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Jet Get Born… Again
Roadskills Jet Get Born… Again Jet remind us what made them one of Australia’s most successful rock bands of all time with a killer show By Cat Strom. Photos: Troy Constable Aussie rockers Jet have completed their 15th anniversary national tour in celebration of their 2003 debut album Get Born. Entitled the Get Re-Born tour, the…
Read MoreEducation
Education In this issue, CX surveys the types of formal education on offer for those seeking to learn about live production – what they teach, how that curriculum is set, and what pathways to employment are provided. It boils down to two flavours – degree courses offered by a variety of private institutions and universities,…
Read MoreFormal training is acronym heavy – Why ‘on-the-job’ training is so popular
Education Formal training is acronym heavy – Why ‘on-the-job’ training is so popular By Julius Grafton. Training for the technical production industry remains predominantly ‘on the job’, twenty years after a push to get formal vocational education training (VET) into the industry. It started with the CUE98 training package, which arrived fashionably late in 1999.…
Read MoreThe four-hour mix session
Regulars By Andy Stewart. If time is money, musicians have none and record companies spend none, it’s time mix engineers took stock of the ways we waste both. Blowing a client’s budget shouldn’t be the default Plan B of any engineer working against the clock, nor should working for free. I’ve been guilty of it…
Read MoreSqueeze – squeeze in an Australian tour
Roadskills Squeeze – squeeze in an Australian tour By Cat Strom. Touring is not as glamorous as some people think. Even if you work for a legendary band such as Squeeze, the hours are long, the budgets are tight and, well, you just have to make do. South London new-wave legends Squeeze headed back to…
Read MoreInaugural ACETA Convention – our peak body flexes its muscles
Conferencing The Inaugural ACETA Convention our peak body flexes its muscles By Jason Allen. The inaugural ACETA Convention in Wangaratta was described by one industry stalwart as “the best industry event I’ve attended worldwide, ever”. From Friday 4 May to Sunday 6 May, the most influential and prescient members of the commercial and entertainment technology sectors…
Read MoreUse it or Lose it
Regulars Use it or Lose it. By Simon Byrne. If you are a small to medium profitable production company thinking of buying some new gear, this month is a great time to do it. The May Federal Budget extended the simplified depreciation rules allowing the instant write off threshold for assets up to $20,000 to…
Read MoreDevine set to shake up speaker sales
By Julius Grafton. The professional audio trade at the top end is a wonderful fusion of the latest technology, acoustician theory and psychology because – and it’s a big because – the top brands are all quite close in specification. And you can’t ‘see’ sound. A top brand is a best choice because these manufacturers…
Read MoreHow To: Configure an Acoustic Echo Cancellation reference with ClearOne ConvergePro2
How To Configure an Acoustic Echo Cancellation reference with ClearOne ConvergePro2 Proudly presented by ClearOne ConvergePro2 units are devices and software designed specifically for premium auto-mixing, microphone management and AEC for the conferencing professional. The environment is optimised for the 99% of use cases where microphone systems are used in conjunction with native…
Read MoreHow to: Fix frequency problems in wireless mics
How to: Fix frequency problems in wireless mics By Jeff MacKenzie – Manager, Applications Engineering and Training, Jands Pty Ltd Having problems with your wireless microphone system? Symptoms such as drop-outs and re duced range are often assumed to be caused by faulty hardware. However often issues such as these are caused by poor frequency…
Read MoreSteve Devine joins NAS
National Audio Systems is pleased to announce that industry veteran Steve Devine will be joining the company in a national business development role. “Steve’s in-depth knowledge of the Australian and New Zealand market along with the wealth of experience and contacts he brings with him makes him a perfect choice as we expand our business…
Read MoreTech Tips
Anytrans – I’ve been a Mac user for about ten years and appreciate how well they are built and generally speaking, I like how things are thought through. The notable exception is iTunes which I think is a train wreck! As a professional user, I often have to wrangle audio or video from, or to…
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