New HD2 loudspeaker processor enhanced with Audinate’s Dante™ digital networking technology and many new equalization options.

Portland, OR-March 31, 2011- Audinate, the leading developer of media networking solutions along with OEM partner Four Audio are pleased to announce the new Dante enabled HD2 loudspeaker processor for Prolight+Sound 2011. The HD2 is a high end 4 in 8 out loudspeaker management system with advanced features such as FIR filtering with high frequency resolution down to the lowest frequencies and a dynamic input range of 135 dB.

Rainer Thaden, Four Audio’s Managing Director remarks, “Instead of emulating familiar IIR crossovers with FIR filters, we use measurements of the speakers and do the inverse of what the speaker does.” Thaden adds, “You can make the complete system of speaker and controller phase linear, even down to the lowest frequencies. Of course, all kinds of familiar IIR crossovers can be used, more

Clark Wire & Cable™, a leader in broadcast and professional AV interconnect technology, has hired Chris Sabold to the position of Eastern Regional Sales. In this role Sabold will be responsible for both business development and account management for the eastern region of Clark Wire & Cable’s domestic sales.

With over thirty years of experience in audio and video production technology, Sabold brings with him an extensive base of knowledge to serve and support Clark’s markets and customers. For the majority of his career Sabold has served as either the senior recording engineer or technical engineer at several of Chicago’s top audio and video facilities. His technical engineering responsibilities included the design, installation, and service of video production and recording studios. Sabold’s key positions were held at several of Chicago’s premier, full service facilities such as Filmworkers, Paragon Recording more

More getting connected with Liberty AV

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—With a regular stream of visitors to its Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter pages already eagerly absorbing the latest in AV industry news and trends, taking advantage of exclusive deals, discovering career opportunities, and much more, Liberty AV is reaching out to promote an even broader range of online experiences to its customers and friends.

“We’ve gained immense insight into the true nature of our customers’ needs and businesses since optimizing our social media efforts,� notes Liberty Director of Marketing Becky McWilliams. “In turn, the medium has given us an additional channel for providing customer support, as well as a broader platform for centralizing information that is beneficial to both our loyal followers and the industry as a whole.�

Visitors to Liberty’s social media pages can expect a steady stream of online promotions and gear giveaways to pop up at more

DPI, Crestron and Steinway Lyngdorf to present elite home theater experience during Westweek from March 23 – 24 .

ATLANTA, GA – March 18, 2011 – Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high performance projection systems, will present the pinnacle of large-screen 3D entertainment for the home during the Pacific Design Center’s WESTWEEK 2011 show, March 23 – 24. WESTWEEK is Pacific Design Center’s largest annual design industry event, hosting over 70 showroom demonstrations as well as numerous new product introductions. DPI’s award-winning TITAN Reference 1080p-3D will feature in the Audio Video Interiors showroom alongside Crestron control and automation systems and Steinway Lyngdorf’s uncompromising audio equipment.  

WESTWEEK is Pacific Design Center’s largest annual design industry event, combining keynote lectures, showroom programs, and book signings. This internationally-recognized design trade event welcomes more

Solidyne will incorporate Audinate’s Dante technology in future products.

Portland, OR.-March 17, 2011-Solidyne S.R.L., the world’s oldest manufacturer of broadcasting consoles and the first company to create a PC based digital audio system for radio station automation will incorporate Audinate’s Danteâ„¢ digital media technology into its new 2600 line of digital consoles.

In 1995 Solidyne introduced Audicom 5, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software application for radio station automation. Solidyne was awarded the First National Prize for Technological Innovation in Argentina for this invention. Today this technology is used in radio stations in more than 120 countries. Audicom 8 is still the only AI software in the market.

Solidyne is planning to introduce a new line of fully modular 2600 consoles in 2011. This console line will provide a low cost analog audio console with excellent audio quality as an entry point. By adding new modules, more

ATLANTA, GA – March 14, 2011 – Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, recently expanded their technical services department with two key position placements. Ten-year DPI veteran Mark Fuell has been appointed to the newly created position of Field Engineering Manager. Additionally, Troy Cobb has been hired as DPI’s Technical Services Manager, where he has already begun to operate the schedule and workflow of the various technical services divisions within the company. These appointments are the latest in a recent round of infrastructure investment that includes numerous new hires, operational systems, as well as the significant expansion of DPI’s US headquarters.

Having previously served as Technical Services Manager for DPI, Mark Fuell will both oversee DPI’s US-based field technicians as well as participate in on-site client service calls as Field Engineering Manager. With ten years of experience supporting DPI customers and products, more

ATLANTA, GA – March 14, 2011 – Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, recently announced the appointment of Dan Benjamin to the position of Northwest Market Development Manager. Benjamin has already begun to assume responsibilities managing all of DPI’s sales through the company’s extensive Commercial A/V, Home Cinema and Staging channels in the Northwestern U.S., as well as western Canadian region.

Benjamin is yet another key personnel addition in a recent round of infrastructure investment that includes numerous new hires, as well as the significant expansion of DPI’s US headquarters in Georgia. With over 13 years of experience in the electronics industry, Benjamin is a knowledgeable and technically proficient asset to the integrators, consultants and industry partners in his territory. Furthermore, most of Benjamin’s experience in more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 2011: The capabilities of digital audio have brought about a paradigm shift in motion picture location sound recording over the past decade, away from traditional analog hardware to more versatile software-based solutions. As production mixer Paul Ledford, C.A.S. recently discovered, a digital audio solution such as Metric Halo’s ULN-8 interface can also handle the increasingly more complex demands of a modern-day film shoot, and may well herald the next step in the evolution of location sound.

Ledford finished work on Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles, a Sony Pictures movie about a group of U.S. Marines confronting and combating an alien invasion, which placed some unusual demands on the mixer’s location sound cart setup. The multi-camera shoot involved many busy action scenes with a lot going on at once, he says, and with very little rehearsal. “And the director wanted everybody miked – which is more

Installer’s Choice PTN racks from Liberty AV built for maximum loads

Installer’s Choice PTN Racks from Liberty AV

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, February 8, 2010—With a static test load rating of 12,250 lbs., Liberty AV’s Installer’s Choice PTN rack enclosures have a capacity that is virtually unrivaled within the marketplace. Perfect for applications with high volumes of cabling, every PTN rack features welded construction and fully adjustable mounting rails to provide optimal support and the flexibility to house a wide range of AV components.

Increasing the overall width of each PTN rack to 24 inches, the wider main channels found throughout the line are central to making the equipment enclosures perfect for managing larger cable bundles. With rack depths offered in both 27.5 and 32.5-inch configurations, the series comes in 24RU, 37RU, more

Liberty AV leads with Installer’s Choice Razor Series

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, February 8, 2011—Including fixed, tilting, and articulating mounts designed to support flat panel displays of all sizes and description, the Installer’s Choice Razor Series is in stock and now shipping from Liberty AV Solutions.

Fixed mounts within the Razor Series include models IC32F, IC60F, and IC71F. Capable of accommodating panel sizes ranging from 23 to 71 inches and weights up to 100 pounds, these low-profile mounts complement the slim, contemporary design of today’s streamlined displays, placing them just .8 of an inch away from the wall. Mounting patterns offered among these three models range from 200×100 on up to 800×400.

Once again supporting displays weighing up to 100 pounds and mounting them a mere .8 of an inch from the wall, models IC32T, IC60T, and IC71T are tilting mounts found within the Razor Series. Made for more