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Denmark - Martin Professional's new FlexDOT S1, LED video displays are fully customisable and DMX512 controllable. These bright and lightweight strings of LED pixels allow for the creation of customised video solutions with maximum artistic flexibility and a minimum of effort, says the company.

The FlexDOT concept is simple - individually controlled, intelligent, full colour pixels mounted on a flexible cable that allows designers/architects to create unique and customized LED video displays. Each pixel (dot) consists of a bright RGB LED driven by its own processor and individually addressable for independent control of colour, special effects, and animation. Pixels can be arranged as needed and later mapped to the image using pixel mapping software. FlexDOT can be controlled from any DMX512 source such as Martin's Maxedia media server.

Standard pixel spacing is 100 mm or 200

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Canada - Cast Software has announced the third and final instalment in the latest wysiwyg trilogy. wysiwyg R24. What users will see in Shaded View visualization is exactly what they can get on the set, in the venue or on the exterior of a building, says the company.

R24 delivers the actual results as visualized for the project - as opposed to a mock-up image not based on industry technology. With wysiwyg's proprietary library of over 20,000 lights, gobos and trusses, there is no "cheating" needed so Shaded View and Renderings are replicable on stage, in the venue, on the set or wherever.

R24 is built on the significant advances made in R22 + R23. Its new visualization raises the standard for the industry. In addition to the new features and visualization, its developmental accomplishments have not sacrificed wysiwyg's robustness or performance. Indeed, a lot of work

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Germany - Following the success of the Neumann KMS 104 hand held stage microphone, Neumann has announced the arrival of the KMS 104 plus.

The KMS 104 plus is tailored to have an extended bass response, so it's especially suitable when extra weight is needed in the bottom end. For example, to enhance low end growl for female vocals and for any voices that need low-end enhancement. Having been developed with a wide range of professional vocalists, the KMS 104 plus delivers natural warmth, but without any loss in transparency, says the company.

In comparison with other handheld microphones, most of which use dynamic capsules, the KMS series, with its condenser capsules, has a high acoustic transparency, a wide frequency range and "excellent" feedback rejection.

All Neumann KMS microphones have a robust housing, tough enough for the rigorous demands of touring, and com

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UK - Specialist UK LED manufacturer i-Pix has launched a new version of its successful BB7 LED luminaire - with wider angles than the original 10 degree BB7 Beam Light fixture developed last year.

The new BB7 optics offer a 10 (spot), a 20 degree and a 35 degree (flood) angle - in one fixture. i-Pix has once again listened to the requests of lighting designers and operators to deliver a robustly built, highly tourable, environmentally conscious design-led product.

The three different BB7 beam angles now available are all homogenized without any colour striation within the beam. This eliminates the 'pixelation' and blocky effects associated with more 'standard' LED products, and is a feature that is central to the whole i-Pix BB range, says the company.

A new 'fast changeover' arrangement enables users and technicians to swap between BB7 optics in approximately a minute.

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Australia/UK - LSC Lighting Systems has been manufacturing lighting control consoles for just on 30 years. Continuing on with this tradition, the company is poised to release its latest offering Clarity - a powerful PC/MAC based lighting control package.

Clarity is feature packed and offers "seamless integrated control of intelligent lights, LED pixel mapping and Media servers, the likes of which has not been seen before".

Scheduled for release at PLASA 09 in London, the company has started releasing small snapshot videos revealing the power of Clarity to spark people's interest.

Having previewed at the InfoComm show in Orlando in June and also at Integrate in Sydney last month, the product has already drawn much interest from many respected operators and reviewers alike, says the company.

The first of the Clarity videos can be seen by visiting the company's webs

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UK - Cadac desks and the Ronnie Lane Mobile Studio in the 70s and 80s between them recorded some of Rock music's most iconic recordings. Just for the PLASA show, Cadac have put the S-Digital desk next to the old classic analogue Cadac so visitors can listen to the past and see and hear the future.

The S-Digital Live production desk is the culmination of 40+ years of audio design excellence brought into the digital age while retaining the looks, the feel, the sound and the mix of analogue, says the company.

The new Cadac Live1 series of desks priced under £8,000 bring Cadac audio quality to a whole new market for the first time. Designed and manufactured in the UK and packed with features, they include an innovative digital interface IO and networking capability, a unique feature on a desk at this level.

The digital interface and networking also makes an appearance on t

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UK - 5 Star Cases will once again be displaying a selection of its 'standard' flightcase ranges available from the wide range of case styles and specifications, as well as highlighting its custom design and build capabilities.

A recent addition is the Touring Production Rack. Aimed at lighting, sound and theatre technicians, this foam-suspended rack system features a fold away TFT monitor and a keyboard drawer plus various 19" rack-bays. Primarily designed to house a Mac Pro, it can also be built to accommodate a range of PC system cabinets.

Also on display will be 5 Star's newly launched Arena range of general purpose road trunks. Arena trunks are available in three sizes, the Arena 600, 900 and 1200 from stock (black only) or to order in 5 Star's standard range of colours. All are finished with the standard Penn-Elcom hardware.

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UK/The Netherlands - The HHB stand at IBC in Amsterdam will be the venue for a number of new product announcements.

Receiving their European debuts on the HHB stand are the new Wohler AMP1-16-3G AMP1-E16-3G compact audio monitoring systems. Occupying just a single unit of rack space and therefore ideal for use in applications where space is at a premium, both devices offer 16 channel, multi-rate HD/SD-SDI and AES audio monitoring, plus the facility to handle next generation 3G sources. The AMP1-E16-3G adds Dolby E and Dolby D capability.

Also new from Wohler is the RMT-170-HD, a 17" high-definition desktop/ rackmount LCD monitor featuring dual HD-SD/SDI inputs with loop through.

Another important new development being shown for the first time on the HHB stand is the M-48/S-4000D personal monitoring system from Roland. Using the REAC pipe and further expanding a range of

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The Netherlands - Bosch Security Systems now supports the new EASE Address package by SDA (Software Design Ahnert) Berlin to enable easy simulations for ceiling-loudspeaker applications.

As speaker installations become larger and acoustics more complex, designing loudspeaker systems for public buildings can present major challenges.

In this respect, Bosch says it has long recognised a growing need for support tools for both designers and installers to help them design satisfactory installations. For the more complex installations, well known packages such as EASE, Catt-Acoustics and Ulysses are already supported by Bosch.

These packages are able to simulate all ranges of applications and loudspeaker types, but for installations with, for example, a lot of ceiling loudspeakers they are often found to be too difficult.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ, represented by D&M Business & Professional Group (Europe), will be introducing a total of eight new products at the forthcoming PLASA09 show in September.

D&M Professional will be launching the DN-V500BD blu-ray disc player, and introducing the DN-F Series of solid state audio players (comprising the DN-F300, DN-F400 and RC-F400), the DN-S700 CD/MP3 player; DN-HC5000 and HC1000S media controllers, DN-HP500 headphones and DN-X1700 digital mixer.

PLASA09 marks the worldwide launch of the DN-V500BD. The first blu-ray disc player for professional applications, it has full RS232 control for integration with control systems, such as AMX and Crestron, offering the flexibility to satisfy many audio visual applications from retail point of sale displays to visitor attractions and corporate presentations.

The DN-F300 1U audio

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Germany - Beginning immediately, many European Neumann dealers will be offering the TLM 103 Studio Set (with elastic suspension included) at a special price as part of its Hot Summer Special! campaign. This offer will be held only until 30 September, 2009. Starting August 15, 2009 the dealers involved and additional information concerning the TLM 103 can be found at: www.neumann-hot-summer.co.uk.

During the past few years the TLM 103 studio microphone has come to be regarded as a standard, particularly in the field of home recording and project studios. It has a cardioid directional characteristic and versatile applicability and is also characterized by very low self-noise.

(Jim Evans)

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Spain - VMB has announced the availability of Rainbow, its electro-acoustical prediction software for the company's speaker systems, boasting horizontal as well as vertical modelling.

Windows-based, Rainbow allows simulation of complete systems, such as a main large format array complemented by a smaller delayed array and front-fills. Thus, its library of loudspeaker systems includes, not only the company's self-powered line array modules with built-in inclinometer (LX-V8 and LX-F6 with accordion-folded ribbon HF driver), but also models from its PHASE or ADP lines.

Jesús Fuentes, national sales director, comments: "Customers need to model a complete system. Generic software is OK if only a single array is used. In practice, however, fill systems are usually required. One must also examine what's happening in the horizontal plane, not just vertically. So the only way to

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UK The 2009/10 edition of HHB's pro audio catalogue is available now. Detailing over 1,650 products from all sectors of audio production, this year's HHB Catalogue is the biggest yet at 188 pages, and for the first time it also includes editorial feature content.

To complement the printed offering, the catalogue is also available in a convenient and searchable form online at www.hhb.co.uk.

(Jim Evans)

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Belgium - ADB Lighting is set for a high profile appearance at the IBC 2009 show at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam next month. The company will launch five new products for the television studio market, including its first LED Cyclorama fixture, two new motorised hoists, a motorised telescope, the Mentor XT console and EURODIM TT Twin Tech dimmer.

New to the ADB Lighting range, and making their international début at IBC 2009, are ADB's first LED based lighting product, the ACL4 LED Cyclorama fixture, the PWS-1 and PWS-2 motorised studio hoists, and the TWS-1 motorised studio telescope.

Also on show for the first time at IBC will be ADB's latest control desks, the compact DOMINO XT and large-format MENTOR XT, as well as the EURODIM TT 'Twin Tech' (hybrid thyristor/transistor) dimmer cabinet.

The company's presentation will be completed by several of its most successful r

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USA - Gerriets' new dance floor tape applicator G-TR allows for taping of dance floors and carpets in an upright position. The ergonomically designed tool reduces much stress on back and knees. The precise engineering of the applicator makes laying long distances very easy and comfortable, says the company. "Just start, roll, tape, cut and start the next panel."

According to Gerriets, the lightweight (11lbs) tool allows for 3 to 4 times faster operation than working by hand. The cutting mechanism on the handle provides easy and comfortable operation. A storage bar for two spare rolls allows for taping long distances without any breaks.

(Claire Beeson)

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USA - EAW is now shipping the DX1208 DSP Matrix Mixer. The direct result of end-user feedback, the market-driven DX1208 represents the next generation of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) from EAW, says the company. It is designed for a wide variety of applications.

"The DX1208 was introduced at InfoComm 2009 in June, and it received an overwhelmingly positive response from contractors and system integrators," stated EAW commercial product manager Dave Raneses. "Six weeks later, we are shipping the product, and we look forward to meeting the demand that has spread since InfoComm."

The DX1208 is a 12-input, eight-output 1U-rackspace DSP matrix mixer. Eight inputs are mic/line capable, with selectable 48-volt phantom power provided when the user selects mic level. Four additional inputs on unbalanced RCA connectors allow the users to 'stack' input

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UK/France - For the first time in nearly 20 years, Nexo is exhibiting at PLASA in its own right, marking the recent strategic move away from third-party distribution to direct manufacturer support for the UK market.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Nexo will be unveiling new mainstream loudspeaker products. This range of high-output high-versatility compact cabinets is designed for near-field portable and installed PA applications in clubs, houses of worship, theatres and A/V installations. As well as being an exceptional choice for stage monitoring at all levels of live performance, the cabinets will serve as fill-in complements for Nexo Geo and Alpha systems, says the company.

All the new products can be auditioned in the Piccadilly Room over the duration of the show. Nexo's technical director Francois Deffarges will be on hand to discuss the new design technology

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UK - Tannoy's VQ Series has recently benefited from a welcome expansion to the range, maximising the potential of the product and making it a truly capable and modular high SPL sound reinforcement loudspeaker system. The newly expanded range will be given its first UK unveiling at the forthcoming PLASA show, within the innovative Red Square Audio Pavilion (more details on that to be released soon).

Initially launched last year, VQ Series is a range of loudspeakers designed for any application where precise directional control, outstanding sonic performance, and high SPLs are critical issues; such as large corporate AV systems, stadiums, large dance clubs, live concert halls, theatres, houses of worship and open-air venues. "Utilising precision engineering and design, the VQ series can produce enough power and clarity to be used individually, maintaining your building's aest

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UK - The new Clay Paky Alpha 1500 Series offers lighting designers the most powerful spot and wash luminaires available, says the company. The series include five top level luminaires, each one designed, with no compromise, to the requirements of specific applications:

Alpha 1500 Spot Profile, the most powerful moving head spotlight featuring a unique framing system that allows the most accurate and versatile beam shape control (patented), making this luminaire suitable to the most demanding lighting sets.

Alpha Spot HPE 1500, a powerful graphic effect moving head, with a wide array of imagery devices, including the innovative "automated star gobo", all fully combinable with limitless rotation and morphing possibilities.

Alpha Wash 1500, the wash luminaire generating "an astounding beam", fully sizeable thanks to the extra-wide zoom range, clean from cent

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UK - Sales, rental and production company London Light Production Services is set to exhibit for the first time at this year's PLASA show in London's Earls Court. Taking a stand in the new exhibitors area, London Light will be talking to visitors about its range of lighting equipment as well as its production services for theatre and special events.

In addition to showing examples of many of their productions and equipment, London Light will be holding a free daily draw to win a bottle of Champagne, and also giving a week's free hire of an ETC Eos and Ion lighting console as part of a grand draw on the final day of the show. The draw will be done by ETC's regional manager for UK and Ireland, Mark White.

London Light's business development manager Andy Vere says: "We're very excited about the prospect of exhibiting at PLASA, and looking forward to meeting lots of new peopl

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UK - JR Clancy, the US-based manufacturer of theatre rigging systems, is gearing up to exhibit at the PLASA Show at London's Earls Court for the first time this year, providing information on the company's range of products, including SceneControl and the newly enhanced PowerLift.

SceneControl is an automated control system which comes in three models - anything from a simple push button controller with start/stop, to a wall or pedestal mounted computer providing top of the range motion control, complete with a 3D visualisation of your performance space.

The new PowerLift hoist comes with electric braking - replacing the Weston style brake previously fitted - and the entry level model now comes with SceneControl 50 as standard. This means that even the most budget-conscious can afford a system which incorporates four user programmable and changeable presets.

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UK - ETC's Selador series of LED fixtures will be making its PLASA debut, proving that superior colour rendering and qualities for theatrical lighting can come from an energy efficient source. A candidate for PLASA's Innovation Award 2009 and featuring the patented x7 Colour System, the three Selador models produce a light and colour quality that conventional LED systems cannot duplicate, says the company. This system produces bright broad-spectrum whites and intense colours equally well, rendering pigments and skin tones in a far more natural way.

Also showing for the first time will be ETC's Unison Mosaic show control - a system which allows you to add entertainment style control into your architectural lighting system. Based on award winning Pharos show control technologies, Mosaic comprises a range of accessories and can control between 500 and 100,000 channels.

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The Netherlands - As a further extension of its successful L-series of products, Alcons is now shipping the LR7Bass, a bass-system, designed as la ow-frequency extension of the LR7 micro pro-ribbon line-array system, in both permanent and portable applications.

Featuring a single 12" long excursion woofer with Neodymium magnet structure in bandpass loading configuration, the LR7B delivers high output bass response from a micro-sized and weight efficient package, measuring only 3 CD's wide by 3-CD's high.

The extended frequency response of the dual tuning enables the LR7B to be used as mid-bass reinforcement (80Hz-160Hz), full-range bass extension (45Hz-160Hz) or subwoofer (45Hz-75Hz); All in both flown as well as stacked application.

Main attention was paid to the concentric band-pass configuration, consisting of 4 + 1 individual reflex vents in circular configuration,

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Germany - Osram has expanded its Powerball HCI range with 100W systems for halogen metal halide lamps with ceramic burners for the first time. This development means that the company is meeting the demands of OEMs and lighting designers for a Powerball lamp solution between 75W and 150W. Luminaires can now be equipped with 100W lamps that benefit from tried and trusted POwerball technology which is ideal for various applications, says the company.

Powerball HCI-T, HCI-T/P und HCI-E/P lamps are now available as 100W systems. They come in a warm tone finish with light colour 830 WDL and as neutral white lamps with light colour 942 NDL. With up to 9500 lumen luminous flux the new 100W models are particularly powerful. The expanded range also includes matching electronic control gears.

Osram Powerball HCI-T lamps are equipped with a G12 base and are suitable for illuminating show

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