iLive Dante Audio Interface Card

London England, UK- Portland, OR, USA September 13, 2010-Allen & Heath and Audinate showed a Danteâ„¢ networking audio interface card for the iLive digital mixing series at PLASA 2010.

The Dante audio interface card allows iLive systems to work with Audinate’s Dante audio networking solution, providing capacity for 64×64 bi-directional audio with full network redundancy. iLive MixRacks and modular surfaces with the RAB2 module can be fitted with the new slot-in card. A Dante Virtual Soundcard license will be included with purchases of the card, turning a PC or Mac into a Dante enabled device. more

Positioned as the digital mixing solution for all sizes of sound company or user, the new Soundcraft Si Compact Series is a power-packed range of digital consoles that brings all the experience of Soundcraft’s digital mixing platforms to a very affordable price level for tour sound, corporate event, house of worship and theatre applications, amongst others. more

JBL Professional today announced the addition of five new loudspeakers to its AE Series (Application Engineered) lineup. The AM7315/64 and AM7315/95 are 3-way full-range models, the AM7200/64 and AM7200/95 are mid/high models, and the AL7115 is a 15-inch low-frequency model. All five models are designed to deliver high output in applications where clear, powerful sound is required over a wide coverage area. With the addition of the new models, the JBL Professional AE Series now provides more flexibility to audio professionals. more

Following up on its acquisition of Brazilian loudspeaker manufacturer Electronica Selenium in June this year, Harman today presented the European professional audio community with Selenium by Harman at the PLASA Show in London. Selenium is now part of Harman Professional’s Loudspeaker Group led by Mark Ureda, Vice President and General Manager, and also including JBL Professional. more

Five years after introducing HiQnet™ as the professional audio community’s only dedicated configuration and control protocol to address the complete audio signal path, Harman Professional continues to invest in what is now the most useful and widely-used AV networking toolset of its kind. Not only is HiQnet a highly effective control protocol to run parallel to the increasingly ubiquitous AVB 802.1 transport protocol but the HiQnet System Architect™ software went through a comprehensive user-inspired design and functionality overhaul with version 2.0. Now, with over 500,000 HiQnet components in the field and a user community of over 35,000 AV professionals, Harman Professional’s System Development & Integration Group (SDIG) is debuting HiQnet System Architect version 2.2, representing a significant step forward in the new design paradigms introduced with version 2.0. more

In an introduction that provides European audio and systems integration professionals with a turnkey, application-engineered information delivery system comprised of best-in-class components, Harman Professional’s new IDX Information Delivery System — co-branded with Com-Net Software — features a Crown CTs amplifier at its core. The CTs amplifier is a highly versatile, market-proven industry standard amplifier that is installed in some of the most demanding, mission-critical/business-critical applications in entertainment, communications and commercial sound. more

BSS Audio®, a Harman International Company (NYSE-HAR), today added a cost-effective break-in box to its acclaimed Soundweb™ London family of digital signal processors. The new BLU-BIB input expander compliments the eight other members of the Soundweb London™ family and represents an inexpensive solution to increasing the number of inputs in a Harman HiQnet™ networked system. more

In an introduction that makes their category leading performance and unmatched versatility accessible to a wide array of users, AKG is introducing the Perception Wireless at PLASA 2010 in London this August. The new wireless microphone system comes complete with 30 MHz bandwidth, a sports headset C 544 and a professional XLR output; features that cement the Perception Wireless as one of the most comprehensive systems in its price range. more

Multiple Charging Methods Offer Flexibility for On-Location Shoots

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 – Anton/Bauer®, a Vitec Group brand, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will introduce its cutting-edge Tandem® 150 Modular Power System to attendees at this year’s IBC 2010 (Stand 11.F60). more

Company to Display Groundbreaking HelixNet™ Intercom Platform and Enhancements to Tempest®2400 Digital Wireless

LONDON, UK, 12, SEPTEMBER, 2010 ─ Clear-Com®, a global leader in mission-critical voice communication systems, will bring its innovative unified intercom platform, HelixNet™, to the entertainment and installation industry at this year’s PLASA 2010 (Stand 1.J35). In addition, the company will showcase its enhanced version of Tempest®2400 digital wireless intercom system, which is now shipping worldwide. more