direct from: www.etnow.comRegularsContentsthis monthJobs and CareersWeb DirectoryFeaturesIssue: 305Stage Electrics’ installation opened by the Queen and Duchess of Sussexpage 18July 2018CSK has 70 Robe luminaires in the main stage space, a combination of LEDWash 800s, BMFL Spots, Pointes and ParFect 100s.Nuffield Southampton Theatres needed highly flexible production solutions which have been installed by specialist installer and integrator,Northern Light.Love Ire & Song for Frank Turner and Robepage: 14page: 16page: 2page: 31pages: 28 to 31LD Tom Mason-Smith’s company Dragonfly provided a Robe specials package including 12 MegaPointes, 24 BMFLs and 24 PATT 2013s.LIGHTING | SOUND | VIDEORIGGING | STAGING | DRAPESw: hawthorn.bizt: 01664 821 111e: hire@hawthorn.bizBARCO UDX-4K32 LASER PROJECTOR 31,000 lumens 4K UHD resolution 3-chip DLP laser phosphor large venue projector We also supply the pioneering 0.4 Ultra Short Throw lens with 1.16 – 1.49 and 1.5 – 2.0 zoomAVAILABLE TO HIREDiGiCo reveals DMI-AMM for S-Series consolesDiGiCo has announced the launch of its new DMI-AMM (Automatic Mic Mixing) card, which allows up to 48 channels of automatic mic mixing on any S-Series console. Designed in direct response to requests from the corporate market, the DMI-AMM will benefit any production where complex vocal mic setups are in use.Insertable on any input channel, be it local or rack I/O, the DMI-AMM is designed to assist engineers with multiple spoken voices. It is seamlessly incorporated into the console’s user interface, allowing a continuous workflow that does not hinder the operation of the console.More on page 8Northern Light delivers flexible system to NSTpage: 17CSK Performance Space Chooses Robecontents this monthJuly 2018page no.Featurespage : 4page : 5page : 12page : 11News This MonthPages 4-12TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENTRevised in February 2017 Available now from www.etbooks.co.uk14 Ground-breaking CSK Performance Space Chooses Robe Centrum Spotkania Kultur (Centre for the Meeting of Cultures) (‘CSK’ for short) in the heart of Lublin, Poland’s ninth largest city, is an impressive and cool arts, performance and culture venue opened in 2016. CSK has 70 Robe luminaires in the main stage space, a combination of LEDWash 800s, BMFL Spots, Pointes and ParFect 100s, which were specified by CSK’s head of technical, Bart Pyczek.16 Northern Light delivers ultimately flexible system to NST City Nuffield Southampton Theatres City (NST City) is a new, state-of-the-art arts complex in the Cultural Quarter of Southampton. It needed highly flexible solutions for its production lighting, performance audio visual systems, which have been recently been installed by specialist installer and integrator, Northern Light in a half-million-pound-plus year-long installation.17 Love Ire & Song for Frank Turner and Robe Folk punk singer songwriter Frank Turner recently played four vibrant and fully sold-out nights at London’s Roundhouse, performing four completely unique sets and presenting lighting designer Tom Mason-Smith with the task of creating four totally different lighting designs. Tom’s company Dragonfly Lighting provided a Robe specials package including 12 MegaPointes, 24 BMFLs, 24 PATT 2013s and 12 CycFX 8s to cover the four shows and assist him make each one a personal and memorable experience for Turner’s eclectic and loyal fan base. Tom also used elements of the house rig including 18 LEDBeam 100s..co.uk18 Stage Electrics’ installation officially opened by the Queen and Duchess of Sussex On the 14th of June the Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, officially opened Chester’s Storyhouse theatre. Built in 1936 and a Grade II Listed building, the Chester Storyhouse theatre was originally the city’s Odeon cinema. It had been empty and deteriorating since 2007, but a £37 million RE:NEW project, initiated by Cheshire West and Chester Council, set about converting and extending the original building. Stage Electrics were tasked with installing and supplying sound, production lighting, AV equipment, paging and technical infrastructure for the entire project.20 ABTT Theatre Show 2018 John Offord explores the annual show with the ETP editorial camera.from the editordirect from: www.etnow.comEntertainment Technology is published 12 times a year in conjunction with the leading industry portal www.etnow.comEditor: John OffordTechnical Editor: Jackie StainesPublished by: Entertainment Technology Press LtdThe Studio, High Green Great ShelfordCambridge CB22 5EGTelephone: +44 (0)1223 550805Fax: +44 (0)1223 550806Website: www.etnow.comemail: editor@etnow.com© Entertainment Technology Press Ltd.Subscription Rates:Annual Subscription for 12 issues (UK): £27.50Annual Subscription (overseas): £50.00Subject to acceptance, subscription is free to UK based industry professionals.Subscribe online at: www.etnow.com/etmag/Opinions expressed in Entertainment Technology are not necessarily those of the publishers. All rights are reserved and reproduction of any part in whatever form is prohibited without the prior permission of the publishers.etnow.com (entertainment technology news on web) is the industry portal site with news from around the world added daily under various sector headings coupled to an extensive archive. The site also features a books section where titles from Entertainment Technology Press can be ordered online via our secure Sage Pay credit card services.Register forKeep up to date by signing upat www.etnow.com/etexpressWeekly News HeadlinesIssue: 305Entertainment Technology PressLatest TitleAutoCAD – A Handbook for Theatre Users 4th editionDavid Ripley 318pp £32.00 ISBN: 9781904031901From ‘Setting Up’ to ‘Drawing in Three Dimensions’ via ‘Drawings Within Drawings’, this compact and fully illustrated guide to AutoCAD covers everything from the basics to full colour rendering and remote 3D plotting. Fourth, completely revised edition, February 2018.ABTT 2018 Annual Theatre AwardsThe Association of British Theatre Technicians Theatre Awards 2018, took place on Wednesday evening (7th June), after the first day of the ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Palace, London.The five highly sought-after Awards for Sound, Lighting and Engineering Products of Year, ‘Widget’ and Stand of the Year, were this year complemented by a Special Award to celebrate the retiring Theatre Show director, Roger Fox, acknowledging his forty years work on building the show from scratch in 1978, to the flourishing two-day event it is today.The judges, an experienced jury of practitioners and industry peers, awarded as follows:ABTT SOUND PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2018EM Acoustics EMS-41Following on from the success of the EMS-51, EM Acoustics have downsized with the EMS-41. This speaker features a compact design with a 4” driver and coaxial compression driver, producing similar output to the larger EMS-51, but at half the size, and below half the weight.This compact unit is ideal for placing discretely in positions where visual impact needs to be minimal, and the multiple connection options to the rear of the unit means it will integrate efficiently with existing infrastructure.ABTT LIGHTING PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2018Martin Mac Encore WashA suitable, and long overdue, alternative to a discontinued tungsten moving head favourite, has been delivered with the Martin Mac Encore Wash.Both cool and warm output versions of the unit come complete with CMY colour mixing and fixed colour wheels, beam shaping and effects. These features combine with the zoom functions and a soft Fresnel lens, to create an alternative to the discontinued TW1, which the industry has been patiently awaiting.ABTT ENGINEERING PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2018MDG Round Floor PocketSolving the problem of how to get your low fog into those hard to reach places, the MDG DMX controlled floor pocket works as a reversed trap, lifting a lid to allow ducted haze onto the stage.Suitable for integration into large touring stages, or those shows with longer runs that can accommodate routes sub-stage for haze ducting, the steel lid means that it is still suitable to stand on safely, and the DMX control easily integrates into haze cues.ABTT WIDGET OF THE YEAR 2018Flints 6 in 1 Stapler & 3 in 1 StaplerThe coveted widget Award this year goes to another truly useful product. Being able to insert a multiple of different staples, nails or tacks into the 6-in-1 Heavy Stapler from Flints, means that even if you have run out of staples you won’t need to look too far to find something in the stores to successfully fill the stapler and complete the task in hand. An attached handy belt clip means you can keep this exceptional tool on your person at all times.Furthermore, Flints 3-in-1 Stapler offers both gun and paper stapling, an adjustment for staple depth means a fixed height staple head can be installed, making removal of the staples easier for quick get outs.ABTT THEATRE SHOW 2018 STAND OF THE YEARPhilips Entertainment LightingStand of the Year is awarded to a manufacturer who created a backstage environment that reflects the industry we work in while show casing their latest products.Philips Lighting have included the backs of flats, spike marks and a general back stage feel to make the working technician feel at home and at ease.July 2018news4Marillion gets animated with the Claypaky Scenius Spot British progressive rock pioneers Marillion are currently delighting fans with their hit world tour, which marks over three decades of the band’s music. A celebration of musical storytelling, the show is enhanced by a theatrical lightscape created by the band’s long-term lighting designer Yenz Nyholm, who selected the Claypaky Scenius Spot to deliver key animation lighting effects and rich, vibrant colour onstage. Integral to Nyholm’s design is an intricate back wall of light that surrounds an 8 x 5 metre projection screen. Above the top edge of the screen, Nyholm places a row of Scenius Spots to create a varied web of jewel coloured beams and wide, saturated washes. Supplying the fixtures for the UK leg was British lighting hire specialist Siyan.“The band as a whole is very theatrical,” says Nyholm. “You don’t just ‘light’ them, but play along with the music and in that, you become part of the band. The Scenius Spot is a moving head spotlight positioned at the very top of the Claypaky range of dynamic lighting fixtures. It is crafted to offer designers the very best in colour mixing and white light alongside advanced animation effects. Says Nyholm: “I really fell in love with the Scenius Spot’s animation wheel. It creates some fantastic effects that I use to shine through the band as backlight. The capability of applying half-colours along with the fixture’s gobos and prism features, also means that I can create some wonderful textures on stage.”A long-term fan of Claypaky products, Nyholm found the selection of the Scenuis Spot for this design a simple decision. He says: “I have used Claypaky products for the last six years, since the Claypaky Alpha series. I have always felt they were reliable and easy to work with.” Marillion is currently completing a tour of the Netherlands before heading to France, Switzerland and Japan. Throughout the tour the band is curating, recording and releasing ten limited edition live albums.www.claypaky.it4Issue: 305news5PR Lighting Launches PolarisWith the 2018 summer outdoor season now in full swing, PR Lighting has announced the timely release of an impressive, all-weather LED wash luminaire called Polaris (PR-6805).With its IP67 rating, Polaris has at its source seven 15W RGBW 4-in-1 SMT LED lamps, with a colour temperature of 3200K-10000K. Each pixel is independently controllable.Other features include electronic strobe (0-25fps, with preset strobe pulse effect), dimmer (0-100% linearly adjustable), effects: rainbow, wash, beam spot modes (swirl, kaleidoscope), with many macros and unlimited mixed colours, light angle 4°-40°, bi-directional and continuous rotation of front lens module, 14 channel control (standard mode), 39 channels (extended mode); DMX wireless control function, Over temperature protection.The net weight of Polaris is just 8.4kg, and the first batches were expected to ship in mid-June.Special ABTT Award for Roger FoxThe retirement of ABTT Theatre Show director Roger Fox was acknowledged with a special award during the ceremony held at Alexandra Palace on the evening of the first day of this year’s show on June 6. Roger has mastered the growth of the show from scratch in 1976 to the flourishing event it is today.In picture: Roger Fox with his special award.Opti-Sculpt Beam Shaping Filters from RoscoRosco Opti-Sculpt filters have been engineered to provide precise angular beam control for lighting professionals. If your lighting design work illuminates theatrical productions, theme parks, architectural installations or broadcast studios, then you’ll appreciate the ability to accurately and affordably control the shape of your light with Rosco Opti-Sculpt filters. Their unique, proprietary process features engineered light distribution to provide increased brightness over traditional diffusion and holographic filters.Other unique features include accurate, repeatable beam shaping; flame retardant and heat resistant – compatible with both LED and traditional tungsten fixtures – and durable construction that is unaffected by dust and fingerprints.Opti-Sculpt filters are available in 20”x24” and 40”x24” (50cm x 60cm and 100cm x 60cm) seamless sheets that can be cut to any size and shaped to fit virtually any light fixture.www.rosco.comJuly 2018news6Adlib Gets More FLX-ableLeading UK rental and production specialist Adlib’s lighting department has invested in eight new Zero 88 FLX S24 consoles. Simon Pettitt, lighting technical manager at the busy Liverpool headquartered company, and his team made the decision after becoming aware of the console and realising its massive potential as a cost-effective control package for small-to-medium shows, events and installations.Typically, Adlib envisions using these consoles - offering optimised control for up to 48 x LED sources, moving lights and conventionals - on a wide range of smaller corporate events, smaller / alternative festival stages, house of worship events and dry hires to schools and colleges. All of these are likely to be utilising a mix of some moving lights and LED fixtures.Simon commented that FLX S24 uses a “familiar workflow” for programming fixtures in a small package at an “excellent price point”, so they can use them on events utilising moving lights as opposed to just static LED fixtures, “which wasn’t easy before without taking a larger desk out of rental stock”.Directly related to that, he continues, is the speed and ease of which FLX S24 can be powered-on, patched and programmed. He feels that the encoders, combined with the familiar touchscreen pallet grid, are a key enabling factor for sending it out on projects to control fixtures with pan/tilt functionality.The FLX S24 links in well with Adlib’s relationships with the educational and house of worship clients says Simon, a scenario highlighting their keenness for lighting control to be “usable, approachable and creatively rewarding”, both for the events being lit and for the training and development of those using the kit.The console has been designed from the outset to be quick to set up and use. “Users with little lighting experience can access intuitive basic moving light control and make the most of the fixtures they have installed or rented. However – because it uses the language and workflow of larger consoles, FLX S24 can also prepare students who potentially want to progress to the next levels of lighting control,” confirms Simon.He thinks the FLX S24s will be easy to maintain long-term due to the lack of fans and the low weight, all of which contributes to reducing transport costs for clients “needing to maximise their budgets.”One of the first shows for Adlib’s new FLX S24s was at Liverpool Cathedral for LightNight 2018, a dynamic and free one-day arts festival celebrating culture and diversity in and around the city. Adlib’s James Bailie used an FLX S24 to control a rig of Chauvet COLORdash Par H12IP LED wash lights.Simon says that users appreciate the “responsive software, RDM functionality, the bright screen but mostly just how quick it is to patch a modest rig … and create some detailed looks and effects with the lights.”APPROVEDIP65 MOVING LIGHTSStudioCOB Plus FCStudioCOB Plus TWIP65 PARsArenaCOB4 FCArenaCOB4 HaloIP65 BLINDERSSunBLAST 3000 FCSunBLAST 3500 MaxIP65 STROBESIP65 as per IEC60529 ingress protection rating code.Panorama IP WBXPanorama IP AirBeamVisit us at(South) + 44 (0)1494 446000(North) + 44 (0)1132 557666www.ac-et.com/prolightsExclusive distributor for the UK.A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd.A full range of IP65 lighting solutions from ProLightsJuly 2018news8In Safe Hands with BroadWeighA new Advanced Hand-held from BroadWeigh is set to bring an additional level of portability to the BroadWeigh system by expanding its stand-alone monitoring capabilities and providing instant access to loads without the need for a PC and a base station. The new kit (BW-HA), received a soft launch earlier this year at Prolight & Sound and is now available to order.Jonathan Purdue, BroadWeigh’s business development manager said: “When we took the new Advanced Handheld to Frankfurt earlier this year, we met with some prospective customers and explained the benefits of the new kit – the first question most of them asked was – ‘when can we get our hands on one?’ What’s great about this new Handheld display is that it’s not been improved at the expense of losing simplicity. It has been designed with complete flexibility in mind, so whatever the complexity of a project – be it simple roaming straight out of the box to setting up summation groups – this device is more than capable and allows viewing of data without the need for a PC and base station.”The Advanced Handheld retains all the existing capabilities of the existing BroadWeigh Handheld (BW-HR) to monitor any BroadWeigh devices around it at a range of up to 800 m, whilst also introducing two additional functions to fit a wide range of scenarios.In Roaming Mode riggers can view the readings of the closest 24 devices in the proximity of the handheld without the need to define them on the toolkit. This is the ideal solution at times when the Handheld needs to be used with different sets of devices. Listing Mode allows the configuration of up to 24 pre-defined shackles for further power saving and easy identification with custom name tags, and to set a custom overload warning for individual devices. Meanwhile Summing Mode provides group summations without the need for a PC and a base station, allows for groups to be assigned overload warning and enables the user to drill down to individual devices within groups to find the source of an overload. This device also includes a backlit display making this usable in low light environments.Jonathan continued: “With these added functionalities, this really is an ideal solution for riggers who can monitor data on the ground without having to return to the site office or carry a laptop around. We aim to develop products that tick all the boxes for our customers in the UK, Europe and beyond and judging by feedback so far, this new Advance Handheld is set to be a must-have in every safety conscious rigger’s tool box.”He concluded: “2018 is proving to be quite an exciting year for us. We’re introducing several new products and expanding further in Europe, having recently signed up Scan-Rig in Sweden and Imagine Light in Italy as new product partners. Europe is a huge market for us and so it is great to have a greater presence as we increase our product offerings.”DiGiCo reveals DMI-AMM for S-Series consolesDiGiCo has announced the launch of its new DMI-AMM (Automatic Mic Mixing) card, which allows up to 48 channels of automatic mic mixing on any S-Series console. Designed in direct response to requests from the corporate market, the DMI-AMM will benefit any production where complex vocal mic setups are in use.Insertable on any input channel, be it local or rack I/O, the DMI-AMM is designed to assist engineers with multiple spoken voices. It is seamlessly incorporated into the console’s user interface, allowing a continuous workflow that does not hinder the operation of the console.The DMI-AMM system works by automatically managing several live microphones in unpredictable dialogue situations. When one person speaks, that microphone’s gain level fades up instantly, while the other microphone gains are reduced. When the speaker pauses, all microphone levels will adjust to medium gain to collectively match the level of one microphone at full gain. The resulting effect will be as if all speakers are sharing one microphone.The AMM does this by using the highly regarded ‘Shared Unity Gain Share’ principle – the most effective and natural sounding method available - which means that when several people speak at once, the gain is shared. A Weightingcontrol allows adjustment of the relative sensitivity of the DMI-AMM on a per channel basis. When weighting controls are balanced (equal), each microphone has an equal opportunity to ‘take over’ the system. A NoiseFloorcontrol imposes a lower limit (floor) on the level detector for all associated microphones to prevent a noisy microphone capturing a disproportionate share of gain during quieter moments.In an S-Series console, the DMI AMM offers 48 channels of processing which can be used in any console input channel. There are two independent AMMs implemented by the DMI-AMM, known as AMM-A and AMM-B, with channels assigned to either A or B or neither. This means that two separate events can run simultaneously on the same console without one interfering with the other.“We studied what was already available on the market and noticed that other implementations varied in quality,” explains DiGiCo DSP and product specialist, Pete Johnston. “We tested the DMI-AMM at the lowest levels, as well as at very high levels, so the gaps between people speaking would come up with reliable results with no cumulative error when high channel counts were being used. We also made sure that all the control circuitry was running at sample rate so that the beginnings of words wouldn’t be cut in any way. This means that the AMM has a sample accurate response as well as having an extremely fast attack time. Each channel has its own pre-conditioning which is carefully tuned to deal with both male and female voices alike.”“Our corporate AV customers have been asking us for a product like this,” says Tim Shaxson, international sales manager at DiGiCo. “The one we have developed is exceptionally easy to use and has benefits for the corporate market and beyond. I can’t wait to let my customers try it out in the real world.”David Manister Promoted to DirectorFlashlight Ltd has announced the appointment of David Manister, a long standing employee, to a directorship role within the company. David had been in a business development position previously, helping to promote the company’s leading lighting brands to the film, TV, theatre and events markets.David says: "I’m delighted to be given the opportunity to play my part in the continued growth of Flashlight Ltd. I’m lucky to work with a great team of highly motivated, industry professionals who help us to make sure we continue to deliver the highest level of service expected by ourselves and our customers."Flashlight founding directors Andy Dodd and Rob Williamson commented: "We're delighted with David’s progress within the company. His enthusiasm allows us to continue to be in front of end users and support new business with a strong presence."Mark Pascoe Joins HHBProfessional audio specialist and supplier, HHB Communications Ltd, has announced the appointment of Mark Pascoe to the position of director of sales and marketing. Bringing with him two decades of professional audio sales and technical marketing experience, Mark will be leading the sales and marketing teams’ efforts for HHB and Scrub. Working alongside group sales director, Steve Angel and managing director, Ian Jones, Mark will be based at HHB’s north-west London headquarters.7news9Issue: 305Penn Elcom has the PowerPenn Elcom has launched its new PDU16 range of premium rack-mounting power distribution: the PDU16-UN, the PDU16-EU, the PDU16-PC and the PDU16-AV. Newly designed as core products in a versatile range of professional, industrial and commercial racking options offered by the UK manufacturer.The innovative 2U high horizontal mounting PDU16 series has been developed to offer more flexibility and well-engineered solutions in response to customer demand in the highly competitive 19-inch rack market, where Penn Elcom is a key player and currently enjoying robust business.Features include a high-clarity, back-lit LCD monitoring display on the front of each unit showing essential operational feedback and data including voltage, current, power in Watts and energy level. This convenient monitoring functionality includes a visible overload alarm, alerting users as to when the level (in Watts) of power being drawn is / or is about to be exceeded, the value being displayed will flash on and off. The wattage power level threshold can be user-defined and pre-set, and this data will be stored when the unit is powered off.The PDU16 series offers a variety of different outlet socket formats to cover a dynamic range of applications including all types of AV, audio and lighting installations, from clubs to museums to touring, rental and staging.PDU16-UN (universal) main in/outs on Circuit A are a panel mounting 32A 240V IP44-C-FORM input socket feeding through to a 16A IP44 C-FORM output socket via an illuminated circuit breaker.Circuit B has eight universal socket outputs which can be used with plugs from most regions including the UK, US, Europe and Australia, with a maximum combined load of 16A. (Schuko type sockets / plugs have a two- pin connection only.)The PDU16-EU main in/outs on Circuit A are a panel mounting 32A 240V IP44 C-FORM input socket feeding through to a 16A IP44 C-FORM output socket via an illuminated circuit breaker.The Circuit B outputs offer eight Schuko style sockets which are compatible with plug types C, E & F for usage within Germany, France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Russia, with a maximum combined load of 16A.PDU16-PC has a panel mounting 32A 240V IP44 C-FORM input socket as the main in/out on Circuit A, feeding through to a 16A IP44 C-FORM output socket via illuminated circuit breaker.Circuit B outputs have eight Neutrik powerCON sockets rated for a maximum combined load of 16A, so perfect for audio and media servers and other pro AV kit.PDU16-AV is ideal for home audio visual installations and multimedia applications from live music venues to theme parks and museums. The main input is a 20A Neutrik powerCON, complete with a second order EMI filter and a GDT / VDR protection circuit to deal with lightning strikes and local power surges.Channel A of this PDU features a four-way IEC C13 outlet strip with maximum combined load of 10A, plus two dual USB 5V 1.8A charger modules; Channel B has five universal socket outputs which can accommodate plugs from the UK, US, Europe and Australia, with a maximum combined load of 10A, through the standard illuminated circuit breaker protection for additional safety.All these products come with Penn Elcom’s renowned quality assurance and are designed to provide straightforward and adaptable hook-ups for the distribution of AC power in the worlds of professional AV, multimedia, theatre and television productions and concert touring.All four models of PDU16 have illuminated circuit breakers for overload protection, M4 earth studs for rack ground continuity and adjustable rack mounting ear positions.PDU16 is a great addition to Penn Elcom’s already popular ranges of power distribution products for home-office and studio, and are the next step in developing a dynamic range of reliable and stable choices for the world of professional audio, rental and staging. It is also the most comprehensive set of power distros that Penn has designed and delivered to date, and illustrates the company’s agility and ability to react quickly to market demands and take on-board extensive client / user feedback.www.pennelcomonline.comNext >