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Compact and intelligent distro from StageSmarts, new at Prolight+Sound 2019
StageSmarts launches new C24 power distribution at the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, incorporating all the core elements of the company’s larger and award winning smartPDU series that have serviced numerous arena tours and events since two years.
Brightest Ever Maverick Profile And Spot Fixtures At Prolight + Sound for Chauvet
“Take your breath away”, Chauvet warns, as the Maverick MK3 Spot and MK3 Profile will do just that, with an eye-popping output from one of the most powerful single-source 820 W LED engines in any moving head fixture currently on the market. Prolight+Sound Premiere.
Pocket Dante with Radial Di-NET nifty new Di-NET interfaces
Radial Engineering is launching the DiNET DAN-TX2 transmitter and DAN-RX2 receiver, 2-channel Dante-enabled network interfaces. They are both designed for use with any Dante or AES67-compliant network, utilizing low-latency audio-over-Ethernet protocol and 24bit/96kHz.
Innovative and festive: Robe celebrates 25 at Prolight+Sound 2019 with new flagships
As well as launching an impressive collection of new products, such as T1 Wash, iPointe, SilverScan…, Robe celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and is extremely proud to be attending Prolight+Sound 2019 as one of the market leading brands.
Firmware update V1.8 brings thrills and MCA spills to Allen & Heath dLive series
Allen & Heath flagship dLive mixing system advances with the release of firmware update, V1.8, adding a huge raft of power-features that engineers will love, from MCAs and Talkback Groups through to a hotly-anticipated new DEEP processing plug-in – the OptTronik.
Playing with Dartz at 360° in Vegas Lady Gaga residency: great Elation for LeRoy Bennett
First Las Vegas residency for Lady Gaga, the Enigma show was launched at MGM’s Park Theater end of December with Elation Professional DARTZ 360 beam/spot effects playing an integral role in LeRoy Bennett’s lighting design. Lighting supply was by Solotech.
Bar raised high For Norway’s Live Production Market with Rivage PM7
Live production equipment endures challenging climate conditions in Norway. Amas Produksjon Lyd & Lysased, based near Bergen, the rainiest city in Europe, needs very reliable mixing consoles and is the first Norwegian rental house to invest into the Rivage PM7 system.
Eric Grandmougin joins Active Audio & APG. Very active indeed!
Already renowned as a prominent acoustician, Eric Grandmougin joins Active Audio as Marketing & Technical Support Manager. We had the chance to meet him recently with APG & Active Audio CEO Regis Cazin. Complete extensive interview here. Quite an active duo indeed!
Paris Opéra Garnier upgrades to ETC Eos
The prestigious Paris Opera Garnier has updated its lighting consoles to a selection of ETC Eos desks, unanimously chosen by Jacques Giovanangeli, the head of the lighting department, and his team of 42 professionals, with software updates and training programs in 2019
Winning across the board at The BRITs with DiGiCo
A full inventory of DiGiCo consoles (SD7 Quantum, SD7, SD12, SD5) were specified throughout the entire 2019 BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena. This production acknowledges the best in musical talent and this year counted The Carters, Drake and Ed Sheeran amongst its winners.
Epic investment in Allen & Heath dLive and SQ mixers
Top-tier TV production company and music venue, Epic Studios, whose clientele has included shows such as Top Gear and WWE Wrestling, has embarked on a major audio upgrade of its Norwich, UK premises, with Allen & Heath dLive and SQ mixing systems.
Top brands and programme highlights at Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse 2019
The whole world of entertainment technology & music business is coming together at Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse in Frankfurt from 2 to 5 April 2019. The two trade fairs will offer being concurrently a variety of new highlights and product innovations.
The Heart of Manchester pounding with Astera AX1 PixelTubes
28 x Astera AX1 PixelTubes - battery powered wirelessly operated fully controllable LED RGBW batons - were used by Alex Webb from Allied London to create ‘The Heart of Manchester’, a 20 m high heart shaped light sculpture on the Quay Street façade in central Manchester.
Dalis cyclorama investment for London’s National Theatre
The National Theatre, London’s South Bank revered institution, took more than 50 Robert Juliat Dalis battens for cyclo lighting. Its 3 theatres, the Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Dorfman, already use a large inventory of Robert Juliat fixtures.
DPA Microphones to prove Small is Beautiful at Prolight + Sound 2019
DPA Microphones will be showing at forthcoming Prolight + Sound 2019 exhibition a full range of microphone solutions for the live market, including its new tiny subminiature 6000 Series that includes an attractive and highly secure headset. Small is Beautiful indeed.
