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Launched at LDI 2013, Intellipix is a semi-transparent panel accommodating 25 LED RGBW 15 W sources linked to a new collimator, which will be available across the entire “RADICAL” range from this French manufacturer. An exclusively orientated effect, with its 25 narrow beams and profile spots to create relief in space. The intellipix acts as a link between the light and the video, which will allow designers to give free rein to their imaginations. Just like the toy Meccano, the system of panels allows an infinite range of possibilities at set-up level.

Maydays, a 20-year-old electronic dance music (EDM) tradition in Germany received a sonic power boost this year with a brand-new Meyer Sound Lyon™ linear sound reinforcement system. The 2014 “Full Senses” edition drew 21,000 to the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, with headline DJs Fedde Le Grand, Moguai, and Sander van Doorn playing in the main arena through an immersive surround sound configuration.

The Feeling is a band that has produced much of its own work and is interested in, and knowledgeable about, the technology it uses. To have a great sounding mixing console at both Front of House and monitors then becomes a must for their engineers. Jonathan Lewis and Sean Busby-Little, who respectively man these positions, knew that sonically DiGiCo was the right choice; they also knew the SD9’s compact footprint would fit the bill for the venues the band’s current tour is playing.

VGL based in Santiago, was founded 21 years ago and already represents several premium brands including Grass Valley, Telestream, Rohde & Schwarz, L-Acoustics… and now Robe.

In a major announcement, Studer presents a remarkable technological leap forward in professional audio: the new console Vista X and the Infinity Series Core, offering more than 800 channels of processing, 5000 inputs/outputs and full redundancy. The mad race is on for power and simplification in pro audio with the return to the good old PC processor, the CPU, whose raw power, timing, on-board cache memory and, especially, the number of cores keeps growing.

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DiGiCo has appointed Amptec as its new distributor for Belgium. Founded by CEO Bart Willems in 1990, Amptec is one of the BeNeLux region's best-known professional audio distributors and solution suppliers, with a strong reputation for quality and service.

Event technology specialists Blueprint were recently tasked with the challenge of providing dynamic lighting to enable British chart topping artiste Katy B to make the video promoting her next single, Crying For No Reason. And so they turned to their inventory of next generation LED tools from SGM, notably the 120 x 2-meter long LT-200 3D pixel tubes.

The Belgium company ArKaos PRO will show its complete range of media servers at Prolight & Sound 2014, comprising the Stage, Studio and Stadium servers, offering up to two-, four- and six-outputs respectively. Arkaos will also show MediaMaster 4.0, the latest version of ArKaos PRO’s media server software, and LedMaster, a solution delivring led show controlin conjuction with Arkaos Kling-Net protocole.

WildBeam™R is a spectacular new addition to the Ayrton line. It couples seven individually controlled 15W RGBW LED emitters with brand new, 67mm collimators - a world-première combination - to create an astonishingly powerful, compact luminaire with a sharp 4.5° beam.

Elation is a leader in the use of energy-efficient Platinum lamp technology and will be showcasing three new luminaires in the Platinum range of professional moving heads including the Platinum Wash 16R Pro, a flexible feature-packed luminaire that has use as both a wash and beam; the Platinum Profile 35 Pro, a full-featured fixture with internal framing; and the Rayzor Beam 2R, a small and speedy fixture powerful enough to work alongside larger luminaires.

Lime is the highest efficacy Luxeon LED manufactured to date. Therefore it enables highly efficient colour mixing by providing a convenient above-blackbody colour point with optimal standalone efficiency of 200 lm/W at 350 mA and 85°C.

Prominent Midwest-based SR provider takes delivery of its first L- Acoustics system.

 Fresh back from the 25th annual Pollstar Awards in Nashville, where they were nominated for "Sound Company of the Year," Thunder Audio President Tony Villarreal and Vice President Paul Owen proudly announce that they have now officially taken delivery of their company's first L-Acoustics system, the new K2.


Robe Lighting s.r.o., the Czech based entertainment lighting multi-national announces the acquisition of the complete range of LiteWare portable battery LED products from UK company Global Design Solutions (GDS).

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