SHOW REVIEW: PROLIGHT + SOUND
SPEAKERS There was also a lot of activity among speaker manufacturers at the show. Martin Audio launched the MLA mini – an ultra-compact line array element that extends the company’s MLA technology into smaller-scale applications. Despite its small size (500mm x 210mm x 377mm – including flyware) the new cabinet packs a punch: a 12-box array will throw 35m and will deliver live music in venues of 750- 1,000 capacity. New from Adamson
A spectacular light show drew the crowds to Robe’s stand – but sadly not a piano player
Systems Engineeringwas the Energia e12, a 12in
companion to the e15 model.
The e12 is designed as a standalone mid-size line array but can also be used for downfill or sidefill in a larger e15 arena system. Ahnert Feistel Media Group
(AFMG) – the company behind the EASE acoustic simulation package – launched the FIRmaker sound optimisation tool, designed to dramatically enhance the performance of line arrays. In a white paper, AFMG proposes how, with the application of FIRmaker, “large-format line arrays will benefit from longer throw distances, unsurpassed even coverage, maximised output levels, and extremely fast set-up”.
Lab.gruppen, Powersoft
and Four Audio have already embedded the software in their equipment. On the Fohhn stand, the main attraction was the launch of the FIAD (Fohhn Intelligent Audio Distribution) active networkable audio system. FIAD comprises a master input/output module and compact active loudspeakers that are connected to it via a single Cat5/Cat7 cable. Each loudspeaker housing integrates two speakers, an amplifier, power supply, DSP processors and three connectors for power, audio and network. Meyer Sound launched the Compass RMS monitoring system for its self-powered speaker systems (see New Products, page 43). EN54 was the focus of the ic audio stand, with 44 speakers either certified to EN54-24 or undergoing the certification process. Also on display were the MS-IP 130 PoE and DL-BR-IP 165 PoE IP speakers. These are Power over Ethernet speakers which can be connected to existing networks with just an RJ-45 connector. Electro-Voice announced
that four of its speakers had recently been certified to EN54-24: Sx600 and Zx1i series (both two-way), plus EVF-1122S front-loaded and EVH-1152D horn-loaded systems.
d&b audiotechnik launched the Vi series – installation models from its V-Series with simplified rigging and electrical connections. Models announced at the show were the Vi8 and Vi12 (three-way passive designs housing two 10in LF drivers, one hornloaded 8in MF driver and two 1.4in exit HF compression drivers) – and the Vi-SUB (an active cardioid subwoofer with an 18in driver in a bass-reflex design facing to the front and a 12in driver in a two chamber bandpass design radiating to the rear). In a demo room safely distant from the show floor, Funktion-One demonstrated its new BR (Bass Reflex) Range, which provides deep, strong bass at close range. The range includes double 18in, double 21in, single 15in and single 18in enclosures.
LIGHTING SGM launched the IP65-rated G-Spot moving head, demonstrating its weather- resistant body by constantly splashing it with water, and
16 May 2013
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