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Backwards Thinking
LISTEN HERE Backwards Thinking by Andy Stewart. Next time you make an album, do yourself a giant favour during the tracking phase (if you haven’t already) and reverse some, or all, the files on the multi-track timeline (if it’s a digital recording), or flip the tape upside down (if it’s on analogue tape). Now listen…
Read MoreThinking Outside the Square
CONTROL Thinking Outside the Square by ENTTEC’s VJ Suriya. At ENTTEC we make lighting controllers. It’s something we have been doing since we started out 20 years ago. We’re used to the idea of using our controllers to operate everything to do with lighting, whether it’s stage shows, nightclubs, architectural installs or everything in between.…
Read MorePAVT ransomware attack – check your Remote Desktop access!
PAVT, distributors of EAW, ClearOne, and Symetrix among others, were hit this week by a ransomware attack on one of their servers. While this represented at worst an inconvenience for PAVT as they restored from a back-up, they have taken this opportunity to issue a PSA to warn others of the potential vulnerabilities in their…
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You are no doubt aware that people in the music and creative industries experience symptoms of moderate to severe anxiety and depression at rates that can be 5-10 times higher than the general population. You would also be aware that maintaining good mental health is a great way to increase productivity and help maximise the…
Read MoreSimple AV control systems by Neets
CONTROL Simple AV control systems by Neets presented by Amber Technology. There are several multinational suppliers of enormously competent, all-encompassing AV control systems such as Crestron, Extron, AMX and Control 4. Products from these companies can be assembled into sophisticated control systems, which extend beyond the realms of AV into lighting, climate control, security and…
Read MoreQlab and Applescript Show Control
CONTROL Qlab and Applescript Show Control by Jamie Taylor Managing Director Australian Event Productions. The Ten Tenors audio brief is very simple: perfect sound in every venue, always. Having been with The Tenors for four years before getting a chance to mix their 2018 ‘Home For The Holidays’ Christmas tour in the USA, I knew…
Read MoreEverything But The Fader
CONTROL Everything But The Fader by Fraser Walker. A few years ago I saw the first iteration of a touchscreen console side of stage. There wasn’t a tactile fader in sight. I was baffled – how could you claim to mix audio without a fader? There are stories of Pink Floyd huddled around the EMI…
Read MoreHow gaming accidentally created an industry-leading product
CONTROL How gaming accidentally created an industry-leading product by Alex Hughes. While this may only be my second article for CX, I am confident when I make the following statement; “Online gaming streamers gave us the best tool this industry has seen in the last ten years.” The best part is most people never…
Read MoreBuilding Automation and Control
CONTROL Building Automation and Control by John O’Brien. Show control. AV control. Command and control. Control flow. Controlled burn. There are many aspects to the word ‘control’ and these are just some that I’ve been involved with. However, I’d like to concentrate on the niche that became my forte after showtime –…
Read MoreIntegration Control – Don’t Make Me Think
CX JULY THEME: CONTROL Integration Control – Don’t Make Me Think by Simon Byrne. Some of you would have read my piece about the incomprehensible state of house light controls in last month’s edition of CX. I see a lot of the same problems in the installed control systems as part of installations. That…
Read MorePower Over Ethernet
TECH TALK Power Over Ethernet by Simon Byrne. Show control systems are merging and moving onto data networks. Loosely speaking, audio, lighting and certainly video rely on TCP/IP networks of some sort. This means the devices on both ends of a link require power. This is delivered by an external power source, usually a…
Read MoreCheap Insurance For Sale
CONTROL Cheap Insurance For Sale by LSC Lighting’s Jeff Morgan. My wise old mother always used to say: “Never scrimp on paying for good insurance cover, if you go cheap, it will cost you!” The money invested in today’s A/V systems is huge – the latest audio console, speaker array, LED wall, video…
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