Synthe FX has announced the immediate release of Luminair for iPad, it's new desktop-class multi-touch DMX lighting control app for Apple's iPad. Luminair uses the Art-Net protocol to transmit DMX data over Wi-Fi, giving users wireless control of color- mixable LED fixtures, dimmers, studio lighting, moving lights, media servers, and any other DMX enabled equipment.

Luminair for iPad is a giant leap forward from it's related iPhone version, and includes new features like instantly editable quick-touch cues, project-based draggable color swatches, pop- up contextual controls, external keyboard support, and a user-configurable UI. It's also built for future expansion, which means users can expect the same rapid feature updates that Luminair for iPhone customers have received for the past two years.

When paired with a compatible Art-Net to DMX interface, Luminair for iPad has a low overall price that makes it a lighting console which almost anyone can afford, and use in a multitude of ways. Whether it's used for architectural lighting, theatrical and musical venues, by educators, or by cutting-edge visual artist's and VJ's, the possibilities are infinite.

QSC is pleased to announce the addition of the CMX Series of power amplifiers to the line up. The new CMX Series amp line offers an economical and rugged power amplifier solution designed to meet the needs of system integrators. It is based upon the proven, rock-solid, reliable performance found in the award winning RMX Series.

“The CMX Series provides unmatched performance, the right power for the job, and an affordable price point,” states Shawn Watts, Director of Installed Solutions at QSC. “Because CMX Amps are built with QSC’s proven and reliable power plant, integrators need not worry about return warranty calls that can hurt profitability.”

The amplifiers are designed to deliver true and accurate sound performance and feature high-current toroidal transformers and filtering to ensure generous energy reserves, allowing the amplifiers to effortlessly handle high-level transients, even when driving abusive 2-ohm speaker loads.

AC-ET’s Audio division have been selected as an accredited UK sub-distributor for Sound Technology Ltd’s Harman Professional brand portfolio. The line up includes AKG, BSS Audio, Crown Audio, dbx Pro, JBL Professional, Lexicon Pro and Soundcraft.

AC-ET have been supplying Sound Technology brands to dealers and end users in the core production markets for many years. Combined with their sales and warehousing operations in the North and South of England, the strategic alliance provides Sound Technology customers with increased access to stock in the UK whilst continuing to receive the highest standard of sales service and backup.

Just approved a load of hire company listings to the directory, seems that something had gone amiss with the software that Ukslc.org runs on resulting in listings backing up but not showing up in my "To Be Approved List".

Apologies to any company who has been waiting for their listing to go live.

-James

GLP’s powerful new impression XL has made an immediate impact at the start of the Scissor Sisters world tour, which included an appearance at Glastonbury.

Lite Alternative’s Paul Normandale has designed the six floor-mounted impression XL LED heads into an elaborate motion controlled set.

His company also fielded a further nine impression 120RZ Zooms from their inventory — adding to the fixtures they first incorporated into the set design for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs earlier in the year (all fixtures supplied by AC Entertainment Technologies). Like the XL’s these were mounted at the back of the stage, and blasted their light through four 8 x 8 sections of spinning aluminum louvre shutters, lifted on a Kinesys K2 motion control section.