Tech Talk
The four-hour mix session
Regulars By Andy Stewart. If time is money, musicians have none and record companies spend none, it’s time mix engineers took stock of the ways we waste both. Blowing a client’s budget shouldn’t be the default Plan B of any engineer working against the clock, nor should working for free. I’ve been guilty of it…
Read MoreHow To: Configure an Acoustic Echo Cancellation reference with ClearOne ConvergePro2
How To Configure an Acoustic Echo Cancellation reference with ClearOne ConvergePro2 Proudly presented by ClearOne ConvergePro2 units are devices and software designed specifically for premium auto-mixing, microphone management and AEC for the conferencing professional. The environment is optimised for the 99% of use cases where microphone systems are used in conjunction with native…
Read MoreHow to: Fix frequency problems in wireless mics
How to: Fix frequency problems in wireless mics By Jeff MacKenzie – Manager, Applications Engineering and Training, Jands Pty Ltd Having problems with your wireless microphone system? Symptoms such as drop-outs and re duced range are often assumed to be caused by faulty hardware. However often issues such as these are caused by poor frequency…
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Anytrans – I’ve been a Mac user for about ten years and appreciate how well they are built and generally speaking, I like how things are thought through. The notable exception is iTunes which I think is a train wreck! As a professional user, I often have to wrangle audio or video from, or to…
Read MoreBlackmagic Design Atem Television Studio Pro HD Production Switcher
Road Test Blackmagic Design Atem Television Studio Pro HD Production Switcher By Alex Schwindt. Alex Schwindt is the Film Team Director at Hope Community Church in Raleigh, NC. He also does freelance media creation and consulting through Alex Schwindt Media. This review was first published in Church Production Magazine. Accessible enough for volunteer operators to…
Read MoreMissy Higgins Solastalgia Tour
Roadskills Missy Higgins Solastalgia Tour By Cat Strom. Photos: Troy Constable Nine time ARIA Award winner and Australian favourite, Missy Higgins sold out her national tour in record time. Singer-songwriter Missy Higgins launched her long-awaited fifth studio album, Solastalgia, with an Australian tour in May. Kait Hall has been working as Missy’s lighting and set designer…
Read MoreAllen & Heath SQ Series
Road Test Allen & Heath SQ Series By Adam Biggs. Adam is the proprietor of Biggsounds Productions. Servicing New South Wales and southeast Queensland for 15 years, Biggsounds have a dedicated team of live engineers and also provide quality audio, visual, and lighting equipment to the pro audio, education, community, and worship markets. …
Read MoreAutomixing – your extra hand
REGULARS Automixing – your extra hand Simon Byrne. I can see you’re frowning already. I’m the mix engineer! No computer algorithm can possibly do a better job than me! You are right… and wrong. In mixing high profile conferences and unscripted events, the challenge is that you don’t always know who is going to talk…
Read MoreThe Killers Wonderful, Wonderful Tour
ROADSKILLS The Killers Wonderful, Wonderful Tour By Cat Strom. Photos: Rob Loud Almost 15 years on from their debut, The Killers are as big now as they’ve ever been and along with pristine production values, they are one of the most exciting live acts on the planet. Thirteen years ago Steven Douglas was asked to…
Read MoreElation Sixbar 1000
ROAD TEST Elation Sixbar 1000 By Thomas Cox. Thomas is the Senior Lighting technician at Sydney’s Audio Visual Events (AVE). Based in St Leonards, AVE has been providing production and equipment for everything from small boardroom meetings through to large scale events for 16 years. Thomas has over 10 years’ experience across multiple disciplines including…
Read MoreNovatech, RACS, and ANZCA at the ICC How to survive a major conference!
CONFERENCING Novatech, RACS, and ANZCA at the ICC How to survive a major conference! By Jason Allen. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) run a major conference annually. In May 2018, they merged their conferences and just about filled the ICC at Darling Harbour.…
Read MoreRed Hot Summer Tour Goes to Bali
FEATURE Red Hot Summer Tour Goes to Bali By Cat Strom. Promoter Duane McDonald decided it was time to bring the successful Red Hot Summer touring concept to Bali and CX went along for the somewhat bumpy ride. Since its inception eight years ago, the Red Hot Summer Tour phenomenon has grown to monster proportions.…
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