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Seltron Components

Details: 14 March 2016

Another company launching a new range of faders was Seltron Components, which developed the X Fade crossfader with torque control in conjunction with DJ company Eclectic Breaks. The new product is designed specifically for DJ use and was being put through its paces on the EB stand.

ShowCAD Control Systems

Details: 14 March 2016

New from ShowCAD was Automaton, a low-cost show controller which can be programmed via a web browser and will replay programmed shows without the 'host' computer. The latest updates to the flagship Artist control system were also being discussed, including a Microsoft Powerpoint interface and the implementation of WYSIWYG protocol.

RCF

Details: 14 March 2016

Acustica - an installation range of speakers from RCF, covers compact and full size cabinets, mostly two-way. The portable PA system Move 100 is, as the name suggests, a self-contained 100W nominal PA set-up. Master controller includes three inputs, wired and wireless mic, plus programme input; voice EQ (tone control) and master volume.

Milos Structural Systems

Details: 14 March 2016

Milos Structural Systems was showing its new image and logo along with its 120-page catalogue detailing the company's huge product range. A new addition to its xStage systems is a lightweight, low profile stage.

Yamaha

Details: 14 March 2016

Several new pieces of audio equipment from Yamaha: on the MI front, the MG8/2 FX is an analogue mixing desk with built-in effects, particularly multiple reverbs and flange; also available in 12-channel version.

The PC-N series is an existing range of power amps for the professional user. Two new models have been added: PC9500N is 925W per channel, and the PC4800N offers 475W each side. Main characteristics are high linear power, and low distortion, EEEngine technology for increased efficiency, optional networking compatibility with ACU/NHB, 10-point LED metering and many more - all in a 2U case with tamper-proof cover plate.

Pride of place for Yamaha, however, went to the PM5D. Launched only five months ago, the desk is already gaining widespread acceptance. The company is now drawing attention to increased connectivity available on all the digital desks in its fleet via Cobranet, An

Tomcat

Details: 14 March 2016

Swing-wing trussing has been with us for a while, but Tomcat has taken the concept further, combining load strength of over 3000kg UDL on a 12m span. Designed primarily to carry a variety of moving lights, fix points are also available for conventional lamps. Brilliant Stages shared the stand and had refined its Dek product to a lighter variant called Dekex. A weld-less extruded aluminium deck frame houses all the usual convenient fittings; an 8ft x 4ft section weighs just 40kg, yet on six legs supports 560kg per sq.m. One for the educational market.

OPTI

Details: 14 March 2016

OPTI was highlighting recent additions to its famous Optikinetics range including DMX versions of the GoBoShow and GoBoPro and the X-Y mirror attachment for these projectors. Also new were the 50mm Effect Cassette, 6" Effect Wheel titles and an improved Clock Attachment for use on all OPTI projectors.

Lee Filter

Details: 14 March 2016

Lee Filters revealed eight new colours in its Designer gel series, while its new fluorescent sleeves enable users to chose any colour from the Lee range, which is then cut to size, inserted into a clear sleeve and delivered ready for use. It's also available for self-assembly, with pre-cut rolls of colour supplied with the polycarbonate sleeving.

White Light

Details: 14 March 2016

The featured product on the White Light stand was the new Digital Festoon System (see Awards for Innovation, pages 44-48). Having recently taken on the UK distribution of ELC Lighting products, a key new item was the dmXLAN system, which allows lighting designers to utilize the ArtNet protocol by converting DMX to Ethernet and back. ELC's range of other DMX tools was also attracting interest.

Gemini

Details: 14 March 2016

Gemini had approximately 45 new products on the booth, having revamped its entire product range. Of note was the UX range of wireless mics, and the GX range of powered speakers, including a highly portable 10" enclosure.

State Automation

Details: 14 March 2016

Enjoying its first visit to PLASA since changing management, image and name was Australian company State Automation, who used to be Bytecraft Automation. They are due to launch new lighting control products in the future and was showing its Sinewave dimmers.

Stage Technologies

Details: 14 March 2016

Stage Technologies showed its rental kit for the first time aimed at small-scale, short-term rentals. The company has been busy with projects including a recent fixed installation in the Aberdeen Music Hall, where it was required to provide an infrastructure to protect the building for refurbishment purposes.

MEDC

Details: 14 March 2016

MEDC makes a wide variety of speakers - the Next Two brand - for the retail, commercial, transport and leisure industries. New products include the WS wall cabinet, an enclosure available in coaxial and duel cone versions. Designed for specification by architects and installers, it comes in two parts - a 'back box' for first fix, followed by the cosmetic front plate once the messy work is completed.

MTI

Details: 14 March 2016

Danish audio manufacturer MTI showed its new 8 x 1000W/per channel power amp - the MP 82000. All that in a 3U rack, thanks to digital electronics and switch mode PSU. With built-in speaker control via laptop (up to 16 amps daisy-chained on RS485) each amp has a number of customer programmable presets, including speaker type, load etc. Full matrixing, any in to any out, six-band parametric, filters, look ahead limiting, and crossover - it's all there. Peak limit system in the analogue domain through laser trimmed VCA, gives zero compression, "keeping volume flat, any kind of distortion only comes through as even harmonics," the company said.

Mach (Martin Pro)

Details: 14 March 2016

Mach, the speaker division of Martin Professional is now firmly focussed on the install market: a complete new range designated 'C' addresses every size and configuration you'd want. Particular attention has been paid to mounting and ease of install. 13 new cabinets were on display; another seven will be with us by the end of the year.

City Theatrical

Details: 14 March 2016

City Theatrical, exclusively distributor of A.C.T Enterprises Inc, was showing its new device to hang moving lights from. The simple, inexpensive and versatile piece of hardware allows moving lights to be hung on the truss where the designer intends and not where the truss dictates. The newest members of the WDS family - the wireless Rx2 DMX receiver and OEM wireless DMX receiver - were also attracting attention.

Rainbow Colour Changers

Details: 14 March 2016

Michael Strathmann from Rainbow Colour Changers said the company was having a good show and an extremely successful year with its scrollers. Future plans include increased flexibility with a lot of customized work in the pipeline.

Martin Professional

Details: 14 March 2016

Show Designer, Martin Professional's light show visualization and programming software, now offers much faster 3D rendering. Also from Martin, Stage Cyclo is a four-tube architectural fluorescent flood beefed up to make it robust enough for touring. A new set of Gobos for the MAC 2000 has been designed by Patrick Woodroffe. The Maxedia media server can run up to 20 layers simultaneously, while the new Maxxyz Wings are add-ons for the main Maxxyz lighting control desk. Good idea this: several different wing modules, all with the same construction, just different face plates. Rental houses will be able to mix and match wings to suit jobs, much as audio people have been doing for years. Martin also introduced several new lamps for the club market.

KV2 Audio

Details: 14 March 2016

KV2 Audio was celebrating its second year of trading. Now with a total of 30 distributors, the company is experiencing significant growth in the Asian and Australasian markets. The company also announced that it's teaming up with Allen & Heath to target the US market. This year, KV2 launched its high tech EX12 high-output active full-range speaker. Marcelo Vercelli, KV2 president noted: "Design of the EX12 took over two years as our goal was to create a product that would re-define the 12" two-way product category."

e:cue

Details: 14 March 2016

Flexibility is the key aspect of e:cue products. The company describes itself as "providing simple solutions for complex scenarios," and is currently looking for a UK distributor for its range of lighting controllers (see feature in L&SI October 2004, pages 81-83).

Audient

Details: 14 March 2016

Neo is a digital EQ and dynamics processor from Audient (under the aegis of LA Audio), with the ability to operate on a network system as a remote control. Features include 31-band graphics, shelving, dynamic EQ and an RT Analyser. Controlled from its front panel, or PC, a slave unit is promised shortly.

Chamsys

Details: 14 March 2016

A new name in the lighting control scene, Chamsys had a wide range of products from desks to DMX buffers on display. The blood red MagicQ MQ200 lighting console was the star of the ChamSys stand, providing six universes, 202 playbacks and 3072 channels in a package designed for simple programming and busking.

LDDE

Details: 14 March 2016

LDDE showed its range of creative lighting control solutions for architectural and entertainment applications, with a full selection of options for controlling anything from 10 devices up to 16,000! The e:note is specially designed for architectural use, working on one DMX universe with the ability to store up to 12 'shows', and controlled via timer, keypad or remote.

Cadac

Details: 14 March 2016

Cadac launched its new M16, a 16-channel remote mic amplifier. Controlled remotely through an RM16 via Cadac's SAM software, each mic channel has an active three-way splitter and in-built high pass filter. Also new, the D16 is a 16x16 digital mix matrix with dynamic control; four-band EQ (giving a digital reproduction of the 'J' type sound), high and low pass filters, compression and gates, plus adjustable level routing to 16 output mixes (Pre EQ, Post EQ, or Post fader). This will apparently form the core of a digital mixing console from Cadac next year.

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