ULA Group new Elation Distributor in Australia and New Zealand

Pic : Elation’s Eric Loader and ULA’s Cuono Biviano Elation Professional is pleased to announce that ULA Group has been named the new exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Australia and New Zealand. Established in 1991, ULA Group provides leading entertainment, architectural and LED digital lighting solutions to an extensive portfolio of clients across…

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Audio Logistics appointed as Australian distributor for UNiKA

Melbourne-based Audio Logistics has been appointed as the exclusive Australian distributor for Taiwanese pro audio brand UNiKA. Established in 1985, UNiKA manufacture a range of Dante network audio products, DI boxes, audio isolators and contractor tools, which complement existing audio solutions offered by Audio Logistics. “I am extremely impressed with the quality, features and value…

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Comms plus ‘silent’ and live PA for 6,000

NEWS The P.A. People deliver full comms plus ‘silent’ and live PA for 6,000 seat conference At a recent international conference held in Sydney, The P.A. People provided an intricate Clear-Com system, incorporating over 30 desktop panels, 85 FreeSpeak II wireless belt packs and 20 IP transceivers supported by the venue’s fibre network, to provide…

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Biamp Announces Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio

NEWS Biamp Announces Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio Biamp have announced the acquisition of Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Apart Audio based in Antwerp, Belgium from 3d Investors of Gent, Belgium. Founded in 1968 by speaker design pioneer Bruce Howze, Community Loudspeakers has a long…

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Video File Formats, Containers and Codecs

VIDEO Video File Formats, Containers and Codecs. Yes… it’s complicated by Simon Byrne. Video is a huge part of events, so reliable playback of video files is essential. Enter Formats, Containers and Codecs. High definition, high quality uncompressed video file sizes are massive, about 650 gigabytes per hour. That is more than 10 gigabytes a…

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Skegss

ROADSKILLS Skegss by Cat Strom.Photo Credit: Troy Constable After a triumphant showing in this year’s triple j Hottest 100 and a stint touring the country this summer with Laneway Festival, Skegss hit the road once more in support of their debut ARIA #2 album My Own Mess. Skegss are an Australian surf music and garage…

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The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules

HOW TO The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules by Alex Hughes. There seems to be some misguided ideas around what makes a well-programmed lighting show. In recent history, we have seen a rapid jump forward in the way we interact with lights in general. This has meant some of the key features introduced and designed…

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Arkaos Kling-Net

VIDEO Arkaos Kling-Net by Simon Pentz, ULA Group. The Kling-Net protocol was developed and introduced by Arkaos in 2011 to provide a quick and easy way to distribute video information to lighting fixtures over Ethernet. The protocol was specifically developed to be auto configurable so that little to no knowledge of networking protocols, and no…

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How To Shoot On A Submarine

VIDEO How To Shoot On A Submarine by Simon Davies, Director of Photography at SDDP. Step 1: Watch ‘Das Boot’. Step 2: Haze. Step 3: Thank Astera for making Titan Tubes! I recently wrapped on a short film, part of which was set on a submarine. We shot on the HMAS Otama, built in 1978…

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International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference

TRADESHOWS International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference by Jenny Barrett. In response to requests from membership to bring what’s happening around the rest of the world to New Zealand, ETNZ served up an array of workshops and keynote speakers with a strong international flavour, laced with a smattering of issues of local concern: health and…

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Dave Coxon joins PAVT

Last month, veteran Sydney integration business DJW Projects was sold to Marrickville firm Buzz AV Projects, and principal Dave Coxon sat down to talk to CX about it. Dave now finds himself back in the news with the announcement that he is joining distributor PAVT, continuing to operate in the hospitality and entertainment scene that…

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