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How gaming accidentally created an industry-leading product
CONTROL How gaming accidentally created an industry-leading product by Alex Hughes. While this may only be my second article for CX, I am confident when I make the following statement; “Online gaming streamers gave us the best tool this industry has seen in the last ten years.” The best part is most people never…
Read MoreWICKED performance by Acme Lighting
The Broadway smash hit musical WICKED landed at HOTA (Home of The Arts) last month for a strictly limited season. The sold out production of the Stephen Schwarthz musical, directed by Tim Hill, was brought to the Gold Coast by Matt Ward Entertainment. Krank’d Audio Visual Productions were engaged to provide dynamic lighting design and production…
Read MoreEAW in SA with AALT – Radius Line Array Rocks Adelaide
EAW’s newest line array, Radius, has landed in Adelaide and is in the hands of proud owners Australian Audio & Lighting Technology (AALT). With a full-sized concert system of RSX208L array elements supplemented by RSX218 dual 18” subwoofers, AALT are ready to deliver the advantages of Radius’s intuitive set-up, rigging, optimisation, and control to their…
Read MoreRiverside Theatre Invests in Robe
Pic: Josh Stringer and Mike Brew of Riverside Theatre Riverside Theatres is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Parramatta CBD in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Opened in 1988, its various venues include the 761-seat proscenium arch Riverside Theatre, the 213 capacity Lennox Theatre, and the Raffety’s Theatre which can accommodate an audience of 88. In the…
Read MoreExtending Media Server Control Beyond Projectors and LED Walls
CONTROL Extending Media Server Control Beyond Projectors and LED Walls by Clint Dulieu, Technical Sales QLD, Show Technology. The humble Media Server has come a long way since we were first introduced to Catalyst back in 2000. What was once somewhat of a niche product, a cute gimmick that allowed the lighting op to…
Read MoreThe Barber of Seville lights up New Zealand
OPERA The Barber of Seville lights up New Zealand by Jenny Barrett. “From Betty Crocker to Rocky Horror, with a dash of Meatloaf and McEnroe, a splash of Split Enz and a quiff of Elvis” (Michael Hooper, Theatre Review) wouldn’t be the description that you would expect for a 200 year old…
Read MoreLSC Lighting Systems LED-CV4 Driver launch
With a 40-year history of designing high-powered dimming systems for traditional film, TV, theatre and touring markets, LSC Lighting Systems also continues to develop its range of LED control technologies with the release of the new LED-CV4 DINrail mount driver. The LED-CV4 is a 4-channel LED driver with a high-powered 5A per channel output and…
Read MoreLuminex Lumisplit 2.10
ROAD TEST Luminex Lumisplit 2.10 by Reuben Morrison. Reuben Morrison is the Director of Lux De Lux (www.luxdelux.co.nz), a provider of lighting control infrastructure and lighting console operation for movie studios in Wellington, New Zealand, specialising in large feature films. Since its first job supplying Avatar in 2007, Lux De Lux has…
Read MoreBuilding Automation and Control
CONTROL Building Automation and Control by John O’Brien. Show control. AV control. Command and control. Control flow. Controlled burn. There are many aspects to the word ‘control’ and these are just some that I’ve been involved with. However, I’d like to concentrate on the niche that became my forte after showtime –…
Read MoreIntegration Control – Don’t Make Me Think
CX JULY THEME: CONTROL Integration Control – Don’t Make Me Think by Simon Byrne. Some of you would have read my piece about the incomprehensible state of house light controls in last month’s edition of CX. I see a lot of the same problems in the installed control systems as part of installations. That…
Read MoreItalian powerhouse emerges – New phase for dBTechnologies
Pic: NAS’s Shane Bailey and Stage & Audio’s Tim Buchholz at the dBTechnologies launch by Julius Grafton dBTechnologies have been around for decades but over the last five years have really hit their stride. Recently they were joined with EAW, RCF, and DPA, and say these brands will remain independent businesses that share technology. With…
Read MoreOver 350 Acme Fixtures & New Astera Wireless Tubes – Elite Event Technology Gears Up!
Elite Event Technology (EET) – a major rental production specialist based in Canberra and operating nationwide – have recently invested in more Acme Lighting fixtures and introduced Astera Wireless technology into their high profile productions. With over three decades of Audio Visual expertise, Darren Russell, MD of EET, doesn’t compromise, when it comes to technology…
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