MediaMatrix NION nE

June 15, 2011, ORLANDO, Fla. (InfoComm exhibit #1001) — With the new NION® nE processor, MediaMatrix®, the DSP-powered system that pioneered the high-end, computer-controlled audio installation market, now covers the entire networked installation market, from mega installations to mid- and small-size audio applications. MediaMatrix, a division of Peavey Electronics Corporation, is the system of choice in more than 8,000 installations worldwide, from the halls of U.S. Congress to Soccer City Stadium in South Africa to Beijing Capital International Airport in China.

Peavey® announces the immediate availability of the MediaMatrix NION nE, a powerful DSP platform designed for cost efficiency in mid-market applications. The NION nE brings the world’s most efficient high-performance audio algorithms and the most powerful configurable DSP core ever built for the commercial, engineered systems marketplace, and the revolutionary MediaMatrix NWare™ control software, to a broad array of designers and contractors. more

ORLANDO, FL, JUNE 15, 2011—This year Aviom (InfoComm booth 415) marks its 10th year of creating reliable, high-fidelity digital audio solutions. With the development of A-Net® in 2001, Aviom introduced a digital audio protocol that not only made it possible to drive the world’s first practical digital personal mixing solution but a technology that would fundamentally change the nature of digital audio distribution. In the 10 years since, Aviom has continued to refine its personal mixers and the Pro16® Series of digital audio distribution products and has developed the second generation of A-Net and the Pro64® Series of audio networking products. The company is now celebrating over 100,000 personal mixers sold, along with the introduction of its newest innovation, the AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System. more

ORLANDO, FL, JUNE 15, 2011 — Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, is presenting its first portable video recorder at InfoComm 2011 (Booth 2274). Sound Devices brings its audio recording technology to video with the introduction of the PIX line of recorders, consisting of two products — PIX 220 and PIX 240. more

June 15, 2011, ORLANDO, Fla. (InfoComm exhibit #1001) — Peavey® proudly announces that participants in its MediaMatrix® Certification training courses now earn renewal unit credits for InfoComm’s Certified Technology Specialist (CTS®) and Certified Technology Specialist – Design (CTS-D) professional credentials upon completion of the MediaMatrix Basic or Advanced courses.

“Peavey Electronics has educated thousands of AV system designers, integrators and end users from around the world since MediaMatrix revolutionized the professional audio industry in 1993,� said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation. “Peavey and InfoComm share a common commitment to providing educational resources and opportunities that keep the industry moving forward.� more

Crest Audio Pro-LITE Series

June 15, 2011, ORLANDO, Fla. (InfoComm exhibit #1001) — Crest Audio® proudly announces the Pro-LITE™ 3.0 and Pro-LITE 3.0 DSP power amplifiers, featuring an incredibly lightweight, efficient design with high power and stable performance into 2-ohm loads.

Crest Audio Pro-LITE Series amps are built on an advanced, high-speed class D design with a switch-mode power supply that reduces weight while increasing reliability, thermal efficiency and output power. The Pro-LITE 3.0 and Pro-LITE 3.0 DSP boast 870 watts per channel at 4 ohms stereo (up to 3,150 watts bridged @ 4 ohms), weigh 13.3 lbs., and deliver rock-solid performance in parallel, stereo and bridged modes. The robust power supply allows these amplifiers to deliver consistent, stable performance with low frequencies and at 2-ohm operation. more

June 15, 2011, ORLANDO, Fla. (InfoComm exhibit #1001) — Crest Audio® proudly announces the new Nx Dante-8™ NexSys® control module, which works in tandem with the new Crest Audio CKd™ Series of intelligent power amplifiers to support Crest NexSys 5 and Peavey® MediaMatrix® NWare™ audio software programs.

Providing advanced audio control and routing, the Nx Dante-8 module fits into the rear bay of CKd Series power amps and supports all NexSys functions, DSP functions and Dante digital audio I/O via 1 Gb Ethernet connection. Primary and secondary 1 Gb ports provide system redundancy for the most demanding applications, while eight Dante audio inputs and eight Dante audio outputs enable extensive audio routing capabilities. more

Crest Audio CKd Series power amplifier

June 15, 2011, ORLANDO, Fla. (InfoComm exhibit #1001) — Crest Audio® proudly announces the CKd™ Series of multi-channel, networkable, intelligent power amplifiers. The new CKd Series provides superior performance and control in fixed installations through an efficient “green� design that saves energy, weight and space.

Decades of proven performance, reliability and intelligence converge in the Crest Audio CKd Series, combining the legendary overbuilt power supply design made famous by the Crest Audio Pro 200™ with NexSys® networking functionality and an ultra-lightweight class D topology. The design centers around an ultra-high efficiency amplifier output circuit which reduces weight while increasing output power, reliability and thermal efficiency. more

Peavey Architectural Acoustics Digitool multiprocessors

The new Digitool® digital audio processors from Peavey® Architectural Acoustics® bring world-class NWare™ processing and network control to mid-market contractor and live sound reinforcement applications.

The new Digitool Series is a trio of multi-channel, full featured, digital audio processing and control systems—the Digitool MX16, Digitool MX32 and Digitool Live—that provide stand-alone or network-based audio control in 8×8 or 16×16 I/O formats. The new Digitool processors can be networked with NWare, the proprietary programming and control application of the renowned Peavey MediaMatrix® DSP system. more

InfoComm International®, the leading trade association representing the professional audiovisual industry, announced today that Extron president and founder Andrew Edwards has been awarded the Adele De Berri Pioneers of AV Award. The award is designed to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the formation of the AV industry. Over nearly three decades, Edwards’ vision and leadership have made Extron one of the leading providers of innovative products, training, and customer support to the professional AV industry. more

Powerful Speaker System Result of Intensive Research and Testing

ORLANDO, FL, JUNE 15, 2011 – Outline, the makers of high quality, industry leading speaker systems for touring, installation and studio applications, will feature the GTO (Grand Touring Outline) Series of line array speakers at InfoComm 2011 (Booth 683). GTO is a unique combination of high power output in a compact and relatively lightweight cabinet featuring Outline’s patented Butterfly design. The cabinets deliver crystal clear, non-colored, high SPL audio capable of bringing listening environment quality to the live event experience. The first to adopt GTO was the band Slightly Stoopid, who first played through the GTO while on tour at the 2010 Mile High Music Festival. The band’s production management insisted GTO systems be used for their upcoming 2011 summer tour and it be supplied by Dowlen Sound.

more