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14 March 2016

The new dbQ-zero matches the previous product in terms of its 30-band constant-Q graphic EQ section on each channel, plus a filter section consisting of high-pass filter, high and low shelving equalizers and two notch filters. Apex has focused on improving inter-channel crosstalk and THD+N figures, as well as load stability with the implementation of updated line driver circuitry.

The dbQ-zero also features a new design of chassis for enhanced ruggedness, as well as a new and intuitive user interface. Two 10-segment LED level indicators, each with dedicated signal and clip LEDs, offer improved peak meter stability at low frequencies.

To simplify connection of the dBQ-zero in any application - whether on the road or in a fi

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14 March 2016

Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution comments, "PALM is a very important event on the Wireless Solution exhibition calendar, allowing us to reach out and meet our large Chinese customer base. In addition to the Wireless Solution booth, the W-DMX range of products was shown at the ACE booth and at Prosperity Lighting. We were extremely pleased with the amount of support."

Wireless Solution's OEM customers were also out in Beijing in full force. Among customers exhibiting products with integrated W-DMX capability were Golden Sea with their Terbly range of moving heads; Yagang with Tarpon, Citycyc and Eventlite; Fine Art with their Fine 3; PR Lighting with their new 15

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14 March 2016

Available in the UK from Marl, the 4.5W Citizen CL-L251 delivers 290 lumens of light output at a colour temperature of 3000K with good colour rendering 'Ra85', equivalent to a standard 20W MR16 halogen.

The range is available with colour temperatures up to 5000K, delivering up to 425 lumens from 4.5W. The CL-L251 has a luminous efficiency of up to 106 lumens per watt, compared to 16 lumens per watt for a halogen light. Since the drive voltage of the CL-L251 is 9-10V, the LED can be packaged as a drop-in replacement for the standard halogen light.

In addition to the direct cost savings, the Citizen CL-L251 from Marl provides significant indirect energy and maintenance cost reductions. The LED light emits much less waste heat than Halogen,

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14 March 2016

Three eight-channel Lightpipe inputs can be connected from the console to the recorder, with the signal returned to the console via three Lightpipe outputs. This particular i/o format limits 24-channel recording to either 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz, although it can record 12 channels at higher sample rates using the SMUX2 protocol. However, the unit still has the complete analogue i/o functionality of the unbalanced BBR-1 version for situations where use of a Lightpipe interface is not possible. This makes the full 96 kHz facility available in the analogue domain.

All other standard Blackbox Recorder features such a

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14 March 2016

Ethernet is now the adopted networking standard for automation and the theatre environment is no exception. Applications include networked controls for hoists and other stage machinery.

Unlike alternative proprietary Ethernet protocol approaches which use modified versions of the Ethernet standard compatible with the requirements of different industries, Fast Track Switching is totally based on standard Ethernet, but adds a new switching method to ensure that industry-specific requirements on performance and determinism are fully met, says the company.

The key components in Fast Track Switching are Fast Ethernet switches in Harting's Ha-VIS FTS 3000 product family, which can de

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14 March 2016

Lighthouse will be showing its Rn4-B 4mm and Rn6-B 6mm high-resolution rental LED panels. Featuring black LEDs mounted in black-faced panels, both benefit from quiet fanless operation and Lighthouse's M4 colour uniformity technology and high contrast ratio, with straightforward configuration and maintenance.

The screens' high-resolution pixel pitch is designed for close-up viewing, making them suitable for digital signage, as well as other display situations where space is tight.

The Lighthouse booth will also feature the LCM interface processor and a range of Optiled's LED lighting products.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

The 'Pack' continues to provide all the features of the 'Jack' for which stageClix is already well known. These include rechargeable NIMH batteries, receiver with a built

in charger, 15 hours playing time on one charge, no menus, no compander, a frequency response of 10Hz-20kHz ±3db, 24 bit digital converters, no audible latency (2.4 ms), twelve user selectable channels, encoded transmission, and unique triple-diversity, 3 frequency transmission in each of the 12 channels simultaneously.

And like the 'Jack', the 'Pack' operates in the 2.4GHz band, legal throughout the EU and beyond, and completely sidestepping the government frequency sell-off problem.

The 'Pack' transmitter has two inputs: a 3.5mm high impedance j

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14 March 2016

Presented during the 2010 Broadway Lighting Master Classes, the Product of the Year awards are chosen from the equipment brought to market in the last 12 months which the voting panel feel makes the biggest changes to the industry. The awards were presented 24 May at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Present to receive the award were Adrian Forbes-Black, vice president of Total Structures, and Vince Herbert, the designer of the RSC Lightlock and head of the Lighting Department for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon.

This award adds to the accolades heaped upon the RSC Lightlock in its debut year. In addition, it has also been recognised as the best debuting product for rigging and staging equipment b

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14 March 2016

Kris Vermuyten, commercial director of APart comments, "We are very pleased to announce the addition of the APart products into the library. Many audio professionals across the world use Stardraw Audio for their system design. They now have the CAD-drawings of all our speakers and electronics within the click of a mouse, which will ease their workload considerably.

"Thanks to an 'intelligent environment'-feature, an installer can design a system in block or pictorial schematic mode, and a detailed rack layout is created automatically. An integration with Excel means bills of materials, quotations and cable schedules can be generated from any design. New product information from manufacturers is turned into symbols and distributed into m

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14 March 2016

The frequency with which DMX and DALI systems are being used together is continually increasing and has now become common practice. The need to control DALI fixtures with DMX controllers has similarly increased and become more sophisticated, to the point where simple conversion is no longer adequate.

The new requirement is for a DMX controller that can control DALI fixtures in the way they have been designed to operate, rather than trying to force a DALI fixture to behave like a DMX fixture. DALI is slow in comparison to DMX and therefore has more of a control structure than DMX which must be taken into consideration at the product design stage.

Rail-DMX-DALI has been designed with this knowledge, combined with customer feedback, to giv

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14 March 2016

Available to download free of charge from the Apple store, iLive Tweak opens up new control possibilities for iPhone-using sound engineers, enabling them to remotely browse and select channels on their iLive MixRack, and adjust levels and mutes, PEQ, GEQ and delays, says the company.

iLive Tweak is compatible with iLive's latest software release, v1.7, and runs on the iPhone 3, 3G, 3GS and 4, as well as the new iPad.

"iLive's flexible architecture has enabled us to pioneer the use of remote control devices instead of the traditional control s

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14 March 2016

BlueLine System is an integrated audio system controlled by DMX designed by WORK. This full solution is composed of four devices for an optimum control of audio and an important reduction of cables in installations. The use of RJ 45 cables and IC 6 Pro A (self-powered ceiling speaker controlled by DMX) allows energy saving and cuts down costs.

TourDim 48 is a rack of dimmers based on the D 66 K3 model and has been designed for "almost any touring applications and rental companies".

The WT 500 is a new reference of lifting tower specially designed for line array systems. Based on the WT 600, it is designed for the elevation of small/medium line array systems.

The Digiline series of audio digital matrices provide advanced solutions for audio control and processing through

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14 March 2016

At 22 kilograms, the Elation Design Spot LED weighs less than the original Design Spot 250 Pro, yet produces a light output comparable to a 250-watt discharge lamp. It also offers the easy maintenance typically associated with LED fixtures, since its extended lamp life is 50,000 hours.

Like the original Design Spot 250 Pro, the new Design Spot LED features a variable Frost Filter, which allows it to function as a hybrid spot/wash effect. Other features include a motorised iris, motorised focus, and

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14 March 2016

Specifically aimed at busy project studios, the GS-R24 is billed as a high quality analogue console for the key mixer functions of preamp and EQ, combined with a choice of interface modules, motorised faders for automated mixing and MIDI controllers for tactile interfacing with software DAWs.

The first interface module available is a 32-channel Firewire interface with ADAT optical connectivity.

Allen & Heath will also be displaying the latest developments in the iLive digital mixer family, including new I/O hardware, and audio networking plug-in cards for Dante and RockNet.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

"Since its release, Line 6 digital wireless technology has received nearly unanimous praise for its unmatched performance, simplicity and sound," says Simon Jones, vice president of new market development at Line 6. "PLASA 2010 is the perfect venue to bring its advanced technology and simple user experience directly to audio installation companies, rental companies, production companies, and dealers."

Line 6 will be on-site at stand 1-J12 showcasing XD-V30 and XD-V70 handheld wireless microphone systems, and XD-V30L and XD-V70L lavalier wireless microphone systems.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

The Q-Spot series is designed for small- to medium-sized installations, as well as mobile applications, particularly those with low ceilings, where heat emissions may be a concern. Both fixtures are lightweight and feature long-life LED light sources, which mean less need to climb ladders for lamp changes and benefit in regard to energy efficiency. Additional

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14 March 2016

The presentation days will begin with a company overview of L-Acoustics and a tour of the premises followed by an introduction to the Kara/SB18 system, rigging demonstration, listening session, A/B test with dV-DOSC/dV-SUB and a Q&A session to round off proceedings.

"We are very pleased with the great feedback we've been getting from these demo days, especially from dV-DOSC users," says Stéphane Ecalle, L-Acoustics' marketing director. "With a design inspired by the K1 stadium system, Kara delivers a considerable amount of improvements over the pr

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14 March 2016

Exhibitors in the Design Gallery include Albioncourt, Occhio and 2B Delighted, which is the parent company of Wever & Ducre, DARK and Limis.

Other recently signed exhibitors include P4 Fastel, BAG Electronics, Ligman Lighting and Ruggiu Lighting. They join the likes of Mizar, Precision Lighting, Projection Lighting, Sill Lighting, RZB Lighting Systems and XAL.

A number of key lighting associations are supporting the 2011 show including the Lighting Industry Federation (LIF), Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) and International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), who run their Enlighten Europe Co

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14 March 2016

The Australian Monitor Cafe Series subwoofer and satellite speaker package is designed for cafés, restaurants, boardrooms, bars, retail stores or any installation that demands full range, high quality audio reproduction. The Cafe Series is now available in black or and comprises the Cafe 20 speakers and Cafe 80P powered subwoofer.

The Cafe 20 is supplied in pairs with brackets included and features a 3" woofer and a ½" tweeter. Rated conservatively at 20Watts, it can be powered via a conventional amplifier or from the matching Cafe 80P subwoofer. The Cafe 20's are supplied with a multi angle ball joint style bracket.

The Cafe 80P subwoofer features dual 6.5" drivers. It includes five amplifiers - an 80Watt D Class power amplifier plus four x 20Watt amp

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14 March 2016

The PLEC-120SxxxDT family comprises a set of 120 W constant current drivers with output current ratings from 350 to 4900 mA and corresponding output voltages from 343 to 24 V; a range that caters for all LED array configurations, whether predominantly parallel, predominantly serial or hybrid. All of the family's drivers are dimmable through a 1 - 10 VDC input with a linear control function. All units operate from a 90 - 305 Vac range and are suitable for US and world-wide industrial installations, includ

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14 March 2016

This latest development completes a re-imaging of Schertler's popular acoustic amplifier series, which was given a 'new look' earlier this year. The company has also developed a new speaker system for the amps, designed to increase the sound quality and avoid unnecessary sound loss.

The David and Unico amplifiers, along with the Bass subwoofer and Side active loudspeaker now form Schertler's new Classic Series. A Deluxe Series is scheduled for release in the autumn.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

5 Star's booth was maximised with some creative space management, displaying many products as well as incorporating a small seating and hospitality area.

Products on display included two 19" rack systems, finished in desert sand powder coated hardware and extrusions, plus a new concept in transit solutions - 'Euro-Crate'.

'Euro-Crate' is a simple transit solution enabling irregular shaped items to be transported in safety by using a shock-mounted internal baseboard and a matrix of adjustable tie-down shackles and ratchet straps. Intermediate 200 mm case sections are then inserted to the desired height

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14 March 2016

Compared with the previous version, the HTI 1500W has been designed to be even more robust. With the aid of a new burner and higher temperature resistance the lamp produces constant light throughout its entire operating life.

The new HTI 1500W lamp is suitable for use in effects lighting or in moving heads. These flexible, multifunctional headlamps for theatre or events technology enable light to be pointed in virtually any direction, says the company. eXtreme-Seal technology (XS technology) also improves thermal capacity, so cooling can be reduce

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14 March 2016

"We are extremely excited to introduce the AVO-USB extender set," states Cameron Smith, Intelix sales and marketing manager. "Intelix has a long history providing USB extension solutions; however, the AVO-USB is the first product which combines an extremely compact form-factor with professional-grade performance. Most solutions trade size for quality - the smaller you get the worse the signal - this isn't the case with Intelix technology."

Prior to the AVO-USB, remote USB devices such as cameras, printers, scanners, keyboards, and mice were limited to only 16ft via direct USB cables or required expensive secondary network equipment. Using the AVO-USB, remote device