Networking – Not Just 1s & 0s

NETWORKING   Networking – Not Just 1s & 0s by John O’Brien. My dictionary defines ‘networking’ as “a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest.” No routers, no switchers, and no RJ-45s.   This is a tech magazine targeted at an industry that is in transition from…

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HOW TO: Get the Best out of Your Zero 88 FLX S Lighting Console

HOW TO Get the Best out of Your Zero 88 FLX S Lighting Console. presented by Clearlight Shows.   Recognising that programming time continues to become ever-tighter and more precious, Zero 88 has streamlined key elements of FLX S to assist with all the prep work, getting the user ready to operate even quicker. “RigSync”…

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New qualification for New Zealand technicians

News New qualification to upskill the talented technicians driving Kiwi entertainment and events The technical experts who create magical performances and events have a new qualification to harness their skills, through Skills Active Aotearoa, the industry training organisation for the performing arts.   March 21 – At a launch party at the Auckland Arts Festival…

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The Riverside Stables

NETWORKING The Riverside Stables William Inglis & Son embrace both heritage and high-tech with The P.A. People   After 101 years at their Randwick premises, Australian bloodstock auctioneers and horse racing institution William Inglis & Son Ltd have moved to a vast new purpose-built premises, The Riverside Stables Complex at Warwick Farm 40km north-west of…

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Entech 2019 – Show News and Announcements

ENTECH ROADSHOW 2019! Here are some news and announcements for each capital city exhibition…   Entech Roadshow – March 5 – 19 in most capital cities Website | Facebook Check-out some feature products on show at Entech here And you could win one of these prizes just by attending …     ENTECH PERTH – Tuesday March…

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Network LAN Scanning: See What’s Going On

NETWORKING Network LAN Scanning: See What’s Going On by Simon Byrne. When diagnosing problems with your show local area network, a LAN scanner is an indispensable tool.   LAN scanners are programmes that pings all the IP addresses on a LAN. A ping is a basic network command that allows a user to verify that…

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New Zealand 2019 – Industry insiders view

NEW ZEALAND New Zealand 2019 – Industry insiders predict growth but are plagued by skills shortages by Jenny Barrett. Every sector of the industry is oozing with optimism when asked about 2019. It seems the only issue is where to find the men and women who are actually going to pull all these projects together. Staff…

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A French Touch for the Tour Down Under with L-Acoustics Syva

NEWS A French Touch for the Tour Down Under with L-Acoustics Syva   PA for big track sporting events like horse, car, or bike racing hasn’t changed much in the past few decades – it’s still very much about 100s of 100V line horns covering the big runs you need on courses that can be…

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ROADTEST: Powersoft T Series Amplifier Platform

ROADTEST Powersoft T Series Amplifier Platform by Jimmy Den-Ouden.   I don’t know about you, but I certainly did my years of lugging about heavy amplifier racks. I know a bunch of workhorse amps such as the AM1600 and P3000 are still out in service, but I also know a lot of the people using…

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NEP moving to amalgamate Australian and NZ production firms

By Julius Grafton. There’s consolidation in the wind after Freeman sold their venue AV business to their major competitor PSAV recently, creating a dominant venue AV provider in the USA, and potentially changing the face of Australia’s Encore Event Technologies. PSAV may not try to do in Australia the things they do in the USA,…

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ENTECH ON THE ROAD: Stale Crew

By Julius Grafton. Last week we detailed a couple of venue issues in two articles, ‘What is a sandwich?’ and this tale of the World’s Slowest Floor Manager. At ENTECH in Melbourne and Adelaide this week, more than a few people asked me whether any of the the venues in the stories would have us back.…

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ISE 2019: Choose Your Own Adventure

ISE 2019 ISE 2019: Choose Your Own Adventure by Jason Allen. Amsterdam’s ISE is a huge, unwieldy beast of a show. Cramming it into 15 halls in the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre is quite a feat, especially when you consider that it only has 11 halls to begin with. Jason Allen got lost in…

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