Channels 17 November 1992

NEWS
3 Editorial. Is there alack of talent regeneration of Australian producers due to A&R not giving locals a go? New supplement AV contracting reflects amount of skill, people and equipment in this sector; Tidier looking magazine – you asked.
4 Exclusive: JBL Array Expands On Cue with two new designs
5 People and Business: New Fairlight GM Alan Burrows; Rod McKinnon now at Jands; Robert Steel to run new LSC America in Tenessee; John sherwood new GM at Amber; Mr & Mrs Peavey in Aus in Nov
5 Shure Copy: the SM48 (pic of Shure’s John Batliner)
6 Crewing agencies compete: United Crewing challenging in each town (photo of Phil Cathcart and Scott McDougal)
7 Hitachi’s T0-3 Mosfets discontinued, Amplifiers redesigned
9 Track Digital Recorders The Big News at AES show in San Francisco – Ray Bond reports (photo Ian Thacker)
9 AES News – Call for Museum Pieces
11 More Moving Lights! Prices drop with new types, more colours & gobos
12 Obituary: Graham Timmermans of Tower Lighting P/l Perth & Alex Doran of The PA People

REGULARS
3 Aux 1 – Rumours, Stories, Hearsay
4-11 News and Equipment
4 World Supply Line – News from the Brands
12 Letters, inc. Duncan Fry with clarifications on the ARX Afterburner review; Geoffrey Rose, Tracy Bourke clarify on the lasers used for JS Superstar
14 International Production Notes by Debi Moen of Performance Magazine
14 The Shure Live Production Diary
15 The Buzz – Industry news
17 Hire Equipment News
34 Studio and Broadcast news
38 BASF National Studio Guide
46 Duncan Fry: Not a Jesus Christ Superstar fan, nor of record sellers
47 Glossary Biz Talk The letter ‘R’
48 Social Pages (Photos of Haidin Demoj & Gayle Fitgerald, Bruce Waite and David Macken, Rob Damon, Kellie & Steve Anderson, Caroline Grafton, Roger Clapton, Colin Spencer, Sven Langebeck, Tricia Maddock, Noel Anthony, Tim Buckholtz, Dale Kennedy, Bruce Turnbull, John Baron, Tiffany Baron)
49 Dr Light with Mike Tanner
50 Great Mistakes: Bathurst Bikie Riot Cause Revealed – It Was The DRUMMER! by Name withheld

FEATURES
26 New Supplement: AV Contracting – Install contracts, components and news
26 AV: Anatomy of a disaster – Venue manager down 1.5m and in dispute with three installers. Story told to Julius Grafton
28 AV: Qualifications? Too many people are in the market, according to Les Jones (photo)
30 AV: Total Concept Productions install for 5 Star ANA hotel – $700,000 contract doubles during work, Sydney firm find solutions & expand (Tony Musico photo)
31 AV Jands Cutback – Contracting Division Curtailed, Theatre Projects Unaffected (Peter Grisard photo).
32 Dynalite Active In Asia – Sydney Lighting Control Firm Expanding (photo of john Gunton)
34 Icons & I Ching: Jimmy Barnes in the Studio – Festival Records by Julius Grafton (photos of Rickster Will and Mark Thomas)
34 Mark Moffatt: The Interview – recording on a budget, imported producers and the reluctance of record companies to try new talent by Julius Grafton
42 JBL Sound System Design Reference Manual – Part 4: The Decibel

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PRODUCTION
10 Genesis Tour The Hardest: Tribulations On The Road – Aussies On World Tour with Michael Waters (photo) and Howard Page.
16 Lighting: Simply Red use Golden Scans, LD John Dipple.
18 Robbie McGrath, Simply Red’s soundman talks about making sounds, equipment around the world, trends, mixing consoles … and especially; Musicians! By Julius Grafton
21 Margaret Urlich: PA debuts in style. George Gorga / A1’s new EHT PA
processed system.
22 Flock Festival! The Blackstump Christian Arts Festival with production by The PA People (photos of Chris Dodds, Greg Kean, Steve Leiter, Christine Hellman)
22 Gympie Country Music Muster by David Timmins

REVIEW
37 Blind Lemon Pie Report: Yamaha YPDR-601 Professional Disc Recorder put through its paces. Will the CD recorder replace the microwave oven?