Germany - Visitors to Baldwin Boxall's stand at the 2011 ProLight & Sound will see the infamous Plug & Socket complete with a 'barn-style' extension.

Sharing the stand with Baldwin Boxall are Laauser & Vohl, Soundtube and Barth Acoustic. While supping on a drop of Harvey's Real Ale, visitors will be able to view and discuss the latest products available from each of the companies.

Amongst the picnic tables and bar stools, there will be demonstrations of the VIGIL EVAS voice evacuation system (complete with touchscreen and VoIP control), OmniCare emergency voice communication system and ranges of loudspeakers from Barth Acoustics and Soundtube.

(Jim Evans)

UK / Germany - Studiomaster, is launching major new products at this year's Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. The company is introducing its first live digital mixer, the Digilive 16, and unveiling its new proprietary digital amplifier technology. The launch of the Horizon 2012 powered mixer sees the rebirth of the Horizon series; building on the heritage of the original 1990's Horizon mixers with all new design, and new standards of build and performance.

Designed primarily as a live mixing console, an optional Firewire interface provides the Studiomaster Digilive 16 with extensive sound recording and production capabilities. Developed from the ground up, utilising an entirely new proprietary DSP mix platform, the Digilive 16 incorporates an extensive array of production features and system expansion options; rackmount expander modules provide for extension of th

Spain - Ben-Ri, Spanish manufacturer of the LT-Light brand, has added on-board wireless capabilities to the entire range of new Piccolo lightboards. The LT-Light Piccolo series with an integrated CRMX transmitter from LumenRadio will be introduced to the domestic market at the upcoming AFIAL trade show in Madrid. The full international launch of the new Piccolo products with on-board CRMX will happen at Prolight+Sound 2011 in Frankfurt later this spring. The Piccolo family of consoles is sold under the Leviton brand in North-America and the CRMX wireless option will shortly be available there as well.

"When we were given the opportunity to test the wireless CRMX products from LumenRadio we immediately recognized that it represented a paradigm shift in wireless lighting control," says Bernardo Benito Rico, president of Ben-Ri Electronica. "Not only does CRMX provid

USA - Now Elation Professional has introduced an indoor LED video panel that can "move like no other". The EPV762 MH is a high-resolution 7.62mm pitch moving head video panel that can rotate just like a moving yoke light fixture, panning a full 540° and tilting up to 265°.

The EPV762 MH's sweeping motion gives video displays maximum exposure at shows and events, since the screen is viewable from all sides and every angle. Equipped with 4,096 tri-color (red, green, blue) SMD LEDs and featuring 2,000-nit brightness, this versatile screen will create eye-popping high-res videos, graphics, text messages, special effects, or any other images you wish to display - and 'broadcast' them around the room with its smooth pan/tilt motion, says the company.

Part of the company's new Elation Pro Video Series, the EPV762 MH panel was developed to give stage, lighting and ev

Australia - ARX has announced the release of their new MaxiDrive six channel high current line driver / distribution amplifier.ARX's managing director Colin Park states, "With the advent and widespread use of large self powered line array loudspeaker systems, the change in system signal drive requirements seems to have been missed by many signal processor / DSP processor designers and manufacturers. "It seems little thought has been given to what follows on in the signal chain and the demands multiple loudspeaker input impedance loads can place on processor output stages. "The perceived grittiness and lack of clarity at high operating levels sometimes attributed to large line arrays performance can probably be more attributed to the inability of the preceding signal processors in the audio chain to drive multiple parallel loads at high voltage levels over long react

Sweden - LumenRadio has announced the immediate release and availability of CRMX OEM modules in the 82 x 46 mm W-DMX form factor.

The new modules are form, fit, and function compatible with Wireless Solution's OEM cards and offer a convenient upgrade path to LumenRadio's award winning CRMX technology and a secure supply chain for legacy device designs while retaining W-DMX compatibility," says Hans Lau, LumenRadio's director of OEM development.

"We have repeatedly been approached by OEMs who tested our CRMX technology and found it vastly superior to their existing wireless DMX solutions. These OEMs were at the same time looking to secure a more reliable supply chain and better technical support. The obvious solution was to port our CRMX OEM products to the legacy W-DMX form factor; offering these OEMs a single source for CRMX technology and W-DMX protocol compatibili

UK / Germany - Cadac is launching a new compact digital console at this year's prolight+sound. The Cadac DM1600 is an all-new development based upon a proprietary DSP mix platform. The new mixer marks Cadac's continuing expansion into new market sectors with this its first 'budget' digital console.

Designed primarily as a live mixing console, an optional Firewire interface additionally provides extensive recording capabilities, while 16-channel 19-inch rackmount expander modules provide for up to a 48 channel mix system. Console features include 16 motorised faders, hi-resolution TFT colour display and scene recall of all functions.

Specially developed ultra-low distortion EQ filters and analogue sounding compressors, 24-bit / 96kHz Delta-Sigma AD/DA converters, and four 4th generation 32/40-bit floating-point SHARC processors ensure that sound quality is of the highest order,

Germany - D&M Professional Europe is exhibiting the latest technologies and product ranges from its Denon DJ and Denon Professional brands at this year's prolight+sound exhibition. The line up includes the company's latest digital file recording, playback and control devices for DJs, commercial installations, and broadcast and commercial systems applications.

The Denon DN-MC6000 is a twin controller and integrated mixer with native control for TRAKTOR Pro and Virtual DJ 7. The new device provides control of all four decks in TRAKTOR Pro with Denon's switchable dual layer controllers; visual deck colour change indicates the deck currently being controlled.

The DN-SC2000 is a "highly affordable throw in the bag" portable compact TRAKTOR Pro controller. Advanced features include MIDI mapping capability, auto loop function, a wide range of EFX, rugged pitch slider, pitch

The Netherlands - Elation Professional has introduced the Platinum Spot 5R Pro, an upgraded version of its Platinum Spot 5R DMX moving head.

Like the original, the new Platinum Spot 5R Pro features Philips MSD Platinum 5R Lamp Technology, an innovation that allows the creation of fixtures that are brighter and more powerful with superior light quality, yet are also faster, smaller, lighter weight, draw less energy and have longer-lasting lamps, says the company. But as its name suggests, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro also goes a step beyond to offer an expanded array of professional features and effects.

Among the new features on the Platinum Spot 5R Pro are a 16-bit CMY colour-mixing system, which allows users to concoct a palette of custom colours, and a Variable Zoom (4 to 1) with 11° to 42° beam angle. Additionally, the 'Pro' model is equipped with a built-in EWDMX Wire

UK - Allen & Heath has released the latest version of its iLive firmware and Editor software, V1.8. The software includes support of the new xDR-16 expander hardware, MixPad app, and a range of enhancements, including a new scene safes system, additional channel and mix compressor modes, greater I/O FX capabilities, a speaker matrix rack processor, third party TCP/IP control functionality, and output socket polarity.

V1.8's most significant new feature is a sophisticated scene safes system, developed in response to engineers' feedback. It allows users to set up scene recall safes with any combination of channel processing, mix processing, faders, gains, mutes and DCA's. Additionally, new scene auto-increment options enable easier cue-based scene changes.

More Compressor types have been added under manual and auto modes. These include 'peak-based' manual, 'RMS-based' manual, 'P

Germany / UK - Chauvet will be promoting a number of new luminaires at Prolight + Sound and will also confirm expansion of its year-old branch in the UK. This move will serve to reinforce their commitment to the European market by being able to ship products across the continent, says the company.

"This will allow for a quicker turnaround and access to more products with increased inventory," said Stéphane Gressier, international sales manager for Chauvet.

WELL, or Wireless Event LED Luminaire, is designed specifically to be a self-contained uplight for any event. Inside each WELL wash light are 12 3W tri-colour LEDS, similar to the 14 found in the COLORado 1-TRI Tour. It's powered by a 12-volt battery offering up to 12 hours of life to the fixture.

COLORado Range IP and COLORado Ridge IP are indoor/outdoor wash lights and feature RGBWA colour mixing. The us

USA - Audio-Technica has introduced the U851RO omnidirectional condenser boundary microphone.

The U851RO's small-diameter UniPoint capsule near the boundary eliminates phase distortion and delivers clear, high-output performance, says the company. The unit is equipped with a PivotPoint rotating output connector, allowing the cable to exit from either the rear or the bottom of the microphone; a UniSteep filter, which provides a steep low-frequency attenuation to improve sound pickup without affecting voice quality; and UniGuard RFI-shielding technology. Self-contained electronics eliminate the need for an external power module. It accepts interchangeable condenser elements in cardioid and hypercardioid polar patterns.

The U851RO features a low-profile design with a low-reflectance black finish for minimum visibility, in addition to a heavy die-cast case and silicon foam bottom

Australia - LSC Lighting Systems has released new Redback Wallmount range, which previewed at PLASA last year. Billed as being more than just a dimmer, the Redback sports a number of new features including, optional relay channels, RDM, various output connector configurations, external wallplate control, and a slim figure.

A Redback Wallmount may be specified to be a combination of conventional dimmers and/or relay channels to power LEDs and intelligent lighting fixtures. For example, a 24-channel '"combo" unit provides 18 channels of dimming as well as 6 channels of relay in the same chassis.

In addition, the relay modules can be configured to be switched on or off using DMX512, auto-powered - to improve energy efficiency -- or controlled via a number of other methods in the same fashion that the standard dimming channels may be controlled.

The relay outputs provi

Australia - LSC Lighting Systems has announced the release of the new Redback Wallmount range previewed at PLASA last year. The new Redback sports a number of features including, optional relay channels, RDM, various output connector configurations, external wallplate control and a 'slim figure'.

A Redback Wallmount may be specified to be a combination of conventional dimmers and/or relay channels to power LEDs and intelligent lighting fixtures. For example, a 24-channel 'combo' unit provides 18 channels of dimming as well as six channels of relay in the same chassis.

In addition, the relay modules can be configured to be switched on or off using DMX512, auto-powered - to improve energy efficiency - or controlled via a number of other methods in the same fashion that the standard dimming channels may be controlled.

The relay outputs provide direct power by utilising physical

UK - Road Ready Cases (UK) has announced the introduction of a new staging system for indoor and outdoor installations - All Terrain by IntelliStage. This product line will complement the current IntelliStage system. The All Terrain system is designed to be installed on any surface, on uneven ground and slopes and can be exposed to the various weather elements. A Single 1m platform can be adjusted from 24 to 48" high and can handle loads of 260 lbs / 1sq.ft. This all aluminium system is light and durable and comes with all the necessary accessories. The system will be launched in the U.K at PLASA Focus 2011.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Allen & Heath has released an iPad application for its iLive digital mixing system. iLive MixPad connects to an iLive MixRack on a wireless network and provides the essential controls for live mixing, including channel faders and mutes, DCA faders and mutes, image controls, aux sends, channel processing, mic-pre control and full metering. Channel processing encompasses high-pass filters, gates, parametric and graphic EQs, compressors, limiters / de-essers and delays.

iLive MixPad also offers several useful tools for system set-up, including channel assignment to mixes, a real time analyser and the facility to name and colour channel strips.

Glenn Rogers, managing director of Allen & Heath, comments, "As soon as we saw the iPad we were excited by the prospect of giving our iLive customers portable, intuitive control for mixing a show. In certain situations this app co

UK - Star Events Group has announced a 50% increase to the rigging capacity of its 20m and 25m span VerTech roofs, used at many major UK festivals. New high tensile steel trusses enable this increase within the existing roof architecture.

Each load bearing span across the stage can now carry up to 7.5 tons UDL at 25m span. Additional spans can be located in the 20m and 25m systems at 0.62m centres. Roof capacities of over 100 tons are now easily achievable.

Pete Holdich, director of stages for the company comments: "We trialled a few sections of this new truss at several festivals in 2010 and have now made a big investment to enable us to allocate several uprated spans to each roof in 2011. This puts our VerTech system in the upper echelon of world class heavy duty roofs for tour and festival use."

(Jim Evans)

UK - Saville Audio Visual has published a new-look catalogue, featuring a wide range of unified comms solutions, boardroom installations, interactive technology and new display products including Christie MicroTiles.

The 2011 edition highlights integrated AV/IT systems with Apple iPad, AMX, Crestron and Extron control plus extensive signage networks in retail, tourism and educational applications. Also featured are new projector ranges from the leading manufacturers and a variety of bespoke videoconferencing solutions.

Communicate 2011 is the twenty third edition of the annual publication and amongst other new products, introduces the extensive and exclusive Saville Academy furniture range comprising high quality lecterns, cabinets and bespoke furniture designed specifically for professional presentation environments.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Rental specialist PSCo has added the 3D capable 103 "and 85" Panasonic Plasma to its rental fleet, enabling their customers to hire these Active 3D screens for events, conferences and exhibitions.

Active 3D technology is billed as the most immersive way to watch 3D content, with viewers using high-precision active shutter glasses triggered by an infra-red imager built in to the screen bezel. This enables both eyes to view Full HD resolution images. The 103" and 85" offer big screen 3D experiences on a high impact scale.

PSCo's range of 3D plasmas are available on the bespoke Screenlifter system, an in-flightcase lifting solution which makes manoeuvring them into place by one man, simple and quick. The screens are accompanied by a selection of accessories including 3D glasses, and 3D compatible Blu-Ray players.

PSCo's managing director Stuart Holmes s

Germany - DPA Microphones will officially launch its new modular series of microphones at Prolight & Sound 2011. The new range offers increased flexibility, sound quality and cost-effectiveness, says the company.

The range includes the Reference Standard 4000 Series, which builds and improves on DPA's Standard and Compact 4006, 4011, 4015 and 4017 mics, and the new Twin Diaphragm Capsules which form the 2000 Series, and brings down the cost of owning a DPA microphone to between €600­-700. Innovative accessories increase versatility and allow for future upgrades or new applications, adds the company.

Full details of this new product release, which sees a large part of the DPA catalogue get a complete overhaul, will be available at the show.

(Jim Evans)

Australia - LSC is proud to announce the release of a new range of Ethernet / DMX512 converters.

Nexus provides the ability to convert between the two most popular Ethernet protocols namely ArtNet and Streaming ACN (SACN) and DMX512. Nexus allows users to: merge two universes onto a single port on an LTP or HTP basis by universe or by slot (channel); softpatch across multiple universes; autoswitch between two assigned universes for redundancy purposes and merge two universes and resend these as new ArtNet or SACN stream.

Three models are available - a single port portable Ethernet / DMX converter, a five-port rack-mount Ethernet / DMX512 converter and a five-port truss-mount Ethernet / DMX512 converter. Powercon power input connectors are available as an option on the five-port units. The single port unit is powered via Power over Ethernet (PoE).

The units are supplied with

Germany - ShowTex is to present giant glassless stage mirrors at the 2011 Prolight and Sound expo in Frankfurt.

Mirrors can now be integrated onstage with the options of invisibility, projection, reflection, and holographic effects, says the company. The mirror foil weighs just 70g/m2 with a choice of three transparency levels. Made to measure mirrors can be mounted on truss or custom frames.

The giant glassless mirrors have recently featured in Es Devlin's stage design for the Dresden Opera Faust Margarete.

(Jim Evans)

Sweden / Switzerland - Wireless Solution Sweden has entered into an OEM partner agreement with Laserworld (Switzerland).

Martin Werner, CEO of Laserworld says, "We plan to integrate this solution as 'standard' and free of any extra charges for the customer. Apart of the new laser systems pre-equipped, we plan to offer transmitter upgrade options for older systems."

Laserworld currently offers W-DMX as an option for the SwissLas, Purelight, Purelight Blue Beam, Moving Head and Revolution product series. W-DMX will be unveiled as standard at Prolight + Sound 2011 in Frankfurt.

Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution adds, "We're proud to add yet another OEM partner to our growing list, but especially laser technology for the first time. And Laserworld makes some phenomenal products. Lasers always wow audiences but the addition of wireless capability just give

Belgium - ADB Lighting will host the worldwide launch of Freedom and Liberty, two "highly advanced lighting control desks", at ProLight&Sound 2011 in Frankfurt (6-9 April 2011). The consoles are based on the powerful new Hathor software platform, which was previewed in 2010.

Freedom is designed to offer a solution where large numbers of multi-parameter instruments need to be controlled with "ultra-fast access". The desk allows users to control multiple LED fittings, intelligent lights and media servers as well as standard generic dimming systems, say ADB.

Liberty is aimed at space-challenging environments and any cost-conscious venue seeking a fully integrated solution to control conventional and moving lights, LED sources and other modern equipment. It all comes in a compact and portable console with the capacity of much larger and more expensive lighting

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