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DPA d:vote CORE 4099 Instrument Microphone
ROAD TEST DPA d:vote CORE 4099 Instrument Microphone by Jimmy Den-Ouden. DPA makes premium level condenser microphones. Before leaving the factory, each mic capsule they make is measured on and off axis to verify it performs to spec. They’re the kind of company who wanted to make a wind-screen for handheld mics which better rejected…
Read MoreNSW ‘war on festivals’ – how it works. No votes for music or arts
By Julius Grafton The NSW Governments ‘Interim Guidelines for Music Festival Event Organisers’ has alarmed all promoters with unworkable and in some cases extreme requirements apparently designed to shut down all large music events. While the document may not survive the week, it does frame requirements that are not yet published but come into effect…
Read MoreFestival Fallout – NSW Government’s Festival Restrictions will kill many events
By Julius Grafton In a remarkable kneejerk reaction to six tragic drug deaths at music festivals over summer, the NSW Government has released ‘Interim Guidelines’ for festival approvals from March that will, according to Bluesfest promoter Peter Noble, kill festivals in NSW. “Will the last one out turn off the lights”, he said, threatening to…
Read MoreThe School Musical – A True Story
WAR STORIES The School Musical – A True Story by Stephen Dean. The school has booked the venue to do their annual musical, the sort of affair where it is important that the parents see and hear their little darlings. The only problem is the teachers directing. Yes, I said teachers, plural – who have…
Read MoreHow To: Set-up a Midas M32C and DN32-USB to run a Virtual Soundcheck
HOW TO Set-up a Midas M32C and DN32-USB to run a Virtual Soundcheck proudly presented by A virtual sound check is a great tool because it gives you the ability to dial in all the channels that you previously recorded and then mix them to the room without the need of the performers…
Read MoreSham Contracting Exposes Workers to Being Sued
WORKER’S RIGHTS Sham Contracting Exposes Workers to Being Sued by Simon Byrne. Our regular readers would know that CX often bangs on about casual labour being essentially forced to get an Australian Business Number, or miss out on the work offered. This is sham contracting. It is where a worker is engaged as a contractor…
Read MoreDavid Byrne
ROADSKILLS David Byrne by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Rob Sinclair. American Utopia utilises a flexible lighting design, chosen to light people and objects, and not for effect. What happens if musicians are free to move around the stage and are not tethered to a drum riser or mic stand? That was the question that David…
Read MoreDesign Quintessence take on Protos
NEWS Design Quintessence take on Protos Established in July 2018, PROTOS Load Monitoring Systems specialise in load and force monitoring systems for the entertainment industry. “The entertainment industry is constantly and quickly adapting to keep up with the latest developments. While the audience’s hunger for state of the art shows keeps growing, concerts, plays and…
Read MoreJPRO Appointed as Key Digital Distribution Partner for New Zealand
Leading New Zealand professional audio distribution and A/V solutions company JPRO has been appointed as distribution partner for digital video technology company Key Digital. Key Digital provides digital signal management solutions for high-end video and control systems, including Enterprise AV over IP. The company manufactures its own lines of video switchers, extenders, cables, amplifiers, boosters,…
Read More‘A’ adds ‘V’ at ISE
Pic – Hot product at ISE – Dante AV What better place than at the world’s largest AV show for ‘A’ to finally find its ‘V’? The first day of the Amsterdam mega tech-fest saw two titans of the AoIP world, Audinate and QSC, officially launch products that add video-over-IP to their market leading networked…
Read MoreMix It Urgently, Can Ya Please?
LISTEN HERE Mix It Urgently, Can Ya Please? by Andy Stewart. Have you ever heard these words, or uttered them to an engineer? “I tell you what, I’ll do the bulk of the mixing; you can just come in at the end and tidy things up…” Whoever thinks this is the path to good…
Read MoreRoad Test: DMXKing LeDMX4 PRO
ROAD TEST Road Test: DMXKing LeDMX4 PRO by Alistair Swanson & Alex Woodmansey Co-Directors, Light Innovations. Launched in 2017 by Alex Woodmansey and Alastair Swanson, Light Innovations was created because of our love of building things for theatre, and knowledge of electronics and LED lighting. Specialising in custom electronics and lighting solutions, we work…
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