Industry Issues
Ramping it up for Transmission Australia
News Ramping it up for Transmission Australia Photos by Palci. The biggest Transmission dance event to date – in terms of audience numbers AND Robe moving lights – was staged at Sydney Showground in Australia, where thousands of fans absorbed the great vibes and music of “The Awakening” plus some truly phenomenal visuals…
Read MoreThe Politics of Wireless
WIRELESS The Politics of Wireless by Simon Byrne. Recently I was intrigued to see a post on the Live Sound Engineers Facebook page complaining that a major venue would not free up some wireless frequencies, so as to permit a freelance audio recordist to record a gig in that venue for a podcast. The…
Read MoreWireless Voodoo – Not a Dark Art
WIRELESS Wireless Voodoo – Not a Dark Art by Fraser Walker. Wireless in the world of audio is often referred to in dubious terms. It fails by way of voodoo, or works flawlessly as if by magic. All of this uncertainty is caused by the fact that we as humans have no…
Read MoreCelebrations and Reactions at the Launch of New Qualification
NEW ZEALAND Celebrations and Reactions at the Launch of New Qualification CX Magazine attended the launch of the highly anticipated New Zealand Certificate in Performing Arts – Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 4), held appropriately enough in the Auckland Arts Festival Spiegeltent in Aotea Square. Relief was written all over President of ETNZ…
Read MoreHow To: grandMA2 – That Blank Screen
HOW TO grandMA2 – That Blank Screen by Alex Hughes. Malcolm Gladwell once said “Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities.” That is especially true when we discuss the rapid mental transition required when going from a basic digital lighting control system…
Read MoreImaging Science Foundation
PIXELS Imaging Science Foundation Australian Seminars 2019 AVPro and Audio Visual Distributors – AV Distributors are thrilled to be bringing the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) Level III Seminar to Australia in 2019. Since day one, the goal of the ISF has been to deliver the ultimate picture quality throughout any video system. Working alongside…
Read MoreSkills We Had, Skills You Have
LOUNGE BITES Skills We Had, Skills You Have A random series from a 70s veteran by Julius Grafton. Coming from the distant past there were skills we acquired and skills we needed, along with knowledge we gained. The same applies of working crew today – obviously – since if you can’t set up…
Read MoreSight and Sound – Keep It Out Of Sync
TECH TALK Sight and Sound – Keep It Out Of Sync by Simon Byrne. That’s right, out of sync. At least from an audience perspective. There has been a lot of research done by the hearing aid industry to improve intelligibility for hearing aids. Some of that research can be applied to live events…
Read More37 million reasons Theatre Royal will stay dark
SYDNEY’S THEATRE CRISIS EXCLUSIVE, By Julius Grafton Australia’s oldest theatrical institution is the star of a political play with major international operators converging on Sydney’s Theatre Royal on April 11 for a briefing. Theatre Royal itself is up for grabs, but the long-term lease on offer may well be a Trojan Horse. The original 1827…
Read MoreWhat is a Pixel, Anyway?
PIXELS What is a Pixel, Anyway? by John O’Brien. Most of us now live our lives in front of screens. Each of those screens (phones, tablets, monitors, projectors) comprise an array of picture elements, or pixels, that combine to make a full image (whether static or moving). There are: • Pixels printed on a…
Read MoreIndustry Hits Half a Billion – Manufacturers Survey Update
ACETA Industry Hits Half a Billion – Manufacturers Survey Update In October 2017 we published a comprehensive survey revealing the size and nature of entertainment technology creation in Australia which offered many never-before known insights. We have taken the time to update this information and are please to advise, the manufacturing sector in Australia,…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Pixels
PIXELS An Introduction to Pixels VJ Suriya from Australian lighting control experts ENTTEC takes us through what you need to know in order to get started with LED pixels. What does pixel mean? We get asked a lot about pixel strips (sometimes known as ‘smart strips’, ‘intelligent strips’, addressable strips, media strips/flex and a multitude of…
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