New luminaires include the MAC 550, fully loaded with features to redefine standards for a mid-range, 400W moving head. The 550 features; multiple graphical options including a gobo animation system, two eight-slot colour wheels, motorized 14-30° zoom and a multitude of other features all wrapped within the award-winning design of the MAC 2000. Also on show will be the Entour, Martin's 250W automated profile spot. This unit includes a number of important advancements including a superior optical system and new achromatic lens system, all new gobo designs, an additional gobo wheel and a specially designed dimming system. The fixture is ideal for stage, studio and event applications.
Another new version of the MAC 250 Profile is the Krypton, featuring a number of significant changes including a new glass reflector for brighter output and improved image quality, new gobo patterns and improved movement. Suitable uses would be in the club and installation market, retail, leisure applications and special events.
Control systems include the Maxxyz Version 1.0, which is already specified for a number of touring, TV and special event applications, as well as club installations. Maxxyz is Martin's new professional lighting console, and will be on display at the PLASA exhibition. Also on show is the Xciter, a hands-on lighting control tool for DJs and lighting operators. It allows operators to manipulate the light show via easy-to-use buttons and faders for spontaneous lighting effects. Ideal for clubs, small touring applications and even larger mobile DJs. Another new product is Fingers, designed as a hardware interface for Martin's popular LightJockey software, facilitating a large number of functions to be mapped directly onto physical faders, buttons and jog wheels giving users easy, live show and playback control. Finally the Wife Updater contains a number of useful functions including live DMX 512 control for editing fixture personalities and a built-in fixture library to test all attributes on over 200 units. The Wife Updater allows the user to edit all 12 preset memories, containing all the individual level settings for 512 channels
New DJ products include the Mania EF1, the first in Martin's new series of DJ effects featuring a dynamic flower effect, housing six coloured patterns. With no duty cycle to worry about, the Mania EF1 remains comfortably cool hour after hour, meaning it can run uninterrupted, all night long. Also available is Atomic Colors - a specially designed, easily attachable head that fits onto the front of the Atomic 3000 DMX. It allows for projection of up to 10 brightly coloured strobe and blinder effects, adding a further dimension to the powerful, dynamic strobe light. The CX-10 is a multi-dimensional atmosphere generator featuring an automated colour and effect wheel. It offers dramatic kaleidoscopic lighting effects or can give way to subtler wash and pattern effects.
Martin Professional can be found on stand F80/G89 at PLASA.(Sarah Rushton-Read)
