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The Revolution has arrived: Spatial audio mixing
FEATURE: The live audio revolution The Revolution has arrived: Spatial audio mixing – 3D Sound for the Stage In October Julius Grafton visited L-Acoustics in France and d&b audiotechnik in Germany. He heard a demonstration of each Spatial Audio System. Last month he heard the Barco Iosono demonstration in Sydney. This month we explore all the…
Read MoreBarco Did This First – IOSONO Core is Ready Now
FEATURE: The live audio revolution Barco Did This First – IOSONO Core is Ready Now Researching S.A. (Spatial Audio) I came across the Barco IOSONO and immediately wondered why I had not heard of it earlier. On paper it does everything the new L-Acoustics and d&b products do. Plus, it has had various implementations on…
Read Mored&b audiotechnik: The d&b Soundscape
FEATURE: The live audio revolution d&b audiotechnik: The d&b Soundscape By Julius Grafton. “No machine runs without friction”, says designer Ralf Zuleeg. It is the start of my introduction session to The d&b Soundscape at their Backnang HQ near Stuttgart. This is a 3D sound system, where there are at least five speaker systems across…
Read MoreInside d&b Audiotechnik
Inside d&b Audiotechnik – Multiple assembly buildings By Julius Grafton. Around 45 minutes drive from Stuttgart is Backnang, a town of 40,000. This is south of Frankfurt, and a region best known for auto makers such as Mercedes. Accordingly the area is populated by a lot of technical specialists. My guide was Chief Marketing Officer…
Read MoreInside L-Acoustics: At a rural village in France
Inside L-Acoustics: At a rural village in France By Julius Grafton. When the company first located at the factory in Marcoussis, France, it was a rural site on a plateau above the village. Now it is a small industrial estate, dominated by four of the six factories that L-Acoustics occupy. I visited HQ, which is…
Read MoreStereo is Obsolete: L-Acoustics L-ISA is Here
Stereo is Obsolete: L-Acoustics L-ISA is Here By Julius Grafton. At the L-Acoustics (inventors of V-Dosc) headquarters in France I heard something more wonderful, more startling, and more exciting than anything ever before. It is called L-ISA, and it is a new way to mix, deliver and to hear audio. What they have done is…
Read MoreLumina Gigacore 26i Ethernet Switch
Luminex GigaCore 26i – Network Smarts for Production By Jason Allen. Belgian AV networking specialists Luminex are staunch live production people, with networking knowledge to boot. They pride themselves on making Ethernet switches that you don’t need any specialist IT knowledge to use, optimised for live production. Their range of ruggedised switches is packed with etherCONs,…
Read MoreHK Audio Linear 3 112FA Loudspeakers
HK Audio Linear 3 112FA – Simply Sonically Solid By Jason Allen. HK Audio’s new Linear 3 range of loudspeakers is designed to sit between their premium Linear 5 range and their Premium Pro range. Keeping the styling of the Linear 5, the Linear 3 range includes the L3112FA powered 12” with a 1” horn…
Read MorePreSonus StudioLive 3 – From Stage to Studio
PreSonus StudioLive 3 – From Stage to Studio By Jason Allen. PreSonus have updated their StudioLive digital mixer series to generation three with three new consoles and three new stageboxes, which, surprisingly, are also digital mixers. In doing so they’ve created a digital ecosystem that can be used to create quite complex setups, all on an…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Headphones For Robin Schulz Fans – Sennheiser Unveils A Limited-Edition White HD 25 With The Star DJ’s Signature
Sennheiser has launched the HD 25 Robin Schulz Edition, a white version of the legendary HD 25 monitoring headphones adorned with the signature of Germany’s star DJ. The professional headphones are limited to just a few hundred units and are exclusively available through Sennheiser’s online shops and at the Sennheiser flagship stores in Berlin, Singapore…
Read MoreGearbox: Sennheiser HandMic Digital
Gearbox Sennheiser HandMic Digital – Dependable Dynamic for iOS By Jason Allen. Latest in a string of Sennheiser products for recording-on-the-go, the HandMic Digital offers a hand-held dynamic cardioid for those who want to record directly to their iOS devices. It joins the lavalier versions ClipMic Digital and MKE 2 Digital, and all models leverage…
Read MoreBarco Technology Day
Technology Barco Technology Day: Going Live The fine people at Barco bought their newest products for live production and three international product experts to Sydney and Melbourne this October for Barco Technology Day. Jason Allen dropped in to get their perspectives on the current directions in display and control for events. By Jason Allen. Barco…
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