SVC Podcast Show 14, Part 2
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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his discussion with Christian Fuchs of Stage Tec about the production of the opera Aida on the Rhine. Fuchs provides details on the I/O interfaces used on the Nexus network for the opera production and describes the task of working with performers using wireless microphones and in-ear monitoring in multiple locations around the town of Basel, Switzerland during the show.
Links of interest:
• The Star Router which forms the heart of the Nexus network
• The DPA headset microphones used by the principal opera performers
• The Sennheiser in-ear monitoring system used by the performers
• The new Sennheiser 180MHz switch bandwith receiver
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SVC Podcast Show 13, Part 2
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In part two of this podcast, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Beau Miles of Asbury United Methodist Church in Madison, Ala. They discuss the Sennheiser upgrade of the wireless microphone system at the church and get into the details of how he coordinates more than 40 RF systems for the church in an environment where many other churches and government science facilities are in very close proximity. He also provides some insight into how performers react when the church moves from using floor wedges to in-ear monitoring. Useful links:
• The Wireless Systems Manager application for managing RF mic systems
• Marantz PMD-580 networkable solid state recorder used at the church
• The ANO A-Net Aviom output card for the Digidesign console
• The Aviom A-16R rack mount personal monitor mixer
SVC Podcast Show 15, Part 1
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In part one of this podcast, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Dan Jamele of Mediamation in Torrence, Calif. Dan outlines the tasks involved in the Zable Theater project at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. He details the special effects used in the theater to support its special presentations and explains how MediaMation installed the equipment that produces the effects. He also provides his take on the marketing terms used for the show experience that goes beyond sight and sound and into tactile effects, wind and even aromas wafting through the air on cue. Useful links:
• Crown CDi Series amplifiers used in the Zable Theater sound system
• JBL Cinema Sound – the source for Zable Theater sound system components
• PowerPoint on Richmond Sound Soundman Server Audio Engine
• The MediaMation Showflow show controller
SVC Podcast Show 14, Part 1
To hear the podcast, press the play button or download here. Or read the transcription.
In part one of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Christian Fuchs of Stage Tec about the production of the opera Aida on the Rhine. The show, produced by Swiss TV in a number of locations around Basel, Switzerland, took the opera out of the theater and went to the streets. Fuchs details his role in the audio production and talks about the challenges of coordinating a huge cast and wireless monitoring links and dozens of RF microphone systems on the performers.
Links of interest:
• The Pyramix multitrack recording system
• The Nexus network used for fiber-optic audio distribution
• The Aurus digital mixing console from Stage Tec
• The Delec Commentary System used on the opera production
SVC Podcast Show 13, Part 1
To hear the podcast, press the play button or download here. Or read the transcription.
In part one of this podcast, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Beau Miles of Asbury United Methodist Church in Madison, Ala. They discuss the Sennheiser upgrade of the wireless microphone system at the church and get into the details of how he coordinates over 40 RF systems for the church in an environment where many other churches and government science facilities are in very close proximity. He also provides some insight into how performers react when the church moves from using floor wedges to in-ear monitoring. Useful links:
• Sennheiser ew300 IEM G3 in-ear monitoring system
• Sennheiser ew365G3 wireless microphone system brought in for the sound upgrade
• The Westone UM2 dual driver ear monitors used by the church
• American Audio, provided assistance for the upgrade
SVC Podcast Show 12, Part 2
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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles wraps up his conversation with Mark Siegel of Advanced Broadcast Solutions on the company’s installation of a distance learning facility in the new conference center of the Washington Bar Association in Seattle. Siegel discusses the challenges involved in training non-broadcast professionals in the use of the technical gear used in the conference center. He also describes the audio system installed for distance learning and upgrading the acoustics of the conference room. Useful links:
• The Pansonic AW-HE100 robotic PTZ HD camera used in the conference room
• The Symetrix SymNet audio processing installed by Advanced Broadcast Solutions
• The JVC CY-DV550 cameras used for manned camera operation
• Sennheiser Series 2000 wireless microphones used by the presenters
SVC Podcast Show 11, Part 2
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In part two of the podcast (listen to part one), SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his conversation with Thomas Riedel, managing director of Riedel Communications, about his company’s IBC award-winning technical support of the Red Bull Air Race. They discuss MediorNet, PA mixing for the event, and communications including telephone and wireless links along with walkie-talkie interfaces. Riedel also details the Internet and data backbone that the company provided for the event and the wireless video links used to feed the huge video screens for the crowd at the show.
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SVC Podcast Show 10, Part 2
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In part one of this podcast (listen to part one), SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles wraps up his talk with Jerry Boyd, the IT manager and a classroom instructor at Calvary Baptist School and Church in Conroe, Texas. Boyd provides details on his selection of the BellCommander scheduling software from AcroVista and the configuration of amplifiers and speakers in classrooms and outdoor locations around the campus. He also discusses his training of school staff in the operation of the system for announcements, class schedule signaling, and fire drills. Useful links:
• The Barix Annucicom 1000 which forms the heart of the new audio system
• The Barix Exstreamer 100 IP devices used on the receiving end
• The BellCommander scheduling software from AcroVista
• The Calvary Baptist Church and School installation story from Barix
SVC Podcast Show 12 Part 1
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In part one of this podcast, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Mark Siegel of Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) regarding the new conference center and distance learning studio operated by the Washington Bar Association in Seattle. Siegel outlines the project objectives and offers insight as to why ABS went with the Broadcast Slate 100 switcher and other specific items of hardware used in the installation. Useful links:
• Press release on the Washington State Bar Association conference center project
• The Christie LX650 projectors used in the conference center
• The Broadcast Pix Slate 100 video switcher used in the conference center control room
• Da-Lite Advantage screens used for projection in the conference center
SVC Podcast Show 11, Part 1
To hear the podcast, press the play button or download here. Or read the transcription.
In part one of the podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Thomas Riedel, managing director of Riedel Communications, about his company’s IBC award-winning technical support of the Red Bull Air Race. The company provided live video and sound from the planes, production communications, giant video screens for the crowd, and the Internet backbone. Riedel provides details on the logistics and setup of the event along with some background on MediorNet, the networking technology that was used to link all of these aspects of the show. The details of setting up the mobile airport and control tower are also discussed.
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