Posts by Jason Allen
Panning
By panning things out in your mix you suddenly have space for all your elements, and you don’t even have to turn the level up
Read MoreHow to route FX on a DiGiCo console, the better, “cooler” way
The common issue people raise is that they have to switch between screens to get to the FX rack so they can push the tap tempo button, or adjust settings. The tap tempo is an easy fix – use DiGiCo’s macro feature to put the tap tempo on a button so it’s always on hand
Read MoreThe MixWizard – Automatic Mic Mixers
A lot of people associate AMM as something you use when you do corporate AV, when there’s a large number of panellists. That’s true, but it isn’t always the case and I’m going to show you what I’ve learnt when using an AMM for theatre shows
Read MoreRoad Test: Bose L1 Pro16 Portable Line Array
The underlying idea of the L1 Pro product family seems to be to provide a healthy compromise between full range, controlled sound reinforcement and portability. This much certainly holds true of the L1 Pro16
Read MoreNew Appointments at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre
Milestones are coming thick and fast now as the refurbishment and seismic strengthening of the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre in Rotorua gathers pace. (Pic: L-R Kevin Greene, Cian Elyse White, Katrina Chandra. Photo by Jo Doherty) Kevin Greene has just been appointed Technical Design & Delivery Lead, previously a freelance lighting designer and…
Read MoreNew Gear, May 2021
Astera AX2 PixelBar The AX2 PixelBar is a linear wash fixture with wireless control, onboard battery, individually addressable LEDs, ultra-high colour rendering, digital colour calibration and a 21-degree beam. It comes complete with a range of rigging tools to provide solutions for multiple lighting applications and sectors, from concert touring to live events to TV…
Read MoreGetting more vocals in the live mix when everything is against you
Group Technologies’ Alvin Prasad talks through how to use parallel compression to get the most out of vocals live
Read MoreEuroa Music Festival 2021
Led by Northern Republic venue operator Adam Palmer, a group of locals have long been planning a music festival for our area. Initially slated to run in October 2020, pandemic restrictions saw that date shunted. We re-settled on 27th March 2021 and put all our efforts into making that happen
Read MoreWeta Workshop Unleashed
Weta Workshop Unleashed uses three original film concepts, horror, fantasy and sci-fi, to showcase how physical effects and props are imagined and then created. The experience aims to unleash people’s aspirations “to make cool stuff”
Read MoreNo Fyre as Himalaya Festival avalanches
Not everything is as it seems with the proposed Himalaya Festival, slated for late May at Sydney’s Olympic Park
Read MoreListen Here: Match Fitness & Oversteer
Like any pursuit or profession, being in form is part of what makes a good mix engineer, live or in the studio. You always hear about cricketers and footballers being in form; well so it is with mixing
Read MoreUpgraded technical production for The Thebby
Novatech has been a long-term partner of the Thebby and saw the chance to upgrade the venue as part of their long-term support of the arts and live music. The installation was designed with touring acts in mind and what would be used on the majority of shows
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