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Guide to electricity in buildings for lighters

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - A new guide to electricity in buildings is now available from CIBSE. The publication will be invaluable to lighting engineers, technicians and designers who require easy access to information on electrical services.

There is specific information on the different elements of electricity that relate to lighting and lighting circuits, such as: harmonics, loads, miniature circuit breakers, cables and prefabricated wiring systems. Each clearly-written section has been produced by experts in their respective fields from leading consultants, contractors and manufacturers. Areas covered are: regulations and standards; load assessment; power supplies; high voltage distribution, transformers, low voltage switchgear and distribution, building wiring systems; earthing and bonding; uninterruptible power supplies; electromagnetic compatibility; inspection, testing, operation and maintena

Matrix Manager and DMX IN for Daslight

Details: 14 March 2016

France - Daslight's Virtual Controller software program now includes a new tool for CMY and RGB fixtures under Matrix Manager. It can be used as easily as any drawing software and it makes programming quite simple, say the company. It is also possible to download videos and images and scroll text.

A new USB interface has been included in the Daslight range of products. This interface works in DMX IN on 512 channels and is fully compatible with all consoles available on the market, say the company. Using the DMX 512 IN interface and Virtual Controller, users can transfer and save previous shows onto a computer. The software can be controlled via a console, and users can add a 3D view in real time on any console. The new 3D visualizing tool displays all fixture effects as well as texture and video on objects. All the above Daslight products will be demonstrated at the Pro Light &

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SIEL of approval for d&b audiotechnik

Details: 14 March 2016

France - d&b audiotechnik's latest Qi-Series installation range of loudspeakers made a colourful display at the SIEL exhibition in Paris. Personnel from d&b audiotechnik France along with its sales partners played host, presenting a selection of the product range, including the renowned Q-Series, the D12 amplifier, d&b's Remote network and ROPE C software.

The Qi-Series, based on d&b's popular Q-Series products, includes loudspeakers and specialized accessories that can be properly colour matched to interior designs, are mechanically adapted for installation use and can be protected for climatically hostile environments. Five loudspeaker types make up the Series; the Qi1, Qi7 and Qi10 that are passively crossed over two-way loudspeakers sharing the same physical size, shape, weight and driver compliment (a 1.3" exit HF and two 10" LF drivers), while the Qi-SUB and QiC

The D-Lite at a demo during the EVI Audio Hausmesse 2005.

New D-Lite 2000 satellite system from Dynacord

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - The new D-Lite 2000 satellite system from Dynacord combines audio performance; easy handling, versatility and expandability say the company. The 2000W system is tailored to the needs of entertainers, mobile DJs and small bands.

The central unit of the Dynacord D-Lite 2000 system is the PowerSub 315 active sub-woofer. Weighing in at 39 kilos, the PowerSub 315 houses the 1000W Class D amplifier that drives the integrated 15" sub-woofer plus 2 X 500W for the connected satellites but also all the audio processing. By optimizing the air stream, the integrated high-speed laminar vent (HSLV - patent pending) delivers extremely high sound pressure levels in the sub-bass region, which here reaches all the way down to 32 Hz!

The PowerSub 315 is capable of powering up to four eight-ohm satellites (two per side) and an additional pair of eight-ohm subwoofers. The sub-woofer

Allen & Heath: Frankfurt preview

Details: 14 March 2016

UK / Germany - UK manufacturer Allen & Heath debut additions to its portfolio of live sound mixers at the Pro Light & Sound exhibition in Frankfurt from 6-9 April. Exhibiting on stand B22 in Hall 8.0, the company will unveil the new products on the first day of the show, including the latest design from its award-winning Xone range of DJ products, to be launched later in the year.

The Xone:3D is a new DJ control concept allowing the user to manipulate and manage any source - such as MP3, CD, video and vinyl - from a central interface. The Xone:3D is an amalgamation of a fully-featured high performance DJ mixer, a top spec multi-channel USB soundcard, and a comprehensive control surface with MIDI and PC connectivity. This versatile product has 14 stereo inputs and 10 stereo outputs, and can simultaneously mix up to 11 stereo signals.

The Xone VF-1 1U rack universal analogue

Baldwin Boxall's Vigil 'Evas'

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Baldwin Boxall will launch its feature rich Vigil 'EVAS' master and slave units at the forthcoming ProLight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt (6-9 April 2005), International Fire Expo in Birmingham (16-19 May 2005). A DSP processor-based routeing matrix designed for the voice alarm/voice evacuation market, the Vigil 'EVAS' is designed to meet all current, and even future, standards for Voice Alarm systems, including BS5839 part 8 and EN60849, say the company.

This new product comes in the form of the BVRD2M master and separate BVRD2S slave, both of which are housed within a 1U 19" rack-mounting format. The BVRD2M has eight electronically balanced inputs and seven electronically balanced outputs. Inputs 1 and 2 have an 'all call' processor bypass as well as a dedicated in-built 'all call' fail safe emergency message generator in the event of a processor failure. The BVRD2M

Jands Vista ships at Pro Production 2005

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - A.C. Lighting tells us that the Jands Vista lighting console is now in stock and will be demo'd for the first time with the final shipping software at this week's Pro Production 2005 show in Long Beach, California. The Vista was first shown as a working concept in 2003 and was seen by many as the next major step forward in lighting control due to its 'back to basics', innovative approach to lighting design. Unlike existing consoles, which force users to convert their mental picture into a complex series of numbers, the Vista allows users to work visually by controlling all design parameters with a pen and a large colour screen. This radically different interface enables users to build their lighting designs visually and makes programming with the desk extremely fast, simple and intuitive.

In addition, a unique Timeline feature displays all show parameters on a single scro

Martin's Ego X5 effect goes DMX

Details: 14 March 2016

Denmark - Martin Professional's Ego X5 kaleidoscopic lighting effect is now DMX controllable. The Ego X5 is an ideal portable effect and decoration light for DJs, mobile professionals, bands, live theatrics and more, and it fits well in clubs, bars and entertainment venues, say Martin. This DMX version of the popular Ego 03 features new kaleidoscopic decoration and projection designs, as well as 12 in-built macros (slow, medium and fast) to get users started. High quality projection optics combine with a precise manual focus adjustment to produce sharp and detailed projections, say the company.

The Ego X5 can also operate in auto or music trig mode. In trig mode, variable behavior tuning allows users to adjust how aggressively the effect reacts to music. The Ego X5 houses a 250W, 1000-hour halogen lamp, combined with a double mirror tunnel concept, the optic design and efficien

Stardraw Control Beta 2 released

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Following the release of Stardraw Control Beta 1 last month, software provider Stardraw.com has announced the public availability of Stardraw Control Beta 2 with immediate effect, prior to its formal launch scheduled for NSCA next month. A community of nearly 600 systems specialists was involved in the Beta 1 test phase and further participants in the Beta 2 test phase are similarly invited. Stardraw Control Beta 2 offers enhanced stability and applicability over the first Beta version, which was developed on the Microsoft.net v2 platform, which is itself still in the beta testing stage. As there is no firm release date for MS.net framework v2, Stardraw has released Stardraw Control Beta 2 on MS.net v1.1, the current release version. "It will be very easy to port everything back over to MS.net v2 when it is formally released later this year," commented Stardraw.com

Shure previews UHF-R

Details: 14 March 2016

USA / Germany - At the Frankfurt ProLight&Sound exhibition (6-9 April), Shure will preview its new UHF-R Wireless System - the new benchmark for high-performance, networkable wireless applications. Designed for the most demanding wireless applications and users. UHF-R features networked automatic set-up to minimise set-up time, integrated software for advanced, real-time network control, broad bandwidth for reliable, trouble-free operation and innovative technologies for exceptional audio quality.

Shure - booth D12 in Hall 4.1.

(Lee Baldock)

TOA takes Grand Prize in IPv6 Contest

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - TOA Corporation's NX-100 Network Audio Adapter has earned two prizes in the IPv6 Appli-Contest 2004 (sponsored by the IPv6 Promotion Council of Japan), both in the Implementation Category, including the Top Prize in the corporate category and the Grand Prix for being judged the product most likely to contribute to IPv6 applications today and in the future.

The IPv6 Appli-Contest was started in 2003 with the aim of bringing to light a variety of new ideas and needs that will arise as the Internet Protocol Version 6 (known as IPv6) takes its place in the networked society of tomorrow. The contest also hopes to stimulate interest in IPv6 among people in general. Applications for the 2004 contest, which were accepted from participants worldwide from June through September, included 371 products in three categories.

Mr. Kei Higashi from the Business Unit Department's Researc

SoftLED in the UK

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Main Light Industries Inc has appointed Architainment Lighting as the exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland of its award-winning patent-pending SoftLED product. Architainment was formed in 2003 to distribute the Color Kinetics' range of products to both the entertainment and architectural markets, and as the SoftLED utilizes Color Kinetics' Chromasic Technology, the partnership made total sense, say the company.

SoftLED is a high quality theatrical drapery with tri-colour LEDs embedded in the material. The LEDs are virtually invisible until energized, so that the effect is as dramatic as possible. Each LED pixel (or node) is individually addressable for intensity and colour. SoftLED drapes are available with their LED nodes spaced in a number of different resolutions: Low resolution is with the LED nodes placed on 30cm centres, medium resolution is on 20cm centres,

Phonic makes an Impression

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The Impression Series of loudspeakers from Phonic combine stylish design with power and efficiency specs virtually unchallenged by any other speaker series on the market, the company claims. The extensive range includes 12" and 15" two-way FOH/floor monitor speakers, a dual 15" two-way FOH model plus 15" and 18" subwoofers. All of the speakers have been designed to feature high power handling abilities and frequency response ranges.

The speakers are fitted with professional speakon-type connectors, as well as quarter-inch phone jacks, are covered with hard-wearing black carpet and feature durable die-cast handles, plus most models can be pole-mounted. The subwoofers feature built-in crossovers, as well as a phase inverting switch, ensuring high quality bass reproduction, says the manufacturer.

(Lee Baldock)

New screen colour technology from Agilent

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Agilent has announced a breakthrough colour management system for backlighting LCD flat-panel TVs, which the company claims delivers 25% more brilliant colours than current fluorescent backlighting. The colour management controller IC and colour sensor module combine to produce a complete hue (colour) and intensity (brightness) control system, say the company. The system works with high-power Luxeon red, green and blue LEDs from Lumileds Lighting - a joint venture between Agilent and Philips Electronics.

The Agilent solution solves past problems LCD television display manufacturers have had with RGB LEDs by providing a closed-loop optical feedback system. The system enables plug and play for OEMs and maintains a set color point over the life of the TV display. Initially, the primary application for this technology is to control RGB LED backlighting for LCD flat-panel

Portable PA from Yamaha

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Yamaha has introduced its first portable PA with the introduction of the Stagepas 300, designed to meet the increasing ' multi -use' demands of a variety of venues and institutions. Stagepas brings Yamaha's technology into a convenient, portable system that can be set-up and operated by anyone with little or no technical knowledge, say the company. Stagepas offer ultra-compact, 2-way designs with an easy-to-use eight-channel stereo mixing console. The system is also ideal for multimedia corporate presentations.

Each speaker contains an 8" woofer and 1" compression driver, driven by a 2x150W professional Yamaha power amplifier. The mixing console features balanced XLR connectors, microphone/line switches and balanced quarter-inch jacks. Two-band EQ provides flexible tone control and a 24-bit digital reverb further enhances sound fidelity. Connectors for tape recor

Chainmaster satisfies BGV D8+ standard

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - A working party from the VPLT (Germany's trade association for professional lighting and sound equipment) and the trade association with liability for industrial safety and insurance in Germany, has just produced the new SR 2.0 safety guidelines for electric chain hoists. ChainMaster, the Eilenburg-based developer and producer of professional chain hoists and chain hoist controllers, is already in a position to meet in full the requirements of this standard: BGV D8+.

BGV D8+ is positioned between the BGV D8 and BGV C1 standards. With respect to load runs, its stipulations are the same as those of BGV D8, except that no work limit switch is required. For BGV D8+ chain hoists with rated load-bearing capacities of 1,000kg upwards, an overload shutdown function is required, whilst for BGV D8, a friction clutch can be used for overload monitoring. For BGV C1 chain hoists, t

Lighthouse breaks new ground

Details: 14 March 2016

Hong Kong - Lighthouse Technologies broke new ground with the introduction of the P12-Enhanced Resolution (ER) indoor/outdoor light emitting diode (LED) panels, which use advanced digital processing to enhance resolution to include more detailed information on a smaller screen. With a 12.5mm dot pitch resolution, the P12-ER allows more images, graphics and text to be displayed on 25mm panels.

The P12-ER is the first LED panels to combine the benefits of Lighthouse's M4 colour uniformity, 14-bit grayscale and resolution-enhancing technology. The P12-ER is best suited for advertising and stadium applications that require mid-size screens with high-resolution for longer viewing distances. Recognizing the demand for a wider variety of LED signage, P12-ER is the first in a line of enhanced resolution products Lighthouse plans to introduce in 2005. The internal architecture of the onb

Proel add to NEXT series

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Proel has added two enclosures to its highly successful, lightweight NEXT series. The new models, featuring 8 and 15" woofers respectively, come in active and passive versions and complete the polypropylene housed NEXT series.

Available in 4 and 8 ohm versions, the passive NEXT 8FP features an eight inch European-made driver with a diecast aluminium basket, with a one inch compression driver and will handle 160W (AES), delivering a maximum SPL of 121dB. Custom 12dB/Octave crossovers and premium speakers ensure superb sound quality.

The bi-amplified active version, the NEXT 8FBA, delivers an impressive 150W + 50W power (AES) and in common with all amplified NEXT models features thermal, DC voltage and short-circuit protection, as well as a subsonic filter, soft start and RF filtering.

The NEXT 15 versions come with the same options, but deliver considerably more pow

Ego X6 - not just another flower effect

Details: 14 March 2016

Denmark - The Ego X6 is a 250W light that projects colorful flower effects with DMX control. This powerful deco effect light houses an effect wheel packed with new textured glass designs, as well as a combined color/twinkle effect that features new decoration and projection designs. The textured glass wheel adds depth and life to each gobo pattern. It is the perfect portable effect and decoration light for DJs, bands, clubs, bars and entertainment venues of all types.

A 250W, 1000-hour halogen lamp combines with a bidirectional parabolic reflector with highly reflective mirrors to give exceptionally bright projection. Top quality optics and precise manual focus adjustment produce sharp and detailed projections.

The Ego X6 also includes 12 inbuilt macros (slow, medium and fast) for fast programming. Besides the benefits of customized DMX control, the Ego X6 can operate in eithe

Elation dds Joystick, USB Input

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - When Elation Control Systems (ECS) unveiled the DMX Operator, the unit was hailed as an affordable solution to DMX lighting control for clubs, DJs and entertainers. Now ECS is following the success of this controller with the introduction of a new, upgraded model, the DMX Operator 192.

Like its predecessor, the DMX Operator 192 is an affordable 192-channel controller that can operate up to 12 intelligent fixtures, with as many as 16 DMX channels each, however the DMX Operator 192 also goes well beyond the original.

One of the new upgrades is a joystick for controlling pan and tilt. Users can assign any one of the 12 fixtures to the joystick - and enjoy smooth, easy, precision control of its movements at the flick of the stick. The DMX Operator 192 also features an encoder wheel that can be used as an alternative to the stick.

Another new feature is USB input, which all

InnovaSON previews new audio interface

Details: 14 March 2016

France - To be launched at ProLight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt next month (6-9 April), InnovaSon's new range of interfaces allows for greater connectivity between InnovaSon consoles and third party compatible products whilst at the same time increasing the I/O capabilities of the Sy80 and Sy48 digital mixing consoles considerably, say the company.

As yet un-named, the first product in the range provides a link for 64 bi-directional audio channels between the DSP cards of two InnovaSon consoles using an EtherSound interface card. Alternatively the same cardset can be used to access up to 64 channels of audio from external devices via EtherSound, or to connect to a second InnovaSon stage box which, InnovaSon tells us, will be available shortly, after the first audio links ship.

The interfaces comprise a host daughter card attached to an Sy80 or Sy48 DSP module that can hold

Tamper-proof labels from Le Mark

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Le Mark has created a range of heat, solvent and tamper-resistant identification labels/nameplates for industrial tooling manufacturer, Perkins Engines. The requirement was to develop and manufacture a label which would remain in place at all times and clearly identify the company's products. A Japanese pressure-sensitive self-adhesive system unique to the UK (SSS 5585) which forms an incredibly strong bond once cured, was selected. A combination process of screen-printing and steel etching was required to ensue durability to meet the Perkins specification.

Over 12 months of testing, evaluations were carried out with extreme temperatures, vibration, oils and solvents. These extensive tests showed LeMark's product, to be able to produce the best solution, and therefore winning the contract, amidst fierce opposition within the industry market.Le Mark's sales director Linda G

Setwear: available in Europe

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Workwear manufacturer Setwear has announced the availability of EasyFit 2 - a tough yet flexible glove made from 0.5mm synthetic leather with durable gel foam padding in the palms for extra grip and neoprene reinforcement over the knuckles for flexibility and protection, while Lycra panels between the fingers increase mobility and give extra comfort.

Machine washable and fast drying, these gloves allow you to dial your phone, tie knots and operate equipment without taking them off, say the company. The gloves "built for the needs of the technician working in the live entertainment industry" are now available from stockists in the UK and Europe.

(Lee Baldock)

Camco's Frankfurt line-up

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - At the Frankfurt ProLight&Sound exhibition next month (6-9 April), German distributor Camco will be hosting the exhibition display of its most high-profile line, the sound reinforcement products of Nexo. These will be shown alongside Camco's own acclaimed power amplifier designs and network control software.

One of the most popular models in the range is the Vortex 6, which has this year powered world tours by Metallica, Marilyn Manson, and Slipknot, with Robert Plant and Garbage getting ready to tour with Camco racks. The Vortex 200V is the latest addition to the line: specified at more than 3kW per channel RMS at 4 Ohms, the Vortex 200V delivers voltage at the output of 200V per channel.

The Tecton Series has won new converts to Camco's High-Efficient-SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply) design concept, the company says. The Tecton models, targeted at the sound contra

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