Maximise Your Meeting Room Flexibility with Sennheiser

INSTALLATION Save time and costs with flexible beamforming technology The trend towards beamforming technology is now revolutionising the microphone market. What makes this technology particularly attractive for meetings is that it localises and evaluates sound sources and suppresses interference. For both installation and use, beamforming products perform better than conventional microphones. The benefits range from…

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Vale Brian Downie (1948 – 2019)

via Live Performance Australia, 23 September LPA was very saddened to hear of the passing of much loved Technical Director, Brian Downie last Friday. Our thoughts and sincerest condolences are with Brian’s partner Thomas, and his family, friends and colleagues. Below are some lovely words in memory of Brian Downie provided by Gordon Frost Organisation (GFO):…

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Symetrix Composer 7.2 Adds Email Notification, Amp Monitoring, and More

Symetrix, manufacturer of high performance audio hardware and software for the installed sound market, has released Composer 7.2 for Windows, the latest version of its powerful, yet intuitive programming software for Edge, Radius NX, Prism, and Solus NX DSPs. Composer enables integrators to program a complete end-to-end DSP signal path using just one application. Version…

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Astera is a Match for the Titans

Titan Fitness is an independently-owned fitness studio in Coogee, NSW, which prides itself on being a unique experience with a dedicated team of instructors and experts plus state-of-the-art facilities focussed on offering the highest standards of equipment and inspiration to its members. The fully-equipped 4-floor facility has been open since 2009, and its Spin Studio…

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Amber Technology launches Learning Glass

NEWS Amber Technology launches Learning Glass lightboard products in Australia and New Zealand Created by Dr Matt Anderson, Physics Professor at San Diego State University, Learning Glass allows lecturers and presenters to scribe instructional text and drawings onto a transparent glass board, while the audience can see through to the scriber. The Learning Glass lightboard…

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Dope Lemon

ROADSKILLS by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Stefan José / Ashley Mar Angus Stone is so into his own lighting he purchased his own Robe fixtures for his latest tour! Dope Lemon returned to the stage for their first headline tour in three years and audiences were invited to step into the real world of Angus Stone…

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Do you understand? Intelligibility

INSTALLATION by Simon Byrne. Obviously an audience needs to be able to understand what is spoken or sung. That is, the performance must be intelligible. Therefore well implemented PA systems combined with acceptable acoustics are crucial for this to be achieved. This becomes a major safety issue for evacuation PA systems in buildings such as…

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Listen Technologies Acquires AudioConexus

Listen Technologies strengthens tour offering through acquisition Listen Technologies Corporation, the leading provider of assistive listening systems for 21 years, has acquired AudioConexus, Inc., the leader in creative, multilingual and accessible tour solutions. AudioConexus helps sightseeing tour operators engage visitors with technology and services that complement Listen Technologies’ portfolio of assistive listening and tour guide…

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Mixing Slash Recording

LISTEN HERE by Andy Stewart. When you’re recording, do you have the final mix in mind for each and every sound, or do you just try to capture ‘best sounds’, and worry about all the other stuff later? Some of us try to record ‘context appropriate’ sounds, whenever possible. Others don’t. Often circumstances don’t give…

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Clockaudio TIM-1000 Tracking Intelligent Microphone

INSTALLATION Clockaudio Ltd, a global leader in pro-AV microphone technologies, have introduced their latest product innovation the TIM-1000 Tracking Intelligent Microphone. Streamlining huddle rooms, conference rooms and videoconferencing facilities, the TIM-1000 tracks the person in the space that is speaking, and follows that person anywhere in the room. The concept behind TIM-1000 is simplicity; ease…

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Easey As: TAG Opens in Melbourne

Pic: Max Twartz, Joe Pham, and Anthony Russo open TAG Collingwood Seizing an opportunity to welcome friends, customers and colleagues to the company’s new Melbourne office, Technical Audio Group commandeered the first day of the Integrate expo in late August for a Grand Opening. “With so many of the audio-visual industry already in town it…

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NSW Entertainment Industry Bottoms Out

Sydney Coliseum and Lockout Reversal rumours spread slight hope by Julius Grafton Rumours of a reversal of Sydney’s unique ‘Lockout Laws’ seem confirmed although the NSW Government has not confirmed the measure which apparently maintains the Lockout across any venue in Kings Cross. Since enacted five years ago, almost all venues in Kings Cross have…

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