White City Place has unveiled a new interactive installation and creative space in the form of The Helix, directly inspired by the structural spiral-like form of a DNA helix. Devised by White City Place and created by architectural lighting experts, Studiotech, the multi-media tunnel will immerse the public in colourful lighting and sound. The Helix is controlled by detecting motion passing within or outside the installation, triggering built-in technology to transmute the light colour and ambient sound. Constructed from recycled steel and measuring 2.8 metres tall and 12 metres long, The Helix will be located in the Central Avenue at…
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ETC has announced the release of Hog 4 OS v3.15 software, which includes enhancements to MIDI mapping of third-party control panels, adding tap tempo for effects and internal effect engine optimizations. This version also contains new keyboard shortcuts a number of bug fixes, listed in the release notes. Hog 4 OS v3.15 is available here, and we recommend users update their systems as their production schedules allow, and that users with existing MIDI mapping applications become familiar with the new mapping scheme prior to show day. Entertainment Controls Product Manager Sarah Clausen commented: “We are happy to bring improvements to…
ADJ has introduced the latest edition to its range of lighting control solutions, the LINK. This unique hardware/software system combines the processing power, wireless connectivity and multitouch screen of an iPad with lighting-specific tactile controls and a four universe DMX interface to deliver a unique control solution. Powerful and user-friendly, the LINK fills the void between small single universe DMX controllers and large format lighting consoles. It is designed to simplify control for aspiring lighting designers, small production companies, churches, community theatres and performances spaces, providing a new connection between lights and creativity. The ADJ LINK control system is powered…
A distributor for many of the best-known audio manufacturers in Sweden, Soundware Sweden now boasts the L-Acoustics brand as an additional loudspeaker solution in its growing pro audio arsenal. “L-Acoustics is the missing piece of our puzzle,” said Marcus Lundahl, Managing Director of Soundware Sweden. “Soundware has been working with every piece of audio equipment from the microphone to the mixing console for many years, so adding loudspeakers was a natural step for us. And as we also distribute DiGiCo mixing consoles in Sweden, L-Acoustics is a logical addition for us, particularly as there is native integration with the L-ISA…
DiGiCo is offering New Hope for the start of 2021 with the launch of a competition that brings its friends around the world some much needed positivity. The competition is open now, is free to enter and has three amazing gifts up for grabs: a DiGiGrid MGB Madi to SoundGrid Interface; the first of the newly launched KLANG Kontrollers – Serial Number 1; and an incredible DiGiCo Quantum Range Console! “We wanted to look forwards and give a little hope for the new year, and we couldn’t think of better way to do it than by giving away three products…
Meyer Sound has announced the immediate availability of LEOPARD-M80 narrow coverage linear line array, a new variant of the LEOPARD loudspeaker designed for focused coverage and long-throw applications. LEOPARD-M80 is identical to the existing LEOPARD design except that it provides a precisely controlled 80° horizontal pattern instead of the 110° coverage of the original model. “LEOPARD has been one of the most successful loudspeakers in our company history and is by far the best selling member of our line arrays,” noted Meyer Sound Vice President and Chief Loudspeaker Designer Pablo Espinosa. “With the introduction of LEOPARD-M80, we will extend this…
Vancouver-based Promosa has enhanced its twenty-year-old legacy in film and television production by investing in disguise’s vx 4 and rx machines and undergoing specialist xR training to become the first official disguise partner in Canada to deliver full end-to-end xR stage production. With offices across Western Canada and in Washington state, Promosa is a world-class, full-service production management company specialising in large-format LED video screens – the largest inventory in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. They have been used in countless productions, including TV series “DC Legends of Tomorrow,” “A Million Little Things,” “The Twilight Zone” and the upcoming…
B-Tech AV Mounts has announced a new distribution partnership with Midwich Australia for the Australia and New Zealand region. Midwich Australia Pty Ltd, a specialist trade-only audio-visual and IT distributor, will be supplying orders of B-Tech’s award-winning AV mounting solutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, starting as soon as the end of January 2021. Midwich has a diverse base of over 20,000 customers globally, most of whom are professional AV integrators and IT resellers. This new partnership means B-Tech products will be available throughout the ANZ region via Midwich, who operate out of offices located in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Wellington…
Christie 1DLP laser projectors are wowing visitors with spectacular visuals at South Korea’s first immersive media art exhibition that celebrates Korean culture, with the nation’s capital selected as its main theme. Titled 2021 Delight Seoul, the exhibition is organized by media production firm Design Silverfish, which has been working closely with Christie since the 2012 Yeosu Expo. It is currently held at Insa Central Museum until June 30, and comprises 11 exhibition zones featuring the works of Seoul-based artists from various fields. Each zone showcases various aspects of culture and daily life in the city through the use of technologies…
As part of a project funded by the European Union, a former military barracks in northern Italy has been transformed into a ‘social activation hub’. BASIS Vinschgau-Venosta aims to facilitate the development of ideas in economy, culture, education, social development and is designed to bring people of all ages, backgrounds and experience together. The multi-use space features a comprehensive yet highly versatile Alcons Audio pro-ribbon audio system. The former Druso army barracks was opened in 1937, closing in the late 1990s. In the summer of 2020, the completion of a long-term project saw the building given a new life as…
