ProAV Today
New budget video camera is inspired by classic Super 8 handhelds
Camp Snap's fully-digital camera channels analog charm for $199
Staging
Industry
Mysteries of RF
Photo of transmitter facility courtesy of Geerling Engineering Not long ago I was awakened at six in the morning by a strange alien voice emanating from my bedside radio....
Entertainment
Live/Experience sound to power Pro AV revenues to $422B by 2029
Industry watchers can expect live/experience sound to power Pro AV industry to new heights in the coming five years, says AVIXA.
Staging
Celine Dion lights up the Eiffel Tower with her voice
An emotional highlight of the Opening Ceremony and some breathtaking staging
Staging
Inside the sound of Live Aid
Steve Harvey and Clive Young look back at the live sound effort that went into the legendary 1985 charity concert, a live sound challenge from the first note to...
Audio
Skillset: Sound Management
I have a client with a large executive conference room. The table is around 40ft long and seats 40+ people, each of whom has a push-to-talk table mic. There...
Entertainment
Microsoft and New York Liberty collaborate with WNBA gaming-inspired court
The new gaming-inspired court features a metaverse tie-in and a donation by Microsoft towards women-oriented nonprofits.
Entertainment
Chapel of Sound is now open
Remote performance venue near the Great Wall of China has some of the most innovative acoustics in the world.
Entertainment
Usher Las Vegas residency powered by Meyer Sound
Immersive Ushh: Backstory Pass Experience at Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Entertainment
Dead & Company tour gets back on the road with Meyer Sound
Dead & Co are back in front of fans and continuing a decades-long relationship with Meyer Sound
Staging
Meyer Sound LYON system powers Dave Matthews Band Summer Tour
The Dave Matthews Band is back on the road for their annual North American Summer Tour with stops at sheds and amphitheaters across the country from late July through...
Staging
AEG to require full vaccination for staff and guests
Presenter of Coachella and the now-cancelled New Orleans Jazz Festival sets Covid policy for all its festivals, clubs, and theaters
Staging
Bonnaroo to require Covid-19 vaccine or negative test
Proof of vaccine or negative test required; masks required in indoor areas
Staging
Inside the sound of Live Aid
Steve Harvey and Clive Young look back at an impossible mission in this account from Pro Sound News
Staging
Live Sound: Mixing from 1400 miles away
Australian sound engineer Rich Bryant used an Allen & Heath dLive S7000 in his Sydney studio to mix an event in New Zealand 1,400 miles away.
Staging
AVoIP: KVM at Super Bowl LV
On February 7, large mobile production trucks were on site in Tampa, FL to support live coverage for Super Bowl LV. As everyone prepared for the Big Game, a...
Staging
AVoIP Case Study: Virtual Ball Drop in Times Square
Watch Tiger Party's Rafale Chang do Covid-safe signage synchronization
Staging
WATCH: League of Legends AR concert
Riot Games continues too push the boundaries of mixed reality.
Entertainment
Miami Dolphins Announce Limited Stadium Capacity For 2020 Public Opener
The attention to detail that got them accredited to open to fans
News
PLASA 2020 postponed, 2021 dates announced
The next PLASA Show will take place from September 5-7 2021 at Olympia London
Staging
Creating a virtual NAB event remotely with DisruptAR and the AW-UE150 PTZ camera
Neil Matsumoto on how Panasonic deployed it's own gear for a virtual event
Staging
SVC and RSS announce 2020 Best of InfoComm Special Edition winners
Winners were selected from submitted products by a panel of CTS-certified judges.
Entertainment
WATCH: Shanghai Disneyland reopens
Shanghai Disneyland pulls out the stops and loads on the restrictions for its grand reopening
Entertainment
AVoIP Case Study: GRAMMY Awards Transitions to Audio-Over-IP
The Grammy Awards make the move to audio over IP (AoIP)
Entertainment
AVoIP Case Study: RedNet at the Super Bowl
Super Bowl audio relies on a large intergrated system supported by Focusrite RedNet
Markets
Communication is Everything
How intercom infrastructure unites worship production teams for the greater good
AR/VR
WATCH: AR digital signage at London bus shelter
Digital OOH content creator Grand Visual was clearly an early pioneer in AR and in the trend called "prankvertising". You'll see why.
5G
FCC to auction C-band spectrum for 5G
Chairman Ajit Pai supports auctioning mid-band spectrum for 5G rather than allowing satellite companies to sell licenses privately to carriers.
Entertainment
ONSITE: Grammy Awards, Los Angeles
In 2003, writing about the audio production setup behind the 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast for the first time, I observed, “It takes a village to put together a...
Staging
WATCH: LA Philharmonic brings improvised projection mapping to the Hollywood Bowl
We are doing it right in Los Angeles to kickoff the 100th anniversary season on the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A free festival on September 30thfilled the streets for eight...
Products
Rental & Staging New Product Award Winners
In a ceremony at InfoComm 2018 in Las Vegas Tuesday June 5th, the winners of the InfoComm Rental & Staging New Product Awards were announced. The program, administered by...
AR/VR
Beyond the VR Hype- Collective VR and the New Technology Landscape
At the SXSW Interactive conference each year, the term “Interactive” has usually been painted in huge, rolling strokes that cover any and everything from autonomous cars to music streaming...
Entertainment
Drawing a Finer Line for LED
While the high lumen video projector still reigns as a top tool for IMAG and display for staged events, the direct view LED wall has been on the scene...
Experts
The David Vs Goliath Effect on Live Events
While the live events industry has evolved in many ways over the last decade, one of the most noticeable changes has been the reduction of companies due to industry...
Experts
What Happens in Vegas…
The InfoComm trade show and conference (the most recent one just wrapped in Las Vegas as I write this) is a big part of the live event/ staging calendar...
Products
Barco 4K60 Tri-Combo Output Card
Barco has released its new 4K@60 Tri-Combo output card, along with enhanced expandability of its Event Master screen management platform. Barco is releasing a new 4K@60 output card, powerful...
Products
Datapath Hx4 Stand-alone Display Wall Controller
Datapath has added to its display controller range with the introduction of the standalone Hx4. Capable of running a single 4K HDMI source across four HD outputs in ultra-high...
Experts
Les Goldberg on Crossing the Lines
Once upon a time in the world of live events, production companies developed creative ideas that were transmitted into a plan to deliver the message of a show. Then,...
