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Review: Robe Strobe
Rhyme and reason The Robe Strobe certainly has the rhyming part right, but does it have a good reason to exist? It’s by no means the first LED strobe to hit the market, but as we discovered it does have a few features that make it quite unique. The front lens is occupied by 120…
Read MoreIN MEMORIAL: CALUM ORR
THE ENIGMATIC ENGINEER 17th February 1968 – 21st August 2015 Yesterday I went to the memorial of one of my oldest and best friends, Calum Orr, who last week passed away peacefully after a 15-year battle with cancer. I’m still in shock and feel sick right now at the prospect of reducing my friend to a…
Read MoreTHE MILL REPORT: FUTURE REWIND
People, it seems, are re-discovering analogue tape… again! Just when you might have felt certain the format had gone the way of the steam engine, it’s back! How long analogue tape will return for or how the machines used to spin it will survive another resurgence is another matter. When the analogue tape recording format…
Read MoreIntegrate 2015 – ICT meets AV in the MCEC
The Integrate tradeshow made its way down south to Melbourne in August for the first time in its six year history. The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre suits the show well, with the vibe being almost exactly the same as InfoComm in Las Vegas, complete with casino next door. The standard of exhibit, technology and visitor…
Read MoreReview: RØDE NTR Ribbon Microphone
A thing of beauty Just occasionally something so beautiful lands on my desk I’m given cause to stop what I’m doing, and take time out just to admire it. In the case of the NTR I also felt the need to make everyone else in the office stop what they were doing too so…
Read Mored&b audiotechnik partner meeting 2015: Festival Hall, Melbourne, 25 August
d&b audiotechnik do things a little differently to other manufacturers, which is one of the reasons they’re the market leader in touring PA. The way they interact with their customers is also refreshingly unique, and their regular international Partner Meetings are a cornerstone of their strategy. Jason Allen spent the day with d&b at their…
Read MoreRoadskills: Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons are on tour with their electrifying Smoke + Mirrors show that is as bright and flashy as their hometown of Las Vegas. The show at Sydney’s Qantas Credit Union Arena ignited the venue with a performance featuring showy visuals and drumming thunder. Lighting design is by Sooner Routhier with creative direction by Jesse Lee…
Read MoreReview: Martin M-Touch
Lighting control to go M-Touch is a new inclusion to the M series lighting control platform from Martin. It’s essentially a control surface with USB connection, as well as a single 5 pin XLR DMX output. It works in conjunction with the M-PC software, available as a free download from Martin. You can also use it…
Read MoreAbbey Road College – Perhaps with added Tom
Mystery surrounds the Abbey Road Institute which opened in London this year at the historical recording studio. Touted as an international initiative, the college-within-a- studio offers a 12 month Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering in the UK. The mechanics of squeezing this into a working studio are unclear, but it is a step…
Read MoreFreeman Close In – Staging Sale Wraps
Shareholder approval for the sale of Staging Connections to Freeman Audio Visual in the United States should see the deal completed this month. After a brief bidding war with rival US firm PSAV, Freeman emerged the winner, paying as much as $62 million for the national audio visual and events supplier. PSAV and Freeman were invited…
Read MoreRoadskills: Of Monsters and Men
Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men visited the country for Splendour in the Grass, stopping off in Melbourne and Sydney for a couple of side shows. The band is busy touring the festival circuit with a show designed by Cory FitzGerald and Tobias G. Rylander of Seven Design Works. As is often the case, the…
Read MoreReview: High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 1500
The big giant head Initially I wasn’t too sure what to make of the SolaSpot Pro 1500, because its physical appearance seems so at odds with what I’ve come to expect LED fixtures to be. It’s physically large, and at 39.5kg it’s hefty too. Why is it so big? Given its name, you might expect…
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