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The World Before Digital Pixels
PIXELS The World Before Digital Pixels by Simon Byrne. Before DVI, HDMI, SDI and Video over IP, we operated strictly in an analogue world. All video signals and displays were analogue. We didn’t talk pixels. We were more interested in “horizontal scan rate”, cable, distribution and amplifier bandwidth, as well as voltage loss…
Read MoreSennheiser RF Workshops For Perth and Adelaide in May
Sennheiser Australia is hosting full-day workshops in Perth and Adelaide to provide customers and audio professionals with a greater understanding of wireless technologies. Sennheiser’s RF Experts will be providing free in-depth radio frequency training throughout the new course this May 2019, which is packed with new content and speakers. The experts will be exploring the…
Read MoreMultiView- Multiple Users, Multiple Independent Viewpoints
PIXELS MultiView- Multiple Users, Multiple Independent Viewpoints What do we mean by “Multi-View”? We’ve all seen stereoscopic, “3D” images, where our left and right eyes see different views, the effect being that we get a perception of distance and depth. In these conventional 3D installations, everyone sees the same images, no matter where they…
Read MoreShure reveal Twinplex. Mission: take on DPA
WIRELESS Shure reveal Twinplex. Mission: take on DPA by Julius Grafton. Shure revealed their new ultra-compact microphone line called TwinPlex at a media event in Chicago. It was a well-kept secret, despite its seven year gestation and a very, very large beta test campaign. The testers included Hillsong Church and Sydney Opera…
Read MoreJBL VTX A12 and A8 Line Array Systems impress at New Zealand’s Summer Music Festivals
Pic:NZ Sound’s Ray Ward with the latest addition to his inventory, the compact JBL VTX A8 line array Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand: Literally the world’s first festival of 2019 saw over 30 thousand festival goers brave the hot summer sun at Mount Maunganui to enjoy world class music entertainment. Local and International artists including…
Read MoreShure Introduces TwinPlex™: Pristine Performance For Any Stage
Shure has unveiled TwinPlex™, the company’s new line of premium subminiature (5 mm) omnidirectional lavalier and headset microphones. Designed to stand up to the toughest conditions, TwinPlex provides natural audio at both high and low frequency when professional vocal performance is a must. The new patent pending capsule technology offers best-in-class sound in an easy-to-conceal…
Read MoreROAD TEST: Chainmaster BGV-D8
ROAD TEST Chainmaster BGV-D8 by James Pavey and Tim Missenden. James Pavey is National Manager – Exhibitions at Clifton Productions, a family owned, nationally operating production company specialising in staging, rigging, and exhibitions with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. I manage sales and operations of Clifton’s exhibitions business, which includes rigging and lighting…
Read MoreAVD Give it a Big Bash with EAW’S Radius
NEWS AVD Give it a Big Bash with EAW’S Radius by Fraser Walker. EAW created a stir in the live audio market in 2013 with the release of its flagship adaptive Anya system. Picking up where Martin’s MLA left off, Anya was completely electronically steered thanks to its 22 individual transducers fed from 22 channels…
Read MoreAmber Technology new distributor of Apogee
News Apogee Electronics partner exclusively with Amber Technology for Australian distribution Apogee Electronics has partnered with Amber Technology as a sole distributor of a range of Apogee audio recording products. Apogee, an American audio interface provider, allows musicians and music professionals to record studio-quality audio from anywhere in the world. Apogee has a diverse product…
Read MoreJBL A8 launch – it’s JBL, but not as you know it
News JBL A8 launch – it’s JBL, but not as you know it by Jason Allen. The great and the good of the audio community gathered at CMI’s Melbourne HQ on Wednesday 27 Feb to hear the new, fresh-off-the-plane JBL A8 line array. Hosted by Harman’s George Georgalis (Product Manager – Tour Sound Amps,…
Read MoreVuePix Infiled for wine exhibit space & Audio Plus rental inventory
News VuePix Infiled Adds Spark for the Finest Australian Bubbles… Domaine Chandon – flying the flag as the only Australian sparkling specialist with genuine French heritage – has recently undergone a major upgrade of their facilities, which included a brand new VuePix Infiled LED wall installed in their wine exhibit space. In June of…
Read MoreBose Showmatch
ROADTEST Bose Showmatch by Anatole Day. Anatole Day is a FOH and monitor engineer entering his 20th year in the game. He graduated Sydney’s Australian Institute of Music back in 1998 and went into studio recording. He soon discovered the rich vein of work in the world of live sound engineering, and never looked back.…
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