Augmenting its installation-focused, high-performance IS-Series of loudspeakers, Adamson is debuting its new IS7c ultra-compact, lightweight, passive two-way coaxial speaker at InfoComm 2023. “Integrators are successful when they can meet client needs with tools fit to purpose. Our user base asked for a coaxial product that used Adamson’s proprietary transducer technology, so we delivered just that. “The IS7c rounds out the IS-Series by providing an ultra-compact cabinet with enough SPL and extended low-end frequency response compared to the smaller IS5c,” said Head of Product & Technology, Brian Fraser. “This takes the series to twelve loudspeakers – well-rounded enough to allow integrators…
Author: Emma Hill
Following extensive rounds of beta testing in mobile and installation environments, Adamson has publicly released the Windows version of its ArrayIntelligence software. The new software supports design for any Adamson system and full control and monitoring of CS-Series loudspeakers. “ArrayIntelligence supports our vision of loudspeaker systems from initial concept through to deployment and regular monitoring of performance. “We were in the design and simulation game since 2006 with Shooter, and then Blueprint AV in 2013. These allowed Adamson-certified designers and engineers to deploy arrays of loudspeakers in different environments properly. “ArrayIntelligence converges core Blueprint AV technology with real-time control of…
Previewed at ISE 2023 and debuted at InfoComm 2023, the new DirectLight Pro Series is a ground-up designed LED video wall that delivers beautiful imagery for indoor, fixed installations, whilst raising the bar on versatility and lifetime value. These cutting-edge LED video walls feature a modular design for the creation of custom sizes, shapes, corners, curves, and resolutions. They feature front service for easy maintenance and high-bandwidth video transport to deliver high brightness and outstanding image performance, and come in a range of popular pixel pitches down to sub-1mm. For wider processing and feature flexibility, the displays are compatible with…
K-array, a manufacturer of professional audio solutions, has announced the strengthening of its EMEA distribution channels through new partnerships with distributors Medialantic in Germany and Senia in Romania. These distribution partnerships will reinforce K-array’s global reach, providing its range of installed and live solutions to customers in new markets. Medialantic, based in Berlin, is a company dedicated to sound production with a team of passionate individuals committed to outstanding design and unmistakable acoustics. Medialantic works with over 15 hi-fi and home cinema dealers throughout Germany, as well as one dealer dedicated solely to the marine sector, a key market for…
Inglewood California’s 70,000-capacity SoFi Stadium hosted the 39th annual WrestleMania with a blockbuster two-night event enveloped in LED screens and scenic video technology driven by an army of Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers. More than 161,000 fans witnessed WrestleMania over two sold-out evenings, energised by high-octane video content created by the WWE Media Graphics Department. The visuals were displayed on multiple entranceway LED Screens, custom Ring Post, Ring Skirt, and LED Barricade. All these screens were supplied by ScreenWorks, a division of NEP. Upstaging provided Saber LED batons – a double-row LED effects product that borders truss and scenic…
The new luxury hotel and resort Atlantis The Royal launched in Dubai with a grand opening party with the theme of ‘This Is it’ and a guest list of celebrities, royalty, government ministers, travel influencers, and global media. Mark Butts, Founder of Pasadena, California-based Preset Productions, chose 289 Claypaky Xtylos to outline the rooftops of the property and 35 Claypaky Scenius to act as front lights for the gala private evening that was marked by performances by Beyoncé and superstar DJs Swedish House Mafia and a spectacular fireworks display. Atlantis The Royal occupies some five beach-side acres and has an…
Sean Martin has been announced as the new International Sales Manager and contact person for the HK Audio brand in the regions of North, Central, and South America. Back in his school days, Sean’s physics teacher called him the “Speaker Man”, an apt summary of his career in his opinion. It is one which has taken him from Pink Floyd concerts to designing and installing legendary British club systems to representing major professional speaker brands. He now counts a multitude of colleagues around the world among his friends and is particularly proud of the “Queen’s Award for Export”, which was…
ADJ has announced the immediate availability of the new Focus Spot 7Z automated luminaire. Offering an impressive output of 20,000 lumens, this feature-packed moving head spot is capable of producing spot and wash effects. Its extensive collection of integrated beam-shaping tools includes full CMY + CTO colour mixing; an animation wheel; motorised zoom, focus and iris; as well as two rotating GOBO wheels, two rotating prisms, and two frost filters. The Focus Spot 7Z is the latest addition to ADJ’s extensive Focus Series of LED-powered moving head fixtures, which all offer carefully curated feature sets, robust build quality, and excellent…
Headed by its flagship WPL line array, Martin Audio’s systems have been specified throughout the vast 250,000 sq ft Armory complex in St. Louis, MO. Originally constructed in 1938 as an Armory for the Missouri National Guard—part of the New Deal after the Great Recession—it later became a US tennis HQ before transforming into a concert venue in the 1960s and 1970s (featuring Ike & Tina Turner and the Grateful Dead among others). More recently it has had a chequered life, before falling into disrepair. Several times it went back to the drawing board before Jake Miller and Chris Honstain…
In celebration of the coronation of King Charles III on 6th May, the Palace of Westminster in London was illuminated in the iconic colours of the Union Jack – red, white, and blue. The home of the UK Parliament is a worldwide famous building dating from 1840 with iconic architecture. To illuminate the Gothic-style exterior facade in the national colours, lighting designer David Bishop chose a total of 74 units of Cameo ZENIT W600 LED Wash Lights, supplied by Version 2 Lights. The IP65-rated ZENIT W600 fixtures were placed at the base of the building’s facade over a width of more…
