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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his discussion with Matthias Leister of Riedel Communications about the company’s technical support for the Red Bull Stratos supersonic skydive made recently by Felix Baumgartner. Leister details the design and setup of the ground communications links in mission control and the surrounding area. The special fiber optics, the press feeds, and the Artist Digital Matrix intercom system are explored along with comments on the rehearsals and simulations leading up to the ultimate stratospheric skydive.
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Show 71
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with freelance TV sound engineer Erik West about doing sound for baseball games and other television sports remote broadcasts. West details the setup for his Milwaukee Brewers games and discusses the nuances of picking up crowd sounds, bat cracks, and umpires calling balls and strikes. Crew communication is also explored with talkbacks, sportscaster headsets, and prefader foldback routing.
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Show 71-1
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Matthias Leister of Riedel Communications about the company’s technical support for the Red Bull Stratos supersonic skydive Felix Baumgartner recently made. Leister provides a behind-the-scenes look at the video links, the intercom system, and the radio links used for the project, and he discusses the unique challenges of high altitude and super cold operation for the gear carried aloft for the jump.
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Chris Mascatello, executive vice president of technology sales and services with ANC Sports. Mascatello outlines the operational details of the giant LED screens and ribbon displays installed this summer at LP Field in Nashville, home stadium of the Tennessee Titans. He covers the production crew training and the software used to control advertising, fan cues and replays on the new video system.
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Show 69-2
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his talk with Bobby Harper of AV firm ACIR Professional in Egg Harbor, N.J., about the renovation of the seaside church St. Thomas the Apostle in Brigantine. Harper outlines sound and video feeds between the sanctuary and activity center as well as the Sony camera and Sennheiser wireless microphone system installed for services.
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Show 70-1
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Chris Mascatello, executive vice president of technology sales and services with ANC Sports. They discuss the new giant end-zone LED screens and ribbon displays recently installed at LG Field in Nashville, the home of the Tennessee Titans. Mascatello explains the mechanics of surface-mount LED displays and provides details of the size, power consumption and installation steps in the project.
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Show 69-1
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Bobby Harper of AV firm ACIR Professional in Egg Harbor, N.J., about the renovation of the seaside church St. Thomas the Apostle in Brigantine. Bobby provides details on the church’s activity center that was used for services during the renovation and he describes the sound system for the new sanctuary with Community Veris speakers.
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Show 68-2
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his discussion with Matthew Peskie of Masque Sound about the sound system in the new Broadway night club 54 Below. Peskie discusses the selection of the Avid SC48 mixing console, the sound control options on the system, and the testing involved in the project to highlight a huge range of performers in the club designed as the place to see and be seen after the big Broadway shows.
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with James Cioffi, owner of Boulevard Pro in Ridgefield, N.J. about the sound system upgrade at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. Cioffi talks about the church band, the Aviom monitoring system, and the iPad app used to control the main house and monitors from anywhere in the church. He also discusses the setup for the weekly broadcast from the church.
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Matthew Peskie of Masque Sound about the sound system in the new Broadway nightclub 54 Below. Peter Hylenski, the Grammy, Tony, and Olivier Award-nominated sound designer chose Masque Sound to completely outfit the club to present a wide variety of entertainers and to accommodate the top names of Broadway in the audience.
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