QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (October 10, 2016) – QSC announces the new DPM Series of digital signal processors/monitors. DPM is a powerful audio signal processing solution for today’s D-Cinema audio systems. The DPM builds on the legacy of QSC’s DCM and DCP products to provide all signal processing and monitoring functions for Digital Cinema in a single integrated system. Designed to be used with QSC’s Digital Cinema Amplifiers (DCA) and featuring advanced Intrinsic Correction™ settings for QSC’s Digital Cinema Speakers (DCS), the DPM optimizes QSC loudspeaker and amplifier performance while simplifying cinema sound system wiring and configuration. The DPM is configurable for passive or bi-amp operation for 5.1 or 7.1 systems.  Two models are available: DPM 100 and DPM 100H (with HDMI in/out and Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby® Surround 7.1, and DTS-HD® decoding) for…

QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (October 3, 2016) – QSC, LLC announces the acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs, Inc. (“USL”), effective September 30, 2016.  The acquisition will allow QSC to offer an industry-leading portfolio of audio-visual processing and B-chain solutions under the QSC and USL brands for the motion picture exhibition industry. “As the first major acquisition in the nearly 50-year history of our company, we naturally wanted to find a company that would be an excellent strategic fit for QSC,” says Jatan Shah, Chief Operating Officer of QSC. “We recognize the many valuable contributions that USL has made to the cinema industry over the years, and are confident that the integration of the two companies will provide an even more powerful total value proposition for our customers.  The two companies are complementary in terms of product offering and how we…

Yale University is known for graduating great minds, thanks to the value it places on knowledge and innovation. It prioritizes those same values to its facilities and technologies, so when looking for a versatile AV solution, their IT team turned to the QSC Q-SYS™ Core 110f. They currently use the solution as a music and paging system for audio in a multi-zoned café. Users run the Q-SYS app on an iPad, walking around the space and leveling the audio to a preferred level. With the app, they can also balance microphones for a presenter. The AV Engineering Manager at Yale University explained why the Core 110f is the ideal solution for the many of its spaces, including classrooms in the music center. “The Core 110f will allow high-quality audio and signal routing in the individual classroom as well as allow the in-room system to feed a larger Core sitting in the…

Clearwing Systems Integration recently provided a complete audio and video package for Ark Encounter. Featuring a full scale Noah’s Ark spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide and 51 feet high, this 7-story feat of engineering was one of the biggest system installs in Clearwing history. The first phase of the project required Clearwing to distribute audio to nearly 200 zones park wide. To make this happen, Clearwing selected the QSC Ecosystem, installing redundant Q-SYS™ Core 1100 with 50 CXD4.3Q and CXD4.5Q amplifiers to power over 500 QSC AcousticDesign™ Series loudspeakers. System Components • (2) QSC Core 1100 • (2) QSC I/O Frame 8S • QSC Core 500i (restaurant system) • QSC CXD4.5 • (49) QSC CXD4.3 • QSC TSC-7t • QSC TSC-3 • QSC PS1600 • (500+) QSC AD-S4T, AD-S6T,   AD-S8T and AD-S52T loudspeakers   All 144 audio input tracks used throughout the installation…

QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (August 17, 2016) – QSC is pleased to announce that as of September 6, cinema industry veteran Beth Figge is joining the QSC Cinema team.  Beth has extensive experience in the Cinema products industry, having served as Cinema Sales Manager for companies such as Dolby Labs, Doremi, Moving Image Technologies, Sony Cinema Products, and JBL Professional.  She is also a member of the board of directors of the International Cinema Technology Association, who honored her in 2014 with the prestigious “Allen Award” for outstanding contributions to the ICTA and the industry. As Director of Cinema Business Development, Beth will be responsible for cultivating customer relationships and developing new business through complete cinema system sales, by serving as a technology/product advocate for the QSC Cinema products portfolio. “The growth…

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QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (August 11, 2016) - When scouting for a location for the premiere of Jason Bourne, Universal Pictures chose Las Vegas, an obvious choice since it’s the scene of the film’s climactic and chaotic car chase. But finding a venue large and grand enough to launch the film was another matter – there aren’t many movie theatres that can accommodate the thousands of celebrities and industry insiders expected to attend.  Knowing that CinemaCon, the theatrical exhibition industry’s largest trade event, is held each year at Caesars Palace and that screenings are successfully done in the Colosseum, Universal felt confident that the 4,000 seat venue could provide a fitting launch pad for the new $120 million action thriller.  The bigger challenge: the Colosseum was never built as a movie theatre.  Converting the massive room from a live performance…

QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (August 10, 2016) – QSC, LLC, is excited to welcome Bart Wood as the New Director of Sales, Central Region for the Systems Business Unit. Bart will work closely with its channel partners to further develop and manage the central region of the United States.  “QSC has built a world-class Systems sales team, and Bart Wood is an ideal expansion to this group,” says Frank West, Sr. Director of Systems Sales, Americas. “He comes to us with over 16 years of experience in the AV industry, most which he spent working in our target markets.” Bart comes to QSC from SVSI, a Harman company, where he was the director of sales, strategic accounts for the last three years. Prior to that, Bart spent two years as the national sales manager at Vivitek Corporation, a division of Delta Electronics, which is one of the largest manufacturers of large venue…

Costa Mesa, CA (August 1, 2016) –QSC is very pleased to announce the release of powerful new software and firmware for the GXD and PLD amplifiers to support the new E Series range of passive loudspeakers. Amplifier Navigator 2.2.5 and GXD Firmware Updater, offer the advantages of next generation advanced DSP settings, providing an optimum level of performance as part of a complete E Series Entertainment System. “The E Series range of loudspeakers have been so well-received by our customers that it’s pretty hard to imagine actually improving their performance,” says Dale Sandberg, Senior Product Manager, QSC. “But with the deployment of these new advanced DSP tunings, a system of E Series loudspeakers paired with GXD or PLD power amplifiers offers a complete entertainment solution that delivers performance far beyond expectations.”   Amplifier Navigator V2.2.5 adds…

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QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (July 20, 2016) - For the second year in a row, QSC Cinema was honored with the prestigious “Teddy” Award, an annual award voted by dealer members of the International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA).  The award recognizes the ICTA Manufacturer of the Year who best exemplifies the progressive principles of product development, and provides the dealers with service and up-to-date technical and sales information, while supporting the status of their product without qualification.  The Teddy Award was presented to QSC at the recent annual ICTA Convention in Vancouver, BC, Canada. “I can’t tell you how honored we are to receive this recognition from our dealers,” says Barry Ferrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of QSC.  “The award criteria represents many of the goals that we strive for as an organization, and this…

QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (July 19, 2016) – QSC, LLC, is excited to announce the second award for its new Q-SYS™ AV-to-USB Bridging solution – “Best New Video Conferencing Accessory”. rAVe’s team picked the best and brightest products from the thousands of products introduced at InfoComm 2016, which took place June 4 – 10 in Las Vegas, NV. “We are excited to receive several honors recognizing the innovation of our new AV-to-USB Bridging solution,” said Joe Pham, CEO of QSC. “An extension of our Q-SYS Platform, the AV-to-USB Bridging solution combines our industry-leading audio and professional-quality video to solve the problems of USB video distribution. The positive feedback on this launch has been overwhelming and this award is another testament to the market’s need for a solution that leverages the network to make soft codec and BYOD conferencing even…

QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (July 14, 2016) - QSC, LLC, is proud to accept a 2016 Vendor Excellence Award from the Global Presence Alliance (GPA). This award recognizes leading AV and UC manufacturers/vendors for their commitment to delivering a superior experience to GPA’s members and global customers. “The quality and innovation of our products and our commitment to servicing the needs of our customers are the bedrock of QSC,” said Joe Pham, CEO of QSC. “We are so pleased that the GPA share these values with QSC, and we look forward to working together to deliver the same level of superior products and services worldwide.” The GPA surveys its members each year to rate vendors in five categories: product innovation, technical support, sales and marketing programs, commercial flexibility and commitment to global development and support programs. QSC was ranked…

QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (July 5, 2016) – QSC, LLC, and its Q-SYS™ Core 1100 Enterprise Cores were honored as the Business Star Product at the InstallAwards 2016 for its role in the London Excel Exhibition Centre installation. The InstallAwards were held June 24 at the Grand Conaught Rooms in Central London and recognized excellence across the Pro AV industry and focused on the best projects in the last year. Shure UK Distribution was on hand to receive the award, which was nominated by SSE Audio Group.     John Ellis, regional sales manager, installed sound at Shure Distribution provides more information on Q-SYS in the Excel Exhibition Centre “We are very pleased to win this award from Installation magazine,” said Joe Pham, CEO of QSC. “The Q-SYS Platform is used across Europe and the Excel installation is a great example of the…