Amber Technology Blog

Thorpe Park Resort is a popular attraction located in Surrey, UK. Illusionist Derren Brown’s Ghost Train opened with much fanfare in the summer of 2016. The ride, which combines live action, virtual reality and show scenes with extensive use of projection, lighting and sound, was a world first for Thorpe Park Resort and a huge innovation for theme park technology.

Dreamland is considered to be the oldest-surviving amusement park in Great Britain: the site dates back to the British railway boom and the early 1870s when, in its original form, the ‘Hall by the Sea’ was operated by the circus tycoon, ‘Lord’ George Sanger. Renamed Dreamland in the 1920s, it was one of the top tourist attractions for Britain.

Solid State Logic (SSL) have released a new mid scale live console at the recent ProLight+Sound 2017, held in Frankfurt in April 2017. The SSL L200 brings the superb sound , accelerated workflow and advanced feature set of the SSL Live range with a new level of affordability.

April 2017 marks an auspicious moment in Amber Technology history with the 30th anniversary of our opening in April 1987.

When a sound professional's equipment has a problem, and there's sessions booked in the studio, technical support is a vital part of the product mix. We recently received some feedback about the technical support Amber Technology can supply in partnership with our brand suppliers, from one of our Professional Products customers, Dr Stuart James, (Producer/Engineer at The Soundfield Studio; Lecturer in Music Composition and Sound Design at West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University; Pianist/Percussionist/Programmer/Electronics at Decibel New Music).

The service team at Amber Technology are well known for their strong support across all of our business units; ranging from the high end support of TSG (Technical Service Group) for our Media Systems customers, through to the dedicated One For All helpline for end consumers. It's great to receive feedback on how we are performing, such as the following received from one of our Professional musician customers:

With the boom in apartment living around the nation[1] comes a limitation on space for traditional sound systems and televisions. This is where the soundbar steps in to pole position as an ideal solution for homes with flat screen TVs suspended on the wall, and audiophiles with an unwillingness to compromise on sound quality.