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UK - Once again Duran Audio will be exhibiting their range of AXYS loudspeakers at the PLASA Show. On the company's booth will be products for a wide range of applications, anything from Road Tunnels to Concert Halls.

As well as the main booth, Duran Audio will also have a demo room. The AXYS demo room will be in the Westminster Suite which is accessible from the lifts in the lobby of Earls Court 1. Featured products will be from the AXYS Flex, Scope, Target and Beam Shaping Subwoofer ranges. In addition to this, some Intellivox 180 and V90 products available for potential customers to listen to.

(Jim Evans)

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China - Ross Ashton from London- based The Projection Studio and Himanshu Sabharwal of Delhi-based Two's A Film Company were guests at Christie Digital's 2011 Asia Pacific Partners Meeting, where their collaborative project to produce India's first permanent full moving image son et lumière - ISHQ-e-DILLI - The Love of Delhi - won the 'Special Mention Award'.

The Awards ceremony was staged in the atmospheric Reed Flute Caves in Guilin, Guangxi, China.

The Projection Studio were the technical, design and installation consultants for the projection hardware and control elements of the project and also responsible for overseeing the creation of the project's show material, for which Ashton specified the first Christie 20K video projectors to be used in India for a son et lumière application.

Says Ashton, "It's a huge honour for us to receive the award and a recogn

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UK - Canford has announced they have reached the milestone of order number 1 million in their 35th anniversary year. Canford customer Northern Light based in Edinburgh placed the order and key accounts manager Erika Dobie jumped in the car and headed North to present them with a bottle of Champagne to mark the occasion.

The order for BNCs was for the Watford Colloseum Theatre which is almost ready to reopen after a £5.5 million refurbishment. The venue itself has a reputation for its acoustics and was chosen as the location for the soundtrack recordings for The Lord of The Rings, The Star Wars trilogy and The Sound of Music.

Northern Light is a long standing customer of Canford's and both companies have worked together closely for a number of years. Canford has been able to support Northern Light on numerous major multi-million pound AV installation

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Indochine X PixMob Fan Immersion

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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Outline's large-format line-source system will make its UK début at PLASA 2011. The result of a two-year cooperation between Outline and some of the world's best-known rental companies, GTO (Grand Touring Outline) has already had a highly successful start. The first systems that left the factory (summer 2010) were already sold and earmarked for immediate use on high-profile concerts and tours, initially in the USA and then Europe. Those systems, says the company, were not prototypes but standard production models.

Outline adds that currently, thanks to the evolution of a market in which loudspeakers are increasingly sturdy and efficient, "there is no doubt that almost all PAs effectively sound loud". This, says Outline, has led to exaggerated use of expressions such as 'incredible output power' by audio manufacturers - "expressions that in many cases are backed up

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The P3-200 System Controller is a new addition to Martin Professional's P3 System Controller family for LED screens. It combines all the celebrated features of Martin's advanced P3-100 video signal controller yet adds SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI input capability for optimized use in TV/broadcast environments.

The P3-200 retains all the advantages of the P3-100 System Controller like built-in scaling and de-interlacing, multiple video protocol and resolution support, built-in graphical user interface, and direct DMX control of brightness, color, pixelmapping and more. It works with all Martin LED display systems (LC Series with P3 Upgrade Kit, LC Plus Series and EC Series) and is software and showfile compatible with the P3-100 System Controller.

Stating that "it took a lighting company to change the LED video world", Martin says that with the P3 family of video signal control

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CAST will be demonstrating the new 3D version, which ships later this year, of the ground breaking BlackTrax technology at PLASA 2011.

BlackTrax 3D is, the company says, "a revolutionary system for tracking people and objects with unbelievable accuracy, in real time". The system uses a proprietary IR placed on each object to track their X, Y, and Z - the 3D coordinates. The new system also drives true 3D audio output for the first time in the world, says CAST.

CAST will also demonstrate a prototype of its new BlackTrax 6D - which tracks the position and orientation for 3D plus roll, pitching, and yaw - all in real-time.

Using leading-edge proprietary IR, BlackTrax can track all the parameters of each uniquely tagged object in the defined 3D space. Should the IR line of sight be obstructed (which is the primary mode of tracking), the onboard accelerometer delivers redundan

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Making its UK début at PLASA 2011, the multi-functional LD Systems UA1 is a multiple sound solution equipped with 2 × 12" (Low/Mid) drivers plus 1.4" HF compression driver and a 10" coaxial-type speaker on the angled end of the cabinet.

The multi-angle FOH speaker system offers power handling of 950 W rms. It is suitable for use as a full-range solution for all voice and music applications in large arenas, amphitheatres, stadiums and sport halls, with eight UA1 units covering an area of 360°. In addition, the LD UNO array matches up perfectly with the V-218B 2 × 18" (1.6 kW) and VA-PS215 2 × 15" bandpass subwoofers for a more dynamic sub-bass.

The uniquely-designed cabinets are made of 18mm multiplex ply and have DuraCoat LX coating, helping them stand up to the tough daily demands of touring and live applications.

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Launching at PLASA 2011 in the White Light Zone, Prism Projection's RevEAL Profile luminaire is a true high-CRI LED Profile Spot with high lumen output. Its début follows the successful launch of the multi-award winning RevEAL Color Wash (RevEAL CW) last year.

The new 16,000-lumen fixture features a variable CCT range (2,800K-6,500K), adjustable focus from hard to very soft edge, changeable lenses for beam angles from 14º to 36º, and a flat field. It also offers four shutters on a tri-plane; an M-sized area of a B-Sized GOBO; DMX, ArtNet and local control; and universal AC input (90-260 VAC).

RevEAL products also produce an extended color gamut using a five-color mixing process: red, green, blue, cyan and amber. The advanced optical algorithms produce amazingly pure and consistent colors, including white light with a CRI above 93.

In addition, the products encompass a real

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GLP has chosen this year's PLASA Show to launch a revolutionary new LED washlight from its impression range, as well as a new video display and controller from G-LEC.

The German company continues to play an active role in the show, and in addition to showcasing its expanding portfolio from a typically spacious open-aspect stand, it will also participate in the STLD LED shoot-out with its innovative Spot One and Wash One, and market-leading impression 120 and impression 90 LED luminaires.

And it is the new impression Wash One, making its UK début, that will be given star billing at the show.

Boasting a 400W RGB LED light engine, and the same groundbreaking technology as the Spot One, the fully-featured luminaire is able to deliver delicate colour changes or instantaneous colour bumps over a wide, carefully-calibrated colour spectrum.

The impression Wash One offers a 6°-

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Red Square Audio is to launch tri-wi, and audio/DMX wireless system designed to replace inconvenient, expensive and risk-prone cabling, indoors or outdoors, with a high performance wireless system that allows users to remove cable headaches without compromising signal quality.

The system permits wireless transfer of both audio and DMX signals with just one system comprising a tri-Wi Tx transmitter and tri-Wi Rx receiver. A tri-Wi Rp repeater can be added between Tx and Rx for even longer distances, while a tri-Wi Plus Pack Beam Antenna Kit is optional.

Offering "excellent audio and DMX quality", the system's headline specifications include analogue or digital audio input and/or DMX512; stereo audio transmission in CD quality 48kHz, 16bit; DMX transmission of all 512 channels at 24 frames per second; and both audio and DMX data processed without compression.

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Coolux will be showing its latest version of the Pandoras Box Server, along with the Pandoras Box Player and Sensor Link, as well as its award winning Widget Designer PRO.

Pandoras Box Server is a turnkey solution that, says Coolux, perfectly unites state-of-the-art rendering technology with intuitive media control, offering "the best high performance link between projection and digital image compositing". The latest version, on show at PLASA 2011, offers users an unprecedented amount of creative freedom for real-time media control.

Pandoras Box Players offer the ideal, cost-effective software solution for all video professionals with multi-media requirements in smaller projects. 2/4 video layers and 4/8 graphic layers are available to be programmed and arranged quickly and easily. The Pandoras Box Manager redefines real-time media editing and playback control. This standal

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PLASA 2011 will host the international launches of three new Clay Paky products, with two more products making their PLASA Show début and the announcement of a new chrome finish for its Sharpy luminaire.

NEW: ALPHA SPOT QWO 800

The Alpha Spot QWO 800 makes its first international appearance at the show, featuring the latest MSR Platinum lamp - an 800W light source that produces an intense sparkling light, brighter even than older 1200W lamps. Additionally, the Alpha Spot QWO 800 is equipped with optical features that place this luminaire at the very top of its class, including a very wide zoom range from 7.6° to 55°; uniform beam distribution at all zoom angles; and a unique Stay-Sharp-Zoom feature that locks images in focus while zooming.

Add to that the lamp's ability to reproduce highly detailed images, and the Alpha Spot QWO 800 becomes a brillia

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Prolyte Group says its brand manager Eric Laanstra frequently received enquiries for a smaller truss with a higher loading capacity and has masterminded a solution. With his team of engineer, he has designed the H40R truss, a rectangular standard H40 truss with a programme of specifications based on the H30V, H40V and S36R truss.

The H40R has three-sided webbing. The thicker braces on the bottom side allow easy mounting of automated luminaires/moving heads and central loading, reducing the torsion effect resulting from one-sided loading in standard trusses.

The spigot orientation follows that of the S series truss, allowing easy assembly while the truss is still on the floor. The H40R measures 339mm high by 239mm wide. The diagonals are placed to allow room for a 30D truss to rest on the bottom chords.

The loading rate is comparable to the H40V, taking into account that, due to the

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UK - The new Chroma-Q Studio Force LED fixtures range features a choice of 6,100K CCT, daylight white (Studio Force D) and 3,000K - 6,100K CCT, variable white (Studio Force V) models - which between them provide an extreme output ranging from 5,300 up to 28,000 lumens.

The Studio Force range is specifically designed for TV, film, touring, exhibitions, corporate events and theatre lighting applications.

Utilising the same core technologies as the innovative Chroma-Q Color Force range, the six white LED models all offer at least twice the light output of their RGBA colour variants.

The Studio Force D 12 and Studio Force V 12 300mm / 1ft long multi-purpose fixtures are suitablel for floor, wall or truss mounting. The units can also be used to extend Studio Force LED batten installations. Optional accessories include cyc and border light lens, lightbank kit, egg crate louver, to

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UK - Specialist distribution company, Pixels, has supplied 67 BrightSign HD media players to Pinnerton Video Systems for installation at Watch Me Move: The Animation Show at London's Barbican Art Gallery.

Watch Me Move does not simply chronicle animation in all its forms, it highlights it as an influential force in the development of global visual culture. It is designed as an immersive experience, with footage from commercial giants such as Walt Disney, Aardman and Pixar running alongside work from contemporary artists including Étienne-Jules Marey, Harry Smith, Jan Švankmajer, William Kentridge and Nathalie Djurberg.

Pixels is a value-added distributor of BrightSign HD media player products. MD, Norman Garland notes, "Since the start of our relationship with BrightSign in 2009 we have shipped over 1900 units to our customers, over 900 to June this year al

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UK - LarMac LIVE (LML), production managed and co-ordinated the supply of a full technical production package for all main stages and performance areas at the 2011 Camp Bestival event, staged in the picturesque environs of Lulworth Castle in Dorset.

It's the second year that LML's Joanna MacKay has led the production management team for this 30,000 capacity event, which is orientated towards children and young people.

LarMac LIVE's brief included organising the supply of lighting, sound, video, staging and backline for the eight main stages which included an eclectic array of live performance from Primal Scream, Blondie and Mark Ronson to Howard Marks to Groove Armada's Red Light DJ set, Mr Tumble and Sooty, plus host of other bands, DJs, comedians, poets, speakers, circus acts across the three-day event.

Working for Loudsound Events and The Bestival Organisation, LML also p

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USA - Orders close 8 September for 2011 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards. After that date, a limited number of card packs and electronic cards will be available online, as well as for sale at the LDI show in Orlando, FL. Personalised cards will no longer be available.

The 2011 cards were created by an impressive line-up of all-star designers - Andrew Hefter (perennial favourite, back with his popular 2008 design), Seth Jackson (many tours, including Don Henley and Jason Mraz), Derek McLane (this year's Follies, How to Succeed and Anything Goes revivals, and more), and Jim Youmans (Broadway's Gypsy with Patti LuPone and Swinging on a Star, among others).

Until the 8 September deadline, three ordering options are offered, including personalised cards with a company logo and custom message (minimum 250 cards), card packs of 10 with a standard gre

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Canada - International art collective Workspace Unlimited has selected Barco's RLM-W6 DLP projectors to showcase its interactive exhibit in which art and architecture converge to create a surreal, immersive experience. Opening at the Musée d'art contemporain in Montreal (MACM), Canada, the exhibit RealTime UnReal utilises the projectors - supplied by Montreal-based SC Media Technologies - to merge a visitor's experience of virtual and physical spaces.

"We're excited to use Barco projectors in our challenging Hybrid Space projects, because they enable us to reveal the work's full potential in passive 3D projection," explained Thomas Soetens of Workspace Unlimited.

Barco was an early supporter of the internationally renowned collective's endeavours, sponsoring its inaugural exhibit of RealTime UnReal at the Museum of the Moving Image last January in New York. &q

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Estonia - Dating from 1865, The Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu is one of the oldest and prestigious theatre of all the Baltic republics.

Through the local agent E&T, a variety of LDR double optic condenser profiles , Fresnel , PC and Cyclorama's have been chosen, installed and successfully used in the theatre.

"The Vanemuine theatre was looking to replace and improve the existing lighting stage inventory," says Fabiano Besio. "The installation proved to be successful and I'm proud to know that LDR fits and exceeds the theatre needs - A special thankyou goes to Olev Luhaäär from E&T that assisted the theatre during the installation and provided valuable local assistance."

Fabiano Besio adds, "In a time whenpeople confuse and forget the basic concepts of light I still believe in my motto 'Proper light in the proper place and here comes magic'. Surprising

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USA - The Entertainment Technician Certification Programme (ETCP) has awarded 19 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local One members with its Entertainment Electrician Certification. Among those newly certified, is the first female ETCP Certified Technician in the New York Local.

"We are extremely proud to add some of Broadway's finest stage electricians to the list of ETCP Certified Technicians," said chairman of the Local's Board of Trustees, Paul F. Dean, Jr. who helped organise a four-day training course prior to the exam administration. "Our members who are ETCP Certified also include technicians from Lincoln Centre, The Metropolitan Opera House and various television studios who work throughout Local One's jurisdiction which includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Westchester and Putnam Counties."

Each of these Ent

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South Korea - The Presbyterian Church of Joy in Mohyun Dong Iksan City, South Korea has recently installed a completely new sound system, consisting of a number of Kling & Freitag self powered systems.

The biggest challenge for Kusan Acoustic Co, the Kling & Freitag distributor in South Korea, was the transformation of the main hall in order to optimise the reverberation time.

In total,seven Line 212-9 - SP are covering the whole auditory area with about 2500 seats. The coverageof the Line 212 is adapted for reaching the whole church up to the last seat and including the balcony. For the bass restitution, two SW 215E - SP subwoofers were hidden invisibly in the stage.

"The system shows its efficiency by its very precise sound on all seats, everywhere the visitors can perceive the perfect sound quality. All technicians are very satisfied and they are surprised by the per

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