On The Circuit
Inside Look: Bose RoomMatch Loudspeakers
Fifteen years ago Akira Mochimaru started working on an audacious goal with a group of Bose R&D engineers.
NewBay Acquires Pro AV, Grows AV Content
NewBay Media announced the purchase of the assets of Pro AV from Hanley Wood
Digital Signage and Emergency Notification
In some cases, digital signage systems replace the services of something that was never a sign or piece of media at all, for example, the fire alarm bell.
Middle Atlantic Products BGR Rack
An inside look at Middle Atlantic Products' radically redesigned BGR Rack.
SVC Redesigned
Welcome to our redesign. As those of you who have read Sound & Video Contractor these past three decades know, our mission has always been a technical one.
Reinventing Integration: DSE 2011
The most interesting thing to me about Digital Signage Expo last month was the extraordinary way veteran manufacturers reached for reinvention.
Roland at NAMM 2011
What does a pro AV journalist notice at NAMM? The Roland booth stood out for me.
Understanding Real-world Applications
Understanding the real-world application of our systems is more important than ever.
2011 TEC Awards
The voting is complete for the 26th annual TEC Awards. Next month, the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio will present to the winners for the first time during...
Emergency Operations Center: Collaborative Workspace
A key element to the Main Conference Room (MCR) design, the team pod worksurfaces are designed to be like modular, AV-enabled conference tables.
Emergency Operations Center: CATV Headend
The extensive CATV system behind the Emergency Operations Center.
Universal Remote Control Targets the Budget Control Customer
At CEDIA, Universal Remote Control (URC) continued to prioritize an increasingly important market segment, and I don't mean residential
The New Paradigm of Digital Signage
This week, someone described digital signage to me—not for the first time, I'm sure—as the "multimedia" of this century
Efficiency at Middle Atlantic
By now, you know I like factory tours and rack rooms. Especially when I get to see American-made enterprise and ingenuity at work, whether in a systems or manufacturing...
Who Will Own the Network?
The idea is that in the coming decade, someone will have to own the network that AV shares with IT, HVAC, building automation, lighting, etc.
Sustainable Success
I remember being at the Christie Digital booth at NAB 2007, when the company had just embarked on its ISO 14000 green adventure
AV Pros at NAB
This year, NAB was a little schizophrenic with the co-location of three digital signage events. In theory, it sounded great--everything in one place
Extron and Electrosonic Do Business
I’ve been watching the blogs discuss Extron’s purchase of Electrosonic’s product division. Gary Kayye was one of the first to chime in, noting that Extron president Andrew Edwards specifically...
Your Next Move in Networking
Certainly, AV has always been a small, tight-knit industry, and peer networking, training, and knowledge sharing have been a means of survival in the world that is largely self-defined...
Smart Monkeys
When Stephan Villet and Alan Anderson founded Smart Monkeys in August of 2008, the world they traveled in was very different than it is now
Entertaining Installations
The Themed Entertainment Association celebrates the 16th annual THEA awards in a few weeks
Digital Debut
About 18 months ago, Scott Hetzler, president/chief Engineer at Contemporary Research, zeroed in on the need for a pro-AV-grade digital HDTV modulator
At Crestron
The weather smiled on George Feldstein with a luminous fall day that washed the Crestron complex in New Jersey sunlight. It played off the just-turning leaves and slanted through...
CEDIA Sense
No magic wands in sight. I looked. I almost expected AMX to show a prototype wand. Some people quietly admit to having a strong 2009, as if saying so...
The Buzz: Excellent Icons
Here's juxtaposition for you: industry veteran Hubert Wilke accepts his lifetime achievement award backed by the dazzling, modern glow of a Barco MiPIX
Elite 3 Pro to Support LEA Professional Sales in TOLA Region
Dedicated to serving its customers in all corners of the world, LEA Professional today announces its partnership with Elite 3 Pro. This partnership will bring LEA’s rich technology catalog,...
Nebraska Public Media’s Iconic Studio Undergoes Major Revamp of Rigging and Lighting Systems
In the heart of the Midwest, nestled within the expansive landscape of Nebraska, lies a broadcast studio that has been a beacon of innovation and creativity since its inception....
FOR-A Americas to Shine at NAB New York with Flexible and Cost-Effective SDI-IP Live Production Workflow
Cypress, CA, September 24, 2024 – FOR-A Americas will highlight its complete live production workflow at the NAB Show New York this year. The FOR-A workflow provides an intuitive...
PK Sound Augments .dynamics Software for Improved Soundfield Optimization
CALGARY, CANADA, OCTOBER 3, 2024 — PK Sound, has augmented the feature set of PK .dynamics, its proprietary robotic line source system design, control and monitoring software, with the...