16 l March 2014 showpreview Pan Acoustics Powerline control unit
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Nürtingen-based Fohhn Audio
“Our d:vote microphones have always been popular with classical musicians because they deliver such fantastic sound and allow musicians to capture the true sound of their instruments,” says Poulsen. “However, in recent years we’ve noticed a steady increase in sales to rock bands such as Metallica, D-A-D and Paramore, who have experienced how the DPA sound enhances their performance. With our
will unveil the latest addition to its Focus Series range of steerable line array systems. Focus Venue is a new series for large live sound applications. It is designed to complement the loudspeaker models currently available in the manufacturer’s Linea Focus and Focus Modular series. The new loudspeakers offer all the standard elements of Fohhn beam steering technology, including real-time remote control and monitoring via Fohhn Audio Soft software. The company’s Airea-Series compact, fully digital, networkable loudspeaker will also be making its first tradeshow appearance The new loudspeakers will offer all the standard elements of Fohhn beam steering technology,
including real-time remote control and monitoring via Fohhn Audio Soft software. British loudspeaker
manufacturer Funktion-One will showcase several new products at Prolight + Sound this year. Visitors will have the opportunity to try out the new products and talk to designers Tony Andrews and John Newsham. Firstly, the PSM318 DJ Monitor will be on display, which has already been installed in several venues and festivals around the globe, including Space in Ibiza, Sound in LA, Output in New York, Miami’s Ultra Music Festival and Serbia’s Exit Festival. DJ Carl Cox comments: “Just as you thought Funktion-One couldn’t get any better, they designed the best monitors I have ever worked on.” In addition to the PSM318, the Resolution 3 SH Evo and EH Evo loudspeakers will also be on show. The Resolution 3 SH Evo and EH Evo have been installed in Space, Moscow, where the main room, main terrace, VIP terrace and VIP Lounge are all equipped with Funktion-One sound systems. Denmark-based sound
John Perry demonstrates Neutrik Xirium NEUTRIK XIRIUM BRINGS WIRELESS AUDIO
NEUTRIKHAS announced that several products will be featured, including Xirium, the DWA (digital wireless audio) plug’n’play system that removes the need for trailing cables. The company says: “Xirium combines digital reception and transmission routes in a bidirectional network and delivers uncompromising audio quality at the highest level.” Neutrik sales executive John Perry further revealed to PSNEuropethat he has used Xirium at a Brit Award after-show party connecting to Meyer MINA and Subs across a marble floor and around two bars “where cable runs would have been difficult,
unsightly and time-consuming”. Perry says his team has built up a number of similar reference projects, which PSNEurope will be discussing in a future article.
Neutrik will also demonstrate the new spring-loaded sealing cover SCCD-W, which shuts automatically after unplugging the cable connector, will also be on show. It seals the chassis connectors against dust and water according to IP65. The range of Neutrik powerCON equipment connectors will also be on display, including the powerCON TRUE1, powerCON 32 A and powerCON 20 A.
reinforcement company,Mach Audio is making its tradeshow comeback after being mothballed for some time. Mach will be demonstrating its DSP driven loudspeaker system and light weight power amplifier for mobile and fixed applications. The company has also announced the new MELA series line array speaker series, the multipurpose CX12 and CX15 loudspeakers and lastly the Shine Series plug and play small column speaker cabinets. MXL Microphones has announced that it will be showcasing its CR77 Live Stage Dynamic Vocal Microphone. The CR77 is the latest addition to the CR Series microphones. The grill has smaller holes to eliminate feedback onstage and a foam windscreen is built behind the grill to further filter out background noise. The mic also features a built-in shockmount to reduce handling noise. Head of product development for the
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CR77 Scott Krueckeberg, says: “This is an ambitious project for us to move out of the studio, where we’re comfortable, and move into the live stage world and provide a high quality, dynamic microphone. We tested and perfected this capsule over many months to come up with the exact tonality we wanted. It’s a modern, brighter tonality mic housed in a vintage body, and great for performers looking for a stage mic with character.” Pan Acoustics has announced
that its new product, the Pan Powerline, will make its tradeshow debut. The new technology allows the installation of the active digital Pan Beam loudspeaker systems using only two wires (I.e. YSTI wired existing old 100V-systems) providing audio, steering data and power. Installation of Pan Beam’s new product is incredibly simple; as there is only the central control Unit and the corresponding Pan Beam PPL that needs to be connected to an existing two-wire cable. Universal Audio is
showcasing the UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and Apollo audio interfaces. The 610 plug-in collection includes both the classic 610-A model and modern 610-B hardware, and represents the first comprehensive modelling of this hallowed preamp design – including its tube and transformer components and unique distortion characteristics. The company has also recently unveiled the UAD Powered Plug-Ins Software v7.5, which is UA’s new Unison technology to Apollo QUAD and Apollo DUO interfaces having added several key features for Mac users. The Dangerous BAX EQ Plug-In Collection will also be featured. Dangerous BAX is the first and only authentic plug-in emulation of the hardware studio staple, available exclusively for UAD-2 DSP Accelerators and Apollo- equipped workstations. President of Dangerous Music, Bob Muller says: “We wanted to do something special and unique, more of a tone control-style finishing EQ that would not alter the essential character of the audio. The Bax EQ plug-in is a wonderful rendering of the essential characteristics of the hardware design. The guys at Brainworx did a fantastic job!”
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Messe Frankfurt QSC is bringing a range of
new products, including the new CXD-Q Network Amplifiers. The CXD-Q is designed for use with the Q-Sys Network Audio Platform. QSC senior product manager Dale Sandberg, says: “As Q-Sys products, they operate like other Q-Sys peripherals utilising the same standard Layer 3 networking technology for audio streaming, control and monitoring.” The QSC TouchMix Series Compact Digital Mixer will also be demonstrated, following its European tradeshow debut at ISE in Amsterdam. The company will also be showcasing the next generation of Q-Sys Enterprise Cores. The new models, the Core 1100 and the Core 3100 are capable of double the processing
Funktion One DJ Monitor
speed of the preceding models. QSC install DSP product manager, TJ Adams says: “These next-generation server cores are uniquely suited to manage the extensive audio processing needs in larger deployments such as convention centres, entertainment venues, hospitality settings and transportation facilities.”
www.audient.com www.ap.com www.arx.com.au www.allen-heath.com www.dpamicrophones.com www.fohhn.com www.funktion-one.com www.mach-audio.com www.mxlmics.com www.neutrik.com www.pan-acoustics.de www.qsc.com www.uaudio.com
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