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Hawthorn's MD, Martin Hawthorn, will also be at the show and commented, "Last year's show was well organised and extremely well attended, a credit to PLASA, so much so that we re-booked our stand on site. It's ideally placed for us with our Midlands based head office and we got some good leads. This year we're showcasing Media Surge, our new LED video cloth, which has proved a big hit with both the corporate and the film & TV markets, as well as our dry hire customers."

(Jim Evans)

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The BassLine's housing is identical to the DreamLine - a 2.2m high line-array cabinet. The proprietary Angle Adapter rigging hardware is also the same. This gives the BassLine the same convenient rigging benefits as the DreamLine; single point suspension at almost any theatre batten lift and easy horizontal aiming in steps of 10 degrees of the complete array.

The BassLine is suitable for large auditoria, medium sized concerts-halls and dance events. Flying one or two BassLines next to a DreamLine system instead of flying a sub system above the line-array, results in far less reflection a

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The most noticeable feature is the absence of any control knobs or switches, front or back. In this new format, the control of all parameters is via screen display and gain sliders. Such a clean and practical approach reduces wear and tear factors on moving parts, not to mention developing a more progressive approach to function and form, says the company.

"The new V8 is much beefier than its distinguished stablemate the Vortex 6, because the industry across-the-board is asking for more power from its amplifiers," says Camco international sales director Mick Anderson. "

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Showcased on the stand will be the new low watt light engines from Citizen which serve as an energy efficient replacement for fluorescent tubes, offering over 25% better efficiency and at least four times longer lifetime. The Citizen CL-824 series can be mounted to form circles, squares and other shapes to deliver directional illumination in a downward cone over a 120° arc creating of a host of innovative lighting effects, whilst eliminating wasted light. An array of five of the chips matches the light output of a 1.2W fluorescent tube whilst providing a more robust lighting solution.

Also on the stand will be the new

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Based on Adobe Flash technology, Watchout Systems Manager allows users to create interactive front ends for their Watchout-driven systems and presentations. It includes two ready-to-run applications for remote control and scheduling of shows, and also features an Application Programming Interface (API) and a Communications Library so that users can create their own applications.

Michael Engström, director of sales at Dataton, comments, "Remote control and scheduling are invaluable aids in larger, more complex multimedia installations. The remote-control application within Wat

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The new Messenger G2 range is the fourth generation of Ateis' column array loudspeakers, originally introduced on to the market in the early 1990's. Every few years improvements have been made to range to keep up with what is needed in the demanding PA, background music (BGM) and VA markets.

Using that experience, Ateis' designers have produced the Messenger G2, a range of five active arrays to suit any installation. To offer greater choice and flexibility in its rang

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Developed by Yamaha's Centre for Materials and Components Technologies, TLF has remarkable physical characteristics. It is around one millimetre thick and highly flexible, allowing it to be hung and rolled up like a poster. It's also extremely light - just 400g for a speaker measuring one square metre.

The additional attached cloth layer can be printed with any image or design using printing process, such as silk screening or an inkjet printer. On display was an A0 size speaker with a picture of the M7CL48-ES.

It is highly directional, emitting flat audio waves which mean sound can only be heard when the listener is

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Created by the Royal Shakespeare Company and manufactured by Total Structures, Lightlock is designed to open up new lighting and rigging possibilities by automatically damping the unwanted movement that occur when moving lights are rigged from short bars or trusses. Normally, the centrifugal forces caused by the moving light are transferred to the truss, which continues to oscillate long after the light has completed its movement so causing the light beam to sweep wildly around its target focus position.

Rigged between the light and the truss, Lightlock detects the movemen

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Meanwhile, beside the Vivid Ice, a Vivid Fire - the other of the two new fixtures, which features a warm wash of saturated reds, oranges and ambers - was set up next to a Rosco 026 gelled PAR for comparison. In a typical colour applicati

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Jochen Schwarz, Fohhn's CEO comments, "We are delighted to have won a prestigious M.I.P.A. award for our Linea Focus systems. It is a great honour for this relatively new product range to receive such an accolade from the international press and we would like to thank everyone for their kind recognition and support."

Launched during 2009, the Linea Focus series is already proving popular for both mobile and fixed installation applications, particularly in environmen

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The AledIN's low power consumption (85W) enables up to 30 units to be run off one domestic power outlet making it valuable for venues where power availability is limited. The Robert Juliat optics give crystal clear gobo projection (even for plastic gobos) and shutter cuts. The AledIN will be available with a choice of two colour temperatures (3200K or 5800K) which it maintains during fading.

In addition, the two colour temperature options mean the AledIN is equally at home in a theatre or opera house where it can be adapted to blend in with the general lighting rig, be it tungsten or discharge, says the company.

AledIN will be available in three zoom options; alternatively, any Robert Juliat 600 Series profile can be converted simply by changing th

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"Riedel as leader in signal distribution solutions for the event industry is a partner who is interesting for us in many aspects", said James Gordon, managing director of DiGiCo. Riedel and DiGiCo have agreed to work together on the integration of their technologies. Both partners intend to develop solutions that increase the compatibility between products of both companies in order to create benefits for the partner's customers."

"We've always seen our products as an open platform. Integration with other manufacturers always results in benefits for our customers. Therefore we're proud to welcome DiGiCo as our newest technology partner," said Andreas Hilmer, Riedel's director marketing & communic

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The Mobile Showroom has become increasingly popular- with a record turnout during its last leg in Southern California - and presents a survey of Wybron's stable of products, including the new Cygnus LED Wash Light, in a environment more intimate than a trade show.

"The challenge of this industry is to actually get information to the people who will benefit from it," says Wybron CEO Keny Whitright. "A trade show is terrific, sure, but you're often lacking time to connect with all the folks you would like to.

"The educational component is an important one," continues Whitright. "You often see misuse or just plain overkill of lighting in churches or schools, and we want to provide some perspective for people in those

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Mikapack is a range of six channel or 12 channel 3 kW all-digital dimmer packs combining the performances and the reliability of a professional dimmer at a competitive price.

It replaces ADB's MIcropack/Rack dimmers and means that, in combination with ADB's luminaire range and the latest Mikado and Domino controllers, ADB can now supply a full range of equipment for customers looking for simple yet reliable equipment built to the highest ADB quality standards, says the company.

MIkapack 15 is a six channel compact portable dimmer built in a 19" rack only two units high, with an optional truss clamping kit for distributed dimming solutions.The dimmer unit is 4kg light

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Equipped with the same high-performance LEDs and pixel pitch as the Board RGB range, the Add-on Series promises equal light output, identical optics, and the same display of colours and video animations, resulting in smooth, full coverage throughout the entire application. The Add-on Series also offers a simple extension of surface areas in backlighting applications for architectural, hospitality, entertainment and retail settings where Traxon Board RGB fixtures are installed.

Traxon's Board RGB range is a versatile, low-profile solution for applications in space-restricted environments. Equipped with Smart Chip technology, the Boards and Strips benefit from on-board DMX enhancements such as 'Auto-Addressing' and 'Flicker-Free Technology'.

Featuring fou

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M50Q and M28Q are the 4-channel models, with up to 1,250W/ch into 4 ohms. M30D, M20D, and M14D offer two channels each with a maximum output of 1,500W/ch at 4 ohms, and the entire range reaches down to 360W/ch into 8 ohms, resulting in the greatest flexibility for a wide range of applications. The highlight is the plug-in DSP module, which, once inside the amps, can hardly be tampered with, making M Series a 'plug & safe'

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The Profile Panel RGB is armed with 288 5mm LEDs (96 each red, green and blue). Its LEDs can be blended through RGB mixing to create virtually an infinite number of rich colours, says the company.

Dirk Kast, general manager for American DJ Group Europe, comments, "The Profile Panel RGB is a great way for DJs, small clubs and event planners to get into uplighting, which is becoming a more popular way to illuminate clubs, weddings and special events. Not only is the Profile Panel RGB a compact, easy-to-use colour wash, it's also a tw

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As a computer-independent industry standard remote control, the AmplifierTeacher is a rugged solution for monitoring and configuring Hoellstern amplifiers. Supported by control keys and a touchscreen, the high-resolution, high-contrast display allows a comfortable picture and easy operation requiring only a few menu levels.

Owing to its RS-485 network capability several amplifiers may be run centrally. The operating temperature range between 25 °C and +70 °C is limited physically only by the high-quality industry display with its ¼ VGA presentation. The aluminium body, 1 RU 19" mounting option, the US

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The iRigging app delivers instant information about wire rope, batten loading, arbors, stage ropes, motors, fabrics, fleet angles, and more. Derived from J. R. Clancy's slide rule, the app provides all the data required for proper installation and operation of manual and motorized rigging.

(Jim Evans)

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"We are proud to set the right signals in the present market situation. The booth visualizes the current evolution at Kling & Freitag", says sales manager Stefan Lenke.

"The booth was extremely well-functioning, during the fair and also on the occasion of the booth evening. Mobile partitions permitted the quick and easy adaptation of the booth to the respective requirements", adds Jürgen Freitag.

In the product range InstallSound, SONA SUB was shown for the first time, a subwoofer for the SONA 5for use as a discreet integration into the architecture or as a design element.

In the ProRental range, NOMOS XLC was presented as a cardioid 3 x 18" subwoofer.

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The lighting for Robe's eye-catching stand in the new Hall 11.1 was designed and programmed by Nathan Wan from Robe UK, utilising all the company's latest products. Robe continues its proactive product development programme and used the show as a launch-pad for 11 new fixtures, whilst also showcasing its most popular established moving light and digital products plus its extensive range of LED units and haze and fog machines.

It was the Robin 600 Series that stole the show for Robe in terms of receiving the most attention of any new product. The Robin 600E Spot, Wash and Beam fixtures are the latest in Robe's new generation of moving lights. It confirmed Robe's

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At Light+Building 2010, which is currently taking place in Frankfurt, a newly conceived stand will display a selection of these energy-efficient LED luminaires, specific for optimal lighting performances in indoor ambiences. Recessed luminaires, suspended downlights, floodlights, wall and ceiling mount fittings, suspended linear bars are being shown.

The Wall & Ceiling range is available in glossy-white, opaque black or chrome finish. Their minimal design makes them suitable both for modern and classic ambiences. Light output can be 100 lm, 500 lm or 1000 lm. The lighting fixtures are available in neutral white, warm white, cool white or RGB colour temperature. A choice of diffe

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Throughout today, Tuesday and Wednesday, audio/broadcast veteran Michael Abbott, perhaps best known as audio coordinator for the Grammy Awards, will present multi-track microphone mixing demonstrations entitled Mix a Basketball Game in 5.1.

The sessions will allow attendees to mix a basketball game under Abbott's direction. Participants will experience real-time, hands-on mixing in A-T's custom listening room, using state-of-the-art equipment (including a Calrec Sigma audio console), and audition and compare stereo, mono, shotgun and boundary mic options.

Also on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dr. Fred Ginsburg, specialist in production sound recording for motion pictures and video, will present Audio Acquisition Tips & Tricks. A disting

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Fitted with an XLR connector to ensure professional quality connection in a range of performance situations, the D-Dyn-Banjo is easy to install and unobtrusive when attached to the instrument. The current model is intended for use on banjos with a resonator, however a version for open-backed instruments will be available soon.

(Jim Evans)