Stage Directions

The 1212 Splitter from Doug Fleenor Design is now shipping. The compact design, surface mount pc board components, and simplified assembly procedure allow DFD to offer this new splitter at a cost lower than our premium splitters.

Waves Audio, the developer of professional audio digital signal processing technologies, announces the availability of V10, the new version of Waves plugins. Users updating to V10 will benefit from future-proofing their sessions, ensure continued compatibility, enjoy plugin updates and full technical support, and receive new plugins when added to Waves premium bundles.

At InfoComm, Sennheiser announced that its wireless microphone systems such as the new evolution wireless G4, SpeechLine Digital Wireless, Digital 6000, and Digital 9000 are now compatible with Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager (DDM).

Chroma-Q® announces that it has acquired Jands Vista software and hardware lighting control systems.

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Compact, elegant, and lightweight, the Ghibli™ is Aytron’s first LED spotlight and comes factory-equipped with a framing system and delivers a 23,000-lumen output from a 600W source. With an 80% efficiency, it’s powerful enough for large scale venues and spaces. An optional High TM30/CRI Mode can be implemented for situations demanding even higher quality light output. Its output offers a crisp, clean, and uniform beam with no hotspot, and center-to-edge uniformity across its whole field and delivers a fat, even beam.

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Chroma-Q®, a brand of performance LED lighting solutions, manufactured in North America, introduces the Inspire MD™ LED houselight. The Inspire MD is capable of replacing conventional tungsten fixtures which connects directly to a traditional dimming system.

In this video from Electronic Theatre Controls, ETC West Field Project Coordinator Chris Stokes previews some of the changes and features found in Eos family 2.7 software. Changes include support for multi-cell fixtures, new Flexi states, revised setup menus, search by text functions, global effects masters, and more.

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Neutrik introduces its True Outdoor Protection TOP® product range, which includes the powerCON TRUE1, etherCON, and XLR products. In the field of outdoor event and broadcast production, adverse climate and other environmental conditions can impact negatively on the performance of equipment and the ultimate quality of production work. Environmentally sealed connectors are in great demand for heavy-duty and harsh environment applications with entertainment equipment like PA systems, lighting, signage, and LED screens.

Ayrton’s compact MiniPanel™FX unit was exhibited for the first time in mainland Europe at Prolight+Sound 2018 last month. MiniPanel-FX is a diminutive version of the MagicPanel™-FX, and the first Ayrton product to undergo a miniaturization process. This multi-function luminaire may be small in dimensions but it is mighty in output, with a zoom spread of 3.6° to 53°. Here's a 54-unit demo video of MiniPanel-FX:
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Posital’s IXARC new magnetic absolute encoders with CANopen interfaces are now available with an optional “connection cap” that makes device configuration and troubleshooting simpler and more intuitive. IXARC magnetic absolute encoders with CANopen interfaces are ideal for motion control applications. Compared to optical encoders, they are almost 30% smaller and have superior resistance to shock and vibration loads.