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Sound Tech: Wireless Dressing

As sound people, we are required to know a plethora of obscure and seemingly unrelated information. We are also ridiculed for our endless font of “useless” knowledge...

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Live Design 2008-09 Products of The Year

Live Design announces its 2008-09 Products of The Year, chosen in the categories of lighting, sound, and projection by our panels of judges who are working designers, programmers, and technicians in those fields. View all the winners here!


Lighting Gear

Tools of the Trade: Martin Professional Maxxyz Modules

Maxxyz Modules from Martin Professional comprise five units that can be combined in hundreds of ways to create a complete lighting control system or to expand the capabilities of a Maxxyz PC™, Maxxyz™, or Maxxyz Compact™...

Rob Halliday On FocusTrack V2.000

Rob Halliday is a lighting designer with a mission: to properly document the lighting of every show...

G-LEC Acquired by German Light Products

GLP German Light Products GmbH has announced its acquisition of all assets of G-LEC, a manufacturer of transparent LED video displays, as of June 17, 2009...

Tools of the Trade: Enttec DMXIS

DMXIS from Enttec is a lighting control platform aimed at independent performers and bands to provide control of a single DMX universe through a software interface that controls both conventional and intelligent fixtures...

Tools of the Trade: Leprecon LPC Series

The LPC console from Leprecon is primarily intended for systems running conventional lighting, offering hands-on fader control for dimmers and LEDs...

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Projection Gear

Qlab and the Power of Quartz

Several times now in this column or while speaking, I have mentioned my affection for Figure53’s Qlab software, in particular the feature set for video that was so greatly expanded by the latest version...

Product Of The Month: Analog Way Tetra-VIO

A closer look at Analog Way’s Tetra-VIO™, an AV switcher/converter/interface with three universal inputs and one SD/HD-SDI input....

Tools of the Trade: Christie Digital LX400 3LCD Projector

The LX400 from Christie Digital is a 4,000-lumen projector with a native XGA resolution and 1000:1 contrast ratio....

Tools of the Trade: Digital Projection International Mercator III

Mercator III is a modular, rack-mounted advanced warp and blend system developed in partnership with simulation experts Rockwell Collins...

Tools of the Trade: Martin Professional Maxedia Compact Rackmount

Martin Professional’s Maxedia Compact Rackmount is a 19" rackmount version of the Maxedia Compact™ media server...

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Sound Gear

Sound Tech: Wireless Dressing

Low-Tech Must-Haves In Your Wireless Mics Toolkit...

Tools of the Trade: Meyer Sound D-Mitri

The D-Mitri digital audio platform from Meyer Sound is a network-based system that encompasses the entire audio chain, from microphone input to loudspeaker output, incorporating multichannel distribution, recording and playback, and show control automation...

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Staging Gear

Show Distribution Digital Hoist Controller

Digital Hoist Controller from Show Distribution is a handheld computer controller specially designed for the entertainment rigging industry that can synchronize positioning and load balancing on over 250 hoists of any brand or type...

The ESTA Foundation and USITT Announce Electrical and Rigging Training Sessions Sponsored by Eastern Michigan University

The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT announces Electrical and Rigging Training Sessions to be held at the Village Theatre at Cherry Hill in Canton Michigan...

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