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SAE Sydney campus relocates – new facility requires full fit-out
SAE Creative Media Institute was established in Australia in 1976 and is now one of the world’s leading educators in creative media. With 53 campuses in 27 countries, there are six SAE campuses located around Australia. Earlier this year the Sydney campus was relocated to Chippendale, and as part of the move The P.A. People…
Read MoreAudio Logistics appointed as distributor for Procab Cables
Established in Belgium in 1997, Procab offer a complete line of premade and bulk cables, connectors, adaptors, cable reels and cable accessories.With a product catalogue of over 4000 products, Procab’s range includes audio, video, data and power solutions for every application including dedicated product ranges for permanent installation and rental & touring. Based in Melbourne,…
Read MoreRedundant – but it still fails!
By Julius Grafton Radiohead’s first set at Coachella was crippled by audio failures from the weakest link, their touring FOH console. While all professional console systems have dual power supplies and battery backup, not too many console systems are duplicated. But lighting guys decided a long time ago to run dual control systems when some…
Read MoreChroma-Q Color Force II
Lighting a cyclorama is a big deal in theatre, since even dispersion is everything and nothing shows up an inconsistency like bad lights there. Asymmetric reflectors differentiate cyc floodlights from groundrows. A cyc light throws more light up high and less down low, whereas a groundrow is a floodlight that disperses out uniformly. Designers don’t…
Read MoreNeutrik Xirium Pro: send audio on 5Ghz wireless
By Julius Grafton Xirium Pro is a Neutrik system for transmitting studio quality audio without cables. It is entirely designed for live events where you need delay towers and remote audio at full bandwidth, high quality and with virtually no latency. Until now you could attempt this on a 2.4GB or UHF wireless system, but…
Read MoreGRAND OPENING – DJ CITY Richmond!
Audio Visual Engineering (AVE) is one of Australia’s leading professional sound and lighting import and distribution companies. AVE supplies some of the world’s most popular brands including Chauvet DJ, LD Systems and Reloop. Additionally, AVE manufactures a wide range of affordable products to cater for amateur and professional environments. All of these brands and more…
Read MoreAdamson win Sydney shootout
Adamson’s S10 line array has won a shoot-out against three of the world’s leading brands, and will now enter the stock of leading Australian AV firm Scene Change. The multi-award winning, high-end event company were won over by the S10’s superior tonality, clarity, rigging, and ease of configuration. They join audio company Eighth Day Sound,…
Read MoreWhat I did on my holidays
By Duncan Fry, age 11 and three quarters “…First, I got up…Then I went downtown …To look for a job …Then I hung out in front of the Drugstore… etc etc” (‘Sister Mary Elephant’ from Cheech and Chong’s eponymous first album )*** “Let’s get away from work and the audio biz and head off to…
Read MoreManchester bombing too close to home
While the hideous attack on the concert in Manchester was apparently from the outside of the venue, it’s time to review what we do. What checks are done on equipment that comes into a venue? Everyone in technical production should, and some do, adopt a heightened vigilance. The natural sense of security that we inherently…
Read MoreRecording Expeditions in Burma!
Looking for something new and exciting? Interested in the music of other cultures? Want to improve your recording skills? Greg Simmons has announced three educational and affordable recording expeditions in Burma (aka Myanmar) for this coming August and September. Aimed at audio students, industry pros, musicians and composers, each 11-day expedition focuses on recording the…
Read MoreU2 debut remarkable huge touring LED
It’s ENORMOUS, at 200 feet long by 45 feet high. and it’s fed by a new 4k camera system with just one person doing the switching. Welcome to U2’s mega-tour 2017 style. On the Joshua Tree tour, PRG rolled out a new LED screen framer called SPACEFRAME. This carbon fiber touring frame is ultra-lightweight, collapsible…
Read More20 Questions: Martin Kinnane
20 Questions: Martin Kinnane By Cat Strom Martin Kinnane is busy. As is his way, he’s designing all over the place from independent theatre to national tours to state theatre companies. His work has been on show in every state of Australia for every major company. His event work has included Sydney’s New Year’s Eve,…
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