Gear Reviews
MDG ATMe Haze Generator
ROAD TEST MDG ATMe Haze Generator by Jason Rooney and Tim Hall. Jason Rooney’s review – Director, Eventcraft Eventcraft is an events and audio visual installation company based in Melbourne. They specialise in production management and installation for some of Victoria’s most iconic venues, including The Espy, 170 Russell, and the Prince Bandroom. Jason Rooney has…
Read MoreRoad Test: ACME CM-300ZR II
ROAD TEST ACME CM-300ZR II by Andrew Gayler and Steven Windolf. Andrew Gayler Andrew Gayler is the owner of Adelaide’s Andy J Sound, a leading supplier of professional sound, lighting and vision to the events and entertainment industry. Andy J Sound’s clientele include major festivals, prominent venues and conferencing facilities, and touring acts. We…
Read MoreReamp for a Perfect Tone
How To Reamp for a Perfect Tone Getting a good guitar tone is easy; settling on the perfect tone is impossible until you can hear it in the context of the mix. A popular adage with recording is “garbage in – garbage out”, implying that you’re doomed if you mess up the tracking process –…
Read MoreVuePix ER Series LED Panels
Road Test VuePix ER Series LED Panels By Paul Rumble and Ben Morris Paul Rumble is Technical Production Manager at Scene Change, Melbourne. Ben Morris is the Executive Manager – Technology at Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. Paul Rumble Scene Change is a national company supporting TDs and producers in delivering their events. We’re…
Read MoreLSC Lighting Systems Clarity LX600
Road Test LSC Lighting Systems Clarity LX600 By Grant Watson. Grant Watson is the lighting director and lighting designer at Strauss Productions. He has been in the industry since 1972, working also as a director of photography. Strauss Productions have been extensively involved with lighting for broadcast reality television, including work on The Voice, My…
Read MoreElation Fuze PAR Z175 LED Wash Fixture
Road Test Elation Fuze PAR Z175 LED Wash Fixture By Jim Kumorek. This review was first published in Church Production Magazine In a nutshell, Elation’s Fuze PAR Z175 is a COB-based LED wash fixture with RGB colour-mixing capability, zoomable lensing, and strobe capabilities. One of its standout features: brightness. With the advent of Chip on…
Read MoreBlackmagic Design Atem Television Studio Pro HD Production Switcher
Road Test Blackmagic Design Atem Television Studio Pro HD Production Switcher By Alex Schwindt. Alex Schwindt is the Film Team Director at Hope Community Church in Raleigh, NC. He also does freelance media creation and consulting through Alex Schwindt Media. This review was first published in Church Production Magazine. Accessible enough for volunteer operators to…
Read MoreAllen & Heath SQ Series
Road Test Allen & Heath SQ Series By Adam Biggs. Adam is the proprietor of Biggsounds Productions. Servicing New South Wales and southeast Queensland for 15 years, Biggsounds have a dedicated team of live engineers and also provide quality audio, visual, and lighting equipment to the pro audio, education, community, and worship markets. …
Read MoreElation Sixbar 1000
ROAD TEST Elation Sixbar 1000 By Thomas Cox. Thomas is the Senior Lighting technician at Sydney’s Audio Visual Events (AVE). Based in St Leonards, AVE has been providing production and equipment for everything from small boardroom meetings through to large scale events for 16 years. Thomas has over 10 years’ experience across multiple disciplines including…
Read MoreWarm Audio WA-47 & WA73 recording chain
ROAD TEST Warm Audio WA-47 & WA73 recording chain By Andy Stewart. Two of the most highly prized, awesome sounding and prominently featured pieces of gear found in professional recording studios over the last half-century have been the legendary Neumann U47 tube condenser microphone and the Neve 80-series mic preamplifier. Everything that’s ever been said…
Read MoreETC Ion Xe Lighting Console
Road Test ETC Ion Xe Lighting Console By Jim Kumorek. Recently, Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) released the latest member of its Eos console line, the Ion Xe lighting console. There are two versions of the console: one with 20 hardware faders (the model we reviewed), and one without. The Ion series is in the middle…
Read MoreZactrack: How It Works
FEATURES Zactrack: How It Works With a gig as globally prestigious as Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, and Opera Australia sizing up the tech for future use, Zactrack CEO Werner Petricek and Project Manager Paul Roch were on-hand in Sydney to make sure the OA’s techs had all the guidance they needed. We talked…
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