Posts Tagged ‘cxmagblog’
Lid Closes – Case Co Sells Up
For years Michael and Julie Malgo have built a huge variety of roadcases from their Chatswood factory. Now they are selling up, and the business represents a great opportunity for someone who is good on the tools. They make custom cases for virtually anything, and specialize in welded cases which come in rigidised, stucco or diamond finishes. Samuelson have regular…
Read MoreReview: RUSH Gobo Projector 1
It took all of three minutes for the entire of the CX office to reach a consensus about the RUSH Gobo Projector 1, and the consensus is that we all think it’s great. But why? I guess it’s important to understand the function of a gobo projector – most commonly they’re used for corporate branding. …
Read MoreJanuary 1982 – how we did touring PA’s!
These pictures were taken by Bob King in January 1982 on a series of Road Rocker shows that my production company handled. We were called J & C Grafton, as we were a couple. Caroline and I started the business in 1980, after I’d left Barratt Lighting, which I had run for about four years.…
Read MoreMixing It Up: Avid S6L
AVID’s new flagship live desk, the S6L, was so popular at PL+S that they had two of the new systems in a roped-off area that you needed an appointment to get in to. The decision-makers from the world’s biggest production companies were all in there through the show, pulling out their chequebooks and ordering what…
Read MoreReview: Robe CycFX
Something different We’re sort of at a point now where LED is not only a practical and viable lightsource, but it’s starting to become the accepted norm for many applications. Robe got onto the LED bandwagon pretty early on and their product line has matured well over time as a result. Only a few years…
Read MoreToolbox: GKL MA-PEQ M
A fantastic new channel strip arrived here at The Mill a couple of weeks ago – which I’ve been giving a damned good flogging ever since… The Canadian made MA-PEQ is an all-discrete, transformer-less single channel mic preamp and passive program equaliser housed in a single rack unit. Combining a high quality, powerful sounding preamp…
Read MoreReview: Midas M32R
Lightweight digital with heavyweight performance I’m rather taken with the M32R. I wasn’t too sure initially what to expect from it, but I think it’s fair to say whatever expectations I had were certainly exceeded. M32R is essentially an M32 which is rack width and includes rack rails in the box. I’m not sure why…
Read MoreBudget Boost for Production Firms
Instant Write-off Fuels Expansion From now all equipment valued at less than $20,000 can be purchased with a 100% tax writeoff by small business. This is excellent news from the Australian Government, and is a boon for the sound, lighting and vision market where the vast majority of single items are priced under 20 grand.…
Read MoreMixing It Up: Soundcraft Vi5000 and Vi7000
It’s no secret we’re big fans of the Soundcraft Vi3000 at CX – our Gearbox video review is on Soundcraft’s website. So we were really happy to see that Soundcraft have extended the range with the Vi5000 and Vi7000, the big difference being that the new models use remote I/O and are exceptionally configurable. Both…
Read MoreGalactic Farewells Behringer – ‘Not the end’ says Goldsmith
Losing a six million dollar distribution deal is a massive blow, but Galactic Music will bounce back, says founder John Goldsmith. Music Group fired Galactic on the final day of the huge ProLite + Sound trade show in Frankfurt during April. John Goldsmith says the reason given was that Galactic did not meet budget, yet…
Read MoreENTECH Roadshow Expands Attractions
ENTECH has charged from a multi day trade show in one city to an expanded version of CX Roadshow, renamed ENTECH Roadshow. Extra visitors and exhibitors will take the event to another level next February across Australia. October marks 21 years since the publishers of CX ran the first ENTECH at Darling Harbour in 1994.…
Read MoreMixing It Up: Digico S21
Arousing the most curiosity in the CX readership, the new DiGiCo S21 features an all-new operating system, small frame and much lower price than other desks in the DiGiCo stable. Those familiar with the SD range will notice that the interface changed completely. Compared to the SDs, the S21 has flat, simplified graphics, colour-coded to…
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