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February 2014 l 03
welcome EDITOR’S COMMENT
“Networks and protocols live in a scary, bamboozling place where few of us want to stick our heads”
THE LAST couple of times I’ve bumped into the Audinate boss, he’s immediately replied with a figure. “Hi, Lee!” I hailed him at NAMM. “One hundred and thirty-eight!” he chirped back. It’s becoming a bit of a running joke – but why shouldn’t Mr Ellison be proud of the ever-rising number of licensees of Dante technology? In November, he trilled a figure of 120 at me, when expectations at that point were for only 90. The ISE announcement – see over the page –will no doubt make his song even sweeter. Now, I don’t pretend to be an expert in these matters – very few people do, let’s face it, because networking and protocols live in a scary, bamboozling place where few of us want to stick our heads. But look at recent developments. On the one hand, huge support for Dante, now strengthened by the appealing AES67. This on top of over “3.5 million channels of Dante shipped into the market” (Ellison). On the other hand, AVB vanguard Lab X absorbed by Biamp (see p44), and only now have we a switching unit pass the stringent AVB certification criteria. The AVnu Alliance is around 70 members strong. Spokesmen such as Rick Kreifeldt say it’s not a competition. But –well – it is really, isn’t it? Perhaps we’ll see a favoured protocol emerge later this year... On another note: PSNEuropesays goodbye to the brilliant Erica Basnicki this month. She’s been an absolute bloody star over the last two years. Thank you, thank you, Erica! You should hire her, no question. Meanwhile, into the breach steps one eager Murray Stassen. Say hello to him at BVE in a few weeks... Dave Robinson (twitter: @psneurope)
IN THIS ISSUE...
NEWS 4 Dante adopts AES67 transport 5 Studer Vista X launched in New York 12 Industry appointments 14 Events and expos
Show reviews Pick of the new gear at NAMM
ISE highlights
STUDIO 16 Art of Vinyl to continue work of Sean Davies 20 Rockfabriek looks for industry partners 21 GW Studio takes to the road in France
BROADCAST 23 Lawo at Russia’s Winter Games 24 More funding for UK digital radio promised 25 Post houses to take on greater QC role?
LIVE 27 First Meyer Sound LYON for OneRepublic 28 AED K2 demos; Flare and Orbital Sound 29 Sound Network expands and rebrands 34 25 years of Meyer Sound self-powering 38 Audio Konstruktor in Serbia 39 Norway’s Ane Brun on tour with iLive 40 FEATURE: Live vocal microphones
INSTALL 44 Biamp scoops up Lab X team 46 Installation of last CADAC R-type
BACK PAGES 49 Hither & Dither 50 Interview: Hal Ritson of the Young Punx
Cover image: Liberty Square, Novi Sad, Serbia, 13 January 2014 (credit: Darko Dozet)
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Photo: Jake Young
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