Vari-Lite will be showcasing three of its flagship new products at LDI 2022, in Booth 1015 from November 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall.
Making its U.S. tradeshow debut is the VL3600 Profile IP, a large-scale, high output production profile fixture with an IP65 rating. Designed to withstand inclement weather, yet with weight and size comparable with similar non-weatherproof fixtures, the VL3600 Profile IP is perfect for touring and TV productions, stadiums and arenas, and large theatres, and houses of worship.
With a 1,000W monochromatic light engine producing 85,000 source lumens, the VL3600’s huge output power is ready to light the show from any distance in any weather. Thanks to a CMY+CTO color wheel mixing system, the fixture produces a wide range of rich colors while eliminating the appearance of blades in the lens, improving direct view applications. With dedicated CRI boost and color correction filters, colors render beautifully on stage or on camera.
“We really focused on making the VL3600 a workhorse fixture that gives the designers what they need while making life simpler for the crew as well,” explains Martin Palmer, Sr. Product Manager, Vari-Lite at Signify. “From a design perspective, the VL3600 Profile IP offers a wide set of tools to create the most amazing effects on the largest of shows.” The VL3600 Profile IP includes the exclusive VL*FX animation wheel, as well as gobo wheels, a dual prism and frost, framing system, iris, zoom, and focus. “To help the crew, the lighter weight and exclusive V*Track Calibration System reduces the tension in the suspension and addresses the somewhat notorious ‘swing after startup’ issue.”
The VL3600 has enjoyed a tremendous response since it premiered at Prolight + Sound in April and the Vari-Lite team notes that it fits well without their portfolio of production luminaires, and it can easily be accentuated with other fixtures in our lineup, such as the VL10 BeamWash or VL2600 Series.
Also on stand will be the VL1600 Profile, an advanced moving head profile luminaire designed for theatrical key lighting applications. The fixture features a high CRI tunable white source and the same CMY color mixing system found in the VL2600 Profile, along with a feature set targeting theatrical productions, TV studios and productions, opera houses, music halls, and performing arts centers.
One of the key features in the VL1600 Profile is the Vari*frost adjustable frost system. Vari*frost provides designers with a truly seamless graduated frost that diffuses the entire aperture at once, allowing for the lightest of image and edge softening all the way to the heaviest wash diffusion, while always maintaining an even frost across the entire beam. The VL1600 Profile also brings several other features like the VL*FX wheel, first seen on the VL10 BeamWash, which has been updated on the VL1600 with animations designed to replicate natural lighting effects such as fire, water and earth tones.
And for control, the new Neo X15 will be available for hands-on demo at LDI 2022. The Neo X15 is Vari-Lite’s flagship, high-performance lighting console, offering 15 multifunctional motorized playbacks and backlit encoders, and can output over 50,000 channels out of the box. The intuitive hardware layout includes two built-in monitors, a soft touch control screen, and built-in audio I/O connectivity that makes it easy to integrate lighting cues with sound effects, videos, and more. A smaller 5-fader X5 console is expected out early next year, with the same processor, build quality, and 100 universes of DMX as the X15.
Vari-Lite Product Manager, Jon Hole, talks about the NEO X Series consoles and why they made it:
The Vari-Lite team is inviting LDI 2022 visitors to experience these products in Booth 1015, and a meeting can be booked by emailing kyle.davis@signify.com.
Further information from Vari-Lite: www.vari-lite.com
