Following the success of the PL1 LED spot and PL3 LED wash lights in the TV and theatre markets, the Selecon sales team reports equally positive feedback from dealers and end users to its newly launched LED products - the Studio Panel and PLCyc - at Frankfurt ProLight+ Sound 2012.
"Both luminaires generated extremely encouraging responses from our visiting dealers and end users in Frankfurt," says Grant Bales Smith, s
The stand centred on presenting previews of Robert Juliat's two new products, TIBO and ZEP LED profiles, which are due for release later this year.
TIBO and ZEP have evolved from the success of Robert Juliat's award-winning LED profile released at PLASA 2010. Both are the result of a redesigned light source, designed and built entirely in-house, which gives an improved
"By adding a brighter unit to our RLM projector family, we can now cover the entire spectrum of silent projectors for fi
UK based 5 Star displayed another flagship VJ console, kitted out with top of the range Pioneer equipment in the form of two DVJ1000 media players hooked up to an SVM1000 AV mixer. 5 Star created two 10.4" TFT monitors in bespoke housings to match the console's CNC machined internal housing.
The two DVJs were angled to the sam
Now offering added durability, the gloves feature a new and improved double synthetic-leather layer, increasing resistance to wear and abrasion whilst retaining outstanding levels of dexterity.
The gloves also retain Dirty Rigger's heavy duty nylon double stitching. Offering all Dirty Rigger users an even more comfortable and reliable form of work wear than ever before, the Comfort Fit range is set to f
The company showed many new and innovative products, together with the most popular elements of its extensive standard ranges.
Products highlighted included x.Truss, the MT05 tower system, OV50 ramps, crowd barriers, staging and roofing systems, the T12 modular connection system and a water tank.
The x.Truss attracted much interest. This is a series of very useful and flexible connectors and mounting devices that interface with MIL
The company has been working on a completely new software platform since October 2011 that is prepared for future hardware functions as well as many new features and updated functions.
W-DMX G4S is a completely new platform with the lowest latency in the market under 5ms, available for a software update on all existing Micro F-1, BlackBox, WhiteBox and
Distributed by White Light in London and Black Light in Edinburgh, the Lighting Ladder provides a much-needed flexible, space-saving and rugged rigging solution for lighting. Lightweight and extremely strong the Lighting Ladder comprises black, galvanised rope wire and 50mm aluminium rungs, which can be fixed into place at evenly spaced end stops. In addition the Lighting Ladder has been indepen
On show from i-Pix will be the Satellite Mk. II. Building upon the success of its highly successful predecessor, the Mk. II Satellite has been completely redesigned. Eight 10W high powered RGB and daylight white light engines provide a high light output whilst saving energ
Being previewed at PLASA Focus is the BetaBar, a bar mounted dimmer unit which integrates Zero 88's Betapack into an internally wired bar (IWB) format and offers up to six channels with DMX control. The result of collaboration with Zero 88, the BetaBar may be specified as an option on custom or standard IWBs and will be ready for shipping in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Also being seen for the first time in the UK is the Baby Quick Trigger clamp. Complementing Doughty's Quick Trigger
The company's new Source Four LED fixture is set to receive its first major UK public showing, with demonstrations on the stand (S-C6), allowing visitors to compare its output to incandescent Source Four luminaires.
When the Source Four LED was demonstrated at Prolight +Sound in Frankfurt, it drew large, enthusiastic crowds.
The luminaire will be initially available in three versions: Source Four LED Lustr+, Source Four LED Daylight and Source Four LED Tungsten, br
"Early adopters of Midas digital can now benefit from the years of experience and developments which have made Midas digital consoles the choice of the live sound industry's leading professionals for sou
In addition, visitors will have the opportunity of seeing the brand new VC Series of creative LED video that combine an "all-new level of simp
The M1000 Monitor headphones enable critical listening for long studio sessions delivering the highly detailed, transparent response expected from professional grade headphones.
Featuring breathable protein leather ear pads for long term listening comfort, 42mm neodymium closed-back drivers with a 10Hz to 26kHz frequency response and 64 Ohm impedance, the M1000s have been designed from the ground up for professional m
Traction Sound's range of installation and portable pro audio speakers feature SDS Horn technology, the advantages of which Traction's technical specialist, Andy Pardoe explains: "The SDS Horn is a high frequency device that utilises multiple high-po
"We are really looking forward to the show because sales have been very strong in the 'pro' sector of the business for the last six months." commented sales director David Faulkes. "Our product range has been expanded and refined and we have been making inroads into the stage, corporate and events markets.
"This has been mainly due to strong sales of our LED moving heads and wireless uplighters, backed up by new produ
"This year we have some exciting new projects to show you including our work with electricity generating pavements - Pavegen," says the company.
Maltbury Staging has made its name in the performing arts field, but in recent years has worked on a number of collaborative projects in a range of very different areas.
"It is true that these projects often involve people standing on a raised structure but nowadays it is as likely to be a fitter in a factory, an engineer down a railway sh
"Dirty Rigger were really well received and having them on the Fischer stand gave real credibility to the range," says Every. "We are looking forward to working with them over the coming years to build the brand in Germany."
(Jim Evans)
Leading the charge will be D LINE flagship, the HDL 20-A active line array. With purpose-designed transducers, a unique, composite cabinet and powerful DSP processing, it is driven from a 1400 Watt Peak Power amplifier.
From the TT+ (Touring & Theatre) range is the TTL 11A digitally steerable active column array. Composed of mid-high and bass modules, powerful 96 kHz, 32 bit DSP provides the signal processing and 2000 W digital amplifiers power each of the modules.
RCF will also
The EtherN.2 RDM and EtherN.8 RDM feature Art-Net to DMX conversion, together with RDM support, whilst the Split2.8 RDM is a two-input, eight-output RDM enabled DMX splitter designed to add flexibility to DMX splitting situations, with an A/B switch on each output to select the d
The V1.5 firmware update for the M-480 increases the number of DCA groups from 8 to 24 giving the engineer a massive jump in controllability in larger or more complex mixes as well as when using the M-480 in 96 channel cascade configurations. T
With a range of 17 new devices, the Atlas Sound TSD range provides "a whole host of AV problem solvers designed to alleviate many of the most common audio system installation problems with simple, low cost and efficient solutions".
The TSD range includes compact mixers, amplifiers, pre-amps and a range of audio signal distribution & control devices.
Atlas Sound's Time Saving Devices a
Join Martin April 17-18 at the Royal Armouries Museum for an up close look at the MAC Viper along with a host of other new products like the all-new VC series of creative LED video solutions, a new portable lighting controller in the M-Series, and a new compact hazer in Martin's Jem family.
The Martin MAC Viper Profile is a new breed of high-performance profile luminaire with the qualities of a bet
The AC-ET stand will provide the first UK tradeshow unveiling of the new Jands Vista L5 flagship media and lighting control console. The design includes a 21" HD Wacom pen tablet display, which makes it easy to manage today's lighting rigs of moving lights, media servers and LEDs. To celebrate the lau
