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• Haze Base’s Jan Scholten, Theresa Behrend, Uta Raabe, Bettina Frenzel
• Jamie Dixon of mondo*dr and Lightsky’s Lola Guo
• Le Maitre’s Emma Williams and Claire Owens
Motiongate Dubai, a theme park within Dubai Parks and Resorts. As visitors rolled up, they were transported to a circus complete with a red and blue Deko Molton big top, sand effect digitally printed Joelmat flooring, an eight-metre by fourmetre seamless canvas digitally printed with a big top tent and popcorn for everyone to enjoy. Comprised of the KM312, KM312P, KM112 and KM11P, the Mastiff line from K-array produces ultra-low distortion giving vocals and instruments incredible clarity and precise sound. The monitors feature an asymmetrical 100° by 30° horn granting performers the possibility to select a wide or narrow sound emission. Kling & Freitag previewed new product, Spectra 212, which features VariQ technology. The product is currently in prototype format, but previewing it during the show gave Kling & Freitag the opportunity to gather some user feedback. Klotz introduced the OL22P OmniLIVE - PUR - AES/ EBU Multicore Cable, ideal on tour for transmitting AES/EBU signals over long distances. It also presented the VD083LP, little brother of the VD125LPS, ideal for transmission distances of up to 70-metres and thanks to the PUR outer jacket, the cable is highly flexible and abrasion-resistant. KV2 celebrated its fifteenth anniversary at PL+S. The company’s growth over the years is reflected the success it has enjoyed. Now housed in a 9,000 sq metre state-of-the-art, custom built factory in Milevsko, KV2 now manufacture everything in house except transducers which are still brought from Italy. In his fifteenth year at the helm of engineering, George Krampera Snr continues to stick to his principles when questioned about the
company’s future: “For KV2 it is only about one thing, the sound.” In addition to the traditional PL+S meet and greet, the L-Acoustics booth was the location of a series of daily presentations of its latest technologies. The company unveiled details of the P1, a networked digital audio processor during twice daily presentations, and also held twicedaily presentations of the new Syva segment source. The modern, sleek design of Syva makes it an attractive option for houses of worship as well as intimate settings such as home cinemas or lounge bars. Lavoce presented a worldwide premier of its new reference drivers: the SAN214.50LD 21-inch Neodymium subwoofer with 4.5-inch voice coil; and the DN14.40T 1.4-inch exit Neodymium compression driver with four-inch voice coil. Lawo hosted a Live and Theater Mixing Workshop at the show, teaching attendees all about the latest aspects in today’s live sound production by mixing on Lawo’s digital, network-enabled audio consoles. It was also proud to have been awarded with the PIPA Award 2017 for the mc²56 xc audio console. Le Maitre showcased its latest haze machines, the MVS Smart featuring smart technology, and the EcoHazer, the incredibly efficient and environmentally friendly hazer. It also received a lot of interest in its Freezefog Pro and its range of smoke machines and pyrotechnics. Litecom introduced SPOTDRIVE, a handlebar based moving head luminaire controller. The creative lighting designer can embrace the fresh technical possibilities that SPOTDRIVE brings to the show industry, including the benefits of relocating followspot operators from their usual
• The Lavoce team
• The crew from LED Blade
• The LSS stand • The LEDium team
• Rik Kirby on the Linea Research stand