Ashly Audio notes that all its processors and amplifiers with Ethernet or RS-232 control capability are now compatible with Key Digital’s Compass Control Technology, which allows end-user control from Apple’s iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, and iPod Touch wireless devices.
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MONTREAL, Canada – Solotech recently purchased its third Meyer Sound Leo linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. The system adds to Solotech’s growing rental inventory of more than 2,000 Meyer Sound loudspeakers. Solotech was the first rental company to invest in a LEO system, purchased to support the ongoing Michael Jackson: Immortal World Tour, now nearing three years of production.
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BANGOR, Australia — Ian “Woody” Woodhouse, a veteran of Australia’s pro audio industry who had spent the last seven years with Technical Audio Group (TAG), died July 12 after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services are to take place July 17 at 10 a.m., Salvation Army, 11 Pilliga Place, Bangor, New South Wales.
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Fulcrum Acoustic’s TQP48 4×8 Level 1 TQ DSP Processor, featured at InfoComm 2013, is the company’s first signal processor. Featuring 4 inputs and 8 outputs, it is designed to offer full support with Fulcrum Acoustics’ FIR-based, Level 1 Temporal Equalization (TQ) loudspeaker settings. Fulcrum speakers tuned to Level 1 promise exceptional audio clarity and a less fatiguing listening experience at high SPLs.
Read More »Last month’s InfoComm Show (see report) was a blast. Actually, anytime I’m surrounded with new technologies, new ideas and new gear is an uplifting experience for me, and this year’s expo did not disappoint. Hey, I’m not so far gone that I start drooling over 8-inch ceiling speakers, but there was a great assortment of cool new offerings for sound reinforcement pros. And at least in the milieu of live audio, gear makes the world go round.
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From June 8 through 14, 2013, more than 35,000 audio-visual professionals made the trek to Orlando for the annual InfoComm conference and expo. This year’s event had more than 900 exhibitors and an attendance increase of 2.5 percent over last year — definitely positive signs of overall health and good times ahead as the industry moves forward. All eyes (and ears) were on the three days of exhibits, although the audio demo rooms were also open the day before the exhibit hall debuted, giving showgoers an additional day to actually hear systems in a slightly more realistic environment. The show occupied a massive 470,000 net square feet of exhibit and expo space. And with more than 200 audio exhibitors present, we uncovered a wealth of new products of interest to sound reinforcement and audio installation professionals.
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