PL&S EVENT REVIEW < Prolight + Sound 2011 Messe Frankfurt, April 6th to 9th
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Venue: Messe Frankfurt Date: April 6th to 9th
Visitors: 33,781 Exhibitors: 873 Verdict: A significant increase on both exhibitor and visitor numbers, with levels returning to those of 2009, indicating more confident market. A great deal of new gear on show.
The floor of Prolight + Sound was the most positive in recent history. And if everyone was telling the truth there is a busy season ahead, as most firms stating that 2011 is looking like their best year yet…
Good vibrations H
oused mostly in Hall 8, Frankfurt’s pro audio offering was heavy with new gear,
exhibitors, attendees, and only exceeded by the amount of sausages served on its stands.
Big product news came in the form of new digital desks, live mics, line array modules, monitors and Blue Microphone’s takeover of Summit Audio. Another big announcement was made by the organiser, which revealed that NAMM and Messe Frankfurt have announced they are joining forces to host a new trade show in Moscow in May 2012. Details of the many exciting Frankfurt revelations lie in the body of the following report…
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ROLAND SYSTEMS GROUP launched the M-480 Digital Mixing Console and the new R-1000 48- Track Recorder/Player. The M-480 boasts a powerful new mixing engine, the M-480 is said to incorporate many features suggested by users of its predecessor, the M-400. The console now has delays on outputs and an expanded eq section. The new R-1000 48-Track Recorder/Player is a stand-alone dedicated recorder/player that can capture up to 48 discrete channels.
WHARFEDALE PRO highlighted several new products, including the Kinetic series of speakers, the SL Series of mixers for studio/live sound, the SHO Lite line of loudspeakers and the Titan D range of loudspeakers featuring bi-amplified, Class D technology for LF and HF. It also showed the lightweight PMX series of compact and portable powered mixers, the Connect Series of micro-mixers and the Delta Pro series of high output, low distortion loudspeakers.
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