Check out the latest episode of the Live Sound Podcast, where FOH Engineer, John Delf (Louis Tomlinson, James Arthur, Lily Allen, Plan B), chats to Ben Hammond about his recent move back to analogue and his reasons for specifying particular consoles. He also discusses how he rolls in to a show, the value of real-world experience, and the effects of broadcast mixes – as well as the benefits of having both a studio and live background – regaling Ben with a story of Strawberry Studios, now home to TPi, broadcasted from the comfort and safety of Delf’s Edge Recording Studio.…
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Always looking to improve its service and to enhance user convenience, ROE Visual has developed a ballast calculator. The purpose of the Ballast Calculator is to help adding the right amount of ballast on your stacked LED screens. When you are building large video walls, one of the most prominent challenges is to do this safely. Even if you use the official ROE Visual LED stacking systems, in most cases it’s necessary to add extra ballast. Not all AV technicians are aware of the total weight a complete LED screen can amount to and what forces this can generate, even…
Following the success of ADJ’s first run of ‘Stay Connected’ educational live video broadcasts, the company has announced that more have been planned. Covering a wide variety of lighting-related topics, and including panel sessions with industry leaders, the next wave of Stay Connected broadcasts will take place twice each week throughout May and into June. Each new instalment of Stay Connected will have a particular focus and provide an opportunity for lighting and event professionals to upskill from the safety and comfort of their own homes or offices. Some will take a deep dive into a specific piece of software…
The Brothers: Celebrating 50 Years of The Allman Brothers Band show was staged at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden just before the state went into lockdown in a massive effort to halt the spread of Covid-19. Lighting designer Chris Ragan utilised over 100 Robe fixtures in his dynamic design for the epic four-hour performance which delighted Allman Brothers and Allman Brothers Band (ABB) fans from several generations and all walks of life. The Brothers’ cult status and their dynamic fusion of blues, jazz and country with their own distinctive rock sound have resulted in their music and influence being relevant…
Simply put, artists deserve to be heard,” Ear Trumpet Labs founder Philip Graham stated the company’s core belief. With concerts cancelled and artists in lockdown, Ear Trumpet Labs (ETL) microphones are assisting in the creation and delivery of music from bedrooms, basements, apartments, and homes across the world. With cost-effective models offering superior sound quality for live streaming and home recording, it is no surprise that artists are turning to ETL for the perfect solution to create in the new normal. Ear Trumpet Labs has created a special portal of their website where artists, engineers, and musicians alike can browse…
For 35 years, L-Acoustics has provided the pro audio industry with premium solutions for live events worldwide. L-Acoustics Creations, a new division of the company, brings this concert-grade technology to sound spaces in private residential, cultural, and marine AV environments. The appointment of Nick Fichte to the role of Business Manager, L-Acoustics Creations, completes the existing new business team and positions the division to make headway in key installation markets, leveraging the relationships and knowledge that Nick has forged in his 15-year career in the AV industry. Nick first stepped into the AV industry when he was still a student,…
Tony David Cray, Grammy Award-Winning Recording Engineer, and Head of Recording & Broadcast Sydney Opera House, will be chatting to Ralf Zuleeg, d&b Sales Services & Application Engineering. The Instagram Live will begin at 10:00 GMT [11:00 CET, 19:00 AEST, 17:00 HKT, 05:00 EDT] Thursday 30 April. Ralf and Tony will discuss Tony’s experience as an engineer, how he’s used d&b Soundscape in the past, and what he is working on in his studio at the moment. There will also be an opportunity for viewers to ask their audio questions. Join d&b audiotechnik and Tony David Cray on Instagram by…
QSC has announced the premiere of QSC@Home, a comprehensive online launch point dedicated to users’ success across a vast range of solutions and applications. Through its “Connect, Learn and Experience” architecture, QSC@Home visitors are treated to unique collection of online training, tutorials, certification, webinars, entertainment and live online support from company experts, all of which is constantly curated and updated. QSC@Home is a valuable tool for everyone from systems contractors, integrators, A/V IT technicians, A/V consultants, musicians, artists, djs, live sound engineers, recording pros, HOW musical directors, cinema technicians, cinema dealers and end users at all levels of expertise. QSC@Home…
On this episode of TPi Talks, Stew speaks to disguise’s Global Technical Solutions Manager, Peter Kirkup to discuss the company’s latest xR workflow and how it might benefit those artists looking and more creative streaming options. Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oQbuXBGB6hPM2DQg3NedE?si=_yfD-Ln-SfORyRg3iEByVw
A leading group of manufacturers including Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, Audio Ltd., Ambient, dB Audio, DPA Microphones, K-Tek, Sonosax, Bubblebee Industries, Schoeps, Ursa Straps, Viviana Straps and more present the virtual Sound Summit 2020, a two-day virtual event which will feature a number of exciting new product announcements which would have taken place at the NAB 2020 show. The Sound Summit 2020 will feature new product and technology presentations of interest to location sound and production professionals, chief engineers, news technicians, eng crews, camera operators, network executives and other audio professionals in the field. The first virtual event in the successful…
Hippotizer Media Servers were recently chosen to drive the visuals for the Cyber-Gen ShockWave Tour. Featuring a line-up of Deutsch-rap and R&B artists signed to the Cyber-Gen music label, including YouTube stars TJ Beastboy, Young Mokuba, Wavvyboi and others, the tour played dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – and sold out in under 28 hours. Lighting designer Otto Schildknecht asked Emanuel Jörgner to programme and operate the show’s video and lighting elements. “Because we needed a high performance server, which would ensure all the live notch FX ran smoothly, we chose the Boreal+,” said Jörgner. “The other good reason…
Load cell company Broadweigh has passed its final audit to be granted full membership of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association. LEEA is a representative body for all those involved in the lifting industry worldwide. It has taken 3 years to achieve full LEEA membership which is only available to companies that are ‘engaged for profit in the verification of lifting equipment’, and which, in the opinion of the LEEA directors, is competent and can give adequate service. Tom Lilly, application engineer at Broadweigh commented: “Three years ago Broadweigh joined LEEA as an Associate member because we strive to be the best –…
In this week’s episode, Ben takes a journey down the other end of the multicore for a conversation with Monitor Engineer, Kevin ‘Tater’ McCarthy. Having run the on-stage sound for the likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper and Linkin Park, Tater’s résumé reads like a whos who of hard rock and metal. During the episode he explains some of the lessons he’s learned over the years and how the role of the monitor engineer has changed from analogue desk and wedges, to digital console formats and IEMS. www.livesoundpodcast.co.uk
Taking the stage at the Boulder Theatre on Saturday 21 February, the six members of Eminence Ensemble likely had even more spring in their step than usual. And why not? The genre-hopping jam band was clearly on a roll. Their recently released first EP, Real News, a potent mashup of jazz, rock, electronic, funk and hip-hop, had cemented their reputation as one of the brightest rising stars in the West. The Boulder-based group was also about to embark on a national Road to Red Rocks tour in celebration of their first-ever appearance at the famed outdoor amphitheater, which was scheduled for…
Since their official debut at NAMM last year, Sennheiser’s IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO in-ear monitors can be found in the pockets of audio lovers and musicians all over the world. They are choosing the single dynamic principle of these in-ears because of their distortion-free, detailed and accurate sound reproduction, as well as their comfortable fit that comes as close as possible to custom ear-moulds. Sennheiser asked four industry professionals to share their thoughts and experience of using in-ear monitors. Monitor engineer Niccolò Antonietti used the IE 400 PRO for the first time during Capital FM’s Jingle Bell…
Robe UK strengthens its team with the addition of Theresa Gibson as Head of Marketing. Gibson’s impressive experience as a marketing and communications professional started after graduating from university with a Business Studies degree and further studies to gain the Chartered Institute of Marketing qualifications. She’s worked across a dynamic mix of sectors including blue chip, SME and with marketing / live event agencies, and also in the world of entertainment technology for a distribution company. Her spectrum of knowledge has embraced multiple disciplines including organizing and running events, sponsorship and PR activations and orchestrating engagement campaigns, all of which…
ERGO AG, one of the largest insurance groups in Germany and across Europe, held a 2020 kick-off event in Nuremberg for employees celebrating the previous year’s success and recommitting workers to high-performance goals in the new year. Technical agency nspire GmbH selected Analog Way’s Aquilon C to drive visuals for the show, demonstrating the system’s ease of use and image processing power for major corporate events. A fully modular and scalable 4K/8K multi-screen presentation system and videowall processor, Aquilon C was tasked with driving 4K images to a giant INFiLED LED videowall backdrop spanning the stage, handling four 2K DSMs…
Astera AX1 Pixel Tubes are doing their bit – both as energising effects luminaires and as practical lights – marking out the social distancing spaces – onstage at Delivered Live, a brand-new performance-based web streaming concept for music and comedy. The show is broadcast weekly from The Studio at Harry The Hirer Productions’ HQ in the Richmond district of Melbourne, Australia. The project is being driven by artist agency Handshake Management, technical and production rental company Harry The Hirer Productions and The Victoria State Government, offering a lively mix of entertainment from some of Australia’s most talented established and rising…
