L-Acoustics will exhibit several new products recently announced at the company’s April Keynote at the iconic Hollywood Bowl. The exhibits will take place at InfoComm June 14-16, 2023 – L-Acoustics Booth #5751.
Topping the lineup of new offerings is the L-Acoustics L Series line source array, which visitors can experience in the 2,643-seat Linda W. Chapin Theater (Room W320, Level 3) of the Orange County Convention Center. With its patented Progressive Ultra-Dense Line Source (PULS) technology, L Series comprises two elements designed to work together or independently: L2 above and L2D below. One L2 or L2D element provides the same contour as four K2 elements in a format that is 46% smaller and 40% lighter.
L-Acoustics L Series line source array
“The audio benefits of L Series encompass industry-leading SPL per size, unparalleled consistency over the audience area, and improved rejection everywhere else,” the announcement states. “L Series also revolutionizes deployment with a smaller, lighter footprint that reduces truck space and requires fewer elements, cutting the number of actions needed to load in and out.”
The power density of the new L Series features elements that contain eight three-inch high-frequency drivers with eight ten-inch low-frequency drivers, complemented by four side-loaded 12-inch drivers with front and back exits designed to deliver efficient, high-precision broadband coverage with cardioid or supercardioid patterns. L Series also features L-Acoustics Panflex technology, providing sound designers quick access to four horizontal directivity patterns.
Also being demoed at the Chapin Theater and shown in booth #5751 is the company’s new LA7.16 amplified controller. Following last year’s launch of the L-Acoustics LA7.16i for the installation market comes its sibling for the road. “Delivering supreme flexibility to meet real-time power needs, the new model offers a level of efficiency and sustainability unheard of in modern touring applications,” according to the announcement. “The high-density format—16x16 architecture in a 2U design—powers more line array speakers than any similar-size amplifier, meaning fewer racks on tour. This, in turn, translates directly to energy and time savings, along with the ability to address multichannel and hybrid productions while offering a level of efficiency and sustainability required in modern touring applications. The high-density format saves space, weight, and time in deployment.”
LA7.16 and LA7.16i respond to the amplification needs of L Series, whose L2 and L2D elements contain 20 drivers and require 16 high-power amplifier channels and 16 state-of-the-art DSP channels. The product features a touch screen, an encoder wheel to rapidly set up initial parameters, and a single SC32 connector on the rear for connecting loudspeakers. Using new connection accessories, LA7.16 powers any L-Acoustics line source array up to K2.
The new companion LA-RAK III touring rack houses three LA7.16 amplified controllers featuring 48 amplification channels and 48 individual DSP channels totaling more than 60,000 watts of peak power in a 9U rack, with two LS10 switches to support MILAN AVB seamless redundancy.
In Booth #5751, L-Acoustics will also demonstrate L-ISA 3.0, a comprehensive, immersive audio software platform for the live sound and music creation markets. Serving the live immersive audio community since 2016 with the L-ISA platform and the immersive music-creating and mixing communities since 2021 with L-ISA Studio, L-Acoustics spatial technology has new features in its upgraded L-ISA 3.0. Among the notable additions of this latest version are new Snapshot and FX Engines, Stereo Mapper, which supports both stereo and immersive content, and augmented audio possibilities with Mixhalo integration.
The other products to be on display at this year’s InfoComm will include Soka, the smaller sibling of the Syva. Launched last year, Soka combines innovative line source technology with a sleek aesthetic featuring nine integrated 3.5-inch MF drivers and three one-inch HF transducers to transmit a wide 140-degree horizontal directivity and a highly controlled 26-degree vertical directivity. Soka and its companion SB6i subwoofer are both an ultra-shallow 3.9 inches designed to be easily enclosed in-wall or discreetly mounted on-wall, yet are capable of power and bandwidth. Soka can also be combined with the larger SB10i subwoofer for main music systems in residential, commercial, luxury, and hospitality spaces. Rounding out the range of solutions is X4i, an unobtrusive and highly weatherized coaxial loudspeaker tailored to the unique needs of installation applications.
On Wednesday, June 14th, in room W320, L-Acoustics and AVNU will jointly host a presentation on updates in the MILAN AVB ecosystem, followed by a Q&A with MILAN members. Registration for this session can be found at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milan-updates-news-at-infocomm-2023-tickets-617774910387
