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05 August 2025

USA/Europe - Elation has introduced the ultra-long-throw Proteus Atlas. This intense IP66 Beam FX is comparable to 7K Xenon searchlights yet offers a host of design features and operates at a fraction of the power.

Designed for landmark events and large-scale productions, the Proteus Atlas is engineered ‘to conquer vast distances and paint the sky with precision, empowering designers to light boldly at scale’.

Proteus Atlas features a laser-based LILI light engine, which produces a bright, dense, Xenon-style beam with sharp definition. Designed for both indoor and outdoor applications, the Proteus Atlas powers out 1,000,000 Lux @ 20m (100,000 Lux @ 100m), throwing a concentrated beam of light that can span impressively long distances. The ultra-narrow beam projects from a mammoth 320mm (12.5") front lens as a massive column of light, adding atten

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04 August 2025

USA - ADJ’s popular Hydro Series is expanding with the introduction of the Hydro Flex L7 – a compact yet powerful IP65-rated LED wash fixture designed to ‘deliver versatile effects and exceptional output, rain or shine’.

In its streamlined form, the Hydro Flex L7 is suitable for applications where space is limited but performance is non-negotiable. Despite its smaller footprint, this fixture is anything but subtle, delivering commanding colour washes and striking beam looks.

At the heart of the fixture are seven powerful 60W RGBL LEDs, capable of generating vibrant saturated colours, subtle pastels, and crisp white tones (with colour temperature variable between 2700K and 10,000K). Each LED is carefully colour calibrated at the factory, to ensure flawless consistency between fixtures from batch to batch. The inclusion of lime in the LED sourc

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01 August 2025

UK - Glensound is set to showcase how its team delivers on real industry needs with launches at PLASA Show (stand J4, Olympia London, 7–9 September 2025). With almost 60 years of sound expertise combined with innovative thinking and user feedback, the company continues to deliver for live sound.

The Dark family of microphone interfaces is well established in staging, live sound and broadcast, providing a simple, convenient and reliable way to bring in sources and add them to a Dante network. Compact and powered by PoE, the boxes offer phantom power for condenser microphones and redundant network connections over both fibre and copper.

New at PLASA this year are the Dark2MAI with two inputs and the Dark4MAI with four, sharing the same very high-quality microphone amplifiers as the rest of the range so they can be used for critical inputs or quickly

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30 July 2025

UK - The countdown is on for the 2025 PLASA Awards for Innovation, with the early bird submission deadline fast approaching. Industry innovators are encouraged to enter their groundbreaking products by Friday, 1 August, to benefit from a 20% discount on the entry fee.

In partnership with LSi, the PLASA Awards celebrate products that exemplify new thinking, enhance technical practice or safety, introduce novel materials or techniques, or offer new commercial advantages within the live entertainment technology sector.

An independent panel of industry experts will evaluate each entry, with up to eight awards available. One of these may be elevated to the prestigious Gold Award, recognising an outstanding new product. All nominated products will be prominently featured in the Innovation Gallery at the heart of the PLASA 

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30 July 2025

Germany - HK Audio has announced the release of the Linear 9 Long Throw Pack, a scalable system configuration that combines high SPL performance, long-throw precision and plug-and-play usability. Developed with the needs of touring professionals and rental firms in mind, the setup offers a powerful, road-ready solution for applications where range, clarity and control are essential.

The pack consists of two Linear 9 210 LTA mid/high units and six Linear 9 118 Sub BA subwoofers. This configuration is designed to deliver extended horizontal coverage, high output and tightly controlled low-frequency response in both mobile and installed environments.

The Linear 9 210 LTA is the most powerful top in the series. Engineered for clustered arrays and quick rigging, it features a constant-curvature design for consistent dispersion across the horizontal plane.

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25 July 2025

UK - One of PLASA Show’s most popular features, Classic Gear Live, returns in 2025 with a new location and an expanded collection of rare and iconic entertainment technology. 

Now situated on the Gallery level of Olympia, London, this unmissable feature brings together two distinct showcases: Classic Gear Live by Rob Halliday, focusing on lighting and projection history, and CH Vintage Audio by Chris Hewitt, presenting legendary rock and roll sound systems.

This year, Classic Gear Live moves upstairs to stands K82 and K109, offering a fresh perspective on the history of live production. With a newly created dark space, visitors can experience psychedelic and theatrical projections as they were originally intended - including Aldis and Optikinetics effects projectors, and Strand’s classic effects discs.

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25 July 2025

Europe - ShurePlus Channels is now Wireless Workbench Mobile, a tool for audio professionals seeking seamless management of Shure wireless systems while on the move. The app, available for free on Android and iOS, delivers powerful new tools, including guided alerts and mobile frequency coordination.1 Monitor system performance and troubleshoot directly from an Android phone, iPhone, or iPad.

Designed for speed and precision, Wireless Workbench Mobile delivers ‘trusted wireless control away from the rack or laptop, enhancing productivity and facilitating fast decision-making to keep users one step ahead’.

Key features of Wireless Workbench Mobile include Optimised Frequency Coordination: Scan and assign clean frequencies using built-in coordination tools for reliable setup, ensuring clear, uninterrupted audio, plus flexible access via iOS mobile

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25 July 2025

UK - Pharos Architectural Controls is returning to PLASA Show, presenting their latest developments and meeting customers on stand A58.

The Pharos team will be available to meet visitors and introduce a series of key updates to their lighting control product ranges, Pharos Expert and Pharos Designer.

The latest release of Expert now features Groups; a new way to organise fixtures within a space. Expert 2.0 now offers users the ability to control smaller groups within each space with run-time overrides from the Expert Touch mobile app or touchscreen wall stations.

Expert’s programming tools have also been enriched with the ability for users to include static scenes within timeline scenes. In response to customer requests, many dynamic scenes have had their properties extended. For example, a greater variety of speeds and longer loop times pr

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23 July 2025

UK - Disguise has unveiled X1, a portable version of its designer software. X1 lets creators run 4K visuals directly from their own laptop or hardware - no proprietary media servers required. It’s the first time Disguise’s powerful production engine has been made available in a flexible, software-only format, giving production teams total freedom to design, map and deliver wherever their vision takes them.

Developed for professionals delivering small-to-medium live events including concerts, theatre productions and corporate brand experiences, X1 works by providing users with convenient, on-the-go access to the same, trusted software used to pre-visualise, sequence and control headline shows across the globe.

The portable new solution has already been used on several live events during an exclusive pilot, including Bullet For My Valentine at Rock

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23 July 2025

Europe/USA - ETC has announced a new addition to the Eos Apex family with the launch of the Eos Apex FP. Featuring the same programming surface and software as an Apex 5, minus the built-in display, the Apex FP is designed for those seeking a console that is just as powerful as it is adaptable.

The Eos Apex FP allows users to incorporate their display, using the two 16mm (5/8 in) baby pin ports to mount accessories such as monitors, tablets, laptops, and cameras. Alongside the flexible design is an array of features including customisable OLED Target keys for direct selects, reconfigurable inputs and outputs, six encoders, and one bank of RGB-backlit target keys.

Apex consoles are built with flexibility in mind, allowing you to mix and match your DMX and show control ports on a per-show basis using customisable widgets. In addition to standard etherC

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23 July 2025

Europe/USA - Elation has launched ‘a new era of high-impact beam lights’ with the Proteus Radius, a compact, high-intensity IP66 Beam FX fixture powered by a LILI (Laser Illuminated Lighting Instrument) light engine.

LILI is new technology that offers benefits such as a tighter, sharper and brighter beam, improved energy efficiency, better light quality, and increased adaptability. The Proteus Radius’s laser-based LILI light engine produces a remarkably bright, concentrated beam of light that can span impressively long distances. The ultra-narrow beam cuts through as a solid column of dense light, adding attention-grabbing impact. Highly efficient with little heat produced, the LILI engine boasts a long life of 10,000 hours without significant degradation in brightness or quality, keeping replacement and maintenance costs low.

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17 July 2025

Europe - Yamaha has launched the YCM705, a condenser microphone which delivers professional-quality sound for voice, vocals and music production.

Expanding Yamaha’s range of studio microphones for content creators, streamers and bloggers, the YCM705 is a bigger, more professional sibling of the entry-level YCM01, which has been a popular solution for content creators since its launch in 2023.

The new YCM705 is primarily aimed at musicians who want to showcase themselves and their instruments to their best advantage. Designed to flawlessly reproduce the sound of the popular acoustic guitar/vocals, singer-songwriter setup, Yamaha’s long experience of manufacturing traditional instruments means it is equally impressive with other instruments, from strings to percussion.

At the heart of the YCM705 is its condenser capsule, featuring a gold-sp

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15 July 2025

UK - Martin Audio’s Blackline Series of affordable professional loudspeakers has been available for over 25 years.

BlacklineQ provides ‘a comprehensive reimagining’ of this series. The nine-strong product range comprises improved passive two-way point source loudspeakers, all-new column speakers and a suite of subwoofers. The entire series features intelligent design details, making it equally at home in portable or install applications, such as portable sound reinforcement for live sound, theatre, DJs and corporate events; unobtrusive stage monitoring; and permanent installation in clubs, hospitality venues, conference rooms and houses of worship.

In sync with Martin Audio’s design philosophy, BlacklineQ extolls the virtue of meticulous driver design to deliver improved coverage, consistency and control. For the first time in its class, both

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15 July 2025

UK - Celestion has introduced the Truvox 1225, a new 12-inch mid-bass driver offering ‘exceptional performance at a highly competitive price point’.

Designed for two- and three-way sound reinforcement systems, the Truvox 1225 is available through retailers, making it an option for DIY builders or as a drop-in replacement/upgrade to rejuvenate overworked PA set-ups, by restoring the energy, richness and emotional impact of the mid-bass-frequency domain. The driver will also be available as standard to manufacturers, direct from Celestion, in OEM quantities.

With a continuous power handling of 600 watts and a rated, high-sensitivity efficiency of 96dB, the Truvox 1225 will provide "years of unwavering service in high-powered full-range systems in small or medium-sized venues".

Several aspects of the Truvox 1225’s construction contribute t

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10 July 2025

Europe - Highlite has announced the launch of the Infinity Furion FX402 Bar, a new addition to the Infinity Furion series. This fixture merges the capabilities of high-performance moving heads with the creative potential of a fully tiltable, zoomable, pixel-rich LED bar - delivering a bold new format for modern lighting design.

Designed to meet the demands of today’s lighting professionals, the Furion FX402 Bar offers an exceptional combination of motion, flexibility, and performance, all housed in a rugged, tour-ready IP65-rated enclosure. It represents the next evolutionary step in the Furion family – a series known for its strength, precision, and mythical inspiration drawn from the agility and intensity of a dragon.

“Moving bars are a key trend in modern lighting design,” says Peter Buckx, product manager at Highlite. “As the Infinity F

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10 July 2025

UK - TMB has confirmed its partnership with Backup Tech, the charity dedicated to supporting technical professionals, production personnel, and crew working across the live events, music touring, theatre, and broadcast industries.

As part of this initiative, 10% of all UK sales of TMB’s award-winning ProPlex CodeClock will be donated directly to Backup Tech. These funds will aid in providing crucial financial aid, wellness support and mental health resources to those working behind the scenes in the industry.

The ProPlex CodeClock is a compact, rugged timecode display and distribution unit, winner of the Gear Product of the Year Award. Its large RGB LED matrix changes colour to show status, and it receives timecode via LTC (XLR3), MIDI (DIN), or USB MIDI - or can generate LTC itself. It redistributes timecode through three transformer is

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09 July 2025

Hungary - Lightware has expanded its popular cable product line with three new offerings - a Cable-PopUp and two newly launched USB-C cables.

Lightware’s Cable-PopUp offers a solution for managing cables in conference rooms and workspaces, particularly in environments where BYOD devices need to be connected temporarily. Tangled cables and messy desks are a thing of the past thanks to this built-in cable management tool. It provides an organised way to access connections when needed and hide them away when not in use, with an easy-to-use “Push to Open” mechanism. Caps labelled USB-C, HDMI and Ethernet are provided, along with an additional blank cap which can be customised.

The two newly launched active optical USB-C cables are a result of Lightware’s dedication to providing customers with new and innovative solutions.

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09 July 2025

UK - TiMax, has expanded the audio capabilities of TiMax SoundHub with a progressive new feature named, Scaling Surfaces. The new tool’s exclusive feature-set allows users to rescale a spatial show file from a studio playback environment to an auditorium – all with just two mouse clicks. It makes it easier to translate the work users do in the studio to the stage or from venue to different-sized venue, saving significant time.

Users can rescale their entire show for a new venue by simply changing the Scaling Surface size, shape, and, critically, height, and they can do this at any time. When an object is attached to a Scaling Surface, and that surface is moved, all spatial positioning and movement automation for that object, across the entire show file, moves with it.

Users can also distribute content without knowing the absolute scale of the pla

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09 July 2025

USA - Clear-Com has announce an expansion of the award-winning Arcadia Central Station with new software updates. Together, these releases enhance Arcadia’s functionality. It now supports the full Clear-Com product ecosystem, enabling connectivity across Clear-Com products as well as third-party Dante/AES67 devices.

The latest enhancements include support for V-Series IrisX Panels & flexible port allocation. Users can now connect up to 32 V-Series IrisX panels directly to Arcadia, enabling high-density keypanel workflows traditionally reserved for expensive and complex matrix systems, making this a true game changer. Port allocation flexibility also lets operators balance HelixNet digital partyline and I.V. Direct connections as needed, for the flexibility to suit almost any workflow.

“With this release, Arcadia moves beyond party line commun

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08 July 2025

UK - Doughty has launched its new Tank Trap Trolley - a robust and convenient way to move and store five standard or two-wheel Tank Traps.

The compact dimensions and unique stacking system allow five Tank Traps to be stored in the footprint of a single unit. The 5mm laser profiled steel rack is bolted to a box-section chassis, which rolls on non-marking 300KG rated castors.

The rear two castors are fitted with brakes for secure parking. The Trolley is finished in a hardy crackle black powder coat which matches the Tank Traps.

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08 July 2025

Thailand - Powersoft has announced its participation in InfoComm Asia 2025, continuing its 30th anniversary tour.

This will be the second time Powersoft will independently exhibit at the event, leveraging the InfoComm Asia platform to spotlight its newest innovations and integrated solutions for the professional audio market.

On booth #J20, show attendees can explore all the latest Powersoft technologies, including the ultra-compact Nota 142 amplifier platform, the rugged Unica T platform for touring applications and MyUniverso 2.0, Powersoft’s cloud platform for remote monitoring, management and control of audio systems.

In demonstration, Powersoft will be exhibiting its Nota 142, a PoE/PoE+ two-channel amplifier that delivers 140W of power in a plenum-rated, ultra-compact design. With onboard DSP, USB-C connectivity and s

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08 July 2025

Europe - The new TC45 truss line from TAF is designed to support big LED screens, heavy light fixtures, and other higher capacity loads at your large live events. Featuring a central C-profile tube with channel for mounting hanging eyes, it offers complete freedom in positioning your hanging points - from end to end of the truss segment.

Fast and easy buildup is ensured by its quicklock connection system, which includes a connection kit included as standard.

Features include 400 mm (15.75 in) heavy-duty square truss, Quicklock connection with connection kit as standard, 0.5 – 4 m lengths available, up to 20m spans, up to 1964 kg/m distributed load capacity, up to 3129 kg point load capacity. Powder coat colour finish is available on request.

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03 July 2025

Europe - Panasonic Projector & Display Corporation has announced the EQ3 Series of entry-level flat panel 4K displays, available in six sizes from 43” to 86”, providing an easy-to-install solution for a variety of environments such as corporate meeting rooms and classrooms.

Each display features a 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels – four times higher than FHD displays – and brightness of 500 cd/m², delivering excellent visibility and clarity, even in bright environments. The EQ3 Series uses an ADS wide-view panel, coated with a high haze treatment. This reduces glare in bright environments, delivering accurate and vivid colours, regardless of viewers’ position.

Available in six display sizes: 86", 75", 65", 55", 50", and 43", the EQ3 Series is suitable for environments of any size. Each display can be installed in landscape or portra

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02 July 2025

Germany - Adam Hall Group has announced the release of Defender Maintenance Spray, a specially developed maintenance spray for the professional care of cable protectors and other rubber components in the event, industrial and infrastructure sectors. The silicone spray protects against ageing, prevents material wear caused by environmental influences and facilitates maintenance.

The composition of the Maintenance Spray is tailored to typical stresses in the daily operation of cable protectors, such as moisture, UV radiation, dust and temperature changes. It is very simple to apply: spray on, leave to take effect for a short time, done. This way, the spray keeps the mechanics of the hinges and catches running smoothly and makes it much easier to open and close the lids.