Posts by Jason Allen
The Music Of The Night
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stages Opera Australia’s The Phantom of the Opera. CX interviews sound designer Shelly Lee about her unique design, and the challenges of ‘rainfall events’
Read MoreTech Talk: Elation Professional’s SpectraColor Explained
SpectraColour uses not three or four flags, but seven: cyan, magenta, yellow, red, green, blue, and a variable CTO filter. The most immediate advantage this sort of system confers is that it allows red, green, and blue primary colours to be vastly brighter
Read MoreCutting the cord for rigging
Wireless technology is common in most areas of entertainment, but the rigging world is one that has often lagged behind. Understandably we haven’t achieved wireless 3-phase to power the hoists yet, but there are wireless solutions for control and load measuring that are available to riggers now
Read MoreListen Here: Five For Twenty-Two
Here are five things to consider avoiding or improving upon before the year’s out, so you can get excited about your next music release
Read MoreNew Gear May 2022
Earthworks ETHOS Earthworks new ETHOS broadcast microphone is set to become the new industry standard.  This Broadcast-quality condenser XLR microphone is ideal for streaming, speech or voice over recording applications.  A built-in pop filter means no plosives and it is ready to go with the supplied Triad Orbit M2-R stand adaptor.  It features a supercardioid pattern…
Read MoreJBL Professional Debuts the SRX900 Powered Line Array Series
JPRO is pleased to announce the introduction of the SRX900 Powered Line Array Series by JBL Professional. The family, which includes dual 6.5-inch and dual 10-inch powered line array elements and 18-inch and dual 18-inch powered subwoofers, is ideal for rental companies, fixed installations and musicians seeking the ultimate combination of performance and portability. The…
Read MoreBaycourt Theatre installs Yamaha, Adamson
A Yamaha Rivage PM5 and Adamson IS Series line array ensure that the Baycourt is ready for anything
Read MoreSt James Theatre Wellington – opening in June
Improvements include upgrades to staging, lighting, sound and rigging systems, as well as to the fire protection, mechanical and electrical systems
Read MoreTe Pae Christchurch: Officially open and ready to impress
With approximately 100 events confirmed for 2022, the centre is busy recruiting and in the midst of planning an open day for the public to experience this breathtaking facility
Read MoreThe Gaffa Tapes: Don’t shoot me, I’m only the sound engineer!
Witnessing a waitress fleeing in tears after two off-duty Manila cops dumped bullets as payment on her serving tray was a stark reminder that I was working in a country with a gun control problem
Read MoreOmegatech Deliver Stability and Reassurance to Remote Australian Productions
“The biggest thing we’ve noticed over the past five years of using our Omegatech gear is that everything manufactured by Omegatech is incredibly well made and the utmost care and perfectionism is applied from design to build.”
Read MoreETC Source Four LED Series 3 Launch – Melbourne
Jands’ Andrew Maher ran a tight and to-the-point demonstration of the new fixtures, highlighting how the new Deep Red chip in the eight-colour Lustr X8 array Series 3 renders more natural and accurate looks
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