Founded in 1842, Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, is the oldest university in the Western United States. This innovative university with nearly 2,200 students offers a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in the arts and sciences, and post-graduate schools of business and law. When the pandemic hit last year, Willamette University looked for ways to expand and improve its remote learning capabilities. The school’s 120-seat Paulus Lecture Hall in the College of Law needed a sound system upgrade to facilitate better remote and limited in-person lectures and discussions. Kyle House, the Audio Video Specialist for Willamette University, worked with…
Author: James Robertson
The iconic 328-metre-tall Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand has had its grace and elegance further enhanced with an Anolis – a Robe business – lighting installation comprising 154 Divine 72 LED fixtures. The high-profile landmark is also a vital telecommunications hub and a popular observation point sitting at the heart of and presiding over this vibrant metropolis. The lighting design was created by Richard Bracebridge and Sam Walle from Light Works Ltd. Technical specification, installation and systems integration were the work of Nick Abel from LS Group, with lighting fixtures supplied through Anolis’ New Zealand and Australian distributor,…
Orange County-based Concordia University Irvine needed a powerful and flexible P.A. system that could cover everything from lectures to live music to worship services. It had to be loud and clear, but also portable enough to move and share among multiple auditoriums and chapels on campus. Their chief engineer Mario Gonzalez — a lifelong audio professional— immediately knew QSC was the solution. He assembled a KLA active line array system consisting of six KLA12 array loudspeakers, two KS118 subwoofers, and six K12.2 plus four K10.2 powered loudspeakers, all integrated with a TouchMix-30 Pro digital mixer. “I’ve used QSC for most…
Hungarian rental and installation company, G-Sound, has boosted its pro audio arsenal with the addition of L-Acoustics K Series to its inventory. The system was supplied by Audmax, an L-Acoustics Certified Provider Distributor for Hungary, whose CEO, Krisztian Varga, recalled G-Sound’s decision process for choosing K2. “In 2019, József was looking to take the next step in event technology and started to dive into the L-Acoustics world,” Varga said. “In December of that year, I offered him a visit to the L-Acoustics corporate office in Marcoussis. Both József and his system engineer Zsolt Balogh were impressed with what they saw. We spent…
AOTO Electronics has been selected to provide the world’s largest LED canvas project for Outernet London – the city’s new, multifunctional, immersive media and entertainment venue. Outernet Global’s Chief Technology Officer, Mike Whittaker and AOTO’s Service Supervisor, Zahid Zakir answer some questions on the ambitious venue, which is set to open in Winter 2021. en.aoto.com www.outernetglobal.com
Brodernas, one of Sweden’s fastest growing restaurant chains, has found its sonic branding partner in Music in Brands, a Stockholm-based provider of customized background music services to retail, hospitality, fitness and healthcare businesses throughout Europe. The custom channels are programmed and live-streamed to nearly 30 Brodernas restaurants throughout Sweden using Barix’s RetailPlayer solution, all of which opened in the last year. All restaurants are equipped with wireless loudspeaker systems from Loud of Sweden for atmospheric audio reproduction. The service will roll out to an additional 30 Brodernas restaurants by the end of 2021. The fast-growing chain, which specializes in burgers…
Shure has announced that its recently launched MXA710 Linear Array Microphone is now Certified for Microsoft Teams. The MXA710 joins Shure’s portfolio of Conferencing Solutions already certified for Microsoft Teams, giving installers and end users even more options for their environments. The MXA710 is designed for high-quality audio capture in premium AV conferencing environments. Whether it’s under or next to a wall-mounted display, or flush mounted in a table, the low-profile form factor of the MXA710 subtly blends into any meeting room aesthetic without sacrificing audio quality. Patented Steerable Coverage™ technology captures audio anywhere in the room, featuring four lobes…
Audico Systems has installed 281 of Elation Professional’s dynamic Fuze Pendant LED downlights in Finland’s Tampere Hall in what is one of the most spectacular house lighting installations in the world. Located 180 kilometers north of Helsinki, Tampere Hall is home to the Tampere Opera and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, and is the largest concert and congress centre in the Nordic countries. The impetus for the house lighting upgrade stemmed from EU regulations that will effectively end the use of certain halogen bulbs, coupled with the fact that the venue’s old house lighting system was nearing the end of its lifetime.…
XLR has been named as the exclusive distributor of APEX products for the Benelux region (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The move follows the recent launch of APEX’s CloudPower series of four channel Class-D installation amplifiers. XLR is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, less than 100km from APEX’s own R&D and manufacturing hubs in Beringen. The distribution agreement was facilitated by Alain Boone of Audires, APEX’s EMEA sales agent. XLR’s general manager, Louis Lukusa commented: “APEX is an excellent fit with the portfolio of leading brands that we represent. The new CloudPower range has sparked particular interest among our clients and…
It is now less than four weeks until ISE Digital goes live (1-2 June), bringing the AV community together again for the first time since February 2020. Whether joining online or in person at ISE@Barcelona, you can expect to leave with the tools you need to build a roadmap for success in the post-pandemic era. ISE Digital The Future of AV: Live 1-2 June / On Demand for 2021 Running concurrently with the Barcelona event, ISE Digital is a two-day festival of content where you can create your own playlist from the sessions that interest you the most. Powered by…
