BUENA PARK, Calif.─ Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) will offer two distinct training classes throughout the AES Show in Demo Room #120. The classes will be 60-90 minutes in length and the first will cover Digital Audio Networking Solutions for Sound Reinforcement with a second class for advanced users of the Yamaha PM5D-EX console. more

MOUNT MARION, N.Y. — September 17, 2008—Laird Telemedia, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of advanced digital video production technology, unveils the new LTM-5HD Series PhatCat Platinum HDMI over Single CAT5/6 extenders. It’s the only available system to offer uncompressed 1080p HD digital Video and Audio over a single CAT5e/CAT6 UTP Cable. Another industry first is a unique daisy-chain feature allowing multiple units to be cascaded to distances of 1,600 Feet while feeding up to 2,000 displays. more

Minneapolis, MN. — (September 2008) – www.milestone.com – Milestone AV Technologies, a leading designer and manufacturer of Chief® and Sanus Systems® audiovisual mounting equipment, announces the opening of a dedicated sales office and warehouse in Hong Kong. The new operation stocks Chief products for enhanced service to commercial AV dealers throughout Asia Pacific. The sales office will be staffed with both Chief and Sanus Systems brand sales expertise. more

Hot on the heels of the SD7, launched this time last year and already making its presence felt, comes the launch of the next in the SD Series, the SD8 and it is already set to take to the road.
The SD8 has a fixed architecture and employs a smaller Super FPGA than the SD7, yet it benefits from all the major features and versatility of the acclaimed DiGiCo D Series, plus the advances already made in the SD7. This gives a superlative performance to price ratio, allowing DiGiCo to offer an entry-level console, with remote pre amps, at a price point that has never been possible before. more

The Netherlands – 16 September 08 – With nearly 48 million passengers passing through each year, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a major hub serving the Dutch capital of Amsterdam and is Europe’s fifth busiest airport. With thousands of departures and arrivals from right across the globe, effective communication is extremely important. This is why a third large format Lighthouse LED screen has recently been installed in Schiphol’s main arrivals hall. more

Middleton, WI- Intelix LLC, U.S. manufacturer of audio/video equipment and software, recently announced the release of the DIGI-VGASD-T8R, a professional-grade active balun set which distributes a single VGA video and stereo audio source to eight remote destinations via a single twisted pair cable. In addition, the system also extends RS232 and IR control signals over the same structured cable, thereby consolidating multiple bulky cable runs. more

Fairlight has responded to overwhelming calls to bring its Xynergi based SLICK (self labeling illuminated computer key switches) technology to its popular Constellation large format mixing consoles. The XCS panel, which stands for Xynergi Centre Section, is now an available option across the complete range of its Constellation console series.

The Xynergi controller technology was first launched to the world in the form of the desktop Xynergi Media Production Centre and, according to Fairlight’s Sales & Marketing Director, Stuart DeMarais, “it quickly became clear that with the Xynergi technology, we had invented a controller that re-defined how users interface with their creative environment. Once they’d experienced Xynergi any other interface experience became a compromise. It was only a matter of time before we had a crescendo of voices asking for us to incorporate the Xynergi interface into our large format consoles and now we have pleasure in delivering this to the market�. more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Auralex Acoustics, the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, recently played an integral role in the extraordinary transformation of a standard, family-style basement, complete with work-out gear and foosball table, into an impressive custom-built, high-tech home theater. Indiana-based custom electronics integrator and dealer TriPhase Technologies worked with interior designer Shanna Haecker of Universal Design Group to renovate the Indianapolis, IN space and create a trendy, state-of-the-art residential entertainment zone, where the family could enjoy movies and sporting events. more

Fairlight has taken its CC-1 accelerated DREAM II platform to even greater heights with the release of its powerful Version 2 software.

Proving beyond doubt that Fairlight technology has now come of age, V2.0 delivers an unprecedented army of new features developed specifically for the professional user. Representing much more than just an upgrade, this new software is the culmination of months of intensive, customer-focused R&D effort. The result is a product so powerful that it far exceeds any other competitive platform on the market today. more

CINEâ„¢ Product Line Showcased at IBC 2008

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 – Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is showcasing its expanded CINE™ line of power products at IBC 2008 (Stand 9.C40b). The CINE™ VCLX and VCLX/2 offer superior runtime and service longevity for the power demands of today’s digital cinema production and lighting industries. Each model employs the high-draw performance of the Nickel Metal Hydride technology of Anton/Bauer’s HyTRON® 140 video batteries, making up a power package designed for the convergence of 28-volt film and 14-volt video equipment. more