Entertainment Design Product Spotlight
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Product Of The Month: ChamSys MagicQ MQ100 Pro ConsoleAs the lines between lighting and projection are narrowed, why not have a console that deals with media as well as it does with lighting? The MagicQ MQ100 Pro console from UK-based ChamSys Ltd. sees no reason why a console can't do both well.... |
Sound Product Of The Month: Dugan Model E-1 Automatic Mixing Controller
Anyone who has mixed a “talking head” gig knows there are challenges to the job.Sometimes they are simple events that only last an hour with one mic on a podium, while others last for days — long days, sometimes eight to ten hours long, sitting behind the console listening to people talking…incessantly....
Product of the Month: Lex Products PowerRack
It is always interesting to see new products created after entertainment technology companies merge. In 2006, when Lex Products acquired Electrol Engineering, it was a safe bet that good things might follow. This is a case where the strengths of the two firms — rolling rack design from Electrol and power distribution products from Lex — have produced a range of new products including a compact, flexible, and powerful power...
VectorWorks Spotlight 2008
In 2000, Diehl Graphsoft merged with Nemetschek AG of Munich, Germany to become Nemetschek North America. Recently, Nemetschek launched VectorWorks 2008, including VectorWorks Spotlight 2008, the 2D and 3D design software for the entertainment industry....
Sound Product Of The Month: Media Numberics RockNet
The dark era of copper is coming to an end. Its reign of terror will soon be a distant memory. No longer will you need to run hundreds of feet of heavy...
Product Of The Month: PixelRange Rixelline 1044
First let's clear up some confusion about who PixelRange is. You may not be familiar with the company name, but you most likely know its products the...
Sound Product Of The Month: Lectrosonics TM400
Who doesn't like EQing a room? I mean, you have all the power in your hands. You choose the music. You choose the pink noise level. You get to say, “I will now listen to Steely Dan.” And then you get to twist all of those knobs. The lights bounce, and the LEDs pulsate. It is dizzying, exhilarating. It's boring. Let's get real. Does anyone really enjoy listening to pink noise for an hour? ...
Product of the Month: Yamaha DSP5D
Digital sound consoles have been around for years, and Yamaha has been at the forefront of innovation since the beginning. It all started with an 18-input...
Sound Product of the Month: Martin Audio W8L Longbow Line Array
Line arrays have been around for decades. Harry F. Olson published the book Acoustical Engineering in 1954, which included an extensive and influential...
Product of the Month: Coemar Infinity Wash XL
Since Coemar launched its new Infinity Wash XL luminaire at LDI last year, the unit has been in use quite a bit. Designers have included it on such diverse projects as tours with The Police, Martina McBride, American Idol, and numerous TV projects....
Product of the Month: Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1200 Luminaire
The Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1200 luminaire that combines the technology of the other Clay Paky Alpha range luminaires with an exclusive, patented framing system. The unit features a zoom range of 10° to 30°, a full color system, 14 gobos, an animation effect system, and a prism....
Sound Product of the Month: EAW Smaart Software
Before it's show time, it's EQ time — time to tune the system. A hundred boxes have been hung all over the place, and now they have to sound good. Everyone clear the room; this could get ugly. Pink noise — loud, pink noise — microphones are all over the theatre and the designer is sitting behind a computer screen staring at some bouncing lines and listening to the same Suzanne Vega song over and over — and over again. Tuning a system is by far the most important task in designing a show. ...
