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The Special Edition SD8 is produced in an understated titanium colour, but sports all the features and benefits of the original SD8's Stealth Digital Processing with Tiger SHARC FX engine.

"We are very proud to be a UK manufacturer, with a manufacturing base in the United Kingdom," says DiGiCo managing director, James Gordon. "Twenty years is a milestone for our factory, which goes back to the days of Soundtracs before it was bought by DiGiCo in 2002, and we wanted to celebrate in a significant way.

"The Special Edition SD8 marks the occasion perfectly and we are delighted that Italian rental house, Agora, has already put in an order for the first four consoles."

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

The latest generation Fohnn Linea LX-501/601 hybrid line array systems are equipped with four or six high-powered 6.5" long excursion speakers and four 1" compression drivers with Fohhn HF Waveguide. Suitable for both flown applications and for use with a tripod, Linea LX-501/601 line arrays are noted for their directional sound capabilities and excellent reproduction of both speech and music.

By typing in the height of the speaker stand and the distance to be covered at the venue, the new App can calculate the vertical angle at which the lou

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14 March 2016

The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel that teams with Martin's EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed and matched for design creativity. Featuring the same award-winning, lightweight and cable-free design for rapid deployment, the EC-10 is 100% compatible with the EC-20 in terms of brightness, colour, setup, curving, control and processing, even accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolution visuals in one system.

The ultra-compact MAC 101 moving head comes with a low price tag for revolutionary stage, dance floor and decorative lighting designs.

The MAC 101 is available in

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14 March 2016

The action-packed 2011 stand will feature a selection of products from top brands including new moving and LED luminaires from Italian lighting manufacturer DTS, for which Lightfactor is the exclusive UK distributor; lighting control from LightProcessor and Cogent; architectural LED fixtures from Cogent and theatrical fixtures and spotlights from LDR.

The DTS section of the Lightfactor stand will show the new Nick 600 Wash Zoom, a high-output LED moving head projector with a 13° - 35° variable motorized zoom and the latest in the 'Nick' series. It is available in RGBW, RGBA or white versions.

The new Delta 10 Wash Zoom from DTS is a very bright 1200 series type fixture with the same spec as the Nick 600 series. It offers 5,000 Lux at 5m and is made u

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In addition, staff from the AC-ET's specialist lighting, audio, rigging and video sales divisions will be on hand to discuss the vast, multi-million pound stockholding of over 200 leading brands available from the company's High Wycombe and Leeds offices.

Exclusively distributed in Europe and the Middle East by AC-ET, the show sees the UK launch of the new Jands Vista v2 software. After three years of intense development, extensive testing and finally, use on several major shows and events by beta-testers worldwide, the software is now factory-standard with new Vista consoles and available as a free upgrade to existing users.

There's also a preview of the new Chrom

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14 March 2016

The 16 new products from the White range are designed for visual, physical, acoustical and electrical integration into permanently installed applications and are intended for environments going beyond the rider driven specifications generally used in performance spaces, says the company.

The xS-Series comprises seven stand-alone loudspeakers and three matching subwoofers and are spread over a broad range of sizes and output powers.

The xA-Series comprises four loudspeakers and two matching subwoofers and are mechanically arrayable. The latter are equipped with integrated rigging for the design of vertical arrays providing application specific dispersion and coverage characteristics.

Within the Black section of the stand, the most recent additions to the E-Se

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14 March 2016

Designed to offer Congo software to small and budget conscious venues with conventionals, LEDs, moving lights and media servers, Congo Kid provides the same controls as a Congo jr, while also supporting up to two external displays.

However, where it differs from Congo jr is that it has a maximum count of 512 control channels, and up to 1,024 outputs on two universes of DMX. It also doesn't allow the connection of external fader wings or modules.

As with any other Congo system, the 40 built-in Master Playback faders can be used for control of channels, groups, presets, sequences, effects, palettes, channel layouts, console key functions and parameter controls. And as with any other Congo system, Congo Kid supports 999 master pages,

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14 March 2016

One of the newest OEM partners displaying W-DMX enabled products was Philips Vari*Lite, which offers optional W-DMX on the VL440, VL770, VL880, VL400 and the VLX3. The fixtures offer various lighting options with flexibility and "green" options in these new wireless products.

In addition, Antari was showing its W-Series of W-515, W-530 and X310 Pro Series professional fog machines. Laserworld showed its SwissLas, Purelight, Purelight Blue Beam, Moving Head and Revolution product series, which offer W-DMX as standard.

Other OEM partners exhibiting included A & O, Chroma-Q, DTS, JB Lighting, Pulsar, PR Light

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14 March 2016

Building on the success of Digigram's original EtherSound audio bridges, these 'latest generation' devices are capable of converting up to 16 analogue signals into as many EtherSound channels and vice versa (extracting EtherSound channel to analogue outputs). Furthermore, both Aqonda units (8-in/8-out or 16-in/16-out) offer high end switchable mic/line inputs, Neutrik connectors and state-of-the-art preamps for uncompromised Digigram audio quality throughout.

In addition to their remote control capabilities, Aqonda devices are the first in the world to be ES-Giga ready (EtherSound 2 x 256 channel count plus additional network and control capabilities). Time an

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One unit allows you to switch between 10 pairs of speakers and four subwoofers, and has the ability to mix active and passive speakers. The units can be cascaded to enable switching between up to 40 pairs of speakers and 16 subwoofers.

The remote control offers a switchable low pass filter for the subwoofers as well as dim and mute functions. All outputs are galvanically isolated and balanced and each output level can be adjusted by ± 12dB. In addition the unit provides connectors on the rear for optional display LEDs which can be placed on top of or next to the speakers to indicate which one is selected. All inputs and outputs are equipped with XLR connectors, the passive speaker

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Gatekeeper and Barrier Load Monitoring System (BLMS) have been created by Mojo Barriers to address the changing needs of the live event industry and ensure the safest event for both the audience and artists.

Gatekeeper is a temporary event turnstile system which allows people to be counted in and out of an event space with numbers recorded in real time. Equipped with proprietary software and designed to improve crowd safety at events, the Gatekeeper works by monitoring the amount of people passing through entrance and exit Gatekeeper systems, which have been manufactured to be compatible with Mojo Barriers aluminium crowd barriers.

Barrier Load Monitoring System (BLMS) measures the pressure exerted on barriers by an audience using innovative

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"Fresh from exhibiting at ProLight+Sound, Plasa Focus: Leeds 2011 is the type of event that audio technicians and specialists attend to find out more about the latest audio innovations for current and upcoming projects. TOA is be there in force to answer their every need or question related to audio-mixing," says Brett Downing, sales and marketing director at TOA Europe.

First in line is TOA's M-633D digital mixer, which is designed for handling demanding acoustic commercial spaces producing clear, intelligible and distortion-free audio. It's simple to use even by the most unskilled operator, says the company.

It has an Automatic Resonance Control function that identifies room mode frequencies and applies an inverse response curve to t

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This includes the new and more affordable S5 series which is packed with a powerful feature-set allowing up to 24-channels to operate simultaneously. The S4.16 will also be demonstrated as an entry level 8-channel system.

"Trantec has been manufacturing wireless systems for over 20 years and we were the first UK company to have a Channel 38 product available on the market. It's only natural that we show our latest innovation at PLASA Focus: 2011," says Mark Parkhouse, head of sales and marketing at Trantec. "These products underline Trantec's commitment to ensuring customers have a future-proof solution once Ofcom phases out Channel 69 for wireless

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Featuring six custom broad band speakers in vertical array, Soundcaddy One offers "all the superior benefits of a line array". Its 70° horizontal coverage pattern spreads sound evenly throughout the audience area.

The on-board subwoofer is loaded with three 6" woofers that provide the underpinning for the lower frequency range. And with all that, Soundcaddy One renders speech an

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Engineered to fit into a five-pin XLR style DMX inline connector, the QX1 provides a 450mm cable with a USB style A connector at the opposite end. The QX1 connects directly to a standard computer or laptop (PC or Mac) via a USB port where it will be automatically detected by the LSC Clarity software and appear as a possible output device on Clarity's Patch Window.

The QX1 provide a single DMX512-A and RDM compliant output and where other manufacturers often charge more for RDM compatible devices, RDM capability is built dir

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CRMX offers functionality such as Automated Cognitive Coexistence, error correction and data fidelity, 5 ms synchronized latency, encryption, 500-1000m line-of-sight range as well as RDM (Remote Device Management). Zero 88 users are already used to bi-directional RDM communication within the extensive product range and Cooper Controls state that their RDM rollout is almost complete. Full remote configuration and monitoring of RDM-enabled devices including dimmers and lighting fixtures can now be performed using ZeroWire.

"Partnering with LumenRadio was an obvious decision for Cooper Controls. We wanted the most reliable and advanced wireless functionalit

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The look of the Eclipse GT has changed considerably with the integration of a few practical features like a side rail to facilitate moving and carrying, as well as some sophisticated aesthetic touches like the red LEDs in the side-cheeks (which may be switched off if necessary) and the signature Innovason red trackball reflecting the new company image that was first revealed at PL+S last year.

Another major change is the 'feel' of the console from an operator's point of view. All of the knobs and faders have been especiall

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Reflection Ledko is available in three models, Full Spectrum, Reflection Ledko VariWhite 3000/7000 K, White Reflection Ledko 3200 K, with Soft Profile and Profile lenses.

Reflection Ledko is promoted as "the classic expression of Italian genius applied to the profilers world, a creativity that can improve the life of the product and simplify that of the users".

(Jim Evans)

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Elements' compact size and surprising power means that only one E110SA active sub and two E435 tops were required per side of the stage in order to provide top quality sound for the numerous speeches and presentations.

Neville Raine, JHS's pro audio sales manager (North), said, "Elements has been working great - it has consistently provided a very clear, intelligible sound for all the sessions. The PLASA show has been massive for us. It's certainly been busier than last year, with a steady stream of people coming and enjoying the JHS stand."

(Jim Evans)

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Thomas Abele, who together with his brother, Andrew Abele, founded the company that counts among its top-selling products the kinetic solutions from Movecat, comments, "The year has got off to a tremendous start for Think Abele, bringing us among other things the biggest single order for Movecat equipment since the company was founded.

"The rigging company Stage Kinetik is using our kinetic systems for the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf. Also at the Prolight + Sound 2011 we sensed a strong demand for our equipment and were able set in motion some very profitable transactions. The foundation for these was primarily the sophisticated functionality and BGV C1 and SIL3 safety features of the kinetic equipment from Movecat.

"The fact in parti

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ARX managing director Colin Park says, "ARX consulted a wide range of our existing broadcast users when developing the new BSX16 broadcast splitter.

"ARX's design team concluded the BSX 16 would be an ultra low noise 16 output active press/broadcast splitter with full transformer isolation to eliminate the introduction of extraneous noise and ground loops. Suitable for Radio, Condenser & Dynamic Microphones the BSX 16 also features Dual inputs with individual Gain and Level controls and Dual Loop Outputs and switchable 48V phantom power.

"Differing output signal level requirements for the variety of media recording devices now being used are catered for by channels 9 - 16 featuring switchable mic or line levels, allowing the BSX 16 to

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14 March 2016

All Luxeon A LEDs are hot-tested and specified at a junction temperature of 85°C that represents real-world operating conditions. Lumileds' unique chip and phosphor technology allows colour targeting that ensures all

Luxeon A emitters fall within a single three-step MacAdam ellipse on the black body curve. The quality, uniformity, and consistency of the light from LED to LED relieves luminaire manufacturers and lighting designers

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MA has styled the catalogue into a complete new design. It contains a lot of background information about the MA system, offering a comprehensive overview of all its parts and showing solutions for setting it up.

(Jim Evans)

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It has been designed for demanding, high power live applications, and can be used as a standalone unit or in combination with a subwoofer. Boasting a whopping power of 600 W, the LRX215 produces a high sound pressure level of 128 dB max with a deep bass foundation and precise & punchy mids, says the company.

It features an integrated tweeter protection circuit, heavy duty steel handles, black carpet covering and an overall rugged construction. The integrated castors allow for easy transportation of this speaker. It is the perfect PA solution for bands, mobile discos or fixed installations in mid-sized clubs and public facilities.

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK says, "The new LRX215 is a great