UK - PSCo has added the new 85" Panasonic plasma screen to its rental fleet ready for the new season of events in 2010.

The 85" fits the gap between the 65" and 103" screens, and is designed for events, exhibitions and conferences. Benefiting from Panasonic's plasma technology and coupled with PSCo's range of input boards, the screens can display every type of analogue and digital content.

The screen is available with a range of accessories making it suitable for rental installations. They are all available on PSCo's custom built ScreenLifter, which allows the screen to be moved into position and raised up to 3m in the air at the touch of a button in either landscape or portrait. A floor stand, wall-hanging bracket and ceiling hanging bracket is also available.

Rental director, Mike Nield comments: "I am very excited about the addition of the 85"

USA - ESTA has announces the winners of its 2009 Members' Choice Awards, which were presented on Saturday, 21 November at the LDI and ESTA Awards Ceremony in Orlando, Florida. The awards recognise newly released, outstanding entertainment technology products in three categories: Expendable, Widget and Equipment. Voting on these awards was open to all employees of ESTA member companies who attended the LDI show.

The 2009 winners are:

Expendable Category
Robo Glue from Rose Brand: A fast-setting, non-toxic water based adhesive that dries clear. Great for bonding porous substrates to difficult to bond synthetic materials. Robo Glue remains flexible and is available in large sizes.

Widget Category
SRI ProPlus Crossover full body fall arrest harness from Sapsis Rigging, Inc: A full body fall arrest harness that meets the requirements of the ANSI z359.1-2007 st

BeNeLux - Audient's high resolution mixing console Zen will travel to mainland Europe next month, to be featured in demonstrations at Maarten's Sound & Vision and DADA studio in Brussels on 14 and 15 December respectively.

Kicking off at 2pm in Heerenveen on Monday 14 December, Audient's sales director Luke Baldry will be presenting the newest member of the Audient family to visitors at the Maarten Sound & Vision offices based at Businesspark Friesland West 37. Owner of MSV, Lammert Wiersma says: "We have already had great interest in the Audient Zen over the past few weeks. This demonstration day will give Zen a great boost."

On Tuesday 15 December Zen will be stopping at DADA studios in Brussels. Starting at 3pm, intensive demonstrations will put the Zen through its paces and there will also be ample opportunity for questions during the afternoon. "Seeing the

Germany - Optocore Control v2.13 is now available for download at www.optocore.com.

The most significant update found in this version of software is increased network capacity, which now allows up to 24 devices to be connected to a single Optocore network. This is a move which sees Optocore addressing the increasingly frequent requirement for a larger number of distributed interfaces.

"As we work together with leading members of the pro-audio industry we become aware of these demands quite early," stated Optocore managing director, Marc Brunke. "Optocore is the specialist supplier of optical fibre network solutions and it was self-evident that we needed to find an answer. We are now very happy to present our next innovative solution - this new software opens up lots of new possibilities."

In addition to the expansion of the network size, Optocore has take

USA - After meeting favourable reviews at its AES introduction in October, Lexicon has begun shipping the new PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle. The latest addition to Lexicon's processing family provides seven Lexicon reverb algorithms that are designed to deliver "the highest level of sonic quality and function while offering all the flexibility of native plug-ins".

"We are very excited that the new PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle is now available to our customers," said Randy Garrett, marketing director for Lexicon. "Ever since the introduction at AES, the response has been outstanding and we know that this product will exceed our customers' expectations once they experience the distinctive smooth, rich reverbs for themselves."

(Jim Evans)

USA - Prism Projection's RevEAL Color Wash lighting fixture was awarded Best Debuting Product for Lighting at the LDI 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Products being unveiled for the first time at LDI are eligible for the award, and winners are selected by a secret panel of industry experts. The award was presented in ceremony at the LDI exhibit hall on 21 November.

The Color Wash is the first product released by RevEAL, Revolutionary Entertainment & Architectural Lighting.

After the awards ceremony, Prism Projection's president and founder Garrett Young commented, "The RevEAL CW is our first product for entertainment lighting and this our first time exhibiting at LDI. To have the industry welcome us with this award is truly a great honour. This award really has me energized to get back to the team in the lab and finish up the products we have on our roadmap for the line."O

Israel - Waves Audio is now shipping WavesLive MultiRack Native, the first software application designed to run Waves plug-ins with live analogue and digital mixing consoles. MultiRack Native is a software host that lets FOH and monitor engineers run multiple simultaneous instances of the same Native Waves plug-ins used in recording studios and mixing rooms the world over.

Armed only with a laptop, an I/O box, MultiRack Native and Waves plug-ins, users now have the power to shape their live sound with unprecedented precision, says the company, and do away with rack after rack of heavy effects units.

WavesLive MultiRack Native features easy setup with advanced preset capabilities and an intuitive workflow which facilitates a smooth transition from traditional hardware-based systems to the live digital realm. There are four basic components in a MultiRack Native setup: Plug-ins

Denmark - The iPhone MAXRemote from Martin Professional is a personal assistant to remotely control lighting devices straight from an iPhone or iPod touch. It is billed as "the ultimate remote tool for the Martin Maxxyz lighting console and Maxxyz PC".

MAXRemote discovers remote lighting devices automatically and allows for manipulation of fixtures, presets, channels and more when users connect to a Maxxyz.

Multi-touch belts in the parameter view allow for manipulation of DMX values with precision. A pan/tilt control even allows for control of a moving light's pan and tilt via the iPhone or iPod touch's built-in accelerometer.

Users can control colour values in both CMY and RGB modes with support for Lee, Rosco and GAM filters. Users can also trigger cuelists with Go, Pause and Release commands. An offline mode allows anyone to experience MAXRemote without the need

USA - Wybron has announced an update of the Gel Swatch Libary application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Along with the addition of hundreds of new filters, Gel Swatch Library 1.5 allows users to access a map of dealers in their area.

Geographical information for Lee dealers across the United States can be accessed from the user's current location or zip code, with users able to call or email those dealers with one touch. Dealers from other parts of the globe, including Canada, will follow.

The updated application is available for download immediately - as of 1 December. Users who have already purchased iSwatch will find that their libraries will update automatically through the Apple App Store.

* The week of 7-11 December kicks off the third leg of the Wybron Mobile Showroom, with stops in the Orlando and Miami areas. "This is a terrific opportunity to get some face ti

UK - Baldwin Boxall this week held an informal drop in event at The Old Bank of England in Fleet Street, London. The celebrations went well and new voice alarm products were welcomed. The products included the new BVRD2M4 DSP-controlled routeing matrix and the BVRD microphone controller. Both products have just been put into production and Baldwin Boxall is already experiencing high demand for them. Also being demonstrated was the Unitouch touchscreen control paging station.

The BVRD2M4 four zone voice alarm router is the latest addition to the VIGIL EVAS range of DSP-controlled routers. It is a four zone voice alarm router with dual outputs. Retaining many of the features of the well established EVAS BVRD2M router, the new router is small enough to fit alongside a VIGIL2 amplifier and power supply in one 19" mainframe.

The BVRD microphone controller has been designed spe

USA - Total Structures reports great interest at the recent LDI in its RSC Lightlock which was making its US debut.

The RSC Lightlock now gives designers the ability to dampen the natural tendency for moving lights to twist in reaction to the fixture's pan movement, allowing the light to hit the focus point without swinging back and forth. Live Design awarded the RSC Lightlock the Best Debuting Product Award in the Rigging and Staging category. The award, presented during Saturday evening's festivities on the show floor, recognizes the RSC Lightlock for "increasing the range of uses for moving head lighting fixtures, while reducing the amount of rigging equipment needed to place fixtures within facilities and productions".

For the team at Total Structures, the response from attendees reinforced what they already believed. "When people come back three or f

UK - The Royal Albert Hall was the backdrop for the launch of the Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500. It is the top spotlight in the Alpha range, to which other models have also recently been added: the Alpha Profile 1500 beam shaper and the Alpha Wash 1500 washlight.

The demo took place on 20 November 2009, in two parts: the first entailed a "live" show, presented by Durham Marenghi using the rig put together for the Classical Spectacular, which took place the same week at the Royal Albert Hall. The Classical Spectacular is produced by Raymond Gubbay and has now nearly reached its twentieth year (the anniversary will be celebrated in 2010). It is a blend of classical music with a light show.

LD Durham Marenghi, has always been very attentive to technological progress, and often uses innovative technology for his own work with big names in the music business

UK - Audient's newest mixing console Zen will be showcased at London facility, CW[Pro] Cream Production Studios on Thursday 10 December, giving visitors a chance to meet the Audient team and get up close and personal with the high resolution desk.

Advertised as An Evening of Zen, demonstrations will start from 6pm and continue throughout the evening, allowing guests to hear the Zen and start to discover some of its many features, at the recently reopened studios in Park Royal.

Siobhan Paine heads up the 18,500sq.ft facility, which comprises six production suites and a stunning 850sq.ft live room. "The vibrant and productive environment at Cream is the perfect backdrop to present Audient's Zen," says Paine.

Zen is a compact, classic recording and mixing console, combining analogue mixing technology with flexible DAW integration, seamlessly blending the two fo

Russia - Christie is attending ISR (Integrated Systems Russia) held in Gostiniy Dvor, Moscow from 8 to 10 December. Christie takes part as the Gold Sponsor of ISR, cited as the number one Pro AV show in Russia.

Christie will be showcasing the award-winning Christie M Series range of three-chip DLP projectors. M Series is already recognised by professionals as one of the most feature-packed pro AV systems on the market today. The most compact in its class, this dual mercury lamp platform range now includes 11 models with powerful functionality and provides a wide selection of projectors with an equally wide range of brightness and resolutions: SXGA+ (1400x1050), HD (1920x1200), WXGA (1366x768) and WUXGA (1920x1200).

Another solution that has received the recognition of rental & staging companies is a line of high brightness three-chip DLP projectors: the Christie Roadster. At I

Canada - CAST Software of Toronto has announced the arrival of Vivien2010 - Virtual Event Designer, available now for download for members only.

Vivien is an intuitive, 3D event design and sales software designed and built by CAST Software (makers of wysiwyg) for the full spectrum of event professionals who work in the special events and meetings industry.

By making use of its wide array of tools, onboard Wizards, a library of more than 3000 proprietary industry-specific objects and textures, and the ability to import external files in a variety of formats (including Google SketchUp), individual or multiple users from all areas in an organization can become more professional, more productive and more profitable.

Through the use of Vivien's accurate 3D images, event planners, designers, venue sales teams, caterers, furniture rental specialists - can design winning proposals,

The Netherlands - Magenta Research will exhibit its full range of MultiView and Infinea product offerings for the Pro-AV and digital signage marketplace at Integrated Systems Europe, 2-4 February 2010, Amsterdam RAI. Highlights include the Infinea M-HDX extension product and Infinea Opto Matryx single switching platform for native signal connectivity in the HDMI and DVI signal domain.

The M-HDX digital signal extension solution offers robust 24/7 reliability and signal performance for demanding applications, including driving video walls, sport event presentation, clustered or grouped display installations, real-time feed presentation, analytical or laboratory environments, lecture hall and educational presentation work.

The M-HDX link is based on technology that can transport full bandwidth, full motion and full colour depth HDMI 1.3 1080p/60 or VESA 1920 X 1200 over a single

UK - Following the recent launch of its new dBDI-2 dual active direct injection (DI) box, Apex reports strong sales activity within the live, broadcast, recording and A/V markets. The dBDI-2 is also proving popular with many of the world's leading rental companies including EML and Korea Seoul Sound.

Belgium-based EML is the main supplier for the current Simple Minds Graffiti Soul tour, with EML's sound designer and FOH engineer, Patrick DemOustier, using the dBDI-2 on Eddie Duffy's bass rig. He commented: "I'm using the unit for two separate bass channels. It sounds really good and compares very well against the other DIs I use, as well as being a clever box. Apex has taken the basic DI and added some interesting versatility to it. A good example of this involves the RCA inputs; these are a clever and simple addition in a world where iPods and laptops are used for i

The Netherlands - Tannoy will again be out in force at the Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam, between in February 2010. The Scottish based company will be exhibiting an extensive range of its loudspeaker solutions ranging from cutting-edge digitally steerable arrays through to high end home cinema audio systems.

At the forefront of Tannoy's recent innovations is the QFlex range of self-powered digital beam-steering array loudspeakers specifically designed to overcome intelligibility problems associated with highly reverberant surroundings. QFlex will satisfy a host of audio installation requirements such as airports and other transportation hubs, shopping malls, conference facilities, museums, houses of worship and many other locations with problematic acoustics, says the company.

After just over a year on the market, QFlex has already proven its worth across the wo

The Netherlands - Swiss digital signage hardware manufacturer, SpinetiX will showcase their HMP100 Hyper Media Player in a variety of digital signage configurations at Integrated Systems Europe 2010 in February, 2010 at the Amsterdam RAI.

As part of the InfoComm Education programme, Serge Konter, marketing manager at SpinetiX will present Digital Signage - an exploration of embedded systems versus PC based solutions for use in digital signage networks which will take place on 4 February 2010.

Serge Konter, marketing manager says: "At SpinetiX, we pride ourselves in offering open-standards hardware for digital signage applications and ISE is the ideal opportunity for the European professional audio community to view our enhanced SpinetiX HMP100Hyper Media Player, which offers a cost effective, dedicated and stand alone alternative to traditional PC-based distribute

USA - Pixled found the recent LDI show an ideal venue to introduce the product range to even more clients.

The LDI judging committee was impressed with Pixled's product line and awarded them Honorable Mention in the LDI2009: Debuting Product Award, Projection category for its PowerPix product. The DMX-compatible PowerPix are strings of high-power RGBW LED pixels. Its power scaling technology ensures that the RGBW pixel modules have a continuous light output of 5W. When configured as a single or dual colour pixel, the modules' light output even equals that of a 10W pixel.

"We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth at the LDI2009 show," says Norah de Bekker, sales and marketing for Pixled. "We had a lot of very interesting conversations as well as got to meet with a lot of potential clients and discuss how Pixled products could solve some of their c

UK - AKG and Sound Technology have announced immediate availability of the AKG DMS700 Digital Wireless System covering Channel 38, the future-proof frequency band for radio microphones.

Ofcom's decision to sell off part of the wireless spectrum has caused turmoil in the radio microphone industry with existing Channel 69 systems becoming obsolete from 2012 as the 800Mhz bandwidth is cleared for digital TV use. The new AKG DMS700 Digital Wireless System offers a solution now, securing buyers' investment into the future, says the company.

The ultra-wide tuning bandwidth (548.1Mhz - 697.9Mhz) of the AKG Band 1 system includes Channel 38, the future-proof band already available for licensed radio microphone use in most of the UK. Also available is the AKG Band 2 system (710.1Mhz - 864.9Mhz) covering the current Channel 69.

The DMS700 is a professional wireless system with a host

Denmark - Martin Professional has announced the launch of the Jem ZR44 Hi-Mass, a fog machine capable of precise fog delivery from subtle to massive.

Designed for a variety of settings from small venues to the largest stadiums and arenas, this Jem ZR33 Hi-Mass upgrade is a solid, professional machine that features advanced technology for top-quality performance, including advances in digital functionality, says the company.

This fog effect houses an 1800 W heat exchanger for a massive 1200 cubic metres of dense fog per minute. Continuously operational with a large 9.5 liter fluid container, it can operate for long periods without refilling.

Martin's proprietary soft start technology gives a smooth, low-noise output and an indirect fluid sensing system ensures years of maintenance-free operation.

A DMX interface and multifunctional digital remote make for increased flexibil

Switzerland - Contact microphone manufacturer, Schertler has released the latest addition to its range of Basik pickup packs. The new Basik-Road pack presents the electrostatic contact microphone in a specially designed, eye-catching, padded carrying case made from durable high-density nylon.

Two separate phantom power adapters are also included; a 48V adapter for pro audio and recording studio applications, and a 1.5V AA battery-powered power supply adapter for other applications, including use with hi-fi equipment or PCs. The Basik-Road pack now affords musicians and engineers even greater flexibility by enabling the pickup to be easily adapted for virtually any performance or recording situation, says the company.

With convenience and flexibility in mind, Schertler has also rolled out its newly designed carrying case across the entire Basik range, which includes the Basik-P

USA - Lexicon has started shipping the new PCM92 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor. The PCM92 utilises the latest DSP technology and the finest collection of classic Lexicon algorithms to offer the ultimate processor for live sound and the studio applications, says the company. Delivering 28 mono and stereo reverbs, delays, and modulation effects, flexible routing configurations, and a comprehensive library of over 1200 factory presets, the PCM92 represents "the most advanced audio processor in its class".

"We are confident that our customers will be excited to find that the PCM92 follows in the tradition of the highly acclaimed PCM-Series processors. Whether it is at Front of House or in the recording suite, the PCM92 offers our legendary Lexicon reverbs along with a host of new capabilities that will enhance their ability to produce the most exciting and highest q

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