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NEWSLETTER, PROLIGHTS, NOVASTAR, LUMENRADIO, ESDLUMEN

Monthly Newsletter - April 2025 Edition

Need-to-know updates and innovations from the world of entertainment tech

It’s been a busy April for the AC-ET team with the launch of a stack of new products from brands across the entertainment tech spectrum, including PROLIGHTS, NovaStar and LumenRadio.

Alongside all the new arrivals we’ve also hosted a series of training sessions to ensure you’re up to speed with everything these cutting-edge products have to offer.

Read on to find out more…

New from PROLIGHTS

PROLIGHTS have been busy recently with not one but four new products in their already impressive range.

  • Halupix Duo - a 500W IP65 dual layer LED matrix that seamlessly integrates lighting and video capabilities into a modular design. Featuring 441 x RGBWW pixels and 49 x 2700K beams in a modular frame for flat, curve, hanging / ground, or yoke configurations. Discover more.

  • EclProfile - CT+HP Profile - a 450W 6 colour LED ellipsoidal, compatible with PRL and PRLZ lenses, featuring Spektra Os for high quality CCT reproduction and advanced colour control, and a new UI with 2.4'' display and 4 backlit pushable encoder. Discover more.

  • AstraBlade 100IP - IP65 rated, linear motorised 100cm LED batten with tilt and zoom control from 4° to 40° and 16 x 40W RGB+WW LEDs. Discover more.

  • JetSpot 120 - a budget friendly, zoomable, compact moving spotlight delivering remarkable flexibility with a motorised zoom ranging from 9° to 46°. Discover more.

See all the products in the PROLIGHTs range here.

New from LumenRadio - wireless lighting controls

Also in the world of lighting, LumenRadio has introduced MoonLite² - a wireless lighting control described as the Swiss army knife of wireless DMX and a must-have tool in any gaffer or chief electrician’s kit for efficient lighting set up.

Key features:

  • Easy to use menu with navigation buttons

  • Added features include RDM controller and DMX testing

  • Rechargeable battery 10-12 hours in CRMX RX

FInd out more.

LumenRadio - MoonLite2 wireless DMX transmitter and receiver

Revolutionary VX Pro Series from NovaStar

With the introduction of the new revolutionary VX Pro all-in-one controllers from NovaStar you’ll receive a host of video processing and video control functionalities, combined into a single device.

  • Loading capacity from 2.6 million to 13 million pixels

  • Available configurations - 4, 6, 10 or 20 ports

  • Multiple layers and presets

  • USB playback

  • Free topology

  • Unico web configuration, B/S structure.

Explore the range.

Get the big screen experience with Esdlumen’s new SP LED panels

In stock and ready to go - the new SP Series 3.9mm black face hybrid LED panel from Esdlumen.

With summer just around the corner, this is the perfect solution for an all-in-one LED screen for the festival season, outdoor music gigs and touring shows, as well as indoor corporate events and TV studios.

  • Available in 500x500 and 500x1000mm panel sizes

  • 128x128 / 128x256 pixels

  • Touring dollies and wind frames included

  • Automatic arc locks allow both convex and concave curving +/-5˚.

  • No long lead times as with other brands

Discover more here.

The new SP Series 3.9mm black face hybrid LED panel from Esdlumen
Available exclusively from AC-ET

As one of the world’s leading international providers of cutting-edge entertainment technology products and solutions, we pride ourselves on supplying over 200 leading brands and being the exclusive distributor for the following:

Lighting:

  • Chroma-Q / PROLIGHTS / Luminex / LSC / LumenRadio

Audio:

  • DAD (Dynamic Audio Device)

Rigging:

  • CM-ET / SIXTY82 / Centauri

Video:

  • Green Hippo / PIXELHUE / NovaStar / Esdlumen

Cabling:

  • Tourflex Cabling

Whatever you’re looking for, our knowledgeable and friendly sales and support teams are on hand to help. Find your tech specialist here.

Certified training

Entertainment techies from around the UK took advantage of our specialist training days during April including:

  • Nexo AudioVersity, Leeds - certified training on Nexo’s NS-1 Acoustic Simulation and the NeMo Control and Monitoring Software.

  • NovaStar, Leeds & High Wycombe - specialist training on the COEX product range and VMP software.

  • Luminex, Leeds & High Wycombe.

A big thanks to everyone who attended. We hope you left bursting with confidence and knowledge on the products featured.

We also spoke with the entertainment tech stars of the future at Production Futures in Manchester on 28th April, giving them insider info on careers in our exciting industry.

Specialist entertainment tech training from AC-ET
Save the date

We head into another busy period with more training and exhibitions coming thick and fast!

  • PLASA, Leeds, 13th-14th May

  • Showlight 2025, 19th-22nd May

  • ABTT Theatre Show, 4th-5th June

  • Avo Academy Intermediate and Advanced training, June

To see all upcoming events visit our Events page.

AC-ET attend PLASA Leeds, 13-14 May
Celebrating 50 years of innovations in connectors

We’re proud to have a long standing connection, pardon the pun, with Neutrik, the industry-leading innovator in connection technology for the entertainment industry.

With a focus on high performance and dependability, this “go to” connector for production teams speaks volumes about its class-leading reputation.

Power, lighting, audio, video - and with the capabilities to manage increasingly high volumes of data needed for today’s feature-packed shows - Neutrik connectors remain a sound investment to bring high fidelity experiences to every one of your productions.

Discover more

Neutrik - Celebrating 50 years of innovations in connectors