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14 March 2016

The Nexera DX is designed to provide colour changing and dimming functions in a single DMX/RDM fixture that is easy to maintain and troubleshoot. The system is fully Remote Device Management (RDM) compatible and interfaces with the Wybron InfoTrace Control and Management System to provide ease of installation and maintenance.

"The unit is ideally suited for retrofit installations where centralised dimming is not possible or economically feasible," said Larry Turner, CEO of Wybron. "The performance of the dimmer is outstanding, and we expect the ease of installation to broaden the appeal of the Nexera."

The Nexera DX is billed as a complete solution. It accepts DMX an

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14 March 2016

Many other members of the comprehensive Robert Juliat range, from the versatile Lutin washlight with interchangeable PC/fresnel lenses to the 4000W HTI Lancelot arena spotlight, will also be on show.

In addition, Robert Juliat will have a range of other new products on display. These include the CIN'K a 5K tungsten fresnel, the FIGARO architectural profile with the new CDM-T 250W lamp and the LANCELOT followspot / projector; new DMX modules: the NORIA a rotating gobo wheel and CHROMIX, a progressiv

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14 March 2016

"We are so proud of the growth of our business in the past few years," says Niclas Arvidsson, international sales manager and founder of Wireless Solution: "We want to share the celebration of our 10,000th unit by recognising some of our dealers who have helped make this possible."

On Monday, 10 September at 3:00pm at Booth E81, Arvidsson and Wireless Solution personnel will hold an informal ceremony, where they will present a limited edition Gold-plated W-DMX BlackBox to their outstanding EMEA dealers. Wireless Solution is exhibiting with White Light.

In addition to a focus on dealers, Wirele

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14 March 2016

A&O will introduce a new, "revolutionary Falcon xenon fixture", details of which will be revealed at the show. Also showing will be the complete range of Falcon fixtures by Alpha One of Germany. Falcon high-power, compact fixtures are designed for architectural and portable use. Xenon and Metal Halide models are available, in static or automated versions, IP-rated for outdoor use.

Global Design Solutions (GDS) will debut the GDS E System - a complete emergency lighting system, developed from the strengths of GDS's Blues System - and the E-System Dimmable Exit Signs, recently installed in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford and at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Also showing will be the GDS Blues System, exclusively distributed by TMB worldwide.

Interactive Te

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As well as handling 2 x MADI streams (coaxial and optical) it also has input/output options for analogue and AES/EBU resulting in a flexible multi-purpose device that may be used for conversion, transmission and remote monitoring, locally or over IP.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

Designed to allow remote control of lanterns in a rig with any lighting consoles, the current FocusBRAIN XL and FocusHAND2 both offer the same compact, rugged handheld remote, coupled with wireless receivers that merge control from the remote with the DMX data from the lighting console, giving an operator direct control of DMX channels independently of the lighting console.

The sale of the 2007th unit will be marked by a presentation to the purchaser on the first day of PLASA07. Also on hand will be representatives from the Royal Albert Hall. The RAH

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14 March 2016

On show for the first time will be new versions of two of Look's most renowned products, the Tiny Fogger and the Tiny Compact, offering improved performance, reduced size and easier maintenance over their predecessors.

The Tiny F07 is a miniature, battery operated smoke machine that, at just 10.5x4.9x5.0cm, is suitable for hiding in scenery, costumes or props. Controllable via a built-in button, a cable remote or optional XLR-remote or wireless radio remote, the Tiny F07 is designed so that it only draws power from its battery when necessary - but with a heat-up time of just 0.5 seconds its still always ready for use. The new model is designed so that the vaporiser

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14 March 2016

"We created the DPS-850 especially with the small to medium theatre and houses of worship in mind," says Miles Dudgeon, director of marketing at Wybron. "These users are frequently housed in historical or older buildings and often do not have the ability to add what could be significant new wiring for centralised dimming. To simplify the adoption of our Nexera and other products, Wybron's DPS-850 will bring dimming to the fixture so there is minimal need to run new circuits and control wiring."

The DPS-850 is fully Remote Device Management (RDM) compatible and interfaces with the Wybron InfoTrace

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14 March 2016

Creative Technology will feature a selection of interesting products on its stand, including the first UK showing of the revolutionary NOVA LED 3D display. In addition, the company will have "an assortment of state of the art display technology covering the entire spectrum from 3D to HD".

See Creative Technology at PLASA 07 - Stand J83.

(Lee Baldock)

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14 March 2016

SoundMan-Designer Windows software uses any standard ASIO audio interface to provide 16 live inputs, 16 outputs and 16 tracks of playback, exactly as AudioBox users have enjoyed for over a decade.

Included is a wide range of audio and show control capabilities, all in real time. Up to 12 bands of parametric EQ, five seconds of delay, automatic fades, mutes, solos, submastering and volume linking are available in every input

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14 March 2016

The DMX USB Pro is already supported by over a dozen software packages, ranging from lighting control programmes (ShowCAD, LightFactory, MagicQ, FreeStyler) to Media Servers (Arkaos, Resolume), visualizers and miscellaneous other software programmes (Virtual Magic Sheet, Capture).

While wysiwyg supports numerous lighting consoles directly through Ethernet, relatively few third-party developers create hardware interfaces that are compatible with the programme. CAST Software has included the relevant library file in wysiwyg Perform Release 20.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

The smartMAC is a 150 W moving head profile that offers "unprecedented reliability, longer service intervals, total silence and reduced power bills and a fanless cooling system in a new compact design".

Based on the MAC 700 platform, the MAC 575 Krypton is designed for "venues or any space that demands reliable, durable and no-nonsense performance".The Exterior 200 LED is a long-life programmable luminaire offering full RGB plus Amber and White colour mixing. Weatherproofed, it features a comprehensiv

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14 March 2016

Andy Walters will head up the sales team supported by Chris Waller as special projects manager. Walters has been involved with PixelRange for the last five years, but has returned to the generic lighting and truss side of JTE to concentrate on the development of the existing product range and the creation of new concepts.

Walters explains, "The next few months will be an exciting time, we will present two new product catalogues at PLASA and new web site will be launched towards the end of the year. Both Chris and I are looking forward to new JTE era."

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

Available as a 2RU (with rear mount connectors) or a 4RU (with front mount connectors), the Redback offers programmable Min. and Max. Levels and dimmer curves for each channel, a soft-patch facility, and on-board support for six internal scenes with fade times and six chases (with speed control), allowing it to be used as a stand alone dimmer.

The Redback joins an already impressive catalogue of products at LSC, including the, maXim Lighting Control Console, and the EKO Dimmer; the full LSC range will be on show.

See LSC at PLASA07 - Stand D83

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

Under the cooperative scheme, Kingston Technology's R&D department has rigourously tested its range of CF cards with all Marantz Professional's PMD products, and has provided a list of all compatible memory cards on its website (www.kingston.com/ukroot).

Mark Perrins, general manager, DMi D&M Installation, commented, "The volume and varying quality of CF cards in today's market can be at the least confusing for the customer, and at worst incompatible with the recorder. This agreement between Marantz Professional and Kingston gives peace of mind to existing and future users of

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14 March 2016

"Our new DX70 projector is perfectly suited to digital signage installations where a display may be required to run all day, such as reception areas and canteens in businesses, schools and hospitals, as well as shop windows and airport displays," said Paul Gardner, business development manager, 3M Visual Systems. "The product complements and strengthens our existing portfolio, at the same time widening our reach t

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"As soon as we heard that PLASA was expanding into the second hall, we knew that we wanted to be there," comments White Light's managing director, Bryan Raven. "We all have fond memories of the PLASA Shows there. We hope it will make for a much better place to spend four days talking to people, and make our familiar on-stand bar an even more pleasant place to pass the time."

Representatives from every area of lighting with which White Light is involved, including hire, sales, installation and service for theatres and other venues, events, corporate productions, exhibitions and more, will be on-hand throughout the show

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New features include pixel plotting - an innovative method of programming large LED arrays, Autopilot (automatic show generator), new improved global fixture addressing, multi-layering of effects, pixel-array fixture types, global and zoned proportional rate and level controls, scrolling marquee text-generator, setup wizards, macro generators and video to DMX features, as well as comprehensive controls for intelligent and conventional lighting control.

Artist systems are principally installed in nightclubs, lately controlling the US award-winning Best Nightclub Installati

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The most significant improvement in this version is the new Action Editor. This editor replaces the old Cue Editor offering even more programming functions than before. Additionally, the Action Editor also enables events to be triggered by a real-time scheduler and a timer mechanism.

Furthermore, the handling of DMX Devices is enhanced; DMX hardware is now automatically detected by the software and support for the Art-Net dongle is added, making VisualDMX Art-Net

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14 March 2016

iW Blast 12 TR is a new white light system with variable colour temperature and "tour-friendly" features, including a replaceable lens, protective face cover, standard XLR connectors and a housing that easily accommodates various truss clamps.

ColorBlast 12 TR is an RGB system that projects saturated, controllable colour with touring-specific features. ColorBlast 12 TR UV is billed as a unique ultra-violet (UV) system designed for "black light" applications in stage and set environments. Unlike traditional UV fixtures, it uses LED technology and advanced optics to provide

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14 March 2016

Eos won the Product Award for Lighting at Showtech 2007, the control system's second such honour - last year it took the Product of the Year Award for debuting product when it was introduced at LDI. But the Showtech award was the first ever European award.

The SmartFade ML is designed for small touring acts, schools, product launches, corporate events and other applications, as it brings professional features like palettes, parameter "fan" and built-in dynamiceffects to novice and experienced users alike.

Also on the ETC stand will be the ETC Congo lighting control console, which among other installations, has recently been hired out by ETC dealer Northern Light for an Erick Morillo DJ

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LFS is also showing core theatre and live performance orientated products from high profile manufacturers SGM, LDR, Stark and Novalight from Italy; VXCO from Switzerland, and LightProcessor from the UK. LFS is the exclusive UK distributor for all these products.

Cogent is a totally new LED screen range exclusively from Lightfactor, currently consisting of six LED Screens, four for external use and two for internal - all of varying pitches. There is also a range of LED strips of varying pitches and sizes, link LED, MR16 fixtures,

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14 March 2016

"Designed to seamlessly interface with current leading edge DJ technology, the Xone:42 has an ergonomic, intuitive layout, making it one of the easiest to use hi-tech mix tools around," comments Xone designer, Andy Rigby-Jones.

The Xone:42's feature set is built around 4 dual-input stereo channels; channels 1 and 4 are phono/line, while channels 2 and 3 are line/line. All four channels have a powerful +6dB to total kill 3-band EQ, a 9-segment 3-colour bar meter, gain control, and 60mm VCA faders with illuminated X/Y crossfader selection. Xone's Voltage Control Filter is included on each channel via illuminated assignment switches, with selectable filter type, resonance, and frequency controls.

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14 March 2016

Version 2.0 adds and refines a number of feature enhancements to the 760, a zone mixer that is designed to deliver the optimal feature set and I/O count needed for restaurants, hotels, sports bars and nightclubs "at a ground-breaking price".

New features include full support for the analogue control inputs, each of which can accept up to two switches/control voltages or one potentiometer. And as the 760 is used in heavily trafficked, public areas, Symetrix has added an emergency system integration feature that accepts a logic input from an emergency system to mute all outputs, or route input 3 to specified outputs at specified volumes in case o