With much of the world having been at a standstill due to COVID-19, Ayrton has continued to innovate, spending the hiatus in preparation for when we are all back to full strength. Now, with the first tentative signs of global recovery, Ayrton is excited to showcase Karif-LT, its ultra-compact 300W LED beam-spot, and the first in Ayrton’s brand-new line of LT (Long Throw) products dedicated to long-range applications. Karif-LT is equipped with a 168mm frontal lens offering a zoom ratio of 17:1 and an incredible 2.8°- 47° zoom range, the narrowness of which is unprecedented and unmatched in an LED…
Author: James Robertson
Great Bridge Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia has an uncompromising commitment to reflecting God’s love and building loving relationships. Its contemporary-style services lift spirits with music provided by an orchestra, a choir, and a praise band. It’s a big production, but until recently, all of that effort only partially connected because the existing sound reinforcement system’s coverage of Great Bridge Baptist Church’s 1,500-plus seats was far from ideal. Regional AV integration firm RTW Media, based in Richmond – serving the Virginia/DC/Maryland areas – designed and installed a big-impact, small-footprint sound reinforcement system centred on Danley Sound Lab’s efficient point-source products.…
Renkus-Heinz has introduced its newest solution for positioning sound precisely where you want it – the Iconyx Compact Series 12/3-RN single array module. The Iconyx Compact Series brings the ultimate flexibility of the Iconyx to a smaller footprint array, filling a need for integrators seeking integration options in the “medium-sized” installations common in the house of worship, corporate, transportation, education, and government markets. Further, the ICC12/3 offerings are shipping immediately out of Renkus-Heinz California headquarters. “The ICC12/3 is a natural progression of the cutting-edge offerings we’ve released over the past year,” said Matt Czyzewski, President of Renkus-Heinz. “It provides a…
ENCO, a specialist in automated workflow solutions for radio, television and professional AV systems, appoints Shane Finch as Sales Director, effective immediately. Reporting to ENCO President Ken Frommert, Shane will focus on global sales and business development across all markets and product lines, and introduce ENCO’s automated workflow innovations into new business verticals. Shane comes to ENCO with more than 40 years in the broadcast industry, including 35 years with broadcast groups in the Midwest and Florida, where he currently resides. His experience has mainly focused on radio operations, balancing a mix of on-air personality and director-level management roles throughout…
Ranked the second most popular theme park in France (behind Disneyland Paris) Puy du Fou is spread over 500 hectares at Les Epesses in the heart of Pays de La Loire region. When it came to specifying a site-wide digital comms upgrade recently, the facility’s long-term Head of Technology (and resident sound engineer), Samuel Briand, was clear that an expansive Optocore fibre ring solution would best serve the park’s requirements. He explained that previously they had worked mostly in analog but this has now been replaced with parallel Optocore, Dante and AVB networks. “The first consideration was the vast distance,” he…
The Royal Society of Chemistry has upgraded its audio-visual systems at its Burlington House headquarters with the addition of a K-array loudspeaker system supplied by 2B Heard and installed by the Torpedo Factory Group, enabling the Society to offer better quality sound and vision as a leading central London venue for its many rental clients. Formed from an amalgamation of scientific associations in 1908, the Royal Society of Chemistry resides in London’s Mayfair, and is famed for its historic Grade II listed library that not only houses a world-class collection of scientific journals but is also a leading event venue…
Peavey Commercial Audio (PCA) launches its new website. Supporting all desktop and mobile platforms the site offers a more streamlined user interface, improved navigation, and the latest news and products from PCA’s top-selling brands: MediaMatrix, Crest Audio and Peavey. The enhanced functionality allows customers and dealers to find what they’re looking for faster and more accurately. Even under the present challenging circumstances, a new opportunity for a fresh start and perspective emerges. By redesigning the company website, Peavey Commercial Audio took something that was familiar and functional and made it even more useful and relevant. Visitors to PCA’s previous website…
Planning for Integrated Systems Europe 2021 is well underway with its organisers, Integrated Systems Events, committed to delivering a compelling and safe exhibition for the world’s audiovisual integrated systems community. The 17th edition of ISE is set to take place at its new home at the Fira de Barcelona, Gran Vía, 2-5 February 2021. The world class exhibition centre plans to reopen for business in September. This will follow the successful completion of a collaboration with risk mitigation consultancy AON and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona which will determine the specific security criteria for holding B2B events at the venue…
Sonosphere has confirmed that Commercial Director Jamie Gosney and Creative Director Henrik Oppermann have been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Recognising the growing appetite for immersive audio, Sonosphere was formed in 2019 and specialises in all aspects of immersive audio from content creation, system design, consultancy through to installation. The company also provides education, having developed an Ambisonics Workflow for Immersive Content Production training course. Aimed at sound professionals from both the film and music worlds, as well as music producers, audio engineers and immersive content creators and provides a hands-on, practical understanding of the immersive content production,…
Shanghai ACE, a branch of ACE (International) recently installed an end-to-end HARMAN Professional Solutions networked audio system at the National Exhibition and Convention Center complex. At 15.8 million square feet, the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai is the largest convention facility of its kind in the world. The massive complex has a unique four-leaf-clover shape, with four main exhibit halls totaling 5.4 million square feet branching off from a central plaza. In preparation for the inaugural China International Import Expo, an international trade fair proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the facility underwent extensive renovations in 2018.…
