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TSG will be exhibiting this year on stand N-B26 where pictures of recent projects including the Winter Olympics and the Olivier Awards, will be displayed. The OV Truss which was launched at the PLASA Focus show last year (and will be on the stand), has been greatly received and TSG reports an extensive list of clients after its first year of production.

Rental company 'Fentura Productions Ltd' recently acquired the OV40 range for their stock. Fenturas' lighting designer / owner, Tim Matthews said, "We needed a product to sit somewhere in between our XO and Maxibeam, so the 40cm OV looked like a good option. Strength wise it was comparable with som

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PAS's rental division were the first in the UK to add MJF-210s to their inventory, and the new modules have already completed their first hire jobs to great acclaim. Road-ready stock is available for demonstration purposes whether prospective clients are looking to rent or purchase.

Pro Audio Systems' presence at the show has also been completely revamped for 2014, focusing on the company's status as representatives for the leading brands in professional audio. Much more than just a sales outlet, visitors will be able to meet the PAS team and explore the other elements t

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The Blakite speakers were designed by MilTec and are built in the UK. Most are loaded with British drivers. New additions to the range are a compact stage wedge, loaded with a 12" neodymium driver and concentric HF horn, together with a 6" trapezoidal speaker for installations and small conference work.

The success of the speakers has inspired the company to expand the UK manufacturing base to include amplifiers and LED Lighting products.

The new amplifiers

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For pro audio professionals unable to make it over to Frankfurt for last month's Prolight+Sound showcase this will provide the perfect opportunity to assess RCF's new suite, which provides a number of different, mission critical solutions.

Following the success of the HDL20-A active line array, much attention will be focused on the compact HDL10-A - ideal in both live sound reinforcement and reliable installed situations. With purpose-designed transducers, the system is powered from a 1400W (peak power) two-way digital amplifier, while the sound is processed from a powerful DSP. Rental companies will also be impressed by the system's fast and easy set up.

Another legacy product following the rich heritage of the ART 7 series is

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An efficient optical system with anti-reflection lenses combine with a Philips MSD Platinum 15R lamp to produce 13,500 lumens of cool white 8000°K light (6010 Lux @ 20m). The ultra-efficient lamp runs at a max power consumption of only 320 watts and lasts much longer than a traditional discharge lamp. No adjustment or cleaning of the reflector or lamp is required.

The Pro FS 15R comes with seven interchangeable dichroic colours that reproduce perfectly with a variable CTB/CTO filter that allo

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Now available with a five-year warranty, the Roland M-480 48 Channel Digital Console offers an enhanced level of flexible audio processing with superb sound quality, powerful functions, expandability options and intuitive operation. With 48 mixing channels plus 6 stereo returns for a total of 60 channels, six built-in stereo (dual-mono) multi-effects and twelve graphic E

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Equally at home in the lighting, sound and video markets, for portable or permanent installation, the new GenVI Advanced Dimming System allows any of its outputs to be configured as an 8 bit or 16 bit dimmer or alternatively as a direct power relay channel. This TruPower technology, introduced to the market by LSC over 5 years ago, enables the user to set some channels on the GenVI to dim traditional lamps and others to powe

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Highlighted on the booth were RGGLED's range of standard LED screens, their new LED Soft Screen and their hard-wearing LED Video Floor.

Based in Lithuania, which is where all the product design and manufacturing takes place, RGGLED offers nearly 20 years' experience in this specialist market, and its products have become widely used throughout Europe and known for their rugged build and quality engineering.

RGGLED's standard LED Screen is available in a number of pitches including P-10, P-12, P-16 and P-24, but it was their new P-6 high definition and high brightness product that was turning heads at Frankfurt. This is an indoor / outdoor screen that is ideal for rental, staging and sporting application

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V1.4 includes the much anticipated Windows drivers, enabling bit-perfect, ASIO and WDM compliant multitrack playback and recording.

New user permissions enable three types of user - admin, standard and basic - with different levels of access, for example, for volunteers operators in houses of worship, or guest engineers visiting venues. The Admin user has access to all functions and can protect selected functions and allocate passwords if required for the other users.

Other new additions include per Scene Recall Filters, FX User Libraries, RTA Peak Band indication, and Qu-Drive

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The next-generation W-DIM4 and W-DIMm3 wireless dimmers are the latest dimmers from RC4 Wireless, maker of award-winning low-voltage dimmers, for use with Wireless Solution W-DMX systems. The W-DIM4 is a four-channel wireless DMX receiver with four dimmers integrated into one small device. The W-DIMm3 is a wireless DMX receiver and three dimmers housed in a miniature device measuring only 80mm x 40mm x 20mm.

The W-DIMm3 is a miniature wireless DMX receiver and three-channel DC dimmer for use with Wireless Solution W-DMX transmitters. Its small size (80mm x 40mm x 20mm) is ideal for use in props, practicals and costumes. A comprehensive RDM implementation is accessible when RDM functionality is enabled in the host W-DMX system.

Each dimmer channel handles u

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First up on the who's who list of must-haves for all d&b users is Venue Editor in the d&b ArrayCalc simulation software. Responding to feedback, the new software update allows users to create virtual venues with astonishing accuracy: every curve and little nuance of a space can be reproduced along balconies or obstacles that need to be considered.

Leeds is the first public outing in the UK for the eagerly anticipated D80 amplifier. In conjunction with ArrayCalc and the latest version or R1 Remote control software V2, the D80 represents the culmination of a long development programme. A slimmer visual appearance belies the incr

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Phoenix4 Showcontroller is a solution for professional control of lasers, lighting and special effects. The versions Phoenix LIVE (for live laser operation, Laser Jockey) and Phoenix PRO (for professional time line synchronous shows) have been updated to version 4.2 - a major update, that adds support for new hardware, like the MicroNET network laser control interface, and several new features.

There were also some improvements in terms of output quality and compatibility for the existing USB Interfaces, especially MicroUSB V2. As many customers requested extended support for SMPTE timecode synchronisation (important for large scale multi-media shows), Phoenix added optimised support for Motu MicroExpress interfaces (or similar). P

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NandoBeamS6, the Big Brother of the NandoBeamS3, received its official launch at the show. Twice as powerful as its little brother, NandoBeam S6 is a compact, ultra-fast moving head. Equipped with 37 RGBW LED emitters, NandoBeam S6 shares the S3's same lightweight optical system and ultra-fast 5:1 zoom.

Designed primarily for use on concert stages, events and in television production, NandoBeam S6 exhibits quick, dynamic movement along with Ayrton's fabulous colour palette and a powerful 8° to 40° beam spread.

Ayrton's new Radical Series has been developed to maximise the potential of each product, without compromise, to deliver the best performance possible. Taking its name and in

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Emulation PRO is powerful DMX control software that runs on iOS (MAC), Windows or Linux operating system computers. Designed to control medium to large lighting installations in architectural and live-entertainment situations, it outputs control using Elation's ART SSC and ART IO solid-state hardware control interfaces and is capable of running up to 20 DMX universes.

It supports external trigger devices like UDP, Art-Net, OSC, RS232 and works with Midi Time Code, Smpte Time Code and DMX-in. Emulation Pro software is available for download w

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As a long-standing d&b audiotechnik UK Sales and Installation Partner, Orbital is spotlighting the new high-power high-density D80 amplifier, designed for both mobile and installation applications. Also on show will be other examples from the innovative Black & White product series, which include the T-Series small line array, the B4 Passive cardioid subwoofer, and a wide cross-section of solutions for professional touring and fixed installations.

Other innova

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This year 5 Star will highlight its recently introduced Pro-Tect bags and covers.

Pro-Tect offers a range of standard and bespoke padded bags and covers. The products are manufactured in a separate new production unit based alongside 5 Star's existing case manufacturing plant in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Pro-Tect products are tough, hard-wearing and practical as well as a complement to the vast range of case and trunk products offered by the 5 Star Group.

Also showcased at the exhibition will be a selection of examples of custom built flight cases, featuring the updated Industrial Rack range, a new general-purpose storage system utilising a number of

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The BeamNET units are designed as easy-to-use solutions to provide additional effects to stages and big shows, without the need of complex control and setup: All BeamNET systems can easily be triggered through DMX/Artnet and allow easy control of every single laser source. The BeamNET Series can be integrated to an existing light show with every kind of common light desks.

As the BeamNET addresses professional applications, the power supply was standardised - and all units get powered through a PoE switch. This means only one LAN cable transports power and control signal. No

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In cooperation with the Italian Lighting Designers Network, Clay Paky makes the Ventura Lambrate district shine during Milan Design Week (from 8 to 13 April at Milan Lambrate) with a series of temporary lighting installations. The NaturaLED lighting itinerary aims to guide visitors through a true lighting experience (LED experience) involving variations in light intensity and colour.

This partnership between Clay Paky and Assodel is part of a wide-ranging series of events devoted to solid state l

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Like its larger siblings, the PL 112 FA and PL 115 FA, this enclosures also houses a 1,000-watt, bi-amped power system that delivers 650 watts to the woofer and 350 watts to the tweeter. An intelligent multi-band limiter tames spiking bass signals to ensure the audio image remains stable even at high volumes. This unit also features four combinable filter settings that voice the speaker array's frequency response to suit the given application.

Deployed as a stand-alone solution, the PL 110 FA is an designed for all live situations where the natural sound of the human voice and acoustic instruments are to be rendered in high-definition audio. Various 2.1, half-stack and full-stack systems may be conf

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Each group were tasked with developing and building a product prototype and creating their business model before marketing their product to potential buyers. This was a six-month process in their final year of study where students took their existing skills and interests and then sought out new knowledge and techniques to enable them to realise their products.

Rob Locke, award leader for Live Event Technology BSc(Hons), said: "This is what makes our students stand out - the ability to learn new techniques and to deliver creative technical

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Along with the RackHog 4, which was launched at Pro Light and Sound 2014, HedgeHog 4N will be shipping in Q2.

"We listened to our existing Hog customer base and HedgeHog 4N delivers exactly what they want," says Chris Ferrante, director of product management, "a compact console which can be moved easily, with the additional power of HogNet."

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All the fixtures have a built in Gravity sensor, making it easy to use the menu in any position, all units have a built in battery allowing for setting up of your fixture without mains power, all units are fixed with Neutrik powercon connectors and also three pole and five-pole XLRs and all units are equipped with quick lock brackets, which can be mounted in any position.

There are three new LED RGBW wash fixtures: the iW-715 (7 x 15W RGBW 4-in-1 LEDs), which has manual zoom from 7° to 50°; the iW-720 (7 x 20W RGBW 4-in 1 LEDs), with electronic zoom from 7° to 50°, with four section control on the LEDs; and finally the iW-915 (19

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The PT-DZ16K has been specifically designed to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for customers seeking a reliable, high brightness and low-maintenance product.

The projector features low power consumption and has a long lamp replacement cycle of up to 3,000 hours and an up to 12,000 hours maintenance free eco filter.

Tom Gibson, marketing manager of Panasonic, said, "With a highly efficient optical design using four lamps, liquid cooling system and a relay mode for 24/7 operation, the PT-DZ16K projectors are ideal for events and use over an extended period, such as in permanent large venue installations.

"The compact projectors offer built-in edge blending and colour matching function as well as multi-unit brightness control for projections on

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ArKaos PRO presented two new products at the show: LEDMasterpper and MediaMaster 4.0.

LEDMasterpper is an all-in-one solution that delivers professional LED show control in three easy steps. "Simply map, programme and playback," says ArKaos.

LEDMaster uses the ArKaos KlingNet protocol which adds a layer of 'intelligence' to any LED device. Through Kling-Net, the device's resolution and pixel format is sent to the LEDMaster which is then able to read and change parameters.

A new Live Pattern Generator provides hard-edged visuals based on the mapping