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D2N Next Generation Communications
COMMUNICATIONS Jason Owen’s D2N Next Generation Communications by Jason Allen. Jason Owen is the owner of D2N, a specialist communications and audio company working out of north-western Sydney. With clients from the diverse worlds of sporting federations, broadcasters, defence, institutional, and worship, D2N pride themselves on providing integrated comms solutions incorporating multiple technologies. CX spoke…
Read MoreAudio Transformers
TECH TALK Audio Transformers by Simon Byrne. The humble transformer often has a bad name in professional audio, and in my view, it is unwarranted. A well-built transformer will solve a lot of problems with little or no signal degradation. Audio transformers can: • Raise (step up) or lower (step down) a signal voltage •…
Read MoreClear-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 MoreHow To: Sennheiser Control Cockpit
HOW TO Get the most from Sennheiser’s Control Cockpit proudly presented by Sennheiser Sennheiser’s Control Cockpit management platform provides a way for facilities to easily control and monitor SpeechLine Digital Wireless devices across their entire installed environments, on any device. But how can you get the most from this powerful platform? Here is a guide…
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 MoreOptical Audio Deliver Big Event Safety
COMMUNICATIONS Optical Audio Deliver Big Event Safety by Jason Allen. Optical Audio, large scale communications and audio specialists, keep Melbourne’s major public events safe and running smoothly with comms gear from Clear-Com. From Australia Day, to the St Kilda Festival, through the Midsumma Festival Pride March, White Night Melbourne and the recent White Night Geelong,…
Read MoreHow Huddle Spaces Have Changed Communications
COMMUNICATIONS How Huddle Spaces Have Changed Communications Technology by avt’s Head of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation, Graham Barrett. Business has changed and collaboration is now King. What used to be an environment of closed offices and cubicles is now an open space with many huddle rooms and meeting spaces. This change has driven the need…
Read MoreAmy Shark
ROADSKILLS Amy Shark by Cat Strom. Photos by Chloe Snaith Since her breakout single Adore went viral just over a year ago, Amy Shark’s ascent from relative obscurity to widespread adoration has been a rapid one. Amy’s Love Monster tour commenced on 24 August in Adelaide, finishing on 8 September in her home town of…
Read MoreMDG ATMe Haze Generator
ROAD TEST MDG ATMe Haze Generator by Jason Rooney and Tim Hall. Jason Rooney’s review – Director, Eventcraft Eventcraft is an events and audio visual installation company based in Melbourne. They specialise in production management and installation for some of Victoria’s most iconic venues, including The Espy, 170 Russell, and the Prince Bandroom. Jason Rooney has…
Read MoreColour Sound flows with Tash Sultana
NEWS Colour Sound flows with Tash Sultana Colour Sound Experiment – working via production company Bigabox – supplied lighting, video and rigging equipment plus crew to the recent Tash Sultana UK and European tour. The talented Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist – who can play 20 instruments – is wowing fans worldwide with debut album ‘Flow…
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…
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