Stage Directions

Creative Conners, Inc. introduces Spotline Practical, a new small, form-factor hoist with a powered lifting line and integrated motion controller. Spotline Practical is designed to lift small scenic elements and practical lighting while maintaining safety standards and ease of use. Controlled by Conners’ Spikemark software, the Practical is programmable and cue-able with the entire family of Creative Conners’ hoists and machines.

PreSonus’ new 24-channel StudioLive® 24 digital console/recorders further extends the company’s third-generation StudioLive Series III line, which launched earlier this year with the 16-channel StudioLive 16 and 32-channel StudioLive 32. Like all Series III consoles, StudioLive 24 further improves on the StudioLive’s ease of use while letting you customize workflow and operations to fit the way you work.

Dataton introduces the WATCHPAX 4 media player, the newest addition the WATCHPAX range of media players. Designed for playback of multi-display shows created in Dataton WATCHOUT, the unit offers an 8K output (4 x 4K). WATCHPAX 4 is housed in a compact, rack-mountable case and comes with a WATCHOUT license pre-installed.

Now celebrating its 30th anniversary of digital mixer technology, Yamaha has announced new components and V1.5 firmware update that will further enhance the RIVAGE PM10 Digital Mixing System.The new CS-R10-S control surface is approximately two-thirds the size of the existing CS-R10, and offers the same operability for applications where space is limited.

Meyer Sound's Leo® Family of linear sound reinforcement systems has been expanded with the addition of the new Lina™ very compact linear line array loudspeaker and companion 750-LFC very compact low frequency control element. Easily the smallest and lightest in the Leo series, Lina and 750-LFC bring the inherent linearity, low distortion and exceptional power-to-size ratio of Leo Family technology to a wider range of applications and venues.

Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) introduces its new Prodigy® P2 rigging hoist that is designed to be feature-rich yet budget-friendly. The P2 brings the safety, convenience, and flexibility of ETC Rigging to venues. The compact P2 hoist weighs only 300 lbs (powerhead only), but it is capable of lifting loads up to 650 lbs.

Elation Professional introduces the Artiste DaVinci™, a full-featured yet compact theatrical-grade LED moving head spot luminaire and the first fixture in Elation’s new Artiste™ series. Using a 300-watt LED engine, the Artiste DaVinci has a comparable output to 700-watt discharge lamped moving lights, making it an efficient replacement for discharge-based lights.

Rosco Laboratories introduces the Image Spot™ LED gobo projector that uses a 40-watt LED array paired with the option of 19^˚, 25^˚ or 30^˚ beam optics. Indoor (IP40) and outdoor (IP65) versions are available.

NEXO announces the latest release of NeMo system management software, now available for the first time on the macOS platform. NeMo V2.0 software also includes high-quality features and functionality that will change the operational control of NEXO systems.

Elation Professional will introduce its Proteus™ line of IP-rated arc-source moving heads, in addition to other new luminaires at this year’s Prolight + Sound exhibition. Elation will be located in Hall 4 Stand F60/61. Both the Proteus Beam™ and Proteus Hybrid™ are now available and are all IP-rated. Proteus Beam is an IP-rated, discharge-lamp beam moving head and an LDI Best Debuting Product Award winner. Proteus Hybrid is an IP-rated, 3-in-1 discharge-lamp hybrid moving head.