SEATTLE, WA — 12 JANUARY 2015: In the same period that Symetrix unveils the latest, feature-intensive version of SymNet Composer software for SymNet Dante™-scalable DSPs, the company has also announced the launch of a new VoIP interface card to enhance communications interoperability and complement existing IT infrastructures across multiple professional applications. A SIP-based plug-in card […]

Kortrijk, 13 January 2015 – Global enterprise visualization expert Barco has entered into a strategic partnership with MCD Medical Computers Deutschland, a leading manufacturer of IT systems for the healthcare industry. Under the agreement, MCD will provide its customers with ready access to Barco’s surgical displays, as part of its broad ‘MCD Medical Line’ of […]

Today, Gary caught up with Joe Andrulis, AMX’s global VP of marketing, and talked to him about the company’s plans at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) next month in Amsterdam. AMX’s stand (Hall 1-F2) is integrated into the Harman Group’s presence and will incorporate three distinct areas along. They’ll also have afternoon receptions. Listen to get […]

Anaheim, California (Jan 12, 2015) – Extron is pleased to introduceExtron Control, a new app that gives users complete access to any Extron control system, directly from their iPad. After a quick initial setup, the iPad connects to the desired room, allowing for a seamless, highly-responsive control experience. The app automatically loads the user interfaces […]

Dominican Republic – January 2015… On October 18th at the Center Court of the Hotel Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer/songwriter/producer and actor Daddy Yankee performed his version of urban music to an enthusiastic audience of approximately 18,000 people. The Center Court is one big outdoor performance venue, so when the crowds approach […]

IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2015) — As a primary element of its sales organization alignment to foster future expansion, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. elevates its veteran sales executive, Larry White to senior vice president of sales in the Americas. In this expanded role, White assumes more of a leadership position while responsible for establishing and implementing overarching […]

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 12, 2015 – Atlona, a leading AV connectivity solutions company, today announced the appointment of Adam Griffin and Scott Ettinger as regional sales managers. Griffin will serve as Northeast regional sales manager for the commercial market, while Ettinger will act as Eastern regional sales manager for the residential sector. Both bring […]

Orange County, CA – January 2015… After the eggnog and Auld Lang Syne, the music and pro audio industry kicks off the New Year with the annual Winter NAMM Convention in Anaheim, California. In keeping with that storied tradition, you will find Renkus-Heinz in our usual spot in the Anaheim Convention Center, Hall A, Booth 6420, […]

Sherman Oaks, CA – January 2015… While he may not be a household name, you’ll find Rob King’s work pretty much everywhere you turn. The veteran producer/composer has been the force behind the sound of more than 100 hit games, including James Bond: Quantum of Solace, Scareface, Age of Conan, Call of Duty 3, and […]

Fort Lauderdale FL, USA — January 5, 2015. Denon Professional (denonpro.com), today announced their compact high-performance powered speaker system, the DN-304SAM. Offering impressive wide-range, high-output sound from a trim, space-saving design, the DN-304SAM gives demanding users a versatile audio monitoring choice for all-day use in professional applications. The DN-304SAM system is comprised of two acoustically-inert […]

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA – January 5, 2015. Denon Professional (denonpro.com), a leading innovator of premium solutions for the professional A/V market, announces Kudo—an intelligent presentation hub for the fast-paced world of business communications. With a unifying array of wireless connectivity and a refreshingly simple user interface, Kudo eliminates the frustrations that plague meetings: finding […]

Fort Lauderdale FL, USA (January 5, 2015)— Denon Professional (denonpro.com), today introduced its unique Solution Series, a family of compact interfaces that enable connectivity solutions with innovative wireless technology. With all six models, the Solution Series lets users perform custom signal management and get content from where it lives to where it’s needed—without running wires, […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (January 9, 2015) – Boeckeler Instruments Inc. recently announced that the latest upgrades to the Pointmaker CPN-6000 live streaming annotation system allow it to perform as the heart of an AV system. The professional hardware-based video processor adds audio and video streaming to the iPad, as well as volume control from either an […]

Welcome (officially) to 2015! Here we go — new season, new look, same old John Greene! Follow the cAValry as they take you on yet another wild ride with Mark Coxon (did he make it to the show THIS time?), Corey Moss (what did he go ballistic about now?), Chuck Espinoza (beers? bacon? Pho Cyclo?) […]

Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), 9 January, 2015 – Barco Silex, the leading provider of JPEG2000 compression IP cores and solutions, announces that it has received a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award yesterday from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The award is in recognition of the work of Barco Silex within the framework of the […]

Brunswick, Maine – Terra Loudspeakers, the Maine-based premier US manufacturer of all-climate high fidelity loudspeakers, has expanded it manufacturing facility and adding staff to bolster its sales and marketing reach. To accommodate demand, the Brunswick-based company has doubled its production facilities and staff. After 15 years, the company is also updating its products and expanding […]

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, January 8, 2014— Underscoring its commitment to providing AV services to professionals across Canada, Advanced, North America’s leading AV integrator, today announced the launch of the “Advanced Store”, a fully transactional web store that provides Canadian customers with professional audio and video products. “Advanced Store is focused on professional AV,” Advanced Co-President David […]

Thomas Lee, president of the WiSA Association, talked to Johnny Mota about wireless audio and speaker technology, as well as the association’s own standard that is being adopted by everyone to some small startups to some of the biggest names in audio. They cover audio latency, wireless distance, uncompressed audio in wireless format, and everything […]

Gary caught up with ISE Managing Director Michael Blackman for today’s podcast and talked all about the upcoming show. ISE 2014 drew more than 51,000 AV’ers to Amsterdam last February and the 2015 show will be bigger and. Based on the enormous success of both InfoComm 2014 and Cedia EXPO this past September, the co-producers […]

Sun Valley, USA (7th January 2015) – GLP US Inc. has announced the next set of technical training dates for course taking place at their Los Angeles, California facility throughout the first part of 2015. The courses are offered free of charge with lunch provided on each day. Courses can be tailored in length of […]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 6, 2015 – At CES 2015, High Resolution Technologies (HRT) is showing its new nano series dSp and i-dSp digital Sound processors, two accessories that provide significantly improved headphone sound quality for smartphones, tablets, and portable devices. The High Resolution Technologies nano series dSp and i-dSp are on exhibit at CES […]

Chester, PA – Community Professional Loudspeakers is pleased to announce the appointment of David Prince as Director of Development Engineering. Prince has over two decades of experience designing, modeling and measuring pro-audio loudspeakers and developing them for manufacturing. He comes to Community from Knowles Electronics where he was Product Development Manager. Previously, Prince held the […]

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Jan. 7, 2015) — On January 11-13 at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (TABS) will showcase its Ellumina™ digital signage line in Booth No. 1543 during the National Retail Federation’s 104th Annual Convention & Expo. In collaboration with sister company, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, TABS will provide attendees with a clear sense of Ellumina’s primary […]

Our blogger and 10-year AV veteran Leonard Suskin and his wife are about to embark on a $20,000 journey to bring his wife, Karine, a pain-free life. Leonard is an amazing guy and fantastic blogger. He’s also a systems designer at Shen Milsom & Wilke and we are trying to help them. Please listen to […]

Valencia, Spain – NAMM Booth# 7101 (Arena)… D.A.S. launches the new Vantec series of portable systems. The Vantec series is comprised of 4 models available in both powered and passive configurations. The completely new series incorporates 12″, 15″ powered  two-way systems, a double 15″ powered three-way system employing a “dual-band” configuration and a single 18″ […]

Dayton, OH, January 6, 2015—STRATACACHE, a leading provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, today announced a record year in its history with over $400 Million in new contracts closed in 2014.  This represents a 400% increase over 2013. “I am very proud to have led this group of amazing professionals through a year […]

Las Vegas, 6 January 2015 – The HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing HDBaseT standard, and IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, today announced the HDBaseT  Specifications 1.1.0 and 2.0 have been approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board for adoption as part of the […]

The HDBaseT Alliance is asking IEEE to approve it as a tech standard. Listen to my podcast so you’ll understand why I’m completely against that. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Every year we produce a video that’s a summary of everything that happened in the audiovisual industry that year. Today we released our 2014 year in review video – I hope you’ll listen and then watch! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Alleroed, Denmark. January 6th 2015: British pop/rock band Level 42 has recently introduced a selection of DPA microphones into its live sound arsenal, including DPA d:facto™ Vocal Microphones, d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones for brass and toms, and a d:dicate™ 4011 Cardioid Recording Microphone for the ride cymbal. One of the mainstays of the British music […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jan. 6, 2015 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, today announced that its award-winning ProMedia® Origin and ProMedia X Origin multiscreen media servers have been integrated with Microsoft® PlayReady® digital rights management (DRM) technology for content access protection. By supporting PlayReady, Harmonic’s ProMedia Origin and ProMedia X Origin provide video content and […]

Riedel Products at the 2015 NAMM Show: Tango TNG-200 Fully Networked Platform Supporting AES67 and AVB The Tango TNG-200 represents Riedel’s first network-based platform supporting AES67 and AVB standards. With its own dedicated intercom application, the platform can be turned into a flexible, cutting-edge solution for a variety of communications scenarios. The unit itself is […]