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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his talk with Matt Lavine and Paul Lomolino of San Francisco AV integration firm BugID about their installation of a Meyer Sound Constellation system for the Crowden Music Center in Berkely. They provide details about the system testing and the critical relative placement of components in the Constellation system. They also discuss the various presets available on the Crowden system and how they are used.
Links of interest:

• The Meyer Sound Constellation system product page
• The project story in SVC’s The Wire
• Constellation system installation guide

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Show 75-1

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Matt Lavine and Paul Lomolino of San Francisco AV firm Bug ID about their installation of a Meyer Sound Constellation system at the Crowden Music Center in Berkely. Matt and Paul go into detail on the acoustical and structural challenges of the venue and discuss the installation technique and the capabilities of the Constellation system.
Links of interest:

• San Francisco AV integration firm BugID
• Crowden Music Center, site of the installation project
• A video explaining the Meyer Sound Constellation system

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his talk with Milwaukee-based freelance TV sound engineer Erik West about doing sound for baseball games and other television sports remote broadcasts. West is the TV sound op for the Milwaukee Brewers home games. He discusses the announce booth setup and how he protects his outside microphones from bad weather and boisterous fans.

Links of interest:

• The Shure VP-89L shotgun mic that Erik uses for game sounds
• The Rycote Windjammer that Erik uses on some of his outdoor microphones
• Shure at NAB 2012 (video)

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Show 71-2

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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.
Links of interest:

• Riedel Communications – provider of all technical communication links for the jump
• RiFace G2 universal radio interface for linking wired and radio systems
• Riedel Air, Max and Pro headsets used by the ground crew

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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.

Links of interest:

• The Shure VP-88 stereo condenser microphone Erik uses on the Brewers games
• Sennheiser HMD 25 sportscaster headsets used by announcers on the Brewers games
• The Sennheiser HMD 26 sportscaster headset with more directional microphone

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.
Links of interest:

• Riedel Communications, provider of all technical communication links for the jump
• The Riedel Artist Digital Matrix intercom system used in mission control
• Riedel PURE rugged tactical fiber-optic cables used at the Stratos jump location
• Neutrik opticalCON connectors used on Riedel PURE cables

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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.

Links of interest:

• The SM Audio DIDock for Apple iPod control of the sound system
• Atlona AT-PROHD44M 4×4 HDMI Matrix switcher
• Sennheiser SKM5000 handheld wireless mic with interchangeable heads
• Meyer Sound 500HP compact high-power subwoofer

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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.

Links of interest:

• The Avid SC48 console chosen for nightclub 54 Below
• Millennia HV-3R 8-channel mic preamps
• JoeCo Blackbox BBR-1D AES/EBU digital 24-track recorder
• Meyer Sound UP-4XP 48VDC ultra-compact loudspeaker

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles finishes his talk with Ryan McCurdy of Historic Tours of America. They discuss the show control used at Perkins and Sons experience on historic River Street in Savannah, Ga. McCurdy details the setup and operation of the Alcorn McBride DMX control for lighting along with the American DJ Megaflash DMX 800W Strobe. He also recounts the system shakedown and the process of working the live actors into the technical system operation.

Links of interest:

• The Megaflash DMX 800W strobe from American DJ
• The Alcorn McBride DMX controller used for lighting effects
• The Ghosts and Gravestones Tour which visits Perkins & Sons Experience
• The Alcorn McBride AM 4 Digital Audio Machine used for sound effects

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Ryan McCurdy of Historic Tours of America. McCurdy recounts his Alcorn McBride show control installation for the Perkins & Sons Experience on historic River Street in Savannah, Ga. He explains the mechanics of lightning, a spraying rain storm, and other effects triggered by live actors recounting the old days’ sordid and violent history of the Savannah Riverfront as seen by visitors on the city’s Ghosts and Gravestones Tour.

Links of interest:

• Historic Tours of America
• Ryan McCurdy, designer of the show control at Perkins & Sons Experience
• Alcorn McBride V4 Pro show controller
• Yamaha YHT-391 5.1 channel sound receiver system used in the show

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