The 10th edition of ISE is set to be the biggest yet, with a new hall added, an extensive education programme and true innovation on the show floor
FROM ITS relatively humble origins in Geneva in 2004, Integrated Systems Europe has followed a steep growth curve. The show moved to Amsterdam in 2006 and in 2012 welcomed more than 800 exhibitors and around 40,000 attendees; the 2013 edition looks set to be another record-breaker. As well as continually
expanding its show floor, the ISE show has pursued a path of innovation and growth in its conference and education programme. Topics up for discussion in 2013 include ‘Setting Audio Gain – Getting it right with Lectrosonic’s Gordon Moore and ‘The Secret of a Good Sound System Design’ with Janko Ramuscak of d&b audiotechnik. Also new for 2013 is the opening of Hall 8 for the first time. Pro-audio manufacturers will be located in this hall alongside those from the building automation and digital signage markets, among others.
Alcons Audio will show the compact BC332
may be remote controlled by the included Dugan Control Panel for Java or the Dugan Control Panel for iPad.
Also making its show debut On the
showfloor, a host of companies are making product debuts, with some exhibiting in Amsterdam for the first time. One such company is California-based pro-audio manufacturer Dan Dugan Sound Design, which will draw visitors’ attention to the Dugan Speech System, which automatically manages any number of live mics in unscripted talking situations. The system will be demonstrated on the Dugan
MY-16 mixing controller card for Yamaha consoles. This card offers three modes of operation: 16 channels of Dugan Speech System at 44.1 or 48kHz sample rate; eight channels of automixing at 88.1 or 96kHz sample rate; or eight channels of automixing plus eight channels of general- purpose ADAT I/O. For enhanced features, the card
this year is Coda Audio. The company will be focusing on its new three-way line array system, ViRAY (revealed by PSNEurope in November), which will be on show along with the company’s CoRAY, G and D series. Designed for fixed installation and touring applications, the high-output, ultra-compact and lightweight ViRAY enclosure utilises Coda’s Dual Diaphragm Planar-wave-driver (DDP) technology and can be used as a single unit as well as in multiple arrays. Alcons Audio is presenting the BC332, the most compact cardioid subwoofer in its range. The BC332 is a self- contained, high-output cardioid subwoofer system for both permanent and portable ground- stacked applications. Following in the footsteps of its bigger brother, the BC543, the BC332 is designed to offer a directivity- controlled, high-output, tight and accurate sub-bass response,
ISE will be bigger and bolder again in 2013
for low-frequency extension of any Alcons pro-ribbon system. Italian manufacturer RCF is launching the AX 8042 digital matrix-mixer and automixer. Designed for install sound and commercial audio applications, RCF claims that the AX 8042 offers the most flexibility and control ever in any single 1U device. Based on a powerful DSP
platform using advanced electronics, it contains eight universal mic/line inputs with selectable 48V phantom power on detachable Euroblock connectors (four of which are also on RCA plugs) and six outputs. Four of the outputs are balanced on detachable Euroblock terminals and are included in the audio matrix, while the remaining two are available as RCA plugs and can be separately processed and combined to any of the previous four.
The DXT 9000, a scalable digital voice alarm with a pro-audio specification, is also being launched by RCF at ISE. The manufacturer says it’s sufficiently versatile