Pro Light & Sound 2018 – Frankfurt still delivers

By Jason Allen | 18 Apr 2018

By Julius Grafton. While PL&S was once the eighth wonder of the trade-show world, it still packs a punch for hordes of tech-heads from everywhere. Including Australia and New Zealand, since I kept running into people I wanted to talk to, and some I did not. Strangely the hall managers don’t care if you hang…

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M50x BLUE/BLACK

By admin | 18 Apr 2018

Audio-Technica released a metallic silver version of its M50 studio headphones to help celebrate the company’s 50th Anniversary in 2012. Proving hugely popular a limited-edition colour has become an annual event and a most sought-after headphone. The striking 2018 limited edition features an electric blue chassis coupled with black trim. Regardless of colour the critically…

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RME presents Digiface AVB at Musikmesse 2018

By Jason Allen | 11 Apr 2018

RME presents its new Digiface AVB: the mobile audio interface is based on the AVB standard (Audio Video Bridging) and enables the transmission of up to 256 network audio channels between a Windows computer and other AVB devices within an audio Gigabit network via a single USB 3.0 cable.  The future of audio networks With…

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Hills wins three new vendors to strengthen AV portfolio

By Jason Allen | 11 Apr 2018

Hills Limited (ASX: HIL) announced today it has broadened its AV product offering and strengthened its position as a complete solution provider for the professional AV market by signing distribution agreements with three new vendors for supply of their products exclusively across Australia and New Zealand: • XTA Electronics Ltd and MC2 Audio (XTA and…

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High End Systems SolaFrame Theatre Moving Light

By juliusg | 10 Apr 2018

High End Systems SolaFrame Theatre Moving Light – Welcome to The Sound of Silence By David Martin Jacques. First published in Church Production Magazine. David Martin Jacques is a professional lighting designer, architectural lighting consultant, and Head of Stage Design at Long Beach State University. His book, Introduction to the Musical Art of Stage Lighting…

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Rigging the 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games

By Jason Allen | 9 Apr 2018

Official Commonwealth Games rigging partner Harry the hirer Productions has supplied more than 5km of truss and 600 chain motors to the event to complete all rigging requirements for broadcast lighting, audio, LED screens, and flag rigging. “With an event of this magnitude and the variety of installations, we needed a reliable truss system that…

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KV2 Audio Debuts New VHD5.0 at Adelaide Fringe Festival

By Jason Allen | 29 Mar 2018

KV2 Audio partnered with local Adelaide production company Novatech to deploy their new VHD5.0 Constant Power Point Source Array at popular Fringe Festival venue the Royal Croquet Club. Andy Austin Brown, Technical Projects Director,  flew in from the UK to join North America/APAC Technical Support Director Angus Davidson for a week of testing prior to…

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Qu Price Drop

By admin | 28 Mar 2018

Paying it forward, Allen & Heath is passing on the benefits of volume production efficiencies for its hugely popular Qu Series digital mixers. The results are serious cost savings on all model in the Qu range highlighted by a huge 25% reduction on the benchmark Qu-16C – now listed at $2999RRP. With digital mixers increasingly…

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CMG Audio Visual launch new Meyer Sound Rental Division

By Jason Allen | 28 Mar 2018

L to R – John Mc Mahon (Meyer), Don Mc Connell (Audio Brands Aust), Tobi Pinazza (CMG AV), Steve Biermann (CMG AV), Helen and John Meyer, Ben Wright (CMG AV), Antonio Zacarias (Meyer), Aaron Taylor (CMG AV), Chris D’bais (Meyer). Australia’s first Meyer Sound LYON and 1100-LFC System has been confirmed for local arrival in…

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QSC Speakers Stack Up

By admin | 26 Mar 2018

QSC has added a range of column surface-mount loudspeakers to its AcousticDesign (AD) Series. Idea for a wide variety of foreground and background applications the new columns are particularly suited to difficult acoustic environments with reverberation issues or high-ceiling spaces. The new AD-S802T has eight 2.5” vertically-oriented drivers while the AD-S162T has sixteen 2.5” vertically-oriented drivers, both are high quality, 70/100V…

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Hearing Augmentation, Technology, and The Law

By juliusg | 23 Mar 2018

INSTALLATION Hearing Augmentation, Technology, and The Law Hearing Augmentation Systems are a vital public service, and a legal requirement in many public spaces as defined in the Building Code of Australia. Their provision is mandatory in many public spaces that have installed PA systems, including educational institutions, places of business, auditoria, rooms used for legal…

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