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Monday, September 27, 2010
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09/27/10 09:30 AM,
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PKN Controls Ltd. has announced the introduction of the XE Series professional amplifiers at PLASA 2010. Designed for portable and fixed installations, the XE Series includes the XE2500, XE4000, XE6000 models. The PKNC XE Series construction is based upon the latest in high frequency energy conversion technology, making these solid state devices extremely reliable. All models within the newly announced XE line feature graphic LCD displays and two JOG dials to easily manipulate system parameters. The devices include internal web…
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Friday, September 17, 2010
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09/17/10 02:53 PM,
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The new DiGiCo Little Red Box and Little Blue Box are two compact add on units that quickly and simply expand the connectivity of DiGiCo consoles. The Little Red Box is specifically designed to work with DiGiCo’s SD9 digital mixing console and allows you to connect a D-Rack or a MADI Rack (DiGi-Rack or MiNi-Rack) to two SD9s. Currently, a single D-Rack only allows you to connect to one SD9, with no way of sharing the rack. The Little Red…
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09/17/10 02:11 PM,
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This year, for the first time, the PLASA Awards for Innovation were judged ‘live’ at the Innovation Gallery by an independent panel of 16 expert judges, in front of show visitors and a camera team. Seven Awards for Innovation and one Gold Award were presented by PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths The Gold Award went to the Martin Audio Multicellular Line Array (MLA). Each and every driver in each and every line array element is controlled individually by its own channel…
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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Avid has announce the new Pro Tools Mbox family of personal recording systems—Mbox Mini, Mbox, and Mbox Pro. Each Pro Tools Mbox system includes everything required to produce professional-sounding music with a Mac or PC computer: studio-grade hardware and professional Pro Tools LE software. Building on the feature set of the original Mbox series, updates include professional-grade circuitry and converters, soft-clip input limiter*, built-in reverb*, guitar tuner*, assignable Pro Tools multi-function button*, and all-new drivers for compatibility with other popular…
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09/15/10 09:00 AM,
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APEX Audio has announced at PLASA 2010 the launch of its new Intelli-series of audio system management devices. The units feature internal processing up to 192 kHz as standard, high-end studio-grade analogue circuit designs and mastering-grade compressors, the Intelli-series sets the new benchmark in system management and speaker processing design. Designed to be Plug-and-Play, the Intelli-X² is simple to configure and integrate into any network. Configuration for the application for either a standalone system controller or crossover is achieved using…
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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09/14/10 10:10 AM,
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Allen & Heath has announced the addition of the xDR-16 expander unit to the iLive digital mixing family at PLASA 2010. The expander provides remote analogue I/O expansion and networking options at FOH, on the other side of a large stage, in another room, or even in a different building during installations. The xDR-16 has 16 analogue inputs and 8 analogue outputs connected via Allen & Heath’s Audio and Control over Ethernet (ACE) link fitted in Port B of an…
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09/14/10 08:00 AM,
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Midas has launched the VeniceF, a brand new ‘digi-log’ ultra-compact mixing console designed by Alex Cooper at PLASA 2010. The console comes complete with FireWire multi-channel digital audio interface, XL3 EQ and Propellerhead recording and processing trial software bundle. The VeniceF is the first all-new Midas product to be unveiled following the Music Group’s acquisition of Midas Klark Teknik. It features the full functionality and sound quality of the much-loved Midas XL3 EQ and filter section, Midas mic preamps, 100mm…
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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AKG has announced the introduction of the Perception Wireless System at PLASA 2010 in London. The new wireless microphone system comes complete with bandwidths up to 30 MHz and low-current transmitters, which are unique in its class. The Perception Wireless is designed to accommodate musicians and entry-level audio technicians, and has the capabilities to handle audio setups with up to 8 channels per band. The Perception Wireless Series consists of a Vocal Set, with the handheld transmitter HT 45 featuring…
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09/13/10 01:55 PM,
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At the 2010 PLASA Show, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced the debut of the world’s first arrayable line monitor. The NEXO 45 N-12 12-inch arrayable line monitor is 19 3/8” wide, 22 5/8” deep, 15 7/16” high, and weighs 62 lbs. The NEXO line monitor is a significant improvement over point source monitors in that there is no interference between adjacent monitors allowing for a very stable, steady frequency response in the coverage area. The versatile, arrayable line…
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09/13/10 10:30 AM,
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Digico has announced the SD Rack At PLASA 2010. Based around the Stealth FPGA technology, the DiGiCo SD Rack is the first I/O rack for any mixing console that offers multiple format sample rate conversion and allows up to an amazing 448 I/O, in any combination at 96kHz, spread across multiple racks. While the SD Rack converters can operate at 192kHz, you can also select other sample rate options for specific outputs – for example, MADI at 48kHz for broadcast…
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