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Flex Array's Polyhorn and Dendritic horns are combined in a compact rotatable waveguide which delivers a phase-coherent wavefront with 75°h x 16°v coverage.

Available in switchable bi-amp/tri-amp and self-powered guises, the Flex Array mid/high cabinet is complemented by a single 18" horn-loaded bass enclosure. The digitally self-powered TFA-600HDP has been nominated for a PLASA08 Award for Innovation.

Flex Array cabinets feature two independent load-certified integrated flying systems, which enable quick and easy rigging with the minimum of external parts. Th

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HippoCritter is a new entry-level Hippotizer enabling large-scale functionality at a small-scale cost. Boasting most of the features of its siblings, this small form-factor server opens up new possibilities for those wishing for high-grade media playback at a fraction of the cost. Seamless integration with the acclaimed HippoNet control protocol makes it ideal for installation and architectural applications or as an additional source on existing setups.

Also joining the line-up is HippoPortamus. This laptop-based Hippotizer brings portability to those wishing to take their show with them. As a stand-alone unit it provides all the familia

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One of the highlights from SGM is the new Giotto Digital 1500 fixture. Using a special patented application of DLP technology, the Giotto Digital 1500 combines digital effects generation with a fully-featured moving head fixture. It offers the features of a moving light with an innovative all-digital system for generating graphic effects, whilst maintaining fundamental features like fast movement, brightness, control standards and compact dimensions.

Giotto Digital 1500 can be used to create completely customisable all-digital graphic effects. It transcends the restrictions of standard g

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Tryka's Easy Link system makes short work of the notoriously time-consuming volume-installation of small LED modules. As the name suggests, the Easy Link system links fixtures in a series, via RJ45 connections, ensuring a quick and efficient installation when run in conjunction with Tryka's range of IDS drive systems, the company says.

The Easy Link system is compatible with the Tryka Module 3 range, the Tryka Module 6 range - featuring improved colour mixing and a new, tapered shape to fit a broad range of indoor, outdoor and underwater housings - and the Tryka Module 12 range. All units are available as either colour change versions or as single-colour units.

Also featuring on the stand will be Tryka's new RGB Strip Module system,

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The Paradigm system merges advances in architectural lighting control with ETC's expertise in entertainment lighting control. Paradigm's library of lighting products (conventionals, moving lights, LEDs and more) with touchscreen control helps create dynamic effects, while networking technology allows devices from different manufacturers - both wired and wireless - to inter-operate over the same control system. Placing control very firmly in the green arena, Paradigm's energy management tools capitalise on daylight harvesting, occupancy sensing and time schedules for max

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"Our investment in this year's PLASA is our biggest yet", explains CUK Audio MD, Stuart Thomson. "All of our brands are showing new and updated products and four new brands complete our line up, offering the most comprehensive and advanced range of solutions from a UK distributor. Our fourth new brand, to be announced at the show, is a global leader and will be a big draw and talking point of the show."

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Much of the sales growth in both the UK and export markets has come from the Ethos range of live sound products, which will be on show at PLASA. Ethos CA, shown in completed form at last year's show has found favour in the marketplace with its scalable flexibility, while the introduction of Ethos Nd bass options has also helped the larger Ethos VA system to achieve record sales, the company reports.

Having achieved success in both small and medium format array markets, it's time to move up in format and so PLASA08 sees the launch of Ethos LA - a long-throw array module designed to give existing Ethos users an upgra

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Products on show will also include the entire range of DVS multi-purpose enclosures - including the brand new self-powered DVS 12 and 15 models and the Genius M 412 digital matrix (with 4 inputs and 12 freely configurable outputs in a single rack unit), controllable via proprietary software and fitted with the most powerful DSP on the market, say Outline.

Also on show will be the Kanguro 1215 NET SP system (1 x 15", 1 x 12", 1 x 1" and weighing in at just 42kg), the famous "sp

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New high-density power and data modules have been added to the Han range of IP65/67 rugged multipole connectors. When fitted in space-saving Han-Modular Compact or combined in Han-Modular Twin hoods and housings, these products are suitable for motor drive and control applications. Also in the Han-Modular range, Han-Com contact inserts, rated at 40-100 A, are suitable for the latest high-power lighting dimmer control circuits.

Harting's range of industrial Ethernet switches to IP 20/30 or IP67 includes devices with managed or unmanaged

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The Guardian controller range has been extended and six of these units will be displayed. A briefcase controller has been developed for direct control hoists with 4 or 8 channels. Local controls are fitted into the brief case and an optional pendant with Go and Emergency Stop is also available.

LTM have manufactured motor/ hoist controllers for many years, constructing systems for both direct control and low voltage controlled hoists. The Guardian controller range has steadily grown from the first simple 4 channel units to incor

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The new PixelMax Pro features 288 red, green, blue and amber Luxeon Rebel LEDs - 18 independent RGBA cells in a 3x6 array. This product is designed to offer flexible possibilities across all markets - as it can be used as a high powered wash or a pixellation luminaire.

The PLASA stand will showcase 156 PixelArts and some old favourites, while a half-size mini PixelArt batten will also make its debut.

As a sponsor of the Arcola theatre and a participant in the Mayor's Office Green Theatre Action Programme, PixelRange will also light the Thea

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Enttec's experience with DMX over Ethernet products, such as the DMXEthergate and Datagate, and the enormous success of their DMX/USB interfaces, has led to the development of the Open DMX Ethernet - a simple, low-cost DMX over Ethernet node.

The ODE is a truly plug'n'play Art-Net node. There are no dipswitches, thumb wheels or other fiddly settings to worry about. By default, it is set to output the first DMX Universe via Art-Net (Sub-net 0, Universe 0), making it easily compatible with a wide range of PC-based Lighting Controllers and Ethernet-enabled Lighting Consoles straight out of the box.

To access the full range of features, the ODE supports Enttec's free NMU (Node Management Utility) software, which allows the user to configure

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After its initial preview at ABTT, Zero 88's Orb console is making its international debut. With a combination of theatrical control philosophy and an adaptable hardware platform, Orb provides intuitive control of both generics and moving lights. (Visit www.orbdesk.com for full product information).

Also launching at the show is a theatrical version of Zero 88's popular Jester consoles, bringing the power and flexibility of these consoles to those operating in theatre environments.

LightFactory PC-based console software will also be featured on the stand. New Programming and Playback wings are being launched at the show and visitors to the Zero 88 stand will also get a sneak preview of the latest software enh

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Two of the new products, the DT125 and DT229, are designed for users looking to incorporate the RDM Remote Device Management bi-directional communication extension to the DMX512 standard into their lighting rigs.

RDM is designed to operate over existing DMX cabling, but requires new DMX splitters that can deal with the new communication from the lights back to the lighting controller. Both products are DMX/RDM splitters, DT125 offering one DMX input to five outputs, DT229 offering two DMX inputs with eight outputs. Both products also include a USB connector, allowing easy firmware updates if required as the DMX or RDM standards are revised over time.

The new dmXLAN node 3 extends RDM functionality to DMX carried over Ethernet; the unit is a DMX to ArtNet conversio

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It is still a true "Plug and Play" digital to analogue pro audio interface, removing the need to use any existing sound card outputs, but now the output level can be modified quickly and accurately, external to the Computer.

It features full transformer balanced output isolation to eliminate earth loops / ground hum and other extraneous interaction noise and distortion.

The addition of the volume control allows the USB DI-VC to be used without a mixer. This is a very useful option when driving active loudspeakers from a laptop - the level control lets

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A new addition to the UltraSeries, the UPQ-1P exhibits high power (136 dB peak SPL at 1m), low distortion, and a wide coverage pattern of 80-degrees by 50-degrees. The UPQ-1P has already been widely embraced by installed sound professionals, with an order of 48 units going to Westfalen Sound for its corporate account, Skoda Auto. The UPQ-1P has also been selected as part of the audio upgrade for the Phantom of the Opera production on the West End.

The self-powered MM-4XP miniature loudspeaker will be shown in a variety of custom colours. The M'elodie line arr

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The Compact range, suitable for small to mid-sized venues, offers 250w from twin 8" drivers and a central tweeter in the full range 'top' speaker, with the subwoofer having an 18" 500w bass driver.

Providing sound quality for the larger venue, the Stadium system's top box is configured with two 12" 300w bass drivers, two 8" 200w mid-range drivers and two 50w tweeters, whilst the subwoofer packs a total of 1400w from two 18" bass drivers.

The hardware can be flown from a variety of rigging points and adjustable mounts allow top speakers to be shaped in the distinctive line array curve, further enhancing the rich sound. Alternati

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FogScreen is offering AV Rental companies a special incentive to purchase the FogScreen One projection screen. The PLASA 08 show offer is a 2 x One projection screen at a reduced cost, together with Partner Program Gold membership in a chosen territory. For integrators, FogScreen One is especially interesting since it enables the creation of l

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Theatre products include tiered audience seating, pit filler staging, make-up stations, costume racks and stage boxes. The performance equipment range embraces staging, orchestral chairs, choral risers, seated risers and conductors' equipment. Some of the music products on show will be from the Black Cat range of music stands and lights, posture chairs, instrument and sheet music storage, choral folders and piano accessories.

Black Cat Acoustics can offer a range of noise control treatments, acoustic shells such as Diva, as well as virtual acoustic environments and music practice rooms.

Black Cat Music is the exclusive representative of Wenger Corporation in the UK and Europe. European visitors to PLASA interest

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This new desk is designed for live use on both touring sound systems and in fixed installations and boasts intuitive operation and high input and bus count makes it a perfect choice for House of Worship sound systems. Theatre users will also find the Soundcraft Si3 very applicable in their area.

The Si3 comes in one chassis - console surface, all input and output connections, power supply - so it can literally drop in and replace an existing analogue desk as almost certainly no additional cabling would be required to install it. This compact footprint desk can directly handle 64 mono inputs, 4 stereo inputs and has full connectivity for all 35 output busses (24 Aux/Group, 8 Matrix and Left/Right/Centre mix buses), and also boasts four Lexicon ef

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The company will also launch Iconyx R, the new version of the successful Iconyx Digitally Beam Steerable installation line, with purpose-designed coaxial transducers, RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network) technology and a slimmer, lighter weight enclosure.

IC Live is engineered to supply natural, musical and intelligible sound for live events from meetings with background music to high-energy theatrical productions and concert

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The W-DMX BlackBox S-2000 is a 19" 1U Rack unit that is prepared for ACN Lite, ETC-NET and Strand ShowNET. This is billed as the world's first double universe transmitter that supports both RDM and Art-Net. BlackBox S-2000 is stackable for up to 32 DMX Universes and supports the W-DMX Co-Existence technology with plug-and-play ease.

With full RDM compatibility, the W-DMX BlackBox S-2000 supports remote addressing for up to 512 fixtures in both Point-2-Point mode in daisy chain by cable and in Point-2-Multi-Point mode. This translates to major time savings in big rental productions.

Wireless Solution will also be holding Wireless University during PLASA on Tuesday, 9 September

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At PLASA08, the Philips MSR Gold 1500 FastFit will be on display for the first time, designed in a fixture from Italian manufacturer SGM; the Giotto 1500 family. This new high wattage FastFit lamp concept has an arc gap of 5.5mm and an efficiency of 82 lumens per Watt (which is unparalleled within the industry for this level of lamp wattage), combined with a high colour temperature of 6000° Kelvin and an excellent CRI of 80. Furthermore, the lamp has a flexible power range, dimmable up to 800W.

Since the initial launch of the Philips FastFit system just two-and-a-half years ago, 16 manufacturers have applied the FastFit lamp concept, releasing to date a total of more than 20 fixtures across 10 lamp t