TPI_March

EXPO: Frankfurt Preview
inputs and outputs for multiple acclaimed Soundweb London CSM Series stage monitors
headphones, wedges and powered family of digital signal processors. and the latest addition to the
monitors, interfacing with The new BLU-BOB output AcousticDesign Series — the AD-
iPods, metronomes and external expander compliments the seven S28Tw surface mount subwoofer.
recording devices. other members of the Soundweb d&b’s J-Infra is the new cardioid
K.M.E.’s new Versio VSS 18 is a London family and represents an infra subwoofer for the J-Series
digital system unit with integrated, inexpensive solution to increasing that can be used to supplement
direct-radiating 18” subwoofer the number of outputs in a J-Series systems consisting of J8,
and three class D ampliﬁers with Harman HiQnet networked system. J12 and J-SUB cabinets in various
preﬁxed 24-bit/48kHz digital signal TTA has radically reconﬁgured combinations. It is tuned to ﬁt
processor. the technique of actor tracking and perfectly below the J subwoofer
The analogue input signal is positioning, extending the appeal in terms of phase, sound and
digitalised directly inside the input of its new Stagetracker FX system impact and extends the frequency
ampliﬁer using an intelligent 24-bit to touring productions and rental response of a J-Series system down
AD converter and consequently companies. to 27Hz.
remains digital to the class D The Stagetracker FX matrix will Producing the same controlled
ampliﬁers’ output. be shown with a fresh customised and punchy performance as the J
The unit is powered by a GUI. This provides extremely subwoofer, it deﬁnitely lowers the
wide-range switched mode power user-friendly access to, and control belt when it comes to those bass
supply with PFC (power factor of, the new Pan Between Points sounds! It is an actively driven two-
correction). K.M.E. will also feature (PbP) operational mode which has way bass-reﬂex design housing
its Pano line array at the Concert further increased Stagetracker FX’s three long excursion neodymium
Sound Arena. versatility, widening its appeal to 21” drivers of which two face to
Audio-Technica’s new ATH- include venues and productions the front while the other radiates
M35 monitor headphones are using line array speaker systems. to the rear.
designed for long service and Allen & Heath will unveil a The two forward facing drivers
exemplary performance. They are new addition to its portfolio. For are housed together in a bass
an ideal choice for a wide range of the ﬁrst time in 15 years, Allen & reﬂex chamber and are driven
applications, not least live sound Heath has designed a broadcast from a single channel of the D12
and location recording. console, which will be introduced ampliﬁer. The backward facing
BSS Audio has added a cost- from the ZED range of small- driver is in a second chamber and
effective break-out box to its format USB mixers. A&H will also is driven by the other D12 channel.
be introducing updates to the Through this driver set-up, its
new iLive-T Series compact digital cardioid dispersion pattern avoids
mixing system. unwanted energy behind the
Celebrating its 30th anniversary system and greatly reduces the
this year, Nexo will be showing reverberant ﬁeld at low frequencies
an impressive and mature providing highest accuracy in
line-up of tangent array sound low frequency reproduction. The
reinforcement systems aimed hypercardioid mode in the D12
at touring applications and the ampliﬁer optimises the tuning
ﬁxed installation sector. Ranging of front and rear channels for a
from the ﬂagship high-output maximum rejection at the left and
GEO T system, with its distinctive right sides behind the cabinet.
silver grilles, to the new scalable J-Infra cabinets can only
compact GEO S12 Series, Nexo’s be used in ground stacked
patented innovations redeﬁne conﬁgurations in conventional left/
controlled dispersion and extend right setups as well as arranged in
coherency far beyond traditional an Infra subwoofer array.
line array system designs. The Renkus-Heinz IC Live
Completing Nexo’s line-up digitally beam steerable array
will be the new NXAMP powered will make its live European début
TD Controllers generated by the as part of the company’s 30th
collaboration with Yamaha. The anniversary celebrations. A pair
integration of ampliﬁer, available of IC Live arrays with matching
in two four-channel sizes, with IC215S dual 15” bandpass
the Nexo TDController provides a subwoofers will be demonstrated
cooler, cleaner and more efﬁcient at the Concert Sound Arena every
solution which brings impressive day throughout the show.
cost and operational beneﬁts. IC Live brings Renkus-Heinz’s
QSC has introduced its new Iconyx Digitally Steerable
ILA (Installation Line Array) Array technology to live event
v2 system. Representing the production for the ﬁrst time.
second generation design of the IC Live arrays produce narrow
lightweight, compact line array, vertical beams of 30°, 25° and 20°,
ILA v2 comes to end-users as a steerable up or down by up to 30°
complete turnkey package at .01° resolution, with wide 150°
Also from QSC are the new horizontal dispersion. Nine instant
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