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Technical Terms Used In Comms
COMMUNICATIONS Technical Terms Used In Comms by Simon Byrne. Mix-Minus A mix-minus, or clean feed, is a particular way to setup a mixing console, such that a mix-minus output of the mixer contains everything except the associated input. For example, in a teleconference, the remote presenter’s audio is fed into the PA system, whereas the…
Read MoreDunk’s World – Life Be Out Of It
DUNK’S WORLD Life Be Out Of It I heard on the news the other day that the government wants to bring back Norm, a cartoon character couch potato from the ‘Life Be In It’ fitness campaign in the 80s. It reminded me of the time I answered an ad looking for enthusiastic people to work…
Read MoreListen Here – Five Reasons For, Five Against – Part II
LISTEN HERE Five Reasons For, Five Against – Part II by Andy Stewart. Some musicians just want to mix their own music… Following on from last issue’s rant, here are some more reasons for and against the vexing issue made famous by Shakespeare himself: to mix or not to mix your own music, that is…
Read MoreThe P.A. People – Comms for major sporting events
COMMUNICATIONS The P.A. People – Comms for major sporting events Sydney’s The P.A. People hold what is the world’s largest Clear-Com rental inventory right here in Australia, and the following brief list gives some idea of the scale: Over 30 Eclipse HX matrix frames; Omega, Median, Delta, and Pico. Over 400 V-Station matrix panels; Lever,…
Read MoreChristopher Toulmin joins ENTECH
Former PLASA Director Chris Toulmin joins ENTECH Roadshow in an advisory role ahead of the first ENTECH USA Roadshow next April (2019). Toulmin has over 35 years experience in the entertainment industry as a lighting designer (creative), an innovator and a leader. As a Director of the PLASA organisation he was responsible for conceiving and…
Read MoreLife on the road with the 21st century circus
FEATURE Life on the road with the 21st century circus by Jenny Barrett. Everyone’s heard the old joke about running away and joining the circus. But it still happens. Someone in Invercargill recently jacked in their job, bought a caravan and joined Weber Bros Circus. That’s Invercargill, you may say. But if you are missing…
Read MoreD2N Next Generation Communications
COMMUNICATIONS Jason Owen’s D2N Next Generation Communications by Jason Allen. Jason Owen is the owner of D2N, a specialist communications and audio company working out of north-western Sydney. With clients from the diverse worlds of sporting federations, broadcasters, defence, institutional, and worship, D2N pride themselves on providing integrated comms solutions incorporating multiple technologies. CX spoke…
Read MoreAudio Transformers
TECH TALK Audio Transformers by Simon Byrne. The humble transformer often has a bad name in professional audio, and in my view, it is unwarranted. A well-built transformer will solve a lot of problems with little or no signal degradation. Audio transformers can: • Raise (step up) or lower (step down) a signal voltage •…
Read MoreClear-Com Networking and Digital Partyline Systems
HOW TO Clear-Com Networking and Digital Partyline Systems proudly presented by The vast proliferation of IP-based data networks presents an opportunity for Clear-Com to offer an even more powerful, flexible partyline communications system by taking advantage of the available telecom/data-com infrastructures. HelixNet Partyline introduces the ability to connect stations directly or over a…
Read MoreHow To: Sennheiser Control Cockpit
HOW TO Get the most from Sennheiser’s Control Cockpit proudly presented by Sennheiser Sennheiser’s Control Cockpit management platform provides a way for facilities to easily control and monitor SpeechLine Digital Wireless devices across their entire installed environments, on any device. But how can you get the most from this powerful platform? Here is a guide…
Read MoreComms – On Devices You Already Own
COMMUNICATIONS Comms – On Devices You Already Own by Simon Byrne. I love how the internet and networking protocols are having a dramatic, and in my view, a positive effect on our industry. We are moving to a point where all our lighting control, vision, and audio travel across a single network backbone. But a…
Read MoreCourt troubles at ELB
By Julius Grafton. Sydney based global integrator ELB, formerly Electroboard, is not a happy ship. Numerous ex staff have contacted CX over the past several years to allege staff were treated ‘harshly’ and now the firm has several judgements against it. Where there is smoke there is fire, as ELB managing director Marie Kaliviotis (formerly Bolton)…
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