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which we are going to be providing the Audio. So it is more of a
partnership. I think we owe it to the community. I have been following
the Palm show for 10 years now right from the time when they started
at the Nehru Centre. The show has grown, they have added new
halls, exhibitors, concepts and we are happy to be a large part of it,
an anchor brand of the Palm Show . They have given us that respect
and regarded our commitment with the kind of space that we have
wanted. We have created properties together like the Live Arena and
we have also seen our Sales take off where people have come and told
us that they bought a certain product because they saw it at Palm
Expo. It is a great testimony to the fact that we have invested in the
right place. Our tagline says “Expect Brilliance” and I would say that
is what we are delivering at the Palm Show.
To help cut down on the sound levels which are a general complaint
at Palm show, we have included a Demo area this time which is going
to be Sound Proofed. I would expect the same level of commitment
from our peers in the industry. It is a place where people come to meet
others, collaborate and make business happen. We cannot afford to
disturb that and it is a collective responsibility in my opinion.
Live Arena has a dedicated place for Demos. The Demo Cube
was created for this specific reason last year. We must follow the
International standards where the business discussions happen at
the booth, and the demo happens in the dedicated areas.
What to expect this year from Harman at Palm Expo?
We are launching the VI7000 console which is a state of the art large
format desk, a successor to the VI6. This is going to be a top end digital
console with 128 channel inputs, state of the art algorithms such as
BSS DPR901ii™ Dynamic EQ. This is gold standard in consoles. It is
going to be launched in India for the first time. People will be able to
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touch, feel and play with it at the Harman Live Arena and also at the
booth. We have got a lot of new lighting fixtures coming up this year.
We will launch the Martin Mac Axiom a hybrid fixture which can
do combining beam and spot into one compact unit that also offers
diffused wash functionalityout of one fixture. We are going to be
showcasing some interesting technology from AMX as well. At AMX,
we acquired a company called SVSI, a video transport company
whose specialization is 4K high def video over standard Cat-5 Gigabit
LAN network which is incredible in terms of technology. We shall
run a live relay from live arena into the booth so people can watch it
from the booth as well.
We have the new Digitec Trio Plus Pedal which has a Looper now
and its going to be a lot more powerful and an interesting addition to
the family. We have got the new EON ONE series, which is a small
portable column speaker which a sub woofer in built. There are a lot
of new products which will be exhibited at the new demo room for
these products.
We have some exciting gigs happening this year too and hope to give
a power packed musical feast for 3 days.
Your Message to readers of our magazine.
I think the industry of India has come of age. We have so many new
musical talents, the recording and broadcast industry has come of
age with the adoption of digital technologies. The technologies that
people are using are global. So, a publication like yours takes the
message out of what is latest and the greatest, best practices, into the
community. As Harman, we would like to see more adoption of new
technology. We are seeing a lot of migration from analog to digital
which is pretty amazing and we’d like to see much more exploration
of new technology.