2022 will be a special year for AUDAC and its family, not only because they will celebrate 30 years of having the pleasure to bring their innovative solutions to the market, yet more important since it will be one of the biggest years in their existence both on an innovative as on a commercial level. On a technical level, AUDAC has the pleasure of launching a project they have been working on for over 3 years and where the brand feels more than ever that the market is ready for this new solution. For this innovation, they went back to…
Author: James Robertson
Optimal Audio has appointed Exertis ProAV as a distributor in the US. In announcing the appointment of Exertis ProAV, Optimal Audio Vice President America, Lee Stein noted: “We’ve made tremendous strides in expanding our global footprint through distribution agreements with strategically placed partners around the world. The appointment of Exertis ProAV in the United States represents another major step forward in this expansion. Exertis’s expertise in specialist distribution, combined with the unparalleled reach of its reseller network, is going to help us achieve our growth objectives in the United States.” Exertis ProAV Senior Vice President, Jeff Willis commented: “The genius of Optimal Audio…
A new cultural centre in Belgium is the latest entertainment venue to benefit from a high-quality, innovative projector screen developed by Austrian display and media server expert AV Stumpfl. Systems integrator Inytium sourced an AV Stumpfl projection screen from AED Belgium to install it in Maison Rurale “Espace Jijé”, a 180-seat multipurpose venue serving the city of Fosses-la-Ville in Wallonia. Named after local Belgian comics artist Jijé, the new Maison Rurale (‘Rural Home’) is located in a former barn and includes facilities for meetings and exhibitions, an outdoor space, and two auditoria, including a 180-seat multipurpose hall. Inytium and design…
d&b audiotechnik has appointed Ayumi Hanano as Soundscape Business Development Manager for Japan. In this role, Hanano will be supporting Japanese users on both the technical and commercial aspects of d&b’s Soundscape System, with additional regional support. Hanano, who will be based in the d&b office in Yokohama, will report to both Hideki Yajima, Managing Director, d&b Japan, and Anand Narayanan, d&b President, APAC. “We have seen success with both Soundscape and SL-Series throughout Japan, and Ayumi joins us at a great time to help build on this momentum and develop the markets further,” said Yajima. “Ayumi has a wealth of knowledge and…
St Paul’s House is a prominent city centre building located in the heart of Winchester held by Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP), a leading independent, owner managed pensions, investment and insurance consultancy in the UK and Ireland. In keeping with the building’s recent refurbishment, a state-of-the-art AV system was required with the brief of ‘Audio over Visual’. This was desired by LCP to allow the teams to conduct Microsoft Teams Meetings, as well as the offices boasting the flexibility for other uses such as conferences, presentations and collaborative meetings, with the option of using the space as a singular…
AJA Video Systems has released a free Mini-Config v2.26.3 software update, enhancing its popular Mini-Converter line with powerful new functionality for select models. The release boasts basic HDR metadata pass-through for Hi5-12G, Hi5-4K-Plus, HA5-12G, HA5-4K, 4K2HD, and 12GM; dual-link capabilities for 12GM; and Dolby audio support for Hi5-12G and Hi5-4K-Plus, among other enhancements. AJA Mini-Config v2.26.3 highlights include: Basic HDR metadata pass-through and optional override functionality for Hi5-12G, Hi5-4K-Plus, HA5-12G, HA5-4K, 4K2HD and 12GM, plus new HDMI HDR Infoframe generation for 4K2HD, simplifying HDR pipelines and offering more consistent results Hi5-12G, HA5-12G, HA5-4K, and Hi5-4K Plus support for BT.2020 colour…
The sunny Christ Fellowship Churches in South Florida are enjoying new visions during services at five locations this year, following a major investment in Hippotizer Media Servers to playback pre-made content and drive LED pixel strips with swathes of colour. Three of Christ Fellowship’s largest locations, in Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie are now enjoying the user-friendly, visual impact of Hippotizer Taiga, Karst and Boreal Media Servers respectively. They were specified by the Church’s Technical Director, Neil Zimmerman. “We were previously using a tired, software-based visuals solution but found that the graphics cards within our computers…
Located in the heart of the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, the Ferst Center for the Arts serves as a showcase for the presentation of concerts, lectures, dance, film, and theater. Filled with activity year-round, the hall seats nearly 1,000 and is designed to provide a wealth of diverse and enriching opportunities for both Georgia Tech—the name by which the school is best known—and the greater Atlanta community. It’s also been a DiGiCo facility for several years, with an SD9 console serving as its front-of-house desk since 2014. As many performances and events moved outside in 2021, Georgia Tech Arts,…
ADJ Lighting has introduced the new Focus Profile, a feature-packed automated profile luminaire powered by a potent 400W LED light engine. Taking its place as the new flagship model in ADJ’s extremely popular Focus Series of LED-powered moving heads, this new fixture is the brightest and most feature-rich fixture in the range to date. Offering the excellent build quality and value for money for which the series has become known and a versatile array of creative features, it is designed for theatrical, concert touring and event production applications. At the heart of the Focus Profile is a powerful 400-Watt LED…
GLP will launch its new impression X5 fixture on 16 February 2022. Following a preview at the 2021 LDI exhibition in Las Vegas, the impression X5 reportedly boasts a wealth of new and improved technology gained from countless hours of conversations with users combined with traditional German foresight and precision. GLP Managing Director, Udo Künzler and Product Manager, Michael Feldmann will lead the presentations at four different points during the day to capture every time zone, with the impression X5 presented in detail and followed by a live question and answer session afterwards. Register for the event and see the teaser video at www.x5launch.glp.de
