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The JBL Control Contractor Series includes wall mount, ceiling and pendant loudspeakers for all types of venues. This includes theme parks, sporting venues, shopping malls, conference/meeting rooms, lecture halls, retail stores, concourses, transit spaces, fill applications, audio for video and more.

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VIDEO RESOURCES

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, has introduced AMX Jetpack, a new 3×1 switching, transport, and control solution that’s highly affordable for K12 classrooms and meeting spaces.

The kit features simple to operate room controls, multiple 4K60 video inputs, and enables voice lift for clear communication with everyone in the space.

Jetpack combines 4K60 4:2:0 HDMI and USB-C video switching and distance transport, room control, wallplate accessibility, and audio amplification in a kit that requires zero programming and provides the security and reliability that AMX is well known to provide. The kit is fully loaded to support a wide range of classroom and meeting space applications and can be controlled through panel buttons, IR, RS-232, TCP/IP, a REST API, a Web GUI, and the Jetpack Management PC tool.

“We are really excited to finally bring Jetpack to the market,” said Jeff Burch, HARMAN Professional Solutions, Director of Video and Control. “There has been an incredible need in K12 and small meeting spaces for a kit that is truly cost effective and bundles all the features that these spaces can typically benefit from and will actually use. We designed Jetpack to present all kinds of possibilities for spaces and users and we built it to be really versatile to serve a wide range of needs.”

USB Pass-through for Smart Boards
USB pass-through is included to simplify smart board connections in K12 classrooms and meeting spaces. Built-in USB-C and USB-B Host 2×1 USB Hub.

Simplified Installation and Campus-wide Management
Features like onboard Web GUI configuration; CEC, RS232, Relay control, IR Receiver with IR learning and one power supply to power the whole kit simplify the install. Included Jetpack Management Tool software makes it easy to discover and manage all your AMX Jetpack kits on the same network.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

AMX is supported and distributed in NZ by JPRO. If you would like to demo AMX Jetpack JPK-1300 or require additional information, please contact a JPRO Representative today!

The Opportunity

Renowned streetwear retailer Culture Kings recently opened their first New Zealand store in Auckland. Located in Sylvia Park, Culture Kings is setting a new benchmark for retail spaces worldwide by providing an incredible user-experience.

Music, sport and fashion are the fundamentals to its success, creating an electrifying atmosphere along with sought-after exclusive streetwear providing a premium retail experience.

Because music plays such an important role, the quality of sound and volume form an integral part of the Culture Kings international brand. The client’s brief was to have high-quality sound throughout the store and a dedicated PA System in the live performance area for DJ, MC and brand activations.

The Solution

AV integration company Avid Automation provide high fidelity customised technology solutions and were called upon to provide a high-impact, exceptional audio experience for the store.

As the store was in a mall with adjacent tenancies – one of which is a movie cinema – it was imperative that the sound design not only provide exceptional sound coverage, but effective volume control, adhering to the sound limits set by the mall.

Acoustic consultants Marshall Day were engaged by the client to ensure that all walls were acoustically treated and floating walls placed in front of structural walls to prevent audio leakage.

Avid Automation worked in conjunction with JBL Professional distributor JPRO to design an audio model within Ease to calculate speaker performance, speaker location and mounting angles – the objective to focus the audio within the retail space. All speaker locations were coordinated with the acoustic consultants.

It was decided that all wall-mounted speakers would be mounted to a ‘floating bracing’ (bracing which is not secured to the studs or joists), while Avid Automation fabricated a custom suspension system for the live performance area.

JBL Control28-1 loudspeakers, known for their consistent wide coverage and rich sonic character, were selected for the main retail area. The versatile mounting options ensured that the sound was projected in the areas they were needed, assisting with the volume requirement of the venue.

JBL SRX 812P active loudspeakers powered by Crown Drivecore Amplifiers and a full suite of user controllable DSP were deployed in the performance area, while powerful JBL SRX818SP active single 18” subwoofers provide additional bass reinforcement for DJ and guest artist appearances.

The heart or ‘ears’ of the volume management was a SoundEar 3-300 noise monitor combined with a BSS BLU-806 processor, programmed to monitor and control the overall sound level produced in the store.

System Features

• BSS BLU-806 Dante Audio Processor with open architecture which is fully configurable through Audio Architect with a full range of processing and logic objects and a “drag and drop” method of configuration provided a powerful volume control system in conjunction with the SoundEar.
• SoundEar3-300 monitors the overall SPL in the store and in conjunction with the BLU-806 manages the sound system volume reduction.
• BSS EC-8BV 8-Button controller with volume control allowed precise control of various zones and source selection.
• Atterotech Dante enabled Bluetooth wallplates and interface provided seamless device connectivity for visiting DJ’s.
• 2x JBL SRX 812P active loudspeakers and 2x SRX818SP active single 18” subwoofers provided powerful sound reinforcement for the performance area.
• 12x JBL Control28-1 loudspeakers powered by a Crown Drivecore CDI2600BL installation amplifier ensured consistent audio coverage in the retail area.

The Impact

“We are very happy to have been involved with this project in what essentially was a very basic sound system configuration, thanks to JBL’s purpose-built speakers that just work as they are intended,” says Darian Sundar of Avid Automation. “The real success and smarts of this project is based around how SoundEar and the BLU-806 are integrated to perform volume reduction. The BSS open architecture platform makes virtually anything possible. The system has performed flawlessly – which is what we have come to expect from JBL, BSS and Crown.”

“Launching Culture Kings in New Zealand is a really exciting step for us so we can deliver the iconic in-store atmosphere that we’re known for to our NZ customers,” says Simon Beard, CEO of Culture Kings. “Our Sylvia Park location gives New Zealanders an immersive experience unlike anything in the market.”

Tech Talk

“SoundEar is a SPL Monitoring device that gives the client a visual indication of the current SPL,” says Darian Sundar. “With the ability to set custom limits and thresholds in the SoundEar, the volume limits imposed by the mall were loaded into the device with a threshold a few dB under the limit, so that the client would see a visual warning prior to reaching the system limit.”

An automated volume reduction was still needed and as a result, SoundEar and BSS were integrated together and programmed so that if the volume went above the set volume limit, the BSS BLU would reduce the volume and continue to do so until the incoming level was decreased by the user.

This achieved a satisfactory result better than using limiters and compression. Signal integrity was maintained so that the audio experience within the store remained clean and undistorted.

AMX has introduced six products for meeting and lecture spaces using platforms like Zoom and Teams, providing the ability to distribute multiple video inputs to multiple video outputs in 4K60 4:4:4 resolution.

The Precis Series offers a range of 4K60 4:4:4 HDMI products that create versatile solutions for meeting spaces and classrooms driven by software-based conferencing platforms like Zoom and Teams.

With the ability to integrate source content via the AMX HDMI to USB capture device, you can switch up to eight sources with four AMX Precis 4K60 Matrix Switchers, and dynamically window up to four sources into two mirrored outputs via the AMX Precis Windowing Processor. These products ensure spaces are well equipped for incredibly impactful collaboration.

The AMX PR-WP-412 combined a 4×1+1 windowing and a 4×2 matrix switcher in a single, compact unit. Collaboration in meetings and distance learning can be enhanced and amplified with included technologies like switching, 4K60 4:4:4 video quality, integrated audio breakaway, an open control API and web interface.

The UVC1-4K capture device solves the immediate issue of PCs that lack HDMI or other video inputs. The UVC1-4K delivers content from video cameras, document cameras or other HDMI sources into software-based conferencing and streaming applications via the computer’s USB port. Features include 4K60 4:4:4 video input, HDMI and separate analogue audio input, standard UVC interface and control, and USB 3.0 output up to 3840x2160p@30fps.

AMX Precis Product Family:

• AMX Precis PR-Series Matrix Switchers
  • PR-0402 4×2 4K60 Matrix Switcher
  • PR-0602 6×2 4K60 Matrix Switcher
  • PR-0404 4×4 4K60 Matrix Switcher
  • PR-0808 8×8 4K60 Matrix Switcher
• AMX Precis PR-WP-412 4K60 HDMI Windowing Processor
• AMX UVC1-4K USB Capture Device

Nestled in Henderson Valley in Western Auckland, Whoa! Studios is a state-of-the-art film studio and theatre specialising in live action, puppetry and miniatures. Its flagship offering is an original, world class, live show based on the characters and sets of Custard’s World – adapted for stage from a script by Bob Baker, BAFTA award winning screenwriter of Wallace & Gromit.

Whoa’s owner David Sutherland wanted to create an exciting family destination in Auckland with unforgettable live experiences. He says “It started out as an idea to do something fun for children and for families, to do something that was different to what they had engaged with before. We wanted to try and do something that was magical.”

David’s vision has resulted in a world class facility with a children’s adventure playground, a modern family restaurant and hi-tech studio and theatre facilities. In order to realise this vision and create a truly immersive experience alongside the mix of puppets, digital effects and live action from within the main stage movie set, leading world class AV technologies were needed.

World Class meant that one of New Zealand’s top integration companies, ITAV was called upon to knit together this immersive experience that would create lasting memories. Their brief was clear: sound quality, flexibility and ease of use.

Consultant and ITAV Integrator Paul Ivory had no doubts when it came to selecting his team that would partner on this project. Paul declares “I called on the best of the best in all different aspects of this project.”

Leading AV equipment supplier and specialists in Sound System and Video Distribution design JPRO were selected because of their far-reaching support, emphasis on relationship, as well as audio and product knowledge base.

AMX specialist Quentin White designed the video and switching distribution system. Projector mapping was suggested in conjunction with specialist lighting to create themes for the shows. AMX touch panels control scene changes, projectors and video monitors. This resulted in a unique part of the delivery and a main component now written into all live shows.

JPRO Sales Director and Audio Designer Paul Edlin designed the fully integrated networked audio system for the theatre and restaurant. BSS Soundweb and Soundcraft Vi3000 are an integral part of the audio distribution and essentially, the heart of the theatre system.

The primary objective was to keep as much of the Audio Signal in the digital domain as possible. Audio was passed in and out of the Vi3000 via Dante, into the BSS BLU-806 signal processor before reaching the Crown DCi Amplifiers that powered the JBL CBT-70J Array speakers and eight Zones such as the Green Room and back of stage.

Audio outputs for the live film studio and theatre were configured in 7.1 and 5.1 respectively. This was not only for a surround sound effect, but for localised sources as puppets came in from different locations around the room.

For the theatre, the first choice of speakers for Paul Ivory was always going to be the JBL CBT 70’s. “They are great for speech and music” he says, “the array of the speakers is perfect for having clear sound for the front and back end of the room; there was nothing else that came close to that decision.”

The new AKG MicroLite HC81 headworn microphones were selected as they are comfortable and lightweight to wear for the actors while the AKG wireless microphone technology used has a track record of solid reliability.

Through clever configuration and use of the Soundcraft VISI App, from an operator’s point of view the Soundcraft Vi3000 mixing console provided the central control point for all performance areas.

Paul Edlin from JPRO explains the use of the VISI integration: “Vi3000 controls all the actors and playback audio within the main theatre and on the second layer it controls audio in the second theatre.” This resulted in a cost saving of an additional mixing surface. Paul continues, “So the main theatre can be running a show and the second theatre can simultaneously run another show with audio controlled via the VISI iPad App.”

The approach to the AV design for the restaurant and mezzanine areas is equally as ingenious, with exceptional sound quality produced by the unobtrusive JBL Pendant speakers.

“You can walk throughout the café, into the parent’s area, toilets, the shop into the entrance way and the sound is all even, it is not overbearing in any area” states ITAV’s Paul Ivory.

All AV technologies such as switching on projectors and lowering screens, operating lights and adjusting volume are controlled on a touch panel system via an automated process. Third party systems control is made simple and easy to execute with Audio Architect and AMX seamlessly integrating together.

Through effective communication, simplistic AV and sound system design and leading World Class products from Harman Professional, the teams from ITAV and JPRO were able to put together a solution that will provide simplistic user operation for staff, and unforgettable live experiences for families.

David Sutherland concludes “We wanted to exceed expectations. I didn’t think it would be as good as this result – and that makes it all worthwhile.”

The Opportunity

Newmarket, Auckland New Zealand: New Zealand’s largest mall, Westfield Newmarket, recently underwent a complete redevelopment to incorporate Westfield Broadway 277 and 309 to form a new benchmark as a world-class retail and lifestyle destination.

The new mall consists of over 200 specialty stores, gymnasium, 6 screen cinema complex and a new rooftop lifestyle, dining and entertainment precinct.

To fulfil the developer’s requirement of a premium shopping experience, a high-quality multi-zone audio system was needed to provide an even distribution of background and foreground music with multi-level zone capability.

To ensure the project was completed on time with superior audio quality throughout the complex, Westfield Newmarket hired Oceanic Communications Limited (OCL) to install the audio system.

The Solution

JBL Professional’s range of installed audio solutions were selected as the loudspeakers were able to meet the stringent specifications for audio quality, volume and STI readings as well as aesthetic requirement.

OCL outfitted the redeveloped Westfield Newmarket with a Dante enabled networked audio system that included JBL Professional loudspeakers, BSS Audio Processing, Atterotech I/O endpoints, AKG paging microphones and Crown CDI installed audio amplifiers. System design and equipment was provided by leading NZ distributor JPRO.

System Features:

• JBL 8128 commercial loudspeakers with high sensitivity drivers provided maximum amplifier power efficiency.
• High Performance loudspeakers for the Entertainment zones include ceiling mounted JBL Control47LP low profile wide-coverage loudspeakers, JBL CBT70-J IP rated column array speakers and JBL Control 85 360-degree landscape speakers.
• State-of-the-art auto-sensing Plug ’n Play zones with Atterotech UND6IO wall plates for Dante audio distribution.
• Crown CDI4300 and CDI41200 energy efficient installed power amplifiers, programmed with auto-on and auto-off features.
• BSS BLU-806 audio processing and Atterotech UNDIO2x2 Dante Interfaces allowed seamless Dante integration for the entire complex, incorporating all BSS and AKG paging stations.
• A customised Master Control Panel in the main server room allows quick monitoring and control of the audio in over 40 zones.

The Impact

“We were comfortable providing a design with STI readings as JBL manufacture a variety of loudspeakers that are purpose-built for their application” says JPRO’s audio design team. “Professional quality speakers provide better audio coverage at a lower volume, and this in turn works favourably for our customer as less speakers are needed due to the efficiency of the loudspeaker and accuracy of the predictions in a system design.”

“The audio coverage and quality for this scale of project is exceptional,” says a spokesperson for OCL. “The integration and usage of Dante in the system, along with the Atterotech wall plates are really creative. The range of JBL speakers work seamlessly together, and the JBL CBT-70 with the Control82M landscape speakers create a very full and extremely clear sound in the rooftop and entertainment precinct. We appreciate the extra effort into making it easy to monitor and control over 40 zones from the main server room – we are truly pleased with the overall outcome.”