Przemek Naguszewski commends easy-to-use solution This year marking its 30th anniversary, Poland’s largest festival, Pol‘and’Rock, draws aggregate crowds of between 500,000-750,000 to the...
We recently held two very busy days of seminars at the headquarters of our Dutch distributors, TM Audio. The company split these seminars into dedicated ‘Audio’ and ‘Lighting’, enabling visitors to join the particular seminars which interested them most by reserving...
Wigwam Acoustics has implemented DiGiCo and OPTOCORE’s latest software to build the first Multiplexed DiGiCo Fibre Ring systems for use in the live environment, which in addition to audio, also incorporated video transport. Deployed on Top Gear Live and the annual...
Redundant fibre loop I/O expansion via DiGiCo house consoles Following a review of their playback systems, and a need to create higher capacity MADI streams, the National Theatre on London’s South Bank has purchased six OPTOCORE DD4MR-FX converters from dealers, HD...
One London tradition that shows no sign of abating is the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Sir Terry Wogan. The open-air concert features a host of musical stars, including the perennial BBC Concert Orchestra — and this year Rufus...
German fibre network specialists, OPTOCORE, have appointed Audio Solutions to distribute their products in Russia. According to manager of the Pro Audio Department, Igor Kovalev, the 12-year old Moscow-based company will be providing OPTOCORE solutions to their two...
If one country has been defined by the celebration of 2014 then it has been Brazil. Already famous for its carnivals this summer it exploded into life by hosting the FIFA World Cup. From the left: Daniel Bueno (Manager), Milena Ranalle (Import Department), Alexandre...
’14-18’ is a new musical about friendship and love, and the devastating effects of war on a group of friends during the First World War. It opened at the 1900 capacity Nekkerhal in Mechelen in April. The production retells the atrocities of the Great War for a modern...
As the largest PA company in Israel, Sincopa Sound & Light have recently used their newly acquired Optocore digital returns racks to service major concerts by Justin Timberlake and the Rolling Stones in Tel Aviv’s giant Park HaYarkon for up to 50,000 fans. In the...
Following the development of new software, enabling Optocore devices to be connected directly to the Optocore-DiGiCo fibre loop, the German specialists created an ambitious network at this month’s Frankfurt Prolight+Sound which threatened to steal the show. The two...
AES is in the process of finalising a draft, initiated by Optocore founder Marc Brunke, that will extend its AES10 MADI standard by allowing twisted pair Cat5 connectivity in addition to the current options. Marc Brunke, Owner and founder of Optocore A decade of work...