FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James David Smith, President and Product Designer Office 1-866-258-4577 / 416-259-8499 (daytime & evening) Cellular 416-720-5802 jds @ theatrewireless.com Soundsculpture MINI Wireless Dimmer for Costumes and Small Props Toronto, 8-Nov-2004 – The newest addition to the Soundsculpture RC4 family of wireless stage lighting products is the RC4-RX4-MINI receiver. Like all RC4 receivers, the MINI features four dimmer channels that can be used individually or ganged together in any combination. It is half the physical size of the RC4-RX4 standard receiver, making it ideal for use in costumes, small props, and other small spaces. “Almost half our existing customers have been asking for something like,” explains James Smith, RC4 product designer. “A number of preliminary and prototype solutions have been offered over the past 18 months, leading to the MINI as a production model. It’s tried and true and works well.” To save space, the MINI has had to drop a few features of the larger models. The dimmer outputs are rated only for lamp loads, not inductive loads like motors. Overall power handling is reduced to 50W per channel, less than half the capacity of the RC4-RX4. Even so, 200W of total power – over 16A at 12V – is very useful, especially in such a small package. “You could put this in a top-hat, a book, sew it into a costume, hide it just about anywhere – it’s the most versatile wireless dimmer on earth,” beams Smith. Like the rest of the RC4 system, the MINI uses high-speed digital spread-spectrum radio similar to that used for wireless computer networking. Smith understands the frustration of using other solutions. “Twenty years ago I was one of the guys trying to use hobby airplane radio to dim lights. It was never great, and I just couldn’t let it go. Today, there’s nothing on the market as reliable and useful as my RC4.” For more information, visit www.theatrewireless.com, call 1-866-258-4577, or contact: James David Smith, President and Product Designer Soundsculpture Incorporated (Buffalo) 60 Industrial Parkway, #580 Cheektowaga NY USA 14227 1-866-258-4577 jds @ theatrewireless.com Soundsculpture Incorporated (Toronto) 88 St. George St. Etobicoke ON Canada M8Z 3Y7 416-259-8499 jds @ theatrewireless.com The Soundsculpture RC4 wireless dimmer system provides lighting designers with new freedom to put DMX-controlled lighting anywhere in the house, on or off stage. High reliability and high power handling ensure robust performance show after show. Soundsculpture has been producing radio-control equipment for entertainment applications since 1991. Customers include Shaw Festival, Disney Theatrical, Hartford Stage, Cirque du Soleil and many others. Images for web and print are available at: http://www.theatrewireless.com/press/index.htm # # #