TECHNOLOGY: NEW PRODUCTS What’s new
POWERSOFT X SERIES
IT’S… Two new power amplifiers, the X8 and X4.
DETAILS: The X Series is said to offer versatility, flexibility and power without compromising on size, efficiency and audio quality. A key feature of X Series is that it integrates a large amount of functionality, generally only found in separate outboard units. This includes an innovative system of channel routing, a universal mono, bi
BARCO 6P
IT’S… Barco’s first commercially available 6P laser-illuminated projector.
DETAILS: Featuring the company’s Laser3D technology, the unit is said to be the most compact 60,000-lumen projector available, and the first DCI-compliant laser projector that is capable of showing 4K content at 60fps and 3D movies in full 4K resolution. The projector is able to
minimise speckle – even on silver screens – eliminating the need for a mechanical screen- vibrating system to achieve the desired image quality. Additionally, the laser projector comes with Barco’s brand-new generation of projector electronics and is enhanced with Barco Alchemy technology. It can replace a dual-stacked setup of xenon- based digital cinema projectors and still offer double 3D brightness in Color3D, while
SOUNDCRAFT VI3000
IT’S… The latest addition to Soundcraft’s Vi range of digital live consoles.
DETAILS: The Vi3000 features the company’s SpiderCore technology – a powerful integrated DSP and I/O engine based on Harman’s Studer technology. It is also the first from Soundcraft to incorporate a built-in 64 x 64 Dante interface, opening up options for direct recording/playback via Ethernet connection to PC- or
Mac-based recording software. It also enables easy integration into an existing Dante network. The console offers full on-
board mic and line I/O, and is configurable up to 48 mic line inputs and 16 line outputs using combinations of 16 channel XLR modules in four rear-mounted slots. In addition, the console includes two 64-channel expansion slots for the addition of MADI- based stageboxes. These slots can also provide access
to the extensive range of D21m i/o option cards.
AND ALSO: The console incorporates the Vistonics user interface technology previously seen on Soundcraft’s Vi4 and Vi6 consoles, albeit modernised so that the 3D rotary controls and buttons have enhanced touchscreen graphics.
AVAILABLE: Now
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reducing energy levels by 40% and eliminating the need to align and maintain two projectors.
AND ALSO: Barco will be installing its first 4K commercial laser projectors in the US and China during Q2 and throughout the rest of the world in Q4 2014.
AVAILABLE: Now
www.barco.com
L-ACOUSTICS K2
IT’S… A rescaled version of the K1 large-format line source, which will replace V-DOSC.
DETAILS: The main system components are the K2 full- range element with Panflex horizontal steering, operating from 35Hz to 20kHz; the K1- SB low-frequency element, reinforcing LF contour down to 30Hz or LF throw down to 35Hz; the SB28 low- frequency element, extending the operating bandwidth down to 25Hz; and the LA4X/LA8 amplified controllers or LA-RAK, touring rack fitted with three LA8. The K2 line source features
L-Acoustics’ Wavefront Sculpture Technology. Inter- element angles can be
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accurately set up to 10˚, allowing optimisation of the vertical coverage with SPL smoothly spread across the audience.
AND ALSO: Panflex horizontal steering technology combines mechanically adjustable fins with DSP algorithms effective from 300Hz. Four different settings are possible: two symmetric (70° or 110°) and two asymmetric (90°, as either 35°/55° or 55°/35°).
AVAILABLE: Now
www.l-acoustics.com
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and three-phase balancing power supply, and a fully featured DSP.
The X8 is the largest amplifier in the range, boasting eight channels in a 2U chassis, while the X4 features four channels in a single rack unit. Both models share the same power density, being capable of delivering up to 5,200W @ 2 ohms per channel.
The modular construction of both units permits the rear input/output connections to
feature either XLR/speakON or Phoenix connectors, depending on the requirement of the specific application. Signal management and processing architecture is composed of six separate sections: input source selection; input processing; matrix; pre-output processing; speaker routing; and output processing.
AND ALSO: The X Series natively supports AES3, two
redundant Dante digital streams and analogue inputs, providing up to four different selectable input sources per channel.
AVAILABLE: May
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Our selection of the latest products for the installation market, many of which debuted at Prolight + Sound
Installation PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
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