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 integrates Community's patented Carbon Ring Cone Technology, delivering uniform voicing and consistent coverage from zone to zone when combined with other Distributed Design Series ceiling, surface moun

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

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