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Clear-Com Networking and Digital Partyline Systems
HOW TO Clear-Com Networking and Digital Partyline Systems proudly presented by The vast proliferation of IP-based data networks presents an opportunity for Clear-Com to offer an even more powerful, flexible partyline communications system by taking advantage of the available telecom/data-com infrastructures. HelixNet Partyline introduces the ability to connect stations directly or over a…
Read MoreComms – On Devices You Already Own
COMMUNICATIONS Comms – On Devices You Already Own by Simon Byrne. I love how the internet and networking protocols are having a dramatic, and in my view, a positive effect on our industry. We are moving to a point where all our lighting control, vision, and audio travel across a single network backbone. But a…
Read MorePlotting and Fixture Selection on a Budget
HOW TO Plotting and Fixture Selection on a Budget by John O’Brien. Got a gig to light and want to make the most of it? Where to start? Like the rest of life, you will have parameters to work within. The biggest limiting factor will usually be your budget. A multi-universe rig of the latest…
Read MoreWacken Rocks With Riedel
COMMUNICATIONS Wacken Rocks With Riedel When tens of thousands of heavy metal fans descend upon the small town of Wacken, Germany, for the Wacken Open Air festival held at the height of summer every year, organisers are ready, having deployed a comprehensive communications solution built on Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital…
Read MoreListen Here – Five Reasons For, Five Against
Listen Here Five Reasons For, Five Against by Andy Stewart. Some musicians just want to mix their own music. Are they crazy, are they kidding? Well, yes and no. But hang on a sec: nearly every engineer and producer I know started their career doing precisely this (myself included). So who’s crazier: the amateur or…
Read More2019 ACETA Convention Early-Bird bookings open Nov 1
The new programme for the 2019 Convention is now complete and the new ACETA Convention website has been updated. On the business side, the programme includes presentations and workshops delivered by experts on planning, management, certification, hiring, workplace culture, foreign currency trading, and marketing, while practical technical presentations include audio over IP, networked lighting equipment, audio…
Read MoreThe Psychology of Colour – Lighting the Stage
HOW TO The Psychology of Colour – Lighting the Stage by John O’Brien. Stage lighting is a mixture of science and art. The science bit (electrical, mechanical) is highly objective. It’s all Ohms Law and Newton after all. The art side is much more subjective and less explored in tech circles. Light and shade, movement…
Read MoreTechnology Engages Students in Learning
Projection Technology Engages Students in Learning Keeping students focused has always been a challenge, but in today’s distraction-ridden world, it’s even more difficult. Presented by Optoma Technology can be a source of distraction, but when harnessed effectively, it can enable educators to adopt a more personalized approach to education. Research has demonstrated that engaging students…
Read MoreCreative Projection Mapping
Projection Creative Projection Mapping by Pete Lynn. Pete Lynn leads the TDC Creative Projection Technical Team in the latest advances in projection mapping and design. Pete is Projection Designer and Senior Technical Engineer in the areas of large-scale projection projects with a special interest in creative large format digital projection and media server technology. His…
Read MoreBorderless Projection in the Age of LED
PROJECTION Borderless Projection in the Age of LED by Norbert Schmiedeberg, Managing Director/CEO, ITI-Image Group Traditional projection screens have a black border surrounding the image area. This makes alignment easy, since slight overspill in the projection just fade into the black surround. However viewers are increasingly used to borderless LED displays or narrow bezel LCD…
Read MoreBruce Jackson – Blazed Trails with Elvis
FEATURE Bruce Jackson Amazing Australian blazed trails with Elvis by Julius Grafton. Australian sound and electronics engineer Bruce Jackson was born at the right time to emerge as a leader in lighting and audio electronics during the late 1960s. He was the ‘J’ in Jands, which became the leading entertainment technology manufacturer and distributor in…
Read MoreRoadcases & John Carter – Unsung Heroes of AV
FEATURE Roadcases & John Carter – the unsung heroes of the AV business. by Jenny Barrett. Nightmare scenarios: the audio gear arrives at the show and it’s damaged. You can’t get the X!^*ing equipment out of the box. The console keeps cutting out because its overheating in the case. You can’t plug the connectors in.…
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