Ayrton has added to its Creative Series with the official launch of the MagicBlade Neo, a modular linear fixture. Built on the foundation of the company’s new MagicDot Neo, the MagicBlade Neo features five independently controllable moving heads.
The five moving heads are spaced 3mm apart – a proximity the manufacturer attributes to a vibration-absorbing structure intended to ensure stability and precision. The fixture is designed to create reconfigurable, multi-shaped light curtains, as well as vortices and volumetric effects.
Ayrton says the design enables the precise alignment of multiple units for continuous, unbroken lines of light, and that the combination allows the creation of “ultra-compact matrices, perfect alignments and spectacular perspective effects”.
There are five individual 120W RGB-L multi-chip LED sources, each paired with a 100mm optic integrated into a spherical housing. Ayrton says this provides a gamut of 4.29 billion colours, including a virtual CTC channel and Virtual Tint channel, high CRI, and an output of 5 x 17,000 lux at 5m.
A two-element 10:1 zoom system provides a zoom range of 3° to 30°, and the system is designed to allow a continuous transition between beam and wash modes. The fixture’s source management is described as flicker-free, suitable for TV and video-recorded applications.
Each lens incorporates a high-definition LiquidEffect ring carrying 60 individual pixels around its periphery, enabling intricate graphic effects. This effect can be used independently or combined with other beams.
The five independent heads offer continuous pan and tilt rotation. A ‘Short Cut’ function allows control of in and out points of a continuous rotation movement.
The MagicBlade Neo was designed for stage lighting and carries an IP65 rating, making it suitable for outdoor use including coastal environments.
