Theatre Installation

Now Shipping: ColorSource Spot VXT and 10” fos/4 Fresnel

January 25, 2024

In the fall of 2022, ETC announced the ColorSource V fixture family with the launch of the new, budget-friendly Spot V and Fresnel V fixtures. Building on the popular ColorSource line that is lighting schools, community spaces, houses of worship, hotels, and theme parks around the world, ColorSource V brings an impressive feature set at an affordable price.

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Ghibli in residence at theater Toneelhuis in Antwerp

September 22, 2021

The technical crew from Toneelhuis investigated the moving head industry in search for the best fit for their theater hall as they needed to renew the existing fixtures.

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Safety is essential, our projects department is prepared

March 16, 2021

For our projects department safety is essential!

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Martin Audio Announces First Constant Curvature Array

February 16, 2021

The company’s first constant curvature array, TORUS was formally showcased for the first time online at a recent ‘virtual’ launch event.

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Malmö Opera has recently invested in next-generation TiMax TrackerD4

January 21, 2021

The decision to buy was a simple one as the TiMax automation system was needed to ensure the precise audio localisation of both moving performers and static mic positions within the theatre’s immersive sound system, upgraded earlier in the year.

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Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5 array speakers available for delivery

December 30, 2020

Renkus-Heinz introduced the first Iconyx array nearly a decade ago - today they lead the field in digitally steerable loudspeakers. Found in the most demanding projects across the globe. Wherever high quality intelligible sound is required, Renkus-Heinz are in the forefront.

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De vernieuwde Bijloke opent eerstdaags haar deuren

August 27, 2020

In onderaanneming van Amptec en Engie verzorgde FACE voor een architecturaal stuursysteem voor het licht, waar zowel orkestlicht, zaallicht als werklicht worden gestuurd door middel van drukknoppen in de zaal, gecombineerd met een touchscreen.

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How to Reduce Noise in a Room With a High Ceiling

May 9, 2020

High ceilings are great for making a room feel larger, in fact – interior designers and developers love incorporating high ceilings into their homes. However, while they’re a great choice design-wise, they also provide sounds with a longer path of travel, resulting in more noise.

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The conservatory of Mechelen fully committed to LED

December 11, 2019

After a complete make-over of the general lighting in the building, the auditorium could not stay behind. Old dimmers and halogen lighting needed to make place for a new contemporary installation.

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New VL800 series brings Vari-lite power to cost-effective event fixtures

August 22, 2019

Vari-Lite is opening the door to even more creative possibilities with the VL800 series of event fixtures. A new cost-effective option for both installation and touring. The line of fixed and moving head LED event fixtures comes with the quality and support you expect from Vari-Lite products.

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La Monnaie - The Tale of OmniCal

June 21, 2019

An ambitious projection mapping for ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’ at La Monnaie led to the use of disguise its time-saving Omnical projection mapping calibration system.

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TiMax total immersion wows at Guildford School of Acting

February 21, 2019

Technical Theatre students at the Guildford School of Acting’s recently benefitted from hands-on experience creating dynamic soundscapes and source-oriented vocal localisation for their stage musical production of 9 to 5.

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Autograph upgrades to full Martin Audio MLA for "Jesus Christ Superstar"

October 18, 2017

Autograph Sound designer Nick Lidster specified Martin Audio MLA Mini for the 2017 summer season of Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

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Market research that led to VARI*LITE’s VL4000BW

August 16, 2017

Owner and managing director André Schneider at Dee Sound & Light expanded his rental light stock this summer. To do so, he scanned the Pro Lighting market and tested different high-end brands.

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Unique Montana Arts Center Blends Art and Nature With Alcons

July 20, 2017

Located deep in the rugged countryside of Montana, close to the Beartooth Mountains, Tippet Rise Art Center celebrates the concept that art, music, architecture, and nature are inextricably linked in the human experience. Opened in 2016, the venue’s centerpiece is the Olivier Barn, which features an Alcons Audio LR14 ultra-compact line-array system.

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Massive improvements in new dot2 software release

April 18, 2017

MA Lighting is proud to announce the next level of intuitive lighting control software for the dot2 console series incorporating a host of new and exciting features. The dot2 software release allows users to work even faster and more intuitively than ever before. Together with the dot2 release a new Fixture builder is released as well.

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Outboard TiMax to unveil SoundHub VR at Prolight+Sound

April 6, 2017

Prolight+Sound 2017 in Frankfurt will see OutBoard TiMax debut the TiMax SoundHub VR playback, spatial audio and showcontrol variant, to support the growing demand for tightly-synchronised, low-latency immersive audio in multimedia VR content for visitor attractions. Visit TiMax in hall 4.1, booth A30.

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Queen Elisabeth Center Antwerp

February 20, 2017

The new Queen Elisabeth Hall and congress centre in Antwerp opened its doors at the end of 2016 after a full make over and is now top of the league in terms of acoustics. FACE was commissioned to perform the planning and installation of the complete AV systems.

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ETC Eos v2.5 adds new playback and Direct Select tools

January 5, 2017

ETC is introducing the new Eos v2.5 software. The new software introduces additional Direct Select controls and playback and customisation tools, allowing users to quickly access and manipulate programming targets, where you will have the possibility to create your own pallets, different types side by side as you please.

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Using TiMax Soundhub-S to improve your arena sound

July 1, 2016

From February till June 2016, Adele was touring through Europe and the UK. The Adele Live 2016 tour production is all about staging Adele with her strong personality on two stages. A TiMax Soundhub-S32 was employed for this task and is available at FACE for a demo session.

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dot2 training for technicians CC Muze

June 27, 2016

In the beginning of 2016 the lighting technicians of CC Muze in Heusden-Zolder chose an MA Lighting dot2 XL-F. For advanced use of the lighting table, they followed a dot2 training with FACE’s lighting expert Koen Ceulemans.

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CC Sandweiler Luxembourg updates sound system with O-line, Powersoft and XTA

January 28, 2016

For Cultural Center Sandweiler in Luxembourg the time was right to upgrade their existing sound system. After contacting Claude Schokmel of S-PLS they chose to work with the Martin Audio O-Line and CDD Series, powered by Powersoft M-Series amplifiers and XTA CD1048 processing.

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GC De Warandepoort choses ArcSystem

January 27, 2016

While building a new theatre venue in Tervuren, the city council wanted to choose an environmentally friendly lighting solution to be installed. Nick Janssens, project manager of community Tervuren was looking around for specific theatrical LED lighting and found the perfect fit with GDS ArcSystem.

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CC De Werft in Geel choses dot2

January 6, 2016

Cultural Center De Werft in Geel was looking for a new light console. FACE demoed a MA Lighting's dot2 concept and afterwards Music Vanderheyden won the tender to deliver a new dot2 lighting console.

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MA Lighting grandMA2 to control all 30CC venues

February 5, 2015

Getting all venues in their portfolio to operate on a single lighting control solution- that's the decision the technical team of 30CC in Leuven(BE) made in 2014. However, the obvious question to impose itself then was "which platform should that be?"

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Varia packs a punch at De Grote Post

January 1, 2015

The Oostende Post Office, the only public building designed by famed Ghent architect Gaston Eysselinck, has been recognized as one of the finest architectural creations of Belgium's postwar period.

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Theatre Installation

Now Shipping: ColorSource Spot VXT and 10” fos/4 Fresnel

Ghibli in residence at theater Toneelhuis in Antwerp

Safety is essential, our projects department is prepared

Martin Audio Announces First Constant Curvature Array

Malmö Opera has recently invested in next-generation TiMax TrackerD4

Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5 array speakers available for delivery

De vernieuwde Bijloke opent eerstdaags haar deuren

How to Reduce Noise in a Room With a High Ceiling

The conservatory of Mechelen fully committed to LED

New VL800 series brings Vari-lite power to cost-effective event fixtures

La Monnaie - The Tale of OmniCal

TiMax total immersion wows at Guildford School of Acting

Autograph upgrades to full Martin Audio MLA for "Jesus Christ Superstar"

Market research that led to VARI*LITE’s VL4000BW

Unique Montana Arts Center Blends Art and Nature With Alcons

Massive improvements in new dot2 software release

Outboard TiMax to unveil SoundHub VR at Prolight+Sound

Queen Elisabeth Center Antwerp

ETC Eos v2.5 adds new playback and Direct Select tools

Using TiMax Soundhub-S to improve your arena sound

dot2 training for technicians CC Muze

CC Sandweiler Luxembourg updates sound system with O-line, Powersoft and XTA

GC De Warandepoort choses ArcSystem

CC De Werft in Geel choses dot2

MA Lighting grandMA2 to control all 30CC venues

Varia packs a punch at De Grote Post