Connections 8 October 1993

OCTOBER 1993 ISSUE 8

NEWS
4 Editorial: Winning Olympics great but recall surplus gear after bicentenial and EXPO
7 Noise limits threat to industry
10 Bose R & D hint at PA futures – J Grafton speaks with Ken Jacobs (photo)
32 Rich Music Studio cancels auction, continues trading

FEATURES
50 TRADESHOW WRAPUP – AIMS 93 in review
11 SAM RIGHI – Harbour Agency boss interviewed by Catriona Forcer (photo)
16 PHIL TRIPP – The oracle, the god of gab, guru of gossip, media king and PR supremo
36 Buyers Guide: AMPLIFIERS – the COMPLETE guide to everything available, from 100v to Mosfet & BiPolar
38 Buyers Guide: DIMMERS – From touring to installation.

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LIVE PRODUCTION REPORT
62 How we geared up for the Olympics. (photo of Alan Stone + crew)
20 Catriona Forcer has a long night Living Colour were not here to pick up Chicks. They said.
66 Baby Animals live in Newcastle

REVIEWED
50 Bruce Waite & Dave Macken have a long look at AKAl’s new DR-4 Digital Disk Recorder

HOW TO DO IT!
70 How to Buy a PA: New series with Michael Orland
52 Light a Show: The IDIOT continues the Basic Guide Pt2
34 Mastering: Paul Bryant’s column
34 DAT fixing: Howard Jones WORKSHOP column

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CONTRACTING NEWS
28 National activity, lighting & audio contracting news

REGULARS
32 Studio News: SSL Scenaria digital mixing system / Sonic Solution hard disk editing system / Rich Music Studio cancels auction, continues trading / Sigtech Control Room correction device / BASF Tracking Guide, the NATIONAL roundup / Tom Kazas talks about Vibe, Engineering and The Studio Process.
7 SHOWBIZ NEWS UPDATE – Incorporates news of venues, shows, new products, people
14 AUX2 – Our gossip column and industry overview.
24 NIGHTCLUB PROFILED – Coco’s Nightclub, Broadbeach.
26 LETTERS – Our favourite page. Where YOU get a chance to razz and riot!
18 HIRE BIZ BUZ – Around the Hire Trade
27 AMID UPDATE – Alterations and address changes from the Australian Music Industry Directory people
45 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY – MIDI, Digital and product news. Questions answered.
54 DUNCAN FRY – Some people get rich. Some tell tall stories. Others eat Lasagne… Bootleggin’
55 JBL Design Manual Pt12 – Chpt4: Outdoor sound reinforcement
56 THE ACOUSTICIAN – Our regular feature on acoustics and sound design. How loudspeakers can conspire by Glen Leembruggen
57 NEATT column
68 Lighting with Peter Kemp: Book: ‘Focal Guide to Safety in Live Performance’
68 ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE Fun pages start. Photos of Jennifer Yuen, Barry Cox, Lia Blom, Grant Cox, Naomi Haywrd, Peter Hayward, Gary Fitzmorris, John Paillas, Phil Crwshaw, Brian Horman, Emmanuel Ziino, Ken Craker, Iain Eterinton, David Hay, Craig Calhoun, Ian Woodhouse