Ayrton Mistral TC

Mistral™TC, is a fantastic new 14,000 lumen white LED spot fixture from Ayrton, and just one of the much-anticipated new developments in Ayrton’s Automated Luminaires range. Launched at Prolight+Sound 2018, Mistral-TC is the latest in Ayrton’s new range of fixtures, named both in honour of North African desert winds and some of the hottest performance…

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NEUTRIK intelligent NA2-IO-DLINE Interface

With the increasingly critical role of digital audio networks in simplifying the routing and distribution of audio signals for fixed, touring and event applications, the requirement to interface analogue signal devices within Dante™ based networks is ever present. The new NEUTRIK intelligent NA2-IO-DLINE Interface enables integration of analogue signal devices, within a Dante™ AoIP network,…

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Tech Tips

TECH TOOLS Tech Tips Here is this month’s collection of random tech tips to make your life just a bit easier! By Simon Byrne. Y-CABLE INTO 2 CHANNELS Julius has this tip: I always Y split the main vocal input and had it on two faders if I was sending monitors from FOH because then…

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Josef Valchar to EU – Save Stage Lighting Now!

Josef Valchar, CEO of Robe Lighting s.r.o is petitioning the Czech government and Czech Euro MPs to request that they exempt all stage lighting equipment (EN 60598-2-17, IEC 60598-2-17:2017) from proposed legislation that will prohibit its manufacture and sale immediately across Europe in 2020. “I cannot stress the importance of this enough.” stated Josef. “Every…

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Meyer Sound’s Australian Charm Offensive

FEATURES Meyer Sound’s Australian Charm Offensive By Jason Allen. With a new distributor in place, a major new product to show off, and a decent sale to brag about, Meyer Sound staff, including founders Helen and John Meyer, descended on Sydney en-masse in late March with a two-day system optimisation seminar followed by a product…

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Track The Light Fantastic: Radio Tracking on La Boheme

FEATURE Track The Light Fantastic: Radio Tracking on La Boheme By Jason Allen. Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is always breathtaking, and it takes an army of technicians to handle the complex lighting, sound, and effects infrastructure it needs. In a trial of a new system for OA, this year they employed a…

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Eskimo Joe

ROADSKILLS Eskimo Joe By Cat Strom Photos: Peter Rubie Eskimo Joe are the latest act to team up with an orchestra. Before relocating to Sydney, lighting designer Peter Rubie worked for many years in Perth across different production companies and venues. One of the venues was Perth Concert Hall where he eventually became Head of…

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1330 Reasons for DiGiCo

CHURCH@1330 – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Church @ 1330 in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Australia is a vibrant, growing church with a multipurpose centre that is also utilised by the surrounding community for varied functions and events. 1330 Associate Pastor Trent Young approached Forefront for assistance in choosing an audio console upgrade solution that would suit…

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Win An All-Expenses-Paid Job at RØDE HQ in Sydney!

RØDE Microphones, the proudly Australian-made pro audio giant, launched the 5th year of My RØDE Reel – the world’s largest short film competition – on April 1st. In 2018, RØDE has upped the ante. First, the competition this year offers the world’s largest short film prize pool – $1 MILLION – and more film categories…

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Pro Light & Sound 2018 – Frankfurt still delivers

By Julius Grafton. While PL&S was once the eighth wonder of the trade-show world, it still packs a punch for hordes of tech-heads from everywhere. Including Australia and New Zealand, since I kept running into people I wanted to talk to, and some I did not. Strangely the hall managers don’t care if you hang…

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