Gear Reviews
Theatrixx 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…
Read MoreTelevic Plixus – Clever Conferencing
GEARBOX Televic Plixus – Clever Conferencing By Jason Allen. Belgium’s Televic make, amongst other things, high-end conferencing systems, the kind of thing you find installed in 200 delegate seats at the UN, which is in fact one of Televic’s customers. Their slick panels with built-in touchscreens, cameras, speakers, and microphones mount beautifully into custom made furniture,…
Read MoreAn ACME Double
GEARBOX An ACME double By Julius Grafton. Acme MP-400Z IP: This handy PAR has 7 x 30w Osram RGBW LED, and is IP 65 rated as “dust tight” and protected against water projected from a nozzle. The electronics are out the back in a die cast aluminum case, with the lens and zoom up…
Read MoreMidas MR18 Digital Tablet Mixer
GEARBOX Midas MR18 digital tablet mixer It’s M, not X, and there’s a BIG difference By Jason Allen. Uli Behringer’s ‘MUSIC Tribe’ now manufactures audio products that are remarkable similar, and separates them into ‘Behringer’ or ‘Midas’ branded product. Before reviewing the Midas MR18, I was very familiar with the Behringer equivalent, the XR18, having…
Read Morealt-J Worldwide Tour
Roadskills alt-J Worldwide Tour alt-j took to a stage lit with Sceptrons that segregated the performers and dazzled the eye. By Cat Strom / Photos: David Youdell Three years of worldwide touring have forged alt-J’s reputation as a fierce live act. alt-J have headlined festivals across the globe, including Australia’s very own Falls Music and…
Read MoreMuse
Roadskills MUSE Hailed as one of the best live bands in the world, muse did not disappoint with crystal clear audio clarity. By Cat Strom / Photos: David Yodel. Marc Carolan has been Muse’s sound engineer for sixteen years, faithfully sticking with an analogue console because quite simply, it’s the best option for the band.…
Read MoreL-Acoustics L-ISA in Abu Dhabi
LIVE SOUND L-Acoustics L-ISA in Abu Dhabi – Auditoria’s Scott Willsallen goes Spatial The UAE’s 46th National Day was celebrated in Abu Dhabi on December 2 with a host of special events, including a ceremony held for 1800 in a temporary outdoor venue. Auditoria’s Scott Willsallen was Audio Director and Sound Designer for the event,…
Read MoreSysFlex Dante Endpoints – Guiding You In and Out of AV Network Hell
Gearbox SysFlex Dante Endpoints – Guiding You In and Out of AV Network Hell By Jason Allen. Ah, Dante. Australian wonder invention and the most successful AoIP product in history. We love Dante; on our consoles, desks, processors, amplifiers, stageboxes and now even our microphones. But with all the serious bits of the system taken…
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…
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