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USA - Experts in theatre and stage equipment PNTA have become the latest company to take on the full range of Dirty Rigger Gloves & Accessories in the USA.

With nearly 40 years in the business, Seattle based PNTA has grown over the years to offer one of the widest selection of equipment & consumables on the west coast.

PNTA's Richard Buckley said, "We are incredibly excited to introduce the Dirty Rigger tool pouch and rigger glove range. All the team here are really impressed with the quality and materials used on the construction of the gloves and accessories, and the stitching is excellent. They have a style of rigger glove that will suit just about any setting out in the field"

The Dirty Rigger range will be available at PNTA's online retail store and on display in their spacious new warehouse located on Andover Street, Seattle.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) is pleased to announce that Mbox Studio, a software-only media server application, is now available for purchase. A compact version of the popular Mbox media server, this product can be easily installed and operated on a user-supplied Intel-based Apple Mac computer (Intel processor, OSX 10.6.7 and higher).

Mbox Studio, with fewer parameters and less complex operations, offers substantial functionality and versatility. It operates identically to the full Mbox in both movie playback, effects, and in transition functions. Designed primarily for playback of SD content, it can also handle HD content. It offers eight playback layers and a fully functional pixel mapping toolset. A free demo content library, available as a separate download, can be used as a starting point for content creation with Mbox Studio.

Mbox Studio Version 3.6 is t

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UK - BVE 2013, to be held for the first time this year at Excel London, will see Sennheiser UK exhibiting its microphone, wireless system, long distance RF transport, headphone and monitoring products, as well as highlights from its distributed partners including Nagra and Avalon.

A highlight of this year's products will be Sennheiser's flagship Digital 9000 Series. Launched at IBC 2012, Digital 9000 is a digital wireless system that can transmit completely uncompressed audio, artefact-free and with superb dynamics. Targeting broadcasting professionals, (musical) theatres and high-profile live audio events; Digital 9000 sets a new benchmark in digital wireless transmission. The system, which includes the EM 9046 receiver, SKM 9000 handheld and SK 9000 bodypack transmitters, and a comprehensive suite of accessories, has been meticulously designed for the highest channel counts in

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UK - Later this month, entertainment lighting specialist White Light will showcase the latest lighting and effects solutions for film and television at the BVE Expo, which moves to ExCel London for this year's event on 26-28 February.

Exhibiting for the third consecutive year, White Light sees the BVE Expo as an opportunity to bring its comprehensive selection of products and services to the broadcast and TV industries. "It is important for us to support industry professionals with the right tools for the job," says sales director Peter Threadgold, "The BVE Expo gives us a great opportunity to share our newest lighting technologies and hear feedback directly from customers."

On stand AA15, White Light will display products from Altman, Arri, Coemar, CORE Lighting, Galaxia Electronics, Look Solutions, PR Lighting, Prism Projection, Robert Juliat and Rosco.

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UK - Christie has published and released The Book of Shapes - a 'coffee table' style book "showcasing projects around the globe that are redefining the use of display technology in everything from retail stores to museums and corporate spaces".

A free download as an interactive iPad app, PDF, or hard copy, the book explores how Christie MicroTiles have allowed architects and designers to introduce inventive, irregular shapes into projects where video, motion graphics and interactive content are applied.

The release of The Book of Shapes: International Design Inspirations Featuring Christie MicroTiles coincided with Christie's largest ever presence at the Integrated Systems Europe trade show in Amsterdam and comes on the third anniversary of the market release of Christie MicroTiles.

The Book of Shapes app features MicroTiles installations from

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UK - Allen & Heath has updated its GLD digital mixing system firmware to V1.1, adding a range of enhancements including support for the forthcoming GLD iPad app and ME personal mixing system, new Graphic EQ emulations, and customer requested additions to Scene management functionality.

V1.1 will support full integration with Allen & Heath's newly-launched ME personal mixing system, allowing connection of the ME-1 personal mixer or ME-U connection hub to GLD's AR2412 monitor port. This enables the automatic transfer of channel naming information from GLD to the ME system for quick and easy system setup.The firmware update also supports the new GLD Remote iPad app, which will allow wireless remote control of all mixes in GLD.

All GLD mix outputs now benefit from a choice of four Graphic EQ emulations with accurate modelling algorithms: classic 1/3rd octave Constant-Q, industry s

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UK/Belgium - TiMax SoundHub-M is the latest addition to the versatile suite of TiMax2 SoundHub matrix processors and audio showcontrol products. Targeted towards museums, visitor attractions, rides, hospitality, retail and other AV installations, it provides a multi-channel playback server and multizone processor and controller linked with directional audio localisation and spatialisation for a higher level of message impact and immersion to the all-important visitor experience.

Out Board director Dave Haydon explains, "No other single box offers a similar combination of facilities for routing, mixing, processing and zone control, plus music and effects playback as well as 3D spatialisation and showcontrol - the savings on hardware and installation costs are significant. We go further by offering options for industry-standard networking such as Cobranet, Ethersound, Dante o

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UK - Green Hippo has announced the launch of Hippotizer version 3.2 software available for download from the Green Hippo website.

After many months of developing and listening to user feedback version 3.2 sees one of the largest builds ever produced by the growing team at Hippo HQ.

With over seven new features and 100+ enhancements also included, V3.2 takes what many call the easiest server and makes it even easier, says the company.

Version 3.2 is available free of charge from the Green Hippo website and is suitable for installation on HippoCritter, GrassHopper, HippoPortamus and HD models.

Hippotizer product manager Lee House says, "Version 3.2 is the result of months of development for Green Hippo. We have concentrated on producing software that meets our customer's needs whilst retaining the ease of use Green Hippo are renowned for. The number of new features in

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USA - Adamson revealed a new product line at ISE in Amsterdam. "The Point Concentric Series brings a powerful range of passive, co-axial, loudspeakers designed for both installation and rental markets to the Adamson tool box," says the company.

The multipurpose cabinets are available in a double 5" (PC5), single 6" (PC6), single 8" (PC8), single 10" (PC10) and a single 12" (PC12) version. This discreet range of cabinets, come coated with water borne acrylic paint, while all metalwork is finished with a Sandtex Powder Coating. Keeping form with the acclaimed Point Series, all cabinets can be colour matched to the RAL library.

The PC5 and PC6 are the smallest cabinets in the Point Concentric Series, and provide a 70-degree conical pattern in a very compact package.

Both cabinets ship with standard M10 fly points in 4 locations and additional

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Germany - Le Maitre are launching two stunning new machines at this year's Prolight & Sound, Frankfurt.

Le Maitre's HazeMaster is their most advanced and powerful hazer yet. Le Maitre have taken all their experience from HazeMaster's predecessors, the renowned Stadium Hazer and the MVS Hazer, and designed a completely new machine with a host of new features and benefits. Le Maitre's acquired knowledge and original investments have enabled them to produce a much more competitively priced unit, despite using higher quality, longer lasting parts.

The first thing that strikes you is the sleek modern design and robust steel casing, underneath which lies a true masterpiece of engineering. The combination of an industrial grade air-pump, a 2-stage heating process and a microprocessor controller, produce an output so powerful that the HazeMaster can convert up to 500cc of fluid per ho

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The Netherlands - dnp denmark provided a compelling product showcase for its latest screen solutions at ISE 2013, occupying an open booth in their own right for the first time since 2009.

The showstopper was the new InvisiBezel LCD panel cover, demonstrated (with and without the bezel cover) via a 2 x 2 display of 46" LCD panels. Passers-by, captivated by the display, massed to witness how this media could be reduced from a standard 5mm bezel width to a virtually seamless 1mm with the help of the dnp 'super narrow bezel' panels. These can be mounted on top of standard LCD screens and at the same time protect the panels from scratches.

According to global sales & marketing manager S°ren Kraemmergaard, there were several differentiators embedded in the dnp system which give it a competitive edge.

"The pixels can be optically stretched at the edge of the panel via

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Germany - The 13 halls of prolight+sound and Musikmesse can be a nightmare to negotiate, vectoring between the split levels would tax the skills of Geradus Mercator, the father of maps. It was exactly this sort of three dimensional dilemma that d&b audiotechnik had in mind when it came to addressing the mapping of mixed audio systems; that is line arrays and point sources. Not to mention the importance of navigating the way to the d&b stand 8.0 J46A where the latest loudspeakers from the veritable V-Series stable also make their debut.

Though the laws affecting the behaviour of sound are immutable, environment and loudspeaker design are all too variable. This is why d&b has developed ArrayCalc V7, precisely to accommodate not only line array but point source designs or a combination of both into a single hybrid system design. It also offers a new printout section for any of thes

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UK - Chroma-Q will showcase their latest range of innovative LED broadcast lighting solutions at the BVE South show, Excel London, on the stand of exclusive UK dealer A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (stand C64).

The new Chroma-Q Studio Force Phosphor has been developed specifically for use in film, TV and broadcast studio environments. Utilising innovative LED technologies, the units provide an equivalent soft edge output to a fluorescent fixture - up to 7,000 lumens. There's a choice of standard daylight white (5,600K), variable white (3,200 - 5,600K) and new tungsten white (3,200K) colour temperature versions, with the variable version offering fine-tuning of the green and magenta tints and frequency for camera.

Other features include an extremely smooth uniform wash, extra soft beam, theatrical grade dimming, laboratory calibration to match Black Body Locus, a manual c

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Switzerland - Schertler introduces GIULIA, the latest addition to its Classic acoustic amplifier series. Ideal for small venues, home studios and for practice, the single-channel 50W (bi-amplified) GIULIA has the same sound, intuitive control surface and robust construction as its larger two- and three-channel siblings, DAVID and UNICO.

GIULIA is equipped with a 1" dome tweeter and 5" woofer. The amp's flexible input channel can accommodate both XLR and ¼" Jack connectors, making it suitable for use with a wide range of microphones including Schertler's own DYN and STAT series, or the BASIK pickup. Phantom power (48V and 10V) is supplied. The input can also be used for a guitar or other high level line source, with the amplifier's intelligent electronics automatically adapting to suit. The channel has 3-band EQ and Warm low-pass filter to produce a warmer sound w

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France - One year after its foundation, the French distribution company, Alterlite, has exhibited for the first time at SIEL with spectacular results. No less than three of its product lines received Etoiles du SIEL Awards at the annual tradeshow in Paris last week.

"We were extremely pleased to see three of the manufacturers we represent receive these Awards," states CEO Lionel Garraud. "Robert Juliat, Chromlech and Darklight are prime examples of the innovative, well informed industry leaders we chose to deal with. We see this as confirmation that we made the right choices in the products we offer and could not have asked for more from our first exhibition as a new company."

Alterlite was established to provide the French architainment and retail markets with alternative lighting products of the highest quality. Its team has expanded rapidly over the firs

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The Netherlands - Screen specialist displayLED has reported a marked increase in projects specifically looking for high resolution screens. The company celebrated the start of its tenth year in business at the tenth ISE show this January and recorded a significant increase in customers looking for tighter pixel pitch solutions than in previous years.

"On the top end of the scale we had on display the HRi 1.9mm - one of the world's highest resolution commercially available screens," explains Managing Director, Graham Burgess. "We had a lot of interest in our HRi systems throughout the show and had many requests for projects specifying in the 2mm - 3mm range. Most of the projects were for fixed installations with applications in high-end retail settings and entertainment venues such as casinos."

displayLED incorporated a range of its latest products into its

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UK - Lyon Equipment, UK distributors for Petzl products is promoting the new Avao harness range, and Pixa headtorches.

Petzl's latest Avao harnesses have been designed alongside industry professionals to achieve two objectives: maximum comfort and maximum fall protection.

The X-shaped dorsal construction with wide, semi-rigid waistbelt and leg loops reduces pressure points during prolonged suspension in work situations, while the shoulder straps are widely spaced to avoid neck chafing. The waistbelt and leg loops are lined with perforated foam for comfort and ventilation.

The semi-rigid, pre-shaped construction makes the harness easy to put on. There's plenty of adjustment using self-locking DoubleBack buckles, and once you've achieved your optimum set-up the optional FAST automatic leg loop buckles mean you can gear up quickly.

Avao harnesses feature a dorsal attachment p

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UK - Richard Martin Lighting (RML) has announced the recent purchase of the Robe Robin MMX WashBeam available for hire here now.

Says RML, "Due to the fact that RML have remained a moving light specialist for almost 30 years, we have continued to remain at the forefront of moving light technology and the purchase of this latest product for our already extensive inventory is no exception.

"The MMX WashBeam uses internal motorized barndoors for creating unique shapes and chases. The module consists of four individually controllable blades and is rotatable by 180°."

(Jim Evans)

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Russia - Electrosonic will be exhibiting for the first time at the 15th Russian Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo (RAAPA) in Moscow on 20-22 March at stand A7/3.

Electrosonic's entertainment business provides a complete set of audio-visual services, including custom designed audio, video and control systems, systems integration and full project management, plus a range of on and off site services and maintenance offerings. Custom solutions are provided for museums, visitor centres, theme parks, water parks and family entertainment centres. Clients include designers, curators, producers, fit-out contractors and end clients themselves.

Global Immersion, a division of Electrosonic that designs and integrates customised and technically complex planetarium and giant screen environments, will also be at the Electrosonic booth. Global Immersion provides an extensive

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Europe - The PV Series, one of the best selling wood-construction loudspeaker enclosures worldwide, is now powered with class D technology. Peavey debuts the PV 115D and 215D, two lightweight and portable loudspeaker enclosures, utilising Peavey's y loudspeaker and class D power amp technology to deliver "unparalleled performance and value".

A long tradition in sound reinforcement, the PV Series enclosures are housed in durable wooden, carpet-covered enclosures with a built-in pole mount (except PV 215D). The new PV powered enclosures deliver "400 watts of bass-pounding, distortion-free sound utilising Peavey's DDT compression".

(Jim Evans)

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UK - MilTec (UK) Ltd reports a busy time at the ISE exhibition in Amsterdam. Partially funded by Intellect, the UK association for the ICT and electronics industries in the UK, it was an opportunity for the company to increase exports of their professional lighting and audio products into Europe and the rest of the world.

Attracting great interest was the new MT3D LED tube system. This consists of a matrix of vertically hung LED tubes, allowing the user to generate spectacular three-dimensional lighting effects using controllers such as ShowCad. The system is easy to install with low maintenance costs. The tubes are available in four lengths from 0.5m up to 2m. Visibility is 360 degrees with a standard linear density of 16 pixels per m. 32 ppm is also available.

"We had a large number of sales and inquiries from UK and overseas distributors," commented sales director

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Germany - SGM has announced that it has been overwhelmed with advanced orders for its IP65-rated LED G-Spot - even though it won't be seen publically until Frankfurt Prolight+Sound in April.

SGM CEO Peter Johansen said: "We had planned to keep the unique features of this world-beating Profile Spot firmly under wraps until Frankfurt - but word got out and it quickly went viral. Of all the years I have been in the industry since setting up Martin Professional, I have never been associated with a product that has caused such a buzz of anticipation."

Ever since the evolution of LED technology enabled a genuine colour mixing moving head spot to be produced, the market has been screaming for an all-weather IP-65 rated version.

SGM's highly accomplished R&D team - boasting more than 100 years of accumulated moving head design experience - rationalised that moving heads ar

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UK - The Black Box system was once referred in the press as "the world's most widely used PA rig". After 40 years, Court Acoustics has introduced Black Box II - offering substantially improved performance over the original Black Box, as well as being half the size and weight.

The 2 x 15" W- bin has been replaced by their new 3000w 4 x 15" V- bin which covers both bass and sub bass, and is built in two half-sized enclosures for portability. The High bin has also been cut in half, and carbon fibre conical flares have replaced the wooden horns.

Featuring new twin spider 750w 15" bass drivers, 10" low-mid drivers for improved vocals, a new 185 mm dia compression driver with Polyester Composite diaphragm and a metal 1.4" to 120mm slot throat with phase and directivity correction elements. This gives more accurate dispersion over 90 x 60º and an e

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Germany - A year on from the launch of Yamaha's hugely successful CL series of digital mixing consoles, the flexibility of the system's Dante networking will be a key focus of the company's presence at ProLight+Sound 2013.

Exhibiting on Stand F50, Hall 8.0, the advantages of Yamaha digital solutions will be amply shown by the majority of products being integrated in a live Dante network.

The CL5, CL3, CL1 consoles will be on display with the expanding range of i/o options, including the Rio3224-D, Rio1608-D, Ri8-D and Ro8-D. Yamaha M7CLs and LS9s will be included on the network, showing the seamless integration provided by the DANTE-MY16-AUD interface card, as well as Yamaha's industry-leading power amplifiers and the DSR, DXR and DXS series loudspeakers.

Yamaha and Steinberg's flagship Nuage audio post-production system will be on demonstration, again networked via Dante, w

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