UK - DiGiCo has appointed Ian Staddon as vice-president of sales. Staddon's lengthy tenure with the Harman Group included working for Soundcraft, and more recently as VP sales for Studer.

"In our industry, it's good to watch what others are doing," he says. "DiGiCo has always been an interesting company and, with the arrival of the SD Range and Stealth Digital Processing you really couldn't help but notice them.

"Since the introduction of the SD7, in late 2007, they have consistently launched products that meet the market's requirements. At PLASA 2010, the SD-Rack, with its phenomenal audio quality, multiple sample rates and hot swappable cards, combined with the SD7's ability to have dual processing engines, clearly indicated the direction the company was mo

UK - Jands has announced that its entire range of Vista consoles are now shipping with version 2 of the software. After three years of intense development, extensive testing and finally, use on several major shows and events by beta-testers worldwide - including the opening ceremony of Turku, Finland as joint European Capital of Culture in 2011; the Fifth Gear Live Action Arena at the Autosport International 2011 show in Birmingham, UK; and the BURDA event at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE - the software is now factory-standard with new Vista consoles and available as a

Germany - Prolight + Sound 2011 will see the launch of Proel's HPX, a series that is meant to offer high-end power amplifiers that combine quality, affordability and style.

The four models HPX 900, HPX1200, HPX2400, HPX2800 with output ranging from 900 W to 2800 W using power stages in Class AB and Class H and switching power supplies, maintain clarity and definition in the high frequency range and impressive dynamics in the low end, says the company.

All of these models are capable of providing their maximum rated power on a two-ohm load, making them a very convenient source of pow

Germany - MADRIX V2.12 is the latest update for the LED lighting control software. Again, this is a free update for every user of MADRIX. The new MADRIX version 2.12 will be officially presented at Prolight+Sound 2011 this week.

With the new DVI Patch feature users can simply add rotation, flipping, and spacing to any DVI-based LED installation independently of the hardware controller. This is a substantial improvement over the current situation, says the company. Whereas DMX512 can be configured quite freely, DVI hardware controllers by themselves allowed only very static ways to pos

Germany - Carlsbro is launching its new NlightN, NXT driven, flat panel sound reinforcement speakers at this year's Musikmesse. The result of a two year development project, which sees the new professional reinforcement panel speakers assembled at the company's Ningbo factory near Shanghai, the NlightN flat panel speakers offer " significant performance advantages in portable PA, AV installation, commercial audio and architectural applications".

NlightN flat panel speakers use six small, mathematically positioned exciters to generate bending waves across the entire surface o

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