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Germany / Italy - FBT, the Italian professional audio company, announced a spread of new products at ProLight+Sound.

The Evo2MaxX speaker series is a range of active and passive speakers and subwoofer that offer durability, portability, excellent performance and value for money.

The EVO2MaxX builds on the strengths of the original EvoMaxX range and features all-new DSP (Digital Sound Processing) with four new factory pre-sets for a more engaging and faithful reproduction, no matter how or where the system is being used. Bass response is also improved at higher volumes with increased

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Germany - Laserworld launched the Pure Sapphire Compact and the Purelight Compact Series at last year's Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt . Both series became best sellers within a very short time.

At this year's Prolight+Sound Laserworld launched the 'big brothers' of both series, which have an extremely high output power. The new devices of the Pure Sapphire Compact Series are the PS-36.000RGB Compact and the PS-70.000RGB Compact with output performances of up to 36 watt and 70 watt respectively. They are ideal especially for huge indoor events, like in large halls or discos and even for

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Germany - Studiomaster showed two major new product series at Musikmesse for the first time outside of the US: the Starlight integrated sound and lighting speaker cabinets, which caused a major stir when shown in prototype form at NAMM this year, were given a European debut in final pre-production form, and the newly complete Horizon 2000 mixer range was on display, comprising two self powered and two passive variants.

The Starlight sound and lighting cabinet integrates FOH and monitor sound and stage lighting within a pair of portable trapezoidal PA cabinets. Comprising two stand or

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Denmark - Tried, tested and used internally by Martin Professional for years, Pro Clean Supreme maintenance fluid for haze and smoke machines is now available to the market.

Using Pro Clean Supreme on a regular basis reduces clogging, extends the life of haze and smoke machines and keeps atmospheric effects performing at their highest level.

By providing longevity of the heat exchanger, Pro Clean Supreme is both a professional and cost-effective cleaning solution. It is water-based and leaves no residue.

By using the highest grade ingredients available while remaining eco-friendly

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UK - Pro Audio Stash (PAS) has launched an innovative new captive nut design - the Threaded Rack Rail Clip Nut. This is set to become the much-anticipated alternative to traditional cage nuts, suggests the company.

The PAS Clip Nuts contain a threaded extrusion which simply and neatly slides over the square rack rails and clips closed - saving masses of time as well as the potential of pain, bruises, stabbings - not to mention the complete and utter frustration that anyone attempting to grapple aged nuts into place will be familiar with.

Once in place, the retaining bolt is then scr

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UK - The Cloud Electronics DCM-1e is a new addition to the popular DCM-1 range of eight-zone digital mixer and accessories from Cloud Electronics Ltd. With the addition of an ethernet port and web control interface the new DCM-1e this allows on/off-site management and configuration by mobile device, touch-screen, PC or third party control interface solutions.

In addition to providing eight zones of independent music source, independent level control and independent paging by zone the Cloud Electronics DCM-1e provides a host of remote input / control options via a comprehensive range o

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UK - DPA Microphones' award-winning d:facto II vocal microphone will be on show at PLASA Focus this week.

With the launch of the d:facto II vocal microphone, DPA has broadened its product range for the live stage by introducing a high quality vocal microphone that gives users unlimited possibilities for their performance.

This latest addition to the DPA condenser microphone range brings true studio sound to the live stage by offering an extraordinarily natural sound, superior gain before feedback and extreme SPL handling. In addition to use with the new wired DPA handle, the d:facto

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Germany - A record-breaking 113,000 visitors from 142 countries attended this year's Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound expos in Frankfurt. This statistic spelt success not only for the show but also for Christie, who returned to Hall 9 as exhibitors in their own right after a break last year.

Pride of place went to the Nitro moving yoke series. The company welcomed existing and new customers to hourly presentations given by Christie field application engineer, Jan Walter, in which he compared a Christie YK100 single arm projection yoke (specifically designed for Christie M Series and Chri

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers is introducing the new Commercial Design Series, a comprehensive family of ceiling, surface mount and pendant loudspeakers designed to meet the needs of installations requiring high performance at a competitive price. Commercial Design models offer a choice of 4.5-inch, 6.5-inch and 8-inch driver sizes, and deliver Community's legendary sonic quality, exceptional speech intelligibility and proven reliability.

The Commercial Design Series was designed to complement Community's Distributed Design family of high-performance ceiling, surface mount

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The Netherlands - Lighthouse of Holland has made available for download a demo version of Martin Professional's ShowDesigner (MSD) lighting and set design software package.

The demo version can be used without the need for a Martin One-Key and is available at www.martinshowdesigner.com.

The MSD demo version contains a ready-to-use scene that matches Martin's M-PC training show file. After a simple registration, the user gets a license immediately. Connection to the MSD demo version can be made via a Martin M-PC or LightJockey as well as Artnet.

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Germany - GLP German Light Products launched a number of new products at the recent PLS exhibition in Frankfurt, along with treating visitors to a sneak preview of some upcoming product releases.

Reporting a busy attendance from all four days, distributors and customers alike gave a great response to the new showings, in what was definitely an upbeat environment.

Getting its official launch at the show was the Impression X4S fixture, which is the 'small' version of the Impression X4. Featuring the same 15 Watt RGBW LED's that are used in the Impression X4 - just seven instead of 19,

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Denmark - Martin Professional's compact Jem AF-1 fan has been a touring industry staple for well over a decade. Now improvements in digital electronics have made this industry-standard fan more responsive and even more versatile.

With the new Jem AF-1 Mkll, advances in control, rotation, speed range and increment adjustment have raised the bar for quality, performance and durability. Speed control response is instantaneous, minimum fan speed has been lowered and motor noise at low speeds has also been reduced.

Fully DMX controllable or via a hand-held remote, the AF-1 Mkll is the id

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UK - ETC is showing a range of new and updated products at this week's PLASA Focus in Leeds:

The Source Four LED Studio HD is designed to perform in a high definition production world where people (with varying flesh tones) need to look their best. The fixture combines exceptional light output with an ultra-flexible, variable white light (2700K-6500K), for more accurate colour rendition on camera, and uses the colour technology of ETC's Selador x7 Color System for a more spectrally complete white light that can be finely tuned to the on screen talent.

Source Four Mini is the tiniest

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USA - Chauvet is gearing up for PLASA Focus Orlando, scheduled for 15-16 May. Built with TRUSST, backed by Chauvet, booth 501 will house a selection of fixtures including Chauvet Professional Legend 230SR Beam moving yoke, Nexus 4x4 tour-ready wash light, Ovation series of theatrical luminaires, PVP S5 high-definition video panel, MVP Ta8 Curve modular video panel, wash lights from the COLORado Series and more. Additionally, Chauvet will present on 16 May the seminar How to Blend LED with Traditional Fixtures.

Chauvet Professional Legend 230SR Beam is a compact, lightweight, in

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USA - QSC Audio Products has announced the addition of the S8T, S10T and S12 loudspeakers to the AcousticDesign Series line of premium surface mount loudspeakers. Suited for a wide variety of foreground/background sound reinforcement applications, these new models feature both constant voltage (70/100V) and low impedance operating modes and offer an elegant design combined with rugged durability that are perfect for spaces which require high quality distributed audio.

Ease-of-installation is the driving principle behind this next generation of small format, surface mount surround loud

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Denmark - DPA Microphones has now turned its attention to the installation market with the launch of two new microphones that "give AV installers and conference organisers the clear, transparent and precise sound they demand".

At the top end of the range DPA is offering podium microphones that incorporate the modular capsules from the d:dicate Recording Microphones (formerly known as Reference Standard), which are noted for their exceptional linear frequency responses, high SPL and superior gain before feedback. These new podium microphones combine the capsules with newly in

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UK - Allen & Heath has released an interim firmware update for its iLive range of digital mixing systems, v1.91, containing a series of presets created by renowned sound engineer and regular iLive user, Ben Booker.

Booker has toured as a monitor and FOH engineer with many artists, including Scissor Sisters, Spiritualized and PJ Harvey, and won Monitor Engineer of the Year at the Total Production Awards in 2009. He has also produced, mixed and mastered various recording projects and mixed on stage sound and broadcast mixes on numerous TV and Radio shows, including MTV Awards and BBC Li

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UK / USA ETC has introduced the Selador Desire D40XTI luminaire. It has the same colour mixing system that Selador luminaires are known for. Using the x7 Color System - which combines up to seven LED colours in one unit - the D40XTI has the most flexible colour rendering possible, says the company.

The D40XTI features the Selador family's professional-quality dimming capabilities. The D40XTI can fade to black smoothly, without the telltale steps demonstrated by other LEDs.

"The D40XTI was designed with the installer in mind," explains Jim Uphoff, ETC fixtures product manag

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USA - With less than two weeks until the doors open at PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013, taking place at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, on 15-16 May, 2013, exhibitors have been busy releasing details about the products they will have on display at their booths.

Robe Lighting will introduce four new additions to the Robin Series; the Robin Pointe, Robin MiniMe, Robin Cyclone and Robin CycFX. The Robin Pointe is a new dynamic beam, spot and wash fixture which features include a 5 to 20 degree zoom with full focus control, variable frost, two separate prism effects, a rotating and static go

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USA - Visitors to PLASA Focus Orlando will be the first in the US to get an up-close look at the newest members of Martin Professional's award-winning MAC Viper Family, as well as the first fixtures in Martin's all-new range of affordable effect lights - RUSH.

Join Martin May 15-16 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Booth 321 to check out these latest Martin innovations, network with industry professionals and enjoy a relaxing chat with Martin personnel.

A host of other Martin lighting products and control solutions will also be on display.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Audica Professional has announced it is expanding its MICROseries audio system capabilities with the launch of the MULTIzone. Applications include retail outlets, bars and restaurants, hotels, education facilities, museums, visitor centres and other public spaces requiring independent zone input and output control.

The MULTIzone is a four-zone control mixer with six music inputs, plus a microphone input for paging. Each of the four outputs can be independently configured to provide music from any one of the inputs plus the paging microphone and the relative levels are set by fron

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USA - Elation will be showing a spread of new products at PLASA Focus: Orlando next week.

EZ6 LED Video Panel is a high-resolution 22.7" x 22.7" indoor video display panel, powered by premium Tri-Color 3528 SMD LEDs, that delivers a 6mm pixel pitch, 1,800-nit brightness and 960 Hz refresh rate, allowing it to produce sharp, clear high-definition graphics, text, logos and images. Yet it is also very affordably priced, light weight and easy to assemble, making it a suitable choice for nightclubs, concert venues, live stages and exhibit halls..

The smallest and fastest LED mo

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UK - After last week's PLASA Focus event in Leeds, Peavey Commercial Audio have been delighted with the reaction to the Digitool range of multiprocessors which were shipping the day following the show.

"Orders specifically for this product have been fantastic," commented Mark Coombes sales manager for Peavey Commercial Audio. "We knew the range would be a hit for us there but the response has been even better than we could ever have hoped."

The Digitool is now available in the following models: the MX16, featuring eight inputs and eight outputs; the MX32, featuri

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UK - Following a period of extensive testing and strong customer feedback the all new Armordillo will show case at the Safety & Health show.

Steve Marshall, chief designer for Dirty Rigger notes: "The Armordillo project was 100% customer driven with their need to have a comfortable all day work glove with excellent grip and flexibility but with a high level of slash and cut resistance.

"We worked within a number of diverse industry sectors including event crewing, rigging, and overhead installation. This ensured that the feedback reflected the true use that these gloves wo

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