Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 Stand No.: 5561 sennheiser.com/tcc2 → Ceiling array microphone with patented automatic adaptive beamforming technology. → Patented technology automatically captures the active loudspeaker in the room → Crystal clear audio, flexible usage of a meeting space. → Remote management through Sennheiser Control Cockpit software. → Easy installation and integration: Power over Ethernet, compatibility with Dante Domain Manager (DDM) and Crestron control system, open media control protocol (API). www.mondodr.com

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• The Acme booth

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• The Admiral team in matching orange bow ties

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• The Analog Way booth

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Another April brought another Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. With much talk in recent years over the future of this show, this year was littered with yet more changes. Moved back to the rear of the exhibition site, audio occupied Hall 8, while lighting was in the new Hall 12, yet visual products were predominately housed in Hall 4/4.1 meaning, for mondo*dr at least, the floor plan felt a little split. However, we managed to work our way around to see the exhibitors and below are the highlights we came across as we scoured the show floor.

Absen was centre stage with its latest product, the Aries Series, which allowed the company to further exhibit its increased prowess with

the capabilities of its award-winning Polaris Series.

On display on the Adam Audio stand were: the T5V - a highly affordable two-way near field monitor optimised for small control rooms; the A7X, the company’s best selling near field monitor; and the S3V that is a threeway studio monitor designed primarily for midfield applications.

Adam Hall Group brand, LD Systems demonstrated the latest audio solutions including the MAUI i1 for fixed installations, the compact IMA and IPA installation amplifiers, the flexible and rugged DQOR outdoor loudspeakers and the newU500 in-ear monitoring systems from the IEM Series. Cameo – for lumen beings – is the

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new brand motto of the lighting brand Cameo, a brand of the Adam Hall Group, and the promotion of of the motto began at this year’s Prolight+Sound. With this largescale campaign, which is accompanied by an elaborately produced image film, Cameo is repositioning itself and demonstrating that professional lighting technology, passion for visual design, and unforgettable emotional moments are one in the same. From the very beginning, Cameo developers and designers have put themselves in the shoes of their target group of professional ‘lumen beings’ – lighting enthusiasts, who have turned their passion into a profession. The Cameo Pro product range provides these lumen beings, now and in the future, with innovative, creative, and smart

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• Jochen, James and colleague from Adamson

• The Clair Solutions stand

• The AV Stumpfl booth

lighting solutions so that they can make their own visual visions a reality.

Adamson Systems Engineering expanded its popular S-Series, a line of sub-compact loudspeakers. The latest additions included the S7 ultra-compact two-way, full-range line array enclosure and complementary S118 subwoofer, plus the S7p and S10p two-way, full-range point source cabinets. Together, the latest boxes offer a substantial increase in configuration options for standalone S-Series systems. “The S-Series family changed the face of Adamson, transforming it from a manufacturer of performance loudspeakers to a provider of complete system solutions,” shared James Oliver, Director of Marketing and Sales.

ADB was present with a large demo and hospitality area, where visitors could meet and discover all the new products as well as some classic products. “In recent years, we have decided to combine tradition and innovation by enhancing ADB’s classic know-how with a range of LED lights equipped with state-of-the-art technology for versatile, high-quality lighting, which is particularly in demand in theatres.

Today, therefore, we know that our distributors and customers can not only count on our classic

• Rachael from mondo*dr with Ben from Ardent

• Chris from AVID

catalogue, with long-standing products such as the Warp and the timeless Eurodim dimmers, but also on control desks and LED theatre lights, which look to the future,” said ADB CEO Simone Capeleto.

ADJ debuted eight new professional lighting products: Allegero Z6, Focus Beam LED, 15 HEX Bar IP, Vizi Wash 237, Saber Bar 6, Par Z MOVE RGBW, Encore Burst RGBW IP and the Encore Burst UV IP, all of which were displayed for the first time on the company’s stand. The range of moving heads, IP-rated washes and an impressive motorised LED linear fixtures enhanced ADJ’s extensive catalogue of lighting equipment.

Allen & Heath highlighted some of its ultracompact dLive systems, in particular the dLive Wings systems. Central to the dLive Wings concept is the compact C1500 surface, which allows engineers to manage upscale shows from a 19-inch console, using its 12-inch touchscreen, 19 assignable SoftKeys and 12 faders over six layers.

“Going from a 36 fader surface to a 12 fader C1500 or a touchscreen can seem daunting at first,” commented Ben Morgan, dLive Product Manager at Allen & Heath. “But with a bit of planning and smart use of SoftKeys, it’s amazing

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• The guys from Adam Audio

• Keith from Allen & Heath

• Emma from mondo*dr with Rena from ASC

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• Alexander of Audio-Technica

• Chauvet’s Ben

• The CODA Audio booth

• The Coemar trio

• The Aura Audio team strike a pose

how quickly engineers embrace the Wings concept and the freedom it brings.”

Analog Way announced new compact versions of its Picturall Quad and Picturall Twin media servers, delivering the same class leading playback performance in a 2RU ruggedised chassis. The Picturall media servers’ compact versions were presented along with the new LivePremier series, one of the most powerful live presentation systems ever built.

ArKaos demonstrated its latest products including MediaMaster v5.4, Kling-Net, PRO DJ LINK - a project with Pioneer DJ - and its powerful new 4K media servers. Several leading lighting manufacturers used the potential and massive flexibility of ArKaos’s Kling-Net protocol to run and demonstrate the versatility of pixel-fixtures on their stands, including Robe, Clay Paky, Elation, JB Lighting, Music & Light, and more.

The brand-new Helios range of LED tubes smaller, lighter, brighter and more portable than ever - was launched at the expo - available like all Astera products - with an ingenious assortment of accessories to cover every rigging and positioning eventuality. This was also the first time at Prolight+Sound that Astera showcased its best-selling TitanTube LED batten product, which was launched last summer. Other highlighted flagship products included the AX1 PixelTube, the AX3 LightDrop, the AX5 TriplePAR and the AX10 SpotMax. AV Stumpfl presented its latest products and solutions, including PIXERA mini, a flexible and ultra-compact version of its new powerful range of media servers, as well as its PIXERA v1.0 software, and the upcoming AT64-SHIFT screen

• Barco had its tour bus onsite, one of its first stops on the European tour

system leg.

PIXERA is a 64-bit system for real-time media processing, compositing and management, built around the key theme of usability. Based on the same principles as the highly successful T32SHIFT, the AT64-SHIFT can be used for much larger mobile projection screens.

While the T32-SHIFT is compatible with AV Stumpfl’s Monoblox32 and MonoClip32 projection screen frames, which means it can easily be combined with existing AV Stumpfl screen systems. Using the T32-SHIFT, it takes less than five minutes to assemble and adjust an AV Stumpfl mobile projection screen system, including height adjustments.

At the Ayrton stand, attendees were excited to see the new products and a new lightshow populated by Ayrton’s latest fixtures. This year’s releases, the Ayrton Levante and Diablo wash and profile fixtures, were in action for the first time alongside Khamsin, Bora, Ghibli, Mistral, Merak and NandoBeam, all of which illustrated the huge versatility, power and feature set of Ayrton’s expanding new Wash, Spot and Profile ranges.

B&C Speakers debuted the DCX464 coaxial ring radiator, designed from scratch to advance the state-of-the-art. The DCX464’s midrange diaphragm covers 300Hz-5.5kHz with 110dB sensitivity, and its 100mm voice coil handles 220W. The 64mm coil high frequency diaphragm covers 3-18kHz with 112.5dB sensitivity and handles 160W. A patent pending midrange integrator allows both diaphragms to work in harmony over a wide bandwidth, for greater combined output and crossover flexibility. All this energy arrives at a 1.4-inch throat, from the most

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compact package that can be designed today.

Barco took some of its latest innovations on a ‘Shape It. Show It’ roadshow that will see the company visit almost 50 events in cities across Europe between April and June, starting at this year’s Prolight + Sound. The company’s range of new products included single-chip laser projectors for a wide range of market segments, the brightest 4K laser projector under 100kg, and even a sneak preview of an all-new mid-level laser threechip DLP projector. Visitors could also view the innovative Rigiflex; the powerwall you can roll up.

Other products on show were Direct View LED tiles and UniSee; seamless LCD video walls with bezel-less viewing and an innovative mounting system.

Brompton Technology showed its new HDR solution by combining the power of its Tessera SX40 LED processor with ROE’s superb Black Onyx LED screens. The SX40 is Brompton Technology’s highest-ever capacity processor and offers support for full 4K screens at 60Hz with 12 bits per colour output, a zero-latency up/ down scaler that matches the source to the screen, plus all of Tessera’s industry-leading processing features such as ChromaTune colour correction, On Screen Colour Adjustment (OSCA), and more.

“Our initial preview of HDR at ISE 2019 created a real buzz,” said Brompton’s Business Development Manager, Rob Fowler. “We’re delighted to be able to offer our customers another sneak-peak ahead of the official launch this year by partnering with ROE Visual at Prolight+Sound.”

Cadac showed a number of new developments, including a console ‘sidecar’, and console mirroring and bus VCA features in a preview of

• The Clay Paky booth

v6.0 CDC OS. The company’s booth features the full current range of CDC consoles, running on its MegaCOMMS dedicated music production audio network, which supports up to 3,072 channels of the same ultra-high quality, fully time-aligned, phase-coherent, high-resolution audio, over distances of up to 2km.

Celestion confirmed the arrival of its new CDX142410 1.4-inch exit, high frequency compression driver. CDX14-2410 is the latest of Celestion’s ‘ultra-low noise’ compression drivers, featuring a patented phase-plug design which, together with a unique “deep-drawn diaphragm” results in more accurate sounding HF, exhibiting much lower distortion than many comparable devices already on the market.

“In essence, the 2410 is a low profile, ferrite magnet version of the well-established CDX142420 neodymium magnet compression driver,” commented Celestion Marketing Manager, Ken Weller. “The ferrite magnet means it is not so light weight as the neo counterpart, however, it delivers the same high levels of performance at a more cost-effective price point.”

Chauvet Professional drew large crowds throughout Prolight+Sound. The brightest attractions for visitors were the company’s new Maverick MK3 Spot and Maverick MK3 Profile LED fixtures. Supported by a marketing campaign built around a ‘take your breath away’ tag line, the new fixtures with their intense output, make them ideally suited for even the largest arena and stadium applications.

The new 820W fixtures also offer best-in-class in terms of their weight and dimensions, being lighter and more compact than any luminaire with

• CLF showing its products

• The Celestion team

• Polly of Christie

• The DPA Microphones stand

• Eric from D.A.S. Audio

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a comparable output. Adding to their advantage is a wide range of performance features, including full-loaded static, rotation and animation effects.

Both fixtures have a 6° to 54° zoom angle, the widest ever offered in the Maverick series.

“The show was great for us,” said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “We felt good going into this show, and the overwhelming reception received by our new Maverick MK3 fixtures more than lived up to our expectations. These fixtures are really going to raise the bar.”

Clay Paky Xtylos, the first ever laser beam moving light, was a great success. About 10,000 people attended the live demo shows at Clay Paky’s stand.

The success of the Xtylos video teaser was even more overwhelming. It received over 150,000 views on various social media channels.

The teaser undoubtedly led to a lot of industry professionals wanting to witness the innovative developments in light technology in this revolutionary new unit in person. It is a beam moving light that uses a revolutionary laser source specifically built for it, which is enclosed in a reliable, safe, completely sealed module. Many surprising new Clay Paky products are debuting at Prolight+Sound 2019: Xtylos, Axcor Wash 600, Mini-B and CloudIO.

• Gianluca of Faital with Rachael from mondo*dr

• Simon from Nicolaudie

CODA Audio showcased its graphical user interface for LINUS products. LINUS Control V2.

LINUS Control v2.0 is a complete departure from the previous LINUS Live v1.2 platform.

As well as new control software, new rewritten and restructured firmware has been developed to provide more stability, flexibility and features. The LINUS Control v2.0 software provides a reliable and ruggedised application for the control and monitoring of the CODA LINUS amplification platform. It is optimised for both MacOS and Windows, for both tablet and native interfaces.

Bundled in the application behind the scenes is the device Firmware, Speaker Files, Control Logic and a 3rd Party UDP Control protocol that will allow for offline remote control of LINUS amplifiers from 3rd Party Devices, very useful in installation scenarios. d&b audiotechnik introduced its bitesized B8SUB. Standing only 170mm tall, the B8-SUB keeps a remarkably low profile yet boasts an exceptionally high performance to size ratio that provides a low frequency extension down to 43Hz. The B8 pairs with the established d&b audiotechnik xC, xS and E-Series loudspeakers, with dedicated models for mobile (B8-SUB) and install (Bi8-SUB).

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• The Flash Professional stand

• Eric and Larry from Elation

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Fitting comfortably in the tightest of spaces, the B8 is ideal for corporate environments, cruise ships, small venues and more. “The lower frequencies play an important role in the perception of speech and rhythm,” affirmed d&b audiotechnik Product Manager, Wolfgang Schulz. “Subwoofers have often been omitted from applications due to space constraints or the visually sensitive nature of a venue. Now listeners can get a full bandwidth experience everywhere, because it’s very easy to integrate the B8 anywhere.”

DiGiCo showcased new software upgrades for the SD12 and SD10, which take both consoles to a completely new level.

When the SD12 was launched, it raised the bar for a compact, affordable, multi- application digital console. It delivered DiGiCo sonic quality, had dual 15-inch touch screens and was the first SD Range console with a built-in recording interface.

Along with the SD12 96 chargeable upgrade, the new SD10+ upgrade comes free of charge. Only available for Core 2 consoles, SD10+ expands the already powerful SD10 from 132 to 144 input channels. Both upgrades continue DiGiCo’s commitment to providing continued additional value on clients’ original console investment.

• Cat from ETC with Rachael from mondo*dr

• The Global Truss stand

The Digital Projection booth at Prolight+Sound demonstrated its latest Solid State Laser Phosphor projectors in the shape of the 37,000 lumen TITAN laser and 21,000 lumen M-Vision laser.

The TITAN laser produces 37,000 lumens from a relatively compact chassis, making it the ideal projector for the most demanding of large-venue and live events applications where bright, pin sharp images are required.

The M-Vision Laser 21,000 now includes red lasers and boasts an unprecedented 21,000 lumens output and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, bringing budget-sensitive applications a largescreen imaging solution and near three-chip performance at a one-chip price point.

DPA Microphones displayed a full range of microphone solutions for the live market, including its tiny subminiature 6000 Series that include an attractive and highly secure headset.

DPA also rolled out its other microphones that incorporate its CORE by DPA amplifier technology range. These included its 4000 Series of d:screet miniature lavalier, d:fine headset and now d:vote 4099 instrument microphones.

Doughty’s Fifty Clamp made its Prolight+Sound debut this year. Mark Chorley, Design Engineer at Doughty commented: “We are really excited

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to hear what people visiting the show have to say about this new clamp. Early indication is that it’s a bit of a game changer. Some of our customers have already told us that the extra 30kg is going to make a big difference.”

The Fifty Clamp has TUV approval, a SWL of 50kg and has been designed to fit tube diameter 38mm-51mm. It is made from pressure die cast aluminium, which prevents damage to thin wall truss. It is captive with M10 or M12 bolts and comes supplied with an M10 fixing kit. “It’s already available to order,” explained Mark. “We are looking forward to gathering additional feedback as uptake increases.” Doughty also showed its new Scaff Boom Arm and Heavy Duty Boom Arm at the show.

DTS introduced the ALCHEMY 5 - a newgeneration LED wash light, made for any tasks where colour perfection is paramount ALCHEMY 5 is equipped with a high power six-colour LED engine; the integration of this particular LED array with proprietary control algorithms, makes for a very uniform distribution of energy along the visible light spectrum. The result is a superior white light quality and an extended colour palette with a wider gamut of pastel shades that were unattainable before.

Elation Professional showcased the new luminaires in its popular Fuze and Paladin series.

All new Fuze series fixtures include the Fuze Spot, Fuze Profile with a full colour spectrum LED engine, and Fuze Profile CW with cold white LED engine, all automated LED moving heads. The Fuze Spot and Fuze Profile - designed for theatre, television and a wide array of precision lighting applications - house a 92 CRI engine that utilises a 5-colour homogenised LED array of red, green, • The HK Audio booth

blue, mint and amber sources.

The carefully tuned LEDs ensure accurate colour reproduction while delivering a powerful output of over 9,000 lumens. Virtual colour temperature, magenta / green adjustment plus colour gel emulation give designers access to an impressive LED colour array. Compact, quiet and lightweight, both fixtures house a 7° to 46° zoom. Dual gobo wheels, animation wheel, frost, prism and iris round out their comprehensive feature sets.

Attendees to the ETC and High End Systems stands were able to catch demonstrations of Augment3d, ETC’s new fully integrated 3D programming environment in Eos v3.0. This innovation lets users control and design in a 3D space as well as interacting with their fixtures through augmented reality. Also on show was High End Systems’ TurboRay, the newest automated fixture. Its distinctive appearance with a classic retro design and radial diffusers attracted many visitors to the High End stand. ETC’s Relevé Spot was another main attraction at this year’s exhibition. The moving light, specifically designed for theatre brings a calibrated four-colour additive mixing system and unique Ani-gobo wheel that creates textures like never before. It is an automated light that brings affordable, high quality colour mixing to smaller venues.

FBT proudly introduced the MYRA as its new flagship sound reinforcement system, as well as the world debut of JMAxX, a brand new line of maximum performance portable loudspeakers from FBT, successor to the original FBTMaxX series international best seller. The company also released of the INFINITO system management suite. Entirely developed in-house by FBT’s Research and Development team, INFINITO

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• Michael from Fohhn

• Tim and colleague from Harmonic Design

• The Highllite International team

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• The JB Lighting booth

delivers seamless operation of and new ease of use for all FBT active loudspeakers, matrix processors, and processing power amplifiers.

Fohhn introduced new additions to its comprehensive concert sound system. These included a full range of accessories for the Focus Venue line array system, new DSP amplifiers and a new 18-inch subwoofer. A further highlight was the new in-house developed, web-based acoustic simulation software - Fohhn Designer.

Funktion-One unveiled its latest technological development with the launch of Vero VX, which has been in development for the last three years, promises Vero sound for a wider range of venues and environments thanks to its more compact footprint.

Funktion-One founder Tony Andrews said: “We’re delighted to introduce Vero VX to the world. Since Vero’s launch in 2016 we’ve had a lot of interest in a smaller system that offers the same performance characteristics and ease of deployment. Through significant engineering innovation, we’ve managed to achieve that objective.”

The Vero VX system comprises VX90 full-range vertical array elements, V124 or V221 bass enclosures, amp racks, fly bars, transport dollies, ground stack hardware, cabling and Projection predictive software.

Global Truss and A.T.C. arranged a strategical relationship for heavy- duty systems, stage roofs

• The Kling & Freitag stand

and special constructions. Florian Schaaf from the Global Truss said: “Now we are able to rely on the long-time experience of A.T.C. in the field of professional solutions and special constructions.

The first results of this partnership are already visible with the Multi-Tower-Basement, the new stage roofs as well as our innovative FOH. We are looking forward to the cooperation with A.T.C. on the technical and on the sales side. A win-win for the companies and the customers.”

“We are looking forward to the cooperation with Global Truss where both companies’ abilities are merged,” said Thomas Wagner from A.T.C. “Global Truss is already really strong in the retail market and will be too in the professional market with our cooperation. The customer will profit from this cooperation and will receive a lot of innovative products in the near future.”

GLP occupied its biggest booth ever at Hall 12, enticed lighting professionals with its signature lightshows, choreographed by American LD, Nate Files in addition to its trademark GLP beer, enabling LDs to chat informally at the bar with company representatives. Alongside the celebrations, was GLP’s riveting lightshow, highlighting the new KNV Dot and Line. The KNV Line consists of five single pixels in a row, in which form factor is maintained 1:1 and thus they correspond to five KNV lines in form and pixel distance of a KNV cube. But the centrepiece of this year’s show was GLP HIGHLANDER

• Daniel from HOF

• Sam and Anastasia from Green Hippo

• The L-Acoustics booth

• Alex from KV2

• Uta from Haze Base

• Ole from Holoplot

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• The Lamp stand

• The Le Maitre team

• LED Blade’s Peter

Wash, an impressive, traditional wash light based on a 1,400W discharge lamp, with a large zoom range, impressive field angle, full motion four-blade framing system and fast iris. Another well-received fixture was the new impression S350 Wash, which was also demonstrated on the active rig, and great interest was also shown in the new impression FR10 Bar. Green Hippo is constantly improving the Hippotizer software, the latest version which was on display at Prolight+Sound added two widely requested features: Object to Output and BeatBridge as well as a host of smaller fixes and improvements.

Object to Output is a new way to manage displays in Hippotizer. Working within the powerful 3D toolset of SHAPE, Object to Output enables a surface in the 3D world to be sent directly to a physical output. In addition, V4.5 introduces BeatBridge, a new component that simplifies programming by allowing Hippotizer parameters to react to audio input. It’s a fast and easy way to create, in real-time, sound reactive effects.

BeatBridge operates as part of the preset system, ensuring compatibility with external controllers such as Midi and DMX. Harmonic Design participated in the outdoor audio demo using its hd HLS20 and hd HLS24 featuring HybridLineSource technology. The space could host up to 2,500 people yet the company’s setup only required two top boxes and 2-4 subwoofers. It’s the HybridLineSource technology that dramatically reduces the amount of cabinets needed because the sound quality produced reaches a new level of accuracy, coherency and dynamic effect, as fewer loudspeakers interfere with one another.

LINEAR 7 is the latest, most advanced range in HK Audio’s LINEAR Series, which also includes

LINEAR 3 and LINEAR 5. The five loudspeaker models that make up the LINEAR 7 launch portfolio - including four mid/high units and one subwoofer – feature the most powerful and functional feature sets of any LINEAR product to date, pushing the LINEAR concept forward and extending the family with a line that meets the needs of future and more professional applications. This new series was on display for visitors during the show.

KLANG: technologies introduced attendees as an immersive in-ear mixing into the SD-Range and the latest A3232 DMI for S-Series consoles. There was a first opportunity to experience a working version of their new control integration for immersive in-ear mixing; the bidirectional control of mixes and immersive pan positioning will allow monitor engineers to provide fully immersive IEM feeds as part of their normal workflow.

PL+S 2019 heralded the global launch of the most compact loudspeaker yet in the KV2 Audio range.

The ESD Cube ultra-compact passive five-inch loudspeaker utilises a unique trans-coil design for superior vocal reproduction, extended high frequency response, increased dynamic range and the lowest distortion of any comparable loudspeaker in its class.

KV2’s exclusive trans-coil AIC (Active Impedance Control) technology, already deployed in a number of KV2 products, has been taken to a whole new level in the Cube. The result is perfect phase response across the extended frequency range, meaning that the vocal imaging and instrument placement of the Cube system is nothing short of stunning.

L-Acoustics had the new ARCS A15 and A10 systems and companion subwoofer, KS21, which deliver renowned L-Acoustics concert performance and reliability for audiences from

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• The Laserworld team

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• The LSC team

• Aurélien from Minuit Une

• Klaus from MBN

• The Look Solutions stand

50 to 5,000 in an approachable, compact format that offers unlimited versatility and ease of use, on display.

Lawo’s exhibition setup at this year’s Prolight + Sound focused on IP-based products and solutions for theater and live applications. In a hands-on environment, visitors experienced Lawo mc audio consoles and Lawo IP routing systems as well as Lawo’s video processing units and audioover-IP interfaces, including A_stage, the new members of the A_line family of WAN-capable stageboxes.

Le Maitre rolled out its Wireless Salamander Quad Pro flame machine to the tradeshow floor. As well as boasting its Proloom ignite system, the MVS Smart Hazer and the freezefog Pro low smoke system.

Linea Research announced the addition of eightchannel 20kW models to its successful M and C series of networked DSP amplifiers. Optimised to deliver 2,500W per channel into four ohms with all eight-channels driven simultaneously the new touring focused 48M20 and installation targeted 88C20 amplifiers offer truly class leading performance while maintaining the outstanding audio performance which defines the brand.

“Our existing amplifiers models delivered their highest power output into two ohms,” explained Peter Collins, Sales Manager at Linea Research.

“But of course two ohms isn’t always ideal and many of our users prefer to load their amps at four ohms. In developing these new models we’ve been able to effectively double our output and power density into four ohms giving our customers exactly what they’ve been asking for.”

This show saw the official release of the new

• Ron and colleague from Mountain Productions

DINrail range of LSC products including LED drivers, MDR DMX RDM splitters and a preview of the new Mantra Mini DINrail playback unit and Houston X software, allowing configuration and monitoring of GenVI, APS, UNITY and the entire new DIN range of products.

MA Lighting highlighted the latest features and functionality of its grandMA3 and dot2 lighting control solutions. Visitors experienced the latest preview version of the grandMA3 software as it progresses towards the V1.0 launch later this year.

All grandMA3 models will be available for handson demo in Mode2 and Mode3.

Recent developments including new ways of colour control, visual ways of Phaser control, enhanced 3D visualisation or networking protocol implementations and much more are on display.

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MADRIX previewed its first major software update at this year’s show, alongside the full range of hardware products for modern lighting control.

Version 5.1 will bring native support for Blackmagic Design, NDI, and Spout to the awardwinning pixel mapper. Operators around the world are already looking forward to these flexible new ways to work with video.

MDG celebrated with the first presentation in Germany of its IP55-rated WPE Series of fog and haze generators. The ATMe WPE haze generator and Me1 WPE and Me2 WPE fog generators are rugged, non-stop, variable output, outdoor versions of their highly successful counterparts.

“The reception to the new WPE units was fantastic,” said Martin Michaud, MDG CEO. “Our European customers were very happy to see that

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the controllability, output, ruggedness and ease of maintenance they know in standard MDG generators is now available in weatherproof and dust-resistant housings for all kinds of outdoor use.”

The launch of MERGING+ANUBIS on 21 March and the initial showing in Dublin at the AES Convention, prompted a huge reaction on social media and a number of industry forums. In recognition of the target audience for Prolight+Sound, Merging opted for stand that centred on this product and that also hinted of things to come. One of the Anubis product managers brought his guitar to the show to demonstrate how Anubis can already be a real boon to musicians on stage and how this preempts a future application.

This extremely compact audio interface is a standalone A/D and D/A capable of handling microphone or line level inputs and four analogue line outputs, plus two high quality headphone outputs. The large rotary encoder allows for precise monitoring volume control but also makes parameter adjustment simple, while the multi-touch display and dedicated buttons provide intuitive selection of whatever needs to be controlled. Built in talkback, high-quality headphone and cue circuits and loudspeaker management functions make this an ideal unit in any control room or stage.

The Sonic Loungd hosted daily demonstrations of Meyer Sound’s new Spacemap LIVE spatial mixing platform, and an extensive display of Meyer Sound products, including the new ULTRA-X40 point source loudspeaker, first launched at ISE 2019 as the successor to Meyer

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• Martin and Nicolas from MDG

Sound’s UPA loudspeaker.

MILOS gave lighting designers a new lease on creative freedom with a worldwide first - Ultimate Hinge - during Prolight+Sound. This new hinge design allows for virtually infinite height and angular configurations for exciting backdrops and support structures. The aluminium truss integrates with the versatile steel hinge parts, connecting seamlessly with Milos M290 truss. It also features a high-strength lifting eye for safe and simple connection with your electric hoists or lifting points.

The MILOS Ultimate Hinge is your ultimate partner in creating new and interesting lighting arrangements within truss structures, while eliminating potential damage to book corners.

Minuit Une had a specially designed booth for visitors to learn quickly how IVL operates, they were able to get their hands on the technology and create infinity of original ideas for designs in mid-size venues. The company’s in-house lighting designers prepared Quick Start show files, with presets and effects, for every console to save time during programming. It was a very hands-on booth on the showfloor.

Music & Lights stand design featured the largest footprint to date and played host to over 400 luminaires in the popular PROLIGHTS arena along with the 20 new lighting products in the touring, studio and architectural markets also on display, which were launched during the event.

The display area featured a new and innovative interactive touchscreen system allowing visitors to test fixtures at their own leisure, interact with the Music & Lights team. New fixtures on show during the show included: PANORAMAIPSPOT

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• NEXO’s new recruit, Andy

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NEXO collaborated with Yamaha on its DXRmkll loudspeakers. “Working with NEXO was an obvious step in taking DXRmkII to the highest level of performance. Liaising closely with NEXO engineers at its state-of-the-art facility greatly contributed to the impressive SPL and unmatched reliability of these new loudspeakers,” said Yoshi Tsugawa, General Manager of the Yamaha Pro Audio Division.

“As a result, they deliver enhanced performance and reliability, allowing them to meet the demands of a wider range of environments that require professional, high-quality performance in a compact, lightweight package.”

Jean Mullor, CEO of NEXO addeded: “It was very exciting to see the DXRmkII concept take shape and to contribute to the process. We are proud to have played a role in the DXR Series’ development from its inception to the present, putting the finishing touches on the new upgraded lineup.”

Optocore exhibited its innovative products and solutions for the transport of audio, video and control data by Optocore Optical Digital Network System at PL+S. UK spatial audio specialist, Out Board showcased the latest evolutions of its groundbreaking TiMax immersive audio and showcontrol systems.

Demos featured the intuitive TiMax 500S software workflows including StageSpace for instant autocalculation of adaptive localisation objects directly from a map of the venue; and TiMax HARDCore FGPA, a powerful new DSP engine for the TiMax Soundhub platform, which adds extended delaymatrix memory and ultra-smooth dynamic delaymorphing algorithms to create totally transparent real-time localisation.

Out Board also previewed the all-new TiMax TrackerD4 evolution of their market-leading stagetracking showcontrol.

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This year Portman Lights released its newest product, the P1 mini LED, the latest in its highly specialised range of products. Exhibiting a tungsten look and retro style to match Portman Lights’ existing product line but this time with full LED. Arranged in the same configuration and housing as the original P1 Retro Lamp, P1 mini LED combines two layers of light sources: a special 1,800K linear filament and an RGBW glow that adds colour and enhances the creative possibilities of the new fixture.

“We are very excited to bring our new P1 mini to the market at Prolight + Sound,” said Portman Lights’ Business Development Manager, Dominik Zimakowski. “This is a ground-breaking product for us because, for the first time, we have produced a full LED stage lighting fixture whilst retaining the truly vintage, halogen look. P1 mini LED provides that unique Portman Lights look that is so in demand for television and live performance yet answers the growing demand for LED light sources.”

Powersoft had a full suite of industry audio solutions, including the brand new X4L amplifier; the LOTO DSP 1-2 in / 4-out advanced DSP board; the DSP-Lite ETH 1-2 in / 3-out DSP interface; and an update for its Snapshot Selector mobile app.

As the latest addition to Powersoft’s already enviable range of amplifiers, the X4L, has been created to drive modern high SPL woofers that require very high voltage in order to deliver their full potential. The product is specifically designed to deliver up to 300V (peak) to the loudspeakers, which translates to more audible impact from the music itself.

PR Lighting displayed its highly efficient shortarc metal halide lamp, the XR 1700 Framing (PR-2887) which represented PR Lighting’s most powerful framing fixture yet and the flagship in its • The Movecat booth

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• The Music & Lights team

• Franco and colleague from Sagitter

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• SE Audiotechnik’s Michael

• The Novastar stand

• Benny from Smoke Factory

• The RGBlink team

• The Outline stand

• The PXM team

• The Robe team

• Celebrating Robert Juliat’s 100th anniversary

• Yorick from Optocore

range, producing unprecedented light output.

Featuring four framing blades, it delivers a range of graphics in different sizes and shapes and a further four framing blades to give a full curtain effect. The whole module offers endless rotation to provide unlimited versatility - a major breakthrough.

In cooperation with Cybermotion and ROE Visual, Prolyte Group hosted a show every day, at every hour. Showing its unrivalled capacity in the design and build of complex truss structures, Prolyte Group displayed a range of heavy-duty trusses, and trusses specially designed for LED walls at the exhibition in Frankfurt.

It was the first year exhibiting for PROTOS, a new company setup by Jasper, Cor and Menze van der Sluis to produce competitively priced force measuring systems. The trio brought and demonstrated the full core product range this year - both wired and wireless load cells, 3,25 & 4,75T variants, wind speed meters, a relay unit hooked up to an alarm light, a handheld readout unit for easily reading out loud cells on the go and several variants of receivers. It was important to showcase these products in the European market, since the brand is already well established in Asia, and they were very well received.

Riedel gains further expertise and know-how in hardware and software-based participant management and engagement tools after acquiring shares in EvoCount. The partnership will generate numerous synergies in event technology, cost management, and logistics and complements Riedel’s wide range of services in the rental business.

“Guest management has become a core element of every major event. With the services of our new partner, EvoCount, we have again expanded

our range of digital event solutions and optimised our ability to align all processes and services comprehensively in the event sector,” said Marco Kraft, Head of Sales in Germany at Riedel Communications. “Riedel continues to invest in the future and is working to develop even more synergies for our customers worldwide.”

“Riedel stands for innovation, vision, and growth.

This collaboration provides us with an excellent basis for further expansion in the global events market,” said Tim Mertel-Blinn, Co-Founder of EvoCount.

Robe celebrated 25 years with style and flair at Prolight+Sound with its largest and most dynamic booth to date – also one of the biggest in the exhibition – which provided a dramatic backdrop for the show-stopping finale of the ‘Lost Worlds’ trilogy of live shows, complete with seven dancers, a specially compiled soundtrack and over 300 of the newest Robe moving light fixtures.

Robert Juliat, which celebrates its centenary in 2019, presented its SpotMe system at Prolight+Sound The bespoke solution for followspot technology was demonstrated with a new interface, the SpotMe Maestro, developed in partnership with zactrack of Austria. SpotMe Maestro allows the SpotMe system to operate universally with all DMX lighting consoles on the market.

“With SpotMe Maestro we have made the SpotMe technology more widely available to all venues and events, broadening the protocol possibilities,” said Claus Spreyer, Robert Juliat’s Sales Director.

“We are proud to be associated with zactrack - a major player in the field of position tracking, 3D-calculation and media control is.”

ROE Visual presented new and existing products in an inspirational setting, aiming to showcase

• Riedel’s Julian

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• The Prolyte team

• Jaro and Marian of LED Strip Studio

• Marina and colleague from ROE

• Pinkish hour in full swing

• The Ovation team

• The SFAT team

• The Sommer Cable ladies

• The Shine Stage team

• A busy Showtex booth

• The Sixty82 booth

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• Thomas from Spotlight

• Liam from Spotrack with Steph from Sound Marketing in force

its products creative capabilities. In cooperation with Brompton Technology, ROE Visual showed an HDR solution in a sneak-preview set-up, combining Brompton Tessera SX40 LED processing power and the superb Black Onyx LED screens.

ShowTex reinvented itself to present its amazing stage fabric in motion with a brand-new stand, designed to spark creativity and inspire all visitors.

An asymmetrical display of red theatre drapes showed the infinite possibilities of the extra-wide Velours Delta. The dynamically layered curtains, including both a Wagner as a Venetian drape, were all DMX controlled through the latest ShowTex motor technology.

Behind it, a printed voile moving up and down on a HiSpeed Roll-Up system, appearing and disappearing for the intrigued audience.

Additional circular infinity mirror with integrated High Output LEDs by ShowLED was a true selfie magnet. A skillful demonstration of how glassless GiantMirror foil can make a great eye catcher at any event.

The Spotrack team were on hand to explain and discuss all aspects of the hardware and software that comprise a system, which is revolutionising the lighting industry’s approach to spotlight control.

Showcasing its ability to allow an operator to remotely control light from any location, with any number of moving lights as followspots. Working in tangent with any moving light and any lighting console, in any performance space.

Another stand celebrating an anniversary was Vari-Lite with the show marking 25 years since the V*L5 won an Emmy Award, which was proudly on display on the tradeshow floor.

Vari-Lite’s newer technology was also on show, including its VL2600 range, which comprised

• Jenny of Tech Team

• The Steinigke booth

the VL6000 Beam, VL800 Beamline, and the new VL10BeamWash – a hybrid 550W discharge fixture with a large front lens and punchy effects offering. Also, on display was the company’s new concept/prototype VL6500 Washbeam, featuring radial diffusers on the front face of the VL6000 Beam.

VUE Audiotechnik’s new Leader of Business Development in Europe, Frauke Jungbluth, presented the latest developments in their e-Class range of uber-performance architectural loudspeaker systems, including the production version of the V242 VUEDrive 4 zone networked DSP/amplifier systems engine. The e-Class is the result of VUE’s intensive focus on the unique challenges that integrators and consultants face today across the globe.

“Now that 4K video with content delivered over IP is the norm, yesterday’s audio technology just won’t cut it anymore,” explained Ken Berger, Founder and CEO of VUE Audiotechnik. “Video has evolved, and thanks to the e-Class products, audio is now following suit. And this is just the beginning… the e-Class Roadmap includes a continuous string of disruptive products over the next few years that will set entirely new industry standards for size to performance ratios, along with IP network integration.”

WORK PRO announced a significant software upgrade for its LightShark DMX-based hardware lighting console, resulting in major improvements to its features and functionality. The company also revealed that, LightShark users can purchase a new bundle incorporating a Capture Visualiser Licence from Capture Sweden.

WORK PRO’s software version 1.1.2, which is available as a free download from the company’s website, makes LightShark even more intuitive and responsive by giving end users enhanced

• Kyle of Signify

• The Verlinde booth

• Robert from SRS

• The Studio Due team

• The Theatrixx team

• The Starway booth

• The VMB booth

• The Tasker cable man

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• Yamaha’s Alex

control over a much wider range of features.

“Since launching LightShark in 2017 we have paid close attention to the functionality of our software and have already incorporated numerous upgrades,” said Juan Jose Vila, CSO of Equipson, WORK PRO’s parent company.

“Software version 1.1.2 seamlessly integrates all of these developments and adds many more, thus considerably improving the user experience.”

Yamaha showed the latest updates to its digital mixing consoles and an updated range of loudspeakers on show, including the brand-new TF Series V4.0 firmware.

This adds a number of enhancements, including a Selected Channel View for even more intuitive, efficient operation, scene fade time function for added for scene management flexibility (particularly in theatrical applications), additional mute groups, expanded support for DZR-D and DXS-XLF-D series speakers and an extensive selection of new QuickPro Presets for a variety of microphones, in-ear monitors and speakers. The TF StageMix iPad app has also been updated.

Zero 88 highlighted four new multifunctional products, alongside its German distributor, Ultralite. These are Betapack 4 - one product with six dynamic variants; the ZerOS Server one product with three different uses; new Data Distribution products – the first of a completely new range, and the latest ZerOS 7.9.5 software release for all ZerOS consoles.

Zero 88’s robust Betapack has served the entertainment and installation industry for 30 years. Betapack 4 builds on this heritage and experience with a solution for distributing both dimming and “hot power”, so ideal for a mixed rig featuring both tungsten and LED fixtures - all in one single, affordable device.

Prolight+Sound returns to Messe Frankfurt from 31 March - 3 April 2020. For more information, go to: www.pls.messefrankfurt.com

• Frauke of VUE Audiotechnik

• The Unilumin stand

• The Wireless Solution team

• Raul of Visio

• A busy Visual Productions stand

• David from Zero 88

• The Yestech team

• The TiMax booth

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Could we bring the focus, clarity and control of our industry-leading ICONYX series Digitally Steered Speaker Arrays to more intimate environments? Could we translate our cathedral-filling, airport-taming designs into solutions for corporate offices, mid size industrial locations, restaurants, health clubs, universities and civic facilities?

The answer is: Yes. Introducing the ICONYX IC 12/3 and DC 12/2 Directivity Controlled vertical column speakers from Renkus-Heinz.

Delivering the ICONYX experience to smaller venues, the revolutionary DC12/2 is a ready-to-roll solution featuring predefined, user-selectable presets and control via smartphone or tablet. And the IC12/3 delivers a modular, stackable system which can be easily customized for any location.

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DTS & GDS | NEW PARTNERSHIP GDS is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Italian lighting manufacturer DTS, that will see the two companies work together to bring some truly unique products to the UK. Both renowned market leaders, GDS has pioneered lighting manufacturing with its iconic product ranges, and DTS has been at the forefront of professional projector development within the entertainment and architectural lighting sectors.

Since 2004, Bristol-based GDS has been provid-

ing innovative and practical lighting solutions for a range of clients across the globe, with its focus primarily on entertainment venues and protected historical sites. This year, the company has broadened its approach to include the architectural sector in order to bring its unrivalled expertise, imaginative lighting products and quality control systems to even more spaces worldwide.

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and solutions suitable for any lighting project.

Established in 1980, DTS has created an incredibly diverse product range, thanks to its extraordinary in-house expertise and authentic Italian craftsmanship.

The partnership between these two forward-thinking companies has been welcomed on both sides. International Sales Manager for DTS Raffaella Scaccia said: “GDS is a passionate company, that has been working successfully within the international entertainment lighting sector

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for over 15 years. It is my absolute pleasure to work together and I am confident that they will offer us a strong and stable sales and marketing platform to further establish DTS as a primary choice for rental companies and lighting professionals.”

Managing Director of GDS Richard Cuthbert was similarly excited to be working with a com-pany he had long admired. He said: “Put simply, DTS quality and innovation is outstanding. Witnessing the product

operating reliably in harsh environments over many years is a testament to its build quality. DTS’ innovation is aligned with GDS core philosophies and I’m proud to be focussing on building a long-term partnership both in architectural and entertainment sectors.” dts-lighting.it

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BARCO | #BARCO ON TOUR As an innovative technology company, Barco is constantly at the forefront of bringing new capabilities to the event industry. Following the success of the Barco 4K truck tour in 2017, the decision to once again bring the tradeshow to end-users this year was a ‘no brainer’.

“This time we wanted to go bigger and broader for Europe and we have enough products to make it worth-while,” Barco’s Country Director UK and Ireland, Ashley Raines began. “It’s an opportunity to showcase our latest innovations before the summer break in an immersive environment.”

The #BarcoOnTour truck takes some of the company’s latest offerings directly to industry professionals to see the technology up close and in action - backed by the mantra, Shape It. Show It. “Innovation has been the lifeblood of Barco for over 85 years. It’s also what professionals in the event sectors need to bring exceptional shows or experience to audiences and visitors,” Barco Multi-Market Marketing Manager EMEA, Sylvia Stevens explained.

From the Prolight+Sound exhibition tradeshow

in Frankfurt, Germany in early April until the end of June, Barco’s truck will navigate a series of European cities, stopping at over 50 pitstops. “We had over 300 people visiting the truck at Prolight+Sound,” Ashley enthused. “We’re travelling the continent and spreading the word as we go.”

Among Barco’s range of new products on show was its single-chip laser projectors purposed for a wide range of market segments, the brightest 4K laser projector under 100kg, and even a sneak preview of its all-new mid-level laser three-chip DLP projector. Other products on show included its RigiFlex roll-up screen, Direct View LED tiles and UniSee. “Barco has been expanding its range of projectors with the new brighter F80s as well as a new G60-series, providing both mid-range and high-end solutions, both launched at ISE 2019,” Ashley said.

Barco also expanded its UDX projectors series with the arrival of four new members of the UDX family, a pair of 26K and a pair of 40K units to complete the offer to its wide audience of users.

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even more out of their investment. It allows users to regulate and adapt the brightness and resolution to their specific needs. This means fewer projectors are now needed to cover a wider range of brightness levels and resolutions.

These recent additions also keep the same proof points as Barco’s predecessors. The resolution reaches 4K UHD, matching the widest colour spectrum compared to other laser phosphor projectors in the market. While latency is kept at its lowest due to the Single Step Processing technology.

Thanks to the Barco Pulse electronics the projectors have a recognisable user-friendly interface.

“We cover all technology whether it’s LED, LCD, projection, laser, light source and every-thing in between,” Ashley concluded. #BarcoOnTour will pass through Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. www.barco.com/ontour

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HORTUS AUDIO | MICROMAX SERIES

The Micromax Series features five loudspeaker columns that range from a 40W eight-ohm model to a 700W eight-ohm version. All are equipped with pre-set DSP and each corresponds to an HORTUS Audio-made bass cabinet.

In addition, accessories such as adapters and adjustable wall mounts enable users to position the column loudspeakers according to their acoustic needs. For the CLA810, HORTUS Audio’s premium eight x four loudspeaker column with one-inch compression, a customised flightcase has been designed to protect the eight internal loudspeakers, which emanate a frequency range of 140Hz to 18kHz. The CLA810 has directivity of -3dB while its four counterparts are characterised by -6dB

directivity. The corresponding cabinets come as either passive or stereo versions.

Micromax products are carefully assembled with extruded aluminium and aluminium sheets.

The loudspeakers are black or white power coated, each with a fixed point for safety cables.

To enable wall mounting, four fixed points are integrated at the back of each column, two additional M10 points are also inserted, one on top and one on the bottom.

HORTUS Audio rolls out all of its own product lines to deliver loudspeakers, line arrays, amplifiers, sound cabinets and processors to professionals around the world. With over 150 audio products, the company supplies loudspeaker systems to educational facilities,

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theatres, stadiums, government buildings, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, museums, lounges, clubs, congress centres, live shows / concerts, and religious ceremonies.

The audio manufacturer exports its comprehensive range of equipment across five continents in collaboration with HORTUS Audio distributors in 16 national markets. The company’s innovative R&D policies are based on rigorous scientific research and testing. Its sound systems are built from high calibre electronic components and raw materials, which they source both locally and regionally. www.hortusaudio.eu

After the successful introduction in 2016, the Verto truss is a hit. It is a revolutionary system, making truss connection fast, silent and safe.

This year Prolyte introduces two new series: Verto H40V and Verto H40R. www.prolyte.com/verto40series

Building your LED screen from ground level is now easy, with Prolyte’s Universal LED Stack system (LSU), a very stable system to support you LED screens in various configurations and offers flexibility in height as well as width. www.prolyte.com/LSU

The dimensions of LED systems often cause either unbalanced loading or unstable LED walls. The new Prolyte Middle Beam truss series keep the total load in the middle of the truss section and guarantee safe and easy suspension of LED walls. www.prolyte.com/MBtrusses

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LSC LIGHTING | UNITY

In 2017, LSC Lighting Systems, Australia embarked upon one of its biggest projects in the history of the company, supplying its client, Ptarmigan Integration, with over 5,000 channels of power distribution and dimming. The project was the new Warner Brothers Theme Park, Abu Dhabi and it required a new approach to the technical requirements of controlling complex fixtures including a significant amount LEDs in a conventional manner.

In 2018, the UNITY dimming and power distribution system was born and continues to be specified as a real future-proof alternative to current systems in projects all over the world.

UNITY is a hybrid dimming / power cabinet system that combines traditional dimming with the latest technologies of LED control and direct power relays. It has the ability to control any load including LEDs, moving lights, practicals, neon and fluorescent fixtures, even incandescent loads. The system offers either a 96-channel or 48-channel cabinet as standard and three-types

of 12-channel modules - all with RCBOs - which can populate any position within the cabinet as required. UNITY offers a 12-channel ULM - a dedicated LED / relay switching / conventional dimmer, a UDM - relay switching / conventional dimmer and a USM - relay switching only module. A cabinet can have any combination of modules and the unique hardware design allows swapping of modules in seconds.

The UNITY control interface (UCM) has a 30cm colour-touchscreen and a comprehensive and intuitive menu system allowing the user to configure the system as required. Monitoring and logging of any fault condition including data loss, breaker trip or over-temperature is shown on both the UCM graphically and indicated on individual module channels via their RGB LEDs. Remote system monitoring is also offered by LSC’s new HOUSTON-X software. Designed for both PC and Mac, the user can view, configure and monitor not only UNITY, but almost the entire LSC product range including MDR DMX www.mondodr.com

splitters, LED CV4 drivers, GEN-VI and APS systems.

Why choose UNITY? Well, it offers significant technical advantages and technologies over existing systems in the marketplace. One example is ‘Zero Cross Channel Switching’ allowing loads to be switched on at the exact point of the mains cycle where the voltage crosses the zero point in either direction, thereby eliminating potential nuisance tripping and more importantly, offering better protection of the connected loads and components from over-stress. This is very important for switch mode PSUs in lighting fixtures, video and audio applications. LSC is the first tech company in our industry to introduce this and many other smart features into a dimming and power distribution system.

The conclusion is that UNITY is not just ‘another cabinet dimmer’ it is a complete power distribution system designed specifically for our industry and the 21st Century. www.lsclighting.com/products/dimmers/unity

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WORK PRO | LIGHTSHARK LS-CORE

WORK PRO’s LightShark LS-Core is the world’s smallest eight-universe lighting console and the only console of its size to offer completely integrated hardware and software control via smartphone and / or tablet.

LS Core is a stripped-back version of WORK PRO’s larger LightShark LS-1 console, which incorporates assignable faders, rotary controls and a full suite of connection and interfacing options. The feature-rich LS Core offers the same, powerful LightShark software and engine, but without the console and fewer hardware controls.

LS Core is highly versatile as it can be used as either an ultra-mobile lighting console or a useful architectural controller fixed on a wall mount or in a 19-inch rack. For such a small console, it packs a mighty punch because it offers every feature a user needs to manage a total of 4,192 DMX channels. The fact that it has its own built in software is another huge advantage as there

is no need to install anything onto a computer.

All that is required is a smart device, screen or computer - up to three can be connected - so that customers can access the device’s in-built app over the internet via a web browser.

For auidovisual installers, the cost effective LS-Core is ideal because it is small enough to be installed anywhere. Its intuitive interface makes it very easy to use, which is an important consideration for those users who are not professional lighting engineers. By incorporating an internal scheduler, LS-Core allows users to create their own multiscreen control system, while its open interface means it can be controlled by external automation systems using UDP commands or even MIDI pad buttons.

Hailed as one of the most innovative intermediate level lighting products on the market, LS-Core is garnering praise from both lighting engineers, touring productions and system integrators. www.mondodr.com

David Henry, of www.learnstagelighting.com, said: “Both the LS-Core and LS-1 fill a need that many of my customers have for a cost effective console that isn’t super limited or expensive.”

Juan Manuel Truissans, Director of Tuix & Ross, added: “LightShark is a very versatile console with an easy and intuitive interface.” He believes its well-designed functions solve real day-to-day needs and he is highly complementary of its price performance ratio. “The LS-Core option is very interesting for installation/integration situations,” he said.

For a software controlled hardware solution that is fully featured, versatile, secure and cost effective, it is difficult to fault LS-Core. WORK PRO is changing the lighting landscape with this product by offering an intermediate level console solution that is not limited by features or price. www.workpro.es

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Holistic growth.

The KSL System line array loudspeakers employ a combination of techniques to accomplish seamless broadband directivity control. The low frequency geometry uses cardioid technology with a driver and port layout producing a coverage matched perfectly to the coaxial arrangement of an extremely efficient midrange horn and waveguide mounted high frequency drivers. In total harmony with the system’s usability, an extraordinary performance delivers sound exactly where it’s wanted. Just another true adherent to the holistic d&b approach.

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loud•speakers

[loud-spee-ker] n.

A device that is used for converting audio frequency signals into the equivalent soundwaves by means of a vibrating conical diaphragm.

PRODUCT GUIDE

LOUDSPEAKERS

EMEA TONY ANDREWS FUNKTION-ONE

“Loudspeaker drivers from today’s technological viewpoint are simple electromechanical devices. However, as always the devil is in the detail of diaphragm material and weight, the interaction of the static magnetic field with that produced by the voice coil, the fundamental size of the driver and the fine-grained behaviour of the surround and suspension system. All of these factors dramatically affect the performance and presentation of any loudspeaker. The choices made here are what makes speaker design such a lovely combination of engineering and art.”

APAC JOE WHITE NEXO

“STM or Scale through Modularity!

This is the emphasis on which NEXO’s flagship line array was created and which is now being transferred ever more to all NEXO services and products. End users need agility and high levels of adaptab i l i ty from any loud speakers that they invest in and the technologies of NEXO line source or point source systems respond to this requirement of modularity.”

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THE AMERICAS MARC BERTRAND ADAMSON

There’s no shortage of innovative and inspiring ideas in the world of professional loudspeakers, though we at Adamson are particularly excited about the widespread adoption of the Milan protocol.

We’ve been working with other industry leaders as part of the Avnu Alliance on its development as we believe it will be of significant benefit to our partners, end users, and the international pro audio community as a whole. Beginning with the new Adamson CS7p, our CS-Series of intelligent, Milanready loudspeakers will simplify complex system deployments by ensuring interoperability between components and eliminating complications in network infrastructure.

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Active Audio Vendôme In a world where architects and interior designers are faced with a growing number of stringent requirements, Active Audio offers a completely new approach to loudspeakers that fulfils a need that until now has gone unanswered.

Thanks to its sleek design, Vendôme will blend seamlessly into any premium or high-end store, restaurant, lounge bar, music bar and hotel.

Vendôme will also thrill music lovers with its acoustic qualities, including speed, transparency and natural reproduction.

Vendome 8 is a loudspeaker combining the qualities of a professional loudspeaker containing an eight inch woofer with a design that customers will want to keep in full view.

With a max SPL of 113dB at one metre, a bandwidth from 48Hz to 20,000Hz (-10dB) and an AES maximum power of 250W Vendome 8 is the ideal match for venues requiring relatively high sound levels with a flawless finish. www.activeaudio.fr

Adamson S-Series Adamson Systems Engineering has expanded its popular S-Series, a line of compact, tourproven loudspeakers, with the S7 ultra-compact line array enclosure. The S7 further enhances the performance and flexibility of S-Series deployments for live music, theatre, worship, and corporate applications, either as standalone systems or, thanks to Adamson’s uniform voicing between product families, supporting the flagship large-format E-Series.

The Adamson S7 is a two-way, full-range line array cabinet containing two ND7-LM16 Kevlar Neodymium drivers (two x 16 ohms) and an NH3-8 1.4-inch exit compression driver (eight ohms). The critically optimised sound chamber produces a slightly curved wavefront with a nominal dispersion pattern of 100° x 12.5° (H x V). The chamber’s efficiency allows for increased vertical dispersion without sacrificing high frequency presence in the far field, and Adamson’s patented Controlled Summation Technology further eliminates low-mid lobing normally associated with two-way line source systems.

The cabinet utilises Adamson’s SlideLock Rigging System, a simple yet effective suspension system that negates the need for a stacking pin. A single technician can prep and fly an entire array. Like all Adamson enclosures, the S7 is constructed out of marine-grade birch plywood, aircraft-grade steel and aluminum, and features Speakon connectors. www.adamsonsystems.com

Alcons Audio CRS8/9090 The CRS8/9090 is a two-way passive-filtered full range loudspeaker, featuring the patented Alcons proribbon transducer technology. As such, the CRS8 combines an exceptional clarity and intelligibility with an unusually high dynamic range, offering the most realistic sound reproduction possible.

The CRS8/9090 system consists of the RBN401 pro-ribbon driver for high frequency and a vented eightinch mid-bass for low frequency reproduction. The CRS8 HF section has an 800W peak power input, enabling a unique 1:16 dynamic range with up to 90% less distortion from 1kHz to beyond 20,000Hz. Due to the compression-less principle of the pro-ribbon transducer technology, the system has a fully linear response at any SPL, for an intuitive 1:1 performance.

The patented 90° horizontal and patent-pending 90° vertical dispersion offers a very wide and consistent coverage up to the highest frequencies. Ideal as height channel in immersive surround systems and a perfect partner for the identically-voiced CRS8/9040 surround for side and rear channels.

Driven by the Sentinel amplified loudspeaker controller, the Signal Integrity Sensing pre-wiring ensures dynamic cable/connector compensation between the CRS8 and ALC. This offers a 1:1, undistorted natural sound reproduction, regardless of cable length and amplifier impedance load. www.alconsaudio.com

Amate Audio X212AF The X212AF is a full range, phase linear, large format, three-way active line array. The optimised cabinet design features a two x 12-inch low frequency, four x six-inch mid-frequency and dual three-inch high frequency transducer configuration, discretely enclosed and independently powered and protected with separate limiter settings with differing time constants.

Advanced V-shape geometry delivers 100° horizontal and 8° vertical coverage. Proprietary design elements include ABS mid-phase plugs, all-new high frequency waveguide and ultra-thin sonically transparent speaker grille. Design includes Amate Audio’s next generation Active+ integrated power and control platform, delivering 4,000W of third generation Class-D amplification with numerous advanced control parameters, including advanced FIR/IIR filtering for total phase coherence and minimal latency.

Selectable Active+ system parameters are accessed from a rear mounted 3.5-inch TFT colour touchscreen and ergonomic GUI; or via Ethernet or Wi-Fi remote control and Amate Audio’s DSPStudio iPad and Windows application. A series of powerful, application specific system pre-sets enables optimum performance to be achieved in a fraction of the time required to tune conventional line array systems. www.amateaudio.com

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Amina The Edge3 In response to customer demand, Amina Technologies has announced a new member of its popular Edge Series of invisible loudspeakers.

The Edge 3 is a highly efficient loudspeaker with a sensitivity of 86dB one-metre / 2.83Vrms, a power handling of 30W continuous and 60W peak giving max SPL of 101dB. This specification has allowed Amina to create a new price point for a high performance, invisible speaker. Like all Amina loudspeakers, the sound is dispersed hemi-spherically from the wall or ceiling right across the frequency range of 90Hz-24KHz. The dispersion characteristics have an often overlooked, additional advantage, of requiring significantly fewer two to four speakers to create an even SPL in a large space, which is particularly applicable in retail applications. The Edge3 is also available in 70V/100V line versions with a high quality toroidal wound transformer built into the loudspeaker. www.aminasound.com

APG Uniline Compact The Uniline Compact (UC) modular line array is a versatile loudspeaker range suitable for a wide range of applications, both indoor and outdoor, from vocal PA, sports, corporate, and theatre, to live music events.

It provides high dynamic and sonic performance in a very compact, lightweight and visually discreet format.

Thanks to advanced ergonomics, it’s an easy-to-use and powerful professional audio solution.

The UC range consists of two colour-customisable line source speakers, the UC206W (Wide) and UC206N (Narrow), completed by the UC115B bass loudspeaker.

The line array loudspeakers incorporate a three-way acoustic design. The low-mid section is fitted with two 6.5-inch cone drivers loaded in compression and optimised for low frequency reproduction. Horizontal directivity control, compression, transducer phase alignment and protection are all established by the front grid acoustic horn.

The UC boasts high modularity and versatility levels, making it suitable for many applications while providing high level of sonic performance: extended bandwidth down to low frequencies, dynamic and low distortion.

It can be used as real full range loudspeaker for music applications, due to its three-way bass reflex design.

Two constant directivity mid-high elements allow to match the audience geometry and improve direct/ reverberation ratio (UC206N 70°H, UC206W 105°H), while a cluster of eight UC206N/W weights less than 140kg. The UC’s mechanical system is totally captive and accessories allow all kind of rigging and ground stacking configurations. www.apg.audio

Apart Audio SDQ5PIR SDQ5PIR is a stereo loudspeaker set with one active and one passive loudspeaker that stands for reliability, affordability, dynamic music and detailed voice reproduction.

The active stereo amplifier loudspeaker has a low distortion high efficiency 5.25-inch woofer and one output is fed to the second linkable passive loudspeaker.

The SDQ5PIR set can be controlled from the included infrared remote control, via serial commands or via the Apart wall control panels (ACP, ACPL or ACPR), which allow control of power and volume. ACPL and ACPR also allow the addition of external audio inputs. Teachers, lecturers or anyone who is giving a presentation can stop worrying about audio system problems and stay focussed on their presentation. All inputs can be gain adjusted, used individually or mixed together. The balanced input allows long signal line without interference. Users will not hear any hum or buzz, because there will be no ground loop issues when connecting the SDQ5PIR with notoriously difficult laptops, LCD projectors or interactive white boards. These loudspeakers will give you a variety of sound possibilities when used in conjunction with a flat screen, projector or smart board. With their magnetic shielding these loudspeakers are the ideal and cost effective audio solution for your classroom, boardrooms or meeting room. www.apart-audio.com

AUDAC ATEO The ATEO is a series of extraordinary loudspeakers especially designed for fixed install indoor applications, ranging from modern residential applications to the most demanding designer applications in environments such as retail stores, pubs, restaurants or even clubs. The ATEO combines a true to nature high-fidelity reproduction of music and speech with a stunningly elegant looking ABS housing, making them perfectly suitable for the most demanding projects.

What makes this loudspeaker range so exceptional is the specially designed mounting bracket using Clevermount technology, making the loudspeakers cabinet flow together with the mounting bracket and providing an easy way for installing the loudspeaker in one good-looking entity. The mounting and connection of the loudspeaker simply happens by attaching the included metal wall-plate to the desired location. Once mounted, the wires can be connected to the desired terminal of the custom connection block.

The CleverMount technology also enables users to angle the loudspeaker in both a vertical and horizontal direction from the front side so that the perfect angle is achieved. This way, it’s really easy to install a large number of loudspeakers in no time. www.audac.eu

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Aura Audio XQ Series Featuring four high-power 18-inch long-excursion drivers, XQ-subwoofers are designed to give the biggest punch from the smallest footprint in spacelimited installations.

Boosting with record-breaking 150dB max SPL, the new XQ Series is a natural continuum to Aura Audió s commitment to challenge the power to size ratio of the known professional subwoofers. www.auraaudio.fi

Audiocenter V-HLA MKII V-HLA MKII, a two-way full range loudspeaker, can be used as a single cabinet for near field sound reinforcement or multiple cabinets together as a main PA system for medium indoor or outdoor events. It can be used as a main PA system for large indoor and outdoor events with a matrix of up to 16 cabinets.

V-HLA MKII is very easy for mounting and combining, and is very compact design, which makes it ideal to be used as auxiliary system. When working together with V-HLA+ MKII vertical line array, it can also be used as stage sound reinforcement, sound compensation, front fill, delay stacks.

V-HLA MKII system can be combined in modularisation, which is suitable for multiple performance venues. www.ac-pro.net

Bose Professional ArenaMatch Bose Professional ArenaMatch arrays incorporate DeltaQ technology, to bring improved sound quality, consistency, vocal clarity and flexibility to outdoor installations - sports stadiums, arenas, entertainment centres and more. Featuring an IP55 weather rating, it’s easy to create durable and reliable outdoor loudspeaker arrays that bring consistent, intelligible sound to listeners.

DeltaQ array technology allows directivity, or Q, to vary in each module to more precisely match coverage to audience area.

With nine coverage patterns, designers can choose from modules with 10º, 20º or 40° vertical coverage and easily swap between 60º, 80º or 100° horizontal waveguides - even in already-assembled arrays - to adjust horizontal coverage and create asymmetrical patterns where needed. By reducing the number of modules required, ArenaMatch loudspeakers can help improve sight lines, reduce array weight, and lower overall system costs compared to some conventional arrays. Most importantly, the coverage flexibility of ArenaMatch loudspeakers means more sound going where it’s needed.

Bose Professional ArenaMatch Utility loudspeakers are built for zone-fill coverage or high-SPL foreground music, four new ArenaMatch Utility loudspeakers feature similar tonal balance to ArenaMatch array modules but in compact designs. They have an IP55 weather rating and the same EMB2S compression driver as ArenaMatch arrays, ensuring consistent sound. pro.bose.com

Clair Brothers C10 C10 represents the latest double 10-inch line array and features integration optimisation - Clair TrueFit technology, a unique, space-specific tailored waveguide. TrueFit is the first modular, fully customised waveguide available for permanent installations designed collaboratively with the customer for the unique requirements of their space.

C10 is also available in standard dispersions for install or touring applications. (Standard: 100°H x 15°V; or choice of 70°-to-120°H in 10° increments x 15°V).

It shares the same width as the Clair Brothers C8 (dual eight-inch array) and CS118 (single 18-inch subwoofer) for simple system compatibility and minimal adaptation accessories. It features two low frequency 10-inch (254mm) drivers, one mid-frequency 3.5-inch (89mm) driver, and one high frequency 1.75-inch (44.5mm) voice coil diameter.

The frequency response is 50Hz-20kHz (single cabinet +/- 3dB). www.clairbrothers.com

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CODA Audio G-Series The new G-Series models are compact versatile full range systems that incorporate the best driver and waveguide technology available today.

All compression drivers utilise patented annular diaphragm design and contain CuCup technology to reduce intermodulation distortion IMD. The neodymium cone drivers includes triple aluminium demodulating rings for ultra low distortion and increasing power handling.

The long excursion cone drivers contain high flux, linear motors with triple demodulating rings for ultra low distortion and increased power handling.

Although the G-Series loudspeakers incorporate dedicated passive crossovers ensuring linear frequency and phase response allowing them to work without additional processing, the use of the LINUS DSP+Amplification dramatically improves the overall system performance offering protection and frequency response optimisation either in full range, stage monitor applications or in combination with subwoofers.

Optimised for installation and touring the G-Series features M6 flying points for optional U-brackets to mount them to walls or ceilings as well as special hardware kits for almost every kind of installation or touring. www.codaaudio.com

D.A.S. Audio Action-508A An unparalleled choice when compact size and weight matter, ACTION-508A is a passive system designed to deliver a highly versatile solution, from fixed installations to the popular portable PA application. And its rotatable horn with 90º x 60º dispersion means the enclosure can be used horizontally in a fixed installation, as a stage monitor or even as front fill.

In the ACTION-500 Series D.A.S. Audio use the same birch plywood as its touring systems for a tight, natural warm sound found nowhere else on the market. The series’ full range of active tops is complete with two balanced XLR inputs for mic and line, an additional 3.5mm mini jack input, and a powerCON connection.

The 720W peak Class-D amplifier together with a new eight-inch transducer (8GV) and the MI-34 compression driver (1.5cm diameter) deliver outstanding efficiency, both in terms of power consumption and audio power (122dB SPL). The DAScontrol interface uses a high-range 24-bit DSP and rear LCD screen to enable the selection of presets, EQ modes, delay, gain control and signal source mix. www. dasaudio.com

dBTechnologies VIO X205

d&b audiotechnik KSL The d&b audiotechnik KSL System is the versatile, no compromise smaller sibling of its ground-breaking GSL. KSL brings to market all the recognisable benefits of its Special Loudspeaker (SL) lineage, including full range broadband directivity, extended LF response and advanced rigging options in an accessible size and performance package. KSL is designed for sound reinforcement needs of any genre, mobile or installed, from large scale arenas, stadiums and festivals to medium scale applications such as clubs, theatres, houses of worship and performing arts venues.

Like all good siblings, KSL and GSL work independently or as perfect playmates; an ideal match in terms of tone, headroom, coverage, planning and deployment infrastructure.

The d&b audiotechnik SL-Series represents a significant evolution in the design and performance of line array systems. The ability to control the full frequency spectrum minimises low-mid frequency masking in the reverberant field, allowing system engineers to reduce the overall SPL level in the venue, greatly improving the system’s intelligibility and dramatically cleaning up the stage monitoring environment. When used in combination with the d&b audiotechnik NoizCalc software, engineers, event managers and promoters can benefit from powerful noise emission modelling solutions for system configurations on outdoor events of any scale. www.sl-series.com

Italian manufacturer dBTechnologies has introduced the VIO X205, the most compact model of professional point-source VIO X Series.

Ready for real time monitoring and control via Aurora Net software, available in two models allowing a 60° x 60° (for VIO X205 60) or 100° x 100° (for VIO X205 100) dispersion pattern, VIO X205 is a multi-purpose cabinet, perfect as front-fill or side fill in large VIO sound reinforcement systems, as well as in fixed installations or small live applications.

VIO X205 is a two-way loudspeaker equipped with two x five-inch (one voice coil) and one x one-inch driver (1.4-inch voice coil). The 400W RMS DigiproG3 amplifier powers a cabinet able to deliver up to 126dB despite its very compact dimensions: only 150mm x 485mm x 240mm (WxHxD).

Advanced sound processing featuring Linear Phase FIR Filters allows VIO X205 to deliver an extremely coherent audio performance. On board pre-sets let users adapt high pass filters to the chosen application.

This solid wooden cabinet is reinforced with a polyurea finish and features M10 threaded nuts on top and bottom allowing installation with accessories WB-VIOX205 H (horizontal bracket) or WB-VIOX205 V (vertical bracket).

The cabinet can be easily installed on pole thanks to SA-VIOX205 pole mount adaptor (35mm) allowing two tilt options. www.dbtechnologies.com

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EAW KF Series The KF810 line array system offers best-in-class output, true broadband pattern control, and integrated three-way performance, hallmarks of the legendary KF Series.

The KF810P incorporates specific design features tailored for the installation market: clean aesthetics offered in black or white, invisible wiring, and concealed three-point rigging. A weather rated option allows for long term permanent installation in demanding environments backed by EAW’s full warranty.

Engineered for a wide variety of applications, the compact KF810 module is comprised of dual three-inch voice coil high frequency compression drivers, four five-inch mid-frequency transducers and two three-inch voice coil high power 10-inch LF drivers.

The output of these sources unites through an integrated horn that occupies nearly the entire forward face of the loudspeaker enclosure, delivering up to 145dB with accurate pattern control to 250Hz to master the most challenging acoustic spaces. www.eaw.com

ECLER ARQIS

Electro-Voice EVID

ECLER’s ARQIS series of architectural loudspeakers is ideal for applications where aesthetics and audio performance must be equally considered. Optimised for installation, the stylish ARQIS range includes models from five inches to 12 and is specifically designed with the architect / interior designer in mind. All cabinets are wooden, incorporate high-quality components and have multiple mounting options.

The series comprises ARQIS105, ARQIS106, ARQIS108 and ARQIS110 (5.25inch, 6.5-inch, eight-inch and 10-inch full range two-way cabinets with oneinch tweeters), ARQIS205 and ARQIS208 (two x 5.25-inch and two x eightinch cabinets with one-inch tweeters) and ARQIS112 (12-inch full range two-way cabinet with 1.4-inch tweeter). Three subwoofers are also available, ARQISSB6T (6.5-inch subwoofer + 6.5-inch passive radiator), ARQISSB10 and ARQISSB15 (10inch and 15-inch) all incorporating wall mount or flying options. www.audiologic.uk / www.ecler.com

The EVID (EV Innovative Design) commercial loudspeaker solutions features acoustically and aesthetically matched surface-mount, ceiling-mount, pendantmount and flush-mount models for spaces of every size and shape, indoors or outdoors. Every EVID loudspeaker is designed with both the contractor and the listener in mind, combining unique timesaving features to simplify installation with best-in-class audio performance, excellent value, low-profile looks and robust reliability.

EVID is the go-to product family for high-quality background music and paging, ideal for bars, restaurants, patio areas, retail spaces, hotel hallways and lobbies, pool areas, airport lounges and concourses, fitness clubs, houses of worship, medial facilities, office and commercial buildings, performing arts centres and similar venues.

With an EVID solution for any commercial audio application - each offering superior sound quality and features at a highly competitive price point - users can combine various models to create an optimal system design with consistent looks and voicing throughout, whether using a few units or hundreds. www.electrovoice.com/EVID

EM Acoustics HALO-B The third system in the HALO line array series is considered by EM Acoustics as ‘the best product we’ve ever made’, is a medium format 110° horizontal dispersion line array for indoor and outdoor live sound reinforcement and fixed installations.

Built on the same maximum headroom design principles as HALO-A to ensure consistent performance across all SPL levels and extremely low distortion, HALO-B features a patent-pending proprietary high frequency emulation manifold which combines the energy of four one-inch compression drivers into a plane-wave array, these are flanked by two eight-inch low frequency drivers in an optimally tuned, lightweight, ported enclosure. The bi-amplified design results in only a single crossover point, which in turn translates into reduced amplifier channel count and more efficient use of amplifier power.

Continuity of voicing is preserved across the entire HALO series, enabling HALO-B’s use as a companion system to either the large format HALO-A, or the compact HALO-C systems in addition to stand-alone main PA applications. Festivals, stadia, sports arenas, performance venues and houses of worship are all ideal candidates for HALO-B, designed to be equally comfortable in both fixed installation and mobile applications.

HALO-B is matched with the ST-215 flyable dual 15-inch subwoofer and packaged with Dante-enabled DQ Series amplifiers or the flagship DQRack. www.emacoustics.co.uk

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Sandro Restaurant in Tampere, Finland features Genelec 4030C active loudspeakers in Pastel Turquoise RAL 6034 colour

Always a Perfect Match Our 4000 series loudspeakers offer premium performance, beautiful aesthetics, easy installation and total reliability.

And with 120 RAL colours to choose from, finding your perfect match is easier than you think. www.genelec.com/4000series

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FBT JMAxX The JMAxX is a brand new line of maximum performance portable loudspeakers from FBT, successor to the original FBTMaxX. The new FBT JMaxX series combines ease of use and versatility for many portable or installed sound applications, With its eye-catching gas-injected forms designed to virtually eliminate undesired enclosure resonance and reinforce strong low frequency performance, the JMaxX series of powered loudspeakers is available in three elegantly crafted two-way models: the 14-inch JMaxX 114A; the 12-inch JMaxX 112A; and the 10-inch JMaxX 110A. All are equipped with FBT’s latest 90° x 60° high frequency horn design which delivers improved projection, accuracy, and dispersion of the mid and high frequencies.

Providing a myriad of possibilities for bands, DJs and solo artists, as well as for permanent installations, each JMaxX model is actually four loudspeakers in one. Derived from a decade of experience of portable sound reinforcement, the carefully tailored equalisation presets offer highly intelligible response for vocals and floor monitoring; slightly boosted response in lounge bar applications; punchy and forward sound for DJs and night venues; and a general-purpose EQ setting that mirrors the original and familiar FBTMaxX voicing.

There’s no need for separate stage monitors, as JMaxX’s cabinet profiles are designed with 12°, 40°, and 55° wedge angles, and when used with the specific floor monitoring EQ presets, will ensure that performers hear themselves with ultimate clarity. www.fbt.it

Fohhn DLI-330 and DLI-430 The DLI-330 and DLI-430 systems are the latest addition to Fohhn’s successful Linea Focus beam steering product family consisting of active line source systems, which can be electronically controlled and monitored, with 24 (DLI-330) or 32 (DLI-430) state-of-the-art Class-D amplifiers. The brand-new systems are equipped with 24 (DLI-330) or 32 (DLI-430) coated, four-inch long excursion drivers. Both systems are ideally suited to the dynamic transmission of both speech and music, especially in acoustically challenging venues with lengthy reverberation times, or in demanding architectural settings.

A perfect balance of amplifier-, loudspeaker- and DSP technology results in a max SPL of 133dB (DLI-330) or 136dB (DLI-430). The loudspeaker systems have a wide frequency range of 60Hz-17kHz, their nominal horizontal dispersion angle is 110°. The loudspeakers’ vertical beam width and their vertical inclination angle can both be adjusted in precise 0.1° increments, enabling extremely accurate orientation towards audience areas. For coverage of different audience levels, two separate beams can be generated that are independent of one another. www.fohhn.com

Funktion-One Evolution 7E The Evolution 7E is a very high intensity loudspeaker, incredibly compact for its output performance.

The Evolution 7E is fully horn-loaded with 15-inch mid-bass, 10-inch Funktion One signature midrange and a 1.4-inch compression driver. The Evolution 7E has 40° nominal horizontal dispersion and physically arrays at 30°, three wide giving smooth coverage to 100°, suitable for crowd sizes of around 2,500 people. Perfect for both Live and Dance use, Evo7E systems offer state-of-the-art Funktion One sound quality.

Recommend for use with F121, F221 or BR221 bass enclosures. www.funktion-one.com

Genelec 4000 Series Genelec’s 4000 Series is a range of compact, powerful, two-way active loudspeakers designed for indoor commercial and professional installations. All models contain an integrated amplification unit comprising an active electronic crossover, overload protection circuitry and two power amplifiers, one for each driver. Excellent sound quality is guaranteed thanks to exact matching of the crossover, amplifiers and drivers. Practical room response controls on the back of each unit enable the sound to be tailored precisely to different acoustical environments.

The elegant enclosures with their distinctive rounded form are made from die-cast aluminium and shaped to reduce edge diffraction.

There are four models in the range: the ultra-compact 4010A for installations requiring high quality audio in a bijou form factor; the compact 4020C; the 4030C aimed at small to mid-sized installations; and the powerful 4040A designed for demanding fixed installations requiring flawless audio quality complete with significant low-end reinforcement. All models are available in black and white as standard or, for the three largest models, in 120 RAL colours to blend seamlessly into any environment. A wide range of mounting accessories completes the installation-friendly profile of the Genelec 4000 Series. Applications include restaurants, bars, clubs, board rooms, education, retail environments, museums, themed attractions, theatres and more. www.genelec.com

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HK Audio Linear 7

Harmonic Design HD HLS20 The HLS20 is a loudspeaker system developed by Harmonic Design, which reduces the needed truck space dramatically and improves the quality of a public address system to a new level of uniformity and complete absence of distortion. The HybridLineSource System is equipped with two specially designed high performance 10-inch neodymium low frequency chassis and reaches an impressive sensitivity of 107dB in the low-mid-frequency range.

The exceedingly large-dimensioned high frequency section consists of three 1.4-inch neodymium compression drivers with a special polymer diaphragm, coupled to dedicated LineSource wave formers generating a cylindrical wavefront with a vertical dispersion of 40°. Due to the coaxial setup the horizontal coverage pattern is free of interference and both ways are time aligned for a perfectly consistent horizontal coverage of 100°. The innovative and unique hybrid horn-loaded, vented, coaxial and LineArray enclosure design ensures seamless efficiency, most compact dimensions and undistorted high SPL. The mechanical structure allows the use on a speaker stand or flown in vertical arrays. Every loudspeaker has an integrated three-point FastRig-rigging system where the inter element curvature can be set precisely. For even larger applications, the HLS24 is the slightly larger companion with two x 12-inch from the hd HLS-Series. www.harmonic-design.com

LINEAR cabinets have been the HK Audio range’s go-to solution for upscale performance for over 25 years now. Professional handling, richly detailed definition, ample headroom and high sound pressure levels – they set the performance bar for their respective class. And the all-new LINEAR 7 series takes it up another notch. Powerful DSPs and advanced smart connectivity not only deliver even sharper audio images. They also make gigging life a lot easier with a far more efficient workflow and a host of features that include enhanced power supply.

Although the LINEAR 7 line’s visuals and hardware appointments lean heavily on the sleek look and rugged features of the LINEAR 5 series, these enclosures come with a complement of elegantly refined details. HK Audio engineers reinvented the cutting-edge technology inside LINEAR 7 and revamped the cabinets’ acoustics from the bottom up. Latest-generation high-performance loudspeakers and drivers, custom-designed horns, muscular Pascal Class-D amplifiers, FIR filtering, a state-of-the-art DSP platform with awesome computing power and highdefinition converters - with a feature set as rich as this, the LINEAR 7 family is the precision audio tool of choice for demanding applications. www.pro.hkaudio.com

Holoplot ORION Holoplot’s ORION is a complete loudspeaker system that delivers the advantages of Wave Field Synthesis to any installation in a feasible and modular way. Sound designers can tailor sound fields to the listening environment with unprecedented flexibility and precision through virtual sources of spherical, planar or focussed wavefronts, whose energy can be steered horizontally/vertically. It consists of three interacting components: The Io module is an active pro-audio loudspeaker that enables fully-modular WFS installations. It contains 64 individual loudspeaker drivers.

The Eta core is the heart of the technology and makes the system come to life. It processes all audio signals and transfers them into an unforgettable acoustic experience. Each Eta core is capable of supporting up to 64 Holoplot Io modules. This versatility makes it a suitable tool for small to large venues. Since Eta is based on Dante network, seamless integration into any infrastructure is guaranteed.

The ORBIT software puts limitless creativity and flexibility in the hands of sound engineers to design immersive or versatile sound experiences. Users can enjoy full precise control of sound by shaping wavefronts, moving sources in real time and simply visualising sound fields for each source. Multicasting provides planners with the ability to configure a system’s preset simultaneously on multiple devices.

ORION excels in is sound design for immersive experiences, covering different audience areas simultaneously with different signals, or maximizing the direct-to-reverberant ratio to achieve extraordinary intelligibility in challenging environments. www.holoplot.com

Hortus Audio LVT 128 With horizontal directivity 100°, three-way integrated amplification, and built-in DSP, the LVT 128 features a powerful 1,550W bass complemented by 800W medium loudspeakers and a 200W treble.

This novel line array consists of a phase correlating system that can effectively increase the cut-off frequency limit of the medium loudspeakers and significantly improve all speech frequencies.

The LVT 128 frequency range of 60/18KHz (+/-3dB) and nominal level of 135dB flow from the bass section’s sixth order bandpass enclosure as well as from its 1,300W AES 12-inch loudspeaker. While the 700W medium section has a bass reflex of two x eight-inch regulated by top notch phasing signal controllers, the 120W treble section is powered by a 1.5-inch dual compression driver. www.hortusaudio.eu

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JBL VTX A12W The JBL A Series is a complete tour sound solution for mid- to large-size touring applications and high-end fixed installations. JBL VTX A12W was designed to address the requests from rental companies, FOH engineers and tour sound production crews who appreciated the advances introduced in the VTX A12, but needed wider horizontal coverage for their applications. Like the VTX A12, next-generation JBL transducer technology and a high-frequency waveguide design deliver unmatched performance, sensitivity and coverage - and now a 120º dispersion pattern ensures coverage for a variety of applications. VTX A12W features the same patented JBL rigging mechanism and redesigned suspension system to streamline deployment and setup, and can be flown independently or in mixed configurations with the VTX A12. Plus, VTX A12W retains the same physical design, compact size and reduced weight found in the original A12. The JBL A Series isn’t just a superior line array - it’s a completely new way to approach tour sound. www.jblpro.com

K-array Firenze-KH7

The K-array Firenze-KH7 is an extremely compact loudspeaker in an elegant frame with a high-power density. The self-powered, straight hang line array features four 12-inch coaxial neodymium magnet woofers with rotatable horns and produces an exceptional peak output of 141dB SPL for powerful, even coverage in the venue. An integrated Class-D amplifier delivers four x 2,000W at four ohms.

More than ever before, owners require a flexible audio system for their multi-functional venues and the KH7’s ability to electronically steer the acoustics allows users to direct the sound beam to concentrate the audio in a targeted area to adapt to any layout in a large venue. The sound performance is maximized with the ability to precisely and independently control each element of the KH7 array eliminating noise pollution.

Just by looking at the loudspeaker, it’s apparent the KH7 is a lightweight solution that won’t disrupt the overall layout of the venue and its sleek design helps to integrate it seamlessly. But the most significant benefit of its Slim Array Technology is that the compact design allows sound to exit instantaneously without resonance, generating a significant amount of sound pressure in the low and low-mid range which results in a better impulse response and maximum sound clarity and definition. www.k-array.com

Kling & Freitag Spectra 212 The Spectra 212 is a compact, three-way, high-performance loudspeaker.

Integrated K&F VariQ technology enables it to be used as a point source as well as clustered as a line source.

An ideal tool for demanding sound reinforcement tasks, especially in acoustically difficult environments Absolutely exemplary radiation behaviour in both operating modes. www.kling-freitag.com

KV2 Audio ESD Cube At the heart of an ESD Cube is KV2’s exclusive Trans-coil AIC technology which virtually eliminates voice coil inductance.

For many KV2 products this unique technological advancement gives superior vocal clarity, projection and extremely low distortion, but in the Cube this is advanced to a whole new level. With perfect phase response across the extended frequency range, the vocal imaging and instrument placement on the Cube system is nothing short of stunning. It has the lowest distortion of any comparable speaker in its class, an increased dynamic range and an ultra low profile aluminium enclosure in a smart durable black finish. As a design statement Cube is available in any RAL colour you can imagine and its compact dimensions make it ideal for extremely discreet peripheral reinforcement in theatres, bars, clubs, churches, museums or tourist attractions. Use it stand alone in multiples of up to eight Cubes on a single ESP1000 amplifier, or as a complete system incorporating the ESD1.10 single 10” passive subwoofer, up to four Cubes and two ESD1.10 subwoofers per ESP1000. A simple proprietary flying bracket completes the system for a low profile look and easy installation. www.kv2audio.com

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LD Systems MAUI P900 L-Acoustics X4i X4i is a powerful yet superbly unobtrusive and highly weatherised coaxial loudspeaker for installation applications. In a convenient enclosure weighing less than a kilo, X4i, the smallest loudspeaker the company has ever manufactured, measures only 3.9-inch / 99mm deep, yet still offers the L-Acoustics world-class sonic signature.

Perfectly dimensioned for ease of integration into conventional construction materials, X4i is ideally suited to fill applications in performing arts centres or houses of worship, matching the sonic signature of main L-Acoustics systems such as ARCS and Kiva. X4i can be hidden in walls, stair risers, stage lips, pit rails, under balconies or any other tight spot with ease.

The enclosure can additionally provide vocal reinforcement in settings such as conference rooms, museums and exhibits, and hospitality venues.

Combined with Syva Sub, X4i constitutes an ideal solution for indoor or outdoor background music in restaurants, bars, hotels, and retail locations. Furthermore, the robust, weatherresistant X4i boasts an IP55 rating and becomes watertight with a rear sealing plate, allowing integration in challenging climatic or outdoor environments.

Complemented by a versatile mounting accessory, X4i delivers extreme flexibility of use for optimal discretion in a high-performance package, purpose-built to integrate into conventional construction. www.l-acoustics.com

Developed in collaboration with Porsche Design Studio, the LD Systems MAUI P900 provides excellent reproduction clarity and outstanding high-definition sound. Combining state-of-the-art audio technology and eye-catching elegance, the MAUI P900 is the perfect choice when your live events and installation environments call for stellar sonic performance and style. With a total of 50 neodymium transducers and 1,400W RMS of Class-D power, this groundbreaking column system delivers a maximum sound pressure of 131dB and 42 to 20,000Hz frequency response.

The MAUI P900 incorporates both our SonicGuide waveguide technology and WaveAhead tweeter arrangement to deliver a coherent wavefront. Combining 140° dispersion on the horizontal axis and tightly focused vertical dispersion, the system provides an ultra-long throw and even coverage. Furthermore, the use of aptX and AAC coding ensures high-definition full bandwidth audio over Bluetooth with a range of 70-metres (230ft).

Constructed of high-strength aluminium with a multilayer mesh grille, the unique three-piece MAUI P900 body features proprietary multi-pin connectors for instant cableless setup. Merging distinctive aesthetics and outstanding audio performance, the MAUI P900 comes in cocoon white, platinum grey or graphite black to elegantly integrate into virtually any ambience. ld-systems.com

Lynx Pro Audio BS Series Lynx Pro Audio’s latest development, the BS Series has been designed to offer an affordable yet reliable series of cabinets, which not only deliver high performance but have a sleek and attractive design and finish so that they not only sound great but also look impressive in any install.

The series comprises four full range passive cabinets, all designed for a wide range of applications from fixed installations, nightclubs and bars, houses of worship, corporate events, as front fill and also as stage monitoring. The series is complemented by two passive subwoofer cabinets designed to extend low frequency support to the four BS series full range cabinets.

The four two-way, passive full range cabinets include a single eight-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch and 15-inch and the subwoofers come in single 12-inch and 18-inch options with the series offering tremendous sound and clarity over short/mid distances.

Constructed from premium birch plywood and coated in polyurea coating the enclosures also offer a screw free grill together with a number of dedicated accessories.

Although all these cabinets can be used without a processor, it is strongly recommended that the cabinet presets are applied for maximum optimisation and performance. www.lynxproaudio.com

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Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Series Drawing on the research and technology behind MLA, the Wavefront Precision Series is a new generation of multipurpose line arrays designed to bring Martin Audio’s legendary sound, coverage consistency and control to a broader range of touring applications, installations and budgets.

Comprising of WPL, WPC and WPM, Wavefront Precision line arrays are designed as complete systems with external iKON multi-channel amplifiers and optimised by automated DISPLAY software.

Adopting the principle of scalable resolution, with external, dedicated multi-channel amplifiers, Wavefront Precision line arrays are uniquely flexible, upgradeable and financially accessible and the ideal install solution.

With exceptional line array performance guaranteed by the acoustic design itself, scalable resolution unlocks the full potential of a Wavefront Precision array and provides an adaptable pathway into the world of advanced optimisation. martin-audio.com

Neumann KH 750 DSP With the KH 750 DSP Neumann reveals a new, compact subwoofer, good for smaller rooms and complements the Neumann KH 80 DSP studio monitors.

The KH 750 DSP has a 2.0/0.1 Bass Manager feature, allowing the subwoofer to be used in many different system configurations. On the back panel, there are analogue and digital inputs and outputs, four routing modes and adaptable acoustical controls. The Neumann.Control App for iPad gives access to many additional functions inside the subwoofer.

The newly designed 10-inch long-throw driver has a large magnet, linear motor design, and a stiff pressed steel basket. As subwoofers are usually placed on the floor, a robust grille protects the driver from accidental damage. The well-braced cabinet is a sealed design, equaling a fast transient response, the two analogue XLR inputs and outputs are balanced, and the 192kHz / 24-bit digital input can accept AES3 and S/P-DIF signals.

The KH 750 DSP can be used in music, broadcast, and post-production studios for tracking, mixing and mastering. www.en-de.neumann.com

Meyer Sound ULTRA X40 The ULTRA-X40 breaks new ground in power-to-size performance, thanks to its ultra-efficient three-channel Class-D amplifier that provides peak output of 1,950W with a max sustained current draw of just 1.3 A (230V AC). And, it delivers a linear peak SPL of 130.5dB free-field at one-metre measured with Meyer Sound M-Noise.

All this in a speaker that’s just 12.5-inch by 22-inch by 14-inch and less than 55lbs 20lbs lighter than its predecessor, the UPA-1P. Two horn options give you total flexibility in system design. The ULTRA-X40’s precisely-tuned, rotatable 110° x 50° Constant-Q horn delivers uniform response throughout its coverage area. www. meyersound.com

NEXO GEO M12 Sharing the same aesthetic design and sonic signatures as the other models in the GEO M Series, the new GEO M12 promises to deliver all the NEXO hallmarks of power, flexibility, coverage and superb sonic performance in a thoroughly modern package. The GEO M12 is aimed primarily at the mid-size rental company, although its competitive pricing will make it a popular investment for all types of user, from corporate presentation to live performance venues to houses of worship.

The GEO M12 takes its place at the upper end of NEXO’s current line-up of line array designs, the new head of a family that includes the GEO M10 and GEO M6 mid-size and compact systems. www.nexo-sa.com

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NEXT-proaudio LAm114xA This active stage monitor incorporates advanced coaxial 14-inch loudspeaker, custom made by B&C and a high performance DPA amplifier module, capable of generating 1,650W (rms) for a very high acoustic pressure. The design combines the voice reproduction clarity associated with 12-inch drivers with the bass extension typically of 15-inch loudspeakers. The high-frequency reproduction is handled by a two-inch exit, three-inch voice coil, high frequency neodymium driver for the critical voice frequency range.

The cabinet’s small footprint and low weight, combined with the absolutely linear and extended response at very high pressure levels, makes the LAm114xA the well suited to both small and large venue use.

The heart of the LAm114xA, is a powerful, highly efficient Class-D power amplifier module, with switch mode power supply, that offers both sonic punch and balanced sound at any level. The integrated DSP and low-noise AD/DA converters give eight selectable presets (six factory defined and two user-defined) – accessed by a selector on the module front panel or real-time edited on a PC, using the supplied Soundware software via USB remote control. This permits easy customisation of the sound programme for different applications and venues. www.next-proaudio.com

Outline Ki10 and Ki12 The Ki-Series is an application-flexible compact loudspeaker concept designed for a broad range of installed applications. Both models (the Ki-12 and Ki-10) maximise efficiency and cost effectiveness with internal crossover networks, a small footprint, integral mounting points and very high SPL capability. Both products also feature another Outline first, a brand new design of rotatable waveguide. Many comparable loudspeakers offer this facility but Outline’s Ki-series are the first to allow the installer to quickly and easily rotate the entire horn and HF section without any disassembly of the loudspeaker. This piece of original engineering offers a real advantage in small rooms or those with low headroom, as the HF horn can be quickly adjusted to ensure the required dispersion (100° x 50° or 50° x 100°) regardless of the orientation of the cabinet. outline.it

Pioneer Pro Audio XPRS Series Peavey Elements CS Series Peavey’s Elements CS Series loudspeakers are marine-grade versions of the popular IP56-rated Elements C Series weatherproof loudspeakers. Elements CS Series are specially designed to withstand the ravages of salt water, making them an ideal choice for cruise ships, swimming pools or coastal outdoor applications such as theme parks and resorts, fun fairs, restaurants and more.

In order to qualify for marine-grade ranking, all metal components have been upgraded to 316 stainless steel for even higher resistance to pitting and corrosion.

The number of mounting points has been reduced in order to reduce the risk of corrosion and water/salt ingress and CS loudspeakers also feature an integrated multi-tap transformer with 70V, 100V and eight ohm taps along with removeable plugs for all ports. Purpose-built U-brackets with a positive locking mechanism allow for fast and easy installation with maximum angle adjustment.

Elements CS Series loudspeakers are available in 15-inch and 12-inch versions with rotatable 60° x 40° or 105° x 60° horns plus an eight-inch model with a 75° x 75° horn. There is also a flyable dual 12-inch subwoofer. All enclosures are constructed from an advanced composite fibreboard material that is dimensionally stable in wet conditions yet has the resonant properties of wood for unmatched sonic performance. www.peavey.com

Pioneer Pro Audio’s XPRS Series is a range of compact and versatile, active wooden enclosure speakers. The combination of Pioneer Pro-Audio sound engineering heritage and the reliable, energy efficient power of Powersoft Class-D amps, which deliver a massive 2400W output, makes for a perfect plug and play system that is at home in a variety of applications.

The XPRS Series comprises the XPRS-15 and XPRS-12 two-way full range speakers and the XPRS-215S dual 15-inch subwoofer. All three feature 15mm birch plywood, delivering a natural, dynamic sound for the best acoustic performance. XPRS-15 and 12 both have a 1.75-inch titanium diaphragm compression driver and Pioneer Pro Audio’s ‘AFAST technology’ to deliver a clear, clean sound with a deep bass range.

Listeners can enhance the sound using the four EQ modes with built-in DSP, which include flat, bass +, speech and wedge.

Both XPRS15 and 12 speakers can be pole-mounted with a 0º to 7º tilt to suit setup, or placed on the floor for use as foldback monitors. With dual 15-inch ferrite drivers, the XPRS-215S is the perfect complement for enhancing low end.

Power and quality combined with its flexibility, durability and portability makes it a highly versatile solution in a host of situations. www.pioneerproaudio.com

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PK Sound Trinity 10 The Trinity 10 robotic line array from Calgary, Canada’s PK Sound is the first mid-size, three-dimensionally controlled sound system of its kind, providing remote control directivity, while reducing transportation costs and overall physical footprint.

The loudspeaker combines the ultimate in sonic flexibility with cost and space efficiency, featuring the identical voicing as the full-size Trinity module. Like the larger version, the Trinity 10 is configured remotely, providing advanced users with a completely new set of tools and unparalleled control over the vertical and horizontal polar directivity of the entire array, while bringing world class sound field control to mid-size class line arrays.

This gives engineers added flexibility to control the contours of the sound field itself - especially in the mid and high frequency ranges - granting users increased 3D sound shaping capabilities and allowing them to fit the sound field to any venue’s dimensions using PK Sound’s Kontrol software.

In addition, Trinity 10 is powered by a 3,000W Class-D amplifier to maximise headroom while maintaining crystal clear audio and providing exceptional output. www.pksound.ca

Quest MX Series

QSC KW Series Building on the success of our K Series, the KW Series represents the next evolutionary step in wood enclosure loudspeakers. The KW Series features all the groundbreaking electronic attributes of the popular K Series, while at the same time designing a product that is both smaller and significantly lighter than previous wood enclosure models.

Each of the four KW Series models features a QSC designed, 1,000W (two 500W continuous) Class-D power module. And continuing in the K Series tradition, every model is fitted with the identical high-output 1.75-inch HF device (full-range models) and woofers of the same high quality design, regardless of speaker size.

In the range, there are the KW122, KW152 and KW153 loudspeakers, as well as the KW181 subwoofer. www.qsc.com

The Quest MX Series is based around a six-inch or eight-inch, two-way, full range, wall or ceiling mountable loudspeaker and can be augmented with a very compact ceiling or wall mount subwoofer. Ceiling speaker versions are also available. The ultra-compact MX601 and MX801 loudspeakers are very low profile and feature Hi-Fi quality audio reproduction, withstand direct all-weather environments, and include an installation friendly mounting system that is both elegant and practical.

To achieve the high fidelity audio performance in such a small physical size, a completely new type of woofer design was required. Quest has designed a new type of driver and also incorporated a passive resonance circuit that simulates the action of a reflex port. This means an eight-inch driver can function at full capacity within a cabinet space that would normally be suited for a six-inch driver. The result is a small visual footprint system can be environmentally rated up to IP67. www.questaudio.com.au

Renkus Heinz ICL-X Series The new ICL-X Series delivers an unprecedented level of flexibility, giving integrators, contractors, and production and rental companies the power to provide the best solution for any application, anytime.

ICL-X is a complete, integrated system, offering two combinable steered-array modules, the ICL-X and ICL-XL, and two matching subwoofers, the ICL-XS and ICL-X-118S. ICL-X Series are compact, high-output, high fidelity steerable array modules that deliver concert-level performance and musicality. Units can be combined in arrays up to 12 modules tall to create highly directional arrays that deliver high-impact, high-performance sound to the most challenging reverberant spaces, without compromising musicality or intelligibility.

The ICL-X Series incorporates Renkus-Heinz’s exclusive Acoustic Source Multiplier (ASM) waveguide, enabling the HF section to be coaxially mounted in front of the low frequency section. This coaxial design delivers unparalleled consistency in high and low frequencies across the entire length of the array, enabling system designers to choose virtually any acoustic centre. The ASM waveguide also dramatically reduces inter-driver spacing, ensuring gradient lobe-free performance to the highest audible frequencies.

Units can be deployed in arrays up to 12 modules tall to create a powerful, ultra-high-directivity system with steerability down to 100Hz or lower - ideal for theaters, performing arts centres, corporate venues, and houses of worship. www.renkus-heinz.com

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SE Audiotechnik M-F3A M-F3A is an ultra-compact active line array system. It offers crystal- clear sound reproduction with studio quality highs and punchy mids due to its hornless design.

The non-typical PA sound is achieved by eight pieces of high-efficiency 2.8 inch neodymium mid-frequency drivers and seven pieces of one inch direct radiation dome tweeters built into each M-F3A. www.se-audiotechnik.de

TOA HX-7 TOA’s variable line array loudspeaker - HX-7 - is now EN 54-certified. Thanks to its award-winning enclosure design, employing four modules per unit, the HX-7 allows precise adjustment of sound dispersion angles of 0º, 15º, 30º, 45º and 60º and can therefore be perfectly adapted to local conditions and different acoustic requirements.

The line array offers pristine clarity with its SYNC-Drive waveguide technology in a wide range of applications from sports venues, auditoriums, concert halls and challenging houses of worship. If required, the system can be extended by a subwoofer to provide even better bass reproduction. The HX-7 provides excellent speech intelligibility, remarkable efficiency and a wide range of installation options. With the HX-7 you’re getting affordable quality and stellar performance. www.toaelectronics.com

TW AUDiO ELLA6 The brand-new ELLA6 is equipped with a custommade high power 6.5-inch loudspeaker for the low-mid frequencies and five one-inch silk dome tweeters for sparkling high frequencies. Compared to compression drivers, the dome tweeters have much less distortion at the same sound pressure level. The scientifically developed waveguide guarantees a constant directivity and clear HF up to 20kHz. ELLA6 also employs acoustically optimised vents at the rear of the enclosure to achieve a cardioid directivity, drastically reducing the sound emission to the rear. This results in more gain before feedback plus much improved sound quality in acoustically challenging environments.

With 24 ohms per box, up to 12 ELLA6 can be driven by a single amp channel. The small front surface of only 20cm x 20cm and the coverage of 120° x 10° make ELLA6 the perfect front fill or under balcony speaker. The innovative and easy rigging is completely recessed, has no losable parts and allows fast setup times of stacked or flown arrays.

Combining elegance, compactness, scalability, flexibility and high SPL, ELLA6 is the perfect synthesis of column speaker and line array. www.ella-inside.com

Void Acoustics Air Motion This three-way, bi-amped sculpted loudspeaker array is specially engineered for tight beam width control, higher output, expertly defined sound quality, and constant directivity achieved across the horns’ entire dispersion. Spherical in shape, the three optimally-designed transducers are loaded by an isometric conical horn and housed in a skeletonised format, free from restricting, and potentially resonant enclosures.

The visually striking Air Motion is ideal for style-led environments, making it a talking point for both its looks, as well as its superior balanced waveform transmission.

Like all Void Acoustics fibreglass products, it is possible to choose any RAL colour customisation to exactly match a desirable interior colour scheme or offer a contrast statement colour to attract attention. www.voidacoustics.com

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WORK PRO SoundNut Range

VUE Audiotechnik e-351 The two-way e-351 nano loudspeaker redefines small loudspeaker capabilities by producing high output exceptionally high-quality sound form a very compact aluminium die-cast weather and corrosion resistant system. With reference quality flat response from 130Hz to well above what the most discerning humans can hear, the e-352 is capable of output levels of systems typically twice the size. www.vueaudio.com

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Targeted at installed sound applications, WORK PRO AUDIO’s SoundNut range of pendant loudspeakers are designed to be as visually discreet as a light fitting so that they blend seamlessly into their environment. The range comprises the 60W SN-3, the 250W SN-6, the 400W SN-8 and SN-10, which feature three-, six-, eight- and 10-inch co-axial drivers respectively giving 90˚ coverage. There is also an eight-inch subwoofer for low-frequency enhancement, the omnidirectional SN8SUB. The main part of the loudspeaker housing is available in black or white and customers can also choose variations in the colour and texture of the upper part of the casing, so that the speakers visually integrate with their surroundings. All models in the range feature a built-in transformer and can therefore be driven via low-impedance or high-impedance (70/100V) connections for distributed installations. www.workpro.es

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1. ADJ Entour Ice ADJ has announced the new Entour Ice tour-grade low-lying fog machine. This innovative device boasts extremely high output and improved control options.

By combining heated water with solid carbon dioxide (dry ice), the Entour Ice is able to generate thick clouds of theatrical fog that cling close to the ground. This innovative new machine utilises an automated system that pumps the hot water into the dry ice chamber on cue. This not only allows remote triggering of the effect via DMX but also allows for improved precision over the output volume.

Another advantage of the Entour Ice is that it is supplied, as standard, with a 5ft / 1.5-metres hose and an output deflector nozzle. The hose allows the machine to be positioned out of sight of an audience when the effect is used for theatrical applications or to create the classic ‘dancing in the clouds’ effect on a wedding dancefloor. The nozzle, meanwhile, allows the dry ice output to be angled downwards which reduces the height of the fog clouds created compared to when using the machine without attaching the hose and nozzle.

With a dry ice capacity of 26.15lbs / 12kg the unit has an approximate runtime at full output of 3.5-minutes during which an impressive 550 sq metres / 5,920 sq ft of fog is created. www.adj.com/entour-ice

3. Ayrton Levante Ayrton has announced the arrival of its new ultra-compact Levante 300W LED wash luminaire. Weighing just 22kg, Levante is a dramatically miniaturised version of the Bora washlight, endowed with outstanding performance capabilities in an ultra-compact form that matches the dimensions of Mistral and Diablo.

Delivering a stunning light output in excess of 20,000 lumens (Levante-S) through its 138mm frontal lens, Levante’s optical system is specially developed for optimum wash applications. Its 13-lens proprietary optical system features a zoom ration in excess of 9:1 and a 6.3° to 58° zoom range, and produces an extremely uniform flat beam that ensures a perfect colour mix regardless of the colour combination selected.

Levante’s many features include a barndoor module that allows shutters to be positioned freely across 100% of the surface area, a CMY colour mixing system, a variable CTO and a wheel with seven complementary colours, to create an infinite palette of vivid pastels and saturated colours. In addition, a 15-blade iris diaphragm and a wheel with seven indexable rotating gobos are supplied as standard. www.ayrton.eu

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2. Allen & Heath dLive V1.8 Allen & Heath continues to advance its flagship dLive mixing system with the release of the latest firmware update, V1.8, adding a huge raft of power-features that engineers will love, from MCAs and Talkback Groups through to a hotly-anticipated new DEEP processing plug-in - the OptTronik. Particularly welcomed in monitor world, V1.8 adds Mix Control Association (MCA), bringing the convenience of DCA groups and spills to monitor engineers, enabling simple control over multiple AUX/MTX sends via a single fader.

This update further improves ease of control by introducing A/B/C/D inputs, enabling up to four input sockets to be assigned to every input channel, and provides fast and seamless selection of sockets via SoftKeys - perfect for rapidly switching to a backup microphone, or to pre-recorded files on a playback system.

The addition of 12 assignable Talkback Groups, which can be populated with any combination of the available mix busses, simplifies talkback routing with SoftKey controls enabling the engineer to quickly switch between different talkback destinations such as musicians, technicians or other production staff. www.allen-heath.com/dlive-v1-8

Needing only one motor, brighter, smaller, and more energy efficient than the competition, the LWU900-DS/LHD878-DS projectors are the class leaders for affordable, mid-brightness 3LCD laser projectors. Delivering 9,000/8,775 lumens and a 4,000,000:1 contrast ratio in stunning WUXGA/HD resolution, these two projectors are ideal for medium-to-large spaces or high-ambient light environments where higher brightness is required.

The Christie LWU900-DS and LHD878-DS accept 4K at 60Hz signals, have built-in edge blending and warping, and feature a low-power mode for up to 50,000 hours of operation. Small, light, and featuring omnidirectional capabilities, these projectors are easy to install in tight spaces and blend into any environment. www.christiedigital.com

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5. Elation Artiste Van Gogh An efficient 380W bright white, high-CRI LED engine (6,200K) emits up to 16,000 lumens of high-quality, flat-field light. With a high colour rendering index of 92, the Artiste Van Gogh is exceptional at accurately displaying colours for vivid shades that positively radiate and textures that really stand out. It excels at maintaining an even distribution of light and an even colour temperature across a surface for a smooth wash and consistent light quality that looks great on camera and in person.

The ideal partner to the profile luminaires in the Artiste range, illuminating objects and people with authentic colour reproduction is the perfect application for the Artiste Van Gogh. A 16-bit CMY colour-mixing system with a seamless CTO filter offers the designer a wide colour range from subtle pastels to vibrant primaries.

A seven-position colour wheel is provided for added colour customisation and includes a dedicated UV filter. www.elationlighting.com

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6. LITEC FLYINTOWER 10-1,600 LITEC has introduced the new FLYINTOWER 10-1,600, which provides safety, stability and rigidity for flying up to 1,600kg of audio equipment at heights up to 10-metres. Designed to bridge the gap in the LITEC FLYINTOWER range, which includes solutions with load capacities from 300kg to 2,000kg, the FLYINTOWER 10-1,600 features a 15° inclined mast.

The LITEC FLYINTOWER 10-1,600 uses standard truss in its construction, instead of custom made truss, making potential replacement of truss sections quick and convenient. The main vertical tower is constructed with QL40A truss, while QH30SA truss is used for the stabilising legs. Sturdy fork connectors ensure all truss connection points are strong and rigid.

An electric chain hoist or manual winch can be used to lift a line array system.

Dedicated accessories specifically made for LITEC FLYINTOWER 10-1,600 are also available. Custom versions are also available on request. www.litectruss.com

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PR Lighting’s new XR 580 BWS (PR-2552) and XR 580 Beam (PR-2554) take the power rating of the popular XR Series to new heights thanks to the presence of the Philips MSD Platinum 25R (550W) lamp (with the Osram Sirius HRI 550W XR as an option).

Features include a colour wheel with 11 colour filters (and CTO plus open), with bidirectional rainbow effect at variable speeds and stepping / linear colour changing.

Also included are a CMY colour mixing system with macro and individual CTO colour temperature adjustment (0-100%). The optical path also contains a fixed gobo wheel with 18 gobos plus open, bi-directionally rotatable and shakeable at variable speeds, as well as a rotating gobo wheel with seven gobos plus open, which are replaceable.

Other features include motorised linear focus and zoom, strobe (0.3-25 fps) and head movement of 540° (pan) and 270° (tilt) with auto position correction and adjustable speed.

Light angles are 0-15° (beam), 1.5°-41° (spot) and 2.6°-45° (wash), and DMX512 control provides 23-channels in short mode, 31-channels (standard mode) and 35-channels (extended mode). www.pr-lighting.com

For the IE 500 PRO, Sennheiser has reinvented the single dynamic driver principle.

This single-driver technology, termed TrueResponse, ensures a completely natural, clear and spacious sound stage with a total harmonic distortion (THD) as low as under 0.08% at 1kHz and 94dB. When the sound is so precise and detailed, the acoustical stress for the wearer is reduced, and they discover that they can set their monitors to a lower level.

Even so, the sound still has punch - even in the loudest of surroundings. This enables musicians to critically monitor their sound and to fully concentrate on their performance.

With the driver measuring only 7mm in diameter, the IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO feature a comfortable ear mould, which is ergonomically shaped, has a low profile and is extremely lightweight.

Like every in-ear in this professional series, the IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO are fitted with a break-proof inner cable duct (patent pending), that has the cable’s sturdy antikink sleeve sit directly on the ear mould, providing a long-lasting solution for the rigors of stage use. For easy distinction, the right ear mould has a red ring at its cable connection.

Both new models have a detachable cable with a reinforced ear hook. While the IE 400 PRO comes with a black, straight cable, the IE 500 PROs are fitted with a clear, twistedpair cable which provides optimised resistance to structure-borne noise. www.sennheiser.com

2. Prolight Concepts BS Series The Prolight Concepts Group have recently joined forces with Lynx Pro-Audio, with the introduction of the BS Series. These loudspeakers have been designed to deliver high performance combined with a sleek attractive design and finish, and are suitable for a wide range of applications from fixed installations, nightclubs and bars, houses of worship, corporate events, as front fill and as stage monitoring. The series offers four full range cabinets including eight-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch and 15-inch complemented by two passive subwoofer cabinets in either in single 12-inch or 18-inch format designed to extend the low frequency response of the system. All are Lynx Pro-Audio products are designed in-house by their team of engineers and manufactured by highly qualified staff in their headquarters in Valencia (Spain). www.prolight.co.uk

4. Tasker Tour Grade Series Tasker has realeased a series of cables suitable for external mobile installation that are designed for continuous winding and unwinding on professional cable drums. The range includes cables for various audio, video and data applications. With the C128 PUR, users can perform balanced audio external installations up to 100-metres thanks to its 2 x 0.35 sq mm section and the high coverage shielding, a feature that is also fond in its digital brother, the TSK1038 PUR - a DMX cable suitable also for lighting control.

Another cable in the series used for lighting control is the C282, a high-tech double DMX cable, with kevlar traction elements and a diameter of only 7 mm.

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“I want to make people fall in love with the industry, the same way I did, seven years ago.”

WOUTER RUIJTER Owner of AVL Rent

Tell our readers a little bit about yourself, and how you first got into the audio industry?

It all started when I was studying to become a cameraman - I felt more drawn to the world of audiovisual technology.

I loved the idea of being involved with of event production. I wanted to help wow crowds at live events, using sound and lighting systems that would enhance audience experiences and blow them away.

I always knew I wanted to be my own boss and when I was just 24-years-old, I set up my own business, AVL Rent Wervershoof in The Netherlands - and I have already experienced success.

I believe I am a hard worker and quite experienced for my age, and I feel I have a fresh approach to the Dutch professional audio industry, based on my understanding of emerging cultures.

What led you to set-up your own company, AVL Rent?

After finishing my studies, I joined a lighting and sound company as a trainee, and I worked my way through the ranks.

Eventually, I was put in charge of the rental side of the business, which, four years later, I bought - and AVL was born.

I had seen the good and the bad in the industry over those initial years. I recall being overlooked as a youngster, when people considered me too young to be a production manager, but that only made me strive harder to be the best.

In the early days of the take-over, I worked long hours with my founding partner, Wesley Van Welsen, to establish very high standards of practice. Today, we both remain hands-on in the company, dividing our time between working directly on productions and developing client relationships. www.mondodr.com

• Above Wouter was an early adopter of Pioneer Pro Audio products.

Typically, what kind of projects does your company produce… installations, rental / live events, a bit of both?

AVL Rent began as the name suggests in rental sound systems and visual / lighting rigs. Some significant projects to date include supporting Pioneer DJ at ADE, Tik Tak 2018, Boothstock 2018, Redbull 3 Style in Krakow and DEPT festival, to name just a few.

After the success of these events, we started to branch out, and we now also do sound system leasing and fixed installations.

Do you have a standout project, one you are particularly proud of?

I can think of a few projects. Firstly, a huge pop-up venue in Amsterdam’s Central Station where we have supplied and will maintain a Pioneer Pro Audio

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• Above AVL branched out into fixed installation projects after starting out primarily as a rental house.

XY Series sound system, as well as lighting equipment, over the course of the next 12 months.

Secondly, is popular nightclub Panama, also located in the capital city. This is our first major fixed installation - although we now have several others that are in the pipeline. We combined the Pioneer Pro Audio XY-3B loudspeakers with the XY118S subwoofers and the new Powersoft X4 amplifiers. The system offers superb SPLs and it’s versatile too, so the club can switch between music genres night-bynight by simply changing the presets.

I understand you have been working a lot with Pioneer Pro Audio products lately, can you tell us more about that, where you have been using them?

One project in particular that demanded the flexibility of Pioneer Pro Audio’s

products was Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2018. My team and I set up sound systems comprising more than 100 loudspeakers across 12 venues.

Each system needed to be assembled quickly, and had to be capable of outputting everything from bass-heavy dance music to crystal-clear speech. It was a challenge!

But the equipment helped a lot. The XPRS Series was perfect for the smaller spaces and because it has four presets, we managed to set up in 15 minutes and get a great sound. For the bigger venues, we used the XY Series to give us more power and allow us to use our own presets, before fine-tuning the systems to suit each room.

What drew you to the Pioneer Pro Audio products initially?

I put my faith in Pioneer Pro Audio

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when AVL first began. As mentioned, I wanted the best, and this included quality delivery and equipment. I need sound systems that were powerful and sounded great, but were also hugely adaptable.

AVL is often hired to run concurrent events at one venue that will range from EDM to corporate speeches, so flexibility has always been key.

I have been working with Pioneer Pro Audio since 2016, and today they are our main loudspeaker partner. I have learned a lot from working with them, even in just a few short years.

Are there any other brands you work closely with?

Yes, we work with Powersoft regularly.

Generally, we use the K Series amplifiers and the X Series amplifiers from their portfolio. They’re the perfect match for the Pioneer Pro Audio loudspeakers.

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Geographically, do you just work within The Netherlands, or do you have a presence in other markets too?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m mainly focussed on the Dutch market, but we have completed jobs elsewhere; Krakow, Ibiza, Monaco and Berlin. There has been interest from other areas, too, and we are always happy to consider those projects and participate in as many as we can.

You have achieved a lot at a young age, what is your secret?

Growing up in Amsterdam, I was immersed in the culture of music and

events. I am also well connected with an increasingly influential peer group, which is obviously good for business. I am also trusted in the market by those staging and running key events, thanks to my knowledge and expertise, which I try to demonstrate on each project I undertake.

Are there any future plans you can let us in on?

I have recently moved AVL into a large new warehouse and office space in Wervershoof. I am also on the lookout for new staff to expand the team, so that AVL will always be ready to respond to any demand or enquiry.

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I want to continue to deliver great sound and lighting for shows. I want to give back to the audience, as I was inspired by such shows, which led me to where I am today - a young audiovisual entrepreneur.

I want to make people fall in love with the industry, the same way I did, seven years ago.

Where is your favourite place in the world?

Ibiza, because of the clubs and the massive sound systems. I feel right at home there!

â&#x20AC;˘ Above Wouter has built up a portfolio of events using Pioneer Pro Audio and Powersoft products.

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