CX 42 April 2009
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EDITORIAL
6 Pain at Staging Connections * Economics of regional theatre tour * Won’t unpack a high stacked load * Beyond 100dB not necessary * MAC v Windows again *
NEWS
8 GOOD NEW ACTUALLY EXISTS! Media generated gloom misplaced as the financial downturn is not universal
8 SHOCK! Apple lukewarm with Firewire
9 Short Stories
10 Milestones: Paddy Bonham, Born 1940
10 DTS intro follow spots
10 WHILE: Apogee discontinues Windows
12 Alcorn McBride V16 Pro Show Controller
12 Technology-driven Council upgrades AV
12 Shure PGX Battery Recharger Promotion
12 Pio Nahum Joins Clay Paky
12 Show Support roll out lower cost crew
14 Streambox HD/SD Encoder Superbig video over IP
14 AKG’s C214
14 Aviom Expand Pro 64
14 XLNT Datamotion Products now available in Australia
14 ARX”ISO-Combiner”
16 Summer Camp Season Rolls On
16 ProTrac Theatrical Flying Batten
16 Milestones: Terry Turner, Born 1960
18 Safety Advisory:
– Theatres – Fire Safety Curtain & Backdrops
– Retreat or Replace?
– Manufacturers Fire Ratings
– About IFR Fabrics…
20 Monster Bass Array for Metallica
22 Yamaha Offers Remote Stage Box LS9 and M7CL Users Rejoice
22 HHB Debut Pro Dvd Player
22 Beach Cricket: Howzat!
24 Vista Grows Applications Worldwide
FEATURES
76 Miss World production review
26 Australian made PA systems embraced offshore
34 Field Day for TDC: creative vision for DJ sets
40 Don’t do this! In the audio world two outputs into one means trouble…
46 Take it to the limit: a Yamaha LS9 can be two consoles – smart work
50 What happens when you walk in? Venue in-house production can be hit and miss
56 Impedance: who needs it?
CX MEGA TEST
62 Lab Gruppen PLM series amplifiers [TEMP SCAN ERROR – p62 MISSING]
66 Selador Paletta LED fixture
70 JBL EON 500
75 Audio Technica ATM250DE instrument microphone
74 RODE M1 vocal microphone
REGULARS
32 Richard Cadena: Remote Device Management (RDM) explained
38 Way Back When: Highlights from Connections Magazine March 1994 and 1999
54 Duncan Fry: recounts days as a record rep & orange cordial
78 Classifieds
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