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Outline’s New Architectural Series: Invisible Never Sounded So Good
Outline’s New Architectural Series: Invisible Never Sounded So Good Outline are delighted to announce the launch of their all-new Architectural Series, a range of loudspeakers designed specifically to enable integrators to meet the aesthetic and performance demands of architects, interior designers and clients who want the ultimate in discreet, high-performance audio systems. Comprising four loudspeakers (the Ai41 and Ai81 ultra-compact columns, the Charlie 4 cube and the dedicated AS6 micro-sub) plus a complementary selection of mounting accessories, the primary focus of the new range is, like all Outline products, on premium sound quality. Despite their diminutive size, each of the mid-high modules delivers perfectly balanced audio, whether from playback or ‘live’, while the AS6 dedicated subwoofer provides low-frequency reinforcement that totally belies its dimensions. All four also produce maximum SPLs far in advance of what one might reasonably expect from such a design. The remarkable performance of the mid-high modules Ai41 and Ai81 is made possible by Outline’s inclusion of an ‘MTM’ configuration of midrange and HF elements that delivers extraordinary imaging and precision coverage from such a small unit. This proven design, in which multiple transducers are symmetrically arranged within an enclosure, can almost completely eliminate unwanted lobing effects […]
Outline’s Newton – Don’t Leave Home Without It
Outline’s Newton – Don’t Leave Home Without It “The Newton is part of my toolbox now; where I go it comes with me. The clients I work for have no questions or problems with me bringing the Newton and having this as the heart of the audio system. I will never go back.” Based near Liverpool, Joe Baker not only runs Sound Access Events, his full-service production support company, but also engineers on a freelance basis for corporate AV and live music events. Joe continues, “Newton makes my job so much more efficient and my workflow so much easier, everything I need is in the device and in the Outline Dashboard software, which is extremely coherent and does exactly what you need it to do. I now use it exclusively for main system control and desk busing at FOH, as well as system tuning and alignment, using the AP filters and the parametric EQ (Outline’s exclusive ‘WFIR’ filters) which, incidentally, are something that need to be heard to be believed.” “Having the Groups and Panels functions almost makes the Newton customisable to each show and no matter what protocol is required, whether AES, MADI, Dante or analogue, you have 16 channels of input and 16 channels of output, with so much processing power for each channel. On top of all that, Newton […]
Having a whale of a time on the Adriatic
Having a whale of a time on the Adriatic Outline sets the scene in a new trendsetting Riccione venue A visit to Riccione is fun all year round, but the “Green Pearl of the Adriatic” – so-called thanks to its tree-lined streets, parks and gardens – is at its best from spring through to summer. From Easter to September it becomes the ideal destination for those who want to spend a weekend or a holiday enjoying everything the resort has to offer. The town’s vocation for hospitality dates back to the thirties and it has been a trendsetter since, with its top clubs in the surrounding hills, leading edge beach and spa facilities and its famous main drag, Viale Ceccarini, buzzing day and night. The iconic street recently hosted the opening of The Balena (The Whale) Lounge Bar by the Villa Delle Rose and Peter Pan group, a venue offering a perfect combination of taste, style and design, in a strategic point once occupied by the Trussardi Boutique. An Outline loudspeaker system has been installed at the “Balena”, which is already acknowledged as one of the most refined lounge bars on the Romagna Riviera, but as Marco Tiraferri explains on […]
Balena Lounge Bar sceglie Outline
Riccione, Viale Ceccarini 24 — Un sistema di altoparlanti a firma Outline è stato installato al “Balena”, uno tra i più raffinati lounge bar della riviera romagnola, inaugurato nell’estate 2021. Il locale voluto dal gruppo Villa Delle Rose e Peter Pan si trova in un punto strategico dell’iconico Viale Ceccarini, al civico 24, nell’ex sede della Boutique Trussardi, ed è una perfetta coesione di gusti, stile e design. “Non si tratta di una disco in centro: la nostra è un’offerta dedicata a un pubblico dai 25-30 in su che voglia trascorrere la serata in un ambiente elegante, ma anche godere di una selezione musicale raffinata, soprattutto ben riprodotta” – precisa Marco Tiraferri per il gruppo imprenditoriale che gestisce Villa delle Rose e Peter Pan. E aggiunge: “La musica gioca un ruolo centrale per indurre uno stato di benessere in qualsiasi ambiente. Un lounge bar a maggior ragione necessita di una riproduzione musicale di altissimo livello, e un buon progetto di sonorizzazione curato sin dall’inizio può fare la differenza. La scelta del marchio Outline è stata dettata dal desiderio di offrire alla clientela un audio di qualità premium che accompagni gli ospiti dalla colazione alla cena passando dalla degustazione di vini […]
Floating Stage with Outline System Docks and Rocks at Ports of Call in Italy
GENOA, Italy – Show Technologies provided an Outline sound system to accompany a floating stage complete with lighting and video to entertain tourists and residents at various ports of call in Italy’s seaside Liguria region this summer. Although one of Italy’s smallest regions, Liguria, overlooking the country’s northwest coast, has countless places visitors to Italy definitely shouldn’t miss. From Genoa, famous for its old harbor (the fascinating city was once capital of one of the most powerful maritime republics and is still an extremely important port to this day), its huge aquarium and its fascinating age-old “carruggi” (alleys), to the exclusive resort of Portofino, a favorite with the international jet set, and quaint medieval hamlets such as Dolceacqua, famous for Monet’s painting of its suggestive bridge. Liguria has always been a favourite destination for writers and artists, such as Byron, Shelley and D’Annunzio, and the picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre, with their colorful houses, cliff-hanging trails and terraced slopes are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was therefore no surprise that the almost 500 events on the region’s 2021 summer season’s busy program to entertain tourists visiting the area’s popular beaches included many highly original projects, such as August’s “Musica dal […]
Waves: musica dal mare firmata Outline
I sistemi Outline sono stati scelti come PA di uno stage del tutto particolare, installato su una chiatta itinerante sul mare che ha toccato i porti delle città di Rapallo, Genova e Santa Margherita Ligure. “Waves – Musica dal mare” non è altro che una disco-chiatta itinerante che ha portato svago e “chill out” nel rispetto di distanze e normative sanitarie e ha animato le tre località turistiche al calar del sole per offrire ai turisti un momento di relax al termine di una giornata al mare. Molti i dj alla console che alternavano musica leggerissima con chill out, stile minimal e ambient. Musica al tramonto per gustare l’aperitivo e la cena in Riviera insieme ai tanti turisti presenti che hanno apprezzato l’iniziativa. Il sistema, fornito da Show Technologies TM, era composto da 30 moduli line array Mantas e 12 sub DBS 18-2. Mantas 28 di Outline offre prestazioni eccezionali in un cabinet compatto e leggero. All’interno sono presenti due midwoofer da 8 pollici con magneti al neodimio, un driver a compressione da 3 pollici, e la nota guida d’onda brevettata D.P.R.W.G. Il DBS 18-2 è invece un doppio subwoofer da 18″ capace di offrire prestazioni costanti ai massimi livelli […]
Summer Vacations @ Outline
Summer Vacations @ Outline Dear Outline supporter, please be informed that our company will be closed for summer vacations from August 7 to 29, inclusive. For any kind of technical and commercial requests please send an e-mail to info@outline.it – we’ll be checking all the e-mails! Have a great summer time! Outline team
Outline adds the sound to “Ashdod Lights”
Outline adds the sound to “Ashdod Lights” The city of Ashdod, one of Israel’s largest international cruise and cargo ports and southern Israel’s only outlet to the Mediterranean, through which much of the country’s citrus crop is exported, hosts a number of industries and a petrol refinery, but excavations have traced this vibrant city’s roots back to the 17th century BC. Funded by the city’s municipality, Ashdod recently launched “Ashdod Lights”, a tour enabling visitors to walk round five key locations hosting high-impact AV art installations, including video art projections on buildings and water screens, projection mapping, lighting and laser effects and holograms. Tel Aviv-headquartered pro audio company Gidron Levitan, Italian manufacturer Outline’s Israeli distributor, was commissioned to provide the audio systems for this high-profile project and company owner, sound engineer and musician Eytan Gidron, explains the brief received. “It was for crystal-clear powerful sound covering large areas from loudspeakers which had to be weather-proof, as all five installations are outdoors. I therefore immediately suggested Outline STADIA speakers to the audio consultant, as each Stadia 100 is actually four line array elements in one box, specifically designed for this type of application, thanks also to unbeatable weather resistance.” For the projection […]
Daerim Church puts its faith in Outline
Daerim Church puts its faith in Outline SEOUL, South Korea — On the occasion of the celebrations for the Korean Methodist Church’s fiftieth anniversary, Seoul’s Daerim Church inaugurated a new Outline sound reinforcement system, installed by Hebsiba Multimedia Co. Ltd. in the main worship room. The system chosen to replace the previous (point-source) speakers was a line array set-up, ideal for ensuring improved sound pressure and clarity in the room’s oval layout, which is long (36 metres), relatively narrow (29 m.) and high (11 m.). The main system comprises two hangs of twelve Outline Mantas 28 elements which, despite their relatively small format, are high-performance line array units with a radial angle of 120 degrees and a maximum output of 139 dB SPL. A pair of Outline DBS 18-2 subwoofers is flown behind each of the arrays. Mr. SungHwan Oh, Hebsiba Multimedia’s CEO, explains, “As well as the main system, we also installed Outline’s Vegas 24 enclosures, used as front fill speakers and under-balcony delays to optimize coverage of the area of the congregation furthest from the altar. In both cases, the Vegas 24 speakers were specified for their wide coverage pattern, ensuring maximum coverage from a small enclosure.” The latter […]
Ampco Flashlight uses Outline NEWTON at Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Ampco Flashlight uses Outline NEWTON at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Rotterdam, Netherlands — The Grand Final of the 65th staging of the Eurovision Song Contest event took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in May, where winners Italy triumphed over the other 25 finalists with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’ performed by Måneskin. Due to COVID restrictions the audience in the venue was limited but a huge Europe-wide TV audience of over 180m watched the event live, courtesy of the host broadcaster NPO/NOS/AVROTROS on behalf of EBU. Utrecht-based Ampco Flashlight were the ESC’s official technical supplier for audio, lighting and rigging, working with Erwin Rintjema, ESC’s Head of Production, who was responsible for the whole technical production this year and Jeroen ten Brinke, ESC’s Head of Live Sound. Ampco Flashlight’s Remco Verhoek was their Project Manager, Audio, for the event and he describes the role which NEWTON played in their system design: “NEWTON was used as matrix mixer to sum all the mixers to the PA feeds. There were two DiGiCo Quantum7’s and two Yamaha CL1’s, matrixed into a number of feeds outputting over Dante – on the other end we converted back to AES and analogue via LM44. All desks had AES […]
What professional audio people are saying
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“The Outline system gained a fan as soon as I opened the PA up. I didn’t have to do much at all to get what I needed out of the system, which translated the core sound of the instruments/vocals on stage clearly. Also, considering I had a 95dB limit and Janelle’s shows can get pretty loud, I had a lot of headroom.”
“The most important features for us when deciding upon the Newton were its small form factor with such a high I/O count, the wide scope for redundancy with dual PSUs, multiple layers of redundancy on the inputs, its unique approach to switching if an input is lost and the fact that it can SRC the wide range of digital formats it takes in. On both MTV and the Brits the Newtons were used as the front-end matrix for the audio system, taking inputs from both the presenter and band consoles in multiple formats to give us true redundancy, so MADI, Dante, AES and analogue were all used simultaneously. With the complex system design and show layout, being able to take in large groups of inputs in multiple formats was a winner – the Newton has managed to replace multiple units which used to have to be cascaded, it has eliminated clocking headaches and also means we can have an overview of everything that’s going on, all within one page of the software. The Newton having proved itself on two large scale, international televised events has shown that with its flexibility it could be used on a wide variety of our projects and it will be my go-to choice for these events moving forward.”
“Following several demos of the Newton we were very impressed with the GUI, fast workflow and ease of use. The Newton is the all-in-one solution to many technical problems. The form factor is the real selling point, it’s a constant battle for all manufacturers to try and shrink the footprint while retaining functionality – Outline have managed to find a perfect match between both. Fernando at Outline and James at CUK have been very receptive to our feedback and feature requests, which really inspires confidence in both companies. We see the Newton being used for all future projects that require simple and effective system management – any tool that speeds up workflow and simplifies complex clocking arrangements is a winner!”
“Nick Boulton and I have found Superfly to be an exceptionally good sounding and flexible cabinet. It has a very flat, consistent response which reacts very well to EQ and copes easily with a wide dynamic range of programme material. The low box weight and fly-ware also means we can hang a sufficiently high number of cabinets from the smallest to the largest of venues, whether clubs, theatres or arenas. Some of the results have been truly stunning and all in all, I feel the combination of Superfly and Mantas was the perfect choice for the European leg of the current Stereophonics World Tour 2020. I look forward to using Outline products again in the future…!”
“I was very impressed with the musicality of the Superfly. In terms of tonality, it’s very smooth and hi-fi and allows you to get very even coverage with smooth transitions between hangs. Also, Outline have done a great job with the prediction software, which allowed me to verify my designs before putting them into practice. There aren’t many user-friendly 3D bits of design software out there, but they’ve managed to create one. The other key part of the system for me was the Newton processor. It’s an extremely powerful tool and my life would have been a lot harder without it!”
“I used Outline at Red Rocks and it did a fantastic job of making it up to the top of the hill. The system engineers did an excellent job of covering the Lucca Summer Festival venue.”
“Dave and I were hugely impressed with the Outline PA. It had been brilliantly rigged by the system engineer and his team, who helped us adapt it, subtly, for the show. It was superb, and made Lucca one of the most satisfying shows I’ve mixed to date.”
“Using one dedicated Newton to replace what was previously several devices networked together has been so much easier to adapt to different scenarios. Day to day, we may require multiple additional feeds for house delays, VIP boxes or hearing loops, or additional fills may be needed. A nice clear matrix grid easily shows what input signal is routed to each output in one view.” “With us taking MADI, AES, and analogue out of the console on Snow Patrol, each processed input path can have 4 fall over inputs should it lose clock source on one of them. By taking several desk outputs, we had redundancy in the event of an output of the desk going down, or a cable failure.” “The support from the guys at Outline has been brilliant. The team have listened to product requests and developed the software to cater for real world use, providing help whenever needed.”
“La resa dell’audio [Outline] è stata impressionante, un suono potente come non mai, ma anche chiaro e pulito. Ad ogni edizione impariamo qualcosa ed aggiustiamo il tiro ed è bello rendersi conto che tutti gli accorgimenti si traducono in un risultato che sorprende ogni volta. Su Won’t Get Fooled Again in certi momenti sembrava esplodere una bomba nucleare, a ripensarci ancora mi esalto!” Photo by Camilla Messini
“I genuinely love this PA. It is very natural sounding, seemed to behave evenly across the whole frequency spectrum, and had plenty of headroom for our show. I never felt like I was fighting it, and it never got in the way. I felt that it translated the emotion of the music perfectly, and it was really nice to hear all the mistakes in my mix through such a revealing box! I am not very technical, and that’s why I had the amazing system tech Ville with me, so I probably couldn’t comment too much about stuff like rigging, software differences, etc. What I can comment on is the musicality of the PA. I really felt like I was mixing music…not mixing a PA system! There are only a couple of other PA systems that I feel the same way about. I find that some of the ‘big names’ sound too processed, and impart too much negative character to the sound. This PA is definitely in my top three or four now.”
“Rat Sound has been searching for several years for a solution to drive our festival sound systems and Outline has met the challenge with an elegant solution. With the Newton we can combine consoles and drive outputs in a multitude of popular formats, and we appreciate all the various clocking options. Our System Engineers instantly appreciated the intuitive, easy to use software control. Rat Sound has immediately begun deploying Newton’s on a multitude of festivals, and we plan on utilizing them on all our festival events in 2019 and beyond.”
“I love to use Newton because it is no trouble, we can now have the festival matrix desks plus the festival desk with videos, DI and MCs without problems, we don’t need to worry about clocking issues. Also, 16 outs with tons of processing power is amazing and last but not the least the Smaart integration is amazing. Newton is the way to go now in the digital world, in a single rack space unit we can do a lot. We use our Newtons as system management, summing desks on festivals and output control for the system, linked via Dante to feed delay towers. Also, Newtons solve the clock sync issue when combining with different digital audio sources – that’s the best thing in the world! Also the EQs are so precise and smooth with their phase response.”
“The Newton is a powerful unit which answers a long term need for festivals and touring. One unit can replace several of the ‘industry standard’ units which are a hassle to interlink. No other unit has the ease of use and flexibility in clocking, I/O and routing. I look forward to using them on more of my projects, and as the software develops, I’m sure they will only get better!”
“Outline has done an outstanding job of utilizing the Smaart API to integrate Smaart measurement data within the latest release of their Dashboard control software. This integration really highlights Outline’s commitment to providing their customers with powerful, forward-thinking professional audio tools and we are thrilled to see Newton/Dashboard added to the ever-growing list of Smaart API enabled products.”
“Newton is an extremely capable device. A single 1RU unit replaces a multitude of current industry standard devices. The clocking flexibility, simplistic routing, and plentiful IO makes Newton a dream to use. Each output has gain, delay, polarity, layers of EQ, and every filter type including both types of all pass filters! The possible uses for the device are incredible. Not only can the Newton make a whole rack of gear disappear, but sonically it is very transparent. When applying a filter, you hear the filter, nothing else. I find achieving the desired result not only easier, but also improves the overall sonic performance of the entire system.”
“We were looking for something versatile and simple to use, but no other solution had that level of versatility. Nothing has come close to what the Newton unit can do.”
“The GTO was already a winner on paper, due to the box containing superior components: four 3″ (HF), four 8″ (MF), and two 15″ (LF) all in a single enclosure. However it was only when I worked with the system for the first time in front of a 700,000-strong audience that I realized that the GTO was not only far superior on paper, but also compared with anything else I had ever worked with.”
“The internal word clock management allows the user to remain synchronous with whichever console is live, should they wish, the 18×16 matrix is going to be incredibly useful and the fact that all this is built in a 1RU space just makes it even better.”
“Right now we are using the Newton as our overall system management hub, providing all of our system EQ and control. On our own headline shows we also run the opening acts into it. It is nice not having to worry about clock synchronisation or digital noise with the Newton, and to have the flexibility to send or receive any format we need – this has been of great help through the day to day festival shows we have been doing this summer. The Newton is great – it’s been a real workhorse, and it is one unit in the rack I don’t have to worry about!”
“NEWTON easily met and exceeded all our expectations. But beyond the connectivity and convenience I was also delighted to discover just what a great-sounding unit this is. I also particularly enjoyed using the NEWTON’s zero-latency WFIR (Warped Finite Impulse Response) EQ filters…”
“What can I say… Working with Outline Systems is like bringing back the correct acoustic rules… but with really high technology on board fully in control without tricks… The best moment is always when we turn on the full rig… For me it’s like sitting on my Harley on a non-stop ride from the East Coast to the West Coast… Pure pleasure… Chapeau, Monsieur Noselli!… So what can I say… Nothing – just listen… louder!…”
“There is some monstrous power contained in one rack unit: easy to use, fast to configure for any need, no more problems with SRC or clock sync … I faced a summer tour where, for every PA I happened to work with, I had a powerful and efficient tool for my mixes. Finally a device that has the combination of pristine quality and extreme flexibility. Hope to use it as soon as possible for a festival. Italian pride. ROCK!”
“Since I used a Newton for the first time in May 2018 as a console matrix, it’s been my preferred method of getting multiple consoles into the PA system at any one time. This year at TRNSMT we stepped it up a notch and used a pair of Newtons in tandem to do all of my console matrixing and system processing. Taking LRSF from up to 4 consoles at any one point in AES3 format with an Analogue backup, and giving me all my PA sends plus record and programme matrix’s, the Newtons worked seamlessly throughout the weekend. With the latest software update including SMAART integration and the tablet mode, what was already a fantastic bit of kit, is only going to get better.”
“Being the answer for demanding install and touring applications where top quality matrixing and processing is required, we are very happy that we can now offer Outline Newton to our clients in the Benelux. Audio quality and technical specs are on the highest level which, combined with the extensive 18×16 matrix, has resulted in high profile users all over the world”
“With over 700 shows under my belt mixing Justin Moore, I’ve never come across another system that has the sonic accuracy and headroom of Outline’s GTO C-12.”
“Outline has done a wonderful job making GTO C-12 sound fabulous right from the start – rich, potent, and with the silky smooth highs that Outline is known for. In a theatre setting, it was the most hi-fi experience, much like sitting at home listening to my reference system.”
“Managing Director Keith Davis, Senior Project Manager Martin Connolly, Project Manager Robin Conway and I sat in the back row of the upper bowl and the clarity and sonic performance of the [GTO C-12] system blew us away…the highs, mids and lows were all incredible. There was not even a hint of needing delay hangs for the O2 Arena.”
“…just done our sound check for an open air show, the [Superfly] rig breezed it, it’s absolutely fantastic, full, clear, powerful, and travels a great distance; I have been working on my processing and now have the mix very smooth, it’s a great system. The show was fantastic, I can’t believe how solid the system is outside. It’s the best I have used. It’s perfect!” | Full interview (https://vimeo.com/293948997)
“The sound produced by the guys on stage is rich, full and symphonic, and it is essential that I have a PA that capable of delivering this to all corners of the auditorium. The reach of this system is phenomenal – the people at the back of the balconies have been enjoying a far more full frequency spectrum than previously, particularly in the top end. The GTO C-12 system to me is voiced very forward, which makes it very suitable for arena-sized and smaller outdoor shows and this characteristic really helps it push the mix to all corners of the venue.”
“I try to mix the show the way I would want to hear it, nice and punchy with lots of vocals so the crowd can sing along. The GTO C-12 has easily accomplished that task. The system sounds even across the whole spectrum and didn’t seem to shift its tonal balance if it was driven lightly or given its head. Francis Rossi in particular is very in touch with the audience and they hang on his every quip, so having his vocal mic open and crystal clear is paramount. I go for big drums sounds, fat guitars, a good layer of BV’s and make sure all the guitar solos are present.”
“It was very risky and I’d never have accepted the challenge without the Outline systems, because I know them inside out!” [ref. World Youth Day in Krakow with 2.5 Million Pilgrims]
”The Outline system works great, and the settings available have enabled me to easily achieve a smooth and natural response across the entire frequency range.”
“GTO is the closest thing I found in live sound to the definition of studio monitoring. It’s so detailed that you need to treat it with respect. In some ways you have to rethink your mix and be careful not to overlook anything that will show up if it’s not handled carefully.”
“There are very few powerful PA’s on the market that also sound even, tight and clean. GTO is one of them. Its quality is outstanding and like every other Outline product is versatile and easy to manage. The excellent 3D prediction software OpenArray helps to create a perfect sound design too. The R&D team does incredible job. I started using Outline since the Butterfly days and it is always a pleasure to mix using their systems.”
“As a team we bring to professional audio the same legendary Italian passion and creativity that lead the world in many other fields. We listen to our customers so that we can create the true audience experience.“
