USA - Zaxcom has added to its wireless microphone product line with the introduction of the environmentally friendly TRX992, a boom pole unit that performs the functions of an audio transmitter, monitor return receiver, backup recorder, and phantom power supply - all within one compact wireless system.

The TRX992 is a completely digital transmission system optimised for boom mic operators working on motion picture and television productions, say Zaxcom. It features patent-pending internal recording that backs up transmissions to guard against lost audio files. Users can record up to 24 hours of audio to a removable mini or micro SD card using the TRX992. The system features a user-selectable power output ranging from 10mW to 100mW. Zaxcom also says that the audio dynamic range is 106dB, making the TRX992 "sound like a hard-wired microphone without any of the typical FM audi

UK - Broadcast Video Expo 2009 will be the first UK opportunity for broadcast professionals to see and hear Audio-Technica's new ATH-M35 monitor headphones. Aimed at studio, field recording, broadcast and live sound use, the headphones "are designed for long service and exemplary performance", say Audio-Technica.

Key features include a foldable design for easy storage and a rugged storage pouch, enhancing the headphones' durability and lifespan. They are an ideal choice for a wide range of applications, from professional studio and home recording use to more portable situations such as live sound, broadcast audio-for-video and location recording.

The ATH-M35s employ a low-profile, closed-back design, providing high quality clarity and isolation in high-volume listening situations. The headphones feature a neodymium magnet structure and have a frequency response of 20

UK - Recognised globally for robust and reliable manufacture as well as "excellent after-sales service", Sheffield-based Cloud Electronics Ltd (CEL), has reinforced its brand value by extending the standard warranty period on all new products from one year to five years.

Cloud's MD, Simon Curtis, explains: "Cloud audio equipment is British-made to a demandingly high standard. The products have such a reputation for reliabiliy that it is a pleasure to be able to pass on our confidence as a peace of mind guarantee to our loyal customers - who continue to specify Cloud product for hassle-free installations - and new customers alike."

The five-year warranty covers parts only against faulty manufacture and original material failure provided equipment has not been abused, damaged or modified. The warranty applies to products purchased through an authorised distri

USA - Mackie has announced Vista support for the Onyx FireWire Card and added Vista 64 support for all FireWire devices. Users of Mackie FireWire interfaces such as the Onyx Satellite, d.Pro Series DJ Mixers and now the Onyx FireWire card can now enjoy support under the Windows Vista operating system.

This update not only adds compatibility, but includes feature updates from the previous build. The following FireWire interfaces are compatible with Mackie Audio Driver V1.1.0: Onyx FireWire Card, Onyx Satellite, u.420, u.420d, d.2 Pro, d.4 Pro and TAPCO Link.FireWire.

The Mackie 400F & 1200F have been Vista compatible for some time and require no update. Users who wish to update to Mackie Audio Driver V1.1.0 should visit the respective product page at www.mackie.com

(Claire Beeson)

UK - Visitors to Baldwin Boxall's stand at either the 2009 ProLight&Sound (1-4 April, Frankfurt) or International Firex (11-14 May) will be well rewarded. The now infamous Plug & Socket has a new look this year. In addition, there will be two new products being showcased.

While supping on Harveys Real Ale, visitors to the Plug & Socket will be able to see a demonstration of the new BVRD2M4 mini router and the new BVRD voice alarm controller. Also on the stand will be the OmniCare emergency voice communication system.

The BVRD2M4 Mini four zone voice alarm router retains many of the features of the well established EVAS BVRD2M router. However, it is small enough to fit alongside a VIGIL2 amplifier and power supply in one 19 mainframe.

The unit's four electronically balanced inputs have both independent priority and level settings, allowing for dual mode. Input one is configur

Germany - At Frankfurt's ProLight + Sound this year, TTA's Stagetracker FX matrix will be shown with a fresh customised GUI. This provides user-friendly access to, and control of, the new Pan Between Points (PbP) operational mode which has further increased Stagetracker FX's versatility, widening its appeal to include venues and productions using line array speaker systems, says the company.

PbP is a dramatic development for the sector of actor tracking systems, reducing the degree of user input to a minimum. The new software brings a high degree of automation to the set-up process, which can now be completed quickly and without the skills of a trained technician. PbP is designed for use in situations where ultra-fast set-up is required, as with a touring production. PbP achieves true plug-and-play status.

"Stagetracker FX is bringing actor positioning to the masses,"

UK - Orbital Sound is exhibiting its range of communication solutions at Broadcast Video Expo 2009 (17 -19 February, Earls Court 2, London). Orbital is demonstrating equipment from Zaxcom - including the TRX900 digital wireless microphone system - as well as products from Telex, RTS and HM Electronics.

As Zaxcom's exclusive UK dealer, Orbital Sound is giving centre stage to the diminutive Zaxcom TRX900, which is being headlined as the industry's first digital wireless microphone transceiver with built-in IFB facility. With applications in ENG, and in film and television production, it also offers a back-up recording capability, as Tim Sherratt, Technical Director at Orbital Sound, outlined:

"This apparently simple step of integrating an IFB receiver with the tiny transmitter has opened up some extremely useful and powerful possibilities. Audio output is linear and inheren

Germany - Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Nexo will be showing an impressive and mature line-up of tangent-array sound reinforcement systems aimed at touring applications and the fixed installation sector at ProLight&Sound.

As well as the four tangent array propositions - Geo T, Geo D, Geo S12 and Geo S8 - Nexo will display its successful gradient CD, GEO and RAY SUB Series of subs. Premiered at last year's ProLight show, the RAY SUB technology allows the same cabinet to be configured for any polar pattern, omni-directional as a standard direct radiating subwoofer when speakers are facing the audience, or highly directional when a speaker cabinet is rotated sideways or upwards.

?Completing this line-up are Nexo's new NXAMPs, the powered TD Controllers generated by the collaboration with Yamaha. The integration of amplifier, available in two four-channel sizes, with

UK - Allen & Heath has shipped the first batch of the new iLive-T digital mixing systems. Launched last month at NAMM 2009, the British manufacturer has been overwhelmed as distributors have placed orders months in advance to cope with demand.

"The response to iLive-T has been unprecedented and production is now flat out to fulfil orders," says managing director, Glenn Rogers. "In all my years in the pro audio industry I've rarely seen a reaction to a new product like this."

Manufacturing is scheduled to produce 50 systems in February with 100 per month thereafter. All systems are manufactured at Allen & Heath's factory in Penryn, Cornwall.

Evolved from the successful flagship iLive digital range, the iLive-T Series has all the performance and power of the original iLive in a lightweight, affordable package. The T Series comprises the fixed I/O iDR-32 and

UK - Pro Audio Stash UK has announced the release a brand new, high spec data cabinet and rack enclosure range, adding to the company's already extensive collection of 19" rack enclosures and accessories. The company says it aims to provide the customer with racking systems that will be functional to industry standard but will also create a professional look to businesses that are either expanding or upgrading their IT systems.

Pro Audio Stash UK is fast becoming a common name for manufacturing and supplying 19" racking to professional AV and IT markets, specialising in quality but affordable rack enclosures and accessories. As well as showing a growth in sales of 19" racking, the company is one of the main UK suppliers of Gator Cases, flightcase hardware and Neutrik connectors, boasting the largest range of specialist connectors in the UK. Pro Audio Stash has als

Germany - Ahead of the Frankfurt show, Roland Systems Group (RSG) is previewing the RSS M-48 Live Personal Mixer and RSS S-4000D Splitter and Power Distributor, a monitoring solution for live performance and studio applications, and a logical progression for the current suite of RSS stage sound control and mixing products.

The M-48 offers control over 40 audio sources that can be easily managed in 16 assignable stereo groups. The playing experience is enhanced with level/pan/solo/3-band EQ on each group, built-in reverb for a more appealing sound, ambient mic for better communication with band members as well as physical inputs and outputs for multiple headphones, wedges and powered monitors, interfacing with iPods, metronomes and external recording devices.

Sound quality is ensured by use of Roland's Ethernet Audio Communication (REAC) Cat 5e protocol. Power is supplied via t

Germany - Electro-Voice's The N8000-1500 is capable of processing over 1,500 MIPS: more than twice as many as the basic model. This not only makes the N8000-1500 the most powerful loudspeaker controller currently on the market, suggests the company, but also represents something of a quantum leap. As product manager Ethan Wetzell puts it, "With the N8000-1500, we have effectively skipped an entire generation of development."

The first deployments of the N8000-1500 in major productions - Jan Smit's concerts in Rotterdam's Ahoy and Sarah Brightman's US tour at the end of 2008 - proved convincing. The system permitted the sound crews in each case to run the entire rig - including delays - with EV Netmax and FIR-Drive (Finite Impulse Response Filters), while the devices were controlled via IRIS-Net.

Gert Wiersema, the system technician for the Jan Smit tour and a long-ti

UK - Allen & Heath will be showing the new iLive-T Series compact digital mixing system for the first time in the UK at the Eventech Scotland event in Glasgow 25 - 26 February.

Evolved from the successful flagship iLive digital range, the iLive-T Series has all the performance and power of the original iLive in a new lightweight, affordable package.

Also on display will be the new Xone:22 2-channel analogue DJ mixer, offering quality audio and a professional feature set at an entry level price, and the ZED range of small-format mixers for live performance, recording, and production.

(Jim Evans)

USA - LEDtronics has released its latest generation narrow-beam (15 degree) PAR30-style LED spotlight bulb. The general-purpose bulb is made up of five 3-Watt, high-power LEDs and replaces filament-based PAR30 bulbs, combining advanced Light Emitting Diode (LED) technologies, standard AC voltages, 26mm Edison screw-in base, and light-optimising design, producing 367 lumens or an impressive 2,938cd Total End Foot Candles of vivid warm-white light.

The 15-degree narrow-beam PAR30A LED bulb runs on a voltage range of 85V to 260V AC current, and thus can be used anywhere in the world. Other voltages like 12-Volt AC or DC are optionally available for qualifying customers. The LEDtronics PAR30A-style lamp is a direct screw-in replacement for up to 75W PAR30 incandescent or halogen bulbs, but has a maximum power draw of only 9.5W.

Since it uses LEDs instead of standard filaments, thi

Sweden - Lab.gruppen is anticipating "an extremely busy ProLight & Sound" with the public unveiling of four new products. The first of these is the prototype Lab.gruppen Lake LM 26 stand-alone digital loudspeaker. Based on the Lake Processing technology and first product to be introduced under the newly acquired Lake brand, the LM 26 is a full-featured 2-in/6-out Lake Processor in a compact 1 U frame.

The latest addition to the PLM Series of powered loudspeaker management systems, the PLM 14000 is built around a two-input, two-power output channel platform. It pumps a massive 7000W per channel into 2 ohms and 4350 W per channel into 4 ohms, making it suitable for demanding subwoofer and low-end applications.

Also new for Frankfurt will be the addition of three new models to the FP+ Series, including a new flagship amplifier, the FP 14000. The other two models are the

USA - In addition to showing a wide range of products from its existing S Series, Veris, M-Class, I/O, I-2W8, R Series and WET lines, Community will exhibit three new product groups at ProLight & Sound 2009 in Frankfurt - ENTASYS, VLF Series subwoofers and MX41E monitors.

ENTASYS is a new three-way full-range column loudspeaker system that delivers true line-array performance in a compact package. Designed for permanent installation applications, including auditoria, airports and train stations, conference centres, houses of worship, stadium concourses and museums, ENTASYS offers high output and high power handling, utilizing multiple low, mid and high-frequency drivers.

Each ENTASYS full-range column includes six low frequency neodymium drivers, 18 2.35-inch midrange drivers and six 7" long x 1" wide planar-coupled Compact Ribbon Emulator (CRE) high frequency eleme

USA - RTS is set to show the DKP 16 CLD Color Display Desktop Keypanel at NAB 2009. The DKP 16 CLD is the desktop member of the CLD colour keypanel family from RTS. Like its rackmounted counterpart, the DKP 16 CLD is controlled using a full-colour graphic interface.

"A desktop version was the next logical step in the CLD series." said Christian Latzelsberger, senior product manager for RTS Intercoms Worldwide."Like the KP 32 CLD we evaluated how intercoms are used in various settings, and what meaningful improvements could be made. With the DKP 16 CLD, nothing was overlooked. Desktop users will be very pleased with the refinements in the control surfaces, and the graphical interface on the DKP 16 CLD."

(Jim Evans)

Germany - The Renkus-Heinz IC Live digitally beam steerable array will make its live European début on the outdoor stage at Frankfurt ProLight&Sound as part of the company's 30th anniversary celebrations.

Following its live US launch on the Winter NAMM Main Stage at the Anaheim Convention Centre in January, a pair of IC LIVE arrays with matching IC215S dual 15" bandpass subwoofers will be demonstrated at Frankfurt Messe's Concert Sound Arena every day throughout ProLight&Sound 2009.

The Concert Sound Arena, located in the outdoor exhibition area of the Frankfurt Messe, features a purpose-built stage and a covered audience area.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - At ProLight&Sound, Kling & Freitag will be presenting two new products: The bass element Sequenza 10 B as a system supplement to the K&F Line Array Sequenza 10 N/W, and the digital network amplifier Topas, a system amplifier for fixed installations.

The Sequenza 10 B can either be flown with Sequenza 10 N/W systems or in separate bass arrays. It is suitable for various applications as well as for use as a conventional subwoofer on the ground. Various setups in the K&F SystemRack make it possible to control the 10 B as cardioide, hypercardioide, and conventional omnidirectional bass unit. An additional Speakon connector on the front of the system simplifies the wiring for cardioide operations and optimises the appearance.

The K&F Topas is a two-channel system amplifier with a K&F remote system specifically developed for the special demands of fixed installations. It i

USA - City Theatrical has launched the 7400 series Outdoor Use Enclosures. The new enclosures are available with NEMA 3R, NEMA 4, or NEMA 4X ratings, and with IP ratings up to IP66. They may be custom ordered in virtually any size and configuration, and all styles will be ETL Listed to UL Standard 508A under City Theatrical's ETL Shop Listing.

These enclosures may be manufactured in steel, stainless steel, or aluminum, and may be powder coated in a range of durable and attractive colours. City Theatrical can implement customer designs or provide complete ground-up designs based on customer application requirements. All of the new 7400 series Outdoor Use Enclosures are designed and manufactured in City Theatrical's Carlstadt, New Jersey factory.

Larry Dunn, CTI's head of engineering said: "The addition of Outdoor Use Enclosures to City Theatrical's portfolio means that we

USA - AudioScience and UK-based Richmond Sound Design have announced that through the efforts of their respective technical teams, AudioScience's ASI6416 PCI CobraNet card now works seamlessly with Richmond Sound Design's SoundMan-Server Virtual Sound System software.

AudioScience has added the ability, through extensions to its ASIO driver, for multiple ASI6416 cards to be exposed as one ASIO device to SoundMan-Server. SoundMan-Server can now provide 999 simultaneous playback channels and 64 live inputs and 64 outputs to CobraNet using four ASI6416 cards and the new ASIO driver.

Loren Wilton, developer of SoundMan-Server, stated: "The guys at AudioScience are great to work with. I let them know what I needed and they delivered. I've had multiple interfaces running on two systems now for about two weeks, and there has been zero drift or dropped samples. All 64 channels fr

Germany - The Versio VSS 18 is a thoroughgoing digital system unit with integrated, direct-radiating 18" subwoofer and three class D amplifiers with prefixed 24 Bit / 48 kHz digital signal processor.

The analogue input signal is digitalised directly inside the input amplifier using an intelligent 24 bit AD converter and remains consequently digital to the class D amplifiers' output. The unit is powered by a wide-range switched mode power supply with PFC (power factor correction).

The directional (cardioid) dispersion is realised by special, digital controlling in the VSS 18 together with two additional passive 18" subwoofers of the Versio series. The cardioid dispersion in the deep bass frequencies efficiently avoids unwanted backward sound reproduction of the subwoofer.

K.M.E. will feature the new model at ProLight&Sound where the company will also feature its PAN

USA - Conductor specialist Switchcraft has broadened the type of products it offers by launching a top-level instrument direct box, which is named SC800.

Simple to configure and housed in a compact enclosure, the SC800 converts the outputs of high impedance line level audio devices and musical instruments to low level impedance balanced and isolated microphone level signals that can be connected to audio consoles, microphone pre-amps, effects processors and other equipment with three-pin XLR inputs.

Key features include Jensen transformer, dual 6.35mm (ΒΌ inch) throughputs, 20dB pad, pin 1 ground lift, recessed I/O panels, non-reflective enclosure with laser-etched labelling and Switchcraft all metal connectors.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Greenled, supplier of energy saving solutions will be at Ecobuild 2009, demonstrating the core reasons why professionals shaping the built environment should now be using LEDs.

Displaying a range of 35 advanced LED products, including downlighters and retrofit lamps, Greenled will be on hand to explain how LED lighting can benefit the design and construction market, and to dispel any misconceptions surrounding the technology's capabilities.

In the spotlight will be Greenled's collection of recessed downlighters, highlighting why there is no longer the need to install technology using 25W - 40W to downlight a space any more.

"LED lighting means modern, practical and flexible designs, impressive light output, longevity and energy savings in line with regulatory demands," commented James Millar, managing director of Greenled. "LED lighting technology has dev

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