UK - The newly developed LD EQ215 is a stereo 15 band graphic equaliser in standard 19"/1U rack format designed for professional live and studio applications. It offers the most common features such as 2/3 octave bands, 20 mm faders, ISO frequency meters, a switchable 50 Hz low cut filter, a ± 12 dB input gain range and an EQ Bypass switch.

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK comments, "This is a great unit that will stand the rigours of everyday life and another example of great price performance ratio from LD Systems."

The XLR and 6,3 mm jack Neutr

Europe - GearSource Europe's dedicated truss and rigging business, UsedTruss.com has secured massive stocks of ex-rental Prolyte truss for immediate delivery, further expanding the range of products offered.

Usedtruss.com was established four years ago to provide a dedicated one stop shop for the rigging and trussing community looking for quality 'named brand' equipment at very competitive prices.

"We work very closely with most of the leading manufacturers and rental companies in the industry and have built up an excellent reputation in the four years we have been developing t

UK - Artistic Licence Engineering has announced Multi-Play, a lighting show record-playback unit with "outstanding memory capacity and Ethernet protocol versatility".

The time-saving offered by such a device is in great demand, as demonstrated by the popularity of the company's sister product, Two-Play - a dedicated Art-Net controller capable of recording up to two universes.

Now, Multi-Play takes the concept to a much bigger and broader arena. The disk-based product allows the user to record up to 12 universes from any lighting console running Art-Net. For flexibility, pl

UK - PLASA2011 sees a new industry presence in the form of Ten Thousand Things, a Hong Kong based distribution company for lighting accessories and technology. The company forms the sales arm of the newly created Alderamin Group (Stand1-E32), provider of comprehensive project solutions.

Borrowing a phrase found in Chinese literature referring to material reality, Ten Thousand Things offers sales and support for a wide range of lighting products.

"We offer our own growing range of consumable items - lamps, power and data cables, gaffer tape, gels, connecters - basically all the

Italy / UK - One of the latest additions to the TT+ High Definition Touring and Theatre range from RCF is the new TTL11A digitally steerable array. With the addition of the new TTS26-A subwoofer, the new column array becomes a powerful, compact and high definition live sound system, says the company.

The TTL11A is an active column speaker array system composed by two modules, one for the mid-high and one for the bass frequencies.

The TTL11A-H is the HF module and is equipped with four 2.5" neodymium compression drivers with 1.5" exit throat. The TTL11A-B is the bass freque

UK - The LAX series mixers have a natural sound with outstanding parameters and optimal user-friendliness as well as maximum dependability in day-to-day operation on the road. This makes them an affordable solution for a broad range of applications, says the company.

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK comments, "The DJ mixer series with its built-in preamp stands out because of its outstanding capabilities and complete function that will make any performance incisive and vivid, the perfect partner for your events."

(Jim Evans)

UK - SGM's CC-4 is a four-bank high-powered multiple LED washlight with an enviable power output. With its IP65 rating it is designed for architectural use.

Each of the four chassis contains 44 of the LZ4 RGB Cool White Emitter LED's and thanks to its new light engine it can deliver 21,000 lumens - providing more than three and a half times that of SGM's original Palco 5 LED, which was designed for the same purpose.

The CC-4 offers CTC and white balance control. Power consumption is just 4 x 400W and the lamp life is rated at 50,000 hours.

Housed in a black slim aluminium chassis

UK - Batmink Distribution, one of the largest UK distributors of professional audio, lighting and effects equipment, will introduce a number of new products at PLASA 2011. New brands on show include Visage Lighting, Vector Audio, Pro-Flite Flightcases, Pro-Stage Portable Staging and Lumaform LED Illuminated Furniture.

Of particular interest is the Visage LED Multipar RGBAW - a new PAR unit that delivers a truly impressive light output from 18 x 8w LEDs. 12 x RGBW and 6 x RGBA 4 in 1 LEDs produce full spectrum colour mixing and control is achieved through DMX, auto programs, sound to l

UK - QSC Audio Products will feature their new KLA Series Active Line Array System at PLASA 2011. KLA is latest addition to the House of K Family of active loudspeakers, joining the ranks of the successful K Series and KW Series. With similar user interfaces and sonic performance characteristics throughout the family, the K Family models can easily be mixed and matched to suit a wide range of applications for installed sound, as well as rental and portable PA, says the company.

"With the House of K line, system integrators, designers and installers have an incredible arsenal of t

UK - PLASA 2011 will mark the official debut of the newest control desk in ETC's award winning Eos line - Gio.

Gio is designed to fill the mid range position in the Eos family, sitting between the Eos and Ion. It will offer the power of full Eos functionality, in a tidy footprint. Features include integrated, articulating multi touch displays, helpful backlit buttons and unique tactile response direct selects and encoders.

The look of the desk itself is elegantly polished and minimalist. ETC is set to release further in depth information in early September, as part of the internatio

UK - PixelRange has announced that in addition to its major presence on the stand of master European distributor, A.C. Entertainment Technologies , the company will also showcase its new SmartRange of Intelligent LED fixtures at the STLD-hosted LED Shoot Out which is a central feature of this year's PLASA Show.

The Society of Television Lighting Designers (STLD) has arranged a 240sq.m space where LED lighting fixtures can be directly compared across three different areas. The first lighting shootout area features a specially built 8m-wide cyclorama, the second a practical hands-on 'mi

UK - EAW will unveil several product ranges to the UK market at this year's PLASA Show.

The new VF passive series consists of five models of VFR two-way full-range loudspeakers - two VFS subwoofers and three VSM stage monitors. This range represents a new approach to the needs of professional audio from EAW; combining a hybrid of portable and install features in one package, says the company.

The VF series is intended for both portable and install applications and environments, including auditoriums, theatres, nightclubs and DJ setups, bars, music performances, houses of worship, an

UK - Sound Technology is set to debut JBL's new Marquis Dance Club Series Loudspeakers at PLASA on stand no: E21.

The series comprises eight models all designed to bring a new level of sonic excellence to dance club environments and incorporates new driver configurations and enclosure designs to deliver "powerful, immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity even at higher volume levels".

Jon Sager, senior manager, installed sound, JBL Professional comments, "JBL began offering loudspeakers for club use back in the 1970s, and JBL products helped define club s

UK - Chauvet will launch the release of Q-Wash 260-LED to the European market at PLASA 2011, stand F-53. Additionally, Chauvet will be participating in this year's STLD LED Shoot Out presented by Society of Television Lighting and Design.

Chauvet's Q-Wash 260-LED joins the Q-Series of moving heads which have always stood for quality, value and groundbreaking LED technology. Chauvet's Q-Wash 260-LED is no different. It is an incredibly punchy, fast and compact moving head wash light with RGB colour mixing. This lightweight, easy-to-install unit has 37 three-watt, RGB LEDs, a six-degree

UK - Yamaha Commercial Audio Europe comes to PLASA2011 on the back of the company's most successful ever festival season and is showing three products which are making their European trade show debuts.

Summer2011 has seen the highest ever number of Yamaha PM5D digital mixing consoles at work in a single summer season, as it is now regarded as 'the standard' for outdoor monitor systems. Yamaha consoles have been in use at the majority of Europe's biggest festivals, while the continuing expansion of the market has seen the M7CL and LS9 become mainstays of an ever-growing variety of outd

UK - Sound Technology will premiere AKG's flagship DMS 700 V2 digital wireless system at PLASA on stand no E21.

AKG has launched the DMS 700 V2 digital wireless microphone system. With 512-bit encryption, ultra-low latency and the new DPT700 bodypack, DMS700 V2 offers artists and engineers "absolute confidence in performance with a reliable, easy-to- use wireless component".

The DMS 700 V2 improves the link quality and increases the working range of the transmitters and receivers to allow for more freedom in arranging anything from lecture halls in universities to houses o

UK - Prolyte Group brand manager Eric Laanstra frequently received enquiries for a smaller truss with a higher loading capacity and has masterminded the solution. With his team of engineers ,he has designed the H40R truss, a rectangular standard H40 truss with a programme of specifications based on the H30V, H40V and S36R truss.

The H40R has three-sided webbing. The thicker braces on the bottom side allow easy mounting of automated luminaires/moving heads and central loading, reducing the torsion effect resulting from one-sided loading in standard trusses.

The spigot orientation fol

Finland - Integrators and designers looking to add a touch of flair to their audio installations will be interested in the latest offering from Genelec - a choice of over 200 RAL classic colour finishes available for their 4000 Series. All models in RAL colours are available to special order and will allow the speakers to contribute to the interior design scheme of any type of fixed installation.

"Many interior designers bemoan the fact that loudspeakers interfere with the clean look of their interiors," says Terho Savolainen, marketing manager, Genelec Oy. "Well, not a

UK - SES has signed a sole distribution deal with PLS. PLS are one of Europe's leading manufacturer of dimmer packs and associated products and the full range will be shown at this year's Plasa on the SES stand (1J-11).

PLS which manufactures and brands for other leading manufacturers, will have an impressive range of product available which will be complemented by SES 19" rack mount distro.

(Jim Evans)

UK - As a sponsor of PLASA 2011, Martin Professional looks forward to welcoming one and all to Martin stand 1-F44 for a chat, a drink and an up-close look at Martin's range of professional luminaries, creative LED panels, atmospheric effects and sophisticated control systems. Martin will also be participating in the STLD LED Shoot Out throughout the show, highlighting its LED range in a number of working areas.

The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel that teams with Martin's EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed

UK - POLARaudio is exhibiting a number of new products at this year's PLASA show. Specialists in sound systems and audio networking, POLARaudio will be showcasing its range of advanced networking technologies. The distributor will be offering AVB, Dante, CobraNet, Ethersound and A-Net products from brands including Biamp, Aviom, XTA, MC2, Atterotech and Australian Monitor.

POLARaudio's stand will feature networking solutions including Biamp's Tesira, the first scalable network using audio video bridging (AVB) and Aviom Digital Snakes.

Also at the show will be, Atterotech's Gearbox 1

UK - Robe launches two important and unique new LED products at PLASA 2011 - the ROBIN 1200 LEDWash, and the ROBIN DLX Spot, and previews the upcoming ROBIN 'Sniper' - a mega-bright fixture with a super-tight parallel 230mm fat beam.

All are in keeping with the company's ongoing "Think of the Future - Consider Nature" commitment to producing genuinely more sustainable technology.

The mega-bright ROBIN 1200 LEDWash utilises the same multichip LEDs as the Award-winning ROBIN 600 LEDWash and smaller ROBIN 300 LEDWash, in an intensely bright package featuring 61 x LEDs in tota

Sweden - LumenRadio has announced support for the recently published Art-Net 3 specification. Support for Art-Net 3 will be released at PLASA 2011 in London and will be available immediately for the entire line of CRMX Ethernet products.

Since the CRMX line of products was launched back in 2009 LumenRadio has supported a wide variety of Ethernet protocols including industry standard protocols like Streaming ACN (ANSI E1.31), manufacturer proprietary protocols such as ETCNet 2 & 3 and ShowNet, and protocols available in the public domain like Art-Net 1, 2, & 3.

"By being the fir

UK / The Netherlands - At this year's autumn exhibitions - PLASA 2011 in London and IBC in Amsterdam - Riedel Communications celebrates the MediorNet Compact Euro premiere. MediorNet Compact is the first 50 G multimedia stagebox with integrated WDM. It is the cost effective and easy-to-use entry into the Riedel MediorNet world of integrated media signal distribution and processing, says the company.

It provides the flexibility of a true real-time media network, including integrated signal processing, at the cost of simple multiplexing point-to-point products. With a network bandwidth

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