InterBEE REVIEW2016

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43Europe and the US are moving toward IP. This trend is also spreading to users in Japan. Accordingly, we want to focus on showcasing this IP technology to users in Japan. The VSM control system supports all the different control proto-cols of each company (e.g. SONY, Ikegami and overseas manufacturers). We provide this as an external control system that makes it possible to control switching and distri-bution with a VSM panel.■Providing New Applications Using IP Transmission TechnologyWe connected LAWO’s broadcast audio mixing console and VSM control system with a network to exhibit an automation system in which the microphones automatically operate according to the position of the ball. This is a system in which the microphone platform and mixing console auto-matically operate according to the position of the ball based on the movement of the players in the soccer stadium. The position of the ball is estimated from the tracking data provided by the company that turns the movements of the players into data. We also held a demo as an application for a soccer field in the venue. This attracted a great deal of interest from the visitors. This system can be utilized in all settings as long as there is data on the movement of players such as in baseball, hockey and other sports. We are already providing this system to several broadcasters and we expect an increase in inquiries in the future. Developing Products by Obtaining Feedback from Customers■We Also Want to Hear Opinions from Those Involved in VideoInter BEE is an opportunity for broadcasters, PA compa-nies, production firms, recording studios and other customers to come together. I think this is a very important opportunity because it is possible to listen to the raw opinions of a wide range of customers and feed these back to products. Nowa-days, we also handle video equipment at this time when IP transmission functions including video are also being added as the move toward IP progresses in addition to audio. I would like to see various floor configurations that allow com-panies handling both video and audio to exhibit between the video production/broadcast equipment and professional audio equipment categories to create opportunities to be able to talk to those involved with video.