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Stirling Audio is a distributor of studio equipment and live mics including the Audix brand and Ashley installation graphic EQs, amps and distribution units. The company also handles Aphex rack-mounted compressors and mic preamps. An assortment of products were on the stand, together with the Metric Halo Mobile 10 for location and broadcast work for those who travel and want to record on the move.

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Ian McCarthy - probably one of the most popular men at PLASA - reports that sales of MC2 amplifiers have gone through the roof. The company, set to expand production by up to 50% by Christmas, has also recently expanded into an adjacent unit at its production facility, a move that McCarthy hopes will help to ensure that MC2 can keep up with demand. As if they were not busy enough, they'll be announcing a brand new product - the E4750 - at Frankfurt, but everything else about it is top secret . . . watch this space.

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Community UK became its own entity on 1 July this year, making this the first time the company has exhibited at PLASA in its own right. On show was the expanded iBOX range of installation speakers, which has numerous array and dispersion pattern options, all in cabinets of identical size. The new iBOX HP3500 series, which are slightly larger than the existing 1200 and 1500 series, are a high performance 3-way system. Both the iHP3564 and iHP3594 are loaded with a 15" and 8" low- and mid-range drivers plus a 1.4" throated, edge-wound voice coil compression driver. Dispersion from the two boxes varies from 60° x 40° for the iHP3564 to 90° x 40° for the iHP3594, and both loudspeakers can operate in either passive or bi-amped modes.

To complement the range, two subs have also been released in the form of the i118S and i215LVS, and have the same physical dimensions as the

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The Camco UCA Network module from UK distributor Fuzion gives full DSP function to any speaker system you wish to input. Only German specification sheets were available on stand, but we can confirm this is a two-channel unit - visit www.camcoaudio.com for more.

From Australian Monitor, the new QF5A ceiling speaker, a quality 5" unit with multi-tap transformer is an upgrade of the QF5 which it replaces, and is designed for fast-fit installation.

A full-range system for bars and theme venues, the FG Series from T&M comprises five models with a choice of three subs. The new RMW-1152 MicroWedge from Radian is a line of ultra-compact stage monitors for live sound applications. Finally, from Work comes the Studio Series install speaker for bars and clubs using a small horn tweeter. With a 100V/70V line option - the Studio series is designed for hi-fi background music.

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The TiMax SoundTablet from Outboard is a cue-driven sound effects editing and playback package operable from any desktop, laptop or tablet PC, available at a very realistic price. Eight mono or stereo audio sample tracks per cue, mixable to eight soundcard outs; simultaneous and instantaneous multi-channel playback from PC hard drive; limitless Playlist cues triggered either manually or by MIDI, SMPTE, RS232, or a follow-on timeline. The drag-and-drop function of manipulating cues and effects makes this a no-brainer to work with.

If added to TiMax imaging software, with its complex manipulation of multiple delays to produce satisfyingly realistic image-shifting sound effects, SoundTablet directly applies Image definitions to perform enhanced static and dynamic pan imaging.

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MEDC, specialists in loudspeakers for voice evacuation in hazardous areas, was showing its new explosion proof (meaning they won't cause one), BS5839 Part 8 compliant, Next Two speakers at PLASA. The loudspeakers are designed for use on oil rigs and other similar harsh industrial environments.

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MilTec (UK) featured several new products from the Ecler brand, including the Ambit 103 and 106 loudspeakers, the DPA, XPA and DT ranges of amplifiers and the DP300 effects processor. Further new audio products included a series of Beyma neodymium driver and line array horn loudspeakers.

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Equipson showed its new Studio Series loudspeakers. The new range is specifically aimed at providing high quality audio for short spaces that have high ceilings, such as shops, galleries and museums and are designed to minimize diffusion to maintain intelligibility.

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Signet, manufacturers of induction loop, voice alarm and emergency telephone systems were showing its recently introduced Pro range of induction loop amplifiers at this years show. The PDA Pro-Range come in three varieties, PDA200/2, PDA500/2 and PDA1000/2, which relate to the number of square meters the loop can encompass. Also, on the stand was the neatly packaged PL1/K1 Portable Induction Loop system ideal for use anywhere and ready in seconds. The system is capable of generating a loop field of 1.2m2 , provides excellent sound quality and runs off a rechargeable battery.

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Peavey focused attention on a new live sound desk made in Australia - the Smart Console. Really, it's a work surface designed to be used with products such as Peavey's Nion (now we see their logic). The control surface comes in three formats - 48-, 72- and 96-channel, each topped by a sweeping arc bridge which exemplifies the innovative approach taken by the Smart Console. Besides being a meter bridge, the arc gives the operator instant access to any channel by sweeping a finger along the touch-sensitive strip below the channel linear meters. A simple scribble strip beneath each channel is read by character recognition software from below and transferred onto the digital display above the channel faders on the main work surface below.

Highly intuitive, but radically unconventional, the Smart Console is intended as a universal control surface to work with ultimately any engine. Besides

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Probably one of the most useful products at the show is the new Samson USB microphone, the C01U. The condenser mic plus directly into a USB port on either a PC or Mac allowing direct digital recording into the machine. The A/D converters are placed as close to the capsule as physically possible and were designed specifically for the microphone.

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Utilizing Alcons' own 18" ribbon tweeter, the new Q-Series is a true flat line array in the purest sense of the name. Highly directive Q comes in 1m modules with frequency control in the lower ranges increasing as you add modules, potentially down to 80Hz if you like a line that tall. With 90° horizontal dispersion and the high claimed power of the ribbon driver, a single module makes for a very powerful cabinet.Alcons' Ultra Compact Line Array comprises two cabinets, the LR14 and LR14B (bass). It can be flown (including the sub), or groundstacked, and uniquely with the mid/high boxes pole-mounted (up to three boxes) in a yoke-style harness, adjustments can still be made to the arraying intervals between the cabinets. All with on-board amps and DSP.

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The Mach CW 115 is the newest subwoofer in Mach's new C-Range of installation speakers. The powerful reflex-loaded sub is designed for heavy-duty use in professional environments, say Mach. Like all speakers in the Mach C-Range, the CW 115 is designed to fit unobtrusively into any install environment and features the same flying point principles used on the C-Range top boxes. The Mach C-Range also includes the CI Series of molded speakers for in-fill applications, and the first in a series of white CI Series moulded speakers, the CI 6, also featured at PLASA.

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Canford Audio highlighted its vast range of cables: the company keeps an impressive 1.5 million metres of cable in stock. The two main new products here were by Anchor Audio - the first a wireless comms system requiring no base station and accommodating up to 15 belt-pack groups with no limit on the amount of packs per group. The second was the Beacon portable line array sound system, which resembled a large wheelie suitcase when compacted!

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LMC Audio was showing a wide selection of new products under its 'Pure Audio Choice' banner. Martin Audio, Turbosound and Nexo compact systems were all featured, with both analogue and digital consoles the cause of interest and sales. The compact Soundcraft MH2 led the way, with Midas Sienna and Yamaha digital consoles also vying for attention. "One of our most successful shows ever," said Paul Hinkly.

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Tannoy's successful V-Series dual concentric loudspeakers were launched in 2003: at this year's show, Tannoy exhibited the latest update, the VNET, which is self-powered and networkable. The new cabinets use VLINEA class D amplifiers, which do not use fan cooling. The integrated DSP looks after the amplifier and will, according to engineering director Ben Ver, attempt to make some kind of sound at any cost! Designed from the ground up, the VNETs are available in several flavours - VNET 12, 12HP, 15 and 300 with three subs - the VNET 15BP, 15HL and 18DR.

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American Audio launched no fewer than four new MP3 players, including the Velocity twin MP3 player with interactive jog wheel. The machine, which plays MP3s and CDs, boasts advanced cueing to the frame (not the second), digital scratching, nine onboard effects, digital BPM counter and tempo lock.

Also launched were the MCD range of MP3/CD players - the MCD-110 single deck, MC-510 dual deck with separate controller giving pitch control, fader start and relay play and the MCD-810 at the top of the range. Also new was the CDI-500, a single deck but with many of the features already mentioned plus the addition of a tap button for manual BPM entry, reverse play and storage of up to 1500 cue points.

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London-based sound and lighting distributor Fametrack was promoting its latest trade catalogue.

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The launch of Dio Core at PLASA is significant for InnovaSON. This is essentially a stage box compatible with any device so long as it is Ethernet capable. Used typically with InnovaSON consoles, Dio Core allows greater input to the console, and can be used in multiples linked together by simple Cat 5 cable. One stage box gives up to 64 ins and outs in modules of eight. Patch at the desk, every remote gain, phantom power, high quality pre-amp, etc - all the renowned InnovaSON features are there. Naturally, software updates have been made for the InnovaSON Sy80 and Sy48 consoles to manage the Dio Core functions.

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There was quite a buzz on the Allen & Heath stand throughout PLASA this year, due to the introduction of the company's iLive digital mixing console system.The console has been designed to bridge the gap between digital and analogue mixing desks and its look and feel is certainly testament to that. Its large EQ and dynamics controls look like a cross between the inside of the Delorian in Back to the Future and a Moog synth. Yet this retro look is calming and strangely familiar, as are the large multi-coloured LCD panels for channel information.

At the heart of the iLive lies the iDR-64 processing engine, which allows the desk to mix 64 channels of audio across 32 mixes that can be assigned as combinations of auxes, groups, matrix and main outputs. The unit is controlled via Ethernet and can interface to a number of control surfaces in addition to the iLive, which itself is available as

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SEED is an R&D company specializing in digital audio, and offers OEM and ODM solutions for other manufacturers to incorporate into their own products. Recently announced products included the GPG-2 Graphic/Parametric EQ board, the GFE-2 Feedback eliminator, GCL-2 Comp/Limiter and HXO-6 loudspeaker management system with 2-in and 6-out, all with PC remote control and storage.

Marketing manager Martin Capp told L&SI that the company would be launching the new Marani brand in the next few months, offering simple, cost-effective pro audio products.

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Located in the heart of DJ land, the PPL stand was cunningly positioned for the launch of the new Digital DJ Licence. The annual licence is available for £200 and allows DJs to legally copy sound recordings onto a computer for use during their performances. The licence also allows DJs to hold up to 20,000 tracks on a machine as well as a complete backup on a separate machine.

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Meyer Sound showed the Galileo a speaker management system for Meyer's self-powered speakers; this is still in development but should go into production next March. The big advantage Meyer claim over comparable products is that with crossover functions already carried out within its speakers, Galileo's processing power is left exclusively for the other functions. With 16 outputs, the unit is capable of running a very large show system.Meyer's Mica system also received its first public airing in the UK, but readers will already be familiar with this small-scale line array following its launch earlier in the year.

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ride of place on the Pinanson stand went to the company's EtherSound Snake, enjoying its first showing since it went into full production. The technology was developed by Digigram and is an Ethernet multicore, designed with minimal latency in mind, which can be used with any EtherSound adapted console or a combination of EtherSound and analogue desks.
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