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Editor’s Note Dear readers,

This issue marks the beginning of 2015 and the end of what has been an eventful 2014. Flipping through the magazine, you’ll find an interesting and diverse line-up of projects and product showcases from around the world! One example would be an exhibition by Ai Weiwei at the infamous Alcatraz entitled @Large—an installation that explores human rights and freedom of expression by way of seven sculptures, sound and media works. Meyer Sound provided their loudspeakers for this project. The cover story of this issue features a world record-breaking projection-mapping showcase in Romania. It’s interesting to see how the organisers have managed to put together a visually stunning showcase against such a large floor surface. Read on to find out how Maxin10sity managed to pull it off. And, of course, this magazine is full of project showcases across various venues and environments, such as concerts, churches and broadcast stations, and a catalogue of the latest products in the market. I hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as I have enjoyed putting it together! Best regards,

Nur Shakylla Nadhra (Editor)

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News Lighting Solutions • Audio & Visual Solutions • Network & Distribution Controls

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SPECIAL FEATURES • CreateLED Enhances Visual Experience for Visitors at Star Alliance • Meyer Sound Gives Voices to Global Dissidents in @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz

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World Record Breaking Videomapping Showcase by Maxin10sity

• Waagner-Biro for Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay • LAX Powers the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China • EAI Provides Dazzling Production for Dance Festival in Singapore • ACME in Korea • WSDG a Hit for the Metroplex at Hong Kong’s KITEC

• Japan’s Fuji TV Wakes Up with ETC’s Desire D60 Daylight • Qvest Media Completes Alarab News Channel Project • BeckTV Completes Integration of Broadcast Facility for KTUU in Alaska • Symetrix for Singapore Spots Hub

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WORSHIP TECHNOLOGIES • L-Acoustics WIFO Does Double-Duty for Community Reformed Church • The Dalai Lama Presents 2014 Kalachakra Prayer with DPA Microphones • iLive Chosen for Hungary’s Largest Protestant Church

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE • The First Surface-Mountable LED with Oval Light-Radiating Characteristics by Osram

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ELATION LIGHTING KEEPS THE ATMOSPHERE STIMULATING AT DRAI’S NIGHTCLUB

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lubbing in Sin City is running in high gear with s e v e r a l h i g h - p ro f i l e c l u b o p e n i n g s i n L a s Ve g a s t h i s y e a r a n d V i c t o r D r a i ’s n e w D r a i ’s B e a c h C l u b & N i g h t c l u b a t o p t h e C ro m w e l l H o t e l i s p e r h a p s the hottest of them all. Elation lighting plays an i n t e g r a l p a r t i n t h e c l u b ’s v i s u a l l y s t i m u l a t i n g l i g h t i n g designed by Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting, the m a n b e h i n d o t h e r re c e n t Ve g a s c l u b o p e n i n g s w i t h E l a t i o n l i g h t i n g r i g s ( M a rq u e e , L i f e a t S L S ) .

T h e s u c c e s s f u l r e s u l t a t D r a i ’s i s a l l t h a n k s t o S t e v e ’s t h o r o u g h d e s i g n p r o c e s s — p a r t o f w h i c h involves turning on only one layer of lighting at a time to see if the pattern makes sense and also to make sure that it fills out the room and feels right. Designed with flexibility in mind to keep the lighting fresh and stimulating, the design forms a single cohesive element with all lighting elements w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r.

T he 65,000 s q ft v e nue fe a t ure s b ot h i nd o o r a nd o utdoor areas , inc l ud i ng a n i c oni c rooft op p a r ty po rc h an d all th e V IP a me ni t i e s y ou w oul d e xp e c t fro m a cl u b of th is s tature . The sop hi st i c a t e d a nd sexy c l ub embodies th e at t e nt i on t o d e t a i l p e op l e ha ve c o m e t o ex pect f ro m ni ght l i fe mogul V i c t or D ra i a s w e l l a s Steve L ieber man, w ho ha s surround e d c l ub b ers i n a n adren alin - in du ci ng i mme rsi v e l i ght i ng a t mosp he re .

A d d i t i o n a l l y, t r u e t o h i s d e s i g n e t h o s , t h e l i g h t i n g d e s i g n a t D r a i ’s w o r k s w i t h t h e g e o m e t r y a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u re o f t h e s p a c e , i n c l u d i n g t h e n i g h t c l u b ’s massive ceiling. The second-level ceiling extends all the way out to the main dance floor with LED video o n t h e f a c i a o f t h e u p p e r w a l l s o ff i t a n d C u e p i x S t r i p W W b l i n d e r s l i n i n g t h e s o ff i t ’s b o t t o m .

A flexible Elation lighting package integrates w i t h v i d e o t h ro u g h o u t t h e 4 , 5 0 0 - c a p a c i t y v e n u e . S u r ro u n d i n g t h e d a n c e f l o o r ’s c u s t o m - b u i l t 8 0 - s i d e d polygon centerpiece ball is a complement of spots, b e a m s a n d w a s h e s — “ t h e t h re e b a s i c f o o d g ro u p s o f l i g h t i n g ” a s S t e v e d e s c r i b e d i t . G i v e n a h i g h d e g re e o f a u t o n o m y i n c re a t i n g t h e l i g h t i n g , h e l a y e re d i n t o t h e E l a t i o n P l a t i n u m S p o t 5 R P ro a n d P l a t i n u m B e a m 5 R E x t re m e m o v i n g h e a d s , a l o n g w i t h R a y z o r Q 1 2 Z o o m L E D w a s h l i g h t s a n d P ro t ro n L E D s t ro b e s . The system is used for broad washes, edgy spot and strobe lighting, as well as aerial effects with each night requiring anything from big lighting looks for those energetic peaks to more subtle moments with atmosphere-generating details. Other effects like laser and blinder effects as well as video are layered in. “Between those fixtures it gives a lot of different options and elements to make the space more dynamic from a live show where you need more traditional elements to dance floor lighting,” Steve said.

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O p t i n g f o r a m o re c l a s s i c w h i t e l i g h t b l i n d e r l o o k , the Cuepix Strip WW blinders give a variety of i n c a n d e s c e n t l o o k s . “ I d i d n ’t w a n t c o l o u r c h a n g i n g or rainbow chases,” Steve said. “I wanted something that looked as close to incandescent as possible a n d h a d t h e l o o k o f a t r a d i t i o n a l b l i n d e r. ” B e c a u s e t h e C u e p i x S t r i p s ’ L E D s a re i n d i v i d u a l l y c o n t ro l l a b l e , i t i s a l s o p o s s i b l e t o d o s p e c i a l e ff e c t s l i k e d y n a m i c c h a s e s t h a t ro l e a ro u n d t h e m e z z a n i n e . T h e C u e p i x S t r i p W W ’s w a r m w h i t e L E D s m a y l o o k “ l i k e a l i g h t b u l b ” b u t t h e f i x t u re i n c l u d e s f e a t u re s o n e c a n n o t g e t f ro m i n c a n d e s c e n t l i k e s t ro b i n g a n d d i m m i n g . P o w e r consumption is also less than with an incandescent s o u rc e a n d t h e c l u b w i l l p ro b a b l y n e v e r h a v e t o change out the light engine. O ff i c i a l l y o p e n e d o v e r M e m o r i a l D a y We e k e n d i n M a y, D r a i ' s o n e - o f - a - k i n d e x p e r i e n c e a n d i m m e r s i v e a t m o s p h e re h a s p ro v e n a h u g e s u c c e s s w i t h V i c t o r Drai himself exclaiming: ‘If you have a vision, the r i g h t t e a m a n d p a r t n e r s , y o u re a l l y c a n m a k e t h e impossible happen.’

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FINEART LIGHTING FOR 22ND BANQUET IN BEIJING, CHINA

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welco me banq ue t w a s he l d for t he 2 2 nd As ia- Pacif ic Ec onomi c Coop e ra t i on ( A PEC ) econ omic leaders’ me e t i ng i n Be i j i ng, Chi na o n 1 0 N ovember 2 014. Fi ne A rt , a Chi ne se st a ge l i gh ti ng man u f actu rer, prov i d e d more t ha n 2,000 p i e c es o f l i gh tin g equ ipme nt for t hi s gra nd b a nq ue t . B e ar in g th e th eme of “S ha p i ng t he Fut ure t hro ug h As ia- Pacif ic Part ne rshi p ”, t hi s w a s t he se c o nd t i me C h in a h as host e d t he A P EC me e t i ng. O n th at even in g, b re a t ht a ki ng fi re w orks c omb i ne d w ith s pectacu lar l i ght i ng e ffe c t s l i t up t he ni g ht s ky at Beijin g ’s O l y mp i c P a rk. S ha X i a ol a n, a we l l k nown ligh tin g de si gne r from Chi na , w a s t he c hi e f d es ig n er an d wa s t a ske d w i t h c re a t i ng a gra nd v i s u al s pectacle of l i ght s a nd fi re w orks, w o w i ng t h e lar ge n u mber of p e op l e t ha t ga t he re d a ro und t h e ven u e to wat c h. T his even t mar ks a not he r mi l e st one for Fi ne Art, as it is an o th er i mp ort a nt e v e nt t ha t t he l i ghti ng man u f actu rer h as b e e n i nv ol v e d i n si nc e t he 20 1 4 Yo u th Olympic Ga me s. The b ra nd ha s d e v e l o pe d h i g h - po wered and e nv i ronme nt a l l y fri e nd l y l i gh ti ng p rodu cts s in ce i t s e st a b l i shme nt , t hus fi l l i n g a g a p in th e do me st i c l i ght i ng i nd ust ry. By v i rt ue o f i t s advan ced technol ogy, e xc e l l e nt q ua l i t y, st a bl e p er f or man ce as w e l l a s gre a t se rv i c e , Fi ne A rt ha s re ceived h igh re c ogni t i on a t home a nd a b roa d. F or mo re i nforma t i on, www.f ineart-ligh t.com.

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X7 COLOR DANCES ACROSS THE CYCLORAMA FOR HONG KONG BALLET’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY

Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Courtesy of The Hong Kong Ballet Photo ©Cheung Wai Lok, 2014

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n celebr ation of i t s 35 t h a nni v e rsa ry i n O c t ob e r 2 0 1 4 , H o n g K on g Ball e t p re se nt e d t hre e d a nc e sho w c a se s en titled A C elebra t i on of D a nc e , i n t he G ra nd T he a te r o f th e H o n g K ong Cul t ura l Ce nt e r. Li ght i ng D e si g ne r an d Directo r of C'e st Bon P roj e c t s, Kw ok F a i M a k , employed n u merous ETC S ourc e Four® LED CY C a nd Selador ® Des ire ® l umi na i re s t o l i ght up t hi s ba l l e t t r io . T he s h owcas es i nc l ud e d G e orge Ba l anc hi ne ’s mas ter piece Sere na d e , Na c ho D ua t o’s p rov o c a ti v e con tempo r ar y b a l l e t Ca st ra t i , a nd Na t a l i a C o nus’ s t ag in g o f Swan La k e ’s t hi rd a c t , w hi c h i s ba se d o n M ar iu s Petipa’s 1895 ori gi na l . M ak s o u gh t to ma i nt a i n t he ori gi na l l i ght i ng m o o d o f Seren ade an d Ca st ra t i b ut w i t h a t ouc h of hi s o w n i n ter pretatio n , a nd he t ook a ne w a p p roa c h fo r Sw a n L ake. Wh en h e d i sc ov e re d t ha t t he v e nue ’s n e w LED C YC lig h ts did not fi t hi s i ni t i a l l i ght i ng p rop o sa l fo r t h e pro ject, h e re p l a c e d t he m w i t h 12 ETC So urc e F o u r L E D Ser ies 2 Lust r® l umi na i re s out fi t t e d w i th Sou rce F o u r L E D CYC a d a p t e rs. H e was ver y imp re sse d w i t h t he S ourc e Four L ED C Y C

uni ts: “ T hi s w a s the fi rst ti m e I use d the m o n s t ag e. T he y j ust do the i r j o b, w i th g o o d c o l o ur c a pa b i l i t i es a nd e v e n c o v e ra g e . I n fa c t, i t surpri se d m e a b i t t h at the v e rti c a l c o v e ra g e i s so g o o d. ” The venue’s original RGBA CYC lights made it impossible to create the L200 (Double C.T. Blue) that he needed for Castrati. And in Serenade, an expansive range of blue was necessary to portray the beauty and mystery of the ballet. Mak was able to bring various blues to the stage, thanks to the flexibility of the x7 Color System™ in the Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr array. “The whole piece is about blue, based on the vision of the choreographer,” described Mak. “The x7 Color System really helps deliver the widest range of colour available from LED fixtures.” To a dd dra m a to the sho w, M a k l i t up the pe rfo rm an ces w i th Se l a do r D e si re D 4 0 Lustr+ l um i na i re s po si t i o n ed o n si de l i g ht to w e rs a nd Se l a do r D e si re D 6 0 L u s t r + uni ts o n l a dde rs. “ T he y a re j ust l o v e l y, g i v i ng m e t h e ri g ht c o l o ur a nd i nte nsi ty fo r a l l thre e pi e c e s: di ff eren t bl ue s fo r Se re na de , c o o l w hi te fo r C a stra ti a nd w ar m a m be r fo r Sw a n La k e . T he Se l a do r D e si re fi xtures are j ust g re a t! ”

ETC OPEN HOUSE IN SINGAPORE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

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TC ’s Open House , he l d on 20 a nd 21 O c to be r 2014 at th e LA S A LLE Col l e ge of t he Arts i n S i n g apore, drew 120 p a rt i c i p a nt s from S i ng a po re , Malays ia, K orea a nd Ta i w a n. S t ud e nt s a nd l i g hti ng p rof es s ion als , inc l ud i ng a rt v e nue t e c hni c i a ns, sa l e s c ompan y represe nt a t i v e s, re nt a l house e mp l o y e e s,

e nd use rs a nd de a l e rs, he l pe d m a k e the O pe n Ho u s e a hug e suc c e ss. T hi s w a s the fi rst bi g e v e nt ET C ha s he l d i n A s i a, w hi c h a l so m a rk e d the o ffi c i a l o pe ni ng o f the n ew ET C Si ng a po re re g i o na l o ffi c e , w hi c h w i l l i m p ro ve (Continues on Page 16)

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s a les s u ppo r t o n t he S out he a st A si a n ma rke t . T he Open H ou s e ki c ke d off w i t h l i ght i ng d e si gne r p res en tation s t ha t show e d off ETC fi x ture p rojects , f ollow e d b y d e mos of Eos®-fam i l y l i gh tin g des ks , t he x7 Col or S y st e m™, ETC LED p rodu cts an d s yst e m i nt e gra t i on. A t t he e nd o f t h e even t, E TC CEO Fre d Fost e r ma d e a sp e c i a l appear an ce an d ga v e a p re se nt a t i on on ET C p rodu ct h is to r y. F os ter s aid: “ T h e O p e n House ga v e ETC a gre a t o p po r tu n ity to s ha re our t e c hnol ogy w i t h st ud e nts, l i gh tin g des ig n e rs a nd our re gi ona l d i st ri b u ti o n p ar tn er s . E TC s ta ff a nd gue st sp e a ke rs, i nc l ud i ng L i g h tin g Des ign e rs Ja me s Ta n a nd G a b ri e l Ch a n, s hared in teres ting p re se nt a t i ons d uri ng t he t w o d ay even t. E T C a l so w e l c ome d A l a n Loh, t he ne w R e gio n al Sales Ma na ge r for S out he a st A si a, to t h e co mpan y.”

OSRAM ACHIEVES RECORD FIGURES WITH GREEN LEDS

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he “Hi-Q-LED” project funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has made pioneering advances with green LEDs, greatly diminishing what is known as the “green gap” phenomenon—the significant drop in efficacy in the green spectral range. The result is a greenemitting LED based on indium gallium nitride (InGaN) semiconductors, which achieves a record efficacy of 147 lumens per watt (lm/W) at a wavelength of 530 nanometers (nm) and a spectral width of 35 nm. In addition, another green LED developed by combining a blue chip with a phosphor converter has achieved a record-breaking efficacy exceeding 200 lm/W.

Green all-InGaN LEDs close the “green gap” Conventional LEDs show a significant efficacy drop at wavelengths above 500 nm—a phenomenon known as the “green gap”. Research activities in the framework of the project have enabled the development of a narrowband green LED with a record efficacy of 147 lm/W for a chip size of 1 mm 2 and a driving current of 350 mA (current density: 45 A/cm 2 ). The LED has a central wavelength of 530 nm and a forward voltage of 2.93 volts (V) at this current density. A reduction of the carrier density in the light-emitting layers and a significantly improved material quality were the key factors behind this breakthrough.

Record-breaking efficacy of >200 lm/W achieved with a green full conversion phosphor solution The second approach of the project, which was to create a new, even more efficient green LED, comes into play in cases where the spectral bandwidth of the LED is not critical. Record-breaking figures demonstrated were 209 lm/W (210 lm) with a chip size of 1mm 2 , a central wavelength of 540 nm, a forward voltage of 2.88 V and a driving current of 350 mA (current density: 45 A/cm 2 ). For a current density of 125 A/cm 2 , it proved possible to increase the light output to above 500 lm. Despite this high current density, the efficacy of these devices amounts to 160 lm/W. The efficacy peaks at 1.5 A/cm 2 with a maximum of 274 lm/W. According to Osram research engineer Dr. Thomas Lehnhardt, these exceptional performance figures have been achieved thanks to the optimised interaction of chip and converter technologies: “Continuous improvement of the blue LED chips, an optimised excitation wavelength and an increased degree of conversion of the phosphor converter are the winning combinations underlying the new recordbreaking LED.”

Thanks to a significantly reduced dependency of the efficacy on the operating current compared to conventional green LEDs, the LED prototype shows significantly improved performance at higher current densities and achieves as much as 338 lumen (lm) at 125 A/cm 2 . “InGaN-based LEDs, in which the light output is generated by an InGaN semiconductor

From prototypes to series production At the moment, the unprecedented figures achieved by the two LED prototypes still can only be ranked as development data. More time will be needed to develop products based on the findings of the research project with optimised price and performance and which are well suited for mass production.

As part of the “LED Lead Market Initiative” funded by the BMBF, the working group for “Efficient LED Solutions with High Colour Rendering Indices” in the “Hi-Q-LED” project headed by Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed two pathbreaking green LED prototypes.

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exclusively, offer a much more narrowband emission with a spectral width of approximately 35 nm compared to green LEDs that are based on phosphor conversion. This breakthrough is an enabling technology for highly efficient projection systems requiring a high colour rendering index,” stressed Dr. Andreas Löffler, Project Manager at Osram Opto Semiconductors. After all, a high colour rendering index or an increased colour gamut means a more vivid, higher-quality image.

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PAINTING WITH LIGHT ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURE

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elgian based creative lighting and visual design practice Painting W ith Light has announced a restructure, with Luc Peumans becoming the majority shareholder and CEO with immediate effect, taking over all the company’s day-to-day management. Luc founded Genk–based Painting W ith Light in 1999. He said: “To move forward on the same trajectory for the next 15 years, I needed to be fully in control and accept responsibility for our future strategies, investments and direction—and so the deal was negotiated on that basis.” He added that he and his former business partners—Dimi Theuwissen and Jim Stas—are looking forward to new challenges and horizons, have parted “on the best possible terms”, and are very proud of what the award winning company has achieved to date. Painting W ith Light specialises in creating lighting, set and visual designs for shows and live events encompassing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. It also works on key architectural projects and installations, where its multidisciplinary approach has produced a unique “crossover” style that can bring built environments and spaces of all types to life. The company is a market leader in these sectors in the Benelux regions and inter nationally. The last three years in particular have been extremely busy, and seen Painting W ith Light’s involvement with numerous high profile and cutting-edge visual projects worldwide. Ongoing projects include: “Dream Girls” the musical, touring the Netherlands for the next five months; the new Holiday On Ice show, “Passion”; creating lighting designs for girlband K3 and maverick Belgian rockers Clouseau; designing a new set design for VTM TV show “Tegen de Sterren Op” and several others. Peumans was nominated for a 2014 Knight of Illumination award for his work on the acclaimed Music Hall Events’ production of “Peter Pan” earlier in 2014, and in 2012 collected a City.

People.Light Award for creative lighting at the C-MINE–former coal mine tur ned visitor attraction—development in home town Genk. The company’s new headquarters is also located at the historically significant C-MINE site in the mine’s former horse stables, a listed building that has been lovingly restored by Peumans over the last two years, combining imagination and industrial heritage with moder nist invention.

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ABS STRENGTHENS OPERATIONS TEAM WITH NEW HIRES

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rof es s ion al v i d e o a nd a ud i o sy st e ms i nte g ra ti o n f ir m Advan ce d Broa d c a st S ol ut i ons ( A B S) ha s an n ou n ced M in d y S i e ge l Ba gge t t a s i t s ne w D i re c to r o f Oper ation s . She i s t he l a t e st hi re i n a n o ng o i ng eff o r t to improv e c omp a ny op e ra t i ons. N a ta l i e H o ff man join ed a c c ount s re c e i v a b l e a nd p ay a bl e i n J a n u ar y, wh ile D a v i d Mc Ki l l i p w a s a d d e d i n M a y to man ag e wareh o use a nd l ogi st i c s. A f o r mer As s is tant P ri nc i p a l a t a p ub l i c sc hool , B a g g e tt h as bu ilt h er n ew c a re e r a round sa l e s a nd m a rk e ti ng

m a na g e m e nt. M o st re c e ntl y, she spe nt thre e y ear s as the D i re c to r o f Pa ti e nt Ac qui si ti o n fo r C o nte m p o r ar y D e nti stry, w he re she i nc re a se d re v e nue by c reat i n g a nd i m pl e m e nti ng ne w po l i c i e s a nd pro c e dure s . S h e ha s a l so se rv e d a s D i re c to r o f Sa l e s fo r Supe rco u p s , Ac c o unt Exe c uti v e fo r Tro xe l l C o m m uni c a ti o ns , an d Educ a ti o na l Spe c i a l i st fo r O dy sse y w a re . W i th a fo c us o n sm a l l busi ne ss, H o ffm a n h as w o rk e d fo r m o re tha n 1 5 y e a rs a s a n a c c o u n t an t a nd bo o k k e e pe r fo r v a ri o us c o m pa ni e s i n the S eat t l e (Continues on Page 18) Jan-Mar 2015

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area. M o s t rece nt l y, she sp e nt e i ght y e a rs a s the Busi ne ss O ffi c e M an ager f o r a pri v a t e me nt a l he a l t h a ge nc y i n Se a ttl e . Pre v i o usl y, she w or ked as a C o mp t rol l e r for a n a d d i c t i on re ha b ho spi ta l i n Se a ttl e , a nd h an dled admin ist ra t i v e d ut i e s a s c o-ow ne r of a spe c i a l i se d c o nstruc ti o n compan y in H on ol ul u. M cK illip o ver s ees a l l shi p p i ng a nd re c e i v i ng a c t i v i ti e s, m a i nta i ns i nv e nto ry, an d h as es tablishe d w orkp l a c e sa fe t y st a nd a rds. H e pre v i o usl y he l d w areh o u s e an d l ogi st i c s l e a d e rshi p p osi t i ons fo r EC C O M a nufa c turi ng , Valu able Tech n o l ogi e s, Ind i a na U ni v e rsi t y, a nd the Am e ri c a n R e d C ro ss. “ O u r co mpan y c ont i nue s t o b e suc c e ssful be c a use w e de si g n a nd d eliver cu s tomise d a ud i o a nd v i d e o p rod uc t i o n so l uti o ns. Pa rt o f tha t p ro ces s h appens b e hi nd t he sc e ne s, a nd t he se ne w e m pl o y e e s ha v e s t ren g th en ed ou r i n-house op e ra t i ons, w hi c h ha s i m pro v e d o ur c usto m e r s e r vice,” s aid M a rk S i e ge l , P re si d e nt of A BS .

ABS ADDS SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, PERSONNEL TO ENGINEERING TEAM

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networking system designs and integration—and currently serves as Music Producer and Front of House Engineer for New Life Church. Jensen has been named a Certified Broadcast Technologist by the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Before joining ABS, he spent two years in live and independent television production. “We have been very fortunate to bolster our engineering team with three great new hires,” said Mark Siegel, President of ABS. “Rick has a very unique combination of AV and construction experience, which will be a great benefit for our customers. Justin is able to apply his knowledge of live music production and AV systems to a variety of projects. And Jamison’s fabrication drawing skills have been very important during the design phase of several projects.” Belmore, Friesen and Jensen are all based out of the company’s main office in SeaTac, Washington (USA).

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ECA2’S WINGS OF TIME IN SENTOSA, SINGAPORE SWEEPS THEA AWARDS contemporary story-telling and live audience engagement. With S e n t o s a ’s S i l o s o B e a c h a s i t s b a c k d ro p , a u d i e n c e s c a n b a s k i n s t u n n i n g e ff e c t s i n c l u d i n g ro b o t i c fountains, 3D video mapping, p y ro t e c h n i c s a n d f i re w o r k s , a s they follow the characters on a m a g i c a l a d v e n t u re t h ro u g h v i s u a l l y stunning landscapes. With two s h o w s d a i l y, W i n g s o f T i m e h a s a l re a d y w e l c o m e d o v e r 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 guests since it opened. Photo Credit: Sentosa

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e n t o s a ’s W i n g s o f T i m e , t h e w o r l d ’s o n l y p e r m a n e n t n i g h t e x t r a v a g a n z a s e t i n t h e s e a , h a s w o n t h e T h e a Aw a rd s f o r i t s o u t s t a n d i n g a c h i e v e m e n t a s a n E v e n t S p e c t a c u l a r. D e s i g n e d a n d p ro d u c e d b y F re n c h - b a s e d c o m p a n y, E C A 2 , W i n g s o f T i m e i s t h e o n l y t h e m e d a t t r a c t i o n i n S o u t h e a s t A s i a t o re c e i v e a T h e a Aw a rd i n 2014, joining an international slate of 16 other themed entertainment p ro j e c t s w o r l d w i d e b e i n g re c o g n i s e d b y o n e o f t h e i n d u s t r y ’s m o s t c o v e t e d a w a rd s . Presented by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), the results were announced during the Inter national Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions convention held in Florida, USA. Wings of Time, which began its first show on 17 June 2014, is a 25-minute, f a m i l y - f r i e n d l y s p e c t a c u l a r t h a t c o m b i n e s s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t e ff e c t s w i t h

M i k e B a rc l a y, C E O o f t h e S e n t o s a Development Corporation, said: “ We a re d e l i g h t e d t o re c e i v e s u c h a high accolade for Wings of Time so soon after the attraction opened. It is heartening to see that the unique selling points of the attraction, including its stateof-the-art video mapping and b e i n g t h e w o r l d ’s o n l y n i g h t t i m e light and water show on a beach, has made it stand out among global entertainment giants. This international re c o g n i t i o n re i n f o rc e s S i n g a p o re ’s g ro w i n g re p u t a t i o n f o r d e v e l o p i n g w o r l d c l a s s , a w a rd - w i n n i n g a t t r a c t i o n s . ”

HARMAN UNVEILS MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN PUNE, INDIA

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ARM AN In t e r na t i ona l ( Ind i a ) , t he p re m i um au dio an d i nfot a i nme nt group , ha s a nno unc e d t h e o ff icial launc h a nd i na ugura t i on of i ts fi rst man u f actu r in g pl a nt i n Ind i a —l oc a t e d i n t he C ha k a n I ndu s tr ial area i n P une . W i t h a p rod uc t i on c a pa c i ty o f 400,000 car se t s p e r a nnum, t hi s st a t e -of- the - a rt fa cility will deliver c ut t i ng e d ge i nfot a i nme nt a nd a udi o s olu tion s f o r its O EM p a rt ne rs i n t he c ount ry a nd w i l l w or k clos ely wit h t he m t o b ri ng t he ‘c onne c te d c a r’ ex per ien ce to more p e op l e . The p l a nt ha s b e e n m a de o p er atio n al in a re c ord t i me of l e ss t ha n a y ea r si nc e t h e o pen in g ceremony. “ HARM AN ’s in vest me nt i n t hi s ne w ma nufa c turi ng p l an t repres en ts t he p ot e nt i a l w e se e i n t he I ndi a n mar ket an d ou r l ong-t e rm c ommi t me nt t o our l o c a l p ar tn er s ,” s aid D i ne sh C. P a l i w a l , HA RMA N Ch a i rm a n, Pres iden t an d C EO . L o cated in Pu ne , t he p l a nt ha s t he a d v a n ta g e o f b ein g clo s e to a l a rge b a se of a ut omot i v e O EM s. T he fi rs t ph as e o f the ma nufa c t uri ng fa c i l i t y w i l l f o c us o n p ro du ction of n e xt ge ne ra t i on a ud i o a nd i nfota i nm e nt s y s tems f or Tata , Fi a t a nd Vol ksw a ge n p roj e c ts. I n s ubs equ en t ph ase s, t he c omp a ny w oul d l i k e the fa cility to cater t o i t s ot he r b usi ne ss uni t s a s w e l l , s uch as Prof es s iona l a nd Li fe st y l e A ud i o. I n addition to t hi s ke y i nv e st me nt , HA RM AN ha s

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a l so se t up a n Ac o usti c Sy ste m s Eng i ne e ri ng Cen t re i n Pune . T hi s fa c i l i ty i s ho m e to sta te - o f- t h e- ar t fa bri c a ti o n, tuni ng a nd l i ste ni ng ro o m s, a nd fe at u res a n a rra y o f pro pri e ta ry ha rdw a re / so ftw a re too l s t o c a te r to e xi sti ng a nd e m e rg i ng de m a nds i n the real m o f a uto m o ti v e a udi o a nd a c o usti c s. T he e ng i neer i n g c a pa bi l i ti e s c a te r to a udi o sy ste m s de si g n an d e ng i ne e ri ng , c o m pl e x v e hi c l e a c o usti c tuni ng s, act i ve no i se c a nc e l l a ti o n fo r e ng i ne no i se re fi ne m en t o r ro a d no i se c a nc e l l a ti o n, e l e c tro ni c spe e c h sy n t h es i s fo r B EVs o r to g i v e a pa rti c ul a r so ni c c ha ra c te r t o a v e hi c l e .

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SENNHEISER ASIA SUPPLIES L-ACOUSTICS K2 LINE ARRAY SYSTEM TO THE SHOWTEC GROUP

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ennheiser Asia recently closed its first L-Acoustics K2 line array system deal in Southeast Asia. The Showtec group, a leading equipment provider for large-scale local and inter national events based in Singapore, is the first rental company and user of the K2 speakers in the region. The company had decided to upgrade its inventory with the new system for use in a series of concerts in June 2014, including the latest live performance of top Korean girl group, 2NE1, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The new sale features a system consisting of a full L-Acoustics line array, with a total of 36 K2 large-format WST line source speakers, 12 K1 SB subwoofers, as well as 24 cabinets of SB28 subwoofers and LA8 amplifiers respectively. The audio crew at the Showtec Group was also given an in-depth training on the K2 system by L-Acoustics trainer, Alvin Khoo, on 7 June 2014 and is now an official rental partner for the K2 system inter nationally. Henry Ang, Managing Director of the Showtec Group, commented on the system purchase: “L-Acoustics systems are very popular in show

riders and we believe that acquiring the K2 system will help us provide better audio quality for live shows in our region. We are very pleased with the technical and sales support from the team at Sennheiser Asia.”

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CONCEPT AUDIO INTRODUCES SHURE QLX-D AND PSM 300 AT SHURE LEADS DIGITAL WIRELESS REVOLUTION SEMINAR IN MALAYSIA

(Left to Right): Andy Tan, Director of Concept Audio; Chong Kok Siong of IhDesign Sdn Bhd, Grand Prize Winner of Seminar Lucky Draw segment; with Eric Ong, Regional Sales Manager of Shure Asia Limited.

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oncept Audio recently hosted the Shure Leads Digital W ireless Revolution seminar in partnership with Shure Asia Limited, which was held at the main ballroom of Tropicana Golf and Country Resort in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The seminar also saw the debut of Shure’s QLX-D Digital W ireless Microphone System and PSM 300 Stereo Personal Monitor System in the country. The event proved to be a success and had an impressive number of attendees made up of industry professionals, end-users, dealers and Concept Audio’s partners in the industry, including systems integrators and project consultants. The seminar was part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness of Shure’s latest technologies in Malaysia and to help improve the competence of its valued customers, sound technicians and system integrators with its simplified solutions. It was separated into two sessions, with each lasting about one to two hours. Attendees were given an overview on Shure’s new products accompanied by live demonstrations to showcase the capabilities of moder n wireless microphone technology. Speakers at the seminar also provided tips on getting the most from these two products. In the first session, the audience had the opportunity to experience Shure's QLX-D Digital W ireless Microphone System and the new ShurePlus Channels wireless microphone management app for iOS. Using the Shure W ireless Workbench 6.10 software management application as a demo tool, they were also given advice on how to use laptop and phone based applications to manage wireless networks for simple newsgathering operations and large events that require complex systems. In the second part of the seminar, Concept Audio introduced Shure’s PSM 300 Stereo Personal Monitor

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System—a new addition to its widely used line of PSM personal monitor systems. This new in-ear monitoring system has the clarity and precision of wireless stereo with detailed 24-bit digital audio. As the authorised distributor for Shure’s full line of professional products (excluding the DIS line) in Malaysia, Concept Audio is confident that these new technologies will be game changers for the local audio industry. At the same time, the sales team will continue to maximise on product distribution through its network of Authorised Shure Dealers and supplies to partners in the rental and staging industry. Furthermore, the team will leverage on market awareness through the company’s education and training arm, which will conduct free educational programmes and on-site trainings for product previews and hands-on live demonstrations. In addition, it will continue to build on market outreach through advertising, product road shows and event collaborations, as well as to expand on information sharing through digital media. For more information, [email protected].

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ARKAOS PRO SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH ACE CHINA

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r K a o s P ro , t h e l e a d i n g p ro v i d e r o f re a l - t i m e v i s u a l p ro c e s s i n g technologies for live visual performances, has appointed ACE as its new distributor for China. A C E w i l l b e re s p o n s i b l e f o r p ro m o t i n g , distributing and s e r v i c i n g A r K a o s P ro ’s S t a g e and Studio media servers as well a s t h e A r K a o s M e d i a M a s t e r P ro a n d E x p re s s s o f t w a re a c ro s s t h e whole of China. F o u n d e d i n 1 9 8 2 , A C E i n t ro d u c e d a c o m p re h e n s i v e c a t a l o g u e o f stage lighting into China and has p ro v i d e d t o p c l a s s d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d s e r v i c e a c ro s s t h e c o u n t r y ever since. The company prides itself on enabling companies of all sizes to have easy access to high performance p ro d u c t s a t t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e p r i c e s . A r K a o s P R O customers in China will now be able to benefit f ro m A C E a c c e s s i b i l i t y a n d d e d i c a t i o n t o c u s t o m e r service. “ We c h o s e A C E b e c a u s e t h e y u n d e r s t a n d t h e t e c h n o l o g y b e h i n d A r K a o s p ro d u c t s a n d — w i t h o ff i c e s in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong— h a v e a s t ro n g p re s e n c e i n t h e C h i n a m a r k e t . T h e y h a v e a v e r y c l o s e re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e i r c u s t o m e r s s o c a n p ro v i d e l o c a l p ro d u c t d e m o n s t r a t i o n s a n d t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n s v e r y q u i c k l y, ” s a i d A r K a o s M a n a g i n g D i re c t o r, A g n e s Wo j e w o d a . “ T h i s w i l l m a k e A r K a o s p ro d u c t s e x t re m e l y a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e m a r k e t i n c l u d i n g l i g h t i n g d e s i g n e r s a c ro s s t h e t e l e v i s i o n , re n t a l , c o r p o r a t e w o r l d s w h e re A C E i s a l s o v e r y s t ro n g . ”

spend time getting to know everyone,” said Hinic. “ T h e A C E t e a m h a s a g re a t u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f v i d e o technology and a sound understanding of the huge China market. Combine this with their enthusiasm f o r t h e A r k a o s b r a n d a n d w e re m a i n c o n v i n c e d t h a t o u r p a r t n e r s h i p p re s e n t s a n e n o r m o u s o p p o r t u n i t y f o r A r K a o s i n t h i s re g i o n . We a re v e r y g l a d A C E i s n o w p a r t o f t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l A r K a o s f a m i l y. ”

“Arkaos, as the world famous brand for media s o f t w a re a n d s e r v e r s i n C h i n a , h a s h i g h v i s i b i l i t y a n d b e e n w i d e l y a c c e p t e d b y p ro f e s s i o n a l u s e r s , ” s a i d A r k a o s B r a n d M a n a g e r f o r A C E , Z h a n g We i , w h o h a s been with ACE for nearly 10 years. “ACE has taken over the sales and service of Arkaos in China in o rd e r t o a c h i e v e b e t t e r m a r k e t p e n e t r a t i o n , p ro v i d e b e t t e r s e r v i c e , a n d i m p ro v e A r k a o s ’ a p p l i c a t i o n l e v e l a m o n g C h i n e s e u s e r s . O n e o f o u r a p p ro a c h e s i s t o p a c k a g e A r k a o s p ro d u c t s t o g e t h e r w i t h M A C M D W i n g c o n s o l e s , w i t h t h e a i m o f p ro v i d i n g v e r y c o s t - e ff e c t i v e v i d e o c o n t ro l s o l u t i o n s t o t h e m a r k e t s . T h i s h a s a l re a d y o b t a i n e d h i g h p r a i s e ! T h e rapid development of the video sector within the l i g h t i n g i n d u s t r y i n C h i n a i s m a r v e l o u s a n d w e a re c o n f i d e n t i n g ro w i n g i t t o g e t h e r w i t h A r k a o s P R O team members!” Tr a i n i n g h a s a l re a d y t a k e n p l a c e a t A C E ’s B e i j i n g o ff i c e s w h e re A r K a o s C E O , M a rc o H i n i c , a n d Te c h n i c a l S a l e s & S u p p o r t M a n a g e r, To o n S e r v a e s , d e l i v e re d c o m p re h e n s i v e t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n s t o A C E ’s sales and technical teams. ” We w e re v e r y h a p p y t o p ro v i d e t e c h n i c a l t r a i n i n g for the ACE team in Beijing in September and to

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EPSON SHOWCASES INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS AT INAUGURAL EPSON SOLUTION & TECHNOLOGY CONVENTION 2014

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pson, the world leader in digital imaging and printing solutions, showcased an integrated suite of its products in the inaugural Epson Solution & Technology Convention on 21 November 2014. From expert talks to demonstrations of integrated solutions, visitors gleaned insights and networked with experts from Epson and industry players to tap on innovation that will help increase productivity, save costs and enhance collaboration. Held at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, the one-day convention is part of Epson’s on-going efforts to engage partners and customers in the corporate sector and raise awareness on the latest integrated solutions available to businesses—from Small and Medium Enterprises to Multinational Corporations. Epson worked with key technology partners—Lucep, LifeSize and ChemCare Asia—to bring the latest integrated solutions to life through five “solutions” booths. Visitors experienced first-hand realistic simulations of the needs in a typical business environment. Product specialists were also on hand to explain the benefits in terms of productivity and cost savings, as well as the processes required to customise these solutions for their businesses. The products that were used included:

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Epson’s EB-1430W i ultra short-throw business projector, which was used as part of a video conferencing solution, and the EB595W i (the world's first 3LCD finger-touch interactive projector), which was used as a digital signage to display an interactive queue number request from customers at a simulated customer service centre and to project the number of the next customer in line. “By creating a platform for industry players to come together to share insights and co-develop integrated solutions with Epson’s extensive suite of products, we hope to raise awareness and help companies meet their business needs with ease and peace of mind,” said Tan May Lin, General Manager of Epson Singapore (Sales Division).

MEYER SOUND NAMES JOHN MCMAHON NEW VP OF SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGY Worki ng c l o se l y w i th C EO J o hn M e y e r a nd Exe c uti v e V i c e Pre s i d en t He l e n M e y e r, M c M a ho n w i l l o v e rse e the bro a d- ba se d stra te g i c pl a n n i n g for ne w pro duc ts, pro duc t m a na g e m e nt, a nd m ul ti - pro duc t so l u t i o n s a c ross v a ri o us v e rti c a l m a rk e ts. Mc Ma hon’s ne w So l uti o ns a nd Stra te g y D i v i si o n a l i g ns pro d u ct ma na ge m e nt, de si g n se rv i c e s, te c hni c a l suppo rt, a nd e duc a ti o n u n d er one umbre l l a w i th a g o a l o f c re a ti ng a c o m m o n unde rsta ndi ng o f strat eg i c i ni t i a t i v es a m o ng st M e y e r So und’s re no w ne d te c hni c a l a nd c us t o m er sup p ort te a m s. I n a ddi ti o n, M c M a ho n w i l l c o nti nue to spe a rhe ad t h e d i gi t a l p ro duc t c o nc e pt g ro up i n a c c e l e ra ti ng ne w di g i ta l so l uti o n s i n t o t he ma rk e t.

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A hi gh po i nt o f M c M a ho n’s l e a de rshi p a t M e y e r So und i s hi s e xtra o rd i n ar y w ork on the C o nste l l a ti o n® a c o usti c sy ste m , w hi c h ha s beco m e a si gni fic a nt c o m po ne nt o f the c o m pa ny ’s g ro w th duri ng hi s ten u re. The Expl o ra to ri um sc i e nc e m use um i n Sa n Fra nc i sc o , U . C . B e rk el ey’s Z e l l e rb ac h H a l l , J a z z a t Li nc o l n C e nte r’s Appe l Ro o m , D e nm a rk ’s J ys k e Ba nk c orpo ra te bo a rdro o m , a nd the Al pe nsi a C o nc e rt H a l l i n So uth Ko rea a re a mo ng the m a ny c e l e bra te d i nsta l l a ti o ns o f C o nste l l a ti o n w o rl d w i d e. “ A s o u r p ro d u c t o ff e r i n g s e v o l v e a n d d i v e r s i f y, w e ’ l l l e a n o n J o h n (Continues on Page 25)

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M c M a h o n t o d e v e l o p o r g a n i s a t i o n a l p ro c e s s e s t o e n s u re t h e m a n y f u n c t i o n s o f t h e c o m p a n y a re i n s y n c , ” s a i d H e l e n M e y e r, E x e c u t i v e V i c e P re s i d e n t a n d c o m p a n y c o - f o u n d e r. “ H i s l e a d e r s h i p w i l l be crucial in maintaining our excellent customer re s p o n s i v e n e s s a s w e e x p a n d o u r p re s e n c e worldwide.” M cM ah on h as be e n p a rt of Me y e r S ound ’s e xe c uti v e t eam s in ce 2008. A Ca na d i a n c i t i z e n, M c M a ho n j o in ed M eyer Sound i n 2005 d uri ng t he a c qui si ti o n o f L evel C o n trol S y st e ms ( LCS A ud i o) w h e re he s e r ved as C E O. Hi s i nt e re st i n musi c a nd t e c hno l o g y

be g a n a t the a g e o f si x, w he n he be g a n ti nk e ri ng w i t h c i rc ui t bo a rds a nd de si g ni ng l o udspe a k e rs. T hi s ear l y i nte re st pro v i de d the ba si s fo r a n e ntre pre n eu r i al c a re e r tha t i nc l ude d the fo undi ng o f C a de nc e Di g i t al Audi o i n 1 9 9 2 a nd ul ti m a te l y l e d hi m to M e y e r S o u n d . “ J o hn M e y e r ha s pi o ne e re d a c o m pa ny c ul ture t h at a ttra c ts c usto m e rs l o o k i ng fo r ne w a udi o so l ut i o n s ,” sa i d M c M a ho n. “ I n m y ne w po si ti o n, I w i l l str i ve t o m a i nta i n the hi g he st sta nda rds i n a l l tha t w e d o — a t the sa m e ti m e de fi ni ng a uni fi e d c o m pa ny gro w t h stra te g y a s w e c o nti nue to push the e nv e l o pe i n b o t h te c hno l o g i c a l i nno v a ti o n a nd c usto m e r sa ti sfa c t i o n .”

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he new PAX ProAV Group is formed to better reflect its leading market positioning in professional voice evacuation, pro audio, AV DSP and conferencing. W ithin the PAX ProAV Group, the company’s established products—including, MESSENGER PRO, TERRACOM, PENTON, ATEÏS and XAVTEL—will be marketed as distinct brands. Optimising their potential as specific solutions in an integrated systems’ design, the PAX ProAV Group will position dedicated sales and support teams targeting the brands’ individual market sectors.

locally on any commercial audio project, PAX ProAV provides beam steering Loudspeaker solutions from MESSENGER PRO. Arthur Chen, President and CEO, commented: “Our vision is to create inspiring products, invent dedicated technologies for our customers and markets, and create products that are easy to integrate and use. We are a group of passionate people, working with integrity to develop the right products to help our customers worldwide find the perfect solution for each application or project.”

R oman o M . C u n sol o, D i re c t or of Ma rke t i ng & B usi ne ss D e velo pmen t, exp l a i ne d : “Thi s w a s a st ra t e gi c m o v e t o make it eas y for our c ust ome rs a nd i nt e r na l sta ff a l ike to f o cu s on t he t e c hnol ogi e s a nd p roduc ts i n o u r por tf o lio n ee d e d for e a c h i nd i v i d ua l pro j e c t. O ur s ales an d t e c hni c a l p e op l e ha v e a w e a l th o f e xper ien ce in the i r fi e l d s offe ri ng sup p ort , pro duc t t r a in in g, project d e si gn a l ong w i t h re l e v a nt sal e s a nd m ar ketin g to ols .” Whether the solution required is a state of the art PA/ VA system using ATEÏS, PENTON and MESSENGER PRO, or VOIP over LAN/WAN with TERRACOM. The PAX ProAV Group also provides advanced multi-room AV DSP platforms with the OCTO-Series including XAVTEL’s OCTO-Link and Xavnet. If a networked conference system is needed, XAVTEL´s SENATORSystem and PENTON speakers combine perfectly for such application demands. Offering a network of inter national distributors to work

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h e S r i A u ro b i n d o I n s t i t u t e o f M e d i c a l S c i e n c e s ( S A I M S ) s i t u a t e d a t I n d o re , M a d h y a P r a d e s h , I n d i a , re c e n t l y i n s t a l l e d a n A l l e n & H e a t h Z E D - 4 2 0 4 bus analogue USB mixer in its new state-of-the-art interactive seminar suite.

With over 40 years of experience, Penn Elcom is the world’s leading manufacturer of quality flight case hardware, speaker cabinet hardware and 19 inch racking solutions. We have a range of more than 3000 products that can be shipped on a same day basis anywhere in Asia. Penn Elcom Malaysia: +60 3 8052 7967 [email protected]

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facilities and manages major surgical p ro c e d u re s including O p e n H e a r t s u r g e r y, N e u ro l o g y & N e u ro s u r g e r y, a n d K n e e & H i p J o i n t re p l a c e m e n t . T h e I n s t i t u t e ’s b u i l d i n g i s a l s o a t e a c h i n g f a c i l i t y, housing all clinical and nonclinical departments, l e c t u re t h e a t re s , fully-equipped labs, dissection halls, a museum, and a l i b r a r y. S y s t e m s i n t e g r a t o r, A u d i o C r a t z , w a s a p p o i n t e d t o f u l f i l l t h e AV re q u i re m e n t s f o r t h e n e w C e n t re , specifying Allen & Heath's ZED4 2 0 i n t h e c o n t ro l ro o m t o m a n a g e t h e l i v e a u d i o re q u i re m e n t s a n d a l s o c a p t u re s t e re o re c o rd i n g a n d v i d e o f e e d f ro m t h e o p e r a t i o n s . The latest addition to the building is the LASER 60-capacity interactive seminar suite, w h e re l i v e o p e r a t i o n s c a n b e s t re a m e d f ro m up to t h re e t h e a t re s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y. D o c t o r s demonstrate using endoscopic a n d c o n f e re n c e c a m e r a s , a n d s t u d e n t s a re a b l e t o a s k q u e s t i o n s during the operation. "Allen & Heath has always designed g re a t q u a l i t y a u d i o p ro d u c t s a n d we wanted the best for the new c e n t re , w h i c h i s o n e o f t h e t o p s e m i n a r f a c i l i t i e s i n I n d i a . We h a v e successfully conducted a number of interactive sessions following the installation, and the system i s p ro v i n g t o b e v e r y s u c c e s s f u l , " s a i d D r. V i n o d B h a n d a r i , C h a i r m a n of SAIMS.

POINT SOURCE AUDIO SERIES8 HONOURED WITH BEST MICROPHONE AWARD C O - 8 W D he a dse t m i c ro pho ne w i n s N e w Pro duc t Aw a rd a t 2 0 1 4 WF X C o nfe re nc e a nd Ex po

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re ceive th is h o n our. It s CO -8W D he a d se t mi c ro pho ne w as s elected base d on a t w o-p a rt e v a l ua t i on o f the p ro du ct's attr ibut e s, d e si gn, func t i ona l i t y, a s w e l l a s i t s impact an d b e ne fi t s t o t he c hurc h ma rke t . J a mes L amb, P re si d e nt of P oi nt S ourc e Audi o , commen ted: “ The a w a rd i s a sourc e of gre a t pri de to o ur co mpan y, and show s our d e d i c a t i on t o pro v i de t h e g reates t overa l l e xp e ri e nc e t o our c l i e nts w he n t h ey ch o os e Poi nt S ourc e A ud i o.” The c o m pa ny al s o g ave away 100 of t he i r ne w c ust om p ro te c ti v e microph o n e cas es t o c hurc h a t t e nd e e s. T he SE RIE S8 col l e c t i on of he a d se t , e a rw or n a nd

l a v a l i e r m i c ro pho ne s i s Po i nt So urc e Audi o ’s n ex t g e ne ra ti o n o f m i ni a ture m i c ro pho ne s. I ts fl ag s h i p 3 6 0 ° be nda bl e bo o m fe a ture i s o ne o f fo ur fe at u res the c o m pa ny to uts to be uni que i n c o m bi na ti o n w i t h the i r m i c ro pho ne s’ I P5 7 w a te rpro o f ra ti ng ag ai n s t w a te r, sw e a t a nd m a k e up; 1 4 8 dB m a x SPL ; an d i nte rc ha ng e a bl e X- c o nne c to rs fo r sw a ppi ng w irel es s te rm i na ti o ns. Si nc e the i r i ntro duc ti o n, SER I ES8 m i c ro pho ne s h ave se e n w i de a do pti o n fro m di sti ng ui she d use rs s u ch a s the N e w Yo rk Phi l ha rm o ni c a t the Li nc o l n Cen t er, U ni v e rsa l Studi o s, C ha se O a k s m e g a - c hurc h , t h e K ra v i s C e nte r, a nd Shi k i T he a te r C o m pa ny To k yo .

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JOHN NAYLOR JOINS PESA TO LEAD GLOBAL SALES FOR GROWING STREAMING PRODUCT LINE S a l e s and D i stri buti o n, Stre a m i ng Pro duc ts) . H e w i l l m a na ge t h e c omp a ny ’s sa l e s e ffo rts fo r i ts PESA XST R EAM m ul ti - c ha nne l stre am i n g a p p l i a nc e s a nd PESA Li v e stre a m i ng a pp fo r l i v e e v e nt v e nue s. Na y l or h a s be e n a pa rt o f the pro fe ssi o na l v i de o i ndustry fo r m o re t h an 20 y e a rs, m o st re c e ntl y a s M a rk e ti ng Pro duc t M a na g e r a nd Bus i n es s D e v e l opm e nt M a na g e r a t R o ss V i de o . H e ha s he l d se v e ra l po si ti o n s w i t h G ra ssVa l l e y, i nc l udi ng m a na g i ng the i r sw i tc he rs pro duc t l i ne . H e al s o e st a b l i sh e d C o nv e rg e nt I nte l l i g e nc e , a n i ndustry c o nsul ti ng fi rm , s er ved a s V i c e P re si de nt o f B usi ne ss D e v e l o pm e nt fo r N e w Te k , a nd w a s head o f soft w a re so l uti o ns fo r Sne l l & W i l c o x. R e c e ntl y, N a y l o r ho ste d w e b i n ar s a b out stre a m i ng fo r the SM PT EPro fe ssi o na l D e v e l o pm e ntAc a de m y, an d ha s p re v i o usl y pre se nte d a t the H PA Te c h R e tre a t a nd the N AB S h o w, a mong othe rs.

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“In l e ss tha n tw o y e a rs, PESA’s ra ng e o f stre a m i ng pro duc ts ha s real l y grow n. No w i t’s ti m e to ta k e tho se pro v e n so l uti o ns a nd e xpa n d o u r use r b a se , ” sa i d C huc k T i l l e tt, Pre si de nt a nd C O O o f PESA. “ J o h n ha s t he k no w l e dg e a nd e xpe ri e nc e w e ne e d to a ttra c t c usto m e r s i n a numb e r o f v e rti c a l s a nd m a k e PESA a do m i na nt fo rc e i n the stream i n g ma rke t pl a c e . ” Na y l or w i l l be ba se d o ut o f Sa n Anto ni o .

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E SA h as als o a nnounc e d t ha t Chri st op he r T ho m a s, Exe c uti v e V i c e Pres iden t o f Engi ne e ri ng a nd CTO , ha s b ee n pro m o te d to Pre si de nt. C h u ck T illett, w ho ha s se rv e d a s P re si d e nt a nd C O O si nc e 2 0 0 9 , w i l l re main C OO o f t he c omp a ny. T homas join ed P ES A i n 2013, a ft e r hol d i ng se n i o r e xe c uti v e m a na g e m e nt p o s itio n s at s eve ra l c omp a ni e s. T i l l e t t ha s sp e nt m o re tha n 3 0 y e a rs i n t h e in du s tr y in v a ri ous se ni or p osi t i ons. Both T ho m a s a nd T i l l e tt w i l l re main bas ed in t he c omp a ny ’s Hunt sv i l l e he adqua rte rs. “ Ch u ck h as been i nst rume nt a l i n t he grow t h of PESA a nd o ur subse que nt s ucces s in s o ma ny v e rt i c a l ma rke t s, a nd w e a re ha ppy he w i l l re m a i n a v alu ed member of our t e a m,” sa i d How a rd S u tto n, Exe c uti v e C ha i rm a n. “ We are co n f ident t ha t Chri s w i l l furt he r st re ngthe n o ur o rg a ni sa ti o n a nd h elp u s aggres s i v e l y grow our i nnov a t i v e a nd a ffo rda bl e pro duc t l i ne s. ”

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BM an n o u n ced t ha t A sp e ra , a n IBM c om pa ny, togeth er with EVS , a l e a d i ng p rov i d e r of b ro a dc a st a nd media prod uc t i on sy st e ms, a nd El e me n ta l , the l e adin g s u pplier of soft w a re -d e fi ne d v i d e o s o l uti o ns for mu ltis creen c ont e nt d e l i v e ry, d e p l oy e d the fi rst l a r g e- s cale s ys t e m for hi gh-re sol ut i on l i v e v i de o streamin g via th e c l oud t o e na b l e v i e w e rs t o wa tc h l i v e HD media an d sp ort i ng e v e nt s from t he i r c o nne c te d d e vices . D e man d f o r co vera ge of i nt e r na t i ona l sp ort i ng e v e nts c on tin u es to in cre a se , w i t h more a nd more v i e w e rs t ur n in g to th e Int e r ne t for l i v e ma t c h st re a m i ng . T he c hallen g e f or m a ny b roa d c a st e rs i s t he abi l i ty to q uickly tr an s f er a nd d i st ri b ut e ma t c h c ont e nt a c ro ss smar tph o n es , ta b l e t s, l a p t op s a nd c onne c t e d T Vs. To su ppor t th is g ro w i ng onl i ne fa n b a se , EVS i nt e g ra te d A sper a FASP h igh-sp e e d t ra nsfe r a nd El e me nta l v i de o p roces s in g technol ogi e s t o c re a t e a re v oluti o na ry c l o u d- bas ed cont e nt d e l i v e ry w orkfl ow t ha t s c a l e s to stream th e wor ld’s most w a t c he d sp ort i ng ev e nts to a glo bal f an bas e . T h e co llabor ati on re sul t e d i n a uni q ue e nd- to e nd produ ction sy st e m t ha t i s c a p a b l e of ne a r- l i v e d i s tr ibu tion o f live a c t i on sp ort i ng e v e nt s t o st re a m i ng netwo r ks . T h is p rov i d e s re gi ona l b roa d c a st e rs w i th a c ces s to all live c a me ra fe e d s d i re c t l y from spo rti ng v e n u es r ath er tha n from a si ngl e c e nt ra l l i v e stre a m feed, givin g th em fa r gre a t e r sp e e d a nd fl e xi bi l i ty i n t he co n ten t th ey d i st ri b ut e : • T h ro u gh its C-Ca st t e c hnol ogy a t t he he a rt o f the wor kf lo w, E V S c a p t ure s v i d e o of mul t i p l e c a m e ra an gles f ro m on-l oc a t i on l i v e p rod uc t i on fe e ds. • E mbedded A sp e ra FA S P hi gh-sp e e d tra nsfe r s o f tware is u se d t o t ra nsfe r t he v i d e o fe e d s i n re a l time acro s s cont i ne nt s from sp ort s v e nue s di re c tl y to an As per a O n D e ma nd se rv e r soft w a re runni ng in th e clou d. The ne w A sp e ra A ut o-S c a l e pl a tfo rm man ag es tr an sfe r se rv e r i nst a nc e s t o me e t de m a nd wh en wor klo a d s sp i ke . • E lemen tal C l oud v i d e o p roc e ssi ng i nge sts the mezzan in e f o rma t , c onv e rt i ng i t i nt o t he m ul ti pl e

bi t ra te s, re so l uti o ns a nd stre a m i ng prot o co l s re qui re d to se rv e a ful l ra ng e o f fa n de v i c e s. • T he fi na l o utput o f hi g h- qua l i ty, hi g h- re so l uti o n l i ve c o nte nt i s de l i v e re d to re g i o na l bro a dc a ste r s an d stre a m e d to o nl i ne v i e w e rs a c ro ss the g l o be . “ O n the w o rl d’s bi g g e st sta g e s, Aspe ra ’s hi g h- s p eed fi l e tra nsfe r te c hno l o g y he l ps to push the bo un d ar i es o f c o nte nt stre a m i ng to spo rts fa ns w o rl dw i d e,” sa i d M i c he l l e M unso n, C EO o f Aspe ra . “ T he cl o s e c o l l a bo ra ti o n w i th EVS a nd El e m e nta l g i v e s s p o r t s bro a dc a ste rs a nd c o nte nt de l i v e ry ne tw o rks t h e fre e do m to re i m a g i ne ho w to bro a dc a st e v en t s i n ra di c a l l y ne w w a y s. T hi s i s o nl y the be g i nni ng . ” “ J ust l i k e o n the fi e l d, i t ta k e s the be st p l ayer s to c o m e to g e the r i n a te a m e ffo rt to bro a d cas t a pre m i e r i nte r na ti o na l spo rti ng e v e nt, w hi ch i s w hy w e c o l l a bo ra te d w i th w o rl d- c l a ss pa rtne r s l i k e Aspe ra a nd El e m e nta l , ” sa i d J o o p J a nsse n, C E O o f EVS. “ W i th Aspe ra ’s i ndustry - l e a di ng hi g h- spe ed f i l e tra nsfe r so ftw a re a nd El e m e nta l ’s i ndustry - l ead i n g v i de o pro c e ssi ng so l uti o ns, w e w e re a bl e to c re at e an i nno v a ti v e se rv i c e tha t surpa sse d the e xpe c ta ti o n s o f the bro a dc a st i ndustry. ” “ El e m e nta l i s thri l l e d to pa rtne r w i th Aspe ra a nd E V S to e na bl e bro a dc a ste rs to o ffe r a c o m pl e te r an g e o f m ul ti m e di a a nd i nte ra c ti v e se rv i c e s, a nd pro vi d e e nti re l y ne w pe rspe c ti v e s o n spo rts a c ti o n, ” s ai d K e i th W y m bs, C hi e f M a rk e ti ng O ffi c e r fo r El e m en t al . “ T he po w e r a nd e l a sti c i ty o f thi s a rc hi te c ture e n ab l es EVS to de l i v e r pre m i um v i de o c o nte nt tha t w o u l d o the rw i se no t be a v a i l a bl e to bro a dc a st to v i e wer s .” T he c o m pl e te e nd- to - e nd pl a tfo rm ha s be e n p ro ven to de l i v e r hundre ds o f c o nc urre nt v i de o st ream s tra nsfe rre d o v e r the w i de a re a ne tw o rk i n re al t i m e di re c tl y to c l o ud i nfra struc ture . T hi s ha s be e n a c h i eved w i th a n e ffe c ti v e tra nsfe r ra te a s fa st a s the l i v e vi d eo c a pture ra te a t spo rts v e nue s i n spi te o f he a v y ro u n d tri p l a te nc y a nd pa c k e t l o ss ( o v e r 2 0 0 m i l l i se co n d s a nd 1 0 pe rc e nt pe a k pa c k e t l o ss o v e r the WAN ) . T h e re sul t i s a c o nsi ste nt hi g h- pe rfo rm a nc e de l i ver y o f l i v e fe e ds a nd ne a r l i v e bro a dc a st qua l i ty v i de o.

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masses," said Jeromy Young, CEO and Founder of Atomos. "W ith Power Station we've solved perhaps the biggest problem of all—the need for an endless supply of power. You don't need massive batteries or multiple batteries for different devices anymore. The Power Station allows you to use smaller, lighter, more affordable camera batteries and output up to three DC streams for cameras, monitors, recorders and lighting. It also doubles as a super-fast charger for your batteries – finally a complete solution."

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Atomos has made a product that will give cameramen peace of mind and allow them to focus on the shot and not the clock. Power Station is a dual battery device with connections to power up to three DC devices and two USB devices simultaneously. Dual DC outputs and included splitter cable allow powering of up to three DC devices on the rig. W ith a maximum output of 5W, the Power Station allows users to charge an entire rig from DSLR and lighting to monitors and Atomos recorders. Meanwhile, the dual USB power source allows users to charge a single high-powered 2A device (eg iPad) or two lower powered 1A devices with two included 2600mAh batteries enough to charge an iPhone5 from 0 to 100 per cent—three times over. If you need more juice just swap the dead primary battery for a new one while the

secondary continues the job—endless power. W ith the Power Station, cameramen will know exactly how much power they have at any given time. The independent left and right LED displays on the front of Power Station give a quick five-step visual guide on the power remaining for each battery from 100 per cent down to 10 per cent. The user will always know when to swap the exhausted battery and have hours to do so. There are also DC Adapters available for popular cameras including A7s, GH4, 5DMKIII, FS700, C100 and more. Power Station is also an advance super-fast charger for dual batteries by simply charging the included 2600mAh NP series batteries in one hour for maximum speed and convenience.

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eset, the pioneering cloud based playout solutions provider, and Zixi, the industry leader for enabling live broadcast-quality video delivery over public inter net and private IP networks have announced that Zixi has joined the Nimbus Alliance Programme. Fraser Jardine, CCO of Veset said: “We are delighted that such an innovative player as Zixi has become our partner. We are very excited by the response to this programme from other broadcast technology providers looking to join our alliance. Our Alliance aims to deliver solutions to broadcast clients by working together and seamlessly integrating our best of breed products.” Raymond Thompson, Vice President of Marketing at Zixi, said: “We look forward to combining our IP

transport capabilities with Veset’s expertise in playout. We believe this is a winning combination for our global broadcast clients looking to increase flexibility for automation of scheduling and IP based public or private cloud playout while being able to reduce costs.” Nimbus, Veset’s powerful cloud playout platform, has already been integrated with the Zixi Family of products, such as Zixi Broadcaster Platform & Zixi Edge Points – Feeder/Receiver. Jardine concluded: “Offering customers a fully integrated cloud-based playout solution is very important as the take up of cloud playout operations increase.”

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ixel Power, the innovative supplier of broadcast graphics and playout solutions, has completed an agreement with Digimetrics, which will see the Aurora file-based quality control system integrated into Gallium content management and playout workflows from Pixel Power. Aurora provides market-leading quality control, and is an ideal fit for Gallium’s intelligent workflows. Pixel Power developed Gallium as the workflow engine for its ChannelMaster playout automation and its Pixel Factory file based media assembly solution. It is a powerful and flexible automation controller, which allows very sophisticated, rules-based workflows to be created and implemented. In a file-based environment, content may come to the Gallium environment from a number of sources, and increasingly there is a demand for quality control at this stage to ensure a seamless and standardised output. The Digimetrics Aurora platform tackles all four critical QC areas: metadata gatekeeping; visual and audible limits and artefacts (including loudness); detecting editing problems; and testing for broadcast and distribution

constraints. The latest version, Aurora 5, performs all these tests in a 64-bit environment on standard IT servers. Each instance of the Aurora software runs in a defined number of cores, allowing for multiple pieces of content to be tested at the same time without impacting overall performance and delivering results predictably. “Aurora is a great partner for Gallium workflows,” said James Gilbert, CEO of Pixel Power. “It tackles all aspects of quality control in smart test plans, and performs the tests extremely quickly. Even 4k files can be tested faster than real time.” “Not only is it fast, but because of the way it manages its resources we can deliver guaranteed QC times to our users,” he added. “Our tests have shown that it generates far fewer false positives than other high performance systems, and its built-in Hydra player makes it easy for engineers to check any questioned material. We are already building systems that integrate Aurora into Gallium, and we see the two products as market leaders coming together to create something more than the sum of their parts.”

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CREATELED ENHANCES VISUAL EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS AT STAR ALLIANCE Star Alliance, a lighting brand center and LED lighting effects showroom in China, held its grand opening on 22 October 2014, bringing together more than 5,000 professional buyers and 20,000 suppliers from both home and abroad. Visitors were treated to a luxurious opening ceremony and activities such as a lucky draw; these were followed by a dazzling display of lights and LED visual effects, which were provided by CreateLED, at the center. Indoor Displays Located on the ceiling of the center’s atrium is an LED screen measuring 1,402sqm, greeting visitors with a vibrant flurry of dancing visuals as they make their way around the center. It consists of CreateLED’s high-resolution AirULTRA-10 LED display and hangs 65 meters above the ground, making it one of the highest in the world.

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CreateLED’s R&D team has also broken new ground with its three innovative LED fish tanks hanging from both sides of the ceiling—their diameters ranging from five, four and three meters. The bottom of the fish tank uses CreateLED’s waterproof AirULTRA-6 LED display. W ith the help of its creative visuals, visitors would be able to see vivid images of fish swimming from one tank to another. To ensure visual focus, CreateLED designed four ultra thin LED displays (each 12m high and four meters wide) using its high-end AirMAG-7 LED display. The total size covers 192sqm and each screen flows down like a giant curtain, giving visitors a dynamic visual effect.

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Outdoor Displays LED display screens were also installed outside the Star Alliance, adding a bit of glamour to the exterior of the building. CreateLED used its AirLED-6 display (measuring 55.5sqm) to mount directly above the doorway and two AirLED-10 display strips (measuring 43.13sqm) were installed on both sides. The concept of using different pixel pitches would help to draw attention from afar. The front wall of the building houses English letters “S-LIGHT” (224sqm in size) and consists of CreateLED’s durable P14 lightweight cabinet boxes. The product has been tested for outdoor advertising use and can even withstand typhoons! The sidewall of the Star Alliance building also has a full-colour high definition LED display measuring 204.47sqm in size. Lastly, 3D Chinese characters were installed on the top of the building by using three sets of CreateLED’s grid-like LED displays (a total size of 625sqm). These characters are gold in colour, which is the Chinese symbol of fortune, and overlook the city of Zhongshan. For more information, please visit www.createled.com or e-mail [email protected].

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MEYER SOUND GIVES VOICES TO GLOBAL DISSIDENTS IN @LARGE: AI WEIWEI ON ALCATRAZ Meyer Sound loudspeakers play a critical role in @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, an exhibition of seven new sculpture, sound, and mixed media works by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The installation explores human rights and freedom of expression in the context of Alcatraz, a former federal penitentiary and now iconic historical site in the San Francisco Bay. W idely hailed as one of the most significant art exhibitions of the year, @Large already has been featured in The New York T imes, T ime Magazine, and The Guardian— among others. This extraordinary $3.6 million project on Alcatraz Island was originally proposed to Ai by Cheryl Haines, Executive Director of the FOR-SITE Foundation and curator of the exhibition.

“Ai’s work both awes us with its grace and beauty, and challenges and critiques our way of thinking—in a manner that we hope will catalyse public dialogue on many human rights issues,” said Haines. The inspiration for the exhibition is rooted in the reality of Ai Weiwei’s life. Forbidden by authorities to travel outside of China, the artist created the works for the installation in his Beijing Studio. “The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned,” said Ai Weiwei. “This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.” Singled out by Los Angeles T imes writer, Carolina A. Miranda, as “one of my favorite pieces in the exhibition for its subtlety,” Stay

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Tuned is an intimate and evocative sound installation occupying 12 barren and deteriorating prison cells in Alcatraz’s A Block. The installation features different music or spoken recitations in each cell created by people who have been imprisoned for the creative expression of their beliefs, as well as works created under incarceration. Artists range from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the Russian rock group Pussy Riot to the South African anti-apartheid activists The Robben Island Singers. Driving Stay Tuned are 12 compact yet powerful MM-4XP self-powered loudspeakers with IntelligentDC™ technology. As Ai insisted the loudspeakers be invisible, they are mounted behind a rusting ventilation grate. Two MM-10ACX subwoofers support music by Iranian Arya Aramnejad and Nigerian Fela Kuti. Sound design for Stay Tuned was handled by San Francisco-based Moment Audio Group, a spinoff of Earwax Productions, where sound artists and engineers Jim McKee and Jeremiah Moore worked jointly with producer Starr Sutherland.

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“The quality and invisibility of the loudspeakers contribute to the work’s startlingly evocative effect,” noted Moore. “It’s only one person at a time in the cell, and the clarity of sound leads to a startling directness and intimacy.” The MM-4XP loudspeakers also helped Moore deal with the limitations of the site. “We needed a loudspeaker with very low distortion, high power, and proven reliability, and the MM-4XP was ideal on all counts,” he said. “In addition, Meyer Sound’s exclusive IntelligentDC technology enabled us to run DC power for the amplifiers and the audio signal over a single cable from our equipment room 120 feet away. We didn’t have to sacrifice power and clarity because of long speaker cables.” Source recordings for Stay Tuned are played on an Apple Mac mini running QLab software. Output to two MPS488HP IntelligentDC power supplies is via an RME Fireface 400 interface augmented by an Aphex Model 141 ADAT to Analog converter. One of the most prominent cultural figures of the 21st century, Ai Weiwei is a Beijing-based artist and activist known for his work in sculpture, installations, film, architecture and photography. His work often responds to conditions in China, including limits placed on free speech and expression, and his personal experience of incarceration. @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz is scheduled to run through April 26, 2015.

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maxin10sity breaks world record for largest videomapping projection Hungarian projection mapping specialist chosen to create and organise the largest videomapping projection ever made on an administrative building in Bucharest All photos cour tesy of Maxin10sit y

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i th a fl o o r surfa c e o f 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 sqm , t h e Pa l a c e o f the Pa rl i a m e nt i n Buc h ares t , Ro m a ni a , is the w o rl d’s l a r g es t a dm i ni stra ti v e bui l di ng a fte r the Pe nta g o n . To c e l e bra te the 5 5 5 th a nni v e rsa ry o f the c a pi tal ci t y, C re a rt — the c i ty c ul tura l c e ntre — de c i de d to o ff er so m e thi ng spe c i a l to the i nha bi ta nts o f Buc h ares t a nd w e re i m pre sse d by the v i de o m a ppi ng p ro j ect subm i tte d by l o c a l e v e nt sta g e r, 3 6 0 R e v o l u t i o n . O n 2 0 Se pte m be r 2 0 1 4 , i M a pp Buc ha re s t 5 5 5 m e sm e ri se d a c ro w d o f 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 3 6 0 R e v o l uti o n m a na g e d the te c hni c a l si d e o f the e v e nt, a nd c a l l e d i n H ung a ri a n v i de o m a p p i n g spe c i a l i st M a xi n1 0 si ty to ha ndl e the c o l o ssa l t as k o f c re a ti ng a v i de o m a ppi ng a s w e l l a s o rg a n i s i n g a l l v i de o pro j e c ti o n c o nte nt, a c ti ng a s a c ura t o r f o r thi s a rti sti c pe rfo rm a nc e . T he y se l e c te d a nd i n vi t ed fo ur o the r te a m s to pa rti c i pa te : D a m i e n Fo n t ai n e ( Fra nc e ) , Si e de m Ze ro ( Po l a nd) , Le s Ate l i e rs No m ad ( R o m a ni a ) a nd T he M a c ul a ( C z e c h Re publ i c) . T h e dura ti o n o f e a c h a ni m a ti o n w a s a sy m bo l ic f i ve m i nute s a nd 5 5 se c o nds. Al l fi v e v i de o s w ere pro j e c te d o n a l o o p, g i v i ng the i m pre ssi o n o f a m a ste rpi e c e w i th pl ura l uni v e rse s, te l l i ng the s t o r y a nd c e l e bra ti ng the c i ty o f Buc ha re st.

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T he Pa l a c e o f the Pa rl i a m e nt i s 2 7 0 m l o ng w i th a n 8 6 -m et re hi g h fro nt fa ç a de , bo a sti ng a to ta l pro j e c ti o n a rea o f 2 3 , 0 0 0 sqm . T hre e w e e k s w e re re qui re d fo r M a xi n1 0 s i t y to c o m pl e te the l a se r sc a n a nd 3 D m o de l i ng o f the façad e be fo re se ndi ng i t to the a rti sts— a H e rc ul e a n ta sk . I n f act , the sc a nni ng w a s so pre c i se tha t the re w a s o nl y a t w o c e nti m e tre shi ft a t m o st i n the e nd. But the sc a l e o f t h e e v e nt w a s no t the o nl y c ha l l e ng e fo r M a xi n1 0 si ty. O n t o p o f m a na g i ng the e nti re c o nte nt, a c ti ng a s the l e a de r o f a t eam re pre se nti ng fi v e c o untri e s, the y w e re a l so busy w o rk in g o n the i r o w n c o nte nt. “ Fo r a pro j e c t o f thi s sc a l e , 8 K re so l uti o n qui c k l y becam e o bv i o us. We w a nte d the a udi e nc e to e xpe ri e nc e thi s w o w fa c to r w hi l e a t the sa m e ti m e c re a te so m e e m o ti o n,” s ai d Andrá s Sa ss, M a xi n1 0 si ty ’s Art D i re c to r, w ho w a s i n c h ar g e o f de v e l o pi ng the c o nte nt w i th hi s c o l l e a g ue Lá sz l ó C z i g án y. “ Wo rk i ng w i th thi s re so l uti o n a l l o w e d us to dra m at i cal l y i m pro v e the re nde ri ng a nd de l i v e r v e ry sha rp i m a g e s.

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ENTERTAINMENT Wh ile wor kin g o n t he a ni ma t i on, w e re a l l y p us he d the s of tware to th e limi t a nd , t o t he b e st of our kno w l e dg e , t h is is th e f ir s t t i me t ha t a p roj e c t i on ma p p i ng ha s ever been car r ied out i n suc h d e t a i l . For exa m pl e , w e created a rend e ri ng w i t h mi l l i ons of p a rt i c l e s tha t w o u ld agglo mera t e t o sha p e t he P a rl i a me nt, be fo re b ein g blown by t he w i nd t he ne xt se c ond t o c re a te o t h er f o r ms . It wa s not e a sy t o c re a t e , p re v i e w a nd h an dle all th is d a t a , b ut w e w e re a b l e t o a c hi e v e a g reat res u lt.” T he con ten t f o cuse d on t he b ui l d i ng i t se l f, hi gh l i g hti ng i t s arch itectu r a l d e t a i l s, a nd sub l i ma t i ng the g ran dio s e n atu re of t he P a rl i a me nt . To sup po rt the i mages , M ax in 1 0si t y w orke d w i t h S p a ni sh so ng w ri te r an d produ cer Iva n Torre nt . Being the art curator for this mapping event also meant that Maxin10sity was the first point of contact for all artists. Tamás Vaspöri, co-founder of Maxin10sity and Project Manager for the iMapp Bucharest 555, explained: “As the artistic leaders of the event, our role

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ENTERTAINMENT was to find artists with the required skills for a project of such magnitude, while facilitating the creation of a unique yet harmonious content. A team of five people from Maxin10sity worked exclusively on this project, which was set up in less than three months.” Al l the a rti sts i nv i te d w e re e xtre m e l y sa ti sfi e d w i t h M a xi n1 0 si ty ’s pro j e c t m a na g e m e nt. Pa w e l P i o t r Prz y by l , Art D i re c to r a t Si e de m z e ro , c o m m e n t ed : “ M o st o f the w o rk be tw e e n us w a s do ne o v e r S k yp e, a nd w e di dn’t ha v e a ny i ssue s. M a xi n1 0 si ty m a n ag ed the e v e nt i n a v e ry pro fe ssi o na l w a y a nd e v e ryt h i n g w a s de l i v e re d o n ti m e . ” M a rti n Po sta , Pro ducer at the M a c ul a , a g re e d: “ T he y di d a g re a t j o b. We l o ved the i r a ppro a c h a nd c re a ti v e si g na ture . I n fa c t, t h i s i s the sta rt o f a frui tful c o l l a bo ra ti o n a s w e w i l l be d o i n g so m e m o re w o rk w i th the m a t the Si g na l Fe sti v al .” D a m i e n Fo nta i ne , a re no w ne d a rti st i n the w o r l d o f pro j e c ti o n m a ppi ng , w a s e qua l l y i m pre sse d b y t h e pro fe ssi o na l i sm o f the y o ung H ung a ri a n c o m p an y. “ T hi s i s c l e a rl y the bi g g e st v i de o m a ppi ng proj ect I

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ENTERTAINMENT h ave ever wo r ke d on. I found t he re l a t i onshi p w i th M ax in 1 0s ity ver y p rofe ssi ona l , w i t h a t e c hni c a l a nd ar tis tic appro ach t ha t w a s i n l i ne w i t h t he sc a l e o f the even t. We h ad regul a r d i sc ussi ons, w hi c h he l pe d a l o t for developin g cont e nt . Ta ma s w a s v e ry re sp o nsi v e , p rovidin g precis e a nd fa st a nsw e rs; a nd onc e o nsi te , ever yth in g was p e rfe c t l y orga ni se d .” M ax in 1 0s ity pla y e d a p i v ot a l rol e i n t he c o nte nt d evelo pmen t. Font a i ne a d d e d : “Worki ng wi th the 3 D model is on e t hi ng, b ut know i ng t he b ui l di ng i s equ ally impor tant . The y w e re a l w a y s he re to po i nt o ut po ten tial mist a ke s. For e xa mp l e , w he n I sta rte d w o r kin g o n a f ew i ma ge s t o b e p roj e c t e d o n bo th t h e bottom an d t op p a rt of t he b ui l d i ng, Ma x i n1 0 si ty i mmediately f lagge d up t he d e p t h d i ffe re nc e c a use d b y th e impor tan t re c e ss b e t w e e n b ot h l e v e l s.” “ We s tar ted bu il d i ng t he re q ui re d st ruc t ure o n the Tu es day an d we w e re a b l e t o st a rt t he re h e a rsa l s o n F r iday,” ex p l a i ne d A d ri a n P oc hi sc a n, Te c hni c a l M an ag er at 3 60 Re v ol ut i on. In ord e r t o p roj e ct o n the w h o le s u r f ace, the re nt a l st a ge r sourc e d a n i m pre ssi v e 1 04 Pan as on ic P T-D Z 21K 3 c hi p D LP ® p ro j e c to rs fro m Ger man comp a ny LA NG A G . It i s b e l ie v e d to

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ENTERTAINMENT be the hi g he st num be r o f pro j e c to rs e v e r use d f o r a pro j e c ti o n m a ppi ng pro j e c t— w i th a n o utput of o ver tw o m i l l i o n l um e ns. T he pro j e c to rs w e re i nsta l l e d i n si x di ffe re nt t o w er s a nd a rra ng e d i n a to ta l o f 1 4 c l uste rs: tw o c l ust er s o f tw o pro j e c to rs, te n c l uste rs o f e i g ht a nd tw o c l u s t er s o f te n. C o nsi de ri ng the v a st a m o unt o f pro j ect o r s , the g re e n c re de nti a l s w e re qui te i m pre ssi v e for t h i s pro j e c t, a s a si ng l e truc k w a s re qui re d to de l i v er t h e pro j e c ti o n e qui pm e nt, a nd a l l 1 0 4 pro j e c to rs u s ed o nl y 2 6 0 k W. B o a sti ng 2 0 , 0 0 0 l um e ns, w i th a c o ntra st ra ti o o f 1 0 , 0 0 0 : 1 a nd a 1 9 2 0 x1 2 0 0 re so l uti o n ( W U XG A) , th e P TD Z2 1 K re pro duc e d ra z o r- sha rp a nd l i fe l i k e i m ag es o n the fa ç a de . Al l pro j e c to rs w e re c o ntro l l e d b y f i ve Pa ndo ra B o x Q U AD Se rv e r sy ste m s fro m C o o l ux ( al s o c o urte sy o f LAN G ) . Afte r suc h a suc c e ssful e v e nt, M a xi n1 0 si ty w ere i nv i te d to c re a te the v i de o m a ppi ng pro j e c ti o n f o r t h e o pe ni ng c e re m o ny o f the se c o nd e di ti o n o f the S i g n al Fe sti v a l , w hi c h to o k pl a c e o n 1 6 to 1 9 O c to be r 2 0 1 4 i n Pra g ue . ■

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WAAGNER-BIRO FOR SINGAPORE’S ESPLANADE - THEATRES ON THE BAY Photos cour tesy of Waagner-Biro

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay opened in 2002 and is one of the busiest performance centers in Asia. Known for its unique durian-like roof, the Esplanade is a building located on six hectares of waterfront land, purpose-built to be the center for Singapore’s performing arts, including a theatre with a capacity of 2,000 and a concert hall that sits about 1,600. Apart from performance space, the center houses a library and a shopping mall.

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After a planning period, the client decided in 2013 to replace the automated fly system of the theatre as part of an effort to meet the growing requirements and demands of modern stage design. Further exigencies include user friendliness, reliability and easy maintenance. After a long evaluation process involving four qualified companies, Waagner-Biro was awarded with the contract on 14 May 2013 to carry out the replacement in 2014.

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This was Waagner-Biro’s second contract in Singapore after the supply and installation of an automatic seating system in the Suntec City International Conference and Exhibition Center in 1997. The big challenge was to replace the upper machinery within only five months, starting with the dismantling of bulky, heavyweight hoists. Waagner-Biro sent an experienced employee on-site

to coordinate the dismantling and installation works together with its own team and a local stage company, thus guaranteeing a smooth project flow. The scope of supply included more than 100 drives and a CAT V4 control system, which was integrated with the existing equipment. The new system has a number of distinct advantages. It is more user-friendly with sophisticated software

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that makes it easier to programme even the most complicated performances. It is more efficient and is able to carry heavier loads. The new system is also more flexible and costs less to service and maintain. It also has a strong back-up system, which tracks and analyses faults in real time so that glitches can be addressed in the shortest possible time. The work started on 2 May 2014 and has been realised in a record time of only five months. The theatre was handed over in time on 3 October 2014 and the official opening followed on 9 October 2014. All works were done according to Singapore Standards and local regulations.

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LAX POWERS THE 2014 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN NANJING, CHINA

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After 13 grueling days of competition, and with lifelong friendships formed, 3700 athletes said their goodbyes in the historic city of Nanjing, China—host to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. LAX was there to make sure it went off without a hitch. LAX’s contribution to large-scale events in China and overseas is unprecedented. Having gained incredible experience over the past 20 years in the presentation of large-scale events, LAX was chosen to embrace the privileges and responsibility of designing, installing and operating the sound systems for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.

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Experienced Sound Engineer, He Biao— acting as Senior Systems Engineer for both ceremonies—was responsible for ensuring everyone could experience the great sound of LAX. More than 300 speakers were safely used in both flown and ground-stacked configurations. Furthermore, LAX is supporting the industry by training the next generation of young sound engineers and technical staff by providing the very best work experience possible. Working under the guidance of highly experienced industry veterans, the trainee technical staff can cut their teeth on a large-scale event, and gain invaluable experience along the way. LAX has supported major sporting events in China and overseas including the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010, and T ianjin East Asian Games in 2013, and now LAX continues to raise the bar for all professional audio companies in Guangdong. By continually promoting and supporting the performing arts and entertainment industries in China, LAX is lighting a path to the future. For more info, please visit www.LAXpro.co.

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EAI PROVIDES DAZZLING PRODUCTION FOR DANCE FESTIVAL IN SINGAPORE

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EXPO AV-INSYNC (EAI) was chosen to provide full technical production for the first ever FREQ’ender dance festival in Singapore and the company wasted no time in specifying its Martin Audio MLA system for the two-day event, which was held at Infinite Studios and promoted by Limited Edition Concepts (Singapore). Over 4,500 people attended the festival, which was split into two distinct days—the first (in conjunction with Hallowe’en) was named Freq’show, and this made way on Day 2 for Mekanika, produced by international Trance Festival brand, Godskitchen. EAI Managing Director, Gerard Rodrigues, confirmed that the MLA system was recommended by his company. “The end result was that everyone, including the promoters, really felt the music and were amazed at the audio quality. They were really blown away. The MLX subs also became a talking point for many of the AV industry professionals who attended the gig as well.”

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EAI kept the same rig in place for both days, with hangs of eight elements per side (plus a single MLD Downfill). The 12 MLX subs were ground-stacked in configurations of two + four + four + two. In addition, the company supplied eight W8LM Mini line arrays and four WS218X subs as a potent DJ monitor system. Limited Edition Concepts’ Director and co-founder, Godwin Pereira, was certainly impressed. “W ith EXPO AV’s experience, it was easy to get the best out of the MLA system, and the sound behaved superbly in the 18,000 sq ft sound stage. It was warm and non-intrusive, producing little in the way of ‘noise’; instead, it delivered purity, clarity and a whole lot of thump!” In addition to what Rodrigues described as “awesome sound”, he said the audience was also treated to lighting and projection mapping during the festival. The event featured global acts covering electro, trance, house, techno and many other genres, including Hot Chip, 2ManyDJs, GlowInTheDark and Marco V, along with over 20 live performers and dancers from Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia!

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ACME IN KOREA 2014 Opera Gala Concert Poeun Art Hall, Korea The Opera Gala Concert took place on 14 August 2014 at Poeun Art Hall in Yongin, Korea. This was not just a celebration of South Korean opera music but also various European countries such as Italy, Germany, and France with performances from the HANAOPERA team. The concert also saw talented vocalists, Yunju Jung, Hyejin Sung, Sujung Kang, Yunjin Song, Shinmo Kagn, Chail Park, Yuseok Oh and Chuljun Kim perform on the stage with the Suji Orchestra and Suji Youth Choir. The Opera Gala Concert needed a more delicate stage direction than ordinary concerts, especially when it came to the stage lighting and ACME’s wide range of professional stage and entertainment lights provided the soft colours that were required.

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2014 BUSAN MOTOR SHOW with Hyundai BEXCO, Busan, Korea The 2014 Busan Motor Show in Korea took place on 31 May 2014 in Busan, Korea and compared to the size of the previous year’s show has increased about 49 per cent—making it the largest since its inception. ACME provided its AUTOSHOW 1200 to light up the venue. The show was first convened as the inaugural exhibition for BEXCO in 2001 and is held biennially as part of efforts to promote the regional automotive industry and galvanise the local economy. The show has become an ultra-large scale event that routinely attracts more than one million visitors, including home and foreign brands, components and exhibition enterprises. 179 enterprises from 11 countries joined and 211 new cars were exhibited at the 2014 show. This was the first time that more than 200 cars were on display. A total of eight Korean automakers, including the top four brands (namely Hyundai, Kia, Renault Samsung, and GM Korea) participated, as well as two commercial vehicle brands, namely Hyundai commercial vehicles and Kia commercial vehicles.

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WSDG A HIT FOR THE METROPLEX AT HONG KONG’S KITEC The Metroplex, a luxurious nine-screen multiplex cinema, opened last year in Hong Kong’s iconic Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre. Situated adjacent to the widely popular Star Hall, a 3,600-seat scene of many major international concerts, The Metroplex is a self-operated independent cinema showing a wide range of films ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to international award-winners, festival

entries, local, specialty and independent films. Beyond its cutting edge technical advantages, Metroplex has the flexibility to cross platform live streaming, concerts and shows, multimedia conferences, and many other events. To support these presentations, the complex was designed to host premieres, dinners, cocktail parties and business gatherings.

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An investment property of Hopewell Holdings Limited, the complex reflects the Group’s vast experience in operating large-scale venues, and it establishes a new level of lavish comfort for filmgoers. Their unique concept was to bridge the gap between film and music by creating crossover events and festivals that would benefit from the venue’s diverse dining, socialising, large and small theaters and intimate screening rooms. They were also deeply concerned with the need to provide their audiences with the highest quality audio. To achieve that level of acoustic excellence, the developers retained the services of the Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG). Company Principal/Director of International Relations, Sergio Molho, reported that WSDG provided a comprehensive review of the architectural master plan layouts and prepared a detailed analysis of the acoustic package recommendations provided by a local consultant. Particular attention was addressed to issues of Sound isolation and (RT60) internal room acoustics. The client’s primary concern was to assure absolute sound isolation between the movie theaters and the large event hall located on the upper floor specifically with regard to NC and STC parameters. House #1, the Metroplex’s largest theater, accommodates an

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JAPAN’S FUJI TV WAKES UP WITH ETC’S DESIRE D60 DAYLIGHT It was a challenge for the technical crew of Fuji Television Network Inc. (Fuji TV) and Fuji Media Technology Inc. (fmt), to find the right fixture to light the set built in the globe-shaped observation room located on the 24th floor of their building. In the end, they discovered that ETC’s Selador® Desire® D60 Daylight luminaires were the perfect fit. “Our task was to light this set built in a space that was once a coffee shop, with minimal power,” said Hitoshi Hoshino, Executive Manager of fmt. “The space also had only 2400millimeters (7.87 feet) to the ceiling, so it was impossible to use incandescent lights—not only because of the power restrictions, but also the heat.” The set was built for the live morning talk/news show Mezamashi TV (“Alarm Clock TV”). Right behind the cast are windows with the view of Tokyo that creates

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a backlight, which changes with the time and weather. The biggest challenge was balancing the natural light from the windows and the front light on the cast. Fuji TV’s Chief Lighting Designer, Atsuhiro Kobayashi, had to put a filter on the window to tone down the natural light. “After testing multiple LED fixtures, we found that the Desire Daylight with a filter gave us the best balance on camera,” he said. With the low ceiling and the lights being so close to the cast, they needed fixtures that would not overheat. “When tall guests come onto the set, they have to duck under the fixtures. By using LED fixtures, we did not have to worry about people touching the fixtures and burning their fingers or scorching their hair,” Hoshino said with a laugh. “We are happy with the choice we made.” Article by ETC Exclusive Japanese Distributor: Ken Production Service Inc.

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QVEST MEDIA COMPLETES ALARAB NEWS CHANNEL PROJECT

Alarab News Channel delivers a completely fresh style of presenting news from around the world that matters most to those living and working in the Middle East and North Africa. Based in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, the all-Arabic channel includes extensive news programming as well as regular news roundups and business information in association with Bloomberg. Qvest Media managed all aspects of the project

including design, planning and technical integration. The scope includes two studios with affiliated control rooms, as well as the latest technologies for monitoring, video and graphics editing and editorial processes. The project is one of the most advanced Qvest Media has delivered and will help Alarab deliver on its promise of creating a fresh style of programming for a new generation of viewers. End-to-end file-based workflows,

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a high level of automation for all production processes, a centralised media asset management system across all areas of production, as well as HDTV distribution for satellite, multi-platform live streaming and an IPTV solution are just a few of the key features that Qvest Media has planned and integrated. “We want to change the way people think about news broadcasting,” said Jamal Khashoggi, General Manager of Alarab TV. “A fundamental part of that is our delivery infrastructure and the solution delivered by Qvest Media will be a key part in our success.” “We provide a highly future-oriented media infrastructure to Alarab for seamless management between all fields of news production,” added Peter Noethen, Managing Director of Qvest Media. “We take into account the most modern forms for IP-based content aggregation and multiple ways for broadcasting such as satellite and online. This helps Alarab to maximise the efficiency of news production and distribution.” The solution features products and systems from renowned international manufacturers. For example, the latest generation of scalable Avid ISIS 7500, Avid Interplay media asset management and iNews is installed for file-based production purposes and deeply integrated with a redundant central storage system from EMC2. Real-time 3D graphics rendering and channel branding will be performed using the latest solutions from Vizrt.

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The Alarab installation will be the first Viz Mosart installation, which interlaces directly with Avid Interplay. Viz Mosart newsroom automation will cover the channel’s two studios. The larger studio will be used for 24-hour rolling news live broadcast, and the Viz Mosart studio automation will control equipment from Sony, Calrec, Avid, Vinten Radamec Robotics and Vizrt graphics— among others—using preconfigured templates. In addition, a Viz Mosart system will integrate closely with Avid iNews, as well as with the LSB Virtual Studio Management (VSM) switching and management system. The second studio will be used to produce news features and packages to insert into the rolling news output, where Viz Mosart will interlace with the Avid Airspeed 5000 editing environment and Vizrt graphics. Never.No, a leader in social TV solutions, will be used for the station’s social media output. W ith the integration between Vizrt and Never.No, Alarab will have the tools to embrace user-generated social content and integrate it easily, flexibly and seamlessly within Vizrt graphics and multiplatform distribution workflows. To preview, moderate and configure all incoming data feeds, an Astucemedia Data Platform will be used. It will work with the Vizrt graphics system to provide producers and template editors with a graphical way to browse and select data content, preview stock charts, monitor and approve social media feeds.

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BECKTV COMPLETES INTEGRATION OF BROADCAST FACILITY FOR KTUU IN ALASKA

BeckTV, one of the United States’ premier designbuild systems integrators, has completed work on a brand-new multimedia facility for KTUU-TV, a Schurz Communications-owned station in Anchorage, Alaska. BeckTV developed the technical budget for the state-ofthe-art facility, provided space planning and technical consulting to local architectural and engineering firms, delivered equipment in a fully commissioned and tested tur nkey format, and managed staff training. The

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resulting facility will allow KTUU to take advantage of the latest technologies and future technical advances. “ Be c k T V ha s pro v i de d e xte nsi v e i nte g ra ti o n ser vi ces to se v e ra l o the r Sc hurz sta ti o ns, so w e ha d a g o o d unde rsta ndi ng o f the c o m pa ny ’s c a pa bi l i ti e s an d i ts pro c e ss fo r m a na g i ng c o m pl e x pro j e c ts, ” s ai d Andy M a c Le o d, Pre si de nt a nd G e ne ra l M a na ger o f K T U U - T V. “ B e c k T V ha s be e n a n e xc e l l e nt p ar t n er

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fo r u s , an d we ha d no he si t a t i on i n c a l l i ng o n the c ompan y to h elp us re a l i se our d re a m of a sta te o f - th e- ar t media c e nt e r. W i t h Be c kTV, w e ’v e be e n a b le to br in g f orw a rd -t hi nki ng ‘b i g fa c i l i t y ’ de si g n to w hat’s tr aditio n a l l y b e e n a sma l l e r ma rke t a nd c re a te a tr u ly s o ph is ticat e d mul t i me d i a fa c i l i t y t ha t w i l l se rv e A l as kan s o n tele v i si on a nd d i gi t a l p l a t forms fo r m a ny y e ar s to co me.” T h e n ew s ys tems i nst a l l e d b y Be c kTV for KTU U i nc l ude a Ro s s V ideo Ov e rD ri v e a ut oma t e d p rod uc t i on c o ntro l sys tem in clu din g a Ca mBot rob ot i c c a me ra sy ste m a nd V is ion prod uc t i on sw i t c he r, w hi c h t o g e the r e nable ro bo tics ca p a b i l i t y i n a ny of t he st a t i on’s thre e stu dios an d on the roof of t he b ui l d i ng. The fa c i l i ty ’s new Gr as s Valley S t ra t us ne w s a c q ui si t i on, e di ti ng , a nd playo u t s yst e m fe a t ure s si x e d i t sui t e s, a l o ng w i th mu ltiple edit d e sks i n t he ne w sroom. “Thanks to BeckTV, the KTUU News Operations team has been catapulted into the future with state-of-theart, integrated operating systems, all of which maximise workflow efficiencies,” said Tracy Sabo, KTUU’s News

Director. “More importantly, KTUU is more strongly poised to serve our loyal viewers and news consumers across the state of Alaska and beyond.” G ra ss Va l l e y se rv e rs m a na g e a uto m a te d ne w s i n g es t a nd pl a y o ut, a nd ful l y re dunda nt a nd m i r ro red H a rm o ni c se rv e rs i n m a ste r c o ntro l fa c i l i t at e pro g ra m m e a nd i nte rsti ti a l m e di a pl a y o ut. A l ar g e C hy ro nH e g o e qui pm e nt pa c k a g e suppo rts a var i et y o f g ra phi c s a ppl i c a ti o ns. K T U U a l so re l i e s o n a m ul ti c ha nne l - c a pa bl e m a ste r c o ntro l a nd ro u t i n g sy ste m fro m U ta h Sc i e nti fi c , a n Av i d m a ste r co n t ro l a uto m a ti o n sy ste m , a nd W he a tsto ne a udi o c o n s o l es . O the r k e y sy ste m s a t K T U U i nc l ude EASI sat el l i t e di she s a nd c o ntro l l e rs, C o m puSa t e qui pm e n t f o r a uto m a te d sa te l l i te a c qui si ti o n a nd re c o rdi n g , a to ta l l y i nte g ra te d ta l l y a nd G PI sy ste m fro m I m ag e V i de o , a nd a n Ev e rtz sy ste m fo r m o ni to r m ul ti plex i n g . I n a ddi ti o n to i nte g ra ti ng a nd c o m m i ssi o ni ng t h es e sy ste m s, Be c k T V a l so he l pe d K T U U to upg ra d e an d l e v e ra g e so m e e xi sti ng e qui pm e nt tha t sti l l m et t h e sta ti o n’s ne e ds.

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SYMETRIX FOR SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB

T h e s pecif icatio n of S y me t ri x D S P sol ut i ons for m a j o r spor ts aren as is ha rd l y ra re , b ut ra re l y ha v e the U Sb a s ed man u f acture r’s p rod uc t s b e e n use d on suc h a n e p ic s cale as th e y a re a t t he $1.06 b i l l i on S p o rts H ub d e velo pmen t in S i nga p ore . A l on gs ide th e fl a gshi p 55,000-c a p a c i t y N a ti o na l S t adiu m, th e 3 5-he c t a re S p ort s Hub c omp l e x a l so i nclu des a 6 ,000-c a p a c i t y A q ua t i c s Ce ntre a nd 3 ,000- capacity S p ort s A re na —a mong ot he r fa c i l i ti e s. A udio s pecif ications a c ross t he si t e v a ry c onsi de ra bl y a nd f eatu re prod uc t s from ma nufa c t ure rs i n c l udi ng EAW, C ommu n ity Loud sp e a ke rs, P ow e rsoft and Al l e n & H eath , bu t u n ify i ng a l l of t he se fa c i l i t i e s i s a di g i ta l a udio ph ilo s ophy b a se d a round S y me t ri x’s Sy m N e t Edge o pen arch it e c t ure D a nt e -e na b l e d D S P s. More th an 85 SymNe t Ed ge fra me s ha v e b e e n insta l l e d a c ro s s th e proj e c t i n a mp l i fi e r/c ont rol room ra c k s a nd f acility pan e l s, p rov i d i ng t he t e c hni c a l c re w w i th hu g e ver s atility a nd c onsi st e nt sup p ort for A u di na te ’s D a n te media n etw orki ng t e c hnol ogy.

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“ Sy m N e t Edg e w a s c ho se n bo th be c a u s e i t po w e rful l y suppo rte d D a nte — the c ho se n au d i o di stri buti o n pl a tfo rm fo r thi s pro j e c t— a nd be cau s e the m o dul a r i nput/ o utput c a rds, i nc l udi ng A E S / EBU a nd the a na l o g ue I / O c a rds, pro v i de d us w i t h the fl e xi bi l i ty re qui re d w he n de si g ni ng the au d i o di stri buti o n ne tw o rk , ” sa i d G a ry G o h fro m El e c t ro n i cs & Eng i ne e ri ng Pte Ltd ( E&E) , the pro j e c t i nte g r at o r a nd a l o ng - te rm Sy m e tri x di stri buto r. E&E, w hi c h a l so i nsta l l e d the o ri g i na l N a t i o n al Sta di um ’s a udi o sy ste m i n 1 9 7 3 , re qui re d that t h e D SP sy ste m i nc o rpo ra te be spo k e i nte g ra ti on o f Po w e rso ft a m pl i fi e rs— a pro c e ss tha t e nta i l ed a c l o se a nd suc c e ssful c o o pe ra ti o n w i th Sy m et r i x te c hni c a l suppo rt i n Se a ttl e , U SA. “ We w o rk e d w i t h the Sy m e tri x te a m to i nc l ude c usto m i se d Po w er s o f t m o dul e s tha t a l l o w e d fo r i nte g ra te d m o ni to ri n g an d c o ntro l o f K - Se ri e s a nd D ue c a na l i a m pl i fi e rs w i t h i n Sy m Vue a nd Sy m N e t C o m po se r, ” c o nfi rm e d G oh . Q ui c k a nd e a sy re m o te c o ntro l o f the pro c e s s i n g

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set- u p is en abled b y t he i nst a l l a t i on of t he Sy m Vue G U I on tech n ic a l p e rsonne l ’s l a p t op s a nd ta bl e ts. Tr an s mittin g and re c e i v i ng up t o 128 cha nne l s ( 64 x 64), th e digi t a l ne t w ork i t se l f i s c onfi gu re d a nd a d min is tered o ver t he si t e ’s IT i nfra st ruc t ure . S hu re microph one s, Ma c ki e mi xe rs a nd D a k tro ni c s screen s als o f e a t ure i n a n i nst a l l a t i on p roje c t tha t E&E labou red o n t hroughout 2013 a nd e a rly 2 0 1 4 . G oh repo r ts a hi ghl y p osi t i v e re sp onse fro m the v e n u e o per ator s , a d d i ng t ha t t he S y me t ri x p roc e sso rs p l ayed an impo r t a nt rol e i n a c hi e v i ng t hi s suc c e ssful o u tcome. “ Qu ali t y a nd re l i a b i l i t y w e re funda m e nta l requ iremen ts f or t hi s p roj e c t a nd t he se fa c to rs c e r tain ly en s u red t he se l e c t i on of S y me t ri x p roduc ts, ” he s aid. Mar k Ullr ich , Int e r na t i ona l S a l e s Ma na g e r fo r S y metr ix , remar ke d t ha t he w a s “d e l i ght e d t o se e o ur p ro ces s or s s ele c t e d for suc h a p re st i gi ous pro j e c t a nd deplo yed in a w a y t ha t t rul y e xe mp l ifi e s the b e n ef its o f SymNe t ’s D a nt e ne t w orki ng”.

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L-ACOUSTICS WIFO DOES DOUBLE-DUTY FOR COMMUNITY REFORMED CHURCH IN THE US Community Reformed Church in Zeeland, Michigan (USA) has taken on the sobriquet of “one of the bestsounding churches in Western Michigan” thanks to the recent integration of two separate L-ACOUSTICS ARCS “WIFO” systems. Installed by AV systems integrator, Parkway Communications, the first system replaces an existing 10-year-old PA in the main sanctuary, while the other is used to transform the church’s adjacent gymnasium into an extended worship space for overflow seating as attendance has grown.

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The sanctuary system is comprised of two ARCS WIDE and four ARCS FOCUS enclosures—hence “WIFO”— coupled with four SB18m subs, two coaxial 12XT fills and a pair of LA8 amplified controllers for power and processing. In the gym, two ARCS WIDE and two ARCS FOCUS are paired with a single SB18m and LA8. The sanctuary audio upgrade also included a new DiGiCo SD9 console.

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However, this was not just another project for Parkway Communications, which has a huge portfolio of HOW projects. Gary Zandstra, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Holland, MI-based integrator, is a member of Community Reformed Church and often mixes the sound for services there along with Parkway colleague Josh Maichele, who has also mixed live sound for country music headliners Toby Keith and Keith Anderson, as well as classic rocker Mark Farner. So the sound in this church was personal as well as professional.

needed. “The WIFO combination is perfect for keeping energy off of the walls and on the audience,” said Zandstra. “Vocals really pop out crystal clear. In the gym, where the portable stage is mounted against the long wall, WIFO is able to give us the vertical dispersion we need to fill that kind of space without any problem.” Zandstra added that once the acoustical treatment materials had been added to the sanctuary area, the church was indeed transformed into “the best-sounding church in Western Michigan”.

“The sanctuary has had issues for years with reflections that affect intelligibility, and the gym would naturally have the same kind of challenge because of the hard reflective surfaces,” said Zandstra, who added that the same committee-based processes of most houses of worship had slowed down acoustical treatments in this church’s sanctuary by several years. Work began in the gym first, with planning for the sanctuary system replacement starting soon after. Both systems came online within a month of each other this year, and both have been just what the church

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THE DALAI LAMA PRESENTS 2014 KALACHAKRA PRAYER WITH DPA MICROPHONES

Earlier this year, His Holiness the Dalai Lama hosted Kalachakra, a religious event that takes place at various locations around the world every few years. W ith a now 79-year-old religious figure at the helm for the nearly two-week long Kalachakra 2014 prayer meeting, high importance was placed on finding a microphone that would project his voice to the nearly 200,000 followers who attended. The solution was found in DPA Microphones’ d:fine™ Dual-Ear Cardioid Headset Microphone, which was supplied from the

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company’s US office. The microphone was such a success that it is now the preferred microphone for His Holiness for all of his speaking engagements. As the sound company of choice for the Dalai Lama, Reynolds Sound & Lighting Services supported the 2014 prayer ceremony, which was held in Ladakh—up in the Himalayas, nearly 5,000 meters above sea level. In addition to braving the treacherous travel to the location, the audio team from Reynolds was also faced

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with properly miking a person who would be speaking for long periods of time and whom they themselves could not physically contact. “ O n e of th e bigge st c ha l l e nge s for us w a s tha t the D alai L ama wo ul d sp e a k for a b out fi v e hours e v e ry d ay, s o we n eed e d a hi gh q ua l i t y mi c rop ho ne tha t w o u ld provide e xc e l l e nt ga i n b e fore fee dba c k , ex cellen t off axi s re j e c t i on a nd l ow noi se fl o o r, ” ex plain ed F elix Re me d i os, ow ne r of Re y nol d s So und & L ig h tin g Ser vi c e s. “Thi s e v e nt foc use s o n H i s H olin es s s peaking t o a c row d of 100 t o 200 t h o usa nd p eople o ver a pe ri od of 10 t o 12 d a y s. Thi s w o ul d b e s tres s f u l on a ny one ’s v oi c e , a nd re q ui re d the as s u r an ce o f long t e rm c omfort a nd t he abi l i ty to main tain cr itical p l a c e me nt . The D PA d :fi ne m a de i t p o s s ible f or u s t o e nsure t ha t hi s v oi c e w a s lo ud a nd cl ear, an d th at a l l of t he a t t e nd e e s c oul d hea r e v e ry w o rd h e s poke.” The Kalachakra 2014 event was held in a field equivalent to the length of four football fields, with the audience almost a kilometer away from the stage. “We had to be really careful to ensure that his voice was heard across the whole venue,” explained Remedios. “In addition to needing perfect reliability, given only one mic for a large audience, there was a high level of stage monitoring requirements for the surrounding Monks. I had contacted my friend and colleague Ron [Lorman] in New York, and explained that I was unsure that my previous mics would have the amount of gain that I needed. We additionally discussed the unique monitor needs for this event, as it was mandatory that the source element provided a flat response with substantial rear rejection. Ron recommended the d:fine products and he put me in touch with the company during a visit to the US. DPA Inc. supplied me with four mics to try out, which I brought back to India. My team was extremely happy with the quality.” Once

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Reynolds’ audio team, led by Sound Engineer Suresh J, were able to put them to the test for the first time. “We chose to use the cardioid version of the mic for the Kalachakra,” added Remedios. “We had never used DPA mics before, but one of the first things we noticed was that there was no coloration in the signal. His Holiness’ voice sounded extremely natural and transparent, and we were able to get the gain levels we wanted. The DPA d:fine is certainly a big quantum leap from what we are used to—both in signal levels from the mic and overall quality of the design.” In addition to the location of the prayer meeting, the overall setup of the stage and personal preferences of His Holiness also provided a unique set of challenges. The Dalai Lama sits on a high throne, surrounded by several senior monks both in front of and to each side of him. “Since we have worked with him for several years, we know that the microphone must always be placed beside him on stage so he or a member of his team can put it on him,” continued Remedios. “In order for a mic to get the perfect amount of gain, it must sit exactly in the correct position. Luckily, the DPA d:fine is designed in a manner that even an untrained person can affix the mic. The Dalai Lama’s media team representative, Jigme Tsering, was able to fit it onto His Holiness each day. It worked out so well that on the last day the Dalai Lama put the microphone on himself and was very pleased.” His Holiness was not the only one impressed by the DPA d:fine Headset Microphones. “The Dalai Lama’s media team was so pleased with the quality of the microphone that they asked to keep it for his smaller prayer meetings,” said Remedios. “Of course we obliged and gifted them one. We also decided to follow suit. As one of the largest audio rental companies in the country, we work with the biggest corporate houses for several important, large-scale events. We plan to use DPA on all of them. It is definitely going to be our microphone of choice moving forward.”

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iLive CHOSEN FOR

HUNGARY’S LARGEST PROTESTANT CHURCH

An Allen & Heath Live digital mixing system has been installed in the Great Reformed Church in Debrecen, Hungary. The historic neoclassical church has a footprint of some 1,500m² and a capacity of 5,000, including 3,000 seated. The church commissioned a full overhaul of its audio systems to improve speech intelligibility, and to accommodate broadcast of services and performances by its worship band. The brief called for a system that

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was capable of ‘one button’ operation for regular services, whilst having the flexibility to handle patching to and from multiple areas of the church, multitrack recording and broadcast feeds. Krisztian Varga from Hungarian pro audio specialist, Audmax, designed the solution, with a modular Allen & Heath iLive iDR10 MixRack at its core, feeding a discreet white L-Acoustics KIVA system for the main arrays and L-Acoustics 5XT speakers for additional speakers.

During normal operation, the iDR10 is controlled with a single Allen & Heath PL-10 remote controller customised with large green and red buttons. For daily operation, the pastor simply needs to push the green button to run the system in normal mode, allowing limited control over their mic and the main PA. In concert situations, the system can be extended with a mobile iLive T-80 Surface and iDR-32 MixRack. The system can also be controlled discreetly via the iLive MixPad iPad app or with a laptop running iLive Editor software. For the largest projects, the iDR-32 and iDR10 can be connected to operate as a single dual-rack system controlled by the T-80 Surface. Pastor Csongor Széles expressed his satisfaction with the solution provided by AudMax: “The new audio system is amazing; the automation behind the big green button and the invisibility of the mixing system is astonishing!”

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The First SurfaceMountable LED with Oval Light-Radiating Characteristics By Osram

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Displix Oval from Osram Opto Semiconductors sets new standards in LEDs for outdoor displays

result, the images displayed are extremely vivid with high colour homogeneity.

Osram Opto Semiconductors has launched the first LED with oval light-radiating characteristics for largescreen video walls or digital road signs: the new surface-mountable Displix Oval. Thanks to a compact housing measuring just 2.1 mm x 2.7 mm x 1.5 mm, almost twice as many LEDs can now be mounted on a board than with ordinary radial diodes—doubling both the pixel density and the resolution of displays. As a

An additional advantage of the high density is the fact that a lower pixel brightness is now required so that the individual LEDs take a lower current. In combination with the durable housing materials, this lower output extends the lifetime of the diodes.

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The Displix Oval has a black QFN (Quad Flat No Leads) housing, which additionally boosts the image quality.

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It reduces reflections and increases the contrast and colour quality of the images displayed across the entire display. “Being surface mounted, SMT LEDs like the Displix Oval have very low tilt tolerances per diode. A display fitted with the new LEDs hence has a stable and very homogenous colour appearance when viewed from virtually any angle,” explained Sven Weber, responsible for the product marketing of the Displix Oval at Osram Opto Semiconductors. Both the processes and the processing of the Displix Oval are much simpler than with radial LEDs, greatly

reducing customers’ further processing costs. Being very flat, the Displix Oval requires less silicone for the potting of the boards to protect the contacts from rain and moisture. This enables customers to reduce the amount of material used, which again has a considerable impact on their outlays. The Displix Oval is available in the colours yellow, red, green and blue. Technical Data: Dimensions of Housing: 2.1 mm x 2.7 mm x 1.5 mm Brightness (at 20 mA): Red and yellow - 1 cd Green - 2.6 cd Blue - 600 mcd Beam Angle: 110° (horizontal) and 60° (vertical)

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CRS12GT Loudspeaker By Alcons Audio www.alconsaudio.com

The CRS12GT is a two-way passive-filtered loudspeaker designed to meet all requirements of current and future Digital Cinema immersive surround sound formats. Featuring Alcons’ proprietary multiple-patented pro-ribbon driver technology, the CRS12GT combines an exceptional clarity and intelligibility with an unusually high dynamic range and up to 90 per cent less distortion than traditional cinema surround systems. It is the ideal loudspeaker technology for complex sound sources, such as speech, music and effects, and offers the most realistic immersive surround sound reproduction possible. By utilising identical MHF pro-ribbon transducers for screen and surround systems, an exceptionally wide and uniform sound stage throughout the entire listening area is realised. This is especially striking in multi-channel cinema surround systems, but also in performing arts theatre surround systems. The CRS12GT system consists of one RBN601 six-inch pro-ribbon driver for HF and a vented 12” mid-bass for LF reproduction. The CRS12GT HF section has a 1000W peak power input, enabling a 1:15 RMS-to-peak dynamic range with lowest distortion from 1000Hz to beyond 20,000Hz. The absence of a “compression threshold” caters for a linear tonal balance at any SPL—from the almost silent whisper to even the largest explosions.

AW Toolbox By Analog Way www.analogway.com

AW Toolbox, a mobile App designed to control the LiveCoreTM series of presentation mixers. The wireless application offers the ability to fine-tune any multi-projector Soft Edge Blend, recall presets and Master presets with seamless transitions, and easily configure the processor’s inputs and outputs—all via WiFi. In addition, AW Toolbox displays sources and logos through dynamic snapshots automatically refreshed every second. It is compatible with Android™ tablets and the Apple iPad. To make the operation of the LiverCore™ mixers even simpler, the AW Toolbox is designed to offer remote control. Through its userfriendly interface, operators can now easily operate their system with a tap or flick of a finger wherever they are in their show area.

AirMAG LED Display

By CreateLED www.createled.com | [email protected] AirMAG-I is CreateLED’s high-performance and popular indoor HD LED display for both rental and fixed installations. Its ultra light and thin modular design makes installation convenient for both hanging and stacking. It is an ideal solution for large events, high-end restaurants, cinemas and exhibitions. The finest pixel pitch and outstanding colour processing ensures excellent performance in TV studios and high-level video conferencing. Applications: AirMAG is suited for use in stage, video monitoring command centers, film and television studios, high-level video conferencing, theme parks, grand theatres, fashion shows, curtain walls, etc.

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MediaMaster 4.1 By ArKaos PRO www.arkaospro.com

The MediaMaster 4.1 is the latest, ever-more powerful version of ArKaos PRO’s media server software. It delivers a plethora of new features including new aspect ratio and cropping tools, new hue, saturation and lightness tools, layer-based volume control and a redesigned interface. The MediaMaster 4.1 brings more flexible protection via an optional dongle yet, despite its many additional features, retains the simplicity of operation familiar to its users. The software is no longer restricted to use on only one machine. A completely redesigned licensing system allows the user to register and deregister any machine remotely from their own account. Features: • Powerful, fast and easy to use • New licensing system with online activation and deactivation • Extended fixture profile with over 70 parameters per layer • New Hue, Saturation, Lightness, Cropping, Aspect Ratio tools • New layer-based volume control, sound balance, pause function • Timecode support • Optional dongle license

FOX II RS 104 Fiber Optic Control Inserter By Extron Electronics www.extron.com

The new FOX II RS 104 is a four port RS-232 inserter for long-haul transmission of control signals to remote source and destination equipment over fiber optic cabling. Each port provides a bidirectional fiber optic connection to an Extron FOX II or FOX Series transmitter or receiver for the Ethernet insertion and extraction of control data, while maintaining a continuous pass-through link for video and audio. The FOX II RS 104 is ideal for use in applications with a centralised control system that require the long-haul transmission of AV and control signals over fiber optic cabling. By using the Ethernet connection to insert control data into the fiber optic AV signal, the FOX II RS 104 allows a centrally located control processor to communicate with remote devices over the fiber optic infrastructure, eliminating the need for separate wiring. RS-232 data from the Ethernet port is inserted onto one or more of the fiber optic outputs, providing remote monitoring and control. Reclocking on the unit’s buffered fiber optic outputs ensures signal integrity and transmits the fiber optic signal at its original power level. The inserter maintains the performance of the optical signal transmission while providing bidirectional control from a control processor, eliminating the need for separate control system wiring to remote devices. Available in multimode and singlemode models, FOX II RS 104 is compatible with FOX II Series transmitters and receivers, as well as the extensive line of Extron FOX Series matrix switchers, distribution amplifiers, and extenders.

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SRX-T423 Projector By SONY pro.sony-asia.com

Sony’s newest professional 4K SXRDTM projector delivers the highest brightness of any Sony projector at 23,000 lumens. With an option to increase it to 30,000 lumens and 40,000 lumens on high brightness mode and dual projection mode respectively, the T423 also enjoys a light efficiency of more than double of competing 3D systems. The T423 is equipped with the latest 4K SXRD™ (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) technology from Sony, and incorporates scaled-up professional SXRD panels that are roughly four times the area of Sony’s consumer SXRD panels. The projector uses three of these panels for Red, Green and Blue, and more than 8.8 million pixels to produce dramatic imager performance at a 4K resolution of 4096 x 2160. This aligns the T423 with Sony’s vision for 4K technology to be used around the world for a wide range of consumer and commercial applications such as computer visualisation, planetarium and museum exhibition, command and control, simulation, scientific research, education and defence. Besides being extremely efficient with brightness and promising far more resolution than 2K DLP™, the T423 is also able to deliver a strong contrast ratio of 3,000:1. It too has been designed for installation flexibility especially for large-venue applications such as entertainment, auditorium/ lecture hall presentations, simulation, theme parks, museums and planetariums.

ARMONIA PRO AUDIO SUITE 2.5.0 By Powersoft www.powersoft-audio.com

The Armonía Pro Audio Suite 2.5.0 is the most relevant update to the digital signage monitoring and processing software, which now maximises interaction between loudspeakers and the whole range of Powersoft products. The update includes a new interface to control the advanced features of the new Powersoft X Series (e.g. Matrix / Speaker Routing / Redundancy Priorities) and is designed to offer greatly improved functionality for the new DigiMod DSP-D amp modules, such as parameter setting control, preset bank management, group information and partial preset locking. Armonía can easily control and monitor a complex system in a smarter way—thanks to the LivingWorkspace, a component that allows a quick overview of the whole system status on the workspace. Users can obtain information about signal presence, muting, gain reduction and clipping instantaneously. Link state and alarms state are also visible by referencing the amplifiers’ icons (border and background respectively). Through the Armonía ProManager, the software specifically designed to configure any combination of IK Series amp modules, loudspeaker manufacturers can make their products accessible in Armonía as a custom brand, and reap benefits in terms of customisation and visibility.

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XL2 Sound Level Meter By NTi Audio www.nti-audio.com

The XL2 Sound Level Meter simultaneously measures broadband levels, the detailed noise spectrum and records the audio signal. Combine this with the outdoor measurement microphone and outdoor case to create the ideal solution for annoyance assessments and outdoor noise measurements. The Class 1 Outdoor measurement microphone M2230-WP is designed for precise noise measurements outdoors. The corrosion-free polymer housing, windscreen, water-repellent membrane and bird spike provide excellent protection from rain, wind, dust and perching birds. It fulfills IEC 61672 Class 1 as well as the ANSI S1.4 Type 1 requirements. The outdoor microphone features a very low residual noise floor of only 16 dB(A) and supports precise and linear measurements up to 139 dBSPL. The M2230-WP consists of the type approved M2230 Measurement Microphone mounted in the WP30 Weather Protection Kit. The upper section of the outdoor microphone is snap-on mounted and can be easily removed by hand for convenient and quick calibration of the measurement microphone. The calibration parameters of the M2230-WP are stored on an internal electronic datasheet. Every time a microphone is connected to an XL2 Sound Level Meter, the microphone calibration values are automatically read from this datasheet, allowing the noise measurement to start without the user having to first manually enter the microphone calibration values into the Sound Level Meter. The outdoor case delivers a professional solution for unattended noise monitoring. It protects the XL2 Sound Level Meter from severe weather conditions and offers generous space for batteries and further accessories. The connection cable to the outdoor microphone runs into the case through a rain-protected aperture.

JEM Hazer Pro By HARMAN’s Martin Professional www.martin.com

The JEM Hazer Pro is designed for advanced atmospheric haze effects and includes advanced pump technology, 2.5 L of fluid capacity that provides 10 hours of operation on full output, a userfriendly on-board control panel with preset functionality, and a host of additional new features.

OEI-2 (OMNEO External Interface-2) By RTS Intercom Systems www.rtsintercoms.com

The OEI-2 enables connectivity between analogue audio sources and legacy RTS keypanels and an OMNEO network. This allows users to maintain existing infrastructure and the equity of their original equipment investment while updating to highperformance OMNEO media networking architecture.

As the newest member of Martin’s professional hazer family, the JEM Hazer Pro is built with a lightweight and compact design ideal for theaters, cruise ships, bars, clubs, theme parks and medium to large shows. An innovative high-quality air pump system ensures the small-particle haze disperses evenly and continuously with superior optical clarity and reflectivity – perfect for today’s highly defined light beams. The JEM Hazer Pro features a short warm up time and an unprecedented low noise output that is capable of producing exceptionally fine atmospheric haze in a short period of time. The hazer also comes standard with an on-board DMX three-pin and five-pin connection, a sealed fluid system for easy transportation, and is plug-and-play capable with programmable fast-access keys. Designed as an upgrade to Martin’s popular JEM K1 Hazer, the JEM Hazer Pro is a culmination of Martin’s developments on its line of professional hazers.

Utilising standard IP Ethernet infrastructure, OMNEOequipped products can be assembled into networks of two to 10,000 cooperating devices that share common control systems. OMNEO sets new industry standards for audio communications by offering unparalleled scalability and future-proof expandability; studio-quality synchronised multichannel audio; the most robust, reliable, and secure control protocol suite available; ultra-low latency; and the support of DHCP protocols. The compact, mountable OEI-2 is designed for quick installation and easy operation, and supports all RTS analogue keypanels.

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12P Hex By ADJ www.adj.com

Displaying true flexibility thanks to its six-in-one LEDs and innovative ‘lie flat’ design, ADJ’s versatile new 12P Hex will take lightshows to the next level. Building on the success of its predecessor (5P Hex), the 12P Hex packs impressive power by utilising twelve 12-watt hex-LEDs (RGBWA+UV). The 12P Hex creates distinct and customised colours; users can also benefit from the diversity offered by its hex-LED technology. The UV element is perfect for younger audiences, while the white and amber colours will help create an idyllic atmosphere at weddings or within houses of worship. With a range of positioning options, the 12P Hex is ideal for lighting stages—both from above and from the ground—or for lighting dance floors, venues and other event features, such as marquees. ADJ’s new patent-pending body design makes the 12P Hex a robust unit; users can lay it flat, with IEC and DMX in/out sockets being positioned on one side for convenience when it comes to up-lighting walls, marquees, stages and décor. This ‘lie flat’ design also allows the unit to be set inside truss for effective truss-warming or behind scrim for cool glow effects.

MagicRing-R1™ By Ayrton www.ayrton.eu

Ayrton has announced a new addition to its Radical Series: MagicRing-R1™. Identical in size and form to WildBeam-R™, MagicRing-R1™ possesses all the features of the former but with the Magical speciality of Ayrton’s unique continuous pan and tilt features. One of the smallest of the Radical range alongside its brother WildBeam-R™, MagicRing-R1™ offers seven 15W LED RGBW sources with 67mm optics to produce 3200 lumens with a centre beam intensity of 380,000 candela from a mere 130W of power. Highly compact, lightweight, super-fast and powerful, MagicRing-R1™ benefits from improved thermal management and a fast 32-bit circuit board for rapid response to signals that can be delivered via DMX or RDM. Its tight 4.5° beams present a reduced visual footprint and can be controlled individually or in groups to form fabulous visuals and effects. Features: • 67mm collimated optics • 4.5° beam • Increased centre beam intensity of 100 candela per lumen • Continuous PAN and TILT rotation • Reduced visual footprint • Fast 32-bit circuit board • Improved thermal management • Wide choice of control protocols including DMX, RDM, ArtNet, KlingNet and Lumen Radio DMX-RDM wireless receiver

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Rogue R1 Wash By Chauvet Professional www.chauvetlighting.com/chauvet-pro

Fast, small and lightning fast, this little dynamo utilises seven bright 15-watt RGBW LEDs to produce a punchy output of 3,098 lux from five meters at narrow focus. Featuring an auto-ranging power supply (110-240 VAC) and PowerCON in and out, it can be power-linked up to 10 units on a single 120-volt 15-amp circuit. (21 units at 230 volts). Weighing just 13 pounds (5.9 kg), it is a highly portable, efficient choice for tours and traveling productions. It also features three-pin and five-pin DMX connectors, as well as the same full-colour LCD display interface and Omega mounting bracket as other models in the Rogue Series. Ideal for stage/wall washing, uplighting or any application that calls for intense colour.

Rogue R2 Wash By Chauvet Professional www.chauvetlighting.com/chauvet-pro

Containing 19 x 15-watt Quad-Color LEDs, the beefier Rogue R2 Wash is ideal for larger venues and applications that require more power, flexing the muscle to blast out 8,650 lux from five meters (narrow focus). Featuring fivezone control, it can double as a pixel effect, providing the tools to tap into today’s hot “eye candy” trend at shows, events and productions. Surprisingly compact for its output, the Rogue R2 Wash weighs 20.4 pounds (9.3 kg), and like its smaller cousin, features a 110-240 VAC autoranging power supply and PowerCON in/out. Up to four units can be power-linked on a 120-volt 15-amp circuit, and 9 units on a 230-volt circuit. It also features threepin and five-pin DMX connectors, as well as the same full-colour LCD display interface and Omega mounting bracket as other models in the Rogue Series.

Satura Spot CMY By Elation Professional www.elationlighting.com

The LED-based Satura Spot CMY is a high-powered LED spot luminaire with zoom, CMY colour mixing and dual gobo wheels. The CMY’s 320W LED engine delivers 11,700 lumens of power for an output across all colours, which is comparable to 575W and even 700W discharge fixtures. It projects the flat field of light that designers favour with sharp zoom optics that emits a powerful, well-defined beam. For flexible beam angle adjustments, the Satura Spot CMY houses a 14-36 degree zoom with a uniform field of light that is maintained throughout the zoom range. Beam projections and effects can be softened using the frost filter and further manipulation is possible via focus adjustment, iris and strobe. A three-facet rotating prism adds unique effects to gobo projections. The fixture offers full zero to 100 per cent electronic dimming and a selection of variable dimming curves makes for easy intensity adjustments. The Satura Spot CMY is naturally DMX controllable offering 22, 24 and 33 channel DMX modes. It is also RDM ready for bi-directional communication over the DMX cable. Other standards include three and five-pin DMX in/out and powerCON connections, as well as a six-button touch control panel with full-colour reversible menu display that makes navigation through DMX and manual settings a breeze. Built to endure the trials of life on the road or years of service in a permanent installation, the Satura Spot CMY’s modular construction makes for easier serviceability while silent movement means it can be used in noise sensitive environments. And a multi-voltage universal auto-switching power supply allows it to operate anywhere in the world.

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Daylight HD and Tungsten HD By ETC www.etcconnect.com

The Source Four LED Series 2 Daylight HD (4000 to 6500K) and Tungsten HD (2700 to 4500K) luminaires include special features that make them suitable for on-camera use. They operate flicker free, even at high speeds, so they will not be noticeable while filming. And the luminaires work quietly and dim smoothly, so they will not disrupt the action on the set. The Source Four LED Series 2 Daylight HD for variable cool light and Tungsten HD for adjustable warm light have tint control, so designers can tweak the colour, warming it up or cooling it down, to perfectly illuminate individual skin tones. The Source Four LED Series 2 luminaires allow lighting designers incredible control over colour quality. They can use preset colour temperature settings that can be transferred from fixture to fixture, and use the user interface or a console to experiment with individual control of each LED colour in the mix. And setup can be done in just minutes, using DMX from a lighting console or DMX-free from the user interface. Like other Source Four LED luminaires, the Daylight HD and Tungsten HD arrays are the same size and have the same beam angles and optics as conventional Source Four fixtures.

FINE 330 BEAM By FINE ART www.fineart-light.com

FINE 330 BEAM is a compact sized beam light with high light efficiency. It features 7400K/5600K/3200K adjustable colour temperature and one colour wheel with 12 colour filters, through which it can realise rainbow colours. Its three different prisms (two rotating prisms + one swing prism) create unique multibeam effects. It is suitable for all kinds of mid and high class entertaiment venues.

FINE III-2000E SPOT By FINE ART www.fineart-light.com

Features include: PHILIPS MSR GOLD 2000 FASTFIT light source; large 204mm diameter front lens; five degrees to 60° zoom range; LCD display; 27/30/35 DMX Channels; DMX512, ArtNet, Wireless Control Control Modes; CMY Colour system + linear CTO; five colours + white (colour wheel); two rotating gobo wheels; one rotating and removable animation effect wheel; one four-facet rotating prism; an independent dimmer and strobe; zero to 100 per cent linear dimmer; five to 100 per cent electric iris linear adjustment; and built-in self-rechargeable battery.

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PRODUCT INNOVATIONS

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impression X4 Bar By GLP www.glp.de

The impression X4 Bar 10 and impression X4 Bar 20 are high performance battens that incorporate 15 Watt RGBW LEDs packed tightly to give a full line of light. The X4 Bar 20 measures 40 inches / one meter in length and uses 20 LEDs, and the shorter 20 inch / 50cm X4 Bar 10 uses 10 LEDs. High quality optics ensure a smooth, homogenised output across the batten through a broad pallet of pastel and saturated colours, complimented by GLP’s exceptional dimming, which ensures that there is no colour shift—just smooth even fades. DMX control offers full pixel mapping capabilities, whilst both units feature a 7:1 zoom ranging from seven to 50 degrees, giving effects from a narrow angle light curtain to a wide angle washlight. The X4 Bar also features a motorised tilt, for fast refocusing or to be used to add more dynamics to the output beam. Multiple X4 Bar units can be aligned and maintain consistent pixel spacing between adjacent units. The X4 Bar is complemented by Powercon in and thru connectors for easy daisy chaining without the need for an external PSU, multiple DMX modes, rubber feet for floor mounting and quarter-turn attachment points for rigging.

RTI NANO RGB 30 with “10-10-10” setup By Laserworld www.laserworld.com

The newly released RTI NANO RGB 30 show laser light systems were especially developed for professional users with high demands that require professional quality without compromise. This new system comes with a 10-10-10 setup, meaning it has nearly an equal power distribution over the colour sources: >10W/638nm, >10W/530nm, >10.4W/450nm and a guaranteed power of 28W after aperture providing an awesome white balance with incredibly good beam specifications of only ca. 6mm/