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New from Daslight was the DVC 100 Basic interface for the company's Virtual Controller DMX software. A 'reduced function' version of the company's DVC 512 interfaces, the DVC 100 Basic works with a maximum of 100 channels or 10 fixtures, with the number of scenes, steps and effect is fixed at 30, four of which can be triggered simultaneously. "This was the fourth year that we have exhibited, but the first where the stand has been just Daslight products," said technical and sales manager Vianney Bourjot. "We have been very pleased with the show, meeting new international customers, old friends and regular users."

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New lasers were the main product interest at Chauvet, which gave the world launch of its 'Scorpion' line of DMX-controllable lasers. Featuring a fat beam and taking eight channels of DMX, Scorpion is a very dynamic range. Its USP is the fat beam, which, via a patented optical system, enables a 4.9mW laser to resemble a YAG. Chauvet also showed its range of moving light fixtures.

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Cable testers from Cable Jog are well-known, the company's latest audio cable tester was launched at PLASA last year and continues to be a good seller. The company will soon be announcing a new Italian distributor, having signed at deal at this year's show.
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Lagotronics is a Dutch manufacturer majoring in customized LED lighting solutions. Although the company also has a range of standard products, its key interest is in providing total solutions - from design to installation. At PLASA this year it introduced a new range of standard products made in the Far East, all aimed at the fast-growing 'architainment' sector.

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LMC Audio was showing a wide selection of new products under its 'Pure Audio Choice' banner. Martin Audio, Turbosound and Nexo compact systems were all featured, with both analogue and digital consoles the cause of interest and sales. The compact Soundcraft MH2 led the way, with Midas Sienna and Yamaha digital consoles also vying for attention. "One of our most successful shows ever," said Paul Hinkly.

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Tannoy's successful V-Series dual concentric loudspeakers were launched in 2003: at this year's show, Tannoy exhibited the latest update, the VNET, which is self-powered and networkable. The new cabinets use VLINEA class D amplifiers, which do not use fan cooling. The integrated DSP looks after the amplifier and will, according to engineering director Ben Ver, attempt to make some kind of sound at any cost! Designed from the ground up, the VNETs are available in several flavours - VNET 12, 12HP, 15 and 300 with three subs - the VNET 15BP, 15HL and 18DR.

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American Audio launched no fewer than four new MP3 players, including the Velocity twin MP3 player with interactive jog wheel. The machine, which plays MP3s and CDs, boasts advanced cueing to the frame (not the second), digital scratching, nine onboard effects, digital BPM counter and tempo lock.

Also launched were the MCD range of MP3/CD players - the MCD-110 single deck, MC-510 dual deck with separate controller giving pitch control, fader start and relay play and the MCD-810 at the top of the range. Also new was the CDI-500, a single deck but with many of the features already mentioned plus the addition of a tap button for manual BPM entry, reverse play and storage of up to 1500 cue points.

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London-based sound and lighting distributor Fametrack was promoting its latest trade catalogue.

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PLASA regulars Lite Puter Enterprise from Taiwan showed the new EDX-610 DMX switching dimmer pack, aimed primarily at the architectural and installation market. Dimmers can be selected for all types of lighting on this six-channel product and different 'on' or 'off' times can be set. The product has recently been used for several five-star hotels in Taiwan, including the Sheraton and the Hyatt in Taipei.

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A busy corner of the show was occupied by ESP(UK), sharing a stand with two of the leading brands it distributes - MobilTech and RVE Technologie. "We've met loads of new people and old friends," said David Stressing. But there were also plenty of new products on show, among them the MobilTech Alptek 5500 and 6500 tower lifts. Adjustable to heights of up to 6.5m with a maximum load of 200kg, the lifts feature a key block system for safety and comply with BGV C1. Franck Dujardin of RVE was pleased to show off that company's newest products, including the Dimkit modular dimming system (shown last year as a prototype but now in full production), the Mini Cube 3W single channel dimmer and the Z10 Serenity modular spotlight.

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Stark is an Italian manufacturer of large video and film projectors and currently has three models available - the Starklive, the Stark New Theatre and the Stark Revolution. The latter has a moving head and works with up to 6 x 7 film format. It's a 1200W light source which outputs 70,000 ANSI Lumens and is arguably the brightest film projector on the market. Stark supplies kit to a huge variety of events worldwide.

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As its name suggests, ShowTex is a specialist in the world of textiles. Alu-Shape is a new durable foil product combining aluminium foil and foldability with a subtle weave textile support; endlessly reusable and extremely strong. ShowTex also offers a unique printing service for its Polystretch fabric, printing that maintains colour density and detail even when the fabric is stretched to its limits.

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KAM - on the stand of UK distributor Lamba - introduced its first ever lighting range - aimed at the mobile DJ and small installations.

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The launch of Dio Core at PLASA is significant for InnovaSON. This is essentially a stage box compatible with any device so long as it is Ethernet capable. Used typically with InnovaSON consoles, Dio Core allows greater input to the console, and can be used in multiples linked together by simple Cat 5 cable. One stage box gives up to 64 ins and outs in modules of eight. Patch at the desk, every remote gain, phantom power, high quality pre-amp, etc - all the renowned InnovaSON features are there. Naturally, software updates have been made for the InnovaSON Sy80 and Sy48 consoles to manage the Dio Core functions.

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Cee Norm UK markets a vast range of screwless power plugs and sockets. 'Made-to-order' is a company speciality and it's also a distributor for Hemsel power distribution equipment. 2005 was the company's second PLASA show and the encouraging response the company received in 2004 looked set to repeat itself this year.

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There was quite a buzz on the Allen & Heath stand throughout PLASA this year, due to the introduction of the company's iLive digital mixing console system.The console has been designed to bridge the gap between digital and analogue mixing desks and its look and feel is certainly testament to that. Its large EQ and dynamics controls look like a cross between the inside of the Delorian in Back to the Future and a Moog synth. Yet this retro look is calming and strangely familiar, as are the large multi-coloured LCD panels for channel information.

At the heart of the iLive lies the iDR-64 processing engine, which allows the desk to mix 64 channels of audio across 32 mixes that can be assigned as combinations of auxes, groups, matrix and main outputs. The unit is controlled via Ethernet and can interface to a number of control surfaces in addition to the iLive, which itself is available as

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SEED is an R&D company specializing in digital audio, and offers OEM and ODM solutions for other manufacturers to incorporate into their own products. Recently announced products included the GPG-2 Graphic/Parametric EQ board, the GFE-2 Feedback eliminator, GCL-2 Comp/Limiter and HXO-6 loudspeaker management system with 2-in and 6-out, all with PC remote control and storage.

Marketing manager Martin Capp told L&SI that the company would be launching the new Marani brand in the next few months, offering simple, cost-effective pro audio products.

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Located in the heart of DJ land, the PPL stand was cunningly positioned for the launch of the new Digital DJ Licence. The annual licence is available for £200 and allows DJs to legally copy sound recordings onto a computer for use during their performances. The licence also allows DJs to hold up to 20,000 tracks on a machine as well as a complete backup on a separate machine.

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The ShowLED 'Chameleon' is a full-colour LED starcloth offered in the UK by S+H Technical Support. Producing full RGB colour mixing, the curtain can be used straight out the box as a plug-and-play random colour changing device, or is programmable via any DMX controller. ShowLED once again formed the backdrop at the rear of Earls Court's main hall (see pictures) and also dressed certain other areas of the PLASA Show.S+H also offer a fun video tool for - well, many applications, really. The Inter Active Projector (working title) is a clever piece of software that takes a signal from an IR motion detector, and uses placement of that signal in space to target temporary distortion of the projected image. Confused? S+H projected an animated fishpond on the floor of its stand: as you stepped onto it water would ripple around your footsteps, and fish swim away. Got the picture?

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Meyer Sound showed the Galileo a speaker management system for Meyer's self-powered speakers; this is still in development but should go into production next March. The big advantage Meyer claim over comparable products is that with crossover functions already carried out within its speakers, Galileo's processing power is left exclusively for the other functions. With 16 outputs, the unit is capable of running a very large show system.Meyer's Mica system also received its first public airing in the UK, but readers will already be familiar with this small-scale line array following its launch earlier in the year.

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ride of place on the Pinanson stand went to the company's EtherSound Snake, enjoying its first showing since it went into full production. The technology was developed by Digigram and is an Ethernet multicore, designed with minimal latency in mind, which can be used with any EtherSound adapted console or a combination of EtherSound and analogue desks.
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