PK SOUND has welcomed St. Louis, MO’s Logic Systems to the PK Alliance. The partnership currently finds the two companies working together and leveraging each other’s strengths to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and position themselves for the industry’s resurgence. “The pandemic has introduced new challenges for all of us. We need to be proactive instead of reactive, and have been strategising and investing in ourselves to help reignite the live sound industry in a way that serves us all better,” commented Darryl Ross, Senior Application Support for PK SOUND. “Collaborating with partners like Logic Systems has been critical throughout…
Author: James Robertson
When Circa Resort & Casino recently opened in Las Vegas it revolutionized the game-day experience for guests with unique big-screen sportsbook and pool venues. Circa bills Circa | Sports as “a sportsbook so big we built a casino around it.” With a 1,000-person viewing capacity from stadium seats, a lounge and private boxes, the world’s largest sports betting experience features a three-story screen displaying live sports feeds driven by Analog Way’s LivePremier family of multi-screen presentation systems and videowall processors. In addition, guests who prefer to watch their sports outdoors can sun and soak at Stadium Swim where six pools…
In keeping with Obsidian Control Systems’ practice of providing valuable educational resources to lighting designers and programmers, the lighting control brand has made available training videos covering the NX4 lighting console and ONYX lighting control platform. A training video series covering the compact NX2 lighting controller will be available soon. The NX4 training series is the perfect opportunity for any lighting enthusiast to get behind the desk and add to their craft. Hosted by David Henry of Learn Stage Lighting (learnstagelighting.com), over 2 hours of content is condensed into short, segmented videos to watch at your own pace. Console trainings usually…
Kogakuin University has deployed a state-of-the-art Christie D4K40-RGB 3DLP pure laser projector for large-scale and 3D projection mapping on a large surface (mapping area) comprising a “kinetic wall” set up in its atrium as part of the renewal process of its Shinjuku campus. Jointly delivered and installed in Shinjuku Atrium by Ushio Lighting and CIMA with planning and direction accomplished by P.I.C.S. the Christie D4K40-RGB delivers big, bright and bold images on the mapping area that includes a “kinetic wall” measuring 16 metres in width and 8.5 metres in height. This “kinetic wall” features 180 modular cubes, each measuring 40…
Tightrope Media Systems has unveiled Cablecast VIO Stream, a full-featured, automated solution for bringing live event streams and on-demand video to the web, social media, and over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Extending the “add once, publish everywhere” efficiency of Tightrope’s proven Cablecast broadcast automation solution to organizations that don’t have their own television channel, VIO Stream enables local governments, schools, churches, and businesses to dramatically expand the public’s access to their content with unprecedented ease. “Many public sector organizations, institutions and enterprises already offer VOD content or a live stream through social media or their website, but OTT platforms such as Roku,…
Inter-denominational Christian church Orchard Hill offers Pittsburgh-area worshippers an exciting, casual, and contemporary experience at its primary Wexford campus and two satellite locations. Overhauling its main sanctuary both architecturally and technologically to reflect a shift in its culture and vision, the church purchased four Z-HD5500 HDTV production cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, (Hitachi Kokusai) to deliver the quality and creative flexibility they wanted. Video has been instrumental at Orchard Hill Church since it’s founding in the late 1980s. In addition to live image magnification (IMAG), church staff pre-produce video segments that are incorporated into weekend services. “Video has been…
A new technical infrastructure, including a premium Martin Audio Wavefront Precision (WPS) PA, has been installed at the River City Christian church in Rancho Cordova, California. The full integration was undertaken by Sacramento Production Services (SACPS), whose Project Manager, Keith Wackford co-designed the system with the church’s Director of Technology, Brian Webber. Both men are long-term colleagues who have over a ten-year history working with Martin Audio systems. The church had been faced with the need to expand its facilities due to surge in attendance prior to COVID-19. An architect was brought in and the decision taken to move from…
Play AV and Viladco combine to deliver pristine audio to popular Antwerp culture centre, with CODA Audio APS and N-APS. The Culture Centre de Kern is a multi-purpose hub for the arts in the Wilrijk district of Antwerp. Offering a wide variety of entertainment and cultural participation, the different spaces in the centre are in great demand. Theatre, live music, comedy and presentations of all kinds take place at the Centre, so that no two days are ever the same. With a mission to ensure that productions are supported by the best possible technology, the team at de Kern recently…
Yeomkwang Church recently partnered with TechDataPS to install a state-of-the-art HARMAN Professional Solutions audio system. Founded in 1946, Yeomkwang Church belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Korea. One of the oldest Christian houses of worship in Geoje—which is located in South Gyeongsang province—Yeomkwang Church is a massive 117,790 square-foot facility that consists of a Vision Center and a main hall. The church recently decided to upgrade their existing sound system with a modern solution capable of delivering crystal-clear sermons and musical performances. The church hired TechDataPS to design and implement an end-to-end sound system with enhanced sound quality and ease…
Despite its rural location, when the concert hall at the Inderøy Kulturhus complex in Norway needed a new sound reinforcement system, its managers were determined that local residents would enjoy the best possible experience. Choosing an Alcons Audio LR7 pro-ribbon system, Inderøy Kulturhus shows that community facilities do not need to compromise on their sound. Opened in 1990, Inderøy Kulturhus was the first major cultural centre in the historic Innherred region of Norway. As part of a project to add physical education facilities for the primary school and premises for Inderøy Upper Secondary School, a sports hall, concert hall and…
