Adelaide Convention Centre Selects Riedel Communications MediorNet and Artist

NEWS Adelaide Convention Centre Selects Riedel Communications MediorNet and Artist The Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) has deployed an expansive signal transport and communications backbone powered by Riedel’s MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system. MediorNet provides integrated, decentralised, and fully redundant signal distribution and processing throughout the Centre’s three buildings, with an…

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Road Skills: Sam Smith

ROADSKILLS Sam Smith by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: David Youdell / James Barber. It’s not often that the set design for a concert almost steals the show but Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All was impressively creative.   A long, thin triangular stage thrust its way into the audience allowing intimacy with the artist…

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Caloundra Music Festival

THE GREAT OUTDOORS Caloundra Music Festival by Cat Strom. Every spring, the township of Caloundra celebrates the popular Caloundra Music Festival, a non-profit family-friendly event that includes music performances, cultural programs, environmental awareness, and community events. Held over four days at King’s Beach, the festival started in 2007 and has since become quite refined. Not…

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How To – The Properties of Sound

HOW TO The Properties of Sound by Sidney Kidman. Andy Stewart of The Mill writes a regular column in CX which I always look forward to reading. Earlier this year Andy wrote two articles about positioning voices in the studio mix; taking care of early reflections and reverbs. I found Andy’s advice excellent (as always),…

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Pilot intake for NZ Cert in Entertainment and Event Technology L4 announced

News Pilot intake for NZ Cert in Entertainment and Event Technology L4 announced Entertainment Technology New Zealand and Skills Active have announced the pilot-launch of the New Zealand Certificate in Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 4) and are offering a fee waiver for 10 candidates who may be open to becoming assessors in the near…

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LDI 2018

TRADESHOWS LDI 2018 by Cat Strom. LDI 2018 celebrated its 30th anniversary with the best-attended October show in its history with over 14,000 registered to attend and over 360 exhibitors. While the core of the show remains entertainment lighting, LDI 2018 showed attendance growth from key segments including audio engineers, video and projection designers, and…

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Road Test: Ayrton Ghibli Profile Fixture

Road Test Ayrton Ghibli by Ben Hunt, Head of Lighting, Empire Theatre Toowoomba. Ben has been involved in the technical production world for over a decade. Preceding his appointment at The Empire Theatre, Ben worked as a freelance Lighting Designer for the Empire Theatre and other venues in SE Queensland, and has toured nationally. His…

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Hitachi Projectors to be re-branded Maxell

NEWS Hitachi Projectors to be re-branded Maxell Maxell and Hitachi Japan have announced that the current Hitachi branded projectors will be rebranded as Maxell. In Australia and New Zealand, the projector business will remain under the control of Hitachi Australia, and the company reassured that it would be business as usual, notwithstanding the transition of…

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History: Talkback Systems Compared (1999)

HISTORY: 20+ YEARS AGO In July 1999 Andy Ciddor conducted a comparison of available talkback systems as part of his regular lighting column in Connections Magazine (CX’s predecessor). BTW, this edition also incorporated the first edition of PresenTech dedicated solely to the AV industry… Reading note: the resuscitated article includes a few endnotes and possible text conversion snaffoos   Talkback…

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Portman Custom Lights P2 Hexaline

ROAD TEST Portman Custom Lights – P1 Retro Lamp and P2 Hexaline by Tim Beeston. Tim Beeston is the Managing Director of Melbourne’s Flashbang Productions which offers services ranging from entertainment lighting and design to production services and event logistics. Their creative community includes experts in lighting, set, and production design, as well as fabrication and…

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History: Communications – A “How To” (2009)

HISTORY: 10+ YEARS AGO In June 2009 we ran a “How To” on communication systems that discussed basic principles and some advanced broadcast applications, including technology current in the market at the time.   Communications – A “How To” by Jimmy Den Ouden. We all know a functional comms system is one of the most…

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ROAD TEST: ADJ PAR Z100 3K and 5K

ROAD TEST ADJ PAR Z100 3K and 5K by Jim Kumorek. Styled in the traditional Par Can format, the Z100 fixture from ADJ has a 100W COB (chip-on-board) LED light engine; beam angles of nine through 30 degrees with detents at nine, 15, 20, 25 and 30 degrees; five-pin DMX in and through; PowerCon AC…

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