Denmark - Martin Professional has released application software Version 2.0 for both the Maxxyz and Maxxyz PC controllers. Martin has also released Maxxyz OS (Operating System) 2.0. Version 2.0 software adds a host of features and updates to the Maxxyz controller range and is available for download. The key features of Maxxyz Version 2.0 are outlined below.

A redesign of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides more flexible control including saveable GUI configurations, new window docking and 16 views per touchscreen. Martin's Maxxyz and Maxedia Media Composer now share the same User Interface, making programming and operation easy and logical between different Martin Professional controller products.

Cloning allows users to copy fixtures for expanded lighting systems or to replace fixtures within the showfile between different types. Clones show content like cues, presets

USA - Meyer Sound has announced the MJF-212, a self-powered stage monitor loudspeaker designed to meet critical requirements in professional applications, such as use as a main vocal monitor, high-output drum or keyboard monitor, or as a side-fill monitor in small- to medium-scale systems. Exhibiting flat amplitude and phase responses, full-range bandwidth and exceptional impulse response, the MJF-212 far exceeds the capabilities of conventional stage monitors while offering the simplicity of setup and use provided by self-powered systems.

"We named the MJF-212 in recognition of the role our 20-year relationship with the Montreux Jazz Festival has played in our product development history," says executive vice president Helen Meyer. "The festival has often been the site for the first serious field testing of our new products. At this year's festival, the newcomer

USA - The Special Event Show and Vivien - Virtual Event Designer are getting together in Los Angeles next week to offer a series of "firsts." In a first-ever virtual lab setting, a diverse group of Vivien Users comprising students, event planners, and designers from around the world are coming together to participate in the inaugural seminar, Getting Started with Vivien - Virtual Event Designer. In this unique environment, attendees will not only learn directly from the Vivien team, but also from Vivien Ambassadors-industry leaders, clients, and students who are eager to share their design expertise with others. Participants will learn how easy it is to adopt Vivien's award-winning tools into their event planning process, the company says.

"This truly unique learning environment will provide attendees with valuable design skills that they can immediately ap

UK - Following the successful launch of the MICROseries system of electronics and loudspeakers for background music and pro AV applications, the company has introduced a range of aesthetically complementary accessories for greater ease and flexibility of installation.

The first of these is the MFS, a floor stand for the MICROpoint and MICROline loudspeakers. The elegant stand is one metre tall and is designed for meeting rooms with glass or other forms of partition wall where fixed loudspeaker mounting is not possible or desirable. It is also suitable for semi-permanent installations requiring the loudspeaker positions to be movable. Using heavy steel construction for maximum rigidity and audio performance, the stand merges with the style of the loudspeakers and allows for vertical or horizontal loudspeaker mounting with full use of the pivot functions of the loudspeaker's built

UK - Tower Productions, with locations in Edinburgh and Oxford, have recently added a number of new products to their hire inventory, including: Chroma Q Color Block DB4 units, SGM Palco 3 LED washlights, and the Jands Vista T2 console.

Chroma Q Color Block DB4 units satisfy the increasing demand for LED fixtures in both compact and batten formats and are available with either five way or 30 way Controllers/PSUs and a full range of rigging accessories.

SGM Palco 3 LED washlights fill the requirement for a lightweight, versatile, wash fixture that also benefits from an IP65 rating and a built in scheduler for standalone architectural use.

The Jands Vista T2 console heads the line up of existing Jands consoles including desks from the Hog, Event and Stage ranges. The Vista features timeline based programming as well as extensive networking functionality and a highly visual use

UK - Building on a highly successful 2006, OHM, the British designer and manufacturer of professional loudspeakers and sound systems, is launching a series of new products into the market, available from January 2007. OHM offers tailored solutions for every application and environment from dance floor to ceiling, and its speaker ranges can be experienced in venues around the globe, including the Vienna State Opera House and Moscow Airport.

OHM's recently improved TRS front-of-house stacking system is continuing to be a huge success, say the company: used extensively for live events and favoured by many in the music industry, such as the Leeds-based band Soul Story, who toured with the system for 21 consecutive performances in December. Additional TRS models will be available in 2007. Other successes include the installation of BR speakers in a number of UK venues, including Birm

USA - Nemetschek North America announced today the release of VectorWorks version 12.5.1, a maintenanceupdate for VectorWorks Designer, VectorWorks Architect, VectorWorksLandmark, VectorWorks Spotlight, VectorWorks Machine Design, VectorWorksFundamentals, and RenderWorks.

"As with any major VectorWorks release, it is our goal to improve thestability and performance of that release, as well as respond to ourusers and address any problems they may encounter," says Paul Pharr,Nemetschek North America's chief technology officer. "With VectorWorks12.5.1, we've worked to resolve our users' most frequently reportedissues with VectorWorks 12.5."

VectorWorks 12.5.1 contains important fixes that improve the program'sstability and robustness, particularly when opening and saving filesover a Macintosh network. Memory and other issues when working withviewports, as well

USA - Jands' Vista lighting control system has won Best Automated Lighting Controller and Best Overall Lighting Product at the recent WFX 2006 New Product Awards in Dallas, Texas. The awards program is part of the annual Worship Facilities Conference & Expo, the leading event for church facilities and technology teams, and is designed to recognize the most innovative new technology products to hit the worship market.

Fred Mikeska, US sales and marketing manager for A.C. Lighting Inc, the exclusive North American distributor for the Vista range, received the two awards on behalf of Jands from conference co-chair Brian Blackmore.

Brian commented: "The Jands Vista was selected for the two awards based on input from an expert panel of judges. Houses of worship present a unique set of circumstances that the Jands Vista feature set directly addresses. The console is a time-save

USA - Aviom, the manufacturer of personal monitor mixing technology, is now shipping its "ground-breaking" new Pro64 Series of audio networking products. Aviom says that the Pro64 kicks off a new era at the company, and the product line represents a sea change in how audio will be transported in applications such as corporate AV, broadcast, education and more. Pro64 products deliver the flexibility of a digital network, combined with the audio performance and simplicity of an analogue wire. All Pro64 products deliver audio with super-low latency, the company says, via its A-Net audio transport protocol.

The Pro64 products with A-Net "have been designed from the ground up for audio networking without compromise, breaking through the inherent limitations of Ethernet to deliver unsurpassed fidelity, performance, and flexibility", say Aviom.

The company says: &

UK - Stage Electrics has added to its £10 million hire stock with the purchase of the ChromaFlood 200 TC from Pulsar - and claim to be the only hire company in the world to offer "this exciting new product".

The ChromaFlood 200 TC is a high output solid state wash light containing 66 RGB tri-colour LEDs with an 8° beam angle. The tri-colour LEDs prevent split shadows and offer the user a possible 16 million colours. The unit can be powered directly from a 100-240v AC supply and has full remote DMX control of RGB levels to allow remote control of its colour mixing, internal sequences provides operation of the fixture without the need for a separate control system. The LCD menu system allows for quick fixture configuration and it's IP65-rated, therefore suitable for outdoor or indoor use.

Adrian Searle, head of hire from Stage Electrics said: "This is a

UK - 2007 is shaping up to be a year of new entertainment lighting products - and entertainment lighting supplier White Light is offering chance opportunities to see some of those products at a series of hands-on open days during January and February.

On Monday 22 January and Tuesday 23, White Light will be showing products from the ranges for which they are the exclusive UK distributor: Robert Juliat, LSC, ELC, Rainbow, Look Solutions, LDDE and Wireless Solutions. In addition, Isac Alkstrand from Wireless Solutions will be on hand to explain the advantages of Wireless Solutions' range of wireless DMX products, as featured in The Great Wireless DMX Shoot-Out in the July/August 2006 issue of Lighting&Sound Internationalmagazine.

The two open days will run from 10am-4pm at White Light's West End office at 52 Shaftesbury A

The Netherlands - Alcons Audio will be exhibiting at the ISE show (Upper Deck booth AA6) in Amsterdam with a representation of its pro-ribbon speaker systems of both the general product line-up as well as the cinema product line-up.

The CRMS, Cinema Ribbon Monitor System is a unique hybrid 3-way main- / 2-way surround-system. Each system consists of a separate mid-high frequency ("MHF") section, featuring one RBN401 pro-ribbon driver HF with non-vented 8" MF and a low frequency 15" ("LF") section, with low power-compression 4" voice-coil. The MHF section is specifically designed to act both as MHF section for the main/front system, as well as full-range surround system. This unique design results in a very uniform sound stage throughout the entire listening area.

The LR14 ultra-compact line-array system will also receive a new sibling: The LR

USA - Mackie have announced the debut of the newest member of the SRM family, the SRM150, following the success of the SRM450 and SRM350 Active PA speakers. The Mackie SRM150 Compact Active PA System delivers superior sound quality in an ultra-compact package, making it a versatile and expandable solution for a variety of sound reinforcement needs, says the company. And with 150 watts of ultra-efficient Class D amplification and the 5.25" EAW-designed, full-range neodymium driver, the SRM150 delivers high sound pressure levels (SPL).

"The SRM150 integrates the proven technology from the SRM series - along with an easy-to-use onboard mixer - in a compact package," said Mackie Brand group vice president John Boudreau. "It makes the SRM150 the perfect choice for a wide range of applications such as boardroom and classroom A/V, and live music performance in venue

Germany - Visitors to the forthcoming Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt will have the first opportunity to see two new products that will be launched there by Formula Sound. The new ZMR-80 modular zoner mixer and the FSM8 Plus 8-channel mixer extend the growing list of successful Formula Sound products and both add exciting new features to previous product designs that have already been well-proven in applications right around the world.

The new ZMR-80 modular zoner mixer has been designed for those applications where accurate and reliable control of audio sources being fed to different zones is needed. Suitable for use in theme parks, public buildings, hotels and entertainment venues the ZMR-80 features a modular construction format that enables it to be configured to suit many different types of requirement.

The ZMR-80's 19" 4RU chassis can house up to 11 differe

UAE - Clear-Com, a Vitec Group brand, and the global leader of trusted intercom solutions, will be showcasing a selection of their product range at CABSAT, to be held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, in March.

At CABSAT, Clear-Com will preview Easi-Pico, the new baby Eclipse-Pico digital matrix package that replaces Easi-Com II. Easi-Pico is a pre-configured entry-level matrix designed to ease installation. The package runs without additional configuration software, so that Easi-Pico is a true plug and play digital matrix intercom package.

The Easi-PiCo package includes a 16-port Eclipse Pico matrix, 1RU interface frame and power supply with external interface cards and a choice of control panels and beltpacks. It is a high-value, cost-effective approach to purchasing a digital matrix system without significant upfront investment, says the company.

USA - Tapco has announced brand group vice president John Boudreau is now heading up the development and direction of Tapco products. With Boudreau at the helm, Tapco is brought under the same leadership that drives the Mackie brand, better aligning Loud's development and engineering resources with Tapco products.

"I'm really excited to work on the Tapco brand and to have the opportunity to reach young artists and music enthusiasts of all kinds," said Boudreau. "With Loud resources behind Tapco, we are able to offer entry-level audio products of unparalleled quality. We have great things in store for 2007, too, including three new products at NAMM which demonstrate Tapco's commitment to delivering complete line sound and project studio solutions at exceptional value to our customers."

New in 2007 for Tapco are two sound reinforcement products - the Thump TH

USA - There's a cool new wave sweeping the hippest clubs, bars and nightspots. The Wave from American DJ is a high-output 800-watt mood effect that sends out 60 unique 'S-shaped' beams in vibrant blue and aqua tones.

The wavy beams, combined with the shades of blue, make the Wave a unique effect. When used at slow speeds, it will create a serene mood with water-like imagery. Then, simply increase its speed at the flick of a switch, and the mood instantly changes from tranquil ambiance to a high-energy party atmosphere.

To give users this easy versatility, the Wave comes with built-in programs at both slow and fast speeds. The programs make it simple to run the Wave in plug-and-play Sound Active mode.

The Wave also has two DMX-512 channels for use with a programmable DMX controller. For larger venues, a series of Waves can be daisy-chained by XLR cables in Master-Slave mode.<

Italy - The MQ80P monitor from RCF offers high intelligibility and efficiency in a compact design, say the company. The 2-way horn-loaded sound projector speaker system is targeted as an ideal solution for delivering clear voice and music reproduction in mid-size environments.

Suitable for PA systems and background/foreground music systems, it has 90° x 60° constant directivity and with simple accessories it can be combined in clusters of two or more units to offer wide, smooth coverage and to reduce the installation points. IP65-rated, it is suitable for both indoor and outdoor installations, say RCF.

The MQ80P features high-excursion, PP coated paper cone woofer mounted in a tuned enclosure (the port can be sealed for full outdoor installation). The tweeter is a horn-loaded compression driver with phase plug, offering crisp, intelligible voice reproduction even in wi

Spain / UK - D.A.S. Audio has announced the launch of its new line of amplifiers - the PowerPro series. Aimed at both permanent installations and mobile applications, the new amplifier range consists of four models built in rugged 1U and 2U steel chassis and "offers unequalled value in proven amplifier technology" according to D.A.S.

The PowerPro series comprises four models - PS-200, PS-400, PS-800 and PS-1400. The PS-200 (12kg) and PS-400 (13kg) are 1RU high and offer power ratings of 100W and 200W per channel @ 4 ohms respectively. The PS-800 (18kg) and the PS-1400 (21kg), largest of the PowerPro line, are 2RU high and provide 450W and 700W per channel @ 4 ohms. The amplifiers offer XLR and 1/4 " TSR connectors for the inputs and both Speakon NL-4 and binding posts on the outputs (PS-800 and PS-1400 only).

Rear located switches are available for ground lift,

UK - For the first time, the Parans System will be shown at the ARC 07 exhibition in London, February 12-13. The Parans System transports sunlight into buildings via thin and flexible fibre-optic cables. Benefits of experiencing more sunlight include improved wellness and productivity as well as reduced energy consumption.

Sunlight is collected by a Parans Solar Panel on a building's exterior and transported into the selected room where it shines through a Parans Luminaire When the sunshine hits the Parans Solar Panel, two layers of lenses focus it into optical fibers. These optical fibres form the Parans Optical Cable which is drawn to the area in the building that shall be illuminated with natural light. The cable diameter is only 30 mm and can be 15 meters long which normally covers the three top floors in a building. If sunlight is to be taken to lower floors in high buildin

Norway - Designed for visually demanding professional installations the new F20 sx+ projector is the smallest projector in the range offered by projectiondesign.

The F20 sx+ features SXGA+ resolution (1,400 x 1,050) and brightness of up to 3,300 lumens. As the world's first projector featuring a full implementation of Texas Instruments BrilliantColor, a wide range of configuration options is offered. This includes a range of different BrilliantColor colour wheels to ensure that every projector is fine-tuned according to its specific application. Texas Instruments BrilliantColor technology increases the brightness clarity and contrast of projected images by adding Cyan, Magenta and Yellow, and enables the F20 sx+ to display unprecedented image quality.

"Weighing just 3 kilograms, the F20 sx+ is roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper. This powerful projector can fit into

USA - American DJ have brought out their new Accu Fog 1000, an innovative moving-head fog machine. Designed for clubs, concerts and productions, this new high-output fogger is the latest addition to American DJ's popular Accu Series of professional intelligent fixtures.

The 1,000-watt unit uses its moving-head mechanism to rotate a full 360°, providing any venue with total atmospheric coverage at a rate of 10,000 cubic feet per minute. The Accu Fog 1000 can be stood upright, hung, or even mounted upside-down to create different types of effects.

This upside-down positioning is possible because of a removable metal bin on the back of the Accu Fog 1000, which houses its 1-litre fog juice container. The bin is attached with two screws - you can unscrew them quickly, then simply flip the bin around and re-attach it for upside-down use.

"The Accu Fog 1000 provides amazin

USA - ESTA's Technical Standards Program has announce that another draft standard, BSR E1.31-200x, Entertainment Technology - DSP - DMX512-A Streaming Protocol, has joined the four other draft standards now on the ESTA website for public review. BSR E1.31 will be available for review through March 19, 2007, and can be accessed at http://www.esta.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php.

BSR E1.31 is a simple protocol that offers functionality comparable to existing DMX512 over Ethernet protocols, but with the advantages of compatibility with ANSI E1.17-2006 and easy implementation on managed networks. Device Management Protocol over Session Data Transport, borrowed from the ANSI E1.17 protocol suite, provides a mechanism for streaming DMX-type data intermixed with random access data and high

USA - American DJ has introduced the P64 LED UV Ultraviolet PAR Can. The latest addition to American DJ's popular series of LED-based PAR cans, the DMX-compatible P64 LED UV spot is designed for any and all applications that call for the effects of ultraviolet light, say the company.

Equipped with 151 ultraviolet LEDs, the P64 LED UV provides super smooth projection on stages and surfaces. It features a 15° beam angle for long-throw applications. In addition to being an extremely powerful black light, the highly affordable P64 LED UV is very economical to operate. The unit is energy-efficient and runs on low voltage, with a maximum power consumption of 21W, say American DJ.

"Bringing LED technology to an ultraviolet par can represents a major advancement in cutting-edge stage and club lighting," said Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Compa

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