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Audio Light Systems have just completed the installation of a video display as part of the new Sun Bears enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo. Along with a robust IP65 rated lcd screen a Digital View media player, plays clips of the Sun Bears in their natural environment.
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Sligo - The Model - a defining system for Irish performing arts 7th May 2010 | |||||
The Model is located in the town of Sligo, situated in the rural west coast of Ireland.
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Strand Lighting dimmers were installed for the 72 ways of production lighting, while Crestron LCD touch panels & processing, allowed for ultimate control over the house, working & production lighting. Allen & Heath iDR DSP give the show relay system impressive control distribution to the Sennheiser infra red, paging and jack fields.
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Heriot Watt - School of the Built Environment 16th April 2010 | |||||
Heriot Watt - School of the Built Environment have recently renovated a room to provide seminar and video conferencing facilities. With a campus in Dubai, the SBE required a simple, cost effective but reliable solution. Audio Light Systems installed a Crestron MPC-M20 presentation controller mounted on a mobile lectern which holds the Kramer matrix, Apart amplifier, Toshiba DVD/VHS, Ampetronic loop amplifier, PC and the Polycom QDX6000 video conferencing codec. Audio Light Systems also installed a ceiling mounted NEC NP410EDU data projector. As well a controlling the signal routing to the projector and codec, the room volume and DVD/VHS functions, Audio Lights Systems interfaced a Crestron DIN-8SW8 mains relay switch to allow the Crestron controller can switch the front lights above the projection screen. Finally, the Crestron MPC-M20 has been interfaced with Crestron Roomview allowing the IT support department monitor the room and deal quickly with simple issues without the need to go to the room. |
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Stirling University - Logie Lecture Theatre 19th March 2010 |
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The University of Stirling choose Audio Light Systems as part of the refurbishment contractors for their main theatre.
The Logie Lecture Theatre continues the universities drive to provide a high standard of teaching facility. To that end
Audio Light Systems installed a Crestron control system giving the lecturer simple control of the theatres equipment
whilst also allowing more control to the universities audio visual technicians.
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The theatre boosts three Mitsubishi HD projectors suspended on an electrically operated Crestron controlled hoist, allowing quick and easy access for maintenance. The projectors project onto a 7m x 4m perforated fixed screen, giving the user the option of either single or dual projection. The theatre also has a Blu-Ray player connected via HDMI to the projector giving the theatre the ability to show High Definition video. The sound in the theatre comes from 3 Tannoy Qflex16 hidden behind the screen. These speakers provide excellent sound coverage across the whole theatre. The theatre also has a 7.1 surround sound system. The three Tannoy Qflex speakers provide left, centre and right and are complimented by Tannoy V8's for the surround sound and a Tannoy VS-15NL subwoofer. |
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The DDA compliant electrically operated lectern holds the "popups" for laptop connections as well as the Smart DT-770 interactive touch screen, document camera and a pair of Sennheiser gooseneck microphones. The audio system in setup using an Allen & Heath iDR8 with input and output expanders, switching between lecture mode and cinema mode at the touch of a button on the touch panel. The theatre also has Sennheiser G3 radio microphones giving the theatre the flexibility for audience question and answer sessions. Willaims Sound inra red transmitters provide hearing assistance. The video signal distribution is via a Crestron CEN-RGB8x8 RGB Switcher. This allowed easy interface with the Crestron AV2 control processor. The signals are sent over cat5e using Kramer TP-121 and TP-122 range extenders. The Crestron system can also control the main theatre lighting, wall lights and the blue lights behind the screen as well as the foyer lights. |
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Although the main use of the theatre is lecturing for students, the theatre can also be used by commercial organisations. To this end the theatre has three NTP time server clocks and a traffic light cue system allowing accurate timing and conference speaker cueing. 50" LCD screens in the theatre and 46" in the foyer allow logos or information to be displayed independent of what is on the main projection screen. |
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Traverse Theatre paging upgrade 12th January 2010 | |||||
When it comes to paging and show relay Audio Light Systems have the wealth of experience required to upgrade and repair the most complex of system. So when it came to the Traverse Theatre looking for a contractor to modernize their system, Audio Light Systems was the clear choice. The stage managers desk has been rewired and reconfigured to allow for the installation of the ASL paging and signal processor components. The new installation gives the theatre a multi bus, multi zone, priority system fit for the most demanding of situations. |
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9th October 2009 |
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The parishioners at King’s Park Church, Glasgow weren’t satisfied with the lack of intelligibility and the unsightliness of the existing audio system. |
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5th September 2009 |
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The Theatre Royal Newcastle were given the go ahead to replace there long lasting dimmer system with 5 ETC Sensor racks and a additional 4 sine wave packs. After a long process of decision making Audio Light Systems were chosen as the installation company for the project.
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The theatre’s new dimming system is formed of five 48-way ETC Sensor racks populated with 170 3kW RCD dimmers, 19 5kW RCD dimmers and 34 3kW contactor modules, plus an additional four six-way SineWave wall-mounted dimmer packs. |
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The High Life in the Highlands 4th September 2009 |
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Torridon Village Hall lies deep in the mountains of the Highlands providing the local community with a multipurpose venue for recitals, drama, Ceilidh’s plus much more. The main Hall is a timber lined space with over 2 seconds of delay. To combat this issue a centre cluster was install above the proscenium to give a single point source to maximise coherency. Two T&M XS12 speaker were flown upside-down utilising the rotatable horn to give good directivity and a narrower dispersion.
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The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 20th July 2009
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh decided to replace there aging CCTV system with a more up to date solution. Having a reputation for diverse engineering solutions, Audio Light Systems were called in to provide a modern CCTV system. The old coaxial cameras were replaced with a TCP/IP setup with each camera recording onto the NAS drive making the system more reliable & robust. This allowed the client to easily view and record any camera from any PC. The new system consisting of nearly 20 cameras also increased the image quality and made the management of recorded clips much simpler. As the cameras also utilise plug and play technology more cameras can be added anywhere at any time, allowing for future expansion and mobile add-ons. Edinburgh Zoo goes wild on the bus 2nd July 2009
Lighting & audio were required to complete the rain forest atmosphere in the new Edinburgh Zoo Wild Bus. Church refurbishment, Isle of Mull 1st June 2009
Audio Light Systems have completed a second installation on the Isle of
Mull. Salen Church has undergone a major refurbishment, including a new
audio & induction loop system. New production lighting for Royal College of Physicians Strand dimmers and Strand Selecon lanterns made the perfect partners at the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh for the upgrade of their production lighting.
The new impressive range of Doughty internally wired lighting bars were also chosen to give a very pleasing end result. Another university selects Audio Light Systems 6th April 2009 The University of Kent unveiled their newest college at their Canterbury campus. The Virgina Woolf College includes a large lecture theatre and seminar rooms. Audio Light Systems provided the Crestron control system in the lecture theatre and the Novara programming in the seminar rooms. The Crestron system controls three projectors, the audio mixer matrix, the 16x16 RGBHV via a LAN as well as 2 dome cameras and the lights via RS-485 and a DVD/VHS player via IR. The lecturer has access to basic control via Smart DT770 17" touch panel integrated into the Crestron setup. This also allows the lecturer to 'draw' on their PC screen. For more in depth control a TPS-12G-QM is located at the back of the theatre in the control room. This allows level control of the audio mixer matrix as well as low level routing on the RGBHV matrix.
In the seminar rooms, the eight button Novara panels allow control of the projector, electric screen and presentation switcher. The panel also controls the room join routing and equipment control in two of the rooms. |
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Specification of the system Crestron AV2
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One Pathfoot in the right direction 30th March 2009
The University of Stirling have upgraded the lecture theatre in the Pathfoot building. The lecture theatre is controlled via a Crestron control system. The system controls two projectors and the 8x8 RGBHVvia a LAN and the lights via RS-485 and aDVD/VHS player via IR. The lecturer controls the theatre via a Smart DT770 17" touch panel integrated into the Crestron setup. This also allows the lecturer to 'draw' on their PC screen. |
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Specification of the system
Crestron CP2e
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St James Church (Pollok) has sound & loop system installation 27th March 2009 St James (Pollok) Parish Church in Glasgow has had a new audio and induction loop system installed. The new Audio Technica MX381 automatic mixer was used to control the number of open mics and to control their overall gain. This meant that no one was required to operate the system, giving complete freedom to the end user. The only thing the church has to do is press record on the CD unit to record the service.
2nd March 2009
Audio Light Systems had a very successful two days at Eventech Scotland 2009, with clients new and old dropping by for a visit. Strand, NEC, Robe, Fuzion & Audio Light Systems staff were on hand to offer product knowledge and general advice throughout the 2 days. Strand Lighting products were a great success among the theatre lighting professionals, with continuous demonstrations of the Strand Palette consoles and information on the Strand EC21 dimmer. The Robe ColorSpot & ColorWash 250s showed off their capabilities using the Stand Palettes while the NEC NP3150 projector gave fine image integrity when positioned off-axis by means of its integrated software. Cue light systems turned out to be a popular choice among students and professionals alike. The Theatre Cue digital controller was on display showing off its mic cable wiring daisy-chain capability and compact design. Audio Light Systems were also showing their mini Stage Managers console for small touring/amateur/educational users. Australian Monitor, Crestron, Kramer, Allen & Heath, Sennheiser, TOA, Tecpro were just some of the other products being demonstrated. "Eventech has been excellent, is was good to catch up with some old friends while developing new relationships" Trevor Cross - Audio Light Systems Ltd
The Michael Croft Theatre London’s newest Theatre 28th January 2009
Audio Light Systems have recently completed the performing arts technology at the Michael Croft Theatre in London. The new build theatre which is part of the famous Edward Alleyn’s School, asked Audio Light Systems to install full audio, Lighting, AV & specialist systems at the venue. “SOME say the brightest modern theatre space in London is the brand new Michael Croft Theatre at Alleyn's School in Dulwich... The state of the art 360-seat theatre, which will also be used by the National Youth Theatre, is more comfortable than the West End, more trendy that the Almeida, more aesthetically pleasing than the South Bank.” The Evening Standard |
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Specification of the system Audio Yamaha LS9-32 FOH desk KV2 EX FOH speakers Lighting Stand Light Pallet Classic 1500 console 2 x ETC Sensor dimmers ETC & Selecon lanterns GDS blues AV Christie DW5K projector Kramer Digital signal distribution Specialist Tecpro comms Sennheiser Infra-red listen assistance Australian Monitor paging |
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Spring upgrade for RCPE by Audio Light Systems 12th January 2008
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh have upgraded their QM Lecture Theatre for 2009.Additional speed has been added to the web streaming and the original video signal was changed to VGA also increasing quality.On top of the web streaming improvements a new LCD projector and speaker system have also been installed. The upgraded projector, a Christie LX900, is 9000 Ansi Lumens and has a contrast ratio of 2000:1. As a result of this the audience can now clearly make out the finest of detail, which is essential in this predominately medical venue.The ageing speakers have been replaced with a new EAW JFX100 centre cluster, increasing clarity significantly. The extremely busy lecture theatre is always kept up to date by improving its facilities and the overall effect is very impressive. Radisson SAS Glasgow goes Mega bright 10th December 2008
The Megalithic conference centre at the Radisson in Glasgow has replaced there aging projectors with four NEC NP4000’s. The AMX controlled venue caters for a wide variety of functions from boxing to conferences, so needed high quality, brightness and reliability. The NEC NP4000 projectors were an ideal solution with 5200 lumens, DLP technology and the standard 3 year hotswap warranty. “The NP4000 is an exceptional projector, showing NEC, again to be a market leader in display technology” Trevor Cross, Audio Light Systems. Peebles Old Parish Church has a new Parish Church AV system 24th November 2008 With a capacity of over 1200, the committee at Peebles Old Parish Church were looking for an AV specification that would fulfil demanding requirements of the busy town centre church. The system also needed to be discrete as the church is a historic listed building with local architectural importance. “This was quite a tricky job, but worth it to see the end results. The Church is really starting to embrace technology and understand what it can do for them” David Young – Audio Light Systems “Audio Light Systems have provided a sound & vision system that really works well, whilst not detracting from the sensitivity of the church interior. These buildings don't lend themselves to modern communications, a great solution was provided for a difficult project “
Whisky and loudspeakers galore 27th October 2008 Audio light systems have recently completed the upgrade of paging facilities at the Chivas Brothers Blending and bottling Plant, Newbridge Edinburgh. The original system had been in place for approximately10 years but due to expansion of the loudspeaker system, carried out by Audio Light Systems a couple of years ago, the amplifiers were running at maximum capacity. Each of the 5 zones within the factory has an Australian Monitor DCM 500W 100V line amplifier with a zone volume control to set the overall level of the background music, in this case either CD or DAB radio. Paging from the reception microphone, telephone interface or digital messages overrides any local and remote volume controls within the system, ensuring clear paging calls above the ambient noise levels associated with this type of environment. The system allows for digital messaging for start and finish times for the bottling hall as well as First aid calls to all 5 zones covering the entire factory complex. Programming within the Application Solutions VAR 8 matrix control unit allows for the level of background music to drop when the shift has finished for the day and automatically rises the next morning prior to the start of shift.
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New sound and loop system for Old Parish & St Pauls in Galashiels. 1st October 2008 Electro Voice Evid speakers proved to be just the right choice for Old Parish & St Pauls in Galashiels. The Church was looking for a new sound system that could be used for a wide variety of applications including speech, praise band & AV to name just a few. The end result of the new audio & loop system was good clarity with both speech and music.
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Perth Concert Hall choose Crestron & Audio Light Systems. 23 September 2008 Perth Concert Hall has chosen Crestron for their AV, house lights and production lighting control. Two Crestron LCD touch screens have been installed to give easier access to lighting & AV control in the studio.
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Audio Light Systems have recently completed a number of installations at the University of Stirling. 23 July 2008 Stephen Dishon our AV specialist said “We have installed a projector and infra-red assisted listening devices for Computing Science & Mathematics as part of the universities’ ongoing commitment to open access for all.” Stephen went on to say, “We have also upgraded the lighting control systems in two of the main lecture theatres to interface with the universities’ campus wide Crestron Control system, as well as renovating the rear projection system and improving the audio systems in the Iris Murdoch Centre.”
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Audio Light Systems Appointed Dealer for Strand Lighting 4th July 2008 Strand Lighting appoints Audio Light Systems Ltd as their exclusive Scottish Distributor.
Audio Light Systems are very pleased to announce that they have been appointed the exclusive Strand Lighting distributor for Scotland. "This is an extremely exciting development for us and completes our multi-discipline portfolio." - Trevor Cross, Audio Light Systems.
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Installation of a new audio system & loop at Dollar Parish Church 20th April 2008 Dollar Parish Church was in need of a new audio system, and Audio Light Systems were glad to install one for them.
The Church is now equipped with Sennheiser mic - EV speaker combination which gives a good natural sound reinforcement system. Linked in with the audio system
is a loop system.
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Installation of a new audio system at Dunblane Cathedral
26th March 2008 Audio Light Systems have recently completed the Design, Supply and Installation of a new audio system at Historic Dunblane Cathedral.
The cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century, is undergoing a major refurbishment and as part of that refurbishment Audio Light Systems were commissioned by the church of Scotland and Historic Scotland, who own the Cathedral, to Design and Install a new audio system. This installation can be viewed in the Case Studies section of this site.
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A centre cluster for Aberdeen Ferryhill Parish Church. 22nd January 2008 Ferryhill Parish Church has just upgraded their ageing sound system to a state of the art centre cluster audio system with full band facilities. The design & engineering for this installation adds to the track record of Audio Light Systems flying speaker installations, consolidating our reputation for aesthetically pleasing design. This installation can be viewed in the Case Studies section of this site.
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