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Helsinki Music Centre makes first investment in Robert Juliat Arthur LT followspots

05/03/2024

Estonia’s first Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system installed at “Chin Chin” wine bar

05/03/2024

Stadttheater Klagenfurt upgrades with Klang’s immersive in-ear monitor mixing

05/03/2024

All Pro chooses Ayrton Huracán LT fixtures and MDG ATMe hazers for college auditorium upgrade

29/02/2024

Paris Convention Centre’s Grand Amphitheatre transitions to LED with Anolis

23/02/2024

DiGiCo console complements new processor for Christ Wesleyan Church’s broadcast audio

22/02/2024

Von Braun Center showcases one of the world’s largest permanent installations of EAW Adaptive

14/02/2024

Morplay Studios invest in KRK Rokit 10-3 and GoAux Mobile Monitors

06/02/2024

Marquee AV selects Martin Audio CDD for “Daroco Soho”

05/02/2024

Alobar’s installs Obsidian and Elation systems at Villa Duchesne school in St. Louis

05/02/2024

Roundhouse invests in all Robe moving light rig

30/01/2024

Genelec provides Danish retreat with a Smart IP solution

23/01/2024

Berghs School of Communication equips new home with Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system

10/01/2024

Moviechrome Pixel Reality Studio LED Volume equipped with Brompton LED processing

09/01/2024

Jean-Louis Rousseaux chooses Elation for new France 24 news sets

04/01/2024

Nüssli realisiert Besucherzentrum der Saline Schweizerhalle

04/01/2024

Comédie-Francaise investiert erneut in LED-Technik von ETC

03/01/2024

Kscape and Samsung collaborate at Samsung Experience Centre in Frankfurt

19/12/2023

InRostock GmbH investiert in Stagemaker-Kettenzüge

11/12/2023

Stadtwerke Bochum Lounge im Vonovia Ruhrstadion mit dBTechnologies modernisiert

08/12/2023

Pentasonic Studios in Valencia nutzen Monitor-Lautsprecher von PSI Audio

07/12/2023

LIT installs Ayrton, MA, MDG and RapcoHorizon gear in Footprint Center for the Phoenix Suns

01/12/2023

Italy’s Experimental Cinematography Center adopts Alfalite LED screens for new virtual production studio

30/11/2023

DPA Microphones selected for Welsh National Opera

28/11/2023

Palatin Wiesloch mit Lichtlösung von Feiner Lichttechnik ausgestattet

17/11/2023

Helsinki Music Centre makes first investment in Robert Juliat Arthur LT followspots

The Helsinki Music Center (Musiikkitalo Helsinki) in Finland has just invested in its first Robert Juliat followspots - four long-throw 800 W LED Arthur LT - for its main concert hall. The followspots were sourced through Intersonic, Robert Juliat’s distributor for Finland.

 

Valo Virtanen, the venue’s Head of Light, says he had spent a long time comparing followspots and, as soon as he saw it, requested the new 800 W LED Robert Juliat spot for testing from Intersonic. “We made some serious tests together with sound engineers and camera teams; our second Head of Light, Tuukka Aimasmäki, made a DMX profile for our lighting console and took light quality measurements”, explains Virtanen. “The tests went very well so we ordered the spots.”

 

Musiikkitalo’s audience is seated in-the-round, so 360° coverage is needed. The four Arthurs are therefore positioned evenly around the lighting gallery that surrounds hall high above audience. “We also bought tripods as a safety measure but installed the Arthurs on the gallery’s rail pipes with followspot rail mount adapters to get a bit better coverage in the tight locations”, says Virtanen.

 

The throw distances vary from 20 m to 50 m. The Arthurs are being used in Silent mode, “which reduces the brightness by about twenty percent, but they are still absolutely bright enough”, as Virtanen puts it. Telrad Reflex Sight Finders were also purchased for each Arthur LT.

 

The first production for the new Arthur LTs was the Aurora Orchestra’s opera “The Rite of Spring” lit by television lighting designer David Bishop and broadcast live using eighteen television cameras. Classical television broadcasts with a variety of soloists from Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Baroq Orchestra, followed along with pop concerts from artists like Pandora, Samuli Edelmann and Rajaton, and galas from the RSO Christmas special to many special themed concerts by Vantaa Pops.

 

(Photos: Helsinki Music Center/Tuukka Aimasmäki/Arno de la Chapelle/Leif Vare)

 

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Estonia’s first Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system installed at “Chin Chin” wine bar

Estonia’s first Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system installed at “Chin Chin” wine bar

To complement the wine list and accompanying menu of gourmet snacks, the “Chin Chin” in Tallinn adds to the atmosphere with a Smart IP loudspeaker solution from Genelec. Estonian audio-visual integrators Progear OÜ designed, supplied and installed the system, with the help of local Genelec distributor Msonic Baltic. The solution comprises ten Genelec 4430 Smart IP loudspeakers.

 

This project marks the first time that a Genelec Smart IP solution has touched ground in Estonia. According to Karl-Erik Sepp, sound installation project manager at Progear, one of the reasons to choose Genelec loudspeakers was that they offer built-in DSP and Dante compatibility. “The 4430 uses one network cable, through which it receives power, audio and the possibility to control each speaker remotely”, adds Sepp. The 4430 will also be used for the curated DJ nights that “Chin Chin” hosts at the weekend.

 

“Chin Chin” also hosts wine classes which take place in a separated area of the bar that can also be hired out for small meetings and events. This space can be separated from the rest of the sound system for classes to be carried out uninterrupted. “In the small events space we installed two 4430 loudspeakers, as well as a Barco ClickShare CX-30 wireless image transfer device to make the wireless transfer of pictures and sound as seamless as possible,” explains Sepp. “The remaining loudspeakers form a distributed audio system across the bar and seating areas to provide consistent, even coverage throughout the venue.”

 

“In addition to the loudspeakers, at the heart of the system there is also a Yamaha MTX5-D processor, which controls the entire audio solution,” he continues. “Access to simple functionality is provided through wall panels and automation. To handle speech requirements there’s a Shure BLX24RE/SM58 wireless vocal microphone that automatically turns off the background music when in use and restores it after the mic is finished with - and the same automation was also created for the DJ input via the Yamaha MG10XUF mixing desk, which is also connected to the Dante network.”

 

“This gives ‘Chin Chin’ the opportunity to place the performer almost anywhere in the venue where a network connection has been established, which gives them complete flexibility,” he concludes. “We built the audio solution around the mixing desk, Dante converter and cable rack so that all the necessary components would be together in one place and could be stored neatly out of sight when not in use.”

 

(Photos: Genelec/Chin Chin)

 

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Stadttheater Klagenfurt upgrades with Klang’s immersive in-ear monitor mixing

Stadttheater Klagenfurt - the municipal theatre of Klagenfurt, Austria, with a seating capacity of 716 - hosts over 200 performances each season and is home to the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra. Offering a diverse performance programme, including theatre productions, grand opera, operetta, and a wide musical repertoire, the Stadttheater recently integrated Klang:Technologies’ immersive in-ear monitoring alongside its DiGiCo Quantum 7T mixing console.

 

Manuel Bundschuh, the theatre’s Head of Audio, highlights that the decision to adopt the Klang system was an important part of an upgrade to their existing personal monitoring system. After choosing to implement Klang’s immersive IEM mixing platform at the theatre, the team enlisted the services of Signal, an Austrian provider of lighting and sound equipment, which supplied one Klang:Vokal immersive IEM processor and ten Klang:Kontroller units to deliver control of Groups, Channels, and Immersive mixing.

 

(Photos: DiGiCo/Klang:Technologies)

 

www.digico.biz

 

All Pro chooses Ayrton Huracán LT fixtures and MDG ATMe hazers for college auditorium upgrade

Pensacola-based All Pro Integrated Systems, an audio, video and lighting systems integrator serving the needs of organisational, commercial, educational and governmental clients nationwide, selected twelve Ayrton Huracán LT long-throw LED moving head profiles and two MDG ATMe hazers for a recent technology upgrade in the Dale Horton Auditorium at Pensacola Christian College.

 

The auditorium, home of the college’s fine arts events, recitals and other programs, is a 3,500-seat space that mostly had technology original to its building in 1986. “They were overdue for a change and wanted to transform the auditorium to better serve its multiple uses”, says Justin Schwartz, Design Engineer at All Pro.

 

One goal was to replace all the conventional lighting with LEDs. “The catwalks are on two levels with the farthest at a pretty steep angle to the stage; they struggled to get good light downstage and on the thrust”, explains Schwartz. “Performers were actually trained to keep their heads tilted up to catch the light. The auditorium couldn’t change the catwalks, but they could put moving heads on automated truss.”

 

All Pro began by getting a generic model of the auditorium and spending sixty hours rendering the room to show new lighting placement. “They liked the idea of hanging truss out in the house and having fixtures at the proper angles for key lighting”, recalls Schwartz. “We worked with staff and administration on approvals and did more detailed renderings showing every fixture in the truss in its exact location, all custom coloured to match the ceiling.”

 

All Pro annually sponsors a technology expo at the Pensacola Bay Center where vendors display their products. ACT Entertainment, the exclusive distributor of Ayrton and MDG products in North America, attended the January 2023 expo and, at All Pro’s suggestion, brought the Ayrton Huracán LT so the college’s tech team could see it in action. “They watched it shooting 200-300 feet across the arena and agreed to install Huracán LTs, and Ayrton was able to custom powder coat them to match the ceiling”, says Schwartz.

 

All Pro installed four fixtures on each of three new 30-foot Tyler GT trusses in the upper balcony. “They are used as simple washes for downstage and the thrust, and they are also integrated with a Follow-Me system so they can act as follow spots”, continues Schwartz. The lights will make their debut with the college’s spring theatre staging of “The Sound of Music” in May 2024.

 

The college tech team also saw MDG’s ATMe hazer at the same All Pro expo where they were shown the Huracán LTs. “I have a history with MDG and knew their quality, so we installed two ATMe hazers, one running at stage left and the other at stage right”, says Schwartz. “Now, they’re able to fully haze the auditorium in ten minutes or less and have the haze hang in the room for a long time. There’s no smoke cloud but a very even haze.”

 

(Photos: All Pro Integrated Systems)

 

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www.actentertainment.com

 

Paris Convention Centre’s Grand Amphitheatre transitions to LED with Anolis

Paris Convention Centre’s Grand Amphitheatre transitions to LED with Anolis
Paris Convention Centre’s Grand Amphitheatre transitions to LED with Anolis

The 3,723-seat Grand Amphitheatre at Paris Convention Centre, a multi-space venue staging a diverse range of national and international events and entertainment, has recently converted its auditorium lighting to Anolis LED with the installation of nearly 400 Anolis Ambiane range lighting fixtures, which are improving the energy efficiency and reducing the power consumption.

 

The previous PAR 56 500 W halogen lighting fixtures had been in residence since the venue’s inauguration in 1974, and this new installation is part of a renovation process initially launched in 2020. It has been co-ordinated by venue operator Viparis in conjunction with French lighting design agency Lyum. The Ambiane fixtures are fitted with assorted beam angles and other accessories like louvres for precision shaping of the output, tailoring it to the room requirements.

 

The project management team included Viparis DET’s supervisor Laurent Villechenoux who worked closely with the venue’s lighting manager Christophe “Zippo” Hipeau, together with Lyum lighting designer/project manager Sylvain Bigot, lighting programmer Francois Guillet from Lumières Utiles and the team from Eiffage Énergie Systèmes.

 

Viparis had been involved in lighting the space for some time, and the last major upgrade in 2014 saw the room lighting rewired to enable separate seat rows illumination, with the goal of lighting the chairs and aisles independently for better ambiance control. However, with the phasing out of halogen lamps, it becomes increasingly difficult to source the PAR 56 500 W bulbs that were used in the auditorium.

 

Apart from that, the switching to LED had other goals like reinforcing the venue’s CSR (corporate social responsibility); improving audience experience with the use of colour and unlocking the potential for the room to be more interactive - with a system that could be hooked into the production lighting of shows onstage.

 

The uneven ceiling topography meant heights ranged from 3 to 18 metres. Another requirement was to find light sources with the exact same diameters as the old PAR 56 and PAR 30s to avoid having to make any new holes for rigging. Fundamental to recreating the desired ambience in the space was choosing a mix of LEDs to reproduce the halogen style. Minimum noise pollution from the lighting fixtures was another consideration, as was an ROI of seven years or less.

 

Lyum and the venue team led by Christophe Hipeau looked at products from several manufacturers and conducted demonstrations on site. The comparative lighting studies were conducted by Lyum’s Tours office. Lighting project manager Sylvain Bigot created a 3D model of the Grand Amphitheatre using DiaLux lighting design software to emulate how the ceiling lighting would look on the audience with the Ambianes rigged around two metres apart.

 

The specific 396 Anolis Ambiane luminaires were chosen according to the available ceiling heights across the auditorium space. The stalls’ seating area is covered by 92 x 150 W Ambiane XP56s with 20° recessed lenses. The aisles between the stage and the first level are lit with 32 x 150 W Ambiane XP56 fixtures with recessed 20° lenses and 5° louvres; while the aisles on level 1 from house right to house left have 46 x 75 W Ambiane HP111s with recessed 60° lenses. Another 112 x 150 W Ambiane XP56s with recessed 45° lenses deal with the seats above the first level, and for the aisles between the first and second levels 72 x 150 W Ambiane XP56s with recessed 20°s are installed. The back rows of seats are lit with 42 x 75 W Ambiane HP111s with 60° lenses.

 

Each luminaire is a one-for-one replacement of the existing 110 V PARs. The Ambiane XP56s are run via remote power supplies with the projector slung into the auditorium’s metal ceiling and there is a total of 308 Ambiane XP56s (150 W) plus 88 x 75 W Ambiane HP111s in the ceiling. Hipeau says that the inbuilt macros allow a 2700 K, a 3200 K and a progressive CTO, “so you can really recover true halogen-like hues and texturing”. The minus green can be added or removed as needed for filmed/streamed events.

 

Lyum has designed and programmed about fifteen default lighting scenarios for the auditorium which are accessible from a Pharos TPC touch tablet controller. A Pharos LPCX system - comprising ten DMX universes - manages the room’s lighting running on the venue’s existing fibre network with 5,120 DMX channels dedicated to the auditorium’s ceiling lighting. This can also be hooked into the production lighting for visiting events.

 

(Photos: La Chouette Photo/Olivier Hannauer)

 

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DiGiCo console complements new processor for Christ Wesleyan Church’s broadcast audio

DiGiCo console complements new processor for Christ Wesleyan Church’s broadcast audio

Each summer and fall season, Christ Wesleyan Church (CWC) in Milton, Pennsylvania, puts on theatrical plays and musicals - last year saw “The Sound of Music” performed in its 1,100-seat auditorium, where “Titanic - The Musical” and “The Diary of Anne Frank” were performed the year before, and where the church’s affiliated high school also puts on some rather technically sophisticated productions of its own.

 

“These are not your typical church productions”, says CWC Communication/Broadcast Creative Director Brent Mestach. “But it’s why we needed to up our audio game as the productions became more complex and the number of wireless microphones began to exceed fifty. And that’s why there’s now a DiGiCo Quantum 338 console in use here. We needed more I/O, and we needed more power.”

 

The Quantum 338 was acquired in late 2020, the same year it was introduced, through locally owned Divine Sound and Technologies. Subsequently, CWC also added a DiGiCo 4REA4 processor, purchased through nearby Clair Global. The Quantum 338 serves as the church’s FOH console, for both theatrical productions and Sunday services, and is on an Optocore network with an SD-Rack used as stage box.

 

In addition, the 4REA4 processor and a DiGiCo A168 Stage expander unit are located in the converted bathroom of an upstairs space formerly used as a cry room that was renovated into a broadcast-audio control room during the pandemic, used to mix the church’s remote Sunday services. It currently interfaces with a DiGiCo DMI-Waves SoundGrid card over Cat-6 and a Gigabit switch, though Mestach says the plan for the near future is to connect the 4REA4 with the Quantum 338 on the Optocore network, allowing all of the mix positions to access all of the inputs from the stage.

 

(Photos: DiGiCo/Christ Wesleyan Church)

 

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Von Braun Center showcases one of the world’s largest permanent installations of EAW Adaptive

When officials at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, approved a transformative renovation project at the multi-purpose facility, the task of installing a new audio system was awarded to Verta Technologies. Spearheaded by Christian Tuttle, Principal and CEO of Verta Technologies, the company selected an Adaptive audio system from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW).

 

The Von Braun Center has undergone extensive renovations over the past two years and sought a comprehensive update for its aging audio system at the 10,000-seat Propst Arena, home to the Southern Professional Hockey League’s Huntsville Havoc. This is in addition to EAW Adaptive being deployed in the 1,300-capacity Mars Music Hall and the 2,000-seat Mark C. Smith Concert Hall. While Propst Arena is primarily used for hockey, all three of the Von Braun Center’s venues can host touring productions of any scale.

 

“The Von Braun Center now boasts one of the largest permanent installations of EAW Adaptive under one roof in the world”, states Tuttle. With a looming hockey season and a tight project completion timeline, Verta Technologies executed a rush project for the arena, receiving the purchase order in July and completing the installation with a week to spare before the first hockey game in mid-October.

 

After extensive research, the Von Braun Center chose the EAW Adaptive system for the arena, with Anya chosen for the main speakers to meet the venue’s specific asthetic, as well as electro-acoustic requirements. The space offers a “hub-and-spoke” ceiling structure, where the primary load bearing beams meet in the center compared to the typical rectangular grid structure in most arenas.

 

Considering this, the installation included a range of hangs, with the shortest being three-boxes all the way up to seven-boxes - for a total of twelve clusters around the bowl. Each configuration leverages Adaptive’s ability to expand horizontal coverage by adding another column to the array. Otto subs are centrally located in the hub providing seamless horizontal coverage of the sub band, EAW QX 566 speakers for ice fills, and a QSC Q-Sys backbone for DSP and control completed the audio solution.

 

“Using EAW’s Resolution software, we were able to steer the audio precisely to the audience from the first row all the way to the back row, so that every seat sounds exactly the same, from a frequency standpoint”, adds Tuttle. “We could also expand the horizontal coverage from a single rigging location. A lot of people don’t realize how difficult it is to get smooth SPL throughout a space, and this is a huge range of multi-tiered seats. The EAW Adaptive system ensures everyone in the venue gets the same experience.”

 

The Mars Music Hall and Mark C. Smith Concert Hall house both EAW Anna and Anya systems as well as Otto subwoofers. The Concert Hall will soon feature its AC6 column loudspeakers.

 

(Photos: Eastern Acoustic Works/Von Braun Center)

 

www.eaw.com

 

Morplay Studios invest in KRK Rokit 10-3 and GoAux Mobile Monitors

Morplay Studios invest in KRK Rokit 10-3 and GoAux Mobile Monitors

Morplay Studios Audio Engineer and Studio Manager Franklin “Frank” Socorro selected KRK Rokit 10-3 G4 midfield three-way studio monitors to support the reggaeton and urban music produced at the Miami-based studio. “Due to space limitations in the room, we needed to have the low end without also using a sub”, he says. “The Rokit 10-3s don’t alter their sound sonically as the volume increases, which is important.”

 

Socorro also uses two pairs of KRK GoAux portable monitors to assist with mobile referencing. “Right now, we have the GoAux monitors sitting in a non-treated office made out of a container with metal walls, which is the worst listening environment, ever - yet the monitors still sound good”, says Socorro.

 

“The room becomes less of an issue, which is important when you’re trying to listen to something that’s critical”, he adds. “The KRK GoAux monitors also have Bluetooth, so anyone can connect and play their music without the need to continually unplug.”

 

(Photos: KRK/Morplay Studios)

 

www.krkmusic.com

 

Marquee AV selects Martin Audio CDD for “Daroco Soho”

Marquee AV selects Martin Audio CDD for “Daroco Soho”

Marquee AV recently installed a Martin Audio CDD sound reinforcement system at the new London West End Italian restaurant “Daroco Soho”. Introduced to the project by design and construction consultant Cotton Thompson Cole, Marquee’s project director Stacey Tough says the preference for Martin Audio had been a joint decision between him and the clients themselves, who had specifically requested the brand.

 

The brief was to provide a system that would deliver sound with even coverage throughout within the two-storey architecturally led environment. This includes the “Wacky Wombat” cocktail bar in the basement with a DJ booth, providing a club-like atmosphere. Marquee AV have provided separate DJ input facilities on both floors, which operate on separate zones, accessed by a number of background music players. Programmable wall controllers on each floor allow for local volume control and independent source selection.

 

The sound system comprises six CDD8B and four SX210 subs in the basement (Wacky Wombat) and eight CDD6B, underpinned by four discreetly concealed SX210 subwoofers on the ground floor and a single CDD5B in reception. With sound needing to remain consistent through stairwells, corridors and toilets, nine Martin Audio Adorn A55T were detailed to function as infills in these ancillary areas.

 

Explaining the logic behind this selection, the project director explains that the ceiling height had been the reason for selecting wall mounted CDD6s for the ground floor, with anti-vibration mounts on both floors. “The subs are recessed into furniture and seating on both floors, while the Adorn speakers serve the corridors”, he says. “In the basement bar the CDD8s are ceiling mounted, and a further four of the SX210s are incorporated into the seating to support the DJ setup.”

 

(Photo: Julie Spicy)

 

www.martin-audio.com

 

Alobar’s installs Obsidian and Elation systems at Villa Duchesne school in St. Louis

Alobar’s installs Obsidian and Elation systems at Villa Duchesne school in St. Louis
Alobar’s installs Obsidian and Elation systems at Villa Duchesne school in St. Louis

Alobar’s Lighting and Sound has installed a lighting and lighting control solution at the Villa Duchesne school in St. Louis, Missouri. The new system, which features an NX1 lighting console from Obsidian Control Systems along with Netron signal distribution, includes an array of Elation KL series and Seven Batten lights, providing the school’s Pavich Theatre with control and creativity in their lighting design.

 

Alobar’s Lighting and Sound, based in St. Louis, has been a long-standing partner of Villa Duchesne, having provided audio and lighting services for the school for over twenty years, including support for graduation ceremonies, Maypole celebrations, and various school events. When the school sought to revamp its theatre lighting system, they entrusted Alobar’s with the task. Ted Kretschmar of Alobar’s designed and installed the new system. The rigging aspect of the project was overseen by Scott Johnson from Alobar’s.

 

Kretschmar has been using Obsidian’s Onyx lighting control platform ever since the company took over the M-Series in 2018 and has particular praise for the Obsidian online training videos moderated by David Henry. “I can send the videos to end users so they have another source of support, which means the training doesn’t fall 100 percent on my shoulders”, he says.

 

The choice of the Obsidian NX1 lighting console for the Pavich Theatre was instrumental in achieving the project’s objectives. “It’s got the computer built in and doesn’t take up a lot of desk space”, says Kretschmar. He runs the data through a Netron EN12 etherDMX node which requires only one Cat cable off the back of the NX1. Each of four batten pipes plus four floor pockets on the stage run back to the EN12 with a DMX wall station getting an input and an output from the EN12.

 

Prior to the transformation, the theatre relied on conventional Par lighting, color bricks, and Lekos. The new Elation lighting system includes full color-spectrum KL Fresnel 8 FC, KL Profile FC, and KL Par FC lights, as well as Seven Batten 72 fixtures. The KL Fresnel 8 FC fixtures serve as downlights and due to the accommodating low ceiling, they can be repositioned to function as key lights when needed. Additionally, two ladders were placed on either side of the stage to enable flexible side lighting arrangements or to bring the lights downstage to face out to the crowd. These ladders currently host KL Pars. For key lighting, KL Profiles are employed.

 

Kretschmar and the Alobar’s team turned the new system over to the school just prior to their theatre department’s first show, a production of “Daisy Pulls it Off”, which ran in the Pavich Theatre October 19-21, 2023. Kretschmar had programmed a number of lighting scenes into the NX1 prior to delivery. Students operated the show themselves and going forward will handle all lighting tasks on the new system.

 

(Photos: Alobar’s Lighting and Sound/Elation/Obsidian Control Systems)

 

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www.obsidiancontrol.com

www.alobars.net

 

Roundhouse invests in all Robe moving light rig

Roundhouse invests in all Robe moving light rig

London’s Roundhouse concert and performing arts venue in Camden now has an all Robe moving light rig with a recent investment in twenty Esprite luminaires, fitted with the HP (High Performance) LED engine for the highest output and strongest colours. The order was overseen for Robe UK by Curtis Lewis, their business development manager for the London area.

 

These fixtures join 82 existing Robe moving lights at the venue - 42 x LEDBeam 100s, 16 x DLF Washes, 6 x DLX Spots and 6 x LEDWash 600s - with the Esprites now the primary house rig spot fixtures, and available to all incoming productions. Roundhouse head of lighting Steve Royle explains that the new Esprites are part of a major technical update and an ongoing sustainability drive to make the Roundhouse as energy efficient as possible.

 

Royle has held the head of lighting post since 2010 and was instrumental in the purchase of the LEDBeam 100s, DLF Washes and LEDBeam 600s in 2013. At that stage, there wasn’t an LED spot fixture on the market that was bright and viable enough to add to the rig, so they went with a set of discharge source fixtures.

 

The Esprites are rigged on the advance, rear, and mid trusses. The advance truss position is above the audience, so they are ideal for key lighting and specials. They are also the first moving lights in the house and in these positions with framing shutters, so a cherry picker is not required on most days for focusing generic fixtures which was the procedure previously. Some older generic profiles remain in the house which still require manual focusing. They are now the only non-LED luminaires in the house rig.

 

The Roundhouse house lighting rig is controlled via an Avolites Arena console with a TNP (TitanNet Processor) and a Rock Solid Technologies “rock switch” at FOH which flips eight universes of DMX and one Cat5 simultaneously, providing an A/B switching facility between the house desk and any guest lighting consoles.

 

An average month sees around twenty shows staged in the busy venue which embraces music shows, circus, and other performance arts plus assorted business events. Profits are ploughed back into the facilities and the venue’s charitable work. Thousands of young people take part in music, media and performing arts projects each year at the Roundhouse, including training in backstage roles as well as accessing the studio spaces.

 

As well as this, the venue recently opened Roundhouse Works, a new creative centre for freelancers and entrepreneurs which includes a workspace and a range of studios. Steve Royle works with an in-house technical crew of twelve including eight venue techs, two senior techs, himself, and a technical manager, and above them are head of technical and production Ruth Butler plus four production managers.

 

Pictured: Burna Boy, The Darkness, Overmono. (Photos: Corinne Cumming/Harry McCulloch/John Williams)

 

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Genelec provides Danish retreat with a Smart IP solution

Genelec provides Danish retreat with a Smart IP solution
Genelec provides Danish retreat with a Smart IP solution

Set in the hills of the Danish countryside, the HimmerLand resort combines golf and spa facilities with bistros, a bowling alley, outdoor sporting activities and flexible meeting spaces. HimmerLand recently expanded its offering to include a large multipurpose hall, smaller meeting rooms, a golf simulator and fitness centre. Leading the AV design and integration was Comm2ig, a Danish company specialising in technology solutions, who opted for a Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system.

 

“The off-axis dispersion of Genelec models is very helpful for meeting rooms”, explains Søren Maibom, solution manager and sound designer at Comm2ig. “HimmerLand also wanted a Nordic design for these spaces, and Genelec’s form factor works well in this context.” Comm2ig chose six of Genelec’s 4430 Smart IP loudspeakers in black for the meeting spaces.

 

“The Smart IP models offer a local analogue input in addition to being a networked IP solution. They can also be monitored remotely, which is great for troubleshooting”, continues Maibom. As Comm2ig were concluding their work on HimmerLand’s new meeting rooms, the resort threw the integrators a new brief - to completely renovate the resort’s existing bar into the new Larsens Sportsbar & Bistro in a timeframe of five months.

 

Maibom and his team once again turned to Genelec for help with Larsens. “We decided on another Smart IP solution, comprising a combination of 22 of the 4420 and 4430 models”, he says. As HimmerLand is dedicated to reduce its carbon footprint wherever possible, the low power consumption of the Smart IP family - with its efficient Class D amplifier design and PoE compatibility - aligned with the resort’s values. “The power consumption for the whole system is 120 W”, says Maibom. “When all 22 loudspeakers in the sports bar are run at an SPL of 75 dB, they draw around 5.2 W each.”

 

On the ground floor, Comm2ig supplied a Smart IP solution across the entrance hall, bar area, seating area and a VIP space for private parties. On the first floor, the volume is louder as it caters for a more typical sports bar/nightclub vibe, so most of the loudspeakers were installed there, alongside four screens that show regular sports content. Additionally, there is a children’s playroom with interactive projection, where a set of Smart IP models are installed, too. AMX is used to control the video and a Q-Sys control system takes care of the audio.

 

(Photos: Comm2ig/Genelec/HimmerLand)

 

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Berghs School of Communication equips new home with Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system

Berghs School of Communication equips new home with Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system

Established in 1941, Berghs School of Communication offers a curriculum that covers everything from brand strategy to content design, illustration, marketing and art direction. When the school made the move to the newly developed Gasverket - a former gas plant in Stockholm, Sweden, that is now home to a growing community of cultural, educational, and social enterprises - it required a new audio solution. Working alongside Stockholm-based integrators Scan AV, Berghs chose a Genelec Smart IP loudspeaker system for its new venture.

 

The Berghs project began with a network that spanned all three storeys of the building, allowing Scan AV to cover the required areas with ease whilst offering the flexibility to adapt the sound system as needed. Berghs’ previous campus was powered by over thirty Genelec 4020 installation models. The new system at Gasverket comprises twenty-four Genelec 4430 Smart IP loudspeakers, alongside eight of the previously used 4020 models that were brought over to be used as auditorium fills.

 

The Smart IP loudspeakers are distributed throughout the building, with a Xilica FR-1 DSP connected via Dante to the loudspeakers - giving Berghs full control over the system. Zone one covers an open area between the entrance and the classrooms, as well as an informal hangout space and study area for students. Zone two covers the reception area and café, while zone three is a large open workspace. Zone four covers Berghs’ co-working area, and zone five plays audio over an open elevated office space that is used by teachers, academics and their administration team. To configure and calibrate the new system, Scan AV made use of Genelec’s Smart IP Manager software.

 

“The entire building that Berghs now inhabits is equipped with integrated networked AV systems”, says Dragan Nedeljkovic, audio integrator at Scan AV. “Audio, video and system control are all placed on Berghs’ physical network and supply large meeting and auditorium functionality to the school’s bigger events. Everything is connected on one PoE+ powered network that spans four server rooms. This was key to the brief that we first received from Berghs. Their system includes a variety of AVoIP units, mixing consoles, cameras, projectors, control systems and Dante audio connections, all living on one network that integrates with the Smart IP range.”

 

(Photos: Peder Carlsson/Berghs School of Communication)

 

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Moviechrome Pixel Reality Studio LED Volume equipped with Brompton LED processing

Moviechrome Pixel Reality Studio LED Volume equipped with Brompton LED processing

Milan-based production service Moviechrome has recently introduced its Pixel Reality Studio LED Volume, a cornerstone in virtual production and the first studio in Europe that features Absen PR technology with a 2.5 pixel pitch resolution. Powered by Brompton Technology LED processing, it is suited for a wide array of productions, from high-budget blockbusters to indie films, automotive inserts, packshots and consumption shots.

 

“The idea for the Moviechrome Pixel Reality Studio LED Volume stemmed from a desire to revolutionise the film and production industry with cutting-edge technology combined with our SFX team and Bolt robot motion control”, says Edoardo Mari, CEO at Moviechrome (Milano). “The initial concept was not solely client-requested but emerged from our foresight into the evolving needs of the industry. We recognised the increasing demand for more efficient, flexible, and creative filming environments, especially in the wake of challenges posed by global events such as the pandemic.”

 

The LED Volume spans 13.5 m in width, 4.5 m in height, and features a total resolution of 5400 x 1800. The motorised LED Volume ceiling is 5 m in width, 3 m in height, and includes a resolution of 2000 x 1200. The entire set-up is driven by four 4k Tessera SX40 LED processors and eight Tessera 10G data distribution units from Brompton Technology. Moviechrome Pixel Reality Studio LED Volume was officially opened in October 2023.

 

(Photo: Brompton Technology/Moviechrome)

 

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Jean-Louis Rousseaux chooses Elation for new France 24 news sets

Jean-Louis Rousseaux chooses Elation for new France 24 news sets
Jean-Louis Rousseaux chooses Elation for new France 24 news sets

Director of photography Jean-Louis Rousseaux has been responsible for lighting the sets of television network France 24 since 2008. Last summer, he and his team lit two France 24 TV news sets using Elation broadcast lighting supplied by Elation distributor Best Audio and Lighting.

 

As on most sets today used to produce broadcast news magazines, France 24 installed LED screens around the entire periphery of the sets. The space was also equipped with soffits and spandrels made of RGBW LED strips and treated with a night and day material which has the particularity of allowing saturated colors to be obtained.

 

“The surface area used on the sets being small (50 square meters), I was worried about the impact of this entire LED installation on the colorimetric reproduction of the presenters in front of the cameras”, comments Rousseaux. “I chose Paladin Cubes to allow me to compensate in color for the dominance provided by the screens and LED strips. It’s a process that I have already implemented on the set of ‘C’est dans l’Air’ and which has been working on a daily basis for three years.”

 

The Paladin Cube is a compact RGBW floodlight with 3 x 1 cell control. Output is at 3,200 lumens and operation is completely noiseless. “The possibility of controlling their diffusion angle and the fact that they are compact allowed me to place them on the entire periphery”, continues Rousseaux. He specified 84 units and distributed them all around the sets.

 

As for the choice of a small Fresnel light for backlighting, the director of photography turned to Elation’s KL Fresnel 4 CW, a 50 W Fresnel light with 5,600 K cold white LED engine. Incorporating 42 units total, the Kl Fresnel 4 CW includes a number of features for broadcast environments including a 14° to 33° wide manual zoom.

 

“The sets are lit at a color temperature of 4,300 K but I wanted cooler backlighting so I chose 5,600 K projectors”, explains Rousseaux. Installed throughout the ceiling to provide bright and clean light for the studio, he says the advantage of the Fresnel projectors with shutter blades is that they can better control the beams of light.

 

Rousseaux equipped them with N6 or N9 gelatin to avoid over-shining at the top of the head and keep the main illumination on the shoulders so as to best highlight the subjects. Used for data distribution on the project are Netron EN4 nodes from Obsidian Control Systems.

 

(Photos: Elation/France 24)

 

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Nüssli realisiert Besucherzentrum der Saline Schweizerhalle

Die Saline Schweizerhalle ist die Salzproduktionsstätte in der Schweiz und Teil der Schweizer Salinen AG. Für den Standort Schweizerhalle in Pratteln in Basel-Land realisierte und baute Nüssli ein neues Besucherzentrum mit Verkaufsladen, Café und Kino als Start neuer Erlebnisrundgänge, bei denen Besucher Informationen über die Geschichte und die Salzproduktion der Saline Schweizerhalle erhalten.

 

Nüssli konnte in einem Ausschreibungsverfahren den Auftrag für sich gewinnen. Als Generalunternehmer realisierte Nüssli zunächst den Rückbau der vorhandenen Gebäude, bevor mit dem Holzneubau und dem damit verbundenen Innenausbau und den Umgebungsarbeiten begonnen wurde.

 

Der 18 x 10 Meter grosse Neubau ist mit einem bestehenden Gebäude verbunden, in dem sich das künftige Kino befindet. Im neuen Besucherzentrum sind zudem der Empfang, ein Verkaufsbereich und ein Café sowie sanitäre Einrichtungen untergebracht.

 

Die Nüssli-Schreinerei produzierte die Möbel, etwa einen zentral platzierten, beidseitig konfigurierten Tresen, der sowohl als Empfangs- als auch als Bar-/Bistro-Möbel dient, sowie unterschiedlich hoch und tief angeordnete Verkaufsregale und Präsentationsmöbel.

 

(Fotos: Pascal Gertschen)

 

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Comédie-Francaise investiert erneut in LED-Technik von ETC

Comédie-Francaise investiert erneut in LED-Technik von ETC
Comédie-Francaise investiert erneut in LED-Technik von ETC

Das geschichtsträchtige Nationaltheater „La Comédie-Francaise“ in Paris hat erneut in Lichttechnik von ETC investiert: Angeschafft wurden 27 High End Systems Halcyon Platinum sowie zwölf High End Systems Halcyon Gold.

 

„In der Comédie-Francaise wurden bereits die High-End-Systems-Moving-Lights SolaFrame Studio, SolaFrame 2000 und SolaFrame 3000 installiert“, sagt Nicolas Da Canal, ETC-Verkaufsleiter für Frankreich. Geliefert und installiert wurden die neuen ETC-Scheinwerfer vom französischen ETC-Partner B-Live.

 

Die Halcyon-Gold-Scheinwerfer wurden am ersten Bühnenzug integriert, die Halcyon Platinum kommen weiter hinten auf der Bühne zum Einsatz. „Der Vorteil der Platinum-Scheinwerfer ist, dass sie selbst in der High-Fidelity-Version standardmäßig 38.000 Lumen liefern, im Boost-Modus sogar bis zu 46.000 Lumen“, so Da Canal. Das sei zwar immer noch weniger als die 70.000 Lumen der Ultra-Bright-Version, aber genug, um den Scheinwerfer vielfältig einsetzen zu können. „Vor allem hat die High-Fidelity-Engine einen CCT-Wert von 6.000 K, der nahe an HMI-Quellen liegt“, ergänzt Da Canal.

 

(Fotos: ETC/Salle Richelieu)

 

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Kscape and Samsung collaborate at Samsung Experience Centre in Frankfurt

Kscape and Samsung collaborate at Samsung Experience Centre in Frankfurt

Samsung has collaborated with Kscape, part of the K-array professional audio ecosystem, to transform the meeting room experience at the Samsung Display Experience Centre in Frankfurt. The result is a solution based around Kscape Rail.

 

The inspiration for this project can be traced back to conversations between Kris Hogg, Head of Partnerships at Samsung, and Tom Ríby, Global Sales and Marketing Manager at Kscape. “Kris and I shared a frustration with modern meeting room disorganisation and complexity. It was clear to us that the productivity buzzkill caused by cable clutter and technological issues during video calls was a massive time and money drain to businesses”, explains Ríby. “We started discussing how Rail and Samsung could be used together to create an intelligent meeting space - free from cables and with effortless plug-and-play connectivity.”

 

Within the meeting space, two Rail units with symmetric, tunable lighting are installed above the table. A Truffle-KTR25 subwoofer from K-array, positioned under the table, adds depth to the audio experience. A K-array Kommander-KA04 amplifier powers both Rail and Truffle. “Thanks to the integration of control plug-ins the tunable lighting and audio can be controlled through the AMX Muse controller, giving room occupants the ability to adjust the room ambience throughout the day”, notes Ríby.

 

Samsung’s The Wall screen, composed of modular LED panels, is used at the front of the room for formal executive meetings. A Samsung Flip 85’’ screen at the back of the room is used for more informal, collaborative meeting needs. Video conferencing is through a Logitech Rally Plus system. AMX CTC Pro acts as the unifying control system for all room technology and provides users with a plug-and-play experience. The room controls can switch between meeting mode and video conference mode, eliminating the need to adjust speakers or plug in additional devices or laptops.

 

(Photos: K-array/Samsung)

 

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InRostock GmbH investiert in Stagemaker-Kettenzüge

InRostock GmbH investiert in Stagemaker-Kettenzüge

Die InRostock GmbH Messen, Kongresse & Events betreibt mit der HanseMesse und der StadtHalle Rostock die beiden größten Eventlocations im deutschen Nordosten. Das Messe-, Musik-, Sport- und Kulturprogramm lockt jährlich mehr als 500.000 Gäste in die beiden Multifunktionshallen der Hansestadt.

 

Um speziell die StadtHalle in der aktuell angespannten Personalsituation unabhängiger von externen Rigging-Dienstleistungen zu machen, investierte das Unternehmen kürzlich in insgesamt 26 D8-Plus-Kettenzüge von Stagemaker.

 

Sechzehn der kompakten Stagemaker-SR1-Elektrokettenzüge mit Direktsteuerung und einer Traglast von 250 kg sowie zehn der größeren Stagemaker SL5 IP mit 500 kg Traglast sind seit Herbst in der StadtHalle Rostock im Einsatz. Zur Steuerung der Hebezeuge stehen zwei FirstStage-Motorsteuerungen MC-12D sowie die passende Funkbedienung FirstStage WMC-12 zur Verfügung. Mit der kompakten Direktsteuerung MC-12D lassen sich bis zu zwölf drehstrombetriebene D8- bzw. D8-plus-Elektrokettenzüge mit einer maximalen Motorleistung von 1,9 kW betreiben.

 

„Wir selbst und unsere Dienstleister spürten den derzeitigen Personalmangel zuletzt immer deutlicher. Fällt bei unserem dicht getakteten Programm ein Dienstleister aus, kommen viel Mühe und deutlich höhere Kosten auf uns zu, um Ausfälle zu kompensieren und die StadtHalle rechtzeitig für bevorstehende Veranstaltungen zu rüsten“, erläutert Felix Scharff, technischer Leiter der InRostock GmbH. „Daher mussten wir neue Wege suchen, um unseren Bedarf abzusichern, und investierten in den letzten Monaten gezielt in die Erweiterung der vorhandenen Rigging-Technik, um speziell im Konferenz- und Kongressbereich autarker zu werden.“

 

Sämtliche Stagemaker-Motoren sind in der Stadthalle fest installiert worden. Die gesamte Rigging-Technik wurde von Cast Distribution aus Hagen geliefert.

 

(Fotos: Cast C. Adolph & RST Distribution GmbH/InRostock GmbH)

 

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Stadtwerke Bochum Lounge im Vonovia Ruhrstadion mit dBTechnologies modernisiert

Im Zuge einer Modernisierung der Stadtwerke-Bochum-Lounge im Vonovia Ruhrstadion, der Heimstätte des VfL Bochum 1848, wurde in Kooperation mit der Szenenwerk GmbH & Co. KG eine neue Beschallungsanlage von dBTechnologies in der Lounge installiert. Für die Projektplanung zeichnete die Elektro Grawe GmbH, die auch schon im Jahr 2011 an einer Modernisierung des Stadions beteiligt gewesen war, verantwortlich.

 

Die Szenenwerk GmbH unter Geschäftsführer Dennis Neßler installierte im Zuge der Modernisierung 76 Einheiten der 2-Wege-Multifunktionslautsprecher LVX 8 von dBTechnologies dauerhaft in der Deckenstruktur. Mittels der digitalen Steuerung der neuen Anlage lässt sich die Beschallung individuell auf verschiedene Eventgrößen anpassen.

 

Die Pressekonferenzen im Anschluss an Heimspieltage des VfL Bochum etwa können von bis zu 1.200 Besuchern in der Stadtwerke Bochum Lounge mitverfolgt werden. Mittlerweile hat sich die Lounge zudem als Location für jährlich über 200 Veranstaltungen etabliert, darunter Kongresse, Tagungen, Messen, Barcamps, Workshops, Vorträge und Weihnachtsfeiern.

 

Gruppenfoto (v.l.n.r.): Michael Pötz, Sales Manager dBTechnologies Deutschland GmbH; Sebastian Kleffmann, Leiter der Event-Abteilung des VfL Bochum 1848; Dennis Neßler, Geschäftsführer der Szenenwerk GmbH & Co. KG. (Fotocredits: dBTechnologies Deutschland GmbH/Sascha Gansen)

 

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Pentasonic Studios in Valencia nutzen Monitor-Lautsprecher von PSI Audio

Pentasonic Studios in Valencia nutzen Monitor-Lautsprecher von PSI Audio

In den Pentasonic Studios im spanischen Valencia kommen Lautsprecher und Subwoofer von PSI Audio zum Einsatz. Studiobetreiber und Produzent Sergio Peiró verwendet ein Setup aus A25-M zusammen mit A225-M-Subwoofern. Der Studiokomplex umfasst drei Aufnahmeräume. Die Regie ist um einen Icon-Controller für Pro Tools aufgebaut und bietet zahlreiche analoge Outboard-Elemente in den Racks.

 

„Was ich nicht hören kann, kann ich auch nicht mit dem EQ bearbeiten“, sagt Peiró. „Das klingt wie ein Klischee, aber ich habe hier jetzt diesen tollen Arbeitsplatz und merke erst, wie wichtig Akustik und gute Lautsprecher sind.“ Für Peiró sei es entscheidend, dass die Hörumgebung präzise wiedergibt, was in der DAW oder im Aufnahmeraum passiert.

 

„Ein gutes Hör-Setup hilft, zu entscheiden, ob die Mikrofonposition geändert werden muss - oder gleich das ganze Mikrofon“, erklärt er. „Dann muss man nicht versuchen, sich vorzustellen, wie das Ergebnis am Ende klingen wird.“ Bei der Auswahl der Monitor-Lautsprecher entschied sich Peiró nach Tests mehrerer Marken für Produkte von PSI Audio.

 

Vorbei seien damit die Zeiten, in denen das Gegenhören auf verschiedenen anderen Anlagen ein notwendiger Schritt im kreativen Prozess war: „Es war unmöglich, den Klang zuverlässig zu bewerten. Wenn ich das Studio verließ und den Mix über meine AirPods oder im Auto hörte, wollte ich direkt zurückgehen und Änderungen machen“, erinnert er sich. „Ich musste nach Peak-Metern mischen, um zu wissen, ob ich den Bass oder die Höhen übertrieb. Glücklicherweise ist das jetzt alles Geschichte.“

 

(Foto: Pentasonic Studios/Relec SA)

 

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LIT installs Ayrton, MA, MDG and RapcoHorizon gear in Footprint Center for the Phoenix Suns

LIT Lighting in Tempe, Arizona, recently specified, designed, sold and installed new lighting and production equipment in the Footprint Center, home arena of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The installation, which comprised a new entertainment lighting solution, included Ayrton, MA Lighting, MDG and RapcoHorizon brands, all exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Entertainment.

 

“Pro basketball is not just a game anymore, it showcases elements promoting crowd activation and interaction, which at the Footprint Center include a dance team, half-time performances, and a dunk team with trampolines and the team mascot”, says LIT Lighting Project Manager Casey Jones. “There are a ton of moving pieces that now require entertainment lighting solutions to guarantee that fans have a better experience at games in every possible way.”

 

LIT Lighting, which specializes in professional lighting, video and special effects production and staff for live events, selected 27 Ayrton Huracán LT fixtures at the heart of the system. Twenty-six of the Huracáns are active with twenty mounted in 40-foot truss in each corner of the court where they can cover “anything, anywhere with spots, gobos and colour”, notes Jones. Six Huracáns are under the east and west videoboards, three per side, to ensure facial lighting.

 

LIT Lighting also chose a GrandMA3 full size console to control house lighting, illuminate the players’ benches and control haze. Jones is programming the system in MA3 mode. Four MDG ATMe haze generators are now on hand, too. “People want to see beams of light and atmosphere but not fog”, says Jones. “After testing several systems ATMe seemed the best product for the job. Its particulates are thin enough that they disperse quickly so people don’t see clouds when the arena lights come back on after the entertainment.”

 

Additionally, RapcoHorizon custom fabricated Socapex power distribution boxes tailored to the large venue. “They enable us to have smaller custom drops around the catwalk to power each truss”, explains Jones. The new gear was quickly put to use on two pre-season games for the Phoenix Suns and was ready to go for the team’s first regular season game, October 28.

 

“Although I drove the design of the new system myself, ACT was incredibly helpful throughout the project”, concludes Jones. “They provided demos, answered all my questions and connected me to other users - and lighting for basketball is a pretty unique use case.”

 

(Photos: Jesse Colocado)

 

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Italy’s Experimental Cinematography Center adopts Alfalite LED screens for new virtual production studio

Italy’s Experimental Cinematography Center adopts Alfalite LED screens for new virtual production studio

Alfalite announces that Italy’s Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Experimental Cinematography Center), the oldest film school in Western Europe, has acquired its Modularpix Pro LED panels with Orim technology for its new virtual production studio. The deal has been carried out by Broadcast Digital Service (BDS), the brand’s local distributor for the Broadcast and VP XR markets.

 

The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia was established in 1935 in Rome and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and cinema in the country. It is the most important institution in Italy for education, research and experimentation in the field of cinema, and in its broadest sense, film, documentary, fiction and animation.

 

The institution has added a new virtual production studio, which has just been officially opened, to train its students in VP and XR technologies, which are gaining ground in the entertainment, film, advertising, events and media industries. The studio incorporates motion capture, motion tracking, virtual and augmented reality, 3D and LED solutions from brands such as Movella/Xsens, Manus, Pixotope, Alfalite, NovaStar and Epic Games/Unreal Engine. 

 

Specifically, BDS installed an Alfalite VP XR Modularpix Pro 1.9 Orim LEDWall, an Alfalite VP XR Modularpix Pro 3.9 HB LEDCeiling and an Alfalite VP XR Modularpix Pro 1.9 Orim LEDTotem. BDS has also installed in its showroom in Rome a studio equipped with Mo-Sys StarTracker, Alfalite LED, Pixotope and Xsens motion capture technology for demonstrations and training. BDS selected for its room an Alfalite Modularpix Pro 1.9 screen of 3.5 x 2.5 meters with Orim VP XR technology.

 

(Photos: Alfalite/Broadcast Digital Service)

 

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DPA Microphones selected for Welsh National Opera

DPA Microphones selected for Welsh National Opera

The Welsh National Opera has brought on sound designer Sebastian Frost to help with the audio on various productions, such as “Kiss Me Kate”, “Migrations” and most recently “Candide”. To showcase the orchestra, which was on stage behind the performers during the production of “Candide”, Frost chose to close mic all the high strings using DPA Microphones’ 4099 Instrument Microphone and put the rest of the orchestra on the 2012 Compact Cardioid Microphone. He also used a 4055 Kick Drum Microphone for the show.

 

For the theater’s production of “Migrations” last year, he deployed DPA’s 2011 Twin Diaphragm Cardioid and 4011 Cardioid Condenser Microphones. Frost, who trained at the Guildhall School of Music Drama before setting out as a sound designer for both corporate and theater companies, including West End and Broadway, says he will continue to use DPA Microphones, no matter the production. “I tend to send a lot of fallback down to the orchestra, and the DPA microphones respond well because of their tight coverage patterns”, he states.

 

(Photo: Gareth Iwan Jones)

 

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Palatin Wiesloch mit Lichtlösung von Feiner Lichttechnik ausgestattet

Palatin Wiesloch mit Lichtlösung von Feiner Lichttechnik ausgestattet
Palatin Wiesloch mit Lichtlösung von Feiner Lichttechnik ausgestattet

Das Palatin, ein Kongresshotel und Kulturzentrum in Wiesloch im Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, wurde im Jahr 1992 eröffnet. In dem als Stadthalle mit Hotel konzipierten Komplex finden unter anderem Kongresse, Tagungen, Konzerte, Theateraufführungen und Ausstellungen statt.

 

Der Staufersaal des Palatin Hotels ist für Tagungen, Konferenzen, Konzerte und besondere Anlässe vorgesehen. Für die energieeffiziente Erneuerung der in die Jahre gekommenen Saalbeleuchtung entwickelte Feiner Lichttechnik ein optimiertes Umrüstungskonzept auf LED-Technik, das einerseits an die bestehende Atmosphäre des Saals angepasst wurde als auch dem Wunsch nach größerer Helligkeit Rechnung trägt.

 

Umgesetzt wurde eine rein warmweiße Beleuchtung des Saals mit über 260 Electron-Talus-Downlights in der Farbtemperatur 2.700 K und einem Farbwiedergabe-Index von CRI 90. Die voraussichtliche Energieeinsparung beträgt bei den Nennleistungen der Leuchten ohne Regelung und trotz der erhöhten Lichtleistung gegenüber dem Altbestand 85 Prozent.

 

Die Ansteuerung der Downlights erfolgt per DMX mit 16 bit und damit optimalem Dimmverhalten im Veranstaltungsbetrieb über siebzig FBox-6-x-1.050-mA- und zehn 6-x-700-mA-LED-Dimmer von Feiner. Die Beleuchtungsanlage arbeitet damit flickerfrei und kameratauglich. Zur Signalverteilung wurden Proplex-Switches und Netzwerk-Nodes eingesetzt. Als Neuerung wurde im Saal zusätzlich eine farbige Wandbeleuchtung über eingebaute RGBW-Downlights eingeführt, was die Einfärbung der Wände ohne Aufstellen von LED-Pars ermöglicht.

 

Insgesamt wurden 152 Electron Talus FX (37 W), sechzig Electron Talus FX (31 W), fünfzig Electron Talus ADJ (schwenkbare Downlights, 37 W), 42 Electron Kronos (42 W), dreißig Electron Ronelo ADJ (43 W) und 72 Electron-4-Kanal-RGBW-Treiber sowie die genannten Feiner-FBox-Treiber mit Puls-Netzteilen installiert.

 

(Fotos: Feiner Lichttechnik)

 

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