Automation specialist Kinesys will be exhibiting at the PLASA 2009 exhibition in Earls Court 2, London on stand number 2-Q32. The new Evo chain hoist system will be demonstrating its abilities ‘live’ throughout the show, controlled by Kinesys’ new K2 console. The Libra loadcell range will also be on display.

Allen & Heath is proud to be shipping the new Xone:22, a 2-channel analog DJ mixer offering high quality audio and a professional feature set at an amazing price. The smallest and most affordable Xone mixer to date, the Xone:22 is equipped with Allen & Heath’s characteristic sound and build quality, plus professional-grade features that would normally be found in the booth of a top-rated club.

Focusrite is now shipping the new Saffire PRO 24 DSP, a 16 Input / 8 Output FireWire audio interface that features VRM, a breakthrough monitoring technology, in addition to real-time DSP-powered tracking plug-ins, all tailor-made …

Cakewalk’s SONAR V-Studio 100 music production studio is taking the recording world by storm offering, as it does, a compact and easy to use solution for a whole variety of studio tasks. It integrates a …

PreSonus Studio One is a groundbreaking music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering ridiculously simple right out of the box, yet …

A new version of Martin Professional’s Windows-based LightJockey lighting controller is now available – LightJockey v.2.9.1. Notable changes in the new version include Vista 32-bit compatibility and new fixture updates, as well as other upgrades. …

The DN-X1700 represents an important achievement by Denon’s R&D department, which, during the development process, worked closely with some of the top professionals in the industry, gaining key input on its design and functionality. The …

DMi D&M Installation (Europe) has introduced Snell Acoustics’ range of audiophile CI in-wall speaker designs, for ultimate music room and home theatre surround sound installations. The addition of Snell Acoustics’ CI series complements DMi’s existing Boston Acoustics speaker range, providing D&M Europe’s dedicated CI division with a unique range of speaker solutions and cost / performance options for installers.

Lighting Designer Steven Douglas is using 2,852 square feet of Chroma-Q™ Color Web™ 125 LED panels to provide a curved video effect backdrop for the stage design of platinum indie rock band The Killers’ current Day & Age World Tour 2009.

Metric Halo launched its much-anticipated ULN-8 – an industry-changing audio processing converter and interface. Featuring archival-grade converters, enhanced digitally controlled ULN (ultra low-noise, high-headroom) preamps, dedicated analog-domain sends and returns, analog domain 7.1 monitor controller, AES interfacing, extensive front panel control with excellent front panel metering all built atop Metric Halo’s renowned fifth generation 2d Processing, mixing and FireWire interfacing platform, the ULN-8 establishes a new competitive standard for professional audio.