New BirdDog X5 Ultra PTZ Is First to Include NDI | HX3 Support

BirdDog announced the release and shipping of the X5 Ultra, a PTZ camera designed for the professional video production landscape. The X5 Ultra allows for precise movements and with its Halo Tally system it includes AI auto-tracking and framing capabilities and NDI | HX3 support. The X5 Ultra also features an integrated NDI | HX […]

New BirdDog X5 Ultra PTZ Is First to Include NDI | HX3 Support

ClearOne Sales Decline from, $5.4 Million in Q2 2023 to $2.3 Million Q2 2024

ClearOne reported a 58% sequentially, and 39% year-over-year, decline in revenue citing a “significant decrease in revenues from the audio conferencing category, which includes our DSP mixer products.” But, it was made clear, in the announcement last week, that the company sees the decline from production problems, not a shift in the market or a […]

ClearOne Sales Decline from, $5.4 Million in Q2 2023 to $2.3 Million Q2 2024

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1372: Here’s Why You Need to Attend the Boston E4 Experience in September!

The E4 Experience, Exertis Almo’s regional conference and trade show, kicks off its fall tour with a stop in Boston on Sept. 10, 2024. Attendees not only get to see firsthand all the new stuff that debuted at June’s InfoComm show, but they can also earn up to 10 AVIXA CTS RUs with a special […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1372: Here’s Why You Need to Attend the Boston E4 Experience in September!

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1371: Experiential Design-Focused BlueSquare X Debuts With Chanan Averbuch at the Helm

Chanan Averbuch likely needs no introduction, as he’s driven the LED market — in many ways — since 2013. Now, he’s heading up a new division of BlueSquare as the director of innovation of BlueSquare X. This is a firm focused on the design and support of digital experiences by partnering with AV integrators. This […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1371: Experiential Design-Focused BlueSquare X Debuts With Chanan Averbuch at the Helm

Client Events, Industry Gossip and the Calgary Stampede

It’s hard to believe that it’s already August. July just sort of sped past. As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun. Part of the reason why July flew by so fast was that it was Stampede season: the Calgary Stampede. This time of year most of my clients who have branches in […]

Client Events, Industry Gossip and the Calgary Stampede

High Sec Labs to Amp Up Cybersecurity on AV-over-IP Systems Starting with SDVoE

The SDVoE Alliance tells rAVe that High Sec Labs (HSL) is now an adopting member. Founded in 2008, HSL is known for its cyber-defense solutions, specializing in network and peripheral isolation. HSL offers secure peripheral sharing solutions, serving clients such as: governments, defense organizations, financial institutions, healthcare providers and national infrastructure companies. HSL’s patented solutions […]

High Sec Labs to Amp Up Cybersecurity on AV-over-IP Systems Starting with SDVoE

Here Is Everything WALL-SMART is Doing at CEDIA Expo 2024

For more than a decade, WALL-SMART has stayed ahead of the technological curve by providing the integration community with custom mounts for a wide range of common smart home devices soon after their release. WALL-SMART continues this tradition at CEDIA Expo 2024, giving trade show attendees a unique opportunity to see how a number of […]

Here Is Everything WALL-SMART is Doing at CEDIA Expo 2024

Here’s Everything Rosewater Energy Is Doing at CEDIA 2024

CEDIA Expo 2024 attendees looking for a power management solution, will have plenty of options to explore this year. Each of these individual solutions addresses a specific energy-related problem. RoseWater Energy, however, takes a different, more comprehensive approach by combining in one product essential surge and lightning protection, large-scale UPS with voltage regulation, supplemental solar […]

Here’s Everything Rosewater Energy Is Doing at CEDIA 2024

AVer NDI Matrix Tracking Box Now Works with CAM Series of PTZ Cameras

AVer Information announced that its NDI Matrix Tracking Box, the MT300N, can now support the CAM series products CAM520 Pro3, CAM550 and CAM570, in addition to the full line of the ProAV tracking cameras. Designed for spaces in enterprise, government, higher-education or customers with similar collaboration needs, the MT300N allows users to easily optimize the […]

AVer NDI Matrix Tracking Box Now Works with CAM Series of PTZ Cameras

Shure Now Globally Distributed by TD SYNNEX

Shure announced a new strategic alliance with TD SYNNEX, a global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. This collaboration significantly expands access to the availability of Shure’s market-leading and cutting-edge audio solutions products to customers across the United States. The alliance provides TD SYNNEX customers with access to Shure’s near century of expertise […]

Shure Now Globally Distributed by TD SYNNEX

Morgan Wallen’s Bar Opens Filled with AV

Country-pop star Morgan Wallen is the latest artist to lend his name, and the title of a hit song, to a destination venue in Nashville’s Lower Broadway district. Morgan Wallen’s This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen is a six-story, four-floor restaurant and entertainment hub. Built in collaboration with the TC Restaurant Group, This Bar is located just steps away from […]

Morgan Wallen’s Bar Opens Filled with AV

Solid State Logic Just Debuted the S400 Console

Solid State Logic debuted its new S400 console and unveiled an array of enhancements to its System T broadcast production platform. The company says the latest System T V4.1 update introduces tools for automated Cloud deployment and a Dual Channel View mode in the Tempest Control App (TCA). It also includes new immersive audio production […]

Solid State Logic Just Debuted the S400 Console

Genelec Helps Molok Studios Create Italy’s First Dolby Atmos Gaming Studio

Located in Milan, Molok Studios is a prominent multilingual game, movie and digital localization and post-production company. When it came to creating its new premises, Molok observed the trend of games moving towards spatial audio environments, and decided to create two Genelec-powered 7.1.4 rooms – thereby becoming the first Dolby Atmos gaming studio in Italy. […]

Genelec Helps Molok Studios Create Italy’s First Dolby Atmos Gaming Studio

KV2 Helps Immerse Visitors in New Sensory Experience in Church of San Miguel, Cuenca

The ancient temple of San Miguel in the city of Cuenca in the mountains of east-central Spain provides a stunning backdrop for ‘Luz Cuenca’, a fully immersive sensory experience offering an artistic expression of the cultural wealth of the city. Drawing on the city’s history which is closely linked to art – and especially abstract […]

KV2 Helps Immerse Visitors in New Sensory Experience in Church of San Miguel, Cuenca

PIXERA Writes the Perfect Aria at Germany’s Largest Opera House

The recent production of Elektra at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, with a capacity of 2,500 Germany’s largest venue of its kind demonstrated the capabilities of AV Stumpfl’s media server platform, PIXERA. Elektra is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss set to a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra. Directed by Philipp […]

PIXERA Writes the Perfect Aria at Germany’s Largest Opera House

Meyer Sound Powers Expanded Montreux Jazz Festival 2024 with Cutting-Edge Audio Solutions

The 58th Montreux Jazz Festival returned to the sparkling shores of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva from July 5–20. Since its beginnings in 1967, the festival has become a must-play destination for the world’s most revered musicians, drawing legends of soul, jazz, and blues along with rock stars, rappers, and emerging artists of every genre. For 38 […]

Meyer Sound Powers Expanded Montreux Jazz Festival 2024 with Cutting-Edge Audio Solutions

Bespoke Technology Group Elevates Lively Restaurant’s Audio Experience with 1 SOUND Loudspeakers

Milkshake Concepts, the renowned Dallas-based hospitality group, proudly unveiled Saaya, their latest dynamic dining and nightlife destination. Bespoke Technology Group was contracted to understand the goal for Saaya and come up with an optimal audio design and installation. Bespoke Technology Group is a Dallas-based audiovisual integration company specializing in customized audio solutions for a variety […]

Bespoke Technology Group Elevates Lively Restaurant’s Audio Experience with 1 SOUND Loudspeakers

Sennheiser Elevates Hybrid Learning Experience with TeamConnect Ceiling 2 at NTU Singapore’s Gaia

12 units of TeamConnect Ceiling 2 installed in the auditorium NTU’s latest net-zero building Singapore, Aug. 7, 2024 – Sennheiser has installed its state-of-the-art TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (TCC 2) in the auditorium of Gaia, a net-zero building at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), one of the world’s top universities, to elevate hybrid learning experience […]

Sennheiser Elevates Hybrid Learning Experience with TeamConnect Ceiling 2 at NTU Singapore’s Gaia

Powersoft and Diversified Hit a Home Run at Oracle Park

When Major League Baseball (MLB)’s San Francisco Giants needed to upgrade their sound system, they turned to Powersoft technology and Diversified to integrate the system. The Giants – World Series Champions in 2010, 2012, and 2014 – moved to picturesque Oracle Park in 2000 after spending several decades in windy Candlestick Park. The stadium, considered […]

Powersoft and Diversified Hit a Home Run at Oracle Park

TASCAM’s CD-A580 Helps Dan Vargas Re-Discover LA’s Punk Music Scene

The early Los Angeles punk scene has amassed a lot of publicity over the decades, as have notable figures whose music, art, media, and literature helped shape the influential cultural movement. To help bring the popular ‘70/80s generation music to still more listeners, Producer/Recording Artist Dan Vargas elected to digitize a collection to not only […]

TASCAM’s CD-A580 Helps Dan Vargas Re-Discover LA’s Punk Music Scene

Masque Sound Provides Extraordinary Audio Experience With New Meyer Sound Panther Loudspeaker System for 106th Season at The Muny

Award-winning Sound Designers John Shivers and David Patridge Turn to Masque Sound to Provide Improved Coverage with New PA System LOUIS, MO, AUGUST 12, 2024 – When The Muny, one of the nation’s most iconic outdoor venues, kicked off its 106th season, patrons were treated to an enhanced and immersive audio experience featuring brand new […]

Masque Sound Provides Extraordinary Audio Experience With New Meyer Sound Panther Loudspeaker System for 106th Season at The Muny

Navigating the Current Landscape of Classroom Audio

The landscape of classroom audio systems in both K-12 and higher education settings has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. Advances in technology and evolving educational needs have driven this change, making audio systems critical for enhancing teaching efficacy and student engagement. This article explores current trends and challenges in classroom audio technology, focusing […]

Navigating the Current Landscape of Classroom Audio

Origin Acoustics Launches New BLENDS Invisible Speaker Series at CEDIA Expo

Origin Acoustics announced its new Boundaryless Listening Experience with Natural Depth Sound, BLENDS invisible speakers and subwoofer at CEDIA 2024 (booth 2133). As the curator of Design Centric Technology, Origin Acoustics says it continues to create innovative product solutions that blend into any environment while enhancing lifestyle and entertainment experiences. The new BLENDS invisible loudspeaker […]

Origin Acoustics Launches New BLENDS Invisible Speaker Series at CEDIA Expo

Glensound and ASK Sales & Representation Inc. Select Vision2 Marketing for Representation Throughout U.S. Southwest Region

Glensound, a manufacturer of professional audio equipment and ASK Sales & Representation Inc., a sales management organization, are pleased to announce that Vision2 Marketing will now represent Glensound audio products throughout Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. The agreement was signed in July 2024 and went into effect immediately thereafter. Since its founding in […]

Glensound and ASK Sales & Representation Inc. Select Vision2 Marketing for Representation Throughout U.S. Southwest Region

Genetec Updates FICAM Certification and Expands List of Access Control Options for US Federal Market

Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, announced that Security Center 5.12 now complies with FIPS 201 and is approved by the Federal Identity Credential and Access Management (FICAM) conformance program. With this certification, the company says government entities can trust that Genetec software meets stringent federal […]

Genetec Updates FICAM Certification and Expands List of Access Control Options for US Federal Market

Sonus Faber Continues Partnership With Lamborghini With Release of Temerario

Sonus faber announced its latest collaboration with Lamborghini on the automotive brand’s latest vehicle, Temerario, to equip it with an exclusive High Premium Sound System. Unveiled during Monterey Car Week, the new Temerario is designed to offer “top-level performance and comfort,” equipped with a 920 CV twin-turbo V8 hybrid powertrain offering several upgrades in comparison […]

Sonus Faber Continues Partnership With Lamborghini With Release of Temerario

rAVe’s 2024 ProAV Symposium: A Recap

Last week, we hosted our annual ProAV Symposium, where industry experts came together to dive into the latest trends, innovations and hot topics in ProAV. In this article, we’re giving you a sneak peek at the exciting panel discussions we had. But to get the full, in-depth experience and hear directly from the experts, don’t […]

rAVe’s 2024 ProAV Symposium: A Recap

It’s That Time of Year

Within a few weeks, or perhaps a few days, our campuses will once again be flooded with students. For me, it is a welcome sight. Our campus, our town really, does not feel the same when the students are not around. Sure I like the breaks, but there is nothing that can match the energy […]

It’s That Time of Year

New ASCENDO DIRECTOR Aims to Solve Audio with LED-Based Theaters and Immersive Installs

ASCENDO Immersive Audio debuted its DIRECTOR LED Wall Loudspeaker System. LED walls pose audio challenges because speakers can’t be placed directly behind the acoustically transparent screen as in many home theater setups. ASCENDO’s DIRECTOR is a patent-pending solution that offers audio from a flush-mount, in-ceiling speaker used as part of a larger ASCENDO immersive audio […]

New ASCENDO DIRECTOR Aims to Solve Audio with LED-Based Theaters and Immersive Installs

Snap One OvrC Works With Access Networks Now

Snap One announced that its OvrC remote monitoring platform is now integrated within Access Networks enabling integrators to configure, monitor and manage the Wi-Fi networks of homes and businesses remotely via the Cloud. This new OvrC integration includes the complete portfolio of both indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi 6 Unleashed access points from Access Networks. From […]

Snap One OvrC Works With Access Networks Now

SMART Technologies Bring TAA-Compliant M Pro Series Collaboration Boards to Market

SMART Technologies announced the availability of its new TAA-compliant M Pro Series interactive displays. To be TAA eligible, a product must be manufactured or substantially transformed in a “designated country,” ensuring that the U.S. government procures goods from reliable and compliant sources for national security needs. Such products reduce the risk of supply chain vulnerabilities […]

SMART Technologies Bring TAA-Compliant M Pro Series Collaboration Boards to Market

WWE Selects PK Sound to Solve Acoustic Challenges in HQ Lobby

Calgary, AB (August 2024) – The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) brand is a global behemoth, beloved by loyal fans in over one billion households throughout 180 countries. That’s largely because its events are among the most electrifying experiences in live entertainment, taking over the biggest and best-known sporting venues the world over and packing them to capacity on […]

WWE Selects PK Sound to Solve Acoustic Challenges in HQ Lobby