City Theatrical Gains U.S. Patent for Wireless DMX

posted October 15, 2008

City Theatrical, one of the industry’s leaders in the design, development, and manufacturing of wireless DMX, has been granted U.S. Patent number 7,432,803 for its wireless technology. 

Wireless DMX is used in entertainment technology to control a wide variety of electronic devices including moving lights, dimmers, fog machines, and color changers, without the need for running data cables.  City Theatrical’s wireless DMX is similar in concept to a home or business WiFi system, but uses a much more robust and powerful radio transport method to ensure reliability of mission critical systems. 

CTI’s patent covers the transmission of DMX, RDM, and ACN via the means of FHSS (frequency hopping spread spectrum)…

Protech goes Green-Announces GreenScene

posted October 13, 2008

Protech Theatrical Services, a designer of theatrical rigging equipment in Las Vegas announces plans to re-direct its product lines to manufacture green products. “We will be making every effort to use recycled, organic, and natural materials as well as methods to create a new line of products made of raw and recycled materials. This move will reduce our carbon footprint and make a difference to our planet,” says Will Brants, president of Protech and now GreenScene. “It has been too long that we have taken part in the wasteful use of our planet’s precious resources,” he continues.

Revealing his first new GreenScene products at the LDI show October 20, in Las Vegas, Brants reports that virtually all stage equipment is manufactured…

AKG Acoustics Expands Product Offerings with Crown Microphones

posted October 13, 2008

AKG Acoustics is announcing the acquisition of the worldwide distribution rights for the Crown family of microphones. AKG representatives say the integration of Crown microphones adds to AKG’s global position as one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality microphones. As a result of the partnership, AKG distributors now handle the worldwide distribution for two of the industry’s leading microphone brands.

Crown is a Harman International company that specializes in manufacturing amplifiers, microphones, and system control products for audio markets worldwide. Thomas Stubics, product manager for recording and broadcast at AKG says, “Crown microphones are among the elite and are top-of-the-line products that are very…

Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems and Masque Sound Offer House of Worship Audio Training

posted October 9, 2008

Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems and Masque Sound will hold a training seminar for all interested house of worship audio staff on Thursday, October 16, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The seminar begins at 9:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm with breakfast and lunch provided.

Conducted by Dan Craik, house of worship marketing manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, training will include demonstrations of NEXO and Yamaha Installation speakers, amplifiers, and the Yamaha M7CL digital audio console. Q&A will follow the day’s events. The location of the seminar is the Masque Sound warehouse, 21 East Union Avenue, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Admission is absolutely free.

To RSVP, contact Stephanie Hansen at 201-939-8666 or e-mail…