The Netherlands - Networking specialist ELC Lighting is featuring the award winning Green-GO Ethernet intercom system at IBC 2013 this week.

Leveraging the popularity and capacity of Ethernet networking installations to distribute and manage the control and feedback data required for dimmer, automated lighting units and LED video display panels, ELC Lighting have developed the Green-GO digital communications system. Offering many of the features only previously available in expensive matrix systems, Green-GO is an intercom, cue light, show relay and text messaging system all in one package.

ELC has recently announced the completion of its range of Green-GO digital intercom products with the addition of wall panel outstations, a 12-channel 19" rack mounted multichannel unit and 4, 8, 16 and 32 channel desks. Designed to work over any powered Ethernet network, Green-GO has

UK - Launched in 1988, Sennheiser's HD 25 has spent 25 years in front and come to define the ultimate DJ headphone. Alongside the launch of a new edition - the HD 25 Aluminium, the anniversary is being marked by 25 of the world's greatest DJs, who wish a Happy Birthday to the iconic headphone and explain its essential role in their music and performance.

Over the past 25 years many of the world's greatest DJs have selected Sennheiser's HD 25 as their first choice of headphone with some using theirs over years and even decades. That enduring appeal is expressed by 25 of the world's leading DJs (and HD 25 fans), who send their birthday wishes in a special film by Sennheiser.

The audio specialist has also conducted interviews exploring the personal stories of star DJs including QBert, Bob Sinclar, and Luciano. They describe how personal the choice of headphone is to them, and how

South Africa - Gearhouse South Africa have invested in new lighting equipment comprising of 150 moving head fixtures and two new consoles.

The purchase was made in order for Gearhouse to fulfil their upcoming workload. As they have an initiative of going green, they opted for LED fixtures.

Gearhouse new purchase comprised of: 54x Robin Pointes; 36 x Robin 600 RGBW; 24 x Robin DLX RGBW LED Profile; 24 x Robin DLF RGBW Fresnel; 12 x Robin DLS RGBW LED Profile Framing Shutters; two grandMA 2 full size; two grandMA 2 NPU 8 out, and 32 x Philips SL Nitro 510.

(Jim Evans)

The Netherlands - HHB Communications is reporting the biggest year yet for broadcast audio at IBC after record-breaking attendance and significant product debuts created heavy footfall on its stand in Hall 8.

IBC has announced that over 52,000 attendees from 150 countries visited this year, making it a second record-breaking year for the show. These high attendance numbers combined with exclusive product launches made it an extremely vibrant event for HHB, says the UK-based company.

As an Avid Elite reseller, HHB is sharing the news of the new S6 control surface, which combines ICON and System 5 families in a new modular design. The S6 system offers the option of choosing a pre-configured S6 M10 or S6 M40, or with the S6 M40, customise the system even further with different channel control combinations. High precision editing and mixing control allows the user to quickly acces

Italy - LumenRadio reports that DTS fixtures will now be available with LumenRadio's OEM modules. For over 30 years, DTS has manufactured professional lighting for entertainment, as well as products for architectural applications. Based outside Rimini in Italy, the company's philosophy is to develop and manufacture products with the highest reliability, excellence, and quality - all in-house.

Select models of the extensive product portfolio will now be available for immediate shipment with integrated CRMX OEM RDM modules.

"LumenRadio's CRMX technology provides wireless RDM which gives our products a unique feature. The benefits of being able to monitor your wireless set-up through the SuperNova software it's a great concept and very interesting," says Andre Gabrielli, chief technician at DTS.

"We had a growing number of customers asking for DTS fixtures with L

UK - At PLASA London 2013, Harting (Stand B50) is featuring its rugged connectivity solutions for a wide range of audio-visual multimedia installation applications, along with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems for asset management in the theatre and touring environment.

A major new product is Han-Eco Outdoor: a new addition to Hartings's Han-Eco connector family specifically designed for outdoor applications. The Han-Eco Outdoor connector housing is based on robust high-performance plastic material, which gives the added benefit of light weight to the customer. Further weather-resistant features are provided by the specially designed housing profile and the use of flange gaskets in fluorine rubber (FPM).

The Han-Eco connector family is specifically designed for applications that do not require the full range of product features offered by the Harting Han B series o

UK - inspHire will be exhibiting leading equipment hire software solutions to the events industry on stand 50, demonstrating innovative software applications and new products and features such as inspHire Mobile Android and interactive Dashboard technology.

inspHire Mobile Android provides inspHire users with the ability to access key, up-to-the minute business data out on site and execute changes on the move. Users will be able to complete a delivery, exchange or collection with signature capture and instantly store this back into inspHire as well as take photos at On-Hire, Off-Hire and push jobs and instructions to drivers and fitters on the move. Through efficient mobile access, inspHire users will be able to control data anywhere, minimising downtime and improving bottom line.

A range of key features for the event hire industry will be demonstrated throughout both days of

UK - Four years after initial product launch, Christie MicroTiles continue to captivate audiences with high resolution, high brightness displays that bring digital content to life in rich, vivid colours. Now Christie has taken another step forward in near seamless video walls by offering a new screen option for its multiple award-winning technology: the Christie MicroTiles S310 screen.

Featuring the same optical performance and construction as the S300, the Christie MicroTiles S310 screen is slightly larger and features 0.7-millimetre seams (compared to 1.3-millimetre seams for the S300). The S310 operating temperature range is 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). Just like the S300 screen option, the Christie MicroTiles S310 screen delivers excellent contrast with deeper blacks and image uniformity in even the most demanding i

UK - Allen & Heath has launched GLD Editor, a free, computer-based control suite offering all of the key facilities of the GLD digital mixer with capability to display multiple information panels simultaneously. Available for PC and Mac, GLD Editor has the advantage of a GUI simulation of the mixer surface, offering users an onscreen representation that reflects the physical surface.

Similar to the popular iLive Editor software, the program enables users to easily configure show settings or make changes to existing shows online or offline to save and upload later. TCP/IP connectivity makes live mixing and processing possible over CAT5 or WiFi so different tasks can be managed in the Editor software and the GLD mixer surface simultaneously. For example, monitors can be tweaked on stage using a wireless laptop while another engineer runs the FoH sound check from the mixer. Also, a

UK - Networking specialists ELC Lighting will be presenting developments to their product range at PLASA London 2013, on stand H20 from 6-9 October at London's ExCeL. With the move to a new exhibition venue and ELC Lighting's new dmxXLANv4 lighting network management software nominated as a finalist in the 2013 PLASA Rock our World Awards, Silvio Cibien and Joost van Eenbergen have every reason to be looking forward to the show.

Joining the now established Ethernet networks for entertainment systems, ELC Lighting will debut a new and faster switch component - Switch8GB - forming a new backbone of the network distribution system. With 8 ports Local Area Networks have speeds of 10/100/1000 GB, plus a fiber optic option is introduced on ports 7 and 8. Thanks to the multiple back up loop feature there is fast recovery of back up data in the event of a glitch or interruption of the s

UK - 4HM chose IBC to launch the AM64, a new multi-format AES to MADI converter that provides fibre and coaxial transport. The new 1U device is intended to provide a single cost effective and space-saving solution to providing MADI on fibre for the broadcast environment.

The AM64 accepts up to 64 channels comprising 32 stereo pairs of AES/EBU or AES3-id audio (selectable from the front panel) and provides format conversion to MADI (with switchable sample-rate converters). The MADI data is then presented either via coaxial or fibre outputs. The AM64 is compatible with both single-mode and multi-mode fibre and provides peace of mind with a redundant power supply.

There is no set up time involved with the AM64 which means transporting multi-channel audio from one facility to another and over distance is much simpler than might otherwise be the case. This is especially true when u

USA - The300-watt Satura Spot LED Pro from Elation Professional breaks new barriers as an LED spot, because its colour-mixing engine produces an output in all colours that's as bright and powerful as a traditional 575-watt discharge fixture, says the company.

Not only does the Satura Spot LED Pro consume half as much energy as comparably bright traditional moving head spots, its long-life LED engine lasts on average 80 times longer than a typical 575-watt discharge lamp.

Eric Loader, Elation Professional's director of sales, comm. Ents, "The Satura Spot LED Pro is a totally breakthrough fixture, because its LED engine truly delivers enough output colour-to-colour to compete with discharge fixtures that use double the power.

"This long-awaited technology is finally here - LED engines are now bright enough to where they can start to replace traditional discharge spot

UK - ArKaos, Belgian-based pioneers in interactive video technologies, will be exhibiting in the White Light Zone on Stand E56.

The ArKaos team will be demonstrating ArKaos MediaMaster which recently toured the world with The Killers' Battle Born tour, mixing live camera feeds with visual content in real time across a complex array of multiple surfaces and video walls. New for the show will be MediaMaster 3.2, the latest software version which brings even more new features. MediaMaster 3.2 is available to existing MediaMaster 3.0 users as a free upgrade.

Also on show will be ArKaos Stage Server Pro which this summer was used to create a spectacular 3-dimensional overhead video wall at Belgium's famous Pukkelpop Festival. Three Stage Server Pros were used to animate a ceiling of the Boiler Room using SGM 3D Graphic Tubes in one of the largest media server installations to date.

UK - MDG has released its new e-series, an exciting new evolution of its Atmosphere APS Series haze generator and MAX APS Series fog generator. The e-series is MDG's most recent innovation in atmospheric effects and marks the natural evolution for the company's product portfolio.

Building on the success of its Atmosphere and MAX series across numerous industry sectors, MDG's new e-series is a leap ahead, bringing increased efficiency and total electronic control to the industry's leading atmosphere generators.

The new Atmosphere ATMe and MAX M3e models each have an identical power consumption and footprint to its predecessors (the Atmosphere and MAX 3000 respectively) yet offer a significantly increased output (double that of the standard Atmosphere and approximately 50% more than the standard Max 3000 generators) which make the ATMe and the M3e the most efficient yet.

The n

UK - Miltec (UK) Ltd will be showing the production versions of their British made Blakite speakers and Mini-Map miniature LED screens at the PLASA show in October (Stand F10).

The Blakite speaker range was designed by Miltec and is manufactured in the UK using custom drivers supplied by Fane. All seven models are made from birch plywod The range consists of three full range speakers and four subs. The three tops have 8", 10" and 12" drivers with 1.7" compression drivers and are finished in high quality black or white paint.. The sound is very clean and detailed, making them suitable for conference and theatre use as well as schools, live music and clubs. Features include a 35 degree wedge angle, optional rubber feet, flying points, PowerDrive bracket mounting points and pole sockets.

The subs are all direct radiating and available in 12",15", 2x

UK - Robert Juliat, French manufacturer of tungsten, discharge and LED lighting fixtures and followspots, will be exhibiting at PLASA 2013 on stand T76 in the Ambersphere Solutions area.

"We are pleased to be part of the exciting changes as PLASA moves to its new venue at London ExCel," says Robert Juliat MD, François Juliat. "This will be the first exhibition for us with our new local partner, Ambersphere Solutions, which became our exclusive distributor for the UK this summer, and we are looking forward to an invigorating show."

Robert Juliat will be introducing a new motorized yoke as an accessory for its range of Fresnel lanterns. "We have introduced the motorized yoke in response to the huge number of requests we receive from our customers in the theatre world," says sales director, Claus Spreyer. "This option will be of great assistanc

UK - Chromlech, Brittany-based manufacturers of specialist lighting fixtures including the award-winning Elidy LED matrix fixture and Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, will be exhibiting at PLASA 2013 in the White Light Zone on Stand F39.

Elidy, the world's first LED matrix fixture capable of projecting volumetric graphics, first came to the attention of the industry when it was launched at PLASA 2012 and went on to win a coveted Etoile du SIEL the following year.

Since then Elidy has taken the world of live performance by storm. This year alone has seen it used to stunning effect on tour with no less than Pink, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Bon Jovi, One Direction, Rammstein, Depeche Mode, Bruno Mars and the Pet Shop Boys, television shows including The X Factor, The Voice, and Yves Saint Laurent Fashion Show.

Most recently Elidy has hit the headlines with its spectacular

USA - The new Luxeon Q from Philips Lumileds delivers superior performance in a high-power emitter that serves as a direct drop-in replacement for products that use the standard 3535 surface mount package. Luxeon Q is the first high-power LED based on LUXEON Flip Chip die, Philips Lumileds high performance Chip Scale Package (CSP) device architecture, says the company.

Kathleen Hartnett, product line director for Luxeon Emitters notes, "Our LED is especially competitive when it's driven harder. For instance, at 1 Ampere, a flux of more than 300 lm at an efficacy of 102 lm/W at 85?C is achieved in neutral white at 4000K. The high efficacy at high drive current of the LUXEON Q emitter is achieved as a result of the industry leading wall plug and conversion efficiency of Philips Lumileds next-generation CSP architecture."

The Luxeon Q takes advantage of a fully develope

UK - Professional audio, AV and broadcast cables specialist CLD Distribution launches its new Gig series of audio cables on Stand J10 at the PLASA Lighting & Sound exhibition at ExCeL London, 6-9 October.

The Gig series is a high quality, value-added range of cables designed specifically for audio professionals working in all areas of live music, entertainment, recording and production engineering ... including professional musicians, studios, touring crews and technicians, rental and installation companies.

Available throughout the UK via CLD's extensive trade and wholesale network, Gig series cables will also be popular with music shops and appeal to a wide cross section of users.

A whole range of Gig series products is now available, from musical instrument and mic leads up to speaker cables - all fitted with stylish REAN (a Neutrik brand) connectors. Keenly priced whilst

UK - LED lighting pioneer Litepanels will be demonstrating its expanded line of Sola and Inca LED Fresnels with the new Sola 12 and Inca 12 fixtures, at PLASA London 2013 from 6 to 9 October.

The daylight balanced Sola 12 and tungsten balanced Inca 12 are designed for lighting designers and cinematographers seeking alternative to traditional 2K incandescent Fresnels. The new fixtures encapsulate energy efficiency and outstanding quality of illumination, says the company.

"The revolutionary Sola 12 and Inca 12 have begun shipping to customers worldwide and have already been exceeding customer expectations," says Chris Marchitelli, vice president global marketing, Litepanels. "This is our first time exhibiting at PLASA and the first time we will be demonstrating the final production optimised fixtures since their launch. This show provides us with an excellent opp

UK - PLASA London 2013 will host a plethora of global, European and UK product launches for the pro-audio and entertainment lighting industries at ExCeL London from 6-9 October 2013. Many of the new products on show are also candidates for the 2013 PLASA Awards for Innovation.

Chris Toulmin, Head of Events, PLASA London 2013, said: "Visitors come to PLASA London expecting to see the latest products and technologies, and they will not be disappointed with the wide range of exciting product launches at the show. We are proud that so many manufacturers choose PLASA London to launch their new products to the market."

Here is just a selection of the new products that will be on show at PLASA London 2013:

Avolites (STAND M10) will launch a range of wings to extend the capabilities of all of its Titan consoles - the Sapphire Touch Wing, Sapphire Media Wing a

UK - DPA Microphones' award-winning d:facto II Vocal Microphone is just one of a number of high quality microphones dedicated to the live stage that will be on show at PLASA 2013 (Stand E71).

In conjunction with its UK distributor Sound Network, DPA will highlight the breadth and depth of its live sound microphone range, which now caters for every eventuality and offers something for everyone.

"Regardless of whether you are recording or amplifying, we now have a microphone for every live miking situation," says DPA's CEO Christian Poulsen. "The launch of the d:facto II Vocal Microphone was a major step forward for DPA as it meant we could finally offer vocalists DPA's renowned audio quality in a beautifully designed, hand-held wired or wireless unit. In addition, we also have our innovative d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones and our lightweight, easy to wear d:f

Australia - LSC reports that its latest 2013 International Catalogue has been released and is also available on the company's website as a PDF download in both standard and print quality formats.

This latest catalogue has detailed information including photographs and ordering codes on all LSC products that are available in the International market including some new and soon-to-be-released products as well.

Those interested in obtaining a hard copy of the catalogue should contact LSC directly otherwise the PDFs can be downloaded from http://www.lsclighting.com/catalog.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Having firmly established itself in the live arena, as with other consoles in the SD Series, British audio solutions manufacturer DiGiCo has now added a broadcast application specific extension which allows it to become the SD5B, putting this processing powerhouse firmly in the broadcast arena.

The SD5 fits directly into the shoes of the D5, the console manufacturer's first digital mixing desk, but benefits from the advancements made possible by DiGiCo's proprietary Stealth Digital Processing and floating point Super FPGA technology, which adds a host of new features and a much bigger punch, says the company.

As with the SD5, the SD5B's worksurface is a low noise, heat dissipation worksurface benefiting from Hidden-til-lit (HTL) technology, yet its five digitally driven full colour TFT LCD screens, three of which are touch sensitive, have a new configuration that allows e

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