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The first major European exhibition for sound, light, and visuals restarts next week after two years. Prolight + Sound 2022, to be held in Frankfurt, promises to cater to the different needs of the entertainment technology industry. Closer home, V2 Indonesia launched the country's first-ever Extended Reality Studio.

Thomas Richard Prakasam, Editorial Director

V2 Indonesia Launches First Ever Extended Reality (XR) Studio in Indonesia

Indonesia’s leading audio-visual tech company V2 Indonesia a subsidiary of PT M Cash Integrasi Tbk (IDX:MCAS), is a digital tech company that has partnered with world-renowned virtual tech platform disguise to bring the best Extended Reality (XR) equipment for metaverse in Indonesia. Gathering a variety of industry players, content creators and entertainment figures, V2 Indonesia held a seminar promoting the first step toward metaverse in Kota Kasablanka Mall, South Jakarta, Indonesia on April 14, 2022.

Prolight + Sound 2022 Refreshed and Ready

From April 26 to 29, Prolight + Sound kicks off the season for trade fairs centred on entertainment technology. Together with hundreds of companies, Messe Frankfurt is acting in concert to send a strong signal at the show for the successful future of the event industry. With new special areas and presentation formats, Prolight +Sound is expanding its portfolio – and also highlights the sector’s commitment to the responsible use of natural resources at the premiere of the “Green Event Day”.

Datapath Announce Additional Control Room Capabilities with Latest Aetria Release

Datapath, world-leading engineers of visual solutions, has announced further functionality to its Aetria solution – providing direct support to multi-video walls via its Aligo receivers, automatic VSN processor switchover failsafes, plus premium graphics support available on Aetria Workstation. Aetria – Datapath’s latest development in multi-point video management and control – now supports video walls driven directly by its Aligo receivers. These receivers are installed directly behind the video wall, with each receiver driving a single 4K screen, or four HD screens.

Powerful Edge Computing Installation by ECS LIVA Mini PC

ECS LIVA Mini PC Iis designed as an all-in-one computer in compact size equipped with high-efficient CPU for calculation, dual-band Wi-Fi or wired Gigabit Ethernet for data transmission and expandable SSD or hard disk for data storage for various edge computing application. Read to find out how ECS LIVA applies in edge computing installations.

Outline Dominates the PayPay Dome

The 52,000 capacity Fukuoka PayPay Dome, the first multi-purpose dome in Japan to incorporate a retractable roof and, when built, its 216 metre diameter made it the largest indoor stadium and the largest geodesic dome. One of the most recent music events staged at the huge venue was the Fukuoka Music Fes., organised by Softbank Hawks, Space Shower TV and apparel manufacturers BEAMS. On this occasion, the total array of Outline loudspeakers fielded by the event’s audio contractor Try Audio Japan was impressive: each of the two adjacent stages had a main left and right hang, with 12 GTO and 3 Mantas as downfills, and outer side hangs had 24 Outline Butterfly per side.

Android 11.0 IFP, Everything You Need to Know About

the New IQ OS

The market-leading Android 11.0 system has been launched. Is there any difference between Android 8.0/9.0 commonly used on IFP in the past and the new version of Android 11.0? What improvements can be realized to the customized system based on Android11.0? In terms of IQTouch 1100 Series with self-developed IQ OS based on Android 11.0, what innovations does it bring to IQ OS?

NEXO Appoints Delphine Hannotin as Engineering

Support Manager

NEXO, a Yamaha Group Company, announces the appointment of Delphine Hannotin as Manager of its rapidly expanding Engineering Support Team. Widely respected throughout Europe for her work in live and broadcast sound mixing, Delphine takes up her new post with the French professional sound system manufacturer on May 1st. Delphine will focus on delivering similarly world-class technical support for the Group’s AFC immersive sound solutions, from project design through to system calibration.

L-Acoustics Introduces New Global Sales Director Team

Having recently announced the creation of a team dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region, L-Acoustics now announces that it has created and filled three key Sales Director positions to match its regional operational structure: BJ Shaver for the Americas, David Cooper for Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Jacob Barfoed for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). All three directly report to L-Acoustics Global Director of Business Development Jochen Frohn. BJ and David will also be developing regional sales strategies in close collaboration with Americas CEO Alan Macpherson and APAC CEO Tim Zhou respectively.

Magewell Releases Centralized Encoder/Decoder Management Software

Magewell has announced the immediate general availability of the Magewell Cloud multi-device management software. Flexibly deployable on an on-premises server or cloud hosting platform, Magewell Cloud provides centralized configuration and control of multiple Magewell streaming and IP conversion solutions. Two additional, premium Magewell Cloud versions also offer stream management features including SRT relay and protocol conversion.

Chunhyang Culture and Art Center Elevates Cultural Works with HARMAN Professional Audio Solutions

To achieve premium sound quality and coverage throughout the Chunhyang Culture and Art Center, TechDataPS Co. Ltd. selected and installed dynamic and reliable JBL Professional, Crown and Soundcraft audio solutions.The installation team enlisted JBL VTX Series speakers, Crown amplifiers and Soundcraft mixers for a comprehensive and powerful audio system.

Adam Hall Group Appoints SeeHear.Live as Exclusive Distributor in Singapore

The Adam Hall Group continues to expand its international sales network. With SeeHear.Live (SHL), the event technology provider headquartered in Neu-Anspach, Germany, has gained an experienced sales partner in Singapore. SHL is one of the leading dealers for professional audio and video equipment in Singapore, and provides exclusive distribution of the Adam Hall brands LD Systems, Gravity and Palmer.

ETC Upgrades Chiayi City Music Hall with Sustainability

Many cultural performance centers around the world are looking for sustainable and environmentally friendly lighting solutions for a variety of performances in the future. Chiayi City Cultural Center in Taiwan is one of these. The Center planned an upgrade to its music hall and consulted with CINE Vision Trading Co., LTD (CINE Vision), the ETC dealer for the Taiwan market. With the reliable services and product demonstrations provided by CINE Vision, ETC’s high-quality fixtures were selected, including Source Four LED Series 3 with the Lustr X8array and CYC adapters and High End Systems’ SolaPix series fixtures.

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Systems Integration Asia (SI Asia) is a trade publication dedicated to the professional audiovisual industry, technology managers and end-users in key vertical markets such as education, corporate, hospitality, healthcare, oil & gas and government in the Asia Pacific as well as the Middle East. The fortnightly E-newsletter complements the monthly digital magazine.