ViaLite
HD
on
Broadway
The
new
ViaLiteHD
fiber-optic
link
system
made
its
debut
yesterday
at
the
65th
annual
Tony
awards
show
on
Broadway
in
New
York.
Firehouse
Productions
Inc.,
the
company
responsible
for
the
complete
sound
system
for
the
show,
deployed
the
space
efficient
system
to
transmit
all
audio
signals
for
the
broadcast.
Bryan
Olson,
President
of
Firehouse
Productions
Inc.,
stresses
the
performance
and
reliability
requirements
that
are
paramount
for
the
success
of
his
company:
“With
the
ViaLiteHD
fiber-optic
link
system,
we
could
move
all
of
our
wireless
microphone
receivers
into
our
truck
outside
the
venue
while
maintaining
the
highest
signal
quality
level.
This
reduces
our
stage
real
estate
and
setup
time,
two
things
that
are
at a
premium
in
live
TV
shows.
With
this
implementation
we
continue
to
lead
our
industry
in
deploying
the
best
technology.”
Mark
Dittmar,
Lead
Design
and
Integration
Engineer
at
Firehouse,
noted:
“The
setup
of
the
ViaLiteHD
system
allowed
us
to
move
the
receivers
more
than
800’
away
from
the
stage.
The
system
integrates
effortlessly
into
our
overall
control
architecture.”
Vinny
Siniscal,
Firehouse’s
RF
Coordinator,
added
that
“The
RF
setup
was
straightforward
and
ViaLiteHD
makes
the
installation
so
much
easier
for
me.”
Vinny
was
also
assisted
by
Sisse
Jonassen
at
the
awards
show.
The
ViaLiteHD
fiber-link
system
was
rack-mounted
in
Firehouse’s
mobile
control
truck
with
a
single-mode
fiber
running
into
the
theater
where
the
corresponding
ViaLiteHD
rack
was
placed
in
the
wings
on
stage
left.
All
the
antenna
signals
for
the
array
of
wireless
microphones
used
by
the
actors
were
fed
to
the
ViaLiteHD
transmit
modules
where
the
RF
signals
were
converted
to
modulated
laser
light
and
sent
down
a
single
thin
fiber
out
to
the
control
truck.
Besides
the
RF
signal
transmissions,
the
system
can
also
provide
complete
monitoring
and
web-based
control
on
both
ends
of
the
fiber
link.
Up
to
13
modules
can
be
installed
into
a
single
3RU
frame
along
with
two
load-sharing
power
supplies
and
an
Ethernet/SNMP
control
module.
All
modules
are
hot
swappable
and
are
available
in
blind-mate
configurations.
This
is
particularly
useful
for
installations
that
are
space
constrained
like
the
Firehouse
control
truck.
All
modules
are
built
to
the
highest
design
and
production
standards
using
the
latest
components
available.
PPM,
the
manufacturer,
is
confident
that
ViaLite
represents
the
highest
quality
fiber
optic
modules
available,
as
well
as
offering
industry
leading
noise
figures
and
dynamic
range.
