USA - The COLORado 3 Solo from Chauvet Professional fills a wide range of roles in a lighting designer's tool chest, thanks in part to its impressively wide (8? to 45?) zoom range. The intense output from its three 40W RGBW engines, along with its full IP65-rated power and DMX connections, add even more to this LED fixture's versatility.

"We developed the COLORado 3 Solo with the idea of offering our customers an affordable fixture that can perform multiple functions very well," said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. "This fixture is equally effective as an arena stage wash as it is for close-up camera work, because of its wide, smooth and very fast zoom range. Also, because it is IP rated, it can be used indoors or out."

The advanced zooming optics designed into the COLORado 3 Solo allow its three high-output LED engines to produce a single homogenized beam. This output, co

USA - City Theatrical introduced new technology during LDI 2016, in Las Vegas last week.

SHoW DMX Multiverse provides "unprecedented levels of wireless DMX data transmission in a tiny package", for the first time, allowing the realistic possibility of a professional quality wireless DMX chip in every DMX device. The SHoW DMX Multiverse chip is tiny, low in cost, and has the ability to carry multiple universes of DMX data (as many as five universes in a 2.4GHz transceiver or four universes in a 900MHz transceiver), along with full duplex wireless RDM, and the ability to combine DMX slots from any streaming ACN universe into any of the broadcast universes.

DMXcat is a device used to control, analyse, and test DMX lighting gear. The system combines a small hardware dongle connected by a wireless connection to a suite of Android or IPhone apps. Drawing on a built-in database o

UK - Plessey is to unveil additions to its Orion LED module family based on Stellar beam forming technology at LuxLive (London, 23-24 November 2016, stand M8). The new modules will form an interchangeable family, allowing lighting designers to simply and easily substitute modules to create a family of compact luminaires suitable for a wide range of lighting applications.

The recently announced Plessey Orion PLWS3000 series module represented a size and performance breakthrough for LED lighting modules giving architectural and industrial lighting designers a new level of design freedom. By integrating the LED and optics into a tiny module, the Orion module delivers over 3000 lumens from a unit just 5.6mm thick and 82mm in diameter. It uses Plessey's Stellar beam forming technology to achieve a powerful and highly directional beam from such a slim module. Key features include im

UK - British LED manufacturing experts Ecoled (the creators of the Light Builder tool) have engineered an innovative LED fitting that combines the full performance functionality of a luminaire with the practicality of a bulb in a discreet, trimless fixture.

The design allows the light to be easily extracted for a post-decorative fit or service; a solution that has not been previously made available until now. Developed from Ecoled's Eyeconic range of miniature and modular LED downlights, the plaster-in version of the Eyeconic Trimless allows the light engine, free of a spring clip, to be inserted or fully retracted from the front using Ecoled's custom tool.

James Cadisch, marketing director at Ecoled, comments, "This is one of the smallest and most powerful luminaires on the market. Coupled with our latest innovation, the Eyeconic Trimless is not only elegant, but also pra

Portugal - NEXT-proaudio has grown its HFA Series with the inclusion of the compact 6" HFA106p. This model was designed to complement the existing larger products within the series. The quality and the power of the system make it suitable for installation, small systems for live music, as well as front-fill or side-fill. It is a system with a "fantastic ratio between the size and its sound pressure" says the company.

The HFA106p is a 6.5-inch model with a 90° x 40° dispersion (user rotatable) entirely made in Portugal, using quality custom made components, loaded by birch plywood enclosures, coated by a scratch resistant textured paint to assure an outstanding performance and an extensive use. Versatile enclosure design, combined with a wide range of mounting options and associated hardware, provides unrestricted flexibility for both portable and installed applications

USA - Adding to its tradeshow portfolio, Green Hippo US created a platform for a series of showstoppers at LDI this year.

Its 600sqft space was packed with creative solutions, from collaboration with two cutting-edge, real-time composition and processing tools; Smode and Notch to Hippotizer's SHAPE 3D Mapping and new auto alignment solution.

Also on the stand, the Hippotizer V4.2 BETA including Video blocks, with direct DMX control of VideoMapper tiles and Virtual Viewports, enabling large output counts working with the Datapath FX-4 range.

Another big launch was our latest hardware additions to the Hippotizer range, including the Boreal DisplayPort.

The Boreal DisplayPort features; 4 x DP1.2 Outputs, with full splitter support to drive up to 16 HD outputs from one machine with Datapath FX4's. The Boreal also has Genlock and added support for passive or active adap

USA - Controlling your ETC Unison Paradigm system just got easier. The Unison Paradigm Mobile Button Station App turns your handheld device into an eight-button station, giving you more control from more places. This app enables you to configure up to eight individual buttons to control everything your Paradigm system can. You can recall lighting presets, combine spaces, control zones, and record, activate, and deactivate presets all from your phone or tablet.

All standard Paradigm touchscreen themes are available from within the app and it is available for both Android and iOS devices. Paradigm Mobile Button Station App is compatible with all Paradigm Control Systems running version 3.1.0 or newer software.

(Jim Evans)

USA / Germany - GLP reaped the rewards for investing in what was their largest ever stand at this year's LDI Show in Las Vegas.

In keeping with the city itself, their grand 2,500 sq. ft. space was a myriad of adventure, bathed in a cornucopia of lighting, which visitors wasted no time in exploiting.

An open area at the front, adorned with demo tables bearing the new fixtures, enabled lighting professionals to get up close and personal with the products before joining GLP staff in the meeting and hospitality area.

The massive backdrop to the stand emphasised the company's status as the official lighting supplier for Exhibitionism, the curation of Rolling Stones' artefacts, successfully transferred from London, and shortly to open in New York.

Timecoded lightshows took place on the hour as the sides of the booth dropped to provide an immersive experience. The present

USA - Worship Facilities, the official magazine of WFX, recently presented a 2016 New Product Award to the Chauvet Professional Ovation E-260WW. The warm white LED ellipsoidal, which has an output that exceeds that of an HPL 750W fixture, was the third product in the Ovation line to receive the Worship Facilities award since 2013.

"We're humbled and honoured to be recognised again by Worship Facilities," said Berenice Chauvet, Vice-President of Chauvet. "Our product development team has been intensely focused on developing LED fixtures with the brightness and performance capabilities needed to replace less efficient incandescent products. This award is a testament to their efforts."

The first LED ellipsoidal bright enough to serve as a true key light in large house of worship and theatrical applications, the Ovation E-260WW consumes far less power and generates far less he

UK - Allen & Heath has launched two iPad apps to further enhance the dLive digital mixing experience. dLive MixPad provides comprehensive remote control of the live mix, whilst dLive OneMix focusses on personal monitoring.

dLive MixPad offers extensive control capability over channel processing, including filters, gates, parametric and graphic EQ, compressors and input/output delays, and gives the user instant access to any of the mixer's channel faders and mutes, DCA faders and mutes, pan, aux sends and assignments as well as mic-pre control and full metering.

Other unique features for system setup include a real-time analyser (RTA) to assist EQ'ing monitors and PA, the facility to name and colour channel strips, custom layers with drag 'n drop strip setup, and channel PFL control for monitoring.

dLive OneMix is a version of the dLive MixPad app that locks control to

UK - To commemorate the 40th anniversary of probably the greatest era of music recording - the '70s - Court Acoustics who designed many of the top UK studio monitoring systems - have produced this recording/playback monitor system, hand built in the UK combining the best of both traditional and modern speaker technology.

The SN70 for 90-110 Hz bi-amp operation, has outstanding clarity and definition, with deep bass to the limits of human hearing from the roll surround 15" 27Hz bass driver, a new polished fibre 8" driver in its own sub enclosure for accurate midrange, combined with delicate & smooth transients from the aluminium diaphragm, edgewound ribbon voice coil, slot radiator HF.

Also available is the SN70 4 channel 1000w bi amplifier with integral electronic crossover.

"We auditioned the Internet's listing of the world's top 10 speakers and irrespective of price,

Europe - The latest catalogue from EXE Technology has just been released and is available for download at http://ow.ly/jaua3064WUI. Safety of its products has increased, while the legendary quality, precision and reliability you've come to rely on remains unchanged, says the company.

The complete offer from EXE Technology consists of the EXE-Rise range of chain hoists, EXE-Cell load cell interface, EXE-Drive controllers and EXE-DST dynamic stack tracks.

New in 2017: The D8 range now features an 8:1 safety factor as standard with new load capacities of 250 kg / 500 kg /1000 kg / 2000 kg.

The D8+ range has new load capacities of 150 kg / 300 kg / 600 kg / 1200 kg.

All EXE-Rise hoists feature a double brake, updated identification labelling and black plugs and sockets. A new 8 x 24mm chain brings added safety to 1000 - 2000 kg hoists.

Dynamic Stack Tracks from the

USA - Elation Professional's Emotion moving head digital light has won a WFX New Product Award in the Moving Light category at the recent WFX Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

The award recognizes the best new technology products for the church market and was chosen by an independent panel made up of individuals who currently work in a tech leader role at a church, along with Worship Facilities tech director Andres Caamano. Products were individually judged on multiple criteria including innovation, functionality, cost-effectiveness, competitive advantages, benefits to the end user and benefits to the integrator.

"We're thrilled that the Emotion has been acknowledged for its unique innovation," stated Elation sales director Eric Loader on the award. "Because it is easier to use than previous digital lights and is extremely flexible and creative, designers have really taken to

USA - As LDI 2016 got underway inside the Las Vegas Convention Centre, LED video manufacturer PixelFLEX debuted its new AR-LED technology. The AR-LED video design received an overwhelmingly positive response, and the technology is now preparing for its initial launch into the world of entertainment and commercial LED video design.

"We could not be more pleased with the response we received from the performance of our new AR-LED video technology," said David Venus, PixelFLEX director of marketing. "There were many times where viewers simply sat in amazement, mesmerized by what they were seeing. After such a positive response, we are very excited about launching the AR-LED into the market to see just how creative designers can truly be."

Utilizing the patented lensing found in the FLEXLite series if LED panels, the new AR-LED has a 6mm pixel pitch with a broad viewing angle

Finland - Media server specialists Picturall has announced the release of their major new software version 2.3.0 which is available for download with immediate effect. The new release, which is compatible with all Picturall server products, includes a host of improvements and enhancements, but most importantly two essential new features: support for Apple Inc.'s ProRes video codec, and a new web configuration tool.

The 2.3.0 update adds a Web Configurator for each Picturall product which replaces the previous configuration tool, Console Configurator. The Web Configurator includes the familiar features of Console Configurator plus lots of brand new functionality and enhancements including import and export of an existing configuration; a license update tool; system diagnostics; and support for viewing and editing configuration parameters whilst the server is running. The whole

Germany - Hirose Electric Co, based in Tokyo, Japan, and Harting Electronics GmbH, Espelkamp Germany, held a joint press conference presenting a miniaturised high-speed connector for robust Ethernet cabling at the autumn trade show,electronica,on 9 November 2016 in Munich.

The ix IndustrialTM arose from a collaboration between Hirose and Harting. It offers a broad technological basis for a new standard in the area of the familiar RJ45.

As a response to the challenging and increasing demand for global digitalisation, both partners - Hirose and Harting - recently agreed to combine their strengths. The result of this joint effort is the ix IndustrialTM - a new miniaturised Ethernet interface for high-speed data rates. The two partners have jointly standardised the ix IndustrialTM mating face in compliance with IEC/PAS 61076-3-124. Meeting this standard provides for future tec

World - Within a two-week window, Area Four Industries was present at two important exhibitions on two continents - LDI in Las Vegas and Prolight & Sound Middle East in Dubai.

When LDI opened its doors on 21 October, 2016, the lighting and sound Industry was introduced to the newest force in truss and support structures: Area Four Industries America.

In addition to MILOS and LITEC truss being represented at the Area Four Industries America booth, the new 8:1 EXE-RISE hoists and EXE Load Cell from EXE Technology were on display.

Also making its debut in Las Vegas was the entire Area Four Industries America team. All members of the team were available to answer questions during the three-day show and included Franti Zykan (CEO), Tim Waterman (CFO), Carmen Saverese (business development manager) and Eric Lawrence (sales specialist).

Eight days after LDI closed its doo

South Africa - DWR Distribution is introducing CableJoG to the South African market. Based in the UK, CableJoG designs, manufactures and distributes a range of cable testers from eight test points in the case of the AudioJoG Pro 3 audio cable tester through to 1024 in the CableJoG 512 cable tester with the extra 512 adaptor.

Eddie Zych, founder, director and designer of CableJoG recalls initially meeting DWR's Robert Izzett at PLASA a couple of years ago. "I seem to remember Robert coming to the stand and giving me quite a hard time but then sharing a table at the Price of Wales pub," said Eddie.

"I'm sure it wasn't me giving Eddie a hard time on the stand," replied Robert. "I'd never to something like that, though sharing a beer does sounds more style."

Rob purchased a couple of testers for office use at DWR at the time and has subsequently had many customers asking f

UK - VDC Trading has announced the production of two new Cat cables following more than 12 months of development and three stages of production design.

The new cables; a Cat 7 TourCat and a Cat 6A flexible TourCat, represent an increase in the solid core and stranded copper cables for digital audio in both bandwidth and length of run. Both cables are rated to carry up to 10G even though the likely maximum load for a digital audio network is only 1 Gb.

The Van Damme 268-470-000 TourCat Cat 7 S/FTP solid conductor is a polyurethane (PUR) jacketed 0.56mm solid conductor cable with individually screened pairs and an 80% coverage overall braided screen. It has been tested to provide a proven Gigabit Ethernet connection at 105 metres

The Van Damme 268-466-000 TourCat Cat 6A S/FTP stranded conductor is a flexible PVC jacketed 26AWG stranded conductor cable with individually s

USA - Elation Professional's new series of IP-rated moving lights, Proteus, won an LDI Best Debuting Product Award at the recent LDI trade show in Las Vegas. Recognized for 'advancing IP weather protection in a quality automated fixture,' the Best Debuting Product accolade was presented at an awards ceremony on 24 October on the LDI show floor.

Proteus, which will be available for delivery in early 2017, proved to be a talking point at the show with the first two fixtures in the series, the Proteus Beam and Proteus Hybrid, drawing a steady stream of interest at the Elation LDI booth. They were also featured during live entertainment on the LDI Live Outside stage, where the fixtures featured in an industry party performance by the Swinging Johnsons.

On hand to receive the Best Debuting Product award were Elation Professional sales director Eric Loader and ADJ Group presiden

UK - Lighting controls expert, Artistic Licence, is preparing to showcase some new products at this year's Lux Live, taking place 23-24 November at the Excel centre, London.

The emphasis this year is on lighting controllers and DALI products, including the first outing for daliGate quad - a new product that converts Ethernet to four circuits of DALI.

To see some of the products in action, visit the Artistic Licence stand (P30) for a demonstration of lighting effects control.

The matisse range includes a number of panel mount lighting controllers with button or slider controls.

A DMX lighting controller with illuminated buttons, programmable via a laptop. Control 512 channels, create scenes or sequences; features a handy lamp library.

Similar to dmxLs512, but featuring illuminated sliders. Optional grand master control, scene/sequence playback, LTP for colour co

USA - Chauvet Professional's Rogue series continues to roll, packing an ever-more powerful (and brighter) punch with the addition of the new Rogue R3 Wash. Featuring 37 15-watt RGBW LEDS, this ruggedly designed moving wash, delivers an intense output of 21,000 lux at 5 meters when operating at 12? zoom.

The latest member of the Rogue family is loaded with performance features that reflect the needs of touring, rental and permanent install applications. "We developed the Rogue R3 Wash to be a complete design tool," said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. "Aside from its very bright output and smooth colour mixing, it is also an extremely versatile fixture in terms of dimming, pixel mapping and programming options."

Exemplifying this versatility is the Rogue R3 Wash's dimming capabilities. The fixture has six distinct dimming modes to cover a wide range of design options. Smoot

USA - Audinate, creator of the industry-leading audio networking technology Dante, has announced the immediate availability of the Dante Analogue Output Module, a complete, small form factor PCB that allows for rapid development of Dante-to-analogue endpoints. Manufacturers can use this module in a variety of small footprint enclosures with appropriate analogue connectors to rapidly bring finished products to market.

The Dante Analogue Output Module supports one RJ45 Dante input, and one or two balanced analog outputs. The module can receive audio channels from a Dante network and provide studio-quality, low-latency audio via balanced output connectors to analogue audio equipment.

Any audio available on the Dante network can be routed via the outputs to an amplifier, powered speaker, mixing console, digital signal processor (DSP), or other analog audio device. Adapters (fo

Germany - Sennheiser has announced a new addition to its Professional Wireless Range: The upcoming Digital 6000 Series of radio microphones will "bring outstanding audio quality and rock-solid RF wireless transmission to demanding live productions".

The series uses the same long-range mode and proprietary Sennheiser Digital Audio Codec as the Digital 9000, Sennheiser's top-of-the-range wireless series. Comprising a two-channel receiver in two different versions, a bodypack and a handheld transmitter as well as a rack-mount 19" charging unit, the Digital 6000 Series will be available from March 2017.

"With Digital 6000, we have brought the key benefits of our benchmark Digital 9000 system to a two-channel receiver and associated handheld and bodypack transmitters. The series is an ideal choice for touring and rental companies, theatre and musical productions, broadcasting,

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