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UK - DB Systems has introduced Microsoft Surface to the UK event and exhibition market.

Microsoft Surface is a multi-touch system that allows several users to simultaneously touch up to 52 points on the screen. Users can also operate a variety of programmes and features to perform numerous functions at any one time, such as maximising and minimising windows, viewing product data, as well as animation and video content.

The advanced technology utilised by Microsoft Surface can also view and interact with objects placed on the screen. This allows users to move information between the system and devices like mobile phones or cameras.

Oliver Richardson, sales director of DB Systems, says, "Microsoft Surface is a truly remarkable piece of interactive technology, which will be hugely beneficial to exhibitors.

"As a display system, it has a whole multitude of applicatio

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Italy - Proel has announced the launch of a new compact polypropylene-housed active speaker system - the 500 Watt Flash12HA.

Offering significant advantages of the previous Proel Flash equivalent, the Flash12HA is the first Proel speaker system to be fitted with custom designed Celestion neodymium speakers - a 12" woofer and 1" compression driver. Significantly, despite the massive increase in power, the weight of the new Flash12HA is just 19kg as opposed to the previous 250 Watt model, which weighed 20kg.

UK distributors Proel (International) say the new Flash12HA delivers an extended bass response, a powerful, defined high-end and superb definition in the vocal range. It's designed for applications where no-compromise sound quality has to be matched with ease of portability and reliability.

The Flash 12HA's onboard amplification delivers a bi-amped continuous 400

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USA - Chief Manufacturing has announced new Fusion Series Pull-Out mounts, designed for video walls and digital signage, and single-screen recessed applications.

Inspired by installer feedback, the new FusionSeries Pull-Out mounts (LSMVU/MSMVU) extend 7" (178 mm) for easy cable access and servicing in hard-to-reach installations - even on the centremost screen of a video wall matrix. Fine-tuning of plumb adjustment also ensures that the screens are perfectly vertical, even if the wall is not. These comprehensive mounting solutions include a variety of features to make installation and maintenance of multi-screen configurations a breeze, says the company.

ControlZone Levelling provides post-installation fine-tuning of height and levelling for exact alignment. Chief's exclusive ClickConnect feature offers an audible click when the screens safely engage with the mount so you

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UK - TV One has expanded its extensive range of RGBHV over Cat 5 transmission products with the introduction of the new 1T-CT-420 system. Big on capability, but small in size, this lightweight, economical system was designed for installations where space is limited and budgets are tight, says the company.

The 1T-CT-421 Transmitter accepts resolutions of up to 1280x1024 and is a unity gain device, which requires no adjustments for the encoding of the signal. The included 1T-CT-422 Receiver has Gain and Equalization adjustments to compensate for cable runs up to 180m in length. This avoids the loss of high frequency portions of the signal and results in clear text and picture elements with sharp edges and no degradation.

Both units are supplied with TV One's space saving and twist secure locking power connector.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Evo is the new variable speed chain hoist controller from Kinesys. Designed to comply with the BGV C1 life-safety standard, it offers true zero-speed performance for ultra-slow movement cues and instantaneous starts. An integrated loadcell provides precise load information, while dual encoders offer accurate and secure positioning. A rugged metal enclosure houses the controller, offering truss and rack mounting options.

Evo is compatible with Kinesys K2 software. Both one-ton 40ft/minute and half-ton 80ft/minute hoist options are available. The universal controller can be used with either size of hoist, motor-up or motor-down with no alterations required.

Kinesys motion control systems are distributed in North America by TMB. Evo will feature at the TMB LDI 2009 Village where hands-on demos and training will be available.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Blue Microphones has announced Yeti, the first THX certified microphone. The latest addition to Blue's new consumer line, the Yeti is billed as "the ultimate USB microphone for professional recording".

It is the first USB mic to offer Blue's premium condenser capsules in a proprietary triple capsule array for the highest quality, most versatile audio recording capability, says the company.

Four patterns (Omni, Cardioid, Stereo, Bidirectional) offer "versatility and superior results in any situation".

"Blue Microphones recognises THX as a benchmark within the industry for professional audio production and playback. We are honoured to be recognised as their first partner for audio input," says John Maier, CEO of Blue Microphones. "Blue strives to provide the highest quality sound for both professionals and consumers alike and we are pro

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USA - Elation Professional will be introducing an intelligent spot/wash moving head "like no other seen before" at LDI 2009 in Orlando. The new Platinum Spot 5R emits an output comparable to a 575-watt fixture, yet it's half the size, uses less than half the energy, and weighs half as much as a typical 250-watt fixture, says the company. It also moves faster on pan and tilt, as well as on colour/gobo changes.

In comparison to a 250-watt fixture, the Platinum Spot 5R not only weighs 50% less, but blasts out twice the output, uses 25% less energy, while measuring 2/3 the size.

This ability to obtain 575-watt-like brightness in such an incredibly small, fast, energy-efficient package is something that designers and lighting installers have constantly asked for, said Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional. The Platinum Spot 5R represents a giant advance

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The Netherlands - TOA will introduce two all-new product lines for the audio-visual, sound contracting and systems integration markets at the forthcoming ISE 2010 exhibition (Amsterdam RAI, 2-4 February 2010).

The first, the TOA D-2000 series, is an all-in-one digital mixing system that combines the functions of an auto mixing, matrix switching and signal processing. While the system's table-mounted remote console unit boasts a small footprint, the D-2000 can be expanded to comprise up to four rack processing units for a total of up to 128 audio inputs and outputs, say TOA.

CobraNet compatibility means the processing modules can be connected to a LAN for remote operation, while the D-2000 also provides interfaces directly with AMX and Crestron control protocols so that it can be smoothly integrated into multimedia conferencing and presentation systems.

A wide range of input,

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Israel - Waves Audio is now shipping Vocal Rider, the first of Waves' series of new Mixing tools. Vocal Rider is designed for mixers and recording engineers, automatically riding the levels of vocal tracks. Instead of manually riding a console fader, or tediously drawing in every level change on a DAW track, Vocal Rider does it automatically, making it a true timesaver, says the company.

The user sets the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. Vocal Rider then compensates for all deviations from the target, intelligently raising or lowering the vocal volume, instantly. Unlike compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no additional colouring to the track.

(Jim Evans)

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Australia - LSC Lighting Systems has announced the release of LSC Clarity - a PC/MAC based lighting and media server control system. It will be shown at LDI in Orlando this month.

Previewed at InfoComm this year and officially launched at PLASA in London in September, Clarity version 1 software and DMX converters and programming/playback wings are now in full production.

The Clarity software suite was developed by Nick Denville from OpenClear. He has a strong background in major control consoles having worked in the 90s on the Hog 2 and more recently as lead software engineer on the Jands Vista console.

Clarity has been in development for over three years and incorporates the best of breed including drag and drop patching - with fixture cloning, LED matrix control and Media server integration permitting the most complex of shows to be easily operated from the one product.

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France - After Medialon's successful release early this year of Showmaster ST, its first all in one embedded show controller, the show and media control company now extends its series by releasing Showmaster Pro and Showmaster iPro.

"Both of these products have been designed to help creative people to achieve compelling entertainment and edutainment experiences with powerful and easy-to-use solutions", says Alex Carru, CEO of Medialon.

The embedded controller series brings the advantage of an all in one controller with all relevant hardware interfaces such as DMX, MIDI, Serial, Time-code, digital IOs and of course TCP/IP.

Medialon's Showmaster series share Showmaster Editor Software included at no additional cost with each product. Thanks to the easy graphical programming environment, applications are programmed in much less time than with any other conventional co

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USA - Upstage Video has created a 60ft x10ft (18m x 3m) LED floor for premier Canadian event producers The Aileron Group, using the next generation LED display developed by Element Labs. Making its debut with Upstage Video is the Cobra V8 LED display, which forms a 'video carpet': the LED floor design had 315 Cobra V8 panels with a total of over 725,000 virtual pixels.

Doug Murray of Upstage Video says: "We had been considering an investment in Element Labs' new Cobra products given their light weight, slim design and fabulous video capabilities. The timing anddesign of the Aileron Group event made it a perfect opportunity to invest. We approached Element Labs with the concept drawings as we knew they would cooperate with us in providing their engineering capabilities. All in all, it was a great example of combining our companies' strengths. The LED Floor we've built for th

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Sweden - LumenRadio has announced CRMX Outdoor with wireless DMX & RDM. CRMX Outdoor is an adaptation of PLASA Award winning CRMX Nova for outdoor use and is compatible with all other CRMX DMX/RDM products. CRMX Outdoor is the first RDM enabled wireless light control product both waterproof and vandal proof making it suitable for any outdoor installation, says the company.

CRMX Outdoor will be demonstrated for the first time at LDI 2009. LumenRadio will also demonstrate how CRMX SuperNova manages and receives feedback from an RDM-enabled wireless light control system.

"In designing CRMX Outdoor we met with lighting designers of outdoor wireless installations to get useful input for the development. They explained how the biggest problem was that many wireless outdoor installations stopped working overtime - the wireless outdoor products had not been built to last. So when

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USA - The A.C. Lighting Inc. booth at the LDI 2009 show will feature next generation technologies from the Chroma-Q, Jands and Artistic Licence product ranges exclusively distributed by the company in North America.

Showcasing the complete Chroma-Q LED line-up, the new generation of Color Block 2, Color Force and Color Charge models feature advanced RGBA colour mixing and control management technologies. Together these provide a radically increased colour palette, a high CRI of at least 90 and theatrical grade dimming, all in the same fixture.

As well as showing the full range of Vista consoles, Jands will be previewing Vista 2 Byron, a major upgrade of their revolutionary Vista lighting system.

As networking requirements for entertainment technology applications continue to increase, many of the leading control companies, such as Jands, are supporting the Art-Net product r

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Japan - Yamaha Commercial Audio's policy of listening carefully to what audio professional need and providing high quality solutions bears fruit again this month, with the introduction of the new MY8-SDI-ED interface card.

The MY8-SDI-ED is being launched at Inter BEE 2009, the annual international broadcast equipment exhibition held at Japan's Makuhari Messe from 18-20 November.

Compatible with all of Yamaha's digital mixing consoles and DME series digital mixing engines and offering from eight to 64 I/O channels (depending on the console and number of cards used), the MY8-SDI-ED provides input and output of HD-SDI embedded audio signals.

"Many broadcast companies are now embedding audio within the SDI digital video transmission as a convenient method of managing signal flow. With HD gaining acceptance globally, an HD/SD-SDI card was an inevitable addition to our rang

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UK / The Netherlands - Baldwin Boxall's infamous Plug & Socket stand will make an appearance at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in February 2010. This will be the first time the company has exhibited at the Amsterdam show. Visitors to the stand will be able to sample a glass of Harveys Real Ale whilst watching a variety of products being demonstrated.

On the stand will be two products which have recently been added to Baldwin Boxalls range of voice alarm products the BVRD2M4 mini router and the BVRD microphone controller. Visitors to the stand will also be able to view and use the touchscreen control paging station and the increasingly popular OmniCare emergency voice communication system.BVRD2M4 Mini four zone voice alarm router retains many of the features of the well established EVAS BVRD2M router. However, it is small enough to fit alongside a VIGIL2 amplifier and power supp

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Belgium - ADB Lighting is showing its newest products at JTSE 2009, from 24-25 November at Dock Pullman Paris - including several products that are on show for the first time in France.

ALC4, the new ADB LED cyclorama fixture for theatre and TV studio lighting, launched at IBC 2009, offers a range of one million DMX-controlled colours including pure yellow and soft ambers and seven levels of preselected white (2700° K to 6500° K). The unit is exceptionally 'green' in terms of energy efficiency, delivering the equivalent of 1250W of halogen power for an actual power consumption of just 160W.

Uniform colour mixing in the LED source eliminates coloured shadows and visible pixels. It provides smooth, flicker-free light output, with no colour or white changes when dimmed, while an optical feedback circuit, per LED source, guarantees consistency in colour, white and light ou

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USA - Lexicon has launched the Omega Studio Desktop Recording Bundle. The Omega Studio Bundle is a completely integrated computer recording package that combines Lexicon's Omega Studio USB recording interface with Steinberg Cubase LE 4 multi-track audio and MIDI recording software, the Lexicon Pantheon VST reverb plug-in, and an AKG D 88 S lead vocal microphone and mic cable. It contains all the necessary hardware and software components to transform a PC or Mac into a professional 24-bit recording studio and allows the user to start recording immediately, says the company.

The Omega Studio recording interface is built around a mixer paradigm. This interface is an 8-input, 4-bus, 2-output, USB I/O mixer with inserts, instrument input, MIDI I/O, and complete metering and monitoring functions with the ability to record up to 4-tracks at once. The Omega I/O mixer makes it easy to r

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Belgium - ShowTex has launched its new curtain track motor with DMX compatibility. This exclusive system is designed for live precision movement of stage curtains and scenery on the heavy duty track systems including the Rail H100, ShowPipe, UniTrack, Horizontal Chain Track and ShowTrack.

Now curtain movement can also be taken care of instantly at the light board with the rest of the show. The motor has integrated speed control for variable speeds up to 80 cm/second. Also different is its step-less positioning system. That means endless stop points at your fingertips, says the company.

Curtain or scenery movement or position can be adjusted by the slide of a fader through the DMX signal. The durable track motor control has a rope mount system and integrated head pulley. The motor's toothed belt combined with its pulley creates maximum friction for reliable movement.

(Jim Eva

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USA - Peavey has announced the return of the EuroSys, with two new full range cabinets plus two new subs.

The EuroSys 700 delivers 350W RMS continuous (700W programme) at 4? through a 12" heavy-duty woofer plus EuroSys 175T compression driver. The Eurosys 800 incorporates a 400W RMS continuous (800W programme) 15" woofer again with the Eurosys 175T compression driver.

Subs give a choice of 15" (EuroSys 115) and 18" (EuroSys 118) drivers, each capable of handling 400W RMS (800W programme), and each using specially developed woofers with high power voice coils and dual cooling.

(Jim Evans)Peavey's EuroSys returns

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UK - Alistage now hires and sells its own all-aluminium Pit / Crowd Control Barrier (Ali Total Barrier) that has been developed with Robbie Wilson of R & R Logistics to complement its Alistage modular stage system.

The Ali Total Barrier was introduced this year and besides such events as the Cambridge Folk Festival, the company has also managed to secure the contract to supply the barrier for Pink's UK and European Funhouse tour.

(Claire Beeson)

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USA - Launched at PLASA09 and currently showing at LDI in Orlando, the DVI Parrot by Carallon is billed as the first truly user-configurable EDID emulator. EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) is a message, normally stored in computer monitors and other display devices, that computer graphics cards must see in order to function properly. An EDID emulator is necessary wherever devices with graphics cards are connected to projectors, plasma screens, LED displays, matrix switchers and format convertors.

The Parrot offers complete configurable control, allowing quick and easy modification of all EDID parameters, greatly simplifying system set-up and trouble-shooting, especially of the large complex video systems that are becoming so popular, says the company.

The Parrot is easily configured via USB on either Windows or Macintosh computers using a programme called the Par

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USA - Martin Professional showed a rapidly expanding range of dynamic visual solutions at LDI in Orlando this weekend. On display were Martin's first LED moving heads, creative LED video solutions, and new LED luminaires for indoor and outdoor use.

A new compact beam fixture in the MAC family also featured. Additionally on display were a host of lighting and video control solutions, as well as updates in the Jem and Magnum line of fog and haze machines. The new Martin RADAR, an innovative RDM communication protocol and information feedback system also featured.

The MAC 401 Dual is a fresh and versatile LED moving head washlight with an innovative double-sided design that gives it flexible dualfunctionality, for example as a double washlight or beam reflective mirror.

The MAC 301 Wash is an LED moving head washlight that features a powerfully fast zoom with an impressive zoom

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UK - GE Lighting has launched Iberia LED, its latest LED outdoor lighting solution; a decorative luminaire designed specifically to provide high performance and energy efficient lighting. Designed for all amenity lighting applications, Iberia offers up to 95W with symmetrical and asymmetrical distribution and is suitable for lighting pedestrian and street areas.

With its contemporary design Iberia LED offers improved visual acuity, better vertical luminance, and smoother visual transition which allows for positive enhancement on property visibility and pedestrian awareness, as well as better vertical illumination, says the company.

Considerable energy savings are achieved due to its advanced no-shielding design, which achieves lower light trespass whilst delivering light precisely where it is intended to go. The long life of LED's (50,000 hours i.e. up to 10 years) is particul

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