GERMANY’S THEATER Ulm has expanded its intercom system with the addition of a Riedel Artist digital matrix that also allows for radio integration. The intercom system has been installed as part of a renovation at the venue. Theater Ulm consists of three
SPECIALIST INTEGRATOR, Athens- based Automation Broadcasting Audio Security (ABAS) has recently installed Community loudspeaker systems at the exclusive TATOClub tennis academy in Varibobi, Greece. For the club’s 18 tennis courts,
ABAS chose Community’s two-way, horn-loaded, coaxial R.25 loudspeakers, driven by Monacor amplifiers. “The system is mainly used for
speech messages and music distribution and the main tennis courts are addressed individually, so pattern control was very important to minimise spill to adjacent courts,” explained Kostas Drosos from ABAS. “The R.25’s extreme all-weather resistance and long-term reliability will also ensure the system remains looking and sounding good.” n www.abas.grwww.communitypro.com
theatres, the largest of which seats 815 people, while the Podium studio stage has up to 200 seats. The third room specialises in productions for children. The communications
infrastructure centres around a Riedel Artist 32 mainframe, and includes 22 Artist 1100 and 5100 series control panels which are used at locations such as stage management or stage entry. A Riedel RiFace integrates the
The newly renovated Theater Ulm
radio infrastructure into the wired intercom system, allowing radios to talk directly to a control panel or vice versa. “The scalability of the Artist system was really important to us. It allows for flexible planning and write-off. This makes it possible for us to plan cost-effective systems that correlate to our applications,” said Karlheinz Fohlert, chief technician for audio and video at Theater Ulm.n www.riedel.net
Optocorehas appointed Prase Engineeringto handle distribution in Italy. The catalyst for the appointment came from Duran Audio, which Prase distributes and with whom Optocore has a partnership arrangement. www.optocore.comwww.prase.it
Renkus-Heinz has signed an agreement with SoundCo, which now handles the company’s products for the French market. SoundCo will also cover the North African countries of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, on a non- exclusive basis.
The Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers will hold its ISCEx2013 exhibition and seminar day at Jurys Inn in Milton Keynes, on 5 March. This year marks the event’s 10th anniversary. www.isce.org.uk