UK - At the forthcoming Firex North exhibition (17-18 October, Harrogate, UK), Baldwin Boxall Communications will be displaying the new Vigil Eclipse2 stand-alone voice alarm/public address system. Visitors to the stand will also be able to witness a demonstration of the increasingly popular VIGIL CommuniCare Advance (disabled refuge system) and VIGIL FireCare (fire telephone system).

The cost-effective, wall-mountable Vigil Eclipse2 voice alarm system has the ability to handle up to seven single or four dual circuit zones. Eclipse2 contains the EVAS DSP controlled routeing matrix at its heart and, as a result, has many features. The unit, which is smaller than its predecessor (480mm (W) x 200mm (D) x 680mm (H)), houses one 2U amplifier mainframe providing space for the power supply and up to two amplifiers from Baldwin Boxall's Vigil2 Class D range. Up to 128 Eclipse2s can be l

Belgium / UK - Belgium-based company Amelia nv will introduce its new and innovative ShowLED Animation System at PLASA 2006. For the fourth year in a row, ShowLED will decorate the rear wall of Earls Court using a huge ShowLED curtain. A new product will be launched like it was performing on a real 'show'.

Designed in response to customer feedback, ShowLED Animation is designed to add some extra dynamism to the traditional starcloth. As in other ShowLED systems, the LEDs are placed randomly, ideal for creating starcloth effects. Features include high output RGB LEDs on thin socket cables, a velcro mounting system, excellent LED dimming curve, fast LED response time and additive colour mixing, says Amelia nv.

Contrary to most existing 'LED to fabric' video applications, ShowLED Animation retains the randomly-positioned LEDs, with a significantly raised density. The LEDs can be

UK - At the PLASA Show, Lab.gruppen will unveil its latest amplifier models. First up is the expansion of the popular C Series of installation-dedicated amplifiers with addition of four new amplifiers, two each in 8-channel and 4-channel formats. The new models, on show at PLASA '06, are the C 20:8X (8 x 250W), C 10:8X (8 x 125W), C 10:4X (4 x 250W) and the C 5:4X (4 x 125W). Power ratings for each are the same at 70V, 4 ohms, 8 ohms, and 16 ohms. The C 20:8X and C 10:8X weigh 9.5kg, while the C 10:4X and C 5:4X weigh 8.5kg. All models are in 2U cabinets and backed by Lab.gruppen's six-year, "no-quibble" warranty, say the company.

The new amplifiers employ a unique Class D implementation ideally suited to lower power levels where the benefits of Class TD are less easily realized and where cost versus performance is paramount. A newly developed universal switching power

UK - XLNT Advanced Technologies will launch its new DMX / Ethernet data networking solutions at PLASA '06 on Stand G48. The XLNT DN2 DMX / Ethernet Node brings DMX / Ethernet conversion within everybody's reach.

Used in conjunction with the XLNT NS12P(F) GroundSwitch device, DN2 DMX / Ethernet Nodes create a cost-efficient, rock-solid and ultra-practical package for all DMX over Ethernet data distribution applications. This versatile extended network solution is ideal for a huge variety of data distribution tasks within the entertainment industry.

The XLNT DN2 DMX / Ethernet Node has a bright, clearly visible LCD display which provides an instant overview of all functions, and is housed in a lightweight, durable enclosure.

All variables are visible and configurable on the display, allowing patch, level and overview without requiring an external computer. The integrated M6 th

The Netherlands - The expanded CyberHoist motion control system, with InMotion 3D software, will be on show in the UK for the first time at PLASA 06 on Stand G48.

As well an extended range of CyberHoist motors, more control options are now available in the DataMotion data distribution range, while the compact RC-1 Handheld Remote Controller provides fast and effective setup and derig without requiring use of the system's host computer.

The range of CyberHoist intelligent hoist motors has grown to three, joining the original 500 kg-capacity, 0-20 metres per minute (1 foot per second maximum) variable speed CyberHoist 500.

The new high-speed CyberHoist 250 motor is capable of lifting 250kg at variable speeds of 0-40 meters per minute (2.17 feet per second) - for smooth, fast and agile moves.The new, invertible, high lifting power CyberHoist 1000 features a 1000kg (1 ton) lifti

UK - On Tuesday 12 September at this year's PLASA Show, Stage Technologies are holding exclusive automation control console demonstrations and training away from the main show floor in room R213, level 2, at Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Short drop-in sessions (approximately 40 minutes long) will be held on the hour, from 11am - 3pm demonstrating a virtual theatre environment with WYSIWYG software integration. Attendees will be able to operate consoles and view moving axes in conjunction with the other training consoles and lighting effects.

Stage Technologies' support engineers will be available to answer any questions whether from client, user or operator's perspective and to provide 'hands-on' practical training opportunities.

(Chris Henry)

UK - Soundcraft has unveiled another addition to the new Soundcraft Professional family, the multipurpose Soundcraft MPMTM Series.

The emphasis with all Soundcraft consoles is very firmly on quality build and audio performance, with an easy to understand control surface uncluttered by unnecessary facilities, says the company.

The highly-transparent GB30 Mic amp (also used on the larger LX7ii and GB Series consoles) features high-resolution adjustment over a wide gain range of 55dB, and provides a +22dB headroom through the console. True professional 48-volt phantom power caters for condenser microphones of all types.

Soundcraft MPM mixers are available in two standard models with 12 or 20 mono inputs, each model featuring two stereo inputs. For accurate channel control, the Soundcraft MPM console has 60mm high quality faders as used on other Soundcraft desks.

Each model ha

UK - Denon Professional plan to push further into the burgeoning European AV market with the simultaneous launch of six playback devices known as the P Series. Each product in the range includes a 19in rackmount kit, and aside from the consequent ease of installation, conforms to rigid price, performance and reliability criteria. The Denon DN-C100P single CD player will be instantly recognisable for its bright white graphics and professional rear panel design.

As Denon's entry level CD player it has a feature set including CD/ CDR playback; IR control; optical digital output; programme and random playback as well as repeat playback (one track, one disc).

Expanding on this, the Denon DN-C200P 5-disc carousel CD player offers greater reliability than the 'cartridge' type of product. Key features include: CD/CDR playback; MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) playback from CD-ROM; IR

USA - Elektralite, manufacturer of entertainment lighting fixtures and controllers, have announced the launch of PaintCan, an affordable colour-changing fixture that allows anyone to, literally 'paint with light'. Weighing only 20lb (9kg), the PaintCan is small enough to fit inside a 12" x 12" truss or hang side by side on a six-lamp bar.

Equipped with either the economical GLA or GLC 3200K lamp, PaintCan is able to output an infinite selection of colours using its full CMY mixing system or super-saturated Red, Green and Blue from its separate bi-directional wheel. PaintCan's electronic zoom is able to project a beam of 20° to 40° - the extra wide angle being especially useful when fixtures are placed "close-up" - with a separate break-up frost filter offering further beam manipulation. Light output is controlled accurately and smoothly using its on-b

UK - At one of the best PLASA trade shows for Le Mark in recent years, showing recent additions to its ranges including both Setwear and IronClad gloves, personal entertainment industry work wear and accessories.

"We were extremely pleased to be complemented by industry professional on our booth layout, with terms including 'true need' and 'long overdue' regarding the new product lines we displayed. Our traditional lines also saw excellent interest and strong sales with new export distribution deals confirmed at the show for both Greece and Russia," says the company's MD, Stuart Gibbons. He added that it was "a great show" which also saw the launch of the company's new 'Survival Kit' catalogue for 2007.

(Lee Baldock)

Digidesign introduced the D-Show Profile to its Venue live sound environment family at the PLASA Show in London this week. This compact mixing console is a size-conscious alternative to the popular D-Show, the flagship console of the Venue line. D-Show Profile offers full compatibility with all existing Venue hardware components, total file portability, and an incredibly compact footprint-all of which ensures the exact same sound quality, reliability, and flexibility for which Venue is now well known, the company says.

"D-Show Profile represents Digidesign's overall commitment to address the needs of a wide breadth of sound reinforcement applications," says Digidesign market manager for live sound products Robert Scovill. "With Profile, we've paid particular attention to feedback from vendors and operators who work in many different styles of operation. We feel that D-Sh

USA - Zaxcom, the manufacturer of pro audio equipment for the television and film industries, has announced that its popular TRX900 wireless microphone system is now available with the Zaxcom Recording Wireless feature. This patent-pending option records up to 12 hours of audio directly to an internal memory card for later use in the post house, eliminating concern over audio loss due to RF or EMI interference during transmission.

The system's new internal recording capability is particularly useful for reality television productions or other programming where ad lib dialogue is used frequently. Because the audio is recorded directly to the body pack, there's no chance of missing anything, even if the sound mixer wasn't expecting dialogue from a given actor or reality show participant. The sound mixer's job is further simplified by the fact that perfect reception is no longer a

UK - Cadac Electronics Plc unveiled its new S-Digital mixing console at PLASA '06 this week at Earl's Court in London. The Cadac S-Digital, designed from the ground up specifically for theatre sound applications, "sets a new yardstick in digital console design for live sound", say Cadac.

In a major departure from conventional paradigms, the S-Digital is conceived to reflect the surface architecture of Cadac's industry standard J-Type analogue console. It combines the J-Type's hallmark audio quality, tools and features with the operational and creative benefits of audio manipulation and control in the digital domain - producing a digital console that sounds, looks and behaves like a familiar analogue desk.

The Cadac S-Digital builds on the company's 20-year history at the forefront of theatre sound. In its basic configuration, it offers a minimum specification of 72 i

UK - D-Tools Inc, the system integration software specialist, has announced that it will team up with former D-Tools product designer and president of designecentral Inc, Bill Battaglia, to add resource allocation and procurement functionality to the next version of its award-winning System Integrator software.

designecentral's software, an internet-based solution that will add functionality to System Integrator 5, comes in three editions: the Management Edition allows systems integrators to upload D-Tools project information, manage the project hours and assign resources to the project automatically; the Resource Edition allows the user to see tasks assigned to them through the project information, mark them as completed and enter actual hours; and the Procurement Edition, which will be released in the first quarter of 2007, allows the warehouse processing agent to look at the

UK - Following an extensive field test period, the new MAC TW1 tungsten automated wash fixture from Martin Professional is ready to hit the market. Seen at PLASA '06 in London this week, the 1200W MAC TW1 brings to the stage and studio all the optical brilliance and feature quality of the MAC range - with the warmth of tungsten halogen. It has an array of avant-garde features to equip the lighting designer with the broadest possibility of effects, colours and design.

Unlike other fixtures in its class, the MAC TW1 is an "all in one" solution, meaning one version of the fixture can travel the world without the need for inconvenient adjustments or the expense of having multiple models on hand. The MAC TW1 can be fitted with a 230V, 240V or 115V lamp, as well as a new breed of 80V lamp that offers a far superior output to traditional mains voltage lamps.

The MAC TW1's i

UK - After a number of previews at international shows over the recent months, Alcons is now shipping the SR9.

The SR9 is a passive 2-way ultra-compact loudspeaker, specifically designed for applications where ultimate fidelity response needs to be projected with wide horizontal and precise vertical coverage. Typical (short to medium throw) applications for the SR9 range from low-profile stage-lip/front-fill to upper-/under-balcony, up to "stealth-mounted" system in stair risers or walls.

As 'signature' of all Alcons' designs, the SR9 combines clarity with high SPL. Loaded with the RBN401 pro-ribbon driver, with its patented horizontally controlled dispersion and 800W peak power handling, the SR9 system features 120° horizontal coverage with a super fast transient response for unsurpassed intelligibility and a digitally dynamic response.

The narrow 15° vert

UK - The new Mania EFX800 from Martin Professional is a 150W discharge effect light - a broad, sweeping flower effect punched through a rotating glass colour paddle producing a dynamic, ever-changing look and feel, say the company.

The EFX800's light output has a wide 170° spread which rotates and sweeps - wider than any flower effect light in its class, meaning more space can be covered with fewer fixtures. A separate gobo wheel houses 12 gobo designs with fast strobe effects achievable via a separate shutter.

Martin says that the superior quality and ease of servicing of the Mania brand, plus its long-life discharge lamp (6000 hours, included) offers users great savings. Designed primarily for installation use, this versatile effect light includes a number of mounting options yet is durable enough for life on the road. The compact EFX800 is DMX controllable for ultimate

UK - This year's PLASA Show saw the release of the new Goboland Steel Collection 2007 catalogue. Just months after its first presentation at PALME in Dubai and at ABTT in London, the new edition was very well received by the PLASA audience, say the company. The new catalogue now contains a thousand designs covering a comprehensive range of break-ups, foliage, multi-lingual greetings and more.

All of Goboland's steel designs are now available on glass: to do this, all of the designs have been recreated with the glass gobo manufacturing process in mind, so all the steel 'bridges' have been removed. Furthermore, a number of designs have been sensitively redesigned for reduced image sizes, allowing the use of these designs in fixtures which take smaller size gobos.

The new catalogue also sees the inclusion of the existing range of gobos from leading lighting filter specialist Lee

UK - Hall Stage launched their all new website at PLASA this week, capturing the complete product catalogue, featuring over 800 pages, all with images, technical detail and related downloads.

Hall Stage have been working closely with designers Oak Creative Partners over the past year to develop this comprehensive web resource, with an extensive "Support" library of over 150 downloads, ranging from data sheets for standard components to details on rigging procedures & "How to...." guides.

The site includes some illustrative Case Studies on some recent projects, and a sample of the companies 100 year History.

Hall Staff heaped praise on the team at Oak Creative, who have worked tirelessly on this exciting project. "Oaks' strong conceptual designs and technical back up make this an enjoyable and comprehensive website," says Doug Heather of Hall Sta

UK - As the originator of transparent imagery in LED lighting and effects, G-LEC remained one step ahead at this year's PLASA show, introducing its new fibre optic based data transfer technology, 100 times faster than existing copper wire cabling.

This new technology, plus upgraded software, has been integrated into the company's PhantomFrame system, the new system being called G-LEC Phantom II.

The technology gives such fine control over the graphics that images are rendered pixel-by-pixel, enabling curves to appear as true curves, instead of being pixellated. For most occasions such accuracy is not necessary, but it is vital for many corporate identities. Graphics such as circular logos - VW, BMW - are represented with crystal clear precision.

The high speed data transfer technology also opens up the way to build much larger systems and special constructions.

Flexibility

UK - Denon DJ have announced the launch of a professional multimedia player and controller (the DN-HD2500), which provides working DJs with a complete system solution that addresses virtually all their needs.

The rugged and portable DN-HD2500 is designed for everything from small parties to weddings, club installations, outdoor events or anywhere that professional-quality, reliable operation is required. It joins Denon DJ's full line of high-performance products for working DJs.

Denon DJ brand manager, Silvio Zeppieri, says: "DJ equipment has progressed over the past few years, with DJs moving from vinyl to compact disc to laptop computers to a combination of all three technologies. Our DN-HD2500 represents the next step in this product evolution, offering a total all-in-one solution that addresses and actually anticipates the many different needs of working DJs. With bui

USA - ESTA, the Entertainment Services and Technology Association, has announced that BSR E1.27-2, Entertainment Technology - Standard for Permanently Installed Control Cables for Use with ANSI E1.11 (DMX512-A) and USITT DMX512/1990 Products, is available for public review until November 20, 2006.

The draft standard describes the types of cable to be used to interconnect products that comply with ANSI E1.11-2004 (DMX512-A) or with USITT DMX512/1990 in permanent installations. The description includes definitions of acceptable cable and connector types and the ways in which they may be used. The draft standard and its supporting public review materials are available at ESTA has also said that the Control Protocols Working Group has started work on a new standard: BSR E1.37-200x-Additional Mess

Germany - Bosch Security Systems' Digital Congress Network (DCN) Next Generation congress system has already gained an enviable reputation thanks to its powerful features and exceptional ease-of-use. Now the company has introduced an advanced intuitive Congress Control Software to further enhance the versatility and ease-of-use of the DCN systems.

The company's new Synoptic Microphone and Voting Software provides a range of functions including automatic seat assignment, synoptic microphone monitoring and control, synoptic voting management, easy control of the system, monitoring and adjustments of all settings, and automatic link to PowerPoint.

The new software also departs from the traditional control panel and buttons, which are replaced with an intuitive user interface based on a graphical representation of the conference venue. When a device is connected to the system, it

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