Chauvet Q-Spot 575
This moving yoke fixture gives lighting designers heavyweight punch at a bantamweight price point. The Q-Spot 575 features a color wheel with 10 colors (plus white), prism effects, motorized focus, and a high-speed dimmer/shutter/strobe. The two gobo wheels give users a total of 15 interchangeable gobos, including high-resolution glass dichroic gobos, to provide the perfect look for each party or performance.

With 575W of power, this Chauvet can light up any room. Designers can choose rich, saturated hues for ambiance in the lounge, or go bright and bold for high energy on the dancefloor. The Q-Spot 575 can even be used for theatrical or stage lighting, so it can cover live performances, too. –JL
www.chauvetlighting.com

Compulite Vector Red
Compulite’s newest console is meant for larger venues and sophisticated lighting systems. The hybrid design allows users to control both conventional and automated fixtures with equal ease, making it useful for live performance spaces, high energy dance clubs, and everything in-between.

The console’s dual processor design offers performance and stability, while the familiar Windows XP environment simplifies programming and operation. Three integrated 12-inch TFT touch screens and an interactive toolbar give users instant, intuitive access to all functions. The Vector Red features a 20 GB internal hard drive, 22 motorized faders, 200 virtual playbacks, and 999 cue lists; the console also offers full networking capabilities and can control up to 8,192 DMX channels. –JL
www.compulite.com

Elation Professional Design Spot 250 White
The Design Spot 250 White is a hybrid fixture that offers spot and wash performance in a single instrument. This versatile, compact, 250W moving head also offers frost, iris, and gobo morphing capabilities—advanced features that are usually associated with larger, more expensive lights.

The handsome, white exterior offers lighting installers and interior designers a refreshing change from basic black fixtures. Designed to coordinate with neutral ceilings and walls, the Design Spot 250 White is perfect for architectural applications, stage sets, lounge spaces, or any environment where dark, anonymous instruments would look uninviting or simply out-of-place. –JL
www.elationlighting.com

Nicolaudie Sunlite 260
This lighting control software has been updated and upgraded for 2006. Sunlite now features a fresh design (Windows XP style), a console feature (for connecting external MIDI interfaces), the ability to save/open complete shows, and Easy View 2006, and a beginner mode to simplify (or limit) the use of the software.

The new Master Page feature allows users to control all DMX channels from the same page, and the Groups feature has been redesigned so that all fixtures can be managed from the same window. Sunlite 2006 supports 19 different languages, and includes a real-time, 3-D visualizer and complete profiles for 2000 different instruments. –JL
www.nicolaudie.com

Robe ColorWash 575 AT Zoom
The ColorWash 575 AT Zoom offers all of the performance of the original ColorWash 575AT, plus a motorized linear zoom, ranging from 8 to 50 degrees, with a fresnel lens fitted as standard. Optional wide-angle lenses can provide even broader beam coverage for stage lighting and similar applications.

The fixture’s high-pressure MSR 575/2 lamp and sophisticated optics provide plenty of power for any clubland application, while its 16-bit DMX resolution offers precise control of pan, tilt, zoom, and dimmer operations. The AT Zoom also boasts a CMY color mixing system, a variable CTO filter, and a color wheel containing five replaceable “slot-and-lock” colors and open—ideal for color correction. –JL
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