UK - ETC is getting ready to show a range of new and updated products at this year's PLASA Focus in Leeds.

The newly released Eos v2.0 software, which introduces a new Magic Sheet function, will be available for demonstration. Designed to make programming even easier with Eos-line control desks, Magic Sheets allow users to set up customised, interactive live/blind displays organise and work with channels in ETC's traditional tombstone view or via channel symbols.

Eos v2.0 software is released simultaneously with the latest addition to the Eos control desk line, the Eos Titanium, which was first seen at Prolight + Sound in April and which uses new hardware and features to make designing and programming even easier.

Also on the stand and available for demonstration will be the new 50W ETC Source Four Mini; and Source Four LED Studio HD.

At 23cm long and weighing just 740g, t

UK - Visual Productions will be attending PLASA Focus in Leeds next week. Although regular attendees to PLASA Focus this is the first time that Visual Productions take their own stand, RA-A15.

Following on from the successful launch of two new products at Prolight+Sound, Visual Productions now bring these direct to the UK market: CueluxPro software lighting control and the B-Station, networked button interface. These two new products really complement and enhance the current Visual Productions product line.

CueluxPro is an advanced and scalable software lighting control application. The software is designed to control medium to large lighting installations, for both architectural and live entertainment situations. CueluxPro works in combination with the CueCore and IoCore as its DMX and IO interfaces and with the new B-Station user-interface.

As with the popular Cuelux softw

UK - Software provider Stardraw.com has announced a significant enhancement to their most sophisticated design/documentation product yet, the award-winning Stardraw Design 7 software package. The upgrade follows a period of intense beta testing by a select group of Stardraw Design 7 'Power Users'.

The principal object of the beta was to test a new version of SD7 with optimized memory handling for a noticeably faster, smoother and better overall experience, particularly when working with very large project files. The new version offers all the same features and functionality as before but a huge amount of low-level work has been carried out with the result that file operations are faster, file sizes are generally smaller and overall memory usage is significantly reduced.

Rob Robinson, CEO at Stardraw.com, commented, "As always happens with software, Power Users emerge that

Germany - Intelligent LED lighting manufacturer, Chroma-Q unveiled their new Inspire LED house light at this year's Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt.

The new Chroma-Q Inspire LED house light is a powerful multi-purpose creative lighting tool that utilises some of the innovative core technologies found in the popular Chroma-Q Color Force range. Providing a choice of beautiful whites, soft pastels and bold saturates, the Inspire incorporates industry standard DMX-512 control, fully homogenised colour mixing, a high CRI of 90, a powerful 4,000 hot lumens output and an adjustable CCT.

Featuring a compact, energy-efficient LED design, the Inspire house light has an incredibly low power consumption of 110W - which will show you a significant return on your investment with its high energy efficiency.

The Inspire's custom optical design provides a smooth, uniform output, mat

Germany - SGM used Frankfurt's Prolight+Sound to demonstrate the growth it has experienced since coming under Peter Johansen's ownership just over a year ago.

The booth was permanently packed with visitors wanting to be among the first to witness the global launch of the new IP65-rated G-Spot, and make sure it lived up to its claim of superior optics and weather-resistant body. A constant stream of water splashing across the chassis left no-one in any doubt.

But equally important, SGM has built up a family of loyal and highly-motivated resellers during the intervening period and the company CEO was able to welcome partners from across the world to a pre-show dinner, awards presentation and distributor conference, so they were primed for action when the curtains were raised on the opening day.

Once again, Peter Johansen, made sure everybody got what they came for - with a bol

Germany - Martin Audio can reflect on its most successful trade show appearance ever following its participation at this year's Frankfurt Prolight+Sound Show.

Sharing its stand with German distributor Atlantic Audio the centrepiece was the global premier of the keenly-anticipated MLA Mini loudspeaker array. Partners and customers from around the world flooded the booth - all wanting to be among the first to witness this third generation deployment of Martin Audio's unique and award-winning Multi-cellular technology, following the successful launch of the original platform at the same show three years earlier.

Stated Martin Audio marketing director, James King, "The introduction of MLA in 2010, MLA Compact in 2012, and now MLA Mini at this show, represented to customers a complete offering of venue solutions. Not surprisingly, interest was overwhelming with all our distrib

UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. will be showcasing products at PLASA Focus 2013 from a selection of the leading brands which it distributes, including Chroma-Q, Jands, High End Systems, Spotlight, SGM, PixelRange, Chauvet, LedGo, Green Hippo, Christie Nitro, Soundcraft, RCF, BroadWeigh, Columbus McKinnon and many more - on stand N-E2.

Chroma-Q's new award-winning Inspire high output, RGBW colour-changing LED House Light and AutoLED II ultra-bright (16,430 lumens) daylight white LED moving head fixture will share their UK tradeshow debut at PLASA Focus 2013. Also on show from Chroma-Q are a selection of other intelligent LED lighting products including the Studio Force multi-purpose and Studio Force Phosphor broadcast-sector ranges of white LED fixtures available in daylight, tungsten and variable white, the hugely popular Color Force range of RGBA colour fixtur

Germany - The combination of new products, expanding networks and record attendances at this year's Prolight + Sound ensured Funktion-One had an extremely busy and very positive show. Attendees flocked to the stand in Hall 8 to see the new products and to chat with the team, and to the demo room, which saw a constant rotation of enthusiastic audiences over the four days.

The BR (Bass Reflex) Range made its global debut, while the MST (Modular Stadium Technology) Horn made its second tradeshow appearance, after landing at ISE in January. As well as the official launches, the show offered Funktion-One the chance to whet appetites with previews of products that are due for release later this year. The Funktion-One demo room hosted the first public showing of the company's new flagship PSM318 DJ Monitors.

Reflecting on the show, Ann Andrews said, "Frankfurt is always a really

UK - Motorised systems specialist Triple E will be demoing its recently launched wireless control for its popular TracDrive motor systems at PLASA Focus Leeds, stand RA-B14.

Triple E - which has a 30-year history of inventing engineering solutions for the entertainment industry - has constructed a mock up curtain scenery display to show off the simple plug and play Wireless TracDrive unit, which attaches to the XLR socket on all TracDrive, EDrive, and SDrive motors and enables cable-free operation.

"Many venues require additional control positions or even the ability to operate anywhere in a building or auditorium so the simple 'plug and play' wireless system with a hand held pocket size remote is the answer," says Triple E's managing director David Edelstein. "It saves time and money on routing cables and literally takes a couple of minutes to connect and set u

UK - Traction Sound has announced that it will be once again running its demo room in the Arthur Conference Suite at the Holiday Inn during PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013. As the Holiday Inn is adjacent to the entrance to the event's Main Hall 2 it give's visitors the easy option of coming to hear their PLASA Innovation Award nominated SDS Range of loud speakers.

The company will also be showcasing its new BP18 Atlas sub alongside their new portable front of

house stack that wowed the PA Experience at last years' BPM show in Birmingham, says Traction.

Traction Sound's Business Development Director Jonny Goodwillie comments: "We're very much looking forward to visiting PLASA Focus 2013 as it was here two years ago that we first announced our company and technology to the world. Having the demo room is extremely important to us as we always say that our speakers should do the ta

UK - Firefly Solar, market-leading experts in the design and manufacture of solar-powered generators, has announced the launch of its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG). Similar to hybrid car technology, the Cygnus HPG connects to diesel generators cutting fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, says the company. It manages base loads using power from its batteries before automatically switching to diesel as power requirements increase. This innovation reduces the costs and environmental footprint of off-grid power generation for the event, broadcast production and construction industries, as well as the international development community.

Designed and manufactured in the UK, the 12-24 kVA Cygnus HPG is compatible with all diesel generators and can be used to provide primary, standalone, stand by or emergency power. An environmentally friendly generator, it can produce clean re

UK - Richard Martin Lighting (RML) has announced the recent purchase of the Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330 which are available for hire now.

Steve Wells, operations manager at RML said of the new investment, "The Sharpy has been such a successful purchase for RML, when we heard about the Sharpy Wash 330, we had to see it. The unit is extremely diverse and the multi function aspect means that the lighting designer has so many more options when using them. The concept that you could have a whole rig of just one type of fixture, but are able to create a much more varied look, is potentially a very exciting one."

(Jim Evans)

UK - Making something in the UK that conforms to the EU regulations applicable is one thing, to develop an engineered product that is entirely fabricated in the UK, exceed these standards, and costs less than anything comparable is frankly astonishing. "But that's just what we've done," said a justifiably chuffed Ian Hall making his first announcement in his new role as Sales Director at Total Solutions Group (TSG).

"The Euro Code 9 standards gave us pause to re-examine our entire product line; eighteen months later we have OV Truss up and ready to go. Currently available in two forms, OV Truss is a square truss with either 30 or 40 centimetre chord centres. Where is differs is in the web, we have developed a special extrusion for the web that gives a strength gain of +15% above the Code 9 standard. Length for length it's also lighter than anything comparable, and

UK - Roland Systems Group has announced the release of the iPad App for the M-300 Digital Console - available to download immediately from the App Store. This much requested 'App' has been designed to control the parameters of the M-300, as well as giving the user practical features such as the ability to store scenes and edit the Channel Strip (EQ), GEQ and sends on fader.

Connecting the new Roland Wireless Connect USB adaptor to the M-300 USB port will enable the M-300 to appear on a wireless network so that the iPad can connect to and control the M-300 remotely. Then by simply using the wireless LAN to connect, the user is able to make the necessary level adjustments from different locations within a venue, rather than being restricted to the position of the console. As well as the obvious benefits of ease of use and mobility, this dual screen set up can also be utilised by t

UK - Flare lighting launched the brand new F-Light 20 at Prolight+ Sound, Frankfurt this month. The F-Light 20 is a wireless LED table centre designed for use in the events industry. The product is made from 8mm glass and houses 2 LED sources. A narrow beam LED source highlights any centrepiece that is placed on top of the unit. A second wider beam LED source lights the table and any glassware around the unit. The F-Light is powered by rechargeable batteries with a life of at least 8 hours, says the company.

The F-Light 20 is available to hire in the UK from Flare Lighting.

(Claire Beeson)

Germany / Italy - FBT, the Italian professional audio company, announced a spread of new products at ProLight+Sound.

The Evo2MaxX speaker series is a range of active and passive speakers and subwoofer that offer durability, portability, excellent performance and value for money.

The EVO2MaxX builds on the strengths of the original EvoMaxX range and features all-new DSP (Digital Sound Processing) with four new factory pre-sets for a more engaging and faithful reproduction, no matter how or where the system is being used. Bass response is also improved at higher volumes with increased SPL (Sound Pressure Level) thanks to new bi-amped high-efficiency drivers and powerful Class D amplifiers, all enclosed in sturdy yet lightweight polypropylene cabinets.

The new EVO2MaxX range consists of seven models - 3 x 2-way active speakers all featuring 400W + 100W amplification (Evo2MaxX 6

Germany - Laserworld launched the Pure Sapphire Compact and the Purelight Compact Series at last year's Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt . Both series became best sellers within a very short time.

At this year's Prolight+Sound Laserworld launched the 'big brothers' of both series, which have an extremely high output power. The new devices of the Pure Sapphire Compact Series are the PS-36.000RGB Compact and the PS-70.000RGB Compact with output performances of up to 36 watt and 70 watt respectively. They are ideal especially for huge indoor events, like in large halls or discos and even for outdoor use at arenas, open air events or in stadiums.

The Purelight Series now has four additional new laser systems: The PL-20.000 in the RGB or single green versions with up to 20 watt and the PL-40.000, which is also available as RGB or single green version and an output power of up to 40 watt

Germany - Studiomaster showed two major new product series at Musikmesse for the first time outside of the US: the Starlight integrated sound and lighting speaker cabinets, which caused a major stir when shown in prototype form at NAMM this year, were given a European debut in final pre-production form, and the newly complete Horizon 2000 mixer range was on display, comprising two self powered and two passive variants.

The Starlight sound and lighting cabinet integrates FOH and monitor sound and stage lighting within a pair of portable trapezoidal PA cabinets. Comprising two stand or pole mountable, two-way 12 inch or 15 inch cabinets, Starlight combines 250 watt self powered FOH reinforcement and a 50 watt powered side mounted monitor driver within each cabinet. Each cabinet features a rear panel mounted 2-channel mixer with one balanced XLR mic and line inputs, and one with ba

Denmark - Tried, tested and used internally by Martin Professional for years, Pro Clean Supreme maintenance fluid for haze and smoke machines is now available to the market.

Using Pro Clean Supreme on a regular basis reduces clogging, extends the life of haze and smoke machines and keeps atmospheric effects performing at their highest level.

By providing longevity of the heat exchanger, Pro Clean Supreme is both a professional and cost-effective cleaning solution. It is water-based and leaves no residue.

By using the highest grade ingredients available while remaining eco-friendly, Martin fluids are both effective and safe, says the company.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Pro Audio Stash (PAS) has launched an innovative new captive nut design - the Threaded Rack Rail Clip Nut. This is set to become the much-anticipated alternative to traditional cage nuts, suggests the company.

The PAS Clip Nuts contain a threaded extrusion which simply and neatly slides over the square rack rails and clips closed - saving masses of time as well as the potential of pain, bruises, stabbings - not to mention the complete and utter frustration that anyone attempting to grapple aged nuts into place will be familiar with.

Once in place, the retaining bolt is then screwed through the Clip Nut in a civilised manner to secure the rack device or panel into place.

Currently PAS's Threaded Rack Rail Clip Nuts are available as standard in black or silver, and with M6, M5 or 10/32 threaded holes.

PAS's Rob Platt syas: "Quite simply, it's the nuts! We have been

UK - The Cloud Electronics DCM-1e is a new addition to the popular DCM-1 range of eight-zone digital mixer and accessories from Cloud Electronics Ltd. With the addition of an ethernet port and web control interface the new DCM-1e this allows on/off-site management and configuration by mobile device, touch-screen, PC or third party control interface solutions.

In addition to providing eight zones of independent music source, independent level control and independent paging by zone the Cloud Electronics DCM-1e provides a host of remote input / control options via a comprehensive range of wall input plates and remote controls.

(Jim Evans)

UK - DPA Microphones' award-winning d:facto II vocal microphone will be on show at PLASA Focus this week.

With the launch of the d:facto II vocal microphone, DPA has broadened its product range for the live stage by introducing a high quality vocal microphone that gives users unlimited possibilities for their performance.

This latest addition to the DPA condenser microphone range brings true studio sound to the live stage by offering an extraordinarily natural sound, superior gain before feedback and extreme SPL handling. In addition to use with the new wired DPA handle, the d:facto II provides singers and engineers with the added benefit of a state-of-the-art adapter system that allows for seamless integration with many professional wireless systems.

"The launch of the d:facto II vocal microphone is a major step for DPA as it means that we now have a microphone for eve

Germany - A record-breaking 113,000 visitors from 142 countries attended this year's Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound expos in Frankfurt. This statistic spelt success not only for the show but also for Christie, who returned to Hall 9 as exhibitors in their own right after a break last year.

Pride of place went to the Nitro moving yoke series. The company welcomed existing and new customers to hourly presentations given by Christie field application engineer, Jan Walter, in which he compared a Christie YK100 single arm projection yoke (specifically designed for Christie M Series and Christie LX1500 projectors) to a standard moving light.

A further eye-catcher was Christie's 10m wide projection mapping demonstration, using five Roadster HD20K-J. With the growing popularity of 3D mapping, this attracted much attention and demonstrated the value of this high brightness projector, wi

USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers is introducing the new Commercial Design Series, a comprehensive family of ceiling, surface mount and pendant loudspeakers designed to meet the needs of installations requiring high performance at a competitive price. Commercial Design models offer a choice of 4.5-inch, 6.5-inch and 8-inch driver sizes, and deliver Community's legendary sonic quality, exceptional speech intelligibility and proven reliability.

The Commercial Design Series was designed to complement Community's Distributed Design family of high-performance ceiling, surface mount and pendant loudspeakers in a combined installation. For this reason, Commercial Design utilizes many of the same technologies as Distributed Design, including real compression drivers and Tru-Phase phase plugs for high output and low distortion. Commercial Design ceiling models also incorporate la

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