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"This exciting new range received an amazing response in its prototype form and is now ready for market, opening up the possibility for highly innovative lighting design," said Mark Chorley. "We have full pricing information available and we will be showcasing a selection of H Frames and Drop Arm configurations on the stand. Any one of the Doughty Engineering staff on the stand will be happy to demonstrate the product and answer any questions" he said.

Doughty will also have a selection of its clamps and truss adaptors on display on the stand. All made from solid, high

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White Light team members will be on hand from all areas - hire, sales, installation, events, and technical service - to answer questions and discuss project and venue-specific solutions for lighting challenges of all shapes and sizes.

Those planning to attend the show can register for FREE through White Light by visiting bit.ly/abttshow2014.

Managing director Bryan Raven describes Whi

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The range of lighting, video and effects products was recently officially unveiled at PLASA Focus, Leeds, receiving a great deal of interest and an overwhelmingly positive response from a wide range of visitors to the show.

The Prolights range offers designers innovative technology solutions which deliver reliable, creative tools at a price that all productions can afford. By taking advantage of high efficiency production methods, products deliver the ideal balance between quality and value to professionals looking to maximise the return on their investment.

The impressive lighting range features over 200 high performance product lines from a wide selection of LEDs, including Pars, battens, moving lights, matrices, Fresnels, Profiles and effects, to Plati

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Andrew Voller and Chris Hurst will be on the stand to demonstrate Moving Light Assistant - an application designed to document both the moving light rig and console data used on moving light shows used in the entertainment industry. The application runs on both Apple Mac OSX (Intel only) and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

City Theatrical's SHoW DMX is the wireless DMX of choice for lighting professionals on West End and Broadway shows, permanent entertainment installations, architectural landmarks, major music tours such as U2 and Madonn

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Known principally as a solutions and rental company, Unusual Rigging is also the sales partner for several companies, including Lyon, the leading provider of equipment for work at height and distributor for companies such as Petzl, Maillon Rapide and Beal, all well respected names in the industry. As such, the range of PPE products now available to buy from Unusual Rigging has grown enormously, encompassing body harnesses, helmets, pulleys, waterproof and kit bags, gloves, hauling lines, karabiners, lanyards and ladders . . . the list goes on.

Also new to Unusual's products for sale is a range of high performance, rugged chain bags. Available in five sizes, they fit all the main chain hoist b

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A panel of key lighting industry stakeholders from both design and manufacturing sides of the business will discuss the latest advancements in industry technology, and how it is influencing the industry.

Facilitated by Joseph Mercurio from University of Melbourne, the esteemed panel includes: LeRoy Bennett, Seven Design Works; Steve Brown, NDY Light; Todd Hensley, Schuler Shook; Josef Valchar, Robe; Paul Collison, eleven Design; Peter Johansen, SGM.

"This session will be an exclusive insight for the industry, with access to the opinions of many influential stakeholders. I will be asking them about a diverse range of topics such as future light sources and the impact of energy

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Loaded with the multiple-patented RBN1402rsr proprietary pro-ribbon transducer, with unmatched flat SPL up to 20kHz., the LR24 sets a new benchmark for throw, projection control and sound quality for line-array systems; More HF output than other larger line-arrays, with up-to 90% less distortion, with a completely predictable, linear response.

David Rahn, Alcons' North American sales manager comments, "Since its official launch in March in Frankfurt, the LR24 has received extremely positive feedback from top en

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Nestled in the heart of the Main Hall at Stand 61 is where visitors will find this year's offerings from d&b; a formidable line up designed to whet everyone's appetite when hunting for that extra tasty titbit for the pro audio platter.

To describe the D80 as simply a new amplifier is not telling the whole story. On show for the first time in London, the D80 represents the culmination of a development programme that, as product manager Marc Weber explains, "Will fulfil the expectations of a d&b product well into the future." The slimmer visual appearance belies

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Under the umbrella of the APRS / UKTI national booth which branded itself as the 'GREAT British Audio Embassy', companies from the pro-audio, live sound reinforcement and broadcast sectors shared a single space at the AES Expo and Convention. It attracted a steady flow of new customers and existing clients cementing over £750k of immediate business, plus a catalogue of future deals that are making the prospect of South American trips increasingly alluring.

Brazil offers an enormous domestic market but is also seen as a gateway to the entire South American continent.

The success of these exploratory trips, which have enjoyed considerable government support, has encouraged the APRS, the MIA and

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In the Barco Booth C6308, visitors will interact with Barco smart solutions as they're experienced by businesses and consumers in the real world: innovative controllers dynamically stream and display intelligence to public agencies on giant video walls; event projectors powered with the latest presentation switchers wow audiences at live shows and entertainment venues; vibrant and interactive signage engages shoppers in a retail promenade. These are just a few of Barco's latest innovations on display at InfoComm.

"We want to show our customers how Barco is transforming the way people present and share information

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Designed to address the challenging requirements of the theatre and live entertainment environments, the Nemesis hardware range comprises the core components required to achieve seamlessly integrated performances with the ultimate degree of control.

At the heart of the Nemesis line-up is the highly flexible CCS-2 Computer Control Switch, designed to allow two computer systems to share a keyboard, mouse, monitor, distribution of GPI data and MIDI messages - providing an essential degree of system resilience and invisible audio transition, should a problem arise with the Mac or PC-based sound playback system, typically running QLab, CSC or similar playback software.

In addition to the CCS-2, the current Nemesis line-up include

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Sales teams from AC-ET's four specialist product divisions will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss the latest technologies from leading marques which AC-ET are the exclusive UK dealer for, as well as over 200 leading brands available for immediate despatch from the company's multi-million pound inventory.

After receiving an overwhelmingly positive response when showcased at another recent UK tradeshow, the AC-ET stand will feature models from the UK-exclusive Prolights line-up of lighting and effects products. The impressive lighting range features an extensive portfolio of product lines from a wide selection of LEDs, including Pars, battens, moving lights,

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Designed to meet a 5:1 safety factor - 60% higher than competitive products - DL-Lite has a safe working load of 150Kg, with the Hall Stage quality guarantee and warranty to back it up. Featuring Laser-cut 3mm steel side plates - no light gauge pressed materials - the pulleys are fabricated from high grade materials and components to complement the standard Halls Dynaline 8:1 units, sharing the same comprehensive selection of fitting & fixing options.

Finished in Hall Stages' non-reflective and durable powdercoat, DL-Lite pulleys feature triple cable retainer guides to secure ropes in the sheave profile and are fully proof load tested & CE marked prior to shipping.

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As recorded in its Memorandum of Association, the ABTT was founded to achieve "the advancement of public education in the technical subjects connected with the theatre and theatrical presentation and the promotion for the benefit of the public of good theatre design and technical presentation of theatrical works".

Both ITEAC 2014 and the ABTT Theatre Show at London's Old Truman Brewery on the following two days (11-12 June), fulfil this objective through the exchange of ideas and information amongst those concerned with the accommodation and

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"This is the first time the SSL Live console will be shown at ABTT," commented HD Pro Audio's Andy Huffer. "The SSL Live sets new standards for audio quality and transparency, which are so critical in theatre sound. SSL has combined that ultimate sound quality with a compact foot print, rock-solid stability and incredible flexibility - it's a dream to use and provides the way forward that engineers want."

Huffer continues, "With such a premium range of audio products setting the standards for the performing arts, we're really looking forward to a very busy ABTT show."

HD Pro Audio will be on Stand 24 and Andy Huffer and Tom Turner will be on

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The company will be focusing attention on its MegaCOMMS System Network with the introduction of three key infrastructural network components - the CDC MC Router, CDC MC MADI Network Bridge and CDC MC Dante Network Bridge. MegaCOMMS extends Cadac audio performance across scalable digital audio networks of up to 3072 channels of 96kHz/24-bit audio, comprising multiple CDC I/O stage boxes and consoles. The extensive latency management system automatically manages all internal routing and associated processing latency; providing time-aligned, phase-coherent transmission with sub-0.4 millisecond latency, from analogue inputs on stage to analogue outputs on stage.

The 2U CDC MC Router is the hu

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Sennheiser's Digital 9000 Wireless Microphone system offers premium quality uncompressed digital audio for those theatre professionals who are unwilling to compromise on sound. With its intuitive, easy to navigate menu system and comprehensive feature list, including the ability to choose from up to 12 microphone heads for the handheld transmitter alone, Digital 9000 delivers unparalleled sound quality and takes professional users to a whole new level of dynamics, previously unavailable to wireless system users.

For those visitors on tighter budgets, Sennheiser's 3000/5000 Series of wireless products will also be on display. The SK 5212 II body-pack transmitter, along with the EM3732 II receiver, have b

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They presented a three-sided open booth - measuring the same size (270 sq.m) and occupying in the same location as last year. PR Lighting's trademark purple logo was easily visible as the main colour as visitors arrived at the exhibition hall and sat proudly above a special products display platform containing a large '30' - denoting the company's landmark birthday - making it both elegant and hospitable.

Although visitor levels were down by almost 16% from last year - a symptom of the world economic recession - competition in the lighting and sound sector has intensified, with more and more Chinese manufacturers fighting for market share by creating more innovative and cost effective products.

Now one of the C

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The new M-Series professional monitoring headphones are at the centre of Audio-Technica's activity at ABTT2014 - the well-balanced, natural sound of the M40x and M50x models is suited to live sound situations, with excellent acoustic seals ensuring isolation from ambient noise.

The Allen & Heath offering at ABTT will focus on the company's flexible GLD-112 and Qu-24 digital mixers with their flexible feature sets and wide-ranging recording options. The ease of use and compact nature of the GLD and Qu ranges makes the mixers perfect for theatre applications.

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The session will be taking an overview of the challenges faced in the world of high resolution digital displays, tackling both its problems and the solutions, including a presentation of Par4Keet, the flagship player of the AViary Video Tools range. We will also discuss our FlexRes codec, the new approach to media encoding focusing on non-standard aspect ratios and unconventional pixel counts.

"4K+ demands attention and at the Green Hippo's manufacturers training, we aim to deliver you the best in digital display solutions," says the company.

As the AV world continues

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Designed for professionals, Astro offers a state-of-the art flat, clean beam. The double condenser optics system delivers outstandingly high resolution for both A/B size steel and film transparency gobos.

LED dimming is fast and accurate with 512 step resolution controlled from a single DMX/RDM or from a local control knob positioned on the rear panel of the unit.

Fabiano Besio commented , "The followspot is a real step forward in this market field and the positive comments from the market reinforce our decision to not make any compromise in quality ."

Available in warm white at 3200K or cool white at 5600K, Astro has been designed for all applications and is particularly attractive where power supply is limited and where running

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PLASA Events will lay down roots in two iconic European cities later this year. PLASA Focus events in Brussels and Glasgow represent a new era for the regional show format, which launched in Leeds, UK, in 2009. Having already expanded in to various North American cities, PLASA Focus: Brussels and PLASA Focus: Glasgow will answer market demand for more European events.

PLASA Focus: Brussels takes place at The Square Meeting Centre on 3-4 November. The show, which will attract visitors from across the Benelux region, has already received over 70 exhibitor applications. Those confirmed include Robe, Shure, TMB, Highlite, Soundsystem BVBA, Chauvet, EMD Music, XLR, Elation, Altman Lighting, and Total Solutions.

The recently developed conference and event venue is

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63 individuals and venues are nominated across 18 awards covering all disciplines of technical theatre, ranging from achievements in Stage Management to Scenic Artistry, Wardrobe to Make-up & Wigs.

TTA creator Ian Taylor announced the opening of voting for the awards at the ABTT Theatre Show on Wednesday 11 June, taking to the Philips Entertainment stand at 13:15 to celebrate with gathered guests and press. To cast your vote, visit www.technicaltheatreawards.com/voting

According to the organisers, more than 1000 people have voted in the first 24 hours of voting going live. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Monday 6 October, during PLASA London at ExCel.

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The newly released ArKaos PRO MediaMaster 4.0 software will be on show for the first time in the USA, alongside ArKaos PRO's full range of media servers.

MediaMaster 4.0, the fourth generation of ArKaos PRO's software, brings more flexible protection via an optional dongle and many additional features. This ever-more powerful version of this favourite media server software still retains the simplicity of operation familiar to its users.

Comprising the Stage, Studio and Stadium servers, ArKaos PRO's range of media servers offers up to two-, four- and six-outputs respectively with features and controllability that meet any challenge or project requirement. The powerful systems offer a vast libra