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Logic has come a long way since first introducing its own-brand systems at PLASA 1997. Its CS Series speakers, for example, have seen success in both live music (recently serving Deacon Blue, The Levellers, The Stranglers, Bjorn Again, Van Morrison and Jools Holland) and larger install applications (football grounds such as Chelsea, Sunderland, Southampton, Newcastle and Manchester United, as well as Cardiff's Millennium Stadium). Logic's presence at Frankfurt this year, however, represents a new phase in the company's development, as it introduces an innovative, compact line array system - the Ethos - and looks to expand its export activity.

The Ethos is aimed at the live market primarily, although its compact size and ground-stacking flexibility will also suit it to other applications

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UK - This year's A.C. Lighting North Tradeshow was well received by both visitors and exhibitors alike, with exhibitor stand numbers reaching the hall's maximum capacity and over 50% more visitors attending the show this year compared to 2003.

Feedback for the show has also been very positive from attendees, with visitors commenting on the high number and quality of manufacturers exhibiting, the range of new products showcased for the first time in the UK at the event, the choice and relevance of free guest speaker seminars and the overall professional organization of the show.

This year's show provided a platform for the UK launch or preview of over 30 new product innovations from major entertainment technology manufacturers, providing an indication of how important the show is becoming as a key launch event for companies wishing to reach buyers in the North of England, and r

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Another German manufacturer KME was celebrating its recent expansion, which includes the construction of an anechoic chamber at its Klingenthal site. The company also announced new marketing partners in the Netherlands - Sound and Light Import in Maarsen, and in Southern Europe - Musicalbox srl, Verona. New products on the stand included the DAP26 digital audio processor, theSMA 2000 power amplifier with switched mode power supply, the QS 1082 multi-functional installation speaker and the DDM digital delay module for its range of speakers CSA 400 D, QSA 500 D and QSA 200.
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Technical Audio Group used Entech as opportunity to announce the sale of a further two Euphonix mixing consoles to that iconic Australian venue, the Sydney Opera House. Based on the success of the Euphonix System 5 console, installed in the Opera Theatre two years ago, the Concert Hall is also to get a System 5 console, whilst the Drama Theatre is to get Australia's first Euphonix Max Air.

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Korean manufacturer Inter-M staged its first ever press conference to announce the launch of its new products. These included two new graphic equalizers combining familiar analogue-type control features with the precision and quality of digital performance. Both are DSP-based units and feature analogue-style faders on the front panels providing users with a dynamic range greater than 100dB. Each is operable within an extended bandwidth of 10Hz - 30.5kHz, and is equipped with AD/DA converters, balanced XLR connectors, 24-bit/64kHz resolution, peak limiting, low and high-cut filters, and a full 31 bands of graphic equalization.

Also debuting were the company's L-Series of two-channel amplifiers, each occupying two rack-spaces. The four models in the series are ideally suited for any application where space is tight and a lightweight, powerful chassis makes sense. At four ohms in bridged-

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UK - Carlton-Lee Business Development was set up to provide experienced business development consultancy services to companies in the consumer and pro audio markets, particularly those looking at expansion and diversification. The company has now started a division to specifically look after public relations and marketing services - Carlton-Lee Communications.

Derek West of Carlton-Lee explained: "Business development is a very confidential service, as detailed strategy, financial and product development issues are discussed - we won't even disclose client's names. PR, on the other hand, is very open and up-front and the whole industry can be aware of who you work for. Because of the demand for PR from clients it became very obvious that I had to split the two services by operating separate divisions, one for business development and one for communications."

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The Netherlands - LGH Rigging Services, specialists in the hire, sales and service of rigging and associated equipment, has recently expanded into Holland in order to meet the increasing demand for its services in Europe.

LGH Rigging Services was established as a dedicated, back-up, equipment resource for the entertainment industry in 1997 by LGH Group plc, leaders in lifting and winching equipment for over 30 years. The business has until now been solely UK based at Three Mills Island Studios, London and is managed by Bob Dean.

Following its success in the UK, it has been decided to further support and develop European customer relationships by establishing a new mainland European base at Utrecht in Holland. Paul Fulcher, operations director, LGH Group, explained: "Our personnel's lifting and rigging expertise in the entertainment industry has been combined with a vast h

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Celestion launched the FTr range of high performance loudspeakers, which they say features a number of technical advancements in the design and construction of the driver which have helped to minimize distortion and thermal compression, boosting the performance of the speakers.

Celestion also unveiled the latest addition to their Professional Sound Reinforcement product range: the QXi series. The five cost-effective, wood cabinets feature Celestion Truvox high-performance cone transducers and CDX neodymium compression drivers. Designed to be easily transportable for use on the road, each QXi speaker also features integral mounting points, making them equally suitable for fixed installations.

Celestion added a new 50W model to its range of very lightweight (about 500g), high-performance, neodymium compression drivers. Features of the CDX1-1430 include an aluminium heat-sink, and it of

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New Zealand's Theatrelight was showing a variety of new products at Entech, demonstrating its full recovery from the manufacturing and intellectual property problems which arose from its unfortunate joint venture in China. The Cuemaster II control console is the next level of development in the Theatrelight tradition of simple, powerful, and easy-to-learn consoles for mid-sized school, commercial, community theatre and studio applications. The range of new dimmers on show varied from single and dual channel stand-alone dimmers (pictured) to the very sophisticated 12-channel Nebula rack-mount and Meteor wall-mount racks. All dimmers are protected by magnetic circuit breakers and will operate anywhere in the world, on AC mains voltages ranging from 90V to 250V, at frequencies from 45Hz to 65Hz.

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XTA Electronics exhibited its DP6i Audio Installation Controller, in association with Audio Export. Used to set up and control audio quality throughout any venue, the DP6i is designed specifically for the installation sound market. The unit features two-inputs and six-outputs, four front panel memories/configurations and XTA's control interface - AudioCore - which allows up to 32 DP6i units to be controlled from a single PC with the ability for further units to shadow those 32 providing an unlimited number of system outputs.

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Audio-Technica introduced the new Midnight Blues line, consisting of four models - the MB1k and MB3k unidirectional dynamic vocal microphones; the MB2k unidirectional dynamic instrument microphone and the MB4k cardioid condenser microphone. All include a soft-touch finish for a secure grip and low mechanical noise, plus a protective pouch to store or transport the mic when not in use.

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HK Audio introduced its D.E.A.CON, a new, fully-digital band audio system featuring new Digital Dynamics Optimization (DDO) technology. The algorithms in the DDO controller developed by HK compensate for differences in the D.E.A.CON components to create a dynamically homogeneous system, say the company. The mid/high cabinet uses a 12" speaker and a 2" HF driver, powered by the integrated 600W RMS digital power amplifier.

The Duo-Tilt pole-mount adapter, the D.E.A.CON Tilt Unit or M10 flying points allow for alignment flexibility. The satellite can also be switched to full-range mode and can thus be used as stand-alone cabinet for smaller events. Two 18" subwoofers deliver the bottom end. Sub A features a 1000W RMS digital power amp run by the DDO controller in the satellite, while the passive subwoofer, Sub B can be connected for full bass reproduction even at large even

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USA - The host city of this year's 'International Pow Wow' of the Travel Industry Association of America - Los Angeles, decided to 'wow' delegates with LA's newest landmark, the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall and Los Angeles based Visions Lighting. The event, the world's premier international travel trade show, attracts over 5,500 attendees from 65 countries and features 1,375 booths.

The 'LA Now . . . Wow' event, produced by EventWorks, called for the intersection of 1st Street and Grand Avenue to be turned into a street party with a live band on stage, food and the lighting of the surrounding buildings. Production manager and lighting designer for the event was Visions Lighting's Todd Roberts. "We had two days, with the streets closed, to pull this off," said Roberts. "We started at 6am on the first day, and we were programming till 2 a.m. that ni

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d&b audiotechnik, not far from its base in Backnang, showed the D12 amplifier and the Q-Series loudspeakers, which are making their first appearance at a German trade show, having already achieved success overseas. These latest arrivals to d&b's product range were first seen and heard in Germany last summer during extensive field tests, followed by full production last autumn. At ProLight&Sound, the D12 amplifier, a new electronics platform integral to d&b's system concept, was also put through its paces alongside the new d&b ROPE C software for remote system control and monitoring.

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Although well-known throughout the world for its lighting products, back home in Australia Jands is probably better known as the local distributor for such products as Shure, BSS, JBL Pro, Crown Audio, dbx, Clear-com, Stanton Magnetics, ETC and Vari*Lite. Their stand reflected this diverse range of products, although the clear focus of Jands efforts at Entech was the introduction of the Vista moving light console. Although the world may not need another moving light console, Vista is anything but just another moving light console. Its forehead-smackingly obvious timeline-based programming model and its designer-liberating Generic Fixture Modelling capability, offer a completely new way to integrate moving lights into a production.

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USA - On Thursday 6 May 2004, just before David Bowie was due to start his A Reality Tour at the James L. Knight Centre in Miami, a local lighting technician, later identified as Wally Thomas, fell 50ft to his death from a metal wire and rod ladder. Investigators are now trying to determine the circumstances which led up to the death of Thomas who had worked in the industry for 25 years and was an extremely experienced stage technician.

The Miami Herald reported that Homicide detective, Ed Avila told them: "Wally Thomas and two other workers - who were looking after stage spotlights - were all wearing full body harnesses. However, the speculation is that Thomas was not clipped into the safety line when he fell to his death.

According to colleague and stage hand Chris Ryan - who has worked with Thomas since 1978 - he was stunned to hear he was on a truss spot

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TC Electronics launched a number of products including the V-Station|PowerCore by Novation, the TC-Helicon VoiceLive and new speakers from Dynaudio Acoustics. VoiceLive is a floor processor aimed at musicians who want complete control of their vocal sound on stage. It features EQ, compression, pitch correction, natural harmony and vocal effects.

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German loudspeaker manufacturer Kling & Freitag introduced the new, powered Line 212-SP system, complete with an innovative, patented, 'Click & Fly' system. Also new is the SW 215E subwoofer, which features the company's 'Exponential Tunnel' design and is designed to be compatible with the Line 212.

The Line 212-SP is powered by two power amplifier blocks in Class-D technology with a total output power of 2kW. The 'Click & Fly' system, it's simple to mount and cluster. Thanks to some internal re-design, the active version of the Line 212 is not significantly heavier than the passive system.

The SW 215E features a multitude of stacking grooves, which when combined with one or more Line 212 cabinets, allow for simple and precise alignment and help to stabilize the entire stack. Its use of modern chassis, tunnel, and enclosure technology gives it more punch in full power operations than

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Italian manufacturer Powersoft, specialist in PWM (pulse width modulation) amplification technology, introduced two new series. First is the K-10 Series - the first model of which is the Digam 10,000, with two channels producing 6,000W at 2 ohms and weighing just 12kg including DSP. The second was the S Series - starting with the S3400, featuring six channels, bridgeable, and producing 800W into 4 ohms on two unbalanced channels and 450W into 4 ohms on the remaining four channels.

Up to now PWM amplification technology has not been used in many audio applications, but Powersoft have taken advantage of new high-speed components and combined them with innovative design to develop high-power full bandwidth Class D professional amplifiers.

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Millbank, acquired by Ampekko in 2003, was announcing at Frankfurt the appointment of Atlantic Audio as its distributor for Germany, as well as introducing some new products. These included the VxLINK - a low-cost digital audio distribution system, designed to relay multi-channel audio signals using a single pair of cables. The system comprises Instations (input units) and Outstations (output units) with two audio channels per unit.

A VxLINK offers up to four Instations (eight audio channels) which can be distributed to any number of Outstations. VxLINK then creates a network, with units up to 350m apart, that can be used to create a flexible public address system for any building from stadiums and airports, through to shopping and leisure centres. VxLINK is simple to install and can use existing structured cabling to link zones and save on speaker cabling. Millbank is posting a numbe

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InnovaSON announced that following the successful collaboration between Digigram's EtherSound technology and its own digital consoles on the production of Carmen at the Stade de France in September 2003, the company has seen a steady rise in the number of system designers specifying systems which include the Sy80 or the Sy40 digital consoles linked to an EtherSound network via a DO-8XES card.

Each DO-8XES provides eight processed channel outputs supplying simultaneous AES digital and EtherSound outputs. Each output provides eight full-band parametric EQ, compressor, gate, output delay, mute and output gain. By using InnovaSON's Sensoft Patch-out screen, matrix, bus or direct outputs it can be patched to the DO-8XES modules located in the local Mix Box for distribution to amps, loudspeakers etc, located anywhere on an EtherSound network.

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