Following its successful debut at the Marriott Hotel in February 2008, evenTech Scotland 2009 has moved to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre for its second staging from February 25th-26th, ready to capitalise on the growing popularity of regional shows.

It’s not difficult to see the increasing appeal of regional exhibitions at a time when even the most successful organisations are questioning the costs involved in attending international events – if exhibitors are willing to come to you, why not take advantage of it?

A testament to the success of the first evenTech Scotland
is the return of leading suppliers, like RCF Audio. The company was one of the initial supporters of the 2008 show and RCF’s intention was to work on building a solid base for its Pro Sound Products in Scotland. In doing so it was looking to appoint a new distributor for the area. After what Phil Price described as “a most successful show,” RCF officially appointed The Warehouse as its Pro Distributor for Scotland.

For 2009, RCF will again be showing off its comprehensive range of Pro products, including the new ART 7 and the NX Series, plus TT+. Phil Price comments: “We have put a lot of effort into the market in Scotland and 2008 has proved to be a great year for us, working as we are with a professional distribution company, and we feel with the same amount of effort 2009 will be just as successful a show.”

Intelligent Lectern Systems (ILS) of the Netherlands is a market-leader in lectern-based presentation systems. This year, and for the first time, ILS will showcase its advanced systems in Scotland: these represent the latest tools in conducting efficient meetings, the company says. It adds that its systems allow users to: “Present in style, professionally and productively, with the sho-Q Presenter system that manages all presentations at a seminar or event”. Featuring auto start from a USB memory stick, with automatic-planning features, users can show any slide of any presentation in about four seconds.

On display will be microphone and room control functions, the versatile Swiss-engineered ILS16 SpeakersCorner and the all-in-one ILS14 sho-Maestro lectern to demonstrate what the firm says are “... complete and advanced pen interactive systems for higher education and training.”

Veteran UK mixer manufacturer Allen & Heath will be exhibiting two new products for 2009. Evolved from the successful flagship iLive digital range, the iLive-T Series is a new compact digital mixing system with all the performance and power of the original iLive in a new, lightweight, affordable package.

The T Series comprises the fixed I/O iDR-32 and iDR-48 MixRacks and iLive-T80 and iLive-T112 Surface options with remote CAT5 connection. Each rack can be used with either control surface, and all of the models will be compatible with the existing iLive units.

Allen & Heath will also unveil the Xone:22, a two channel analog DJ mixer offering high quality audio and a professional feature set at an entry level price. It’s  equipped with Allen & Heath’s characteristic sound and build quality and professional grade features that would normally be found in the booth of a top-rated club.

Duran Audio UK will be exhibiting its AXYS Intellivox series of loudspeakers. The Intellivox was the first ‘beam steered’ line array back in the 1990s and, thanks to continuous product development from Duran Audio, the company says it is still the market leader in this area.

The Intellivox products are ideal for providing intelligible speech reproduction in highly reverberant spaces such as large board rooms, atriums, concourses, shopping malls, railway stations, airports and any other large space with a high reverberation time. The host of on-board surveillance features also makes it possible to use them as part of a PA/VA system.

Also on the booth will be the company’s second generation of sound reinforcement products, which boast built-in DSP and amplification. The full range cabinets are truly three-way, Duran Audio says, which has held true to its philosophy of Total Transparency: “The products really do sound like big hi-fi loudspeakers. The on-board DSP not only saves on outboard equipment, thanks to the built-in eq and Delay functions, but it also provides very accurate cross-overs. The products are ideally suited for theatre, conference, TV studio and other touring applications and have eight on-board memories that can be recalled remotely.”

Another major international brand exhibitor at evenTech Scotland, Sennheiser UK will be showing several new products from within its multi-branded product portfolio.
The WiCOS Wireless Conference System “... combines graceful design with incredible simplicity of use, is ideal for everyday conferencing requirements and is particularly well suited to the local authority market.”

Also on display from Sennheiser will be representative examples of industry standard products, including radio microphones and in-ear monitors, along with infrared and tour-guide systems. For the first time in Scotland, Sennheiser UK will show the new range of highly acclaimed K-Array loudspeakers and amplifiers.  

APart and DAS will be represented on the Sennheiser stand too, with a selection of new products to help meet the tightest of installation budgets, offering quality audio solutions while delivering great value for money. Fife-based AV Department is an expert in connection and specialises in both sales and hire of AV equipment. The company will be showcasing camera products from the Ikegami range, alongside Photon Beard lighting, multi VR technology from Miranda Technologies and Omnitek test and measurement equipment. The team will be on hand to discuss all the products, as well as its range of audience participation and response products and SMS services.

As the sole UK distributor for Shure, QSC, ServoReeler, Sound Devices, SKB, Phonic and Radial, SDUK will be showcasing products from its extensive portfolio, including wireless microphones and systems, amplifiers, speakers, audio network control products and mixers among many others.

“Our all-encompassing product portfolio provides hundreds of components and thousands of system combinations to our customers. All brands have been selected with care and through many years of experience, to represent the best products available in the field of pro audio,” Shure says.

Recently the subject of a profile in Audio Pro, Alcons Audio UK will be present for the second time in Scotland. The most important product news from the Dutch company is the LR7, the latest and smallest member of Alcons’ successful pro-ribbon line arrays, described as a ‘micro pro-ribbon line array’.

Alcons Audio will also host a seminar on its pro-ribbon transducer technology. In this presentation, the main focus will be on explanation, in a popular but scientific way, of the current status of pro-ribbon mid/high frequency transducer technology, concentrating on the history, durability, reliability of the technology as well as the implementation of the technology in real-world high SPL applications. Low-SPL demos will take place on the stand, with the VR8 pro-ribbon compact monitor, driven by the ALC amplified loudspeaker controllers. And a selection of the Alcons range will be on display, too.
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