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14 August 2024

USA - Vectorworks is preparing to release the 2025 version of its product line. Vectorworks 2025 focuses on ‘redefining 3D interactivity and visualisation, providing innovative methods for users to enhance the way they visualise their models, design intent, and data within the working environment’.

"At Vectorworks, we're dedicated to creating usability wins for our customers, ensuring that our software doesn't dictate the limits of what's possible,” said Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar. “Our latest version is a testament to this commitment, providing powerful tools that seamlessly integrate into your workflow, allowing you to focus firmly on your ideas without obstacles."

This latest release focuses on intuitive visualisation and interactivity, with tools that empower designers to bring their visions to life with ease.

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09 August 2024

UK - ROE Visual is pleased to announce its participation in the PLASA Show 2024, London's international event for live entertainment technology, held from 1-3 September at Olympia London.

ROE Visual has earned a solid reputation in the market with a legacy of delivering high-quality, reliable products that endure the challenges of touring while providing captivating visual effects. At PLASA 2024, the ROE Visual booth will showcase LED screens designed explicitly for rental applications in both indoor and outdoor environments. Visitors are invited to experience these innovative products, engage with the expert team to learn about featured technologies and stay abreast of the latest market trends.

ROE Visual will feature its acclaimed Topaz series in a breathtaking curved setup and the new outdoor series Vanish ST. Specifically designed to meet the dem

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08 August 2024

USA - Chauvet Professional’s new Strike Bolt 1C combines “old school with the new cool” to devise a unique IP65 fixture. This intense colour-infused strobe has a feature that sets it apart from the pack - an innovative, fully integrated Smart Frost filter.

Featuring twin strobe tubes and a single row of 66 RGBA LEDs, the Strike Bolt 1C works superbly as a traditional strobe. However, thanks to its integrated smart glass Frost Filter, the fixture can create solid clean colour block effects, radically expanding design possibilities.

The Strike Bolt 1C’s tool-free stacking feature makes it fast and simple to arrange the fixture in multiple units.  Multiple hanging points, end-to-end connections, and floor feet provide maximum rigging versatility. An included stealth filter can be attached to make the fixture nearly disappear for on-camera use.<

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08 August 2024

UK - High-quality audio systems specialist Glensound will introduce several new products at PLASA Show 2024 (1-3 September, Olympia London).

New to PLASA is the Greater Divine Intelligent Network Audio Monitor. Glensound launched the original Divine in 2019, which has proven very popular after winning a prestigious PLASA Innovation Award in 2021. The Greater Divine is a larger two-way speaker unit that shares many features of the original Divine, but incorporates several innovations. This extremely versatile active monitor delivers 30 watts and is designed to be powered via PoE+ or a local DC input, with the audio connected to a Dante network. It features eight customisable Dante input channels, up from four in the original model, and includes a local analogue audio input. Unusually, a headphone socket is also provided, and the neat package

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08 August 2024

Germany - Sommer Cable has launched the SYSCAT4 family. It enables the simultaneous and reliable transmission of up to four analogue or eight digital AES/EBU or DMX signals over distances of up to 100 metres via stage-compatible CAT cables.

The core element of the SYSCAT4 family is a splice adapter consisting of the compact and robust Hi-Housing metal enclosure with integrated EtherCON RJ45 full metal panel jack and a sturdy cable gland, split into a 50cm long four-fold splice made from the flexible and resistant SC-Semicolon 2 digital patch cable in combination with Neutrik or Hicon XLR connectors (three- or five-pin, male or female). The channel numbers are clearly marked - in Sommer style - on the connectors: Channel 1 = pin 4+5; Channel 2 = pin 3+6; Channel 3 = pin 1+2; Channel 4 = pin 7+8.

The SYSCAT4 family also includes matching floor stage bo

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05 August 2024

UAE - On 20 August, Adam Hall Group will host the official Cameo Day in Dubai. With this one-day event, the lighting technology brand is targeting customers and interested parties in the MEA region to present the latest product highlights in the Cameo portfolio to rental and dry hire providers as well as lighting designers and distributors.

The Middle East premiere of the Oron H2 IP65 hybrid moving head with phosphor laser engine will take centre stage. Cameo Day will take place from 12pm to 9pm at Mr Toad’s Pub & Kitchen.

In addition to the Oron H2, the Cameo team is coming to Dubai with many other innovations and highlights.

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30 July 2024

UK - The countdown is on for the 2024 PLASA Awards for Innovation, with the early bird submission deadline fast approaching. Industry innovators are encouraged to enter their groundbreaking products by Friday, 2 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 Show floor and in

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30 July 2024

Germany - With the Opus X4 Profile, Cameo has introduced its most powerful LED moving head to date. The new top model is a spot profile moving head with a 1,400-watt LED white-light engine which generates enormous light output of 50,000 lumens and provides powerful spot and gobo projections – even on the biggest stages.

Its little brother, the Opus X Profile, has already made impressions in the past with its 750 watts in countless live, TV, and theatre productions. The Opus X4 Profile now marks the next stage in Opus development: the combination of a 1,400-watt LED engine, 193mm front lens, and particularly large 5°–55° zoom range enables equally flexible use as a spot and as a profile moving head. At the same time, the X4 Profile is only slightly larger and heavier than the X Profile, despite its large leap in performance, and is still just as flexibl

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30 July 2024

Europe - Obsidian Control Systems has achieved considerable success with its popular Netron line of DMX/RDM Splitters and Ethernet to DMX gateways and now offers ‘the world’s first IP66 range of data distribution devices for entertainment applications’.

Available now are a six-port EtherDMX Node (EN6 IP), a six-port DMX/RDM Splitter (RDM6 IP), and an eight-port managed POE Switch (NS8 IP).

The Netron IP66 range, which was recognised at 2023 PLASA Show 2023 with an Award for Innovation, blends the proven chassis and connector technology of Elation’s IP65 Proteus range of lighting fixtures with the Netron data platform. Utilising a custom-designed sealed chassis and die-cast body, impact resistant paint, IP ports and touch controls, the Netron IP66 range provides reliable data distribution for any location that requires dust and moisture protec

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25 July 2024

France - SoundPLAN, developer of noise simulation software, is exhibiting and presenting its latest research and software developments for noise prediction and control, including for open-air events, at Inter-Noise 2024.

This year, the annual international congress on noise control engineering takes place in Nantes, France from 25-29 August  at La Cité Nantes Congress Centre. Visitors can find out more about SoundPLAN’s comprehensive noise prediction software, including forthcoming updates, and its consulting services and expert noise reports by meeting the team at stand 54.

SoundPLAN is currently developing the next edition of its software for indoor and outdoor noise analysis, SoundPLANnoise. Designed for creating high-quality noise surveys, from standard investigations to special tasks, SoundPLANnoise version 9.1. incorporates a range of new f

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22 July 2024

UK - In collaboration with the Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Project, Shure has announced that the MV7+ is one of the first microphones to receive OBS certification. 

Certification from the OBS Project guarantees that the MV7+ microphone meets the criteria of functionality necessary to ensure users have a positive experience while using the microphone with OBS. The certification further indicates that Shure and the OBS Project will conduct ongoing testing to confirm the microphone continues to work seamlessly with OBS. 

“When you’re on stream, technology should help you to create and express yourself, not be a roadblock. Streamers deserve to know their audio gear will work seamlessly and simply with their broadcasting software,” shared Eduardo Valdes, associate vice president of global marketing and product management. “For this reason, w

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19 July 2024

Europe - With Highlite’s introduction of the A1.9i, DMT’s Alpha series now consists of three models: the A3.9i, the A2.6i and the new A1.9i. The DMT Alpha series was designed with quality and price in mind in order to offer LED screens that represent excellent value for money.

With a pixel pitch of 1.9 mm, the DMT Alpha series A1.9i is an indoor HD LED screen with a minimum viewing distance of just 2 metres. Thanks to its higher pixel density, the A1.9i has the best screen resolution of DMT’s Alpha series models. For situations where screen resolution or minimum viewing distance is less demanding, the A2.6i or A3.9i could be the perfect choice.

Each DMT Alpha series LED screen measures 50 x 50 cm and comes in a lightweight cabinet that features an innovative quick-lock system for fast and easy mechanical interconnections. The cabinets also allo

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19 July 2024

UK - Focusrite has announced the release of RedNet Control v2.13. This software update enables RedNet PCIeNX card owners to expand audio channel capacity from 128x128 to 256x256 (up to 96kHz) by purchasing a one-time licence upgrade from Audinate.

This upgrade significantly enhances system capacity, enabling RedNet PCIeNX cards to simultaneously handle up to 256 inputs and outputs. This increased capacity allows for seamless audio reception from numerous sources and distribution to multiple destinations, such as large surround installations or live shows with extensive monitor mixes.

“Whether you're routing signals to a Dolby Atmos renderer, managing a multi-room studio setup, or handling complex live sound routing that includes recording, playback, and foldback to numerous locations simultaneously, the ability to manage all of this from a single R

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18 July 2024

Germany - PunQtum have released two new headsets to reinvent their current product line. The PunQtum Q915 and Q925 headsets have been designed to elevate the customer experience, delivering lightweight and comfortable wear combined with advanced audio technology.    

Optimised for speech, the headset’s dynamic microphone filters out environmental noise, leading to a disruption-free listening experience for the end user. Coupled with an adjustable boom that’s wearable on either side of the device, the Q915 and Q925 are comfortable and flexible headsets designed to deliver seamless communication.

The PunQtum Q915 is a one-ear headset and the PunQtum Q925 is its dual-ear counterpart. Both headsets come with a 4-pin XLR connector cable. PunQtum’s previous Q910 and Q920 headsets have now been discontinued with only a few items left in stock.  

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15 July 2024

USA - Building on the success of Elation’s SixBar series, Elation has introduced the SIX+ BAR series.

The SIX+ BAR represents an innovative line of creative IP65-rated LED batten solutions that ‘harmonises the latest in LED colour technology with versatile design for greater artistic expression’. The SIX+ BAR offers more output, a broader colour spectrum and an overall superior quality of light.

Equipped with 20W RGB+Lime+Amber+UV LEDs and boasting an impressive CRI of 93, the SIX+ BAR offers an array of colours. Its meticulously engineered optical system ensures even light distribution, and the proprietary RGBLA+UV engine delivers high-fidelity whites and intense primaries with no colour fringing. Extra-large 50 mm lenses make it suitable for direct view applications and individual cell control opens up for a myriad of design possibilities.

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10 July 2024

Thailand - Brompton Technology has confirmed its participation in this year’s InfoComm Asia trade show, where it will be supporting three of its panel manufacturing partners, including gold partners INFiLED and Absen, co-hosting Studio X Beyond’s event, and sponsoring the InAVate APAC Awards.

Booth E20, sees INFiLED showcase its state-of-the-art LED display technology for control room, rental and staging, and xR/VP applications. A VP stage will feature Brompton SX40 processors and XD data distribution units, along with a demonstration the advantages of INFiLED’s RGBW panels using Brompton’s acclaimed G1 receiver cards and TrueLight technology.

Additionally, INFiLED and Friends expert panels will take place throughout the show, with Brompton participating in the XR Shooting session on day one and two from 14:00 to 14:30. The session will highl

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09 July 2024

Europe - Ayrton has announced the official launch of its new IP65-rated Rivale Wash, the first ultra-equipped wash luminaire in Ayrton's new Ultimate range. A new addition to its IP65 3 Series, Rivale Wash has been developed especially for mixed indoor and outdoor use, including in salt-laden environments.

Rivale Wash, has been designed to emphasise volume, create depth and dreamlike atmospheres that leave a lasting impression. Whether playing with light and shadow, highlighting a detail, mastering chiaroscuro, searching for the perfect nuance or chiselling space, this new-generation luminaire delivers incomparable satisfaction. In addition, Ayrton’s signature moves of continuous rotation on the pan and tilt axes are included as standard to ensure maximum design creativity and freedom. Rivale Wash’s incredible ability to create extremely subtle atmospher

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08 July 2024

Thailand - Powersoft has announced its participation in InfoComm Asia 2024. This marks the first time Powersoft will independently exhibit at the event. Show attendees can explore all the latest Powersoft technologies, including the new Maritime Kit for Unica amplifiers, Dolby Atmos Connect patching, the latest updates to its MyUniverso cloud and more, in Bangkok from 17 to 19 July.

First shown at InfoComm Las Vegas, Powersoft will introduce to the Asian market the new Maritime Kit for its all-in-one Unica amplifier platform, designed specifically for use on cruise ships and other marine vessels. Following rigorous testing to ensure compliance with key marine safety standards (IEC 60945 and IACS E10), the Maritime Kit, comprising an external A/C filter kit with ferrite components, offers robust performance and high-quality audio in maritime environments, add

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05 July 2024

Germany - On the back of a successful exhibition at Euro Cine Expo 2024, Astera received the Best of Show award conferred by film-tv-video.de. The award was given for Astera’s new addition to its lighting portfolio: the LunaBulb, launched at the beginning of June. The win follows on from their previous success last year, in 2023, when Astera was shortlisted for their PlutoFresnel.

The LunaBulb mimics the appearance of a traditional bulb, but incorporates all the benefits of LED technology, meaning a lower power draw and full wireless control with incredible levels of precision when adjusting colour and brightness. With a focus on technological and design innovation, Best in Show judges were particularly impressed with how the LunaBulb granted gaffers both the creative and practical potential of a traditional and mainstay lighting solution, but incorporated

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04 July 2024

Europe - Holoplot has released the latest version of its sound system design software, Plan 2.0. The release introduces a cornerstone of the company’s second-generation software capabilities, kicked off by a major upgrade to its operating system, OS2.0, earlier in the year.

While OS2.0 enhances Holoplot’s core technology, Plan2.0 is now giving users access to new features and enhancements within the sound system design software itself. A new user interface and workflow improvements make designing and simulating sound systems more intuitive and efficient than ever.

“Holoplot Plan serves as the gateway to Holoplot's revolutionary technology. Our unmatched steering capabilities provide previously inaccessible levels of sound control, allowing you to precisely tailor your system design, which can be visualized inside the software,” says Adele Gar

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04 July 2024

Canada - PK Sound, in partnership with ACT Entertainment, the brand’s exclusive North American distributor, has announced its forthcoming Tx Series of intelligent, multipurpose point-source modules as a complement to its line of robotic line arrays.

Fully configured and controlled via PK.dynamics software, the Tx Series rounds out PK Sound’s Trinity range of robotic line source solutions to provide integrators and customers with a comprehensive solution for mobile and installed applications. Included among the compatible audio equipment is the T8 robotic line source system, the newest, compact option in the industry’s first robotically controlled line source family.

“There are plenty of great loudspeakers out there, but PK systems enable users to overcome the unique acoustic challenges of virtually any environment,” shares James Oliver, chi

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04 July 2024

UK - OIKLA has announced the release of Perception, an audio hearing protection algorithm designed for Remora PRO. Leveraging the advanced capabilities of Sonical’s embedded operating system, CosmOS, Perception marks a ‘monumental leap’ in preserving auditory health while delivering unparalleled audio experiences through headphones and all other ear-worn products, says the company.

With the integration of Perception, Remora PRO ‘guarantees optimal sound quality and user well-being in any listening environment’. “In the light of recent data from the World Health Organisation that brings to our attention the huge number of hearing issues being uncovered, in particular with younger listeners, we believe everyone should be protecting their hearing,” says OIKLA.

OIKLA’s Perception technology seamlessly blends two powerful features to provi

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01 July 2024

USA - After a successful unveiling at InfoComm 2024, LEA Professional is introducing advanced DSP versions of its Connect Series amplifiers. These amplifiers join the company's extensive technology catalogue.

The new advanced DSP versions of the Connect Series include 350-, 700-, and 1500-watt models with D-units providing Dante and AES67 connectivity. Available in two channel (CS352-ADSP, CS702-ADSP, CS352D-ADSP, CS702D-ADSP) and four channel (CS354-ADSP, CS704-ADSP, CS1504-ADSP, CS354D-ADSP, CS704D-ADSP, CS1504D-ADSP) offerings, each features 96kHz linear phase FIR crossover filters with 2048 taps per channel, four seconds of input delay, under 10-second power-on to audio when PoE is used, and FIR-based speaker tunings.

The new advanced DSP versions enhance LEA Professional’s Network Connect Series of professional amplifiers and companion Dante C

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27 June 2024

Europe - The Claypaky HY B-Eye K15 Aqua represents a significant upgrade from the latest HY B-Eye K15 in Claypaky's Shield Family of weather-resistant lighting solutions. These IP66-certified fixtures are designed to be high-performance, ultra-durable, and long-lasting. Also, they are dustproof, ensuring reduced maintenance costs and hassle-free operation.

The Claypaky HY B-Eye K15 Aqua original optical unit improves uniformity and light output efficiency. The rotating front lens and the individual LED control unleash a mesmerizing world of kaleidoscopic projections and captivating eye-candy effects, making it an all-in-one lighting solution: a powerful LED wash, a flawless beam, and a jaw-dropping visual effects projector – all in a single fixture.

The patent pending Advanced Layer Management system is an innovation that seamlessly blends three di