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• The Adam Hall booth

• Avante Audio booth

• Marc, Jeremiah and Ben from Adamson

• The Air Star stand

• The Blackmagicdesign stand

• The d&b audiotechnik stand

INFOCOMM ORLANDO / 12-14 JUNE

Many people were surprised when I said that this year was my first time at InfoComm, because those of you that know me well, will know that rarely a month goes by without me getting on a plane. Generally, though, the direction is East, not West. With InfoComm gaining significant traction in recent years, establishing itself as one of the top dogs on the tradeshow calendar, I was intrigued to see what it had to offer. We had also selected the show as the platform to launch the mondo*dr Awards - The Americas too, which took place one evening after the exhibition, and was a great success. This year, the show recorded 44,129 registered attendees, of which 37% were attending for the first time and 18% travelled to the show from 117 countries outside the US. I’m told the Las Vegas

• Antari products on display

version is even bigger than Orlando, but the latter certainly had plenty to offer visitors. Here are some of the highlights from this year: ADJ introduced its new Hydro Series of moving head fixtures, the flagship being the Hydro Beam X2. The second fixture in the new series, the Hydro Beam X1, is a compact yet potent moving head powered by an Osram Sirius HRI 100W discharge lamp. The final model in the Hydro Series to date is the new Hydro Wash X7 a powerful LED wash fixture. In one of the many demo rooms, Alcons Audio showcased how its systems are an optimum solution for a wide range of applications, delivering the best audio quality and intelligibility at all SPLs, with maximum gain before feedback. Astro Spatial Audio

•Bjorn and Graham from Astro Spatial Audio

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demonstrated how using Alcons loudspeakers with its SARA II Premium Rendering Engine delivers the ultimate clarity and coverage for object-based immersive audio. In addition to working with Alcons Audio, Astro Spatial Audio debuted full integration if its technology with the renowned BlackTrax real-time tracking technology. Based on a ground-breaking new algorithm which seamlessly converts Real-Time Tracking Protocol (RTTrP) signals to Open Sound Control (OSC) commands, the BlackTrax integration formed the centrepiece of a busy show for Astro Spatial Audio. AtlasLED showcased a number of new solutions. One highlight was the Z Series, an all-in-one sound masking solution consisting of either a

• Garth from Atlona


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