The Chilean city of Viña del Mar is renowned for its colonial architecture, pumping nightlife, and the annual Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar (Viña del Mar International Song Festival). Coupled with a Mediterranean climate and beautiful, abundant greenery, the city, nicknamed Jardín Ciudad (Garden City), is one of the country’s most-visited spots. In 2010, a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake severely damaged some of the city’s iconic buildings, including the heritage site Teatro Municipal of Viña del Mar. Today, not only has the Teatro been fully restored, but it’s also attaining new heights of sonic perfection with…
Author: James Robertson
Three years in construction, the new Romanian Pentecostal Betania Church in Dublin is remarkable not just because it is now ranked the largest church in Ireland, but because the building was funded and primarily built by volunteers in the Church’s community. Accommodating 1500 worshippers in its main sanctuary, as well as a thriving online following, the ambitious design required an equally impressive sound system, resulting in the installation of the latest technology from DiGiCo’s recently launched compact, Quantum 225 digital mixing console. The 8m Euros development comprises a 2800m2 building with large sanctuary, stage, choir and orchestra space, media pod,…
Pro Media Audio Video EU, part of the Clair Global Group, has announced the promotion of Tom Williams to Associate Director with immediate effect. Working closely alongside Director Eddie Thomas, Williams will now take on more responsibility for the company’s future growth. Pro Media’s European arm has been strategically built up since its launch in Spring ’21 and with many integral project wins underway – from sporting venues to music destinations and retail activity, Williams will help to navigate the next phase of business. Williams – who brings a wealth of industry knowledge into his new role – commented: “This…
Offering the enhanced colour mixing and high CRI advantages of LEDs integrating lime chips, the new Encore LB15IP from ADJ Lighting is a professional linear wash fixture that is powerful, robust, and versatile. It’s IP-rated exterior casing means that it is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, while individual pixel control and a large gamut of colors – including tunable white – mean that it can be used to generate both static washes and animated ‘eye candy’ effects. The Encore LB15IP features 15 separate high output 4-in-1 colour mixing LEDs that each incorporate individually controllable red, green, blue and…
Following a successful launch at the Prolight + Sound tradeshow in Germany in April, Obsidian Control Systems is pleased to announce availability of the NX1, an ultra-compact yet full-featured lighting controller designed to handle a huge variety of shows using the intuitive ONYX lighting control platform. The NX1 also features an expandable playback wing (NX P) along with a 10-digit keypad (NX K) that combined with the NX1 creates an even more powerful and flexible console. Designed for smaller to medium projects where an intuitive console is needed without a PC, the NX1 will be valued by rental companies and…
Serving as a complement to the Philharmonie de Paris, the Children Philharmonie is a new venue specifically for children aged 4-10 to play, explore, listen, live and feel music. Children are invited to discover music through a sensory and playful experience in the 1,000 sqm area, and among the different installations is ‘Plein les oreilles!’ (Earfuls), a studio offering a state-of-the-art immersion and contemplative experience. The audience can enjoy around 20 short movies, tales, and animations specifically designed or adapted for the room. Media is projected on the walls by six Panasonic projectors and the immersion is made complete thanks…
In building its 162-seat McDonnell Theater, ArtYard, state-of-the-art exhibition and theater chose to outfit the space with Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems to ensure that the sound meets the exacting standards of its founders. ArtYard’s roots – and its relationship with Alcons – go back to 2004, when Chris Langhart, supported by John Chester, designed and built a private entertainment space in a barn on Jill Kearney and Stephen McDonnell’s Pennsylvania farm. “Chris and I had long been fond of ribbon tweeters, but at the time we had not seen one that would survive in a sound reinforcement system,” said Chester.…
disguise has launched its new vx 4+ media server. Purpose-built for the world’s largest and most technically demanding productions, installations and shows, the vx 4+ is designed to ensure maximum content quality and playback performance, enabling productions to push boundaries and captivate audiences like never before. Live events including music concerts, esports events and theatre productions are requiring high-quality video playback and are even pioneering the use of real-time content within their productions. All these high-stakes production environments have one thing in common: they need a rock-solid solution supporting high-performance video processing at scale with minimal latency. With the capability to…
The Church For All Nations in Colorado Springs, CO, had a problem. Actually, they had a multifaceted problem: its RF wireless microphone and IEM systems were experiencing regular dropouts and signal fades during services and even rehearsals. The RF products the church was employing, such as antennas and combiners, were not working effectively – or at all, in some instances – and the church’s own knowledge base was shaky on the complex topic of RF management. Luckily, a set of online resources from RF Venue got the church’s technical personnel on the right track, leading to a more knowledgeable staff…
Allen & Heath has announced the release of Avantis firmware V1.2, a major update delivering new features including a next-generation RTA engine, Sennheiser wireless integration and a trio of new additions to the dPack bundle of DEEP processors. Front and centre in V1.2 is Allen & Heath’s new RTA engine, built around a comprehensive 61-band bar or line display which can be displayed behind the PEQ curve to enable swift and accurate EQ decisions. Additionally, a sonogram view is provided making it simple to identify room resonances or mix imbalances. With all RTA views also visible on iPad and Director, engineers…
