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By James Simpson Adam Hall Group brand Cameo Lighting has made a big impression with a tiny amount of power in this Technical Focus...
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By Kevin Lawson I was trying to remember the first time I saw a SkyTracker. I remember seeing them as a kid from miles...
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Simon Allen reviews the 2U rack-mounted VST3 plug-in server from Fourier Audio I first met Henry Harrod – one of the co-founders of Fourier...
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By Lewis Noke Edwards The MD 421 is not a small microphone, and while not as boisterous as a huge tube microphone, the MD...
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By Nook Schoenfeld Ayrton has unleashed their most powerful moving profile yet with the release of the Huracán-X. Boasting a 50,000-plus-lumen output via a...
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By Craig Rutherford The term “PAR” is, at the outset of this new decade, a particularly notable misnomer. The trend has for some time...
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By Mike Wood Earlier this year, we looked at a Robe spot that uses additive LED colour mixing, but that doesn’t mean Robe has...
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By Nook Schoenfeld One of the most anticipated and talked-about new fixtures displayed recently is the BeaSt (Beam + Strobe) from SGM. A prototype...
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By Brandon Creel Robe is a top name in entertainment lighting, and the Czechia-based company continues to deliver new and innovative products to the...
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By Jim Hutchison Most people would agree that any product with a “2.0” or a “Plus” label on it is an upgrade, a fix...
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By Craig Rutherford Nowhere do we observe a stronger demonstration of the principle of trade-offs in intelligent lighting than in color mixing systems. Color...
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by Jim Kumorek The Obsidian NX2 console is a product of the acquisition by Elation Lighting of the M-Series lighting control system from Martin...
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by Nook Schoenfeld I had a pal of mine call me last month and ask if we’d seen the TurboRay yet. I mentioned that...
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By Craig Rutherford Large-format fixtures have been the last to make the change to LED. Excepting some specialized narrow-beam fixtures, these solid-state semiconductors have...
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By Mike Wood The subject of this month’s review is not a moving light, nor is it strictly a wash light. Instead, this LED...
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by Nook Schoenfeld It’s pretty evident that, out of all the linear auto tilting battens on the market, German Light Products (GLP) has garnished...
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By Mike Wood If this month’s light looks familiar, that’s because the form factor of the output lenses undoubtedly is. Many manufacturers make products...
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by Craig Rutherford Our collective taste for novelty is the great driving force of the entirety of the production industry. The musician’s craft is...
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by Nook Schoenfeld Having already conquered the arena and stadium markets with their highly successful BMFL line of fixtures, Robe set their sights on...
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by Jim Kumorek The bright, compact, easy-to-use Smarty Hybrid luminaire is designed to do triple duty as a wash, spot, or beam fixture. Our...
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by Brandon Creel ETC, headquartered in Middleton, WI, is an evolving company. Their acquisition of High End Systems in 2017 expanded their product portfolio...
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The form factor of any particular object may serve to hide its unique features, to whatever extent they exist. Humans use shortcuts — we...
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By Nook Schoenfeld Well, now it’s now official. Everyone that has ever made a moving light has officially thrown their hat into the ring...
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By Mike Woods Robe is one of the few manufacturers producing automated profiles using additive colour mixing. The main reason being that it’s harder...
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by Nook Schoenfeld The Rayzor series of light fixtures from Elation has always been a dependable, affordable range of wash fixtures. The line that...
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by Craig Rutherford To take a forward-looking view of the state of the lighting industry circa early 2019, one must almost certainly come to...
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by Nook Schoenfeld If you’ve ever run moving lights and automated fixtures from a lighting desk, it’s a safe bet that you know the...
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by Jim Kumorek The formerly Jands Vista series of lighting control systems has taken the church market by storm over the last 10 years....
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Perth’s Elite Audio Visual Productions continues to invest in Ayrton, adding sixteen Ayrton Rivale fixtures designed to push the limits of versatility. “We’re thrilled...
