Germany - The passive ZX1-Sub is the latest member of Electro-Voice's compact and lightweight ZX loudspeaker family. Presenting an optimal combination of performance, portability and efficiency, the ZX1-Sub is well suited to both mobile applications and fixed installation.

The ZX1-Sub features an EV-engineered 12" EVS-12S woofer and operates in the 42 Hz to 200 Hz (-10 dB) frequency range and boasts a frequency response of 53 Hz - 125 Hz (-3 dB). The nominal impedance of the subwoofer is 8 ohms and its maximum sound pressure level is 127 dB. A robust, 15-mm-thick internally brace

USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has introduced the newest member of their Distributed Design Series. The new DA6 is a high-output, full-range architectural surface-mount loudspeaker with an elegant, sconce-like form factor and contemporary styling designed to complement the most upscale environments including restaurants, resorts, hotel lobbies and ballrooms, and retail establishments.

The DA6 offers a 115-degree cone-shaped coverage pattern that emanates from the face of the loudspeaker downwards at a 26-degree angle from the wall. The two-way, 6.5-inch surface mount DA6 in

USA - At this year's LDI, Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands will unveil its MSD Platinum 2R lamp system, billed as the most compact, intense and efficient reflector lamp system available yet, providing new possibilities for fixture designs in the DJ/Club segment.

To energize the crowd, the club scene requires powerful light from compact moving-heads that rotate fast and create an uplifting ambiance. With a miniature arc size of only 0.9, the new Philips MSD Platinum 2R lamp system is by far the most compact reflector lamp system available yet. Moreover, the lamp features a

USA - LDI presents the next opportunity for trade show visitors to experience the Madrix product range of LED lighting control solutions. Two particular products will be presented to the North American audience for the first time: Plexus Remote and Madrix 2.14a.

Plexus Remote is a smart App to gain full control over Madrix Plexus, a DMX512 interface and Art-Net node with unparalleled live or stand-alone possibilities thanks to the Madrix software bundled with it.

Madrix 2.14a is another free update for the unique software suite. The new version contains many improvements for Madrix

USA - At LDI 2012, CAST will feature a cutting edge demo of the multi-award-winning BlackTrax V1.

BlackTrax V1 has been the big buzz this year, first winning a prestigious Game Changer Award at NAB 2012, and then nabbing the only Gold Innovation Award at PLASA 2012. CAST has prepared "a groundbreaking demonstration of this revolutionary technology just for LDI".

Using BlackTrax as the foundation, the Experience Design Company Moodbox from Switzerland and CAST Software's own Jim Hutchison have created a mixed media Rig giving intuitive control over every aspect of a cutting

World - ETC has released a brand new set of training tutorials to its YouTube channel, updating and expanding the range of topics previously covered.

The 25 new Congo tutorials cover a range of topics from an introduction to the latest operating system, v6.3, to basic operation of the desks. They can be found at http://tinyurl.com/8hnvpqj

Sarah Clausen, Congo product manager, says, "These new tutorials, which were filmed in our video studio in Middleton, allow us to capture the screens and the movements of an operator's hands on the console. This makes it very clear what's bein

USA - The Le Mark Group will launch the Dirty Rigger SRT glove at LDI 2012. On show for the first time at an LDI Show, the new SRT Glove has achieved remarkable success in the UK and Europe and is already gaining interest from dealers across America. Offering exceptional grip and outstanding protection the SRT rigger glove boasts silicone embossing on key areas for a confidant performance in all-weather working conditions, ssays the company.

High density knuckle padding and finger guards to protect against impact, combined with micro-perforated inner fingers help to keep fingers cool

USA - Intelix's new SkyPlay-HD wireless HDMI distribution system is designed "for just about any professional AV application seeking the advantages of cord-free performance". Capable of seamlessly distributing high-definition HDMI audio and video up to 100ft in both point-to-point and point-to-many configurations, each SkyPlay-HD transmitter is compatible with up to 20 receivers.

Fully HDCP compliant and operable in the 5 GHz spectrum, the device's rugged black plastic enclosure houses five antennas to bring strong signals and coverage to all destinations. In addition, propr

USA - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light will be introducing American lighting practitioners to some of the latest LED lighting fixtures at this year's LDI show, which takes place in Las Vegas later this week.

White Light's team will be showing products from Core Lighting, i-Pix and Galaxia on booth #248; each product family uses LEDs in different ways to provide lighting solutions optimised for particular applications.

Core Lighting's specialty is battery-powered, wirelessly controlled LED lighting fixtures designed for instant illumination anywhere - events, parties and

USA - LSC Lighting Systems booth at LDI this year will see the production launch of the new Clarity LX600 lighting and media control consoles. This will be the first USA showing of the production ready LX600 model.

Recently, both the LX300 and LX600 were used as the main consoles to run the media servers and studio lighting for the International Broadcast Centre at Olympic park for London 2012 and were hailed as a major success by Channel 4 TV.

Also on the booth will be the highly successful Clarity software and VX-Wings, the MDR DMX512 Splitter range with optional RDM and the NEXUS

UK - Roland Systems Group has announced the release of the Mac/PC S-4000RCS Version 2.3 control software for the stand-alone Digital Snake and M-48 personal mixing system. The S-4000RCS is the setup and control software for the personal mixing and digital snake systems when a Roland V-Mixer is not part of the configuration. This software enables the M-48 personal mixers and other Digital Snake products to be used stand-alone or with any other console.

These software updates offer workflow improvements such as resizable windows that allow the user to simply drag the assignment window o

UK - Preparing for the new 2013 catalogue, members of the Dirty Rigger team were sent into the freezing cold at the Xscape Snow Dome in Milton Keynes. With no better place to capture Dirty Rigger's new SubZer0 Cold Weather Gloves in action, the team were subjected to freezing surface temperatures as low as -15C throughout the shoot.

Dirty Rigger's product manager Steve Marshall says, "The cold weather gloves were outstanding. This is the first time I have personally used them in such a cold and demanding condition and they did not disappoint. The Thinsulate 40gram lining gave an

Germany - A card game based on Neumann's current and selected classic microphones is now available at the Apple App Store. The rules are similar to those of childhood card games. The winner is the player who knows which microphones can handle the highest sound pressure levels, have the lowest self-noise, have the greatest number of directional characteristics, or have been available on the market the longest.

The app for the iPhone, iPod and iPad -free of charge - has a single-player mode with two levels of difficulty, where players match their skill against the computer, and a multi-

Czech Republic - Robe's Actor range of wash luminaires bring the flexibility of the award-winning LEDWash series to fixed position applications, says the company.

The 300, 600 and 1200 models deliver a small, easy-to-control static head that can be manually locked into position.

High power 15W RGBW LEDs combined with Robe's patented motorised zoom optical system result in a smooth, flat beam, ranging from eight to an impressive 63 degrees.

There is full DMX control over the zoom angle and colour mixing, including 237 preset colours, selectable whites, variable CTO and concentric r

USA - Le Maitre unveiled two new machines at this year's LDI.

Le Maitre's HazeMaster has been engineered to withstand the rigours of the road when on tour.

Le Maitre have taken all their experience from HazeMaster's predecessors, the renowned Stadium Hazer and the MVS Hazer, and designed a completely new machine with a host of new features and benefits. Le Maitre's acquired knowledge and original investments have enabled them to produce a much more competitively priced unit, despite using higher quality, longer lasting parts, says the company.

The combination of an industrial grad

USA - High End Systems announced the Hog4 family at the LDI 2012 trade show in Las Vegas. This new range of control products includes four platforms, all running a new Hog4operating system (Hog4 OS). A Playback wing and a Master wing complete the lineup.

The Hog4 flagship console is joined by the all new Full Boar 4, Road Hog4, Nano Hog4 and Hog4PC, creating a broad range of control products suitable for any size show, from productions in a local theatre to the largest arena and stadium tours. All products are immediately available for order.

All of the consoles feature wide screen

USA - Robe lighting went to the LDI 2012 exhibition in Las Vegas with a completely new booth design and six new products showing for the first time in the US, confirming its position as a market leader in bringing new technology on-stream.

All the new RobinSeries products - the award winning DLF Wash, DLX Spot, DLS Profile, MMX WashBeam, the LEDBeam 100 and the Actor range - are based on Robe's 'Think of the Future Consider Nature' philosophy of producing smaller, lighter, brighter and genuinely more eco-friendly products.

The new booth design by Nathan Wan from Robe UK featured a c

UK - Windshield manufacturer Rycote has announced a new Windshield Kit product, designed specifically for stereo recording with a matched pair of microphones in an ORTF configuration.

ORTF stereo recording was pioneered by the engineers at the French state broadcaster in the 1960s, and is defined as using a stereo pair of microphones with the capsules spaced 17cm apart, and at an angle of 110 degrees to each other. Rycote's new ORTF Windshield kit is designed for matched pairs of Schoeps CCM or Sennheiser MKH 8000 mics, and consists of a Lyre suspension, a cable clamp, and a 145mm Ste

USA - ELC Lighting received the Rock our World 2012 award for their innovative intercom system at the recent LDI 2012 show in Las Vegas.

For The Netherlands based ELC Lighting team that developed the Green-GO intercom system range of products, moving into full production in January following successful launches at PLASA and LDI in 2011, the Las Vegas win was an exciting climax to a busy 12 months.

ELC Lighting's 'Green-GO' digital show communications system designer Joost van Eenbergen and sales manager Silvio Cibien said that they were overwhelmed with the compliments from such an

UK - PR Lighting has launched new white and RGB versions of the XRLED 300 Spot.

The XRLED 300 Spot-W is equipped with 300W Butterfly white LED module, with a 13°-34° wide zoom, and its ultra quiet operation makes it an exceptional member of the product portfolio.

The fixture is also fully featured, boasting seven dichroic colour filters (plus white), seven indexable rotating gobos plus seven fixed gobos; a beam angle of 13°-34° (linearly adjustable); linearly adjustable focus, iris and dimmer (0-100%); electronic strobe (0.3-20fps); 1 x 3-facet prism (bi-directional,

UK - LED-based panel lighting is available in some exciting new form factors, but emergent technology cannot shine without commensurate advances in control. Ever comprehensive at the cutting edge, Artistic Licence Engineering will be demonstrating control of two very different planar lighting products that are newly available from Philips - luminous textile and organic LED (Lumiblade) at LuxLive 2012.

The luminous textile solution integrates multi-coloured LED modules within textile panels. These may be combined to produce a wall of mood lighting or dynamic content. Artistic Licence E

UK - POLARaudio has announced the availability of the Behringer Eurocom line in the UK. The Eurocom line is a series of state-of-the-art tools for modern systems integrators.

Commenting on this exclusive partnership, POLARaudio MD John Midgley was upbeat: "We're very pleased to now be able to bring the exciting new Eurocom products to market. The line-up comprises feature-rich, innovative, professional technologies for exceptional performance quality. Combine this with great aesthetics and extremely competitive pricing and it's easy to see how Eurocom will set new standards in th

China - Christie fascinated leading exhibitors from Asia Pacific with a demonstration of its prototype laser projector in Beijing. Short movie clips of 3D content projected on a 20m wide by 12m high screen were screened at typical 3D brightness levels of 3-4 ft-L and then using the laser projector at 14 ft at the theater of Wanda Shi Jin Shan Cinema, leaving the audiences in awe.

"Today's laser projection demo was fabulous! I'm impressed with the ultra brightness and life-like colours delivered onto the screen," said Ning Ye, general manager of Wanda Group.

"Christie

USA - Martin Professional's M2GO and M2PC lighting controllers are selling strongly in the US.

With over 300 units sold in the US since June, and outstanding sales at the recent LDI exhibition in Las Vegas, Martin Professional's M2GO and M2PC lighting controllers are quickly establishing themselves as the lighting control choice for rental houses across the country, says the company.

"The success of the M1 console has really paved the way for these new M-Series consoles," states Scott O'Connor, product specialist - control at Martin Professional, Inc. "With the M2GO o

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