In Broadcast - December 2015 - 12

www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 5 - Issue 12 | December 2015

InNews
Lawo Ships JADE VSC
USA: Lawo's virtual soundcard
JADE VSC is now shipping.
Enabling Windows-based audio
applications to fully integrate with
AoIP networks without external
hardware interfaces, the software
delivers 64-channels bi-directional
RAVENNA and true AES67
streaming. It provides multiple
WDM drivers and an ASIO driver
that can be loaded by more than
one application concurrently.
It also features advanced realtime broadcast-quality sample
rate conversion for transparent
playback of content sampled at a
different rate than the network.

Riedel Ensures
On-board Versatility
GER: Riedel Communications is
enabling the Royal Caribbean
International Quantum Class ship
Anthem of the Seas to provide
flexibility in routing not only video
and audio, but also intercom
signals between the on-board
broadcast centre and the ship's
various entertainment areas.
Delivered
by
Finland-based
broadcast system integrator TV
Tools, the Riedel MediorNet realtime media network, Artist digital
matrix intercom system, and
Acrobat wireless intercom systems
support media-rich entertainment
experiences on board the ship.

Sound Devices
Firmware Update
USA: Sound Devices has announced
firmware version 2.20 for its rackmount solutions, including the
Video Devices PIX 270i and PIX
250i, and Sound Devices 970. This
update provides improvements to
audio features, time synchronisation, file transfer and playback,
and the PIXNET web interface.
Several audio features have been
added to the entire rack-mount
line, including greyed out audio
metering for disarmed tracks, customisable peak hold time, noise reduction for incoming video signals,
and fast track arming.

DiGiCo TFM Geneva
Installation
T

wo DiGiCo SD5 consoles form the
centrepiece of an audio system
upgrade at the multipurpose Theatre
Forum Meyrin (TFM) in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The 700-seat theatre hosts a wide
variety of productions, including
music, dance, conferences and
presentations. The main house mixing
console is used by visiting technicians
as well as theatre staff, so familiarity
and user-friendliness was a key
requirement for the chosen unit.
"We needed a console whose
ergonomics are very close to an
analogue mixing desk," said José
Bouzas, Chief Audio and Multimedia
Technician at TFM. "The user interface

had to be intuitive,
allow a lot of flexibility
and we had to be
totally confident about
using it for all kinds of
applications."
After
discussions
with Tonspur AG,
they chose the DiGiCo
SD5 as the focus of a
system that includes
one SD-Rack, two SD-MiniRacks and
a DiGiGrid MGB on a fully redundant
Optocore network.
A DiGiCo S21 was later added for
smaller events in the venue's foyer.
DiGiCo product specialist Dave Bigg
visited TFM to deliver two days of

L-R, José Bouzas and Gautier Janin
(Theatre Meyrin) and Dave Bigg (Digico)

product training, including theory and
hands-on experience.
This allowed Bouzas and TFM audio
engineers to run product training
sessions for a number of freelance
audio engineers.

Sommerfest Marks Orchestra
Hall L-Acoustics Debut
T

his year's month-long Sommerfest
urban summer music festival
held in Orchestra Hall in downtown
Minneapolis, marked the unveiling of a
new L-Acoustics concert sound system.
The system provides reinforcement

for the hall's eclectic schedule of nonorchestral performances, ranging from
popular music, jazz and world music to
Broadway, film music and comedy.
The 2,000-seat Orchestra Hall,
opened in 1974, is home to the
Grammy Award-winning
Minnesota
Orchestra,
which celebrated the
112th anniversary of its
inaugural performance at
the beginning of November
2015.
The
hall,
which
completed a US$52 million
renovation in early 2014,
has long been renowned
L-Acoustics Kiva concert sound system in Orchestra Hall
for its acoustics, which
(Picture courtesy of Courtney Perry)

were originally designed by Cyril M.
Harris.
According to Joel Mooney, Technical
Director,
Minnesota
Orchestra:
"The acoustics are fantastic for the
orchestra, which is the primary focus.
But you also have to meet all the needs
of modern music and productions.
Technology has changed since the last
time we remodelled the hall, so we
took this opportunity to upgrade the
sound system."
The
new
L-Acoustics
system
comprises
a
left-centre-right
configuration of 40 Kiva line array
speakers together with SB15m and
SB18 subwoofers, all of which are
powered by LA4X amplified controllers.

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