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USA - Main Light Industries has introduced the LED-powered LightStar fibre optic illuminator, part of DiCon Lighting's FiberLamp product line. LightStar uses an LED light engine comprised of Red, Green, Blue, and White LEDs for a broad spectrum of colour choices as well as reducing the power draw and weight.

A key feature of the LED-powered LightStar is that it produces an output comparable to, or greater than, a fibre optic illuminator using a 150-watt metal halide light source. In a white colour mix, the LightStar is equivalent to the 150-watt metal halide powered illuminators. By using an LED light engine there is no transmission loss with a colour filter, so in deep, saturated colors, the LightStar has a greater output that is equivalent to 250-watt illuminators.

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UK Artistic Licence Engineering is releasing three l new products this spring : DMX-Buffer, Rail-Contact and Rail-Sequence. All three products are shipping with immediate effect.

DMX-Buffer is an inline DMX & RDM line booster / buffer with a choice of Ethercon or XLR connections. It is designed "for those times when you need more distance than the maximum 300m, or more than 32 devices on a single DMX cable".

DMX-Buffer RJ45 has Ethercon connectors allowing easy use of Cat 5 cable. DMX-Buffer XLR uses standard 5-pin XLR connectors. This provides a more rugged, robust option that is suitable for touring purposes.

Rail-Contact is a DMX Trigger with eight Opto-Isolated Inputs and a cascade option, developed for applications requiring a level of integration between external switches and DMX control. Rail-Contact converts eight contact closures to eight consecutive DMX c

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UK - 2011 marks the fourth successful year for Hi-Lights in tendering for the provision of full technical services for NewcastleGateshead Initiative at their major meetings. The appointment means that Hi-Lights will work with NGI on their Annual General Meeting in December and Full Members and PR/Marketing and Convention Bureau meetings in April and September.

Scott Rowland, general manager comments, "We're really looking forward to working with NGI and the Convention Bureau again this year. Working on the members meetings is a great opportunity for us to meet and speak with other members and give them a taste of what we do. Following the success of last year's AGM at Northumbria University's Sport Central we can't wait to transform the venues chosen for this year's meetings.

"Hi-Lights has worked with NGI on many events in the past including Bambuco, the World Cup H

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USA - Tomcat's 18TH Annual Truss, Hoist & Rigging workshops were "a great learning experience" for more than 60 students that came from across North America to receive training, reports the company. The hands-on training took place through classes, live practice sessions, as well as after class discussions with the instructors and Tomcat's staff, including a guided tour of Tomcat's factory. The participants also enjoyed the West Texas hospitality provided by Tomcat's staff.

"Tomcat is honoured to have provided training to the professionals that attended the workshops. We hope they had a positive learning experience during all the workshop activities and that they will take this knowledge and put it into practice in their daily activities and to safely working in the entertainment technology environment," stated Stefano Rosellini, general manager of Tomcat.

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UK - The Royal Shakespeare Company has invested in six new grandMA2 light control consoles, together with two MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 10 MA 2Port Nodes as part of a complete update of their lighting control systems at the newly refurbished Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) and Swan Theatres, both in Stratford-on-Avon.

MA Lighting was chosen after a comprehensive two-year evaluation period, which included extensive 'field trials' and involved the RSC's head of lighting Vince Herbert plus his departmental team of 18, including programming specialists, operators and technicians.

Three of the new consoles are deployed in the RST and The Swan. In both venues, the first one is the active desk, the second is for backup and media server programming, and the third is located in the stalls, used for focussing and tech sessions plus for offline work during non-technical period

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USA / Spain - Audinate and Red Rocks Audio SL have entered into an agreement to incorporate Dante technology as the default digital networking solution for all Red Rocks Audio future products and designs. The first of these products is scheduled to launch by Q4 of 2011.

Located in Santiago de Compostela, in the Northwest of Spain, Red Rocks Audio historically has specialized on three main areas of product development; DSP processing, Class D amplifiers and switching mode power supplies. Red Rocks Audio SL was launched in 2001, focused on Pro Audio + lightning rental services and recording studio equipment sales and service.

"Dante was chosen because we demand a long term solution with no compromises. Support and performance were also an important key factor in our decision to go with Dante" says Jose Manuel Tasende, Red Rocks Audio's owner & main designer. "Audi

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USA - On Thursday 24 February 24, 2011, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama marked Black History Month at the White House with a celebration of Motown music. The event took place in the East Room at the White House, and Chris Anderson, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based Anderson Audio, was asked to spec the project.

The Motown event is the latest in the music series, In Performance at the White House. Performers included Smokey Robinson, Sheryl Crow, Seal and John Legend, among others, and several Motown legends were in attendance. The event was broadcast on PBS on Tuesday 1March.

Anderson stated, "The East Room is approximately 80ft by 40ft, and all the speakers need to hang from trusses ringing the room at about 16-18ft. The room has some sound issues, and to complicate things even further, there are three huge crystal chandeliers hanging f

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UK / USA - Orbital Sound reports that it has supplied the Da-Cappo DA-12 single-ear micro microphones to Qdos Entertainment, a key supplier to US-based Celebrity Cruise Line. The Da-Cappo microphones have been deployed on two of the company's Millennium-class luxury vessels, with the plan to upgrade all four in the fleet during 2011.

Qdos Entertainment is the name behind some of the lavish 'own brand' shows that are an integral part of the Celebrity Cruise Line experience. The high-end audio equipment used on-board in the 900-seat cabaret style auditoria is the responsibility of Qdos Entertainment's Steve Jonas. He selected the Da-Cappo DA-12 single-ear units to meet the demands of the Broadway-style and cabaret productions on board. Featuring an average of four to six singers, 12 dancers and an eight-piece band, the shows are typically high-energy hour-long productions.

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Sweden - Romme Trotting racetrack in the city of Borlänge has taken delivery of one of the first RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network) installations in Sweden.

Robert Nilsson, from Swedish design and installation company DAT AB, which was awarded the design and installation contract, says, "We were called in for an AV meeting as part of their complete restoration of the horse owners' room. I made a presentation of all the benefits a RHAON controlled sound system would have, not only for the horse owners' room but on also on the whole race track, and he was very quick to agree."

The horse owners' room, located within the race track's main building, is exclusively accessible to trotting race horse owners. It provides an excellent view over the race track's finishing line through tall windows, and has a relaxing lounge area and a snack bar. The race track owner

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UK - Visitors to PLASA Focus: Leeds 2011 - which takes place on Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 April at the Royal Armouries Museum - are invited to take part in an expanded series of seminars presented by some of the industry's leading names.

The two-day Education & Learning Programme proved a major success last year and this year PLASA Events have added a new strand of product demonstrations and training to the popular mix of case studies and seminars. The sessions run alongside a two-hall exhibition of new technology and are free to attend.

Kicking off the case studies is the RSC. The RSC's Vince Herbert, Jeremy Dunn and Adam Harvey - responsible for lighting, sound and stage automation respectively - will be joined by Jonathan Porter-Goff from Stage Electrics in a session entitled Build a Theatre, Rebuild Another and Refurbish a Third. This will be an opportunity to learn

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The Netherlands - LumenRadio has appointed Rolight as the exclusive representative for their CRMX products in the Netherlands. Rolight is one of the country's largest distributors with a lineup of brands including MA Lighting, Philips, Zero88, State Automation, Coolux and their own Admiral Lighting.

"We are very excited to take on the CRMX wireless lighting controls as they perfectly complement our other brands. The superior reliability, as well as the features offered by the CRMX technology, will allow our customers to take their indoor and outdoor installations to the next level," says Rick Jannink of Rolight. "We are especially enthusiastic about CRMX SuperNova and its RDM controller functionality which brings wireless bi-directional control and feedback to many of our current products. We believe RDM is the future of both Entertainment and Architainment instal

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UK - Isle of Wight-based Big Screen Media, specialists in indoor and outdoor large format LED and digital display solutions, were commissioned by luxury department store Harrods, to supply and install LED screens as part of the store's January to February window displays.

Big Screen Media specialise in providing effective digital display solutions by offering a wide range of high quality LED and digital signage displays and equipment to suit all applications. Recently, the company won a prestigious contract with Harrods of Knightsbridge to supply and install several large LED screens as part of the store's iconic window displays for January and February.

Sarah Southgate, Harrods head of window design, commented: "Harrods is at the forefront of luxury and innovation in window display and design. Our latest displays have incorporated advanced LED technology, and in doing th

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The Netherlands - The CSS3 from Alcons Audio is a two-way ultra-compact cinema surround loudspeaker designed to meet the requirements of today's and tomorrow's digital cinema content.

Featuring a 1" soft-dome tweeter with single 6.5" HiFi-grade woofer, the CSS3 delivers exceptional performance from a highly compact and efficient package, says the company.

Used together with the CR1 ultra-compact three-way front system and CB181s ultra-shallow subwoofer, it forms a package for small to medium home theatres, cinemas, screening rooms and post-production studios.

A 15° slanted baffle together with the wide horizontal dispersion caters for a smooth LF/HF blending in installations where the surrounds are mounted closely to the audience. The enclosure design provides for low profile wall mounting, with the reflex vent located on the underside of the cabinet and the CS

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USA - Bandit Lites reports that, in the continuing move toward going GRN, the company has just added the new Clay Paky Mirage LED curtain to its inventory. Mirage is a semi-transparent LED display with video technology, that may be used indoor or outdoor. It is not built physically as a solid barrier, but allows you to see what is behind it and allows light beams to pass through it in both directions.

It is a see-through display, with a structure consisting of thin horizontal bars alternated with gaps which give it an approximately 50% transparency ratio. It is designed for use in a wide variety of applications including small and large events, live shows and in TV studios.

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UK - After several years working in the research and development of Yamaha's live mixing products, David 'Tree' Tordoff has swapped the laboratory for the road, being appointed the company's new digital systems business development manager.

Having worked for over five years at the company's European R&D centre in Chiswick, London, Tree has extensive knowledge of Yamaha's live mixing consoles. He also has 20 years experience working as a freelance sound engineer for a range of artists, including Radiohead, Peter Gabriel and Duran Duran (who he still works with when required).

Tree's new role with Yamaha covers the UK and Ireland, delivering training to groups and advising individuals and Yamaha dealers about getting the most from the company's digital mixing consoles.

"I have worked for some time in the 'closed world' of R&D and really wanted to get out and apply my tech

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Australia - Jands Production Services deployed their Optocore fibre optic based audio distribution network on the Sydney Telstra 500 V8 supercars race held at Homebush.

"We used Optocore as a simple point to point distribution network to go long distances," reports Jim Straw, JPS' general manager. "That way we could run 600, 900 or 1000m of fibre on just one piece of cable to distribute eight or 16 lines of audio. Really we're using it in quite a basic format but it is very reliable. We used in on all four V8 races that we have been involved with this year and haven't had any problems with it. It has made life very simple for our guys out there doing it. Labour-wise, it is very efficient."

The Optocore fibre was used to distribute audio from JPS' on track system to broadcast and vica versa, acting basically as an interlink. "There are other companies t

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UK - Chroma-Q Color Force LED battens have been specified by lighting designer Howard Harrison for the current Welsh National Opera production of Die Fledermaus, which is touring the UK after an initial run at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Directed by John Copley, the colourful operetta features music by Johann Strauss II.

The Color Force battens are being supplied by London based hire company White Light, who purchased additional stock of the 1.8m versions (Color Force 72) specially for this production due to the high demand for their existing hire inventory.

White Light has substantial stock of all three Color Force models - the 1.8m and 1.2m battens (Color Force 48) and the new 30cm wide multi-purpose fixture (Color Force 12).

The eight Color Force 72s are being used to illuminate a massive white cyc at the back of the stage which is an integral and important e

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UK - Light Tape UK has announced the launch of new portable, quick recharge, compact, battery units to drive the Light Tape product in its various portable applications.

The new units have been specifically developed to address the existing limitations associated with driving Light Tape using portable battery technology.

Light Tape has been used for many applications in the event, exhibition, entertainment and safety industries but the main barrier to its more widespread use in these sectors has been the size and poor performance of current battery technology, says the company.

At present, a DC power unit has to be supplied separately to the battery, switch and charger which can make the solution bulky and difficult to conceal if for instance the Light Tape is required to be lit for an extended time, so requiring a larger power unit. Or, time consuming if a smaller battery w

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Australia - Surrounded by pristine parkland, lush tropical gardens and a backdrop of the balmy Burswood Entertainment Complex poolside setting, their Summer Marquee captures the essence of West Australian outdoor entertaining.

It's a stylish, air-conditioned venue with customised glass panelling made in Germany,a flow of natural light, themed aesthetic lighting and contemporary furniture. This marquee can cater for more than 450 guests banquet-style including a dance floor, band, stage, audio visual screens and more.

"The Marquee was first erected four years ago to solve a shortage in ballroom space," commented Michael Altieri, director of conventions and events at Burswood Entertainment Complex. "However a number of high-rise apartments were in the process of being constructed and once occupied, we had a number of complaints from residents about the noise emana

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Australia - Audio service provider Norwest Productions has purchased an additional 48 L'Acoustics dV-Dosc modular line source array cabinets and 16 SB218 subwoofers which will be put into immediate service, along with their existing V-Dosc/Kudo inventory, on the upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand by Neil Diamond.

"Over the years I have heard many PA systems and the L'Acoustics dV-Dosc is certainly one of the best," remarked Chris Kennedy, Norwest's managing director. "I really like the full and warm bass you get with the dV-Dosc. It's a line array that does exactly what it should and basically it just sounds good."

"The dV-Dosc is the recognised benchmark in small-format line arrays and sits nicely with our existing L'Acoustics stock," concurred Graeme Whitehouse, Norwest's group operations director. "We anticipate this will help cont

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UK - A delegation from Korean Broadcasting Services (KBS) has attended Midas for a training session on an XL8 live performance system which the national broadcaster has purchased from Korean distributor Young Nak.

For many years, KBS have been the enthusiastic owners of three Midas XL4 consoles, two of which are in the TV studios and one for sound reinforcement in the concert hall, where live music programmes are recorded. The XL8 has been purchased to replace this XL4, and includes four DL431 active input splitter units to provide audio splits for the XL8 and the studio's sound-to-air console. It will be used for TV and radio music programmes, both of which require the highest-possible quality audio content.

"After years of mixing on the XL4, anything other than a Midas would have been a backward step," says Mr Byung-Gyoo, audio director at KBS, who attended the tra

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