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July 31, 2015
Corporate
QSC Awarded Best In Show For Q-SYS™ Core 110f DSP Appliance
QSC Awarded Best In Show For Q-SYS™ Core 110f DSP Appliance QSC recognized for its latest powerful software-based networked audio DSP solution, Q-SYS™ Core 110f DSP Appliance to meet the audio processing needs of the corporate AV market. Costa Mesa, CA, July 31, 2015 —QSC, a leading manufacturer of digital signal processing, networked signal transport, audio/video control systems, power amplifiers, and loudspeaker products for nearly five decades, is honored to announce it has received a “2015 InfoComm Best of Show Award” for its Q-SYS™ Core 110f Appliance from New Bay Media publication Sound & Video Contractor. Q-SYS Core 110f was selected from a large number of entries following a comprehensive testing and review by Sound & Video Contractor judges on the floor at InfoComm 2015. The judges included industry experts, AV designers, integrators, and end users. The…
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July 21, 2015
Corporate
QSC Cinema Wins Honors
Barry Ferrell, Mark Mayfield, and Danny Pickett recently returned from the annual International Cinema Technology Association’s (ICTA) summer Business Retreat in Austin, Texas, where QSC Cinema was honored to receive the “Teddy Award” for ICTA Manufacturer of the Year. This is the second time that QSC has won this honor. The award is especially meaningful because it is voted by Cinema dealers. It’s a testament to the great quality, delivery and service which is the winning combination for QSC. Also at the event, Barry Ferrell was honored as outgoing member of the Board of Directors. Mark Mayfield was named to the Board of Directors for a 3-year term.
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June 30, 2015
Products & Solutions
Q-SYS Takes Badminton at a Gallop
Event communications company Show Hire made use of a QSC Q-SYS audio networking system at this year’s Badminton Horse Trials, sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors. Based around a Core 500i processor, a PS-1600 paging station, and several I/O Frames, the Q-SYS installation, supplied by UK distributor Shure Distribution UK, was used to route and control public-address audio around the 1500-acre site. "We've handled the public address at Badminton for a few years," explains Show Hire Events Manager Ross Slaughter, "and, until this year, we've always used analogue equipment, distributing audio signals using copper cable. Following our successful installation of Q-SYS at last year's Farnborough International Airshow, we thought we could bring the audio at Badminton into the digital age as well." Show Hire were aided in this endeavour by the organisers of the Badminton Horse…
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June 19, 2015
Products & Solutions
rAVe RADIO Interview on Core110f
rAVe RADIO Interview with QSC Product Manager TJ Adams on the new Q-SYS Core100f Processor <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/28nQl-uY4iI" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe> Click here for more on QSC at Infocomm 2015.
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June 10, 2015
Software
Firmware Updates
Important Reminder: Update firmware on DPA Series amplifiers and Q-SYS Cores DPA and DPA-Q Series amplifiers are a revolutionary advancement in amplifier technology. As with any software-controlled electronics, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you regularly check for the latest version software and firmware. This will ensure that you have access to the latest features and that any “bugs” or other operational irregularities are resolved before they become problematic. For DPA Series Amplifiers There are two software tools for updating DPA amplifiers: Amplifier Navigator and Amp Restore Utility. Amplifier Navigator updates the amplifier’s firmware to the current firmware version and preserves all user-defined presets (50 in total). Amp Restore Utility will restore the firmware image to factory default. That means all user-defined presets (50 in total) are…
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June 2, 2015
Products & Solutions
QSC Introduces Q-SYS™ Core 110f DSP Product
QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA —QSC, a leading manufacturer of digital signal processing, networked signal transport, audio/video control systems, power amplifiers, and loudspeaker products for nearly five decades, is pleased to introduce the Q-SYS Core 110f. The Q-SYS Core 110f is the latest addition to the Q-SYS lineup of network audio solutions, which are built on modern Intel-based technologies and a Linux Real Time Operating System. The new, smaller Core 110f brings powerful yet affordable software based audio processing product to the corporate AV market. “Q-SYS products will shape both QSC and the convergence of AV and IT," said Joe Pham, President and CEO. "The Q-SYS Core 110f delivers a seamless collaboration experience in boardrooms, conference rooms, and other corporate spaces where businesses need to focus on solving their problems instead of…
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June 2, 2015
Products & Solutions
QSC Announces the New TSC-7t PoE Tabletop Touchscreen
QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA —QSC, a leading manufacturer of digital signal processing, networked signal transport, audio/video control systems, power amplifiers, and loudspeaker products for nearly five decades, is pleased to announce the new TSC-7t PoE Tabletop Touchscreen. The TSC-7t Tabletop Touchscreen can be used on any Q-SYS™ networked audio solution, including the new Core 110f. The TSC-7t functions as an elegant telephone dialer and can additionally be used to control a myriad of third-party devices prevalent in boardrooms and meeting rooms—via the Core (no additional control processor box required). Additionally, the TSC-7t meets a common BYOD (bring your own device) audio need. When meeting participants run UC or web conferencing applications on their own devices, they can easily connect the 2-way audio from that device to the Q-SYS system using the…
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June 2, 2015
Products & Solutions
Introducing the New SPA Amplifier Series from QSC
QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA — QSC, a leading manufacturer of signal processing, digital signal transport, computer control systems, power amplifiers, and loudspeaker products for nearly five decades, is pleased to introduce its SPA Amplifier Series. QSC has developed a powerful yet affordable amplifier series to meet the audio amplification needs in boardrooms, conference rooms, and other corporate spaces where multiple speakers are in use. "We are pleased to answer requests from our loyal customers for an amplifier solution that brings the power and sensation of our live-event amplifiers into the boardroom," said Joe Pham, President and CEO. “Our SPA Amplifier Series is Energy Star compliant and offers flexibility to integrators with two amplifier solutions. The SPA2-60 offers two channels of Low-Z output into 4Ω or 8Ωs, but it can be bridged to provide 70V or…
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June 1, 2015
Featured Case Studies
Converting the Colosseum
This article, originally published in Film Journal International, explores what it takes to turn a 4,000 seat performance venue into the world’s largest cinema each year at CinemaCon.
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May 19, 2015
Corporate
QSC Cinema Dealer Meeting
QSC’s Cinema group held an International Dealer Meeting on April 21 in Las Vegas, just prior to the beginning of CinemaCon, the industry’s largest trade event. Despite the very early hour, nearly 100 dealers from 24 countries around the globe attended the standing-room-only event. Barry Ferrell, Danny Pickett, and Mark Mayfield shared product and application information, and updates on marketing and sales activities.
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May 12, 2015
Corporate
QSC Founder Pat Quilter Receives Parnelli Audio Innovator Award
Las Vegas, NV (May 11, 2015) - QSC is pleased to announce that QSC founder and current CEO of Quilter Labs, Pat Quilter will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Audio Innovator Award. Since 2001, the Parnelli Awards have recognized and honored pioneering, influential professionals and their contributions both as individuals and companies in the Live Event Industry. Parnelli Award nominees and recipients are voted on by the Parnelli Board of Directors as well as subscribers to Projection, Lights & Staging News and Front of House magazines. The Parnelli Audio Innovator Honor is presented to Quilter for his decades of innovations in QSC power amplifier and powered loudspeaker design. His approach to technology and innovation have been key to the success of QSC amplifiers including the PowerLightTM and RMX Series amplifiers, as well as loudspeakers including the…
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May 8, 2015
Featured Case Studies
QSC complete audio solution at Estonian Pavilion-EXPO Milano 2015
Estonian company RGB Baltic installed a complete QSC audio system for the Estonian Pavillion at EXPO Milano 2015. The Q-SYS controlled audio system includes a variety of Acoustic Design surface and flush mount installation loudspeakers: AD-S82-s and AD-S52-s for the ground floor, AD-C42T-s for the first floor and AD-S32T-s for the second floor, plus AD-Ci32-s for the restrooms. The loudspeakers are powered by CX an PL3 series amps over Dataport. There is also a mobile PA system with TouchMix-16 mixers and K-Sub and K12 loudspeakers and monitors. The ground floor background music system is programmed to be used as a delay speaker system when there is a performance on the stage. An iPad user interface provides all required control functions for the operator. Here is a gallery of the installation together with some shots of the user interface layouts.
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April 29, 2015
Featured Case Studies
Dynamo Stadium in Georgia goes Live with QSC
In the run-up to the Germany vs. Georgia match, the Dynamo Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia required a complete overhaul of its sound system. In collaboration with their Georgian partners Mifasi, PAXT Ltd designed and commissioned a comprehensive Q-SYS networked audio system for the stadium. As with all Q-SYS systems, this allowed for a large channel count and near-limitless audio processing and routing. PAXT Ltd Product and Technology Specialist James Martin travelled to Tbilisi to help with programming the Q-SYS system, and provided on-site support and training to Mifasi and the stadium’s staff. The sound operators now have a system that is tailored specifically to their needs, and the option of controlling the entire system from a computer or iPad, with custom user interfaces created for each. Connected to the core were twelve CXD4.5Q amplifiers for the main stadium…
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February 27, 2015
Software
Amplifier Navigator Software for DPA Amplifiers
Amplifier Navigator 2.0 enables computer (Mac and PC) control and monitoring of DPA* amplifiers and provides a mechanism for on-line and off-line creation, editing and storing of Presets and Loudspeaker files. With Amplifier Navigator software, you can remotely control and monitor all functions of connected DPA amplifiers, including channel configuration, crossover and EQ filter setup, limiter adjustment, and temperature, voltage, and current history. It also provides a mechanism to create, store, and recall Presets and Loudspeaker Profiles to and from the PC or Mac. Preset and Loudspeaker Profile Libraries can also be downloaded/uploaded to connected amplifiers, enabling "cloning" amplifiers for multi-function racks with duplicate amps. Amplifier Navigator V2.0 also provides firmware management - if you connect one or more amplifiers to a computer running Amp…
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February 26, 2015
Products & Solutions
QSC Expands Installed Loudspeaker Offerings
Costa Mesa, CA (February 26, 2015) - QSC is pleased to announce the addition of new loudspeaker models to their AcousticDesign™ and AcousticCoverage™ series loudspeaker product lines. The AD-S4T is the latest addition to their popular AcousticDesign small format, loudspeaker line while the recently introduced and cost-effective AcousticCoverage line adds the AC-C6T in-ceiling loudspeaker and two surface mount models, the AC-S4T and AC-S6T. “Large distributed audio applications are often budget sensitive however, scale and economy does not have to imply poor system performance,” says Travis Nie, QSC Product Manager – Install Loudspeakers. “Designed to provide exceptional value as stand-alone products, both AcousticDesign and AcousticCoverage loudspeakers exceed expectations when QSC Intrinsic Correction™ tunings are automatically applied whenever Q-SYS™ processors or…
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February 18, 2015
Products & Solutions
New Q-SYS Options and Feature Upgrades
Costa Mesa, CA NL (February 10, 2015) - QSC is pleased to unveil the new CIAES16 input card as well as, a number of enhancements and feature upgrades for the Q-SYS network audio platform. With the new CIAES16 16-channel AES3 input card and the availability of Q-SYS v4.1.31 software, Q-SYS users now have even more options and flexibility when designing and installing Q-SYS based network audio solutions. “These new features combined with the availability of the CIAES16 AES3 input card which quickly and easily installs info the Q-SYS chassis are yet further examples of the futureproof capabilities of the Q-SYS network audio system,” says TJ Adams, QSC Install DSP Product Manager. “For the integrator, new hardware and software gives them additional tools to work with while their end customer can benefit from new features and functions at minimal if any additional…
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February 16, 2015
Products & Solutions
AES-67 and the Future of Interoperability
Nowadays, all integrators (and manufacturer, for that matter) desire to offer their customers platform interoperability between the various system components they install and support. David Fuller,Sr. Director of New Product Development, says “Unfortunately the prevailing perception within the industry is that ‘proprietary’ systems are closed for interoperation with other protocols and technologies. This is simply not the case.” QSC’s Q-SYS™ Platform was designed to follow prevailing IT standards and function with off-the-shelf, non-proprietary Ethernet switches. Its network protocol, Q-LAN, transports audio using the same layer 3 networking protocols that IT professionals worldwide already understand and support with all their other TCP/IP networked based systems. In addition, it also offers discovery, monitoring, real-time diagnostics and control of the entire…
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January 27, 2015
Corporate
Joe Pham Appointed to the InfoComm International Board of Directors
Costa Mesa, CA (January 27, 2015) - QSC is proud to announce that QSC President and CEO, Joe Pham has been appointed to the InfoComm International Board of Directors. Joe joins the panel of audiovisual industry executives who contribute their knowledge and expertise to set strategic goals and guide the overall direction of InfoComm International. In addition to his InfoComm Board appointment, Joe was also recently appointed President of PAMA (the Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance). “I am honored to have been appointed to both the InfoComm Board as well as, the Presidency of PAMA and to have the opportunity to collaborate with such a dynamic group of industry professionals,” says Joe. “With respect to InfoComm, I am looking forward to working with my fellow board members to better serve our member organizations and promote the industry as our respective…
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January 22, 2015
Corporate
QSC Appoints Fitisemanu APAC Sales Manager
Winter NAMM 2015, Anaheim, CA (January 22, 2015) – QSC (Booth 6752, Hall A) is pleased to announce the appointment of Polisi “Fitz” Fitisemanu to the position of Sales Manager, QSC Professional for the company’s Asia-Pacific Region. A 25 year professional audio veteran, Fitisemanu has worked at the retail, distribution, rental and installation levels and founded United Sound Agencies (USA) where he promoted American made professional audio systems to dealers and users in New Zealand and the South Pacific region. “When the opportunity arose to be a candidate for the Asia-Pacific Sales Manager position with QSC, it was a ’no brainer’ for me, that is to say there was no way I was going to turn down the chance to work for such an amazing company,” states Fitisemanu. “I have long admired QSC and have been a QSC user for most of my professional career. I am thrilled and…
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January 8, 2015
Featured Case Studies
South Point Hotel Expands Q-SYS Network throughout Entire Resort
Costa Mesa, CA (January 8, 2015) — South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, located south of McCarran Airport on the Las Vegas Strip, recently completed their new bowling facility specifically designed for professional bowling tournaments and competitions. The new facility is part of a larger project that also includes two new equestrian arenas located below the bowling center that serve as overflow for their existing main Arena and Equestrian Center and direct access to 1,200 air-conditioned horse stalls. South Point chose Q-SYS™, QSC amplifiers and loudspeakers for their new addition based on their previous experience with QSC products and the ability to integrate all the audio systems across the entire property. “This is a fairly large facility and we have a lot of different kinds of events that come through throughout the year,” Jason Lein, South Point’s production…
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