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Germany - HK Audio is offering the ConTour Array Road Package Special through all its international distribution partners, effective immediately.

The ConTour Array fills the gap between conventional ground-stacked PA systems and large line arrays for the touring market, says the company. It was designed especially for the ever-changing needs of a whole variety of venues with audiences ranging from 500 to 2,000 in size, such as clubs, smaller halls, town fairs and festival tents. Versatility, easy operation, true line array performance, excellent sound and reliability make this a system of exceptional value and profitability.

The ConTour Array is available both as an active system with integral electronics and as a passive version with external amplification and controller.

The CTA 208 mid/high unit is loaded with two 8" neodymium loudspeakers and four 1" hig

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UK - PR Lighting will be exhibiting at the PLASA Focus exhibition at the Royal Armouries in Leeds (28-29 April). On show will be the XL250 and XLED590 automated lighting units.

The XL250 moving head features motorised zoom lens and iris along with interchangeable gobos and colours. The MSD250 lamp coupled with exceptional optics make this one of the brightest 250W units on the market. Also featured are interchangeable gobos and interchangeable colour filters.

XLED 590 uses Osram's Diamond Dragon LED, one of the world's brightest single-chip SMT LEDs (offering up to 250 lumens). Each head contains 90 high power 5W LED's (30 x Red, 30 x Green, 30 x Blue). The average lamp life is 100,000 hours.

The light output closely resembles that of a conventional wash light containing a 1200W discharge lamp, with the advantage of excellent colour mixing and a uniform white beam. The stand

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USA - Elation Professional's new Design Beam 1200C CMY moving head can perform as either a spot, wash or long throw beam projector. Although it boasts a 1200W output, it's housed in a compact case more typical of a 575W fixture, so it can be installed in tight spaces and is very convenient to transport on tours and traveling productions, the company says.

"We developed the Design Beam 1200C to be a complete 1200W DMX moving head that meets the demands of today's lighting market and challenging economy," says Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional. "People are looking for ever more powerful, yet smaller fixtures. Today's designers and clients also want versatility and value, and the Design Beam 1200C delivers with its ability to do triple-duty as a wash, spot or beam projector. This multi-functionality makes the Design Beam 1200C especially great f

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Germany - The Midas PRO6 live audio system picked up the MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award) for Live Mixing Desk at Prolight + Sound 2009. The award was accepted by Midas and Klark Teknik international sales and marketing director David Cooper.

The award reflects the huge success enjoyed by the PRO6 since its launch last August. Almost 200 have been sold worldwide, with systems used on acts including AC/DC, Metallica, Van Morrison, Jan Smit, the Pogues, Marillion, Snow Patrol, Benabar, Il Divo, Kasabian and Eddi Reader.

A total of six PRO6s were in attendance at ProLight&Sound 2009: on the EVI Germany and Mega Audio booths as well as handling daily live music programmes on the outdoor Pro Stage and in the Agora tent.

"We're delighted that the international audio press has recognised the Midas PRO6 as the leading product in its category," says Cooper. "

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USA - A new iPhone application by Wybron packs more than 1,500 gobos into a sleek device that fits in the user's pocket. The Moiré Gobo Library lets users browse, search, and experiment with A-size gobos from GAM and Lee, with more to come.

The Moiré Gobo Library, which also works on the iPod touch, lets the user: view gobos on a white or black background, simulating the look of the gobo itself or the image it produces on a dark stage; search gobos by name and number; sort gobos by name and number in ascending and descending order; maintain a list of 12 most recently viewed gobos, and send comments directly to the developer with a feedback button.

The idea for the Moiré Gobo Library came, in part, from the suggestions of customers using Wybron's Gel Swatch Library, which features nearly 1,000 gel colours. The Gel Swatch Library was recently named one of

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Spain - D.A.S. has launched the Aero 12A compact line array system which joins the Aero Series family of professional sound touring products. The system incorporates an impressive battery of high tech. The latest in Class D power amplification, digital signal processing and optimized D.A.S. components have been combined with enclosures designed for rapid deployment, precise coverage and high acoustic output.

The Aero 12A's 600 W amplifier employs third generation Class D technologies providing extended bandwidth, improved dynamic range and exceptionally low distortion. The impressively compact and lightweight amplifier design requires much less space, reducing the overall cabinet size and in turn, the total cabinet weight.

Signal processing is accomplished by way of a powerful 24 bit DSP, providing unparalleled control over critical signal parameters. Wavelet analysis which pr

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UK - Christie has introduced the world's first LED-based SXGA+ and WUXGA resolution projection display system, purpose built for control room and videowall applications.

The new Christie Entero LED is a LED-illuminated, 1-chip DLP product line that features a "zero maintenance" design. The LEDs are rated at more than 50,000 hours- over five years of dependable operation. With no consumable components such as lamps, filters or colour wheels to replace, the Christie Entero LED delivers the ultimate in uninterrupted, 24/7 performance for exceptional reliability and low cost of ownership, says the company.

"The new Christie Entero line of LED-based rear projection modules has no equal in the industry for long life and dependability. They are as close to 'worry free' as you can get in a videowall display solution," remarked Jim Gavloski, director of product mana

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UK - Lightfactor Sales is taking two stands - RA-D6 and RA-D12 - at the 2009 PLASA Focus Show, in prime positions either side of the bar, a move anticipating that this should be a strategic meeting point for all visitors.

Both Lightfactor's stands will be replete with a wide selection of products aimed at core theatre and live performance orientated applications from high profile manufacturers like SGM, LDR and Novalight from Italy; SFAT from France and LightProcessor from the UK. Lightfactor is the exclusive UK distributor for all these products.

One of the highlights from SGM is the new Giotto Digital 1500 fixture. Using a special patented application of DLP technology, the Giotto Digital 1500 combines digital effects generation with a fully-featured moving head fixture. It offers the features of a moving light with an innovative all-digital system for generating graphic eff

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Austria - AKG has announced the release of the redesigned C 3000 condenser microphone, suitable for recording or live applications. The C 3000 has been proven as a trusty and reliable workhorse for more than 15 years, says the company. The new C 3000 maintains the popular characteristics of the C 3000, however a new sleek and classy finish showcases AKG's new corporate design.

Commenting on the redesigned C 3000 product marketing manager for recording and broadcast at AKG, Thomas Stubics, says: "Since 1993, the C 3000 has become a standard for a wide range of applications. The only thing our customer wanted us to change was the appearance, so we included AKG's new Corporate Design, which has also been included on recently launched products like the proven D 5 hand-held vocal mic and the brand-new K 702 Reference Class headphones."

The C 3000 features a 20Hz to 20kH

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UK - MilTec (UK) Ltd will be exhibiting a wide range of LED products at the PLASA Focus exhibition in Leeds.

Featured on the stand will be the StageWash range of LED pars. With a massive 108 Watts of LED power in a compact housing, these units give unmatched light output in their price range, says the company. The StageWash 108 has 36x 3W LEDs with a 25 degree beam and the 108T tricolour unit gives a beam angle of 38 degrees. Both units are suitable for professional and school stage applications.

Also on display will be the PixStrip LED screen and PixFloor video dance floor. These units are designed for club installations and corporate rental work, being easy to install and strike after a show. The PixStrip screen uses ultra-bright 3mm LEDs, ideal for use in bright foyer and atrium situations.

MilTec will also be showing from the ranges of followspots and high-load wind-up t

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Germany - Sennheiser and Klein+Hummel introduce a jointly developed new solution for wireless sound reinforcement in the classroom. The K+H CAS100 is a self contained, fully integrated unit with two universal option slots compatible with Sennheiser Evolution wireless microphone receivers and the K+H CD player.

With a wide range of frequencies available, Evolution wireless is able to support numerous adjacent classrooms without interference between systems. The CAS100 also offers connections for a wired microphone or any other external music or playback source. It may be initially installed to support media playback and later upgraded with wireless microphones when needed. A protective rear cover guards against curious hands while the front panel controls are streamlined and simple to operate.

K+ H is part of the Sennheiser group, located in Wedemark, Germany.

(Claire Beeson)

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UK - CIE-Group, one of the UK's leading providers of commercial audio equipment to the professional installation market, have announced the launch of the brand new 'LB-5A' Digital Audio Store, as part of their newly designed and relaunched 'Clever Little Box' range.

This new incarnation of the best-selling Clever Little Box unit incorporates the latest MP3 technology to store and replay recorded voice messages, music and tones as part of a full PA system in security/safety, retail, museum/leisure and advertising applications, say CIE.

Audio files are stored in MPEG format on an internal USB memory stick with an 8-hour capacity, allowing content to be easily changed or replaced using standard Windows/Mac file management software.

Configured into three Groups of five Messages, five Chimes and five Tones (reconfigurable to individual requirements), the 15 channels can be indivi

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UK - The A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. stand (S-D2) at the PLASA Focus show in Leeds will feature new innovations from leading brands including Chroma-Q & GLP and product highlights from the ranges exclusively distributed by the company in the UK.

The A.C. Lighting division will be displaying a selection of products from the Chroma-Q LED range. Following the success of the Chroma-Q Color Block LED fixture with rental companies and end users alike, the manufacturer has combined the product's core elements of modularity and versatility with new single colour RGBA optics, 530 lumens output (almost double the original model) and theatrical grade dimming to create the exceptional feature set of the Color Block 2 fixture.

Other Chroma-Q LED products featured include the Color Punch fixture for a 'punchy' light output from an extremely compact unit. In addition, the stand feat

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UK - MTR launch the first mid-priced digital wireless system for guitars from Dutch company stageClix, called the stageClix Jack.

This digital system has no compander or squelch control (because none is needed), and it has a CD quality frequency response from 20Hz-20kHz. Also, it works in the 2.4Ghz band - legal world-wide, and miles away from the under-threat VHF and UHF. It employs a patented 'Triple Diversity' technique meaning it transmits/receives on three separate frequencies simultaneously - so practically zero chance of dropouts, says the company.

Available in the UK from 1 May, the stageClix Jack will be followed by three more stageClix products: a beltpack version for keyboards, microphones, wind and brass instruments, guitars and basses, body mics, piano mics and drum mics; a 19" 1U powered rack housing for up to four assorted receivers, and an affordable in-

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UK - Allen & Heath, will be exhibiting its digital mixing systems at the forthcoming ABTT show in London this June. For the first time at the show, the British manufacturer will be exhibiting the new iLive-T Series compact digital mixing system, along with the recently launched audio interface plug-in cards, which enable the system to interface with popular standards, including EtherSound, ADAT and Aviom.

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. The T Series comprises the fixed I/O iDR-32 and iDR-48 MixRacks and iLive-T80 and iLive-T112 Surface options, which are connected by a single CAT5 cable using Allen & Heath's ACE link.

An iLive system from the flagship range will also be displayed on the stand, and Allen & Heath will be showing the ZED-R

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Europe - Bosch Security Systems has announced the first emergency sound system to be fully certified by TÜV to the new EN54-16 and ISO 7240-16 safety standards.

Now, with release 3.3 of the Praesideo software, the company has extended the functionality of the system to ensure full compliance with these new standards.

An example of the extended functionality includes new zone-status indicators that show a fault status when any failure of equipment or cabling prevents a specific zone from being addressed. Other functionality extensions relate to voice alarms, outputs to fire alarm devices and managed evacuation. Furthermore the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of the system has been upgraded to EN50130-4 levels for alarm systems and, with that upgrade, both hardware and software fully comply with the obligatory and optional requirements of EN54 and ISO 7240.

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UK - Cooper Controls has announced the launch of Version 2 of the powerful LightFactory PC based lighting control software.

Version 2 brings major changes to the underlying software engine, increasing the power of the software and providing a more sophisticated operating platform for future releases. Utilising a host of Ethernet, USB and Software accessories, LightFactory offers the power of any lighting desk from a familiar user interface.

The launch of Version 2 also brings a host of new features and a new aesthetic design providing a more intuitive and powerful set of tools for the user.

A new fixture library engine provides a hybrid of 100% dynamic fixture and generic fixture control and inherits almost 2000 fixtures from the Zero 88 library. This means that not only can LightFactory handle complex fixtures with any number of attributes but can also control fixtures of m

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UK - PLASA Focus 2009 sees a variety of new Audio-Technica products making an appearance at the inaugural show. Microphones from both the Studio and Broadcast & Production ranges, new professional headphones and the ATCS-60 infrared conferencing system will be on display, providing points of interest to visitors no matter what their professional background.

The new studio microphones in the 20 and 40 Series comprise the affordable AT2035 and AT2050 large diaphragm condensers and the high-performing AT4021 cardioid and AT4022 omnidirectional condensers.

The 20 Series are both side-address models, with the cardioid AT2035 designed to isolate sound sources while the switchable pickup pattern of the AT2050 allows omni, cardioid and figure-of-eight operation. The 40 Series microphones - which carry Audio-Technica's Lifetime Warranty - are ideally suited to deliver sensitivity and n

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UK - Stage Electrics will be exhibiting at this year's Plasa Focus (stand RA-C17). Their stand will be filled with new products including QMAXZ moving lights, the SPLNet sound monitoring device, Altair intercom system, DiGiCo SD8 sound console, RCF TT08-A and RCF TTS12-A speakers, and Prolyte truss.

Stage Electrics is the exclusive distributor for SPLNet, QMAXZ and Altair and one of only five UK dealers for the DiGiCo SD8 sound console.

Plasa Focus will also give Stage Electrics the opportunity to showcase its recently launched LED screens and will incorporate demonstrations on the variety of applications utilised with the screens. Arri fresnels will also feature strongly on the stand, following Stage Electrics recently securing a new dealership with the worldwide supplier of lighting solutions for feature film and TV productions.

Linda Moore, head of sales and marketing at

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UK - Martin Professional is focused on innovation with its new lighting, haze and visual solution products for the PLASA Focus show at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 28 and 29 April 2009.

Martin's rapidly expanding range of LED lighting solutions will feature prominently at PLASA Focus 2009. On display in the foyer will be the LC Plus Series of LED video panels with new generation technology using the new P3-100 Processor that is DMX controllable and an IP65 rating. On display on the stand will be Martin's first LED moving heads, the MAC 401 Dual, a powerful LED washlight with a double-sided design that gives it dual functionality; and the MAC 301 Wash, a compact, high-power LED washlight with powerfully fast zoom. Martin's highly successful 1500 watt MAC III Profile will also be shown.

Control solutions in the form of the new Maxxyz Modular series will feature as will the ne

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The Netherlands - Philips has introduced a new LED lamp with a difference. Based on a joint development with DSM, the Philips MASTER LED MR16 retrofit lamp is the first high-power LED application in which the aluminium cover is replaced with a thermally conductive plastic - Stanyl - to control the heat. Stanyl also offers the additional benefits of flexibility in design, exceptional durability and weight reduction, says the company. Going forward, this sustainable solution may be applied across Philips' LED retrofit lamp range.

The Philips MASTER LED MR16 is a 4W LED replacement for the popular low-voltage halogen spot lamp. With light output equivalent to that of 20W Halogen MR16 lamps, it offers the key benefits of up to 80% energy saving and a 40-times longer lifetime. MASTER LED MR 16 employs three Philips Lumileds Luxeon Rebel LEDs and is available in both 2700K (true warm

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UK - DMi D&M Installation (Europe) has introduced a complete redesign of its Boston Acoustics' range of CI in-wall and in-ceiling speakers.

The redesigned VSi and HSi series, debuted at ISE 09, introduces numerous design innovations, improved audio performance, versatility and ease of installation. An increased number of models includes more three-way designs, ultra-compact 'lighting can' style designs, and humidity resistant models for outdoor and wet environments.

The new series comprise more than 25 new in-wall and in-ceiling designs. Design innovations include a dramatic 70 per cent reduction in the visible bezel, providing for improved flush to surface mounting. Magnetically attaching grilles greatly improve ease of installation and servicing.

The new HSi in-ceiling range includes the HSi H460T2 high humidity, weather resistant model, a 2-way design ideal for outdoor us

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UK - Black Cat Music will once again be displaying its comprehensive range of education and performance equipment at the ABTT Theatre Show next month.

Products displayed will include music stands and lights, posture chairs, choral risers, staging equipment and theatre products and staff will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate products. Copies of Black Cat Music's new comprehensive price list and catalogue will be available from the stand.

The Black Cat Acoustics division is a professional noise control company with an experienced and friendly team offering a complete range of acoustic products. Enquiries are welcomed for the design, supply and installation of high performance acoustic equipment as a total package, or to find economic solutions to individual problem areas within existing buildings.

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Denmark - The Martin MAC 301 Wash is an LED moving head washlight with a powerfully fast zoom and impressive zoom range. Designed for a variety of settings including rental applications, television use and night-time venues, it is capable of producing a wide range of exceptional colours from rich saturated shades to uniform pastels through the entire zoom range, says the company.

The MAC 301 Wash's zoom provides beam angle control from 13 - 36° for more accurate and flexible design possibilities, and the fixture's RGB colour mixing is maintained through the entire zoom range.

The fixture's 108 LEDs produce a bright and well-defined beam. With LEDs arrayed in a high density design, a more even blending of colours is achieved.

A principal feature of the MAC 301 Wash is its RGB colour mixing system. The full spectrum system combines with the optical system to produce a wide

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