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IN-EAR ENHANCEMENTS Shure has announced Axient Digital PSM, its first digital wireless in-ear monitoring solution that exceeds the needs of touring acts and large-scale productions. It is Shure’s first wireless multichannel audio- enabled product line, empowering audio professionals to adapt to a wide variety of environments. A CHORUS LINE MUSICAL CHOOSES ZACTRACK SMART The A Chorus Line musical premiered at First Stage Theatre last June in Hamburg. The final project of the graduates of Stage School Hamburg ran until October 2024. This annual joint project receives support from the media technology students of Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, who are responsible for the automated control of the lighting, using a Zactrack Smart system. UNIVERSITY USES IMMERSIVE COMMS Simon Fraser University (SFU) has taken a pioneering step into immersive communication and spatial acoustics processing. Thanks to a grant, SFU established an acoustics lab that is equipped with 128 Renkus-Heinz C Series loudspeakers to support its innovative research in the field. Faith Community Church (FCC) has created engaging immersive services with audio technology from Eastern Acoustic Works. FCC had a plan to update its aging audio system into a traditional left-centre-right approach. However, after being presented with an immersive system demonstration comprised of Eastern Acoustic Works’ Adaptive AC6 column speakers, the choice was clear. COMMUNITY CHURCH GOES EASTERN
UNBEATABLE RF COVERAGE FOR JONAS BROTHERS TOUR
guests, there can be as many as 20+ people performing. So, we need a solution that is robust, provides great performance and works around the world. Wisycom checks all those boxes.” Included among the Wisycom solutions that Hernandez currently deploys on the tour are 32 stereo channels of the brand’s MTK982 dual-wideband IEM transmitter and the CSI16T Smart Passive Wideband Transmit Combiner, along with the MAT288 Diversity Wideband Programmable Matrix Combiner for microphone receive, in conjunction with a Digico SD7 Quantum desk.
With a Jonas Brothers history that dates back to Joe Jonas’ early tours with the group DNCE, touring monitor engineer Andy Hernandez knows what it takes to keep the concerts running. When the trio’s team came calling again for the current Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour (also known simply as The Tour ), Hernandez jumped at the chance. Hernandez said the planning for the tour was coordinated quickly and that the RF set-up is very ambitious. “The group is performing in large sporting arenas, with multiple stages in each. At times when there are
VADDIO UNVEILS VIDEOBAR
on par with Vaddio’s legendary Roboshot cameras,” said Connor Petit, product marketing manager, Vaddio at Legrand AV. “Coupled with the new Venture Tablemics, integrators and system designers can equip spaces for a great collaboration experience in any size meeting room. Venture products are discoverable by the Vaddio Deployment Tool and will serve up a familiar Vaddio web interface. As always, our products are backed by Vaddio support for total peace of mind.”
Vaddio, a brand of Legrand AV, recently introduced its Venture Videobar and Venture Tablemic expansion microphones. The Videobar features an ultra-high-definition, 8.51- megapixel, 1/2.5-type CMOS image sensor; a 110º wide-angle horizontal field of view; 5x digital zoom; a six-element beamforming microphone array; a high-fidelity speaker system; as well as built-in digital signal processing. “The new Venture Videobar delivers striking 4K video signals
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