Sound Technology Ltd / HARMAN
at PLASA Focus 2015
Visitors to the Plasa Focus show in Leeds next week will be amongst the first to get their hands on Soundcraft’s new Vi7000 console. Sound Technology Ltd, Harman Professional distributor in the UK & Eire will be demonstrating the console on stand N-A11 at the show, which takes place at the Royal Armouries on the 12th & 13th May.
The show also represents the first UK public showing of the new AKG DMS800 flagship digital wireless system, JBL Professional’s new SRX800 Series advanced powered PA speakers, and Soundcraft's new Ui Series remote controlled digital mixers. In addition, the Crown DriveCore Install Series amplifiers and the latest BSS Soundweb DSP processing will be showcased on the stand.
Meanwhile, in the Wellington Room at 4:15pm on Tuesday, Sound Technology’s new Live Sound Project Engineer, Stuart Strachan, will present a seminar entitled “A Crossover Point Isn’t What You Think It is”.
Read on for all the details!
Soundcraft Vi7000/5000
The control you love, with the power you need.
The latest Soundcraft Vi5000 and Vi7000 digital mixing consoles deliver the best Vi sound ever, bringing optional 96kHz processing, upgraded channel counts and even more reliable hardware to live sound's most popular mix interface.
The latest Vistonics™ & FaderGlow™ interface; Up to 128 inputs and 32 mono/stereo busses; Enhanced audio processing with 96kHz sample rate option; Powerful new features including BSS DPR901ii™ Dynamic EQ; New Local Rack hardware for 384 I/O channels; 128 channel record interface via MADI or Dante®; Mix live with UA™ plug-ins (via Realtime Rack); Huge connectivity options: Dante®, Rocknet®, Ethersound®, Cobranet®, MADI and more
Soundcraft Vi3000
All-in-one next-generation Vi Series.
The new Soundcraft Vi3000 empowers engineers to work intuitively. A new 3D Vistonics™ interface places control knobs directly in the touch screens that provide the visual feedback, while FaderGlow™ fader track illumination makes perfect sense of assignable layers. With local I/O and SpiderCore DSP ‘in the box’, the Vi3000 packs a class-leading feature list including built-in Dante and MADI, Lexicon FX and optional UAD Powered Plug-in integration using the Soundcraft Realtime Rack.
AKG DMS800
Flagship digital wireless, 512bit encyption, Dante® output, interchangeable heads
Building on the incredibly successful DMS700 V2, the new DMS800 offers everything that made its predecessor an outstanding performer, while adding features that deliver more versatility than ever before. The DMS800 features two digital audio outputs for DANTE and AES EBU, along with improved design and mechanics for the DHT800 handheld transmitter, plus interchangeable microphone heads.
Soundcraft Ui Series
Remote Controlled Digital Mixers
The Soundcraft Ui12 and Ui16 pack a complete digital mixing system into a compact, road-rugged stagebox format, with built-in Wi-fi and the ability to be controlled by any connected device via a standard web browser - no Apps, no OS limitations, no constraints on how or where you mix. Ui is safe, simple and secure, empowering you to be able to mix easily from anywhere in the venue and supercharge your live sound with powerful digital mix features and dedicated processing from some of the biggest names in the business - dbx®, Lexicon® and Digitech®.
JBL SRX800
Groundbreaking powered portable PA, also ideal for installation
The new JBL SRX800 Series of powered loudspeakers breaks new ground, bringing together JBL’s premium transducers and enclosures, Crown’s proprietary front-end DriveCore technology, user-configurable DSP, and full network control compatible with a variety of platforms.
The following products are not at the show but are coming soon!
JBL Control HST
The indoor/outdoor Control HST achieves extremely wide horizontal coverage approaching 180° and uses the wall it’s mounted on to its advantage.
JBL PD500 Series
Five new models consisting of four horn-loaded 15" 2-way systems and one dual 15" subwoofer. Offering high power, excellent pattern control and smooth coverage.
JBL VTX V25-II
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Outstanding horizontal coverage performance. Featuring a brand-new waveguide for improved long-throw performance, improved wavefront control and improved power matching with the companion Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD 4-channel amplifier.
JBL V20DF
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Cover audiences more accurately, powerfully and economically in terms of VTX V25-II and V20 cabinet counts. The adapter frame is purposefully designed and engineered as an easy attachment of up to six V20 loudspeakers to larger V25 line arrays.
BSS BLU-DAN
Offering Dante audio and BLU link, the BLU-DAN can be used to ‘add’ Dante to one or more BLU link device and is capable of simultaneously transmitting and receiving up to 64 channels of Dante audio.
BSS BLU-103
Offering a fixed configuration of 8 analogue inputs and 8 analogue outputs, a Voice over IP (VoIP) interface, AEC (Automatic Echo Cancellation), BLU link, Ethernet connectivity, and many additional advanced features. The BLU-103 interfaces directly with digital phone systems and can facilitate two simultaneous VoIP calls.
Crown XLS2 Series
Four new XLS DriveCore 2 models offering a host of upgraded features including more flexible DSP band pass filtering, selectable input sensitivity, remote power trigger operation and sleek new styling. Setting new performance and value benchmarks.
dbx DriveRack VENU360
Complete Loudspeaker Management System that provides all the processing and flexibility you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimise and protect your loudspeakers. The VENU360 continues the DriveRack legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors, for a whole new generation.
dbx goRack
Performance Processor, an easy to use loudspeaker management processor that enables a portable PA system to be optimised for the best-possible sound quality. The goRack incorporates the best of dbx’s acclaimed DriveRack series processing simplified down to its purest form, in a sleek and compact unit that fits into the palm of the hand.
Lexicon QLI-32
HARMAN’s Lexicon introduced its QLI-32 Quantum Logic Immersion cinema processor, designed to deliver up to 32 channels of surround sound in professional cinema applications. The new QLI-32 interfaces with a theatre’s media source and existing cinema processor to provide a multi-dimensional listening experience with left, centre, right, surround, rear and height channels, all via HARMAN’s proprietary Quantum Logic Immersion surround-processing technology. In doing so, the QLI-32 provides theatres with a cost-efficient and easily deployed upgrade path to significantly-improved immersive cinematic sound.
Soundcraft Si impact
40-input Digital Mixing Console and 32-in/32-out USB Interface with iPad Control. Designed to be as simple as an analog mixer, but offer radical workflow enhancements. Si Impact delivers digital live sound mixing and recording for those who refuse to compromise on audio quality.
Soundcraft Signature
HARMAN’s Soundcraft incorporates rich analogue legacy and hallmark sound quality into new Signature Series range of compact analogue mixing consoles.