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In Paris, Rik Hoerée and Laurent Laignel of DiGiCo's French distributor, Apex France, were on hand to collect the Most Innovative Product in the Live Industry trophy.

Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, DiGiCo's marketing director David Webster accepted the award for Best Sound Product of the Year at LDI.

"The SD8 has been designed with a fixed architecture and employs a smaller Super FPGA than the SD7, but it still benefits from all the major features and versatility of the D Series, as well as the advances already made in the SD7," comments Webster.

"This gives a superlative per

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Helix P1 is a flexible LED pixel string that allows users to quickly deploy video over large spaces in creative ways. It bends, wraps, drapes, and folds allowing maximum creativity in a wide range of venues. Coupled with flexible processing and the power of RasterMAPPER software, individual Helix P1 strings are merged into one seamless video display that can transform any surface or shape into a work of art. The snap-in diffuser accessory also allows one to mount the Helix P1 to signage, scenery

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The B315A has a long-excursion 15" woofer and 1.75" titanium-diaphragm compression driver with an ultra-wide dispersion, exponential horn and multi-cell throat in a versatile trapezoidal enclosure. The rear panel includes Ultra-Low Noise (ULN) balanced mic and line inputs, a balanced XLR thru connector, input level control and two-band EQ. Internal sound processing provides complete system control as well as speaker protection.

The B315A can be free-standing, stacked, pole-mounted or used in a floor monitor configuration, while e Ergonomic handles and rugged construction complete a roadw

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Designed for home automation and hotel suite control applications, the DIN rail-mountable DDMC802GL features a hardware-configurable design, where plug-in output cards accommodate specific loads assigned to the system. This ability to tailor the product to the project optimises energy management and reduces cost, while simultaneously eliminating waste and providing future-proofing flexibility, says the company.

"Dynalite's range of multipurpose modular controllers heralds the next 'eco' generation of Dynalite technology," said Phil Main, Dynalite business development manager. "No two control systems are alike, and the range of control requirements is

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The sales force from Robe US was joined by Robe's international sales teams from Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK for the occasion, and the stand was packed with visitors throughout the show. Plenty of positive feedback and enthusiasm for the Digital Series was forthcoming from individuals practicing in all areas of the industry, says the company.

Robe also ran hourly new product demos throughout all three days of the show. These were very busy, and full of visitor

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Based on extensive in-the-field research and user input, the BP4071, BP4071L and BP4073 microphones are suitable for capturing high-quality audio for documentaries and feature films, wildlife recording and theatre sound reinforcement. They offer low self-noise and improved resistance to Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). All three mics require 48V DC phantom power, and feature a switchable 150 Hz high-pass filter and rugged housing made of lightweight structural-grade aluminum alloy.

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Across the range, the brightness specification reaches 4000 lumens on the F300 series and 3300 lumens on the FW300 series. Both feature an upgraded daylight view 5 technology and use common lamps throughout making replacement and maintenance more cost effective.

The F300 also boasts up to 5,000 hours lamp life at full brightness specification and Panasonic backs this with a three year (or 3000 hour) warranty which includes lamps.

The F300 range uses a new Auto Cleaning Filter (ACF) which can extend the typical filter maintenance intervals to 10,000 hours depen

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The LED T8 Tubes are designed to replace the equivalent Fluorescent Lamps (FL) available today. Using lower wattage compared with the original products (Input varies between 9.5W on the low brightness model to 24W on the high brightness model). GlacialTech uses components designed for high brightness and a long life span. The lumens start at 480lm at a flux of 60 lm/W on the shorter lower light versions while the high brightness longest T8 Tubes offer 2560lm at 80lm/W flux.

The LED T8 Tubes can be used for general everyday use for indoor applications or

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Based in Belgium, with offices in the Netherlands and Spain, EML is the main supplier for the biggest festivals and concerts in Europe. Dirk Bosloirs, operations director for EML comments: "We know from other people that becoming a G-LEC partner is like joining a family, where everyone supports each other. It is more than just products, it is about 100% back-up and support."

Bosloirs continues: "We have worked with Supporting Role for many years and when we were looking for an LED frame system, they gave us good reports of G-LEC. We investigated further, saw the system in action at Hockenheim in July, and then met up again at PLASA in September. The beauty of the system is its flexibility - you can configure it to any kind of produ

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Managing director Phil Dudderidge was there to accept the awards, which recognise "Focusrite's efforts in bringing their classic pre-amp designs within range of more people than ever before". "This has been a valuable contribution to engineers and musicians in what has undoubtedly been a challenging year for the industry," said Dudderidge.

(Jim Evans)

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The DN-C620 is compatible with standard audio data file formats including CDDA (.cda) and MPEG-1/2 Layer III (.mp3) and WAVE (.wav), allowing for up to 20 hours of MP3 or similar audio playback from a single CD, CD-R or CD-RW, making it suited to serve as a continuous audio playback device for houses of worship, health clubs, restaurants, and various broadcast applications.

The DN-C620 features intuitive front panel control, which allows customisable programme playlists and output of ID3 or CD-TEXT Title, Artist, and Album information via RS-232C. Additionally, standard 25-pin Contact Closure (GPIO) and 9-pin RS-232C Control connections ar

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Accepting the award for the Paradigm system, ETC's architectural market manager Joe Bokelman said: "We are so pleased that Paradigm is being recognised as the complete system that it is. We have worked hard to prove that great lighting control means dispensing with the distinction between 'architectural' or 'entertainment' functionality.

"Paradigm is far more comprehensive and adaptable - going way beyond what former lighting control systems could do, and bringing that new power to any level of venue."

(Jim Evans)

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The first two are fixtures specifically designed to light cycloramas. The two-tube fixtures are for the smaller studio, the four-tube units are for the taller cyc that tends to be in purpose built studio spaces. These fixtures have three types of control available DMX/Local, Phase Dimmed and Non Dim. The aysymetric reflectors negates the use of an intensifier and means the depth of the units can be reduced thus saving space.

The third unit is a four- tube, round focusable fluorescent spotlight. This unit creates a natrual catchlight in the eye and has the ability to be "spotted or flooded", says the company.

The last newcomers to the range are a three (RGB), four (RGBY) and eight(Twin RGBY) f

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Sonora's size makes it ideal for studio recording and as a portable front-end in live performance and stereo recording applications outside the studio. Its ultra-linear frequency response has been honed to a variance of just ±0.1dB from 20Hz to 20kHz. It also boasts 60dB of distortion-free headroom and 60dB of gain, transparent signal integrity, very fast transient response and electronically balanced ins an

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Designed for use in acoustically challenging applications where wide but controlled coverage is required, the dispersion characteristics of the i9VP (Vandal-Proof) direct sound into the desired space while minimising ceiling reflection from above. This makes it suitable for high quality speech reinforcement in highly reverberant or expansive spaces such as transportation hubs, convention centres and retail malls. The solid metal housing and protected cable run make this product especially suited to outdoor/public spaces where t

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Thre E8, E12 and E12-D all combine polyurethane hard foam cabinets with coaxial LF/HF drivers at their heart. Designed for use as standalone full-range loudspeakers, any of these models can be integrated into d&b's larger systems without compromise to performance, says the company. All three models have horns that rotate through 90º, with patterns of 90º x 50º, 80º x 50ºand 110º x 50º (h x v) as well as high power ratings of 129 dB, 134 dBm and 133 dB SPL respectively. With the addition of the E15X subwoofer the bandwidth can be extended down to 40 Hz.

In the same vein, the D6 am

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Lighting designer Tim Edwards of TS Lighting in west London uses an Ion for control on all of his shows. On a recent production of the musical Godspell , Edwards used the Ion to control conventionals, scrollers, Studio Colors and hazers. "ETC has really hit the nail on the head," says Edwards. "The Ion has been a joy to use. One of the major benefits for me is its effects generator. I can very quickly create and adapt existing effects to get stunning results. The offline editor is another extremely useful tool that enables me to programme shows while on the move, via my laptop. "

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According to Paul Wilmshurst, managing director Dynalite Europe, fully integrated control systems are becoming more prevalent across both residential and commercial sectors. "There is a real demand for integrated lighting control systems that can incorporate third-party control elements, such as audio-visual, curtains, blinds and temperature control systems," he said. "From a commercial building perspective, integration with systems incorporating Ethernet backbones, such as building management systems provides hotels, offices and residential complexes with installation and control flexibility. Dynalite is one of the f

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Requirements for other speakers to be finished in white can be met by the manufacturing unit in Knutsford, Cheshire where OHM have been making speakers for over thirty years. Recent venues have been Walrus in Manchester, where white BR8s are in the basement disco with white LM series in the restaurant and cocktail bar, the Bar Bacchus in Warrington another BR8 installation and further from home in New Delhi, a new-build five-star hotel and multi entertainment complex will have an OHM Lunaray line-array system in white for the one thousand plus capacity nightclub.

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The VersaPort is a four- input channel / four- output channel sound card with microphone and headphone level control that hooks up directly to a PC via its USB connection. A USB 1.1 compliant unit, this black box lets you connect your CD players or turntables to your computer and mixer all at the same time.

A generic interface, the VersaPort works with virtually all popular Windows and Macintosh audio production software programs, including: (Windows) MME, MS DirectSound, Steinberg ASIO and Audition; and (Mac) Garage Band, Audio Hijack Pro (OSX) and Sound Manager (OS9) - and many more, says the company.

"We developed the VersaPort in response to our customers' needs for a

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The Pocket Console can function as a remote-controlled console, wireless circuit check device, redundant dimmer check, wireless DMX effects trigger or be a roaming WholeHog 2 as it is a wireless eight-submaster wing.

Operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band, the unit's indoor range is easily up to 300'+, with a rated range of 200'+. Outdoor line-of-sight range is up to one mile, and transmitter power output is up to 100mW (20dBm) EIRP, with a receiver sensitivity of -100dBm. The unit runs on a 9V lithium battery, providing a minimum life of eight hours.

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With a host of features generally not available in its price category, the easy-to-use Mikado is intended for stage and studio lighting, particularly when manual and memory control are required.

Major features include 12 channels/two presets or 24 channels/one preset, 36 memories or chasers on three pages, manual and automatic dipless crossfade, remote control of chasers, and audio input. Stored memories can be edited and previewed with channel level indicators.

Speed control of chasers is provided, along with chaser effects including Start/Stop/Step, random, bounce, single shot, forward/reverse direction, and delete/add steps.

ADB lighting marketing manager Jerome Bel comments: "The new