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With installations at Wales' Millennium Centre, Camden's Roundhouse and many more, Slingco had on show their CableNet tension wire grid system which provides a virtual floor of high-tensile steel cable. Slingco's Unibar winch system was also on show: it offers a cost-effective solution for motorised raising and lowering of scenery suspension, lighting battens etc. As UK rep, Slingco also presented the Vortek Point Hoist module.

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Jukebox manufacturer Sound Leisure from Leeds featured their top-of-the range digital Browser machine, which is touch-screen controlled and does video and audio, yielding up to 500 audio and 2,000 video tracks. It can be profiled according to musical genre, and programmed up to 14 days in advance for events, timed messages, promotions, etc. The company still also manufactures old-style mechanical machines too, which are proving very popular for celebrity homes!
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Road Ready UK were demonstrating their easy set-up IntelliStage System - a versatile stage system that consists of modular platforms and risers. Strong but very lightweight, it features a unique locking system that allows for quick and easy set-up and break-down. Each platform is rated for up to 900kg/sq.m, and Road Ready can supply a range of accessories such as flightcases, steps and stage skirts.

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Adam Hall, hardware distributors for pretty much anything you can think of, were showing products from spanish manufacturer Beyma Loudspeakers, for whom they have recently become UK resellers. The Beyma products included new Neodymium and specialised line array drivers. There was also the ASUB-15 from LD Systems; a 400W sub cabinet with built-in limiter and 100Hz crossover along with a selection of other products from the company's extensive catalogue. Finally, the company's SM707 adjustable angle top-hat received a commendation from the judges in the Awards for Innovation.

Managing director Bob Mundy did well off the stand, too - winning the limited edition lithograph of the original score of Yesterday, signed by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir George Martin, in PLASA's prize draw!

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Funktion One were showing a full range of products at this year's PLASA Show. The company, who are continuing to make more of their range self-powered, showed the F221 double 21" sub-bass, in addition to the imposing Dance Stack. Additionally, the purple people demonstrated their production versions of the RM12 and RM15 self-powered stage monitors.

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Cornered Audio Systems definitely win the show prize for most ingenious use of a product number. Director Hans Madsen detailed the 90 and 60° dispersion corner-mounted C90TRM and C60TRM respectively: "These speakers can mount in the corner of a room without brackets and subsequently are very discrete," he said, adding that the TRM stood for 'The Real McCoy'!

To complement the TRMs, Madsen also demonstrated the Sub Bass Seat, C12PNC or 'Puffy not Cornered' floor-mounted sub. The cabinet, which can be screwed into the floor, is sure to make anyone's night - even without dancing!

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Vieta's radical new So Line (pictured left), distributed in the UK by KV2, is a range of stylish speakers and accessories which use Garwood-specified wireless technology and state-of-the-art battery power to provide clear, controllable sound in situations where conventional speaker systems cannot. The range is built around the So Cube - a compact, active, omni-directional and wireless loudspeaker. With a range of So accessories, such as pedestal stands, stackable extension units and 16-channel transmitter stations, the So Cube offers extreme versatility for a wide variety of sound reinforcement applications.

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Swisson, which has recently signed a distribution deal with Stage Electrics, was showcasing its 19" rack-mounted modular flightcased Sinewave dimmer rack, which comprises either 12 ways of 2.5kW dimmers @ 230V or six ways of 5kW dimmers @ 230V. Features include: silent dimming with no minimum load, full power management and a useful short circuit function that allows the channel to be reset (after fault removal) from the desk.

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YCD showed their latest multimedia and audio, video and digital content integration capabilities in the form of a single PC that can output 26 different channels of digital content including six streams of HD video. Another exciting new product was their SMS Juke Box - the first of its kind in the world - for which they took four confirmed orders on the first day of the show. It works on the same multimedia platform as other products and enables customers to choose the music going on the juke box by texting in from their phones.

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New products showcased by Medialon include the Manager V4, which allows users to program and synchronise an unlimited number of devices (audio, video, lighting, special effects etc). Recently used on the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ride at Alton Towers, it controls animatronics, extensive special effects, a CCTV system, projectors, DMX lighting, show power relays, video servers, MP3 replay units and more.

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If vinyl and CDs are too old-school, then the iDJ could be right up your street. If you are rich enough to own two iPods of any flavour, then the iDJ will allow you to mix them via integrated docking stations and providesS-Video output should you be lucky enough to own a video iPod. However, if iPods are too easy to lose or break, then the HDX Hard Drive Turntable could well be the way to go. A removable 80GB drive allows storage of thousands of songs while the full size platter provides the real feel of vinyl.

On the other hand, if audio isn't your thing then the VJ01 DVD/CD/MP3 player allows pitch, loop, cue, zoom, angle and slo mo control of many audio and video formats. With a built-in screen for monitoring and preview the VJ01 is ideal for the mobile VJ.

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Cadac Electronics unveiled its much-anticipated S-Digital mixing console, designed specifically for theatre sound applications. Reflecting the surface architecture of Cadac's J-Type analogue console, its basic configuration offers a minimum spec of 72 input channels, 66 mix busses, and three stereo listen busses.

The S-Digital's key features include: single or multi-operator control with multiple listen systems provided as standard; the ability to configure multiple control surfaces within a single mixing system, allowing control over all console parameters from multiple locations (such as control room and FOH pit, or FOH and monitor); a proprietary high-speed communications protocol; hot swappable input and output modules. Shipping is scheduled for October 2006.

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Sunbaba highlighted their new digitally printed sharkstooth gauze material, specially developed for PA scrims. These are UV printed, involving no solvents in the process, which is much more environmentally friendly - and less smelly. They also showed their popular Austronet sound net material, available in white, grey or silver, which is also good for PA scrims and acoustic applications, and ideal for screen-printed graphics.

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dbx (Harman Pro) announced the launch of the new DriveRack 4820 at the PLASA show. Featuring a 96kHz processing engine, HiQnet and optional CobraNet control the system processor includes a wealth of new algorithms, EQ, delay, classic dbx compression and limiting as well as bandpass and crossover filters. With four inputs and eight outputs, the 4820 is flexible enough to be used in many different installations.

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Dolby/Lake Technology won a PLASA Award for Innovation for the Dolby Lake Processor, which provides advanced control and flexibility of complex speaker systems for live events, fixed installations and studio settings. Easy to integrate into any audio system, the processor's software interface is intuitive, and thanks to innovative four front-panel portals and a wireless tablet, engineers can monitor a system easily, making adjustments in real-time.

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Network Lighting Design is the European distributor of Holo-Walls Holographic film products, and that was what the stand was all about, with a full range of films for walls and ceilings which are also available in floor and wall panels. New was the C-Tile, an electro-luminescent illuminated tile.

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Swedish amplifier manufacturer Lab Gruppen, currently enjoying record sales, unveiled two new products at PLASA this year. The FP+ series ("the most significant product launch in the company's history") offers a real step forward in power/size and weight ratio, offering a real advantage to the touring industry, its intended market. The FP+ provides flexibility with both two- and four-channel configurations ranging from 1.5kW to 6.5kW into 2ohms. With all channels being bridgeable, the flexibility of the FP+ series provides a much greater amount of power per amp than many others on the market.

As if that wasn't enough, the company also announced the C Series, a collection of four units for the installation market. With network control, four channels, low impedance and 70/100V line level switchable outputs, the series provides output from 6.8kW with the C68:4 though to 1.6kW on

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As regular readers will be aware, Italian manufacturer RCF is back in some style, and this year presented the waiting PLASA massive with some of its new products, including its Forum Congress Digital Conference System. The system can be used in open discussion, automatic discussion, automatic timed discussion and managed discussion modes. The system is also interactive and can show a variety of information including voting results and the number of delegates in the booking queue. As well as the Forum Congress, the company announced that its MQ50 high efficiency Ceiling Monitor speaker is now shipping. The two-way, wide-dispersion unit is very fast to install and offers various wattage taps and voltage adjustment options.

RCF also gave the first UK showing of its TT+ high definition range. Since its launch in Frankfurt earlier in the year, RCF's R&D bods have improved the onboard

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On the White Light stand, Look Solutions introduced the Low Fogger, a DMX-controllable vaporising fog generator that uses an adjustable CO2 cooling system for variable fog height, and offers three functions with99-step precision control.

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Logic System Pro Audio used PLASA to present several new products to an expectant crowd. Adding to the company's existing Ethos range, the Ethos Compact Array was on show. The box, which is a fixed-angle array offering a 15° x 90° dispersion pattern, is loaded with an 8" driver and two waveguide-mounted 1" compression drivers. The box has been designed to run at 16ohms, allowing up to four boxes to be run off of one amplifier channel. The Ethos CA is also designed to be ground-stacked or flown and can be used equally well in a small theatre environment, as infills or even an AV installation. Retailing at £1195 per box and weighing in at only 13kg each, the Ethos CA could become a very cost-effective and flexible system.

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Philips Optical Lamps presented its complete Philips FastFit range. In each of these units, the rear-load lamp base system, developed by Philips and Bender & Wirth, enables easy lamp replacement and adjustments in seconds in difficult stage conditions. The overall fixture length, including the lamp holder, can be reduced by more than 25%, say the company. Initiated by the launch of the Philips MSR Gold 1200 FastFit and Philips Hi-Brite 1200 FastFit earlier this year, the product range has been completed by Philips' MSR Gold 700 FastFit and Philips' Hi-Brite 750 FastFit. Philips FastFit lamps have made their way into fixtures by Robe, Martin, Spotlight and Futurelight.

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Hoff Truss, available now from Hall Stage, has a full range of truss components, including a variety of load capacity self-climbing towers. Hall Stage also offers a new, lightweight plastic stage decking that is extremely strong thanks to its cellular structure.

Also available through Hall Stage is the Visual Act stage wagon control system, which has been progressed to now provide full motion control for any flying or motion system, and can interface to most systems by the application of Visual Act sensing on the drive side of any electro-mechanical system.

Also on stand was ASM lifting equipment - both chain hoists and their steel-band drive motors, the latter providing a completely stretch-free alternative to the wire winch, with the same degree of ability for precise programming of speed, acceleration/ deceleration and repeat positioning with ASM's dedicated Genesis control

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Exhibiting a range of its visual projection solutions for business, entertainment and industry, Christie Digital Systems develops purpose-built display systems whilst also offering one of the widest selections of display technologies available today.

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London-based scenic contractor Square One was at PLASA this year promoting the wide range of services it supplies to the live event industry including staging (design and consultancy), building and hire.

A new 3m to 6.5m wind-up stand from Mobil Tech, the Alptek 6500 conforms to TÜV, VBG C1 standards and will lift 200kg. Once the legs are slotted away for transport, a flightcase cover neatly latches to the stand's own trolley wheels and chassis, rather than the usual 'just fit the stand in a box solution' - thus eliminating at the stroke the rattle around syndrome. Neat.

Exclusive to the EU, Mobil Tech introduced LED Wall, a simple, lightweight, videowall in 672mm by 1344mm modules, which clip-together with coffin locks and weigh just 18kg each. Hanging points attach to the same coffin locks for a max load per point of 350kg. Mapping is preset by thumbwheels on the mod

  1. LSC Lighting Systems
  2. dB Technologies
  3. Leprecon
  4. ETC
  5. Wembley Loudspeakers
  6. Protonic Software
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