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First up is the new Ethernet-DMX8 Truss MkII. This 8-port truss-mounted converter brings all the well-known features of a Luminex converter in a rugged and versatile form factor. Fitted with eight fully isolated DMX ports, and two Ethernet ports, the unit is designed as a solution for converting a high number of DMX channels, using the benefits of the powerful Luminex Ethernet-DMX engine.

Also on show will be a demo of the beta version of the upcoming 4.2.0 firmware for the Ethernet-DMX range. This beta includes the following new functionalities: Support for BlackTrax (Cast) protocol; Fade between sources for triggered control; Synced outputs.

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An accomplished and skilled marketing manager, Luca will focus his energy on expanding the company's global presence on all levels. He will be responsible for building sales, imaging and branding, as well as field training and education initiatives for all of Outline's professional sound reinforcement programs, and will report directly to the company's board of directors.

"My mission here is simple, although challenging - I will be hitting the road to meet with our distributors; engage current and new customers; speak with sound engineers and technicians; organize demos and high profile events to showcase our proprietary technologies; spend time with friends and fans of Outline to gain new perspectives and insights; and assess our competitors - in order to identi

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Based in California, Max will bring his vast experience in consumer electronics, his considerable skills and charisma, excellent contacts and enormous energy to the Penn Elcom Inc. team, where he will focus on evolving their industry standard 19 inch racking technology into a new and refined product range, tailored to commercial and home installation markets.

Penn Elcom Inc.'s CEO Phil Stratford comments, "We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Max's calibre on-board. We welcome him and look forward to expanding our brand presence in the commercial and home automation / installation sectors under his leadership."

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Matt joins TSL from SKY TV New Zealand where, as a senior audio engineer, he led the OB live sound team as well as working on post-production projects and providing expert guidance on multi-channel issues across various projects. Prior to this he spent six years at Dolby Laboratories in the UK and UAE in various broadcast engineering roles.

Chris Exelby, managing director, TSL Products, said, "Matt has gained a great deal of practical audio engineering experience and technical expertise across a wide range of projects, and knows first-hand what our customers need to make their audio great and their jobs

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Arion 28 is a 1000W self-powered line array system with inner DSP controlled through ethernet. Each loudspeaker adds an ethernet switch which allows to link the units between them in Daisy-Chain for control purposes. Arion 28 can be controlled through OSC protocol using tablets or smartphones with the free application developed by the brand OSCillation app.

Prolight + Sound will also be the backdrop for the presentation of the new Zeus Pro 15A self-powered monitor. Its main feature is its versatility: it can be used as a monitor as well as a full range loudspeaker. It integrates a 15" coaxial woofer with a remarkable frequency response and sensitivity. These features along with its 1000W power

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Founded and hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin since 2005, The Experience is an interdenominational gospel concert which takes place in Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, every December. So popular is it, however, that an adjacent cricket pitch is also needed.

Featuring many of the highest profile names in gospel music, alongside acts from Nigeria and other African countries, Subfrantic managing director Steve Davies first became involved in 2013.

"I was brought in following a long professional relationship with House on the Rock (HOTR), the church which organises

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Ethernet-DMX8/Truss MkII is an eight- port truss mounted converter that brings all the well known features of a Luminex converter in a rugged and versatile form factor. Fitted with eight fully isolated DMX ports, and two Ethernet ports, the unit is "the perfect solution to convert a high number of DMX channel, and to take benefit of the powerful Luminex Ethernet-DMX engine".

The team will also demo the beta of the upcoming 4.2.0 firmware for the Ethernet-DMX range. This beta includes the following new functionalities:

The GigaCore RPSU is a redundant power supply unit for the GigaCore 14R and 16Xt switches. Fitted in a 19" enclosure, the un

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LVVP unites two distinct elements of visual technology: The power of a soft edged wash light, driven by both DMX (intensity and strobe) and video (HD 1080p or SDI) inputs.

Chris Ewington, inventor of this and other technologies like the PixelLine LED batten and BB series' LED wash fixtures, comments, "Db1 is a truly immersive experience that is full of creative potential. So if you are bored with the same old ideas being recycled ... then the Db1 is for you."

The Db1 light valve projects a light forward from the screen in a defined, soft-edged beam. It is not a wide-angled beam or a video pr

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This stage monitor combines the 12" associated voice reproduction clarity with the bass extension typically reproduced by the 15" speakers. The high frequency reproduction is assured by a 2" exit, 3" voice coil, HF neodymium driver for further improved resolution on the critical voice frequency range.

The small footprint and light weight combined with the absolutely linear and extended response at very high pressure levels, makes the LAm114xA the perfect solution for small to large venue applications.

The heart of the new LAm114xA, is a powerful, light weight, high

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Says the company, "Our engineers have undertaken an extensive R&D programme over the last two years culminating in what we believe to be true market leading audio systems. They have developed innovative technology applying the laws of physics to real world sonic solutions.

"The heart of our audio systems are the speaker enclosures providing the optimum combination of performance, power and size. Our AD2000LA resolves many issues previously associated with line arrays providing three way operation producing 2.7Kw AES with a frequency response of 50Hz-20kHz from an enclosure measuring just 750x500x270mm, WxDxH.

"We also offer sub bass and monitor enclosures that are engineered to provide market leading performance. In addition w

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On display will be the W-DMX UglyBox MK2. This is a compact new wireless signal tester, which is a valuable tool for users of wireless products, providing proof of a solid signal and peacece of mind in the absence of visible cable.

The UglyBox MK2 is housed in an attractive compact body, resembling a gaming control with a 4.3" Touch LCD Screen, about the size of an iPhone. It supports 2.4GHz, 5.2GHz and 5.8GHz and is a transceiver solution, which means that it can be used as both transmitter and receiver. It has a complete DMX tester that provides all data in live format directly on the screen. It also has a built in DMX Controller as well as an RGB Fixture to simulate LED fixtures on the LCD Screen for quick testing. In history mode

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In the 1980s, Amptown's initiators Peter Matthes and Ulrich Müller - thanks to their passion for music and in particular for technology - became known as sound system experts in the booming musical business. For the first time in theatre history people built venues tailored to specific shows featuring permanently installed sound systems

In 1990, the year of German reunification, the Hamburg-based company began to focus on merging expertise in the professional music business with its knowledge of the right products and of the installation and servicing of complex sou

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Reed has been show designer for the band's previous two tours, which were centred on video. For this run, he went for a more light-based show, specifying 14 of the SL eSTRIP 10 units from Bristol-based rental operation Enlightened Lighting.

"The overall concept was to take a very modern approach to the lighting, whilst maintaining the requisite menace and quirks that span the punk, new romantic and even pop genres," says Reed. "When it came to choosing fixtures Andrew Bartlett at Enlightened invited me to check out the SL eSTRIP 10 and I was sold just from looking at one unit washing a white wall in daylight."

Reed focused the design on a black camo net backdrop to reflect the band's signature

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Since inception in 1988, Audiopro has established a name for itself as one of the principal suppliers and installers of d & b audiotechnik and Clearcom systems.

Peter de Fouw of Ampco Flashlight and Rolf Dijkstra of Audiopro head up the merger. Both men possess longstanding industry experience and have extensive national and international networks.

"Audiopro is a welcome addition to the Ampco Flashlight Group and our sales companies TM Audio Holland and Lightco Netherlands," says Peter de Fouw. "It will enable the group to offer

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"It was time we got one and Olebogeng Boinamo from our offices has been pestering me!" commented Mike Jones, owner of MJ. "It's a great product."

Ole is a talented lighting designer and technician at MJ and having worked on the grandMA full size for numerous years, he developed the MA mind set. "I am ecstatic and enjoying the console very much," said Ole. "I have not taken it on a show as yet, but I have been playing with it at the warehouse and received training from DWR's Nick Britz. The desk is perfect and just what I needed."

Nick Britz from DWR says Olebogeng took to the desk like a duck to water. "Ole was brilliant on the training. He was a very quick learner and I was extremely impressed. MA is

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With yearly double digit growth over the last decade, the company is expanding its manufacturing capacity in order to respond to market demand. The new facilities will enable L-Acoustics to increase production significantly by the end of 2015.

A new logistics facility has been operational since early 2015. Located in the Paris region, close to the company's headquarters in Marcoussis, the new warehouse increases the company's logistics facilities to 8,200m2, expanding capacity by 300 percent.

The new warehouse was joined by the March inauguration of a new production facility. Located in Marcoussis, next to the company's business headquarters, the new assembly site boasts 3,000m2, fully dedicated to the manufacture of L-Acoustics sound systems and doubles t

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Chesser became intrigued with TiMax after the technology was presented at the ASD Winter School in 2014 and has subsequently showcased immersive soundscapes for research and development projects using TiMax.

In Vernon God Little, Chesser recreates the frenetic but isolated world of the main protagonist. In one sequence she creates an immersive memory soundscape the protagonist is reacting to, explaining, "Using TiMax's tracking/panning effects voices and sounds (bell, gunshots) are coming at him from diffe

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The week-long run included a comedy night hosted by Kevin Bridges, plus live music shows headlined by Stereophonics, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Paul Weller, The Who, Van Morrison, and Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls.

All the shows featured a central flown screen, 36.6sq.m in total, formed from XL Video's Barco NX6 6mm LED. This screen displayed a mixture of the artists' own playback content and logos, live IMAG footage and pre-recorded films about the Trust's work. Playback content was served from one of XL's Catalyst media servers.

In addition, a wide LED banner screen formed from XL's ROE Visual MC-18T

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In keeping with the creative streak that characterizes Seattle (this is the city that gave us grunge, Windows and Amazon), Parlor Live is no ordinary comedy club. Aside from its 200-seat comedy club, this two-story venue also houses a sports bar, cocktail lounge/restaurant and meeting facility.

"From a lighting standpoint, this was really three or four different projects in one," said designer Stephen Weeks of Morgan Sound and Audiovisual who was responsible for creating a design that met the diverse demands of this venue, while

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This was the second year Mauritz was commissioned to design and operate the show and he worked on the State Theatre's grandMA2 Light, having some 80 Robe fixtures and a further 30 Clay Paky Sharpys, at his disposal.

"Being in the theatre took me back quite a few years," said Mauritz, recalling his student days at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. "It was very nice to be in this theatrical environment again."

Mauritz was chuffed with his compliment of lighting, some of which belonged to the theatre. The total comp