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14 March 2016

The High End booth was located in a great location right by the main entrance and was enhanced with the dynamic features of the Parasol STAR600, attracting many spectators.

"We were very fortunate to partner up with High End Systems at LDI," says Paul Rabinovitz, business development manager for Parasol Systems. He adds, "It was great for us to show potential clients what the STAR600 looked like in action, and it added a great vibrant element to the High End Systems booth as well."

In addition to the sale of the STAR600, Par

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PLASA Focus Glasgow delivered two days of constant activity, high quality visitors and high interest in The Warehouse's new products.

Janet Murray, sales manager of The Warehouse commented, "Exhibiting at PLASA Focus has been productive for The Warehouse. This has been a great event for the company based on the responses to product presentations and the volume of new and existing customers who came specifically to see our product range. Importantly we were able to greet

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14 March 2016

Mediatech is Africa's leading trade show for the live entertainment technology, AV systems integration, broadcast, film, production, post-production, animation and new media, studio and recording and pro DJ equipment sectors, and offers an open platform to showcase new products and technologies.

Stand sales opened at the beginning of October 2014 and the orgainsers report that response from the industry has thus far been "phenomenal", with a host of big name exhibitors have already confirmed. Bose, Sony Professional Solutions, Sound and Light City, Concilium Technologies, Alpha Technologies, Viva Afrika, Peripheral Vision, DWR Distribution, Inala Technologies, Electrosonic SA, Timbre B

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14 March 2016

Following highly-successful conventions in Los Angeles (2014) and New York (2013), which saw increased attendance as well as the development of expanded attendee and exhibitor offerings including the Project Studio Expo, Live Sound Expo and High Resolution Audio sessions, the 139th AES Convention will bring together the world's largest gathering of audio professionals for four days of audio technology, information, and networking, says the Society.

From recording and production, to broadcast and streaming, game audio, live sound, post-production, sound for picture, product design and more, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from top audio industry figures while immersed in the latest research an

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On the day, Tony Bond was the first new Fellow to be introduced. Maggie Saxon commended Tony, whose career has spanned over six decades, for his foresight and vision in setting-up recognised technical theatre training in the UK through the Theatre Technical Training Standards Company, which later evolved into Skillscene.

It was also noted that Bond was instrumental in the development of the National O

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With the recent launch of Hippotizer V4 media servers and AViary Video Tools, this is an opportunity to find out more, have live demonstrations and hands-on play with the latest Green Hippo technology.

To register you interest in attending the conference please sign up on either of the website links below:

Hippotizer: http://www.hippotizer.com/calendar/70/105-ISE-2015-Show-and-Green-Hippo-Conference

AViary Video Tools: http://www.aviary-videotools.com/ise-conference-2015

(Jim Evans)

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The new twotwo sub2 is a subwoofer designed to complement the twotwo range, providing greater headroom and dynamics than its smaller sibling, the twotwo sub1. The new sub2 is a low-distortion, active subwoofer featuring PMC's ATL bass-loading technology, Class-D amplification and DSP-based filtering and bass management, which extends bass output significantly with negligible harmonic distortion. The sub2 also features a highly rigid, braced cabinet, ensuring that unwanted colouration is reduced to inaudible levels.

The built-in amplifier delivers an impressive 400W of power to the LF

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14 March 2016

The Vantec series is equipped with the new 'F' series loudspeakers, developed by D.A.S. to provide exceptional performance and reliability. The new M-28 compression driver features a FEM (Finite Element Modeling) optimized motor, phase-plug and diaphragm. Attached to the D.A.S. designed CD-horn, the assembly provides brilliant high frequency reproduction and optimum control of dispersion with 90º x 50º coverage angles.

The Vantec 12A is a 12" biamplified system p

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Immediately following the seminar, Richard Pilbrow will be signing books on the show floor at the Group One booth #408. "High-calibre education is critical to the process of sharing ideas in design and technology, and bringing these kinds of resources to regional events such as PLASA Focus: Orlando are essential for our ever-evolving market," said Tyler Wise of Group One Limited.

Free registration to both the show floor and educational seminars can be obtained

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Stage|Set|Scenery targets the industry's forward-looking international markets. Its partnership with international associations and close cooperation with Messe Berlin's international representatives has made it possible to attract a growing number of international exhibitors.

Thus, a few months ago partnerships and sponsorships were secured with the International Organisation of Scenographers and the International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT), the latter as presenters of the awards for the Theatre Architecture Competition (TAC). Other industry associations include the OETHG from Austria, SVTB-ASTT from Switzerland, USITT from the USA,

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14 March 2016

On display will be three new professional LED-based luminaires - the Satura Spot CMY, Platinum Profile LED with framing and WW Profile warm white luminaire - as well as the new hybrid Platinum SBX 3-in-1 luminaire and powerful Platinum BX beam fixture. Also on show will be a new high-powered LED strobe, the Protron 3K, along with fixtures in Elation's SixPar Series of indoor and outdoor PAR colour changers.

Satura Spot CMY: The new LED-based Satura Spot CMY is a high-powered LED spot luminaire with zoom, CMY colour mixing and dual gobo wheels. Seven dichroic colors are included for added colour customization. Its 320W LED engine delivers 11,700 lumens of power for an output across all colours that is comparable

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SoundScape is capable of integrated audio distribution, remote device management, dynamic contact scheduling, system-wide reporting and monitoring, and high-quality, multi-format audio playout. Essentially, SoundScape brings together several traditional Barix strengths previously available as separate applications - including dynamic, targeted ad insertion - to simplify

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14 March 2016

Exhibiting on Stand 2-A40, two of the most recent additions to the company's Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) series are the MA2030 and PA2030 compact 2 x 30W mixer amplifiers. Both feature a high-efficiency Class D amplifier, silent operation and direct support for both low and high impedance speaker systems. For maximum flexibility the MA2030 adds two-channel mixing with source EQ (Bass/Treble), plus several of Yamaha's DSP technologies featured in the company's top of the line professional audio equipment.

Also in the world of digital mixing, Yamaha will have the latest firmware update for its CL and QL series consoles on demonstration, which provides inb

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Countdown features the Meyer Sound SpaceMap multi-channel dynamic panning software with the D-Mitri digital audio platform. These systems have powered dynamic sonic experiences in theme parks, aquariums, and theatres, including the latest stage adaptation of the Anne Frank story in Theater Amsterdam and Bill Fontana's Sonic Mapp

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14 March 2016

Specified on a growing number of shows and events since its launch last October, the award-winning Sniper's hybrid abilities as a beam, scanner and laser simulator has proven it can liven up any stage.

Also showing at Elation Booth #5774 at NAMM will be two other new lighting innovations, the energy-efficient yet high-powered Protron 3K LED Strobe and the Arena Q7 Zoom RGBW PAR wash light. Other products in Elation's leading line of professional lighting solutions will also be on display.

Elation is also a sponsor of the Night of Worship @ NAMM Concert being held on Thursday January 22 at 7:00pm presented by WATS & Worship Musician magazine.

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"To demonstrate working solutions in real-life settings, each with a presenter, is the best way to communicate the value - both business and technical - of our extensive product range in numerous vertical markets," said Aviv Ron, vice president business development and strategy at Kramer Electronics.

"We expect that our stand will outperform everything we have done at previous shows and will position us ahead of the competition in our ability to bring solutions of unparalleled value, innovation, functionality, scale and performance. Visitors to the Kramer stand will be able to see the products in action, test them out, ask questio

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LED Master 1.1, the latest version of the all-in-one LED lightshow controller, will be released. The new update offers better support to enable users to switch between multiple projects.

A preview version of MediaMaster Express 4.2, which includes a cue player, will also be on display. MediaMaster Express 4.2 is scheduled for release at Prolight and Sound, Frankfurt in April.

Sister company ArKaos, which caters for the VJ and DJ market, will also be present at NAMM 2015 where it will display its latest release of the GrandVJ software on the shared booth of American DJ and Elation Lighting (#5774 Hall B).

GrandVJ 2.1 will be shown in Beta m

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The intelligent sound and audio network system AIREA will be available for demonstration to visitors and customers. AIREA is a network-based active solution developed specifically for high-quality, flexible and future-oriented sound reinforcement applications. The system is based on the most up-to-date speaker technology with integrated DSP technology and two-channel class D amplifiers which guarantee excellent sound quality, maximum dynamic range, linear frequency response and absolute protection.

The integrated signal processors also include features such as fully parametric equaliser, delay, dynamics and crossover; each speaker can also be customized and adjusted individually. The AIREA ma

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14 March 2016

DPA's Podium Microphone range consist of the d:screet Miniature Podium Microphone, which provides the installation market with an elegant, directional microphone based on the company's renowned miniature microphones.

"We were contacted by an organization that had simultaneous interpreters refusing to use their existing microphones because the audio quality was so bad," says DPA Microphones' CEO Christian Poulsen. "Simultaneous interpreting is a hard job, and if the audio is poor, it gets even tougher. We knew we had the right capsule technology to take their existing solution to a new level - we just had to develop the microphone solution for that purpose.

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The Main Stage will see the return of the popular Access Sessions. Taking the form of a 45 minute panel debate, each session will bring together experts from across the industry to share their experiences, discuss new ideas and outline prospects for the year ahead.

First to take to the stage is Piers Shepperd of Wonder Works, who will chair a panel on The Importance of Opening and Closing Ceremonies to the Cultural Heritage and Legacy of Large Sporting Events, which will also feature David Zolkwer, artistic director and head of ceremonies at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Other sessions planned for Wednesday include a Question Time style

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14 March 2016

"While Hitachi continues to bring new, innovative and sustainable projection solutions to customers, our emphasis at ISE this year is to demonstrate thought provoking and inspirational ways to use the products," said Axel Kutschke, senior manager, presentation products for Hitachi Digital Media Group. "With a broad selection of solutions from across the entire Hitachi product range we will be encouraging customers in education, business and professional AV to fully exploit the capabilities of our latest innovations."

The central curved display is delivered by four stacks of paired 9000 series projectors, each producing 17,000 Lumens.

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No stranger to NAMM, Audient comes to this year's show having picked up its third TEC-Award nomination, this time for the eight-channel mic pre, ASP880. Another recipient of much acclaim is the feature-packed USB AD/DA interface and monitoring system, iD22 which visitors to the show should be able to get a look at.

It all started with the large format ASP8024 analogue console designed by David Dearden, who himself lays claim to a sound electronics design experience second to none. He's spent over 40 years working with consoles, headed up DDA, co-founded Audient, and also had the incredible experience of helping build the custom console used for John Lennon's 'Ima

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As well as exhibiting in Hall 7 Stand K175, Martin Audio will also be demonstrating its products for the installation market with everything from its ceiling speakers through to its award winning MLA Mini system. The demo takes place near Hall 10, in Room 104.

Combining an engaging presentation covering the acoustic innovation behind the products and the opportunity to listen to tracks in superb richness, detail and even coverage, attendees will discover Martin Audio's signature experience and how venues and audiences will benefit as a result.

Demonstrations will last one hour and take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of the show at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm whilst Thursday's events wi

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The Avolites team will be on stand 8-K300 at ISE. Also exhibiting Avolites' range of products will be Avolites' new Dutch dealer, Improve, which will be on stand 8-L395.

Running on Avolites' range of Ai media servers, the new V8 software includes the new Autoblend feature, distinctly setting Ai apart from the competition by allowing blending of large projection surfaces using multiple projectors. In addition, there is a new Surface Modelling page for the creation of editable 3D sets, and performance is hugely improved, with render engine optimisation offering 50% increased video throughput. Compositing high-resolution background layers with low-resolution foreground layers