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Richard Cuthbert, director of engineering comments: "This is our fifth year of exhibiting at ABTT, it is a fantastic show for us and a great opportunity to meet end users, customers and most importantly theatre consultants who have valuable input in to our product development."

The ABTT Lighting Product of the Year Award was given to GDS for ArcSystem, its new LED house-light system. The award was presented to Richard Cuthbert, director of engineering for GDS. The judges were impressed by the wireless dimming performance of ArcSystem, a bespoke fitting manufacture

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At the 2011 show, the 180sq.m Gerriets stand with its elaborately designed Track On Café (with reference to the new heavy duty Cargo track systems) was the meeting point for the fair visitors. Fifteen Gerriets employees from around the world were on hand to offer professional advice throughout the three days of the show. In addition to the technical and sales teams, the established in house Gerriets-exhibition-catering-crew kept everybody going with a constant supply of food and drinks.

Show Tech 2011 also saw the first appearance of the new comprehensive catalogue, Source Book, providing customers with the full Gerriets product range in one complete document.

There were many new products this y

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The LEDHead EPW uses the latest LED technology to give a moving head with true spot and wash capabilities, says the company. The 60W white LED light engine, colour wheel, two gobo wheels and rotating prism provide the spot functions.

Wash lighting is provided by 8x high powered tricolour LEDs situated at the front of the unit. This allows both functions to be used independently or simultaneously, giving many possibilities for creative lighting design.

In addition to these functions the tricolour LEDs are arranged in four zones to provide visual effect capabilities.

(Jim Evans)

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The MW8 and MW10 are suitable for mid-to-high-volume rock/alternative performers, houses of worship, theatres, edge of stage-fills, corporate shows/events and presenters. They are also a designed for front-of-house or monitor engineers looking for a live monitoring option on the console meter bridge.

The MW8 is the smallest in the MW line of products, featuring an 8-inch woofer, and the MW10 features a 10-inch woofer. Both units' coaxial designs pair the respective woofers with a 3-in (diaphragm) coaxially

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The RoadMan 102 is a compact and mobile PA solution with an integrated battery, which is suited for solo entertainers, churches, schools, business conferences and presentations where versatility is required. The Roadman comes with a CD/MP3/USB/SD Player as well as a wireless microphone unit with handheld mic. A tape-deck with recorder function and a second wireless microphone unit are also available.

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK comments, "The Roadman 102 Series is an extremely versatile performer, it is truly portable with an array of features and easy set up and operation. With the optional audio link, a network of Roadman units can broadcast to a much wider

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First announced at this year's prolight+sound exhibition in Frankfurt, the technology provides for major improvements in sound quality, efficiency and power density over current Class D designs, says the company. The new topology combines a number of design innovations with a Studiomaster patented 'polyphase' output stage. The effect is to provide the equivalent sonic performance of a pure analogue design and greater efficiency than a Class D amplifier - "enabling better sounding, more compact devices and power circuit integration".

Commenting on the significance of the Class AD Polyphase development, head of R&D Paul Belcher stated, "Innovation has always been at the heart of Studiomaster's R&D, fro

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The line includes three models: SBK150 (Single 15-inch), SBK180 (Single 18-inch) and SBK250 (Double 15-inch) Subwoofers. All three units operate in passive mode. Applications can include concert halls, houses of worship, arenas, large ballrooms, live theatre products, gymnasiums and much more.

Premium components and optimally tuned ports match the performance associated with EAW's SB line of direct radiating subwoofers, says the company. The SBK line includes a variety of forms of subwoofer providing a system designer with selections that can be specifically matched to their application. Multiple 3/8-

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Handling 300W and 500W programme respectively, the 8-inch MX8 and 10-inch MX10 use Community's proprietary co-axial driver units. Their co-axial design means that all of the sound emanates from the same point source and the Tru-Phase conical high frequency waveguide eliminates the transition anomalies that occur in most square and rectangular horns. This results in "exceptionally smooth phase and frequency response performance with reduced feedback, improved intelligibility and uniform coverage exactly where it's needed". The MX8 and MX10 are suitable for single performers who often move off-a

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Reflection LEDko (in the Soft Profile and Profile versions) is the first LED profiler able to project a shaped light with diffused edges, also offering the possibility to reproduce any tone and nuance of colour, and any shade of white, says the company.

It guarantees reduced installation costs and maintenance, and cuts energy consumption by at least 70%. What's more, it allows you to print gobos on glossy paper using a normal printer. The costs of lamp replacement, dimmer, scroller and gelatine are eliminated.

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

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"The new Cool Confetti Blasters have an improved injection system that increases the jet efficiency, therefore pushing confetti higher and extending the flight time," says the company. "The latest design produces a higher output which is 45% higher than other machines on the market. We produce better results with less machines and therefore take a smaller footprint and provide a more cost effective solution for your confetti launch."

Highlight will be demonstrating the Cool Confetti Blasters on stand 1H41.

(Claire Beeson)

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Also demonstrated will be powerful new S-Version software features for the TiMax2 SoundHub - the PanSpace effects map and TimeLine Editor for in-depth sound-effects programming, featuring multi-channel waveform-based editing, looping, panning, volume profiling and versatile showcontrol trigger management.

TiMax2 SoundHub is a scaleable mix-engine, sound effects playback server and delay-matrix platform which offers up to 64 channels of analogue or AES I/O - with MADI, Ethersound, Cobranet and Dante networking options - all in a singl

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Grant Bales Smith, sales manager for UK, Scandinavia and Benelux for Philips Entertainment EMEA explains, "Smart addressing technology has simplified LED fixture set up by ensuring that end users can quickly address any luminaire in the Philips PLTR1 range.

"The range features three types - the PLTR1W (Tunable White Flood), the PLTR1RGB (RGB Colour Mixing) and the PLTR1RGBAW (five colour unit with tunable colour temp settings). Each one has different channel requirements and differing features.

"The LightPack LED controller can sense which unit is which and assigns the correct number of channels. It can also include a virtual dimmer channel and is capable of setting the mode of a fixture i.e. 8 or 16 bit. The LightPack LED controller'

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The LED strips can even operate concurrently, giving designers increased freedom and future proofing for the installation, says the company. The LINEARdrive, which dims down to as low as 0.1%, can be used with all leading protocols (DALI, DMX, DMX/RDM, 0-10V). A wealth of configurations settings is set over the intuitive user interface.

Thanks to the driver's Remote Device Management support, you can easily track down and address your luminaires from an RDM capable DMX controller. There is no need to open luminaires to re-address the driver during installation or re-commissioning.

When using the LINEARdrive in a DMX network, you can easily configure it to get the li

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The success of StageMix is proved by it being downloaded more than 130 times every day since it was first announced at PLASA 2010.

Connected via the iPad's built-in WiFi and a wireless connection point linked to the mixing console via Cat 5 cable, the straightforward, intuitive graphic interface of StageMix allows the user to easily mix stage sound via anM7CL or LS9, even if the mixing console is at the front of house position.

A number of new functions complement the existing array of controls, which include control of input channel faders, on/off, parametric EQs and channel cu

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The PR-8800's design includes a true outdoor IP67 waterproof rating, an advanced RGB colour mixing system and automatic environmental brightness adjustment. It has already obtained an exterior design patent.

Containing 108 x 3W LED's (27 each RGBW) and linear colour temperature correction, it has a power consumption of 350W at 220V and LED lifetime of 50,000 hours. Other features include 0-100% linear adjustable dimmer; 0-20 fps strobe; field angle of 28°(with optional 26° and 56°) and beam angle of 14° (with optional 8° and 45°); DMX512 (and wireless) control, with 16 recallable preset and 16 user memories. The DMX m

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Its low self noise also makes it suitable for professional sound reinforcement and recording in meeting and seminar rooms, schools and churches. Equipped with a three-pole XLR connector, it operates on phantom power (9 - 52 V).

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK comments, "The LD D1015CM Conference Microphone provides an overall improved performance and is ideal for spoken word applications such as seminars, schools, churches and meetings."

Accessories include the D1015CMB Metal Base, which ensures secure positioning of gooseneck microphones and offers a fe

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Canford will also show a selection from their comprehensive range of cables including the D'n'A series which redesigned all their most popular audio cables to handle both analogue and AES digital audio. Also being featured by Canford will be the latest products from Cloud and Databay.

The new enhanced Tecpro Wireless beltpacks offer full Duplex Operation and licence-free operation in the UHF frequency band. The powerful new handsets can supply up to 200mW with a 400m max Range and now benefit from a range

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Part of the Emerge LED Lighting product family, the WashGrazeLV lighting system incorporates secondary optics that allow lighting designers to select up to six beam angles and six colour temperatures to illuminate or accent any intricate architectural lighting application.

Designed to operate from 120VAC to 277VAC without remote drivers, the WashGrazeLV lighting fixture consumes only 17 watts per foot while providing upwards of 850 lumens per foot and efficacy of 50 lumens per watt.

"We designed our WGLV lighting system in re

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The company received the award for its CRM100-RF and CRM102-RF retractable through-table boundary layer omnidirectional and cardioid condenser microphones. The proprietary design enables the microphone to be raised or lowered flush with the tabletop by pushing on the top of the mic.

The low profile system allows tabletop microphone systems to remain permanently in place, simply disappearing when not in use; a feature that has proven hugely popular with installers and systems integrators throughout the world.

The award was presented to Clockaudio MD and founder Jim Hallington by Systems Contractor News editor Kirsten Nelson. Commenting, Jim Hallington said, "It's a great pleasure to receive this Innovation Award which further va

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VideoBlades 12 are the result of an alliance between Lighthouse and Pix2o, providing a 12.5mm pixel pitch, modular LED screen.

VideoBlades 12 comes in two formats, SkyRoll and GroundRoll which can be deployed by rolling up or down from its patented rotating structure, just like a window shade. The modular format allows for the seamless formation of large-scale screens limited in size only by a customer's needs.

SkyRoll deploys down from overhead and is available in 4m, 6m and 8m widths and up to 10m screen heights, whilst GroundRoll, as the name suggests, deploys up from the floor resulting in the lowest possible rigged weight and is available

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Art-Net3 retains all the popular features of its predecessors (Art-Net I andArt-Net II), being simple to implement, highly efficient and available in the public domain, says the company. Crucially, all existing Art-Net I and II devices will operate seamlessly with Art-Net 3.

The key difference of Art-Net 3 is its data capacity - at least two orders of magnitude greater than the 256 universe limit of Art-Net II.

WhenArt-Net I was released about a decade ago, lighting control demands rarely exceeded a handful of Universes. By the time Art-Net II arrived in 2006, thebenchmark had increased to a few dozen. Today, fuelle

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It has a dual shielding (helical Cu mesh screen + aluminium fleece) and may be cross wired for audio purposes, where it shines with a low wire-to-wire capacitance of a mere 40 pF/m.

Fully assigned it is the ideal AES/EBU or DMX cable due to its wave impedance of 110 ohms, says the company. To make the "perfect studio patch cable", the wires may also be split. Due to its small diameter it fits into so many tiny and miniature connectors like 3.5 mm mini jacks, mini XLR or phono/RCA plugs. The outer sheath consists of a robust, environmentally friendly and halogen-free/flame-retardant PUR jacket.

(Jim Evans)

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Since Waves and DiGiCo formed a strategic alliance in 2010, DiGiCo users are able to run Waves' reverbs, equalizers, compressors, limiters, delays and more, directly from their DiGiCo SD series consoles.

Designed for front-of-house, monitor, broadcast, and theatre applications alike, SoundGrid gives users" instant access to the industry's leading audio processors, directly from the industry's leading consoles". To make things simpler, Waves SoundGrid-compatible plugins come pre-loaded into DiGiCo consoles, eliminating the need to install.

(Jim Evans)

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The Hardware connectivity includes 1024 DMX Out, 512 DMX In, MIDI, MTC, SMPTE Real-time Clock, Astronomical Clock, GPI Contact-closures, Ethernet, Art-Net, OSC, VisualTouch Compliant, Link Multiple CueCores.

All operating and programming is done through its dynamic web 2.0 interface. Connected to a browser, the CueCore unfolds into a lighting console, show controller, RDM Manager, DMX/Art-Net recorder and Protocol Converter, making it standout as a cost-effective, feature-rich control solution.

Visit Visual Productions @ PLASA 2011 on Stand 1-G23

(Claire Beeson)