Tech Talk
Sydney Theatre Company Switches to CORE by DPA
Better dynamic range and improved resilience to harsh treatment on and off stage is a key reason why STC is investing in d:screet CORE 4061 Miniature Microphones. Alleroed, Denmark. June 18th 2019: As a long-term user of DPA microphones, the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has been quick to adopt the Danish manufacturer’s CORE by…
Read MoreCan I Have Full House Lights Please?
TECH TALK Can I Have Full House Lights Please? Simon Byrne. This should be an easily answered question but as I travel from venue to venue, I’m constantly amazed how good house event IT infrastructure is thwarted by terrible design and implementation. Let me give you a few examples: Example One I’m…
Read MoreAstera Control
HOW TO Astera Control by Thor Andre, ULA Group. We have all been there before; mid bump-in and presented with a fixture we have never used before, and we must make it work. Usually, this entails connecting it to the console of your choice using a DMX cable, patching the fixture in to your…
Read MoreThe Importance of Networked Asset Management for AV
BUSINESS The Importance of Networked Asset Management for AV by Jands’ Chris Ling, Business Development Manager (Corporate, Education & Government NSW, QLD & ACT). As many of you would know, the requirement for Corporate ICT teams to be the gatekeepers of everything that sits on their network is increasing. Many of us…
Read MoreSound Masking 101
BUSINESS Sound Masking 101 Presented by Cambridge Sound Management Sound Masking is a Critical Component of Acoustic Design When designing an optimal acoustic environment, architects consider a variety of elements to address noise control and speech privacy. Elements added either Absorb, Block, or Cover sound, and are collectively called the ABC’s of…
Read MoreMeg Mac
ROADSKILLS Meg Mac by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Troy Constable. The Give Me My Name Back Australian tour, presented by triple j, opened at Sydney’s The Enmore Theatre to a sold-out crowd and continued around Australia and NZ. For many years Michael ‘Smasha’ Pollard has been a regular on the touring circuit…
Read MoreAcoustic Technologies SS30A
ROAD TEST Acoustic Technologies SS30A by Ray Eberle. Ray Eberle is the owner of Fat Sound, located in the Shoalhaven region of NSW. Fat Sound specialises in high-performance sound and lighting and has provided professional production to the Australian music industry for over 25 years. Fat Sound has become a reputable fixture in the…
Read MoreFranklin Graham Gospel Tour
ROADSKILLS Franklin Graham Gospel Tour by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: CPC Production Services Tour life is not all rock’n’roll excess as sometimes the client is of a somewhat different mold. Recently CPC Production Services was contracted to supply a full technical production solution for Franklin Graham’s six-city tour preaching the Gospel in Australia.…
Read MoreSignal out of the Noise
WIRELESS Signal out of the Noise by Simon Byrne. I’ve done a few radio courses in my time. I hold an electronic trades certificate, Marine Long Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency, Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC) and I even got a foundation level ham radio licence (VK1FBDA). If there is one thing I…
Read MoreWireless Recordings
LISTEN HERE Wireless Recordings by Andy Stewart. The use of wireless microphones in a studio setting seems downright pointless to many of us – never even occurs to others. It’s the realm of live performance, theatre, movies, documentary making, and outdoor sports, is it not? Why would you use a wireless mic in the…
Read MoreRadio Microphones or “How Did I Get Stuck With This Job!”
HISTORY The following item appeared in Connections Magazine, March 1999, p.42, followed by a wireless systems Buyers Guide and Radio Spectrum Guide for Australia. View the Feature in full here (PDF) Radio Microphones (Sub-titled “How Did I Get Stuck With This Job!”) by John Matheson. I learned a lot of tricks in those early years, and every…
Read MoreFat Freddy’s Drop
ROADSKILLS Fat Freddy’s Drop by Cat Strom. Photos: Troy Constable From humble beginnings as a ‘jam band’ in Wellington in the late 90s, the award-winning seven-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop is now internationally regarded as one of the world’s finest live acts. Fat Freddy’s Drop, the New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, has an…
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