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RME presents Digiface AVB at Musikmesse 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…
Read MoreHills wins three new vendors to strengthen AV portfolio
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…
Read MoreHigh End Systems SolaFrame Theatre Moving Light
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…
Read MoreRigging the 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games
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…
Read MoreL-Acoustics L-ISA partners with DiGiCo, Avid, BlackTrax and KLANG:technologies
Having changed the live sound industry with the introduction of the modern line array loudspeaker a quarter of a century ago, L-Acoustics, now more than ever, continues to shape the future of the industry. A perfect example of that ongoing trailblazing philosophy is the manufacturer’s L-ISA technology—launched at last year’s Prolight + Sound—that has already…
Read MoreKV2 Audio Debuts New VHD5.0 at Adelaide Fringe Festival
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…
Read MoreQu Price Drop
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…
Read MoreCMG Audio Visual launch new Meyer Sound Rental Division
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…
Read MoreQSC Speakers Stack Up
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…
Read MoreHearing Augmentation, Technology, and The Law
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…
Read MoreLSC Lighting Systems MDRR DMX Splitter vs. Diamond Carbide Concrete Drill
Who’s your money on? The LSC Lighting Systems MDRR is a five-way, 19” inch rack-mounted DMX splitter, not the sort of thing that usually gets in the way of a diamond carbide concrete drill. But, alas, at an install in Melbourne, this is exactly what happened. An unreasonably ‘enthusiastic’ worker was tasked with creating some…
Read MoreTheatrixx Technologies xVision – Video Converters for Grown-ups
GEARBOX Theatrixx Technologies xVision – Video Converters for Grown-ups By Jason Allen. According to market research, a full 60% of the market for new video converters is to replace units that have broken with use. This is not going to come as a surprise to anyone working with video who has wrangled cheap, plastic converters…
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