UK - Continuing its ongoing supply of case solutions to audio console manufacturer DiGiCo, 5 Star Cases has produced the latest case for DiCiCo's SD range of digital consoles.The SD11 is the newest sound mixing product from DiGiCo, following on from the success of the SD7, SD8, SD9 and SD10 consoles.

The SD11 is DiGiCo's smallest sized sound desk to date. It is two consoles in one - a rack-mountable and a table top mixer with smart end cheeks and an arm rest - and an easy one-person lift from truck to table top, ready for action.

5 Star's design team was commissioned just before Christmas 2010 to create a special case for the SD11's planned launch at the recent Prolight+Sound 2011 exhibition in Frankfurt. "Once we saw the prototype SD11 at the end of last year, the first th

UK - The ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Theatre Show has always been a showcase for the latest technology in the theatre and presentation markets and this year's event will be no exception, say the organisers. A highlight among the many new products and emerging technologies that will be on display at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London from 15-16 June is LED lighting.

LEDs have been making inroads into the production sector over the past five years. Architectural and scenic systems have been used for both the theatre and corporate events to create atmospheres a

Germany / Ukraine - Lightconverse recently presented its Lightconverse 3D system at the international Prolight+Sound fair in Frankfurt.

Visitors to the company's stand enjoyed a show facilitated by six projectors shooting perfectly mapped video onto a four-sided surface. Total screen space was 9sq.m with the distance between the projectors and screen surface a short 1.5m. The blended projection was made possible due to the software's new 3D mapping engine automatic adjustment method.

The 3D mapping engine is used to solve common video projection problems such as shooting video or im

USA - The campus of Ashford University has a new Athletic Complex complete with a sound system designed to cover the entire playing field, as well as future stadium developments. The system is based around Community Professional's R-Series weather-resistant loudspeakers.

Mark Van Hoosier of Davenport, IA-based Electronic Communications Systems (ECS) comments, "We chose Community's R-Series for their exceptional intelligibility and well defined sound projection capabilities. Of course, being an outdoor venue, weather resistance was another critical factor."

The system inclu

The Netherlands - With its new Platinum Wash LED Zoom, Elation Professional is combining some of its most cutting-edge features - all in one compact, energy-efficient DMX moving head LED colour wash with a built-in zoom. Featuring a 300-watt Quad Color LED system and built on Elation's space-saving Platinum base, the Platinum Wash LED Zoom offers "brilliant RGBW colours in a trimmed-down fixture that's as ideal for concerts and stages as it is for churches and theatrical applications".

Powered by 30 x 10-watt RGBW CREE LEDs, the Platinum Wash LED Zoom produces an output comp

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