Show 80-2

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Jim Beaumont of HomeTech AV Solutions about a unique project at Taliesin West, the winter home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This tourist attraction, second in popularity to the Grand Canyon and main campus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, recently got an AV upgrade in a stone and concrete room that is 95 percent acoustically efficient. Beaumont of HomeTech AV Solutions completes his story on how Taliesin’s Cabaret home theater was modernized with wireless control.

Links of interest:

• The Elan HC4 system controller chosen for Taliesin’s Cabaret home theater
• Lutron RadioRA2 wireless lighting controller used in the theater
• JBL Synthesis speakers chosen for the Cabaret home theater
• Press release on the Elan HR2 hand-held remote controller

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Show 76-2

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles discusses the installation of a new video and surround sound system in the Florida State Senate Chamber. With him on the podcast is Les Stephenson of Music Masters, the Tallahassee company that performed the installation. Les goes into detail on the Crestron control system, computers and the training that Music Masters provided for the local tech people.
Links of interest:

• The Danley Sound Labs SM-100 speakers used in side and rear channels
• Crestron DVPHD high-definition digital video processor
• Sharp PN-T321 32in. monitor on the president’s rostrum
• The Crestron DM-MD16x16 DigitalMedia switcher
• Crestron V-Panel V24R-C 24in. HD touchscreen display

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Show 74-1

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Rick Shaw of CSI Multimedia in Woodland Hills, Calif. Shaw takes us through the huge installation project at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center where he was given the task of connecting all of the ballrooms and conference facilities with video and sound using the QSC Q-Sys Integrated System Platform to connect every sound source to any destination in the place.

Links of interest:

• CSI Multimedia in Woodland Hills, Calif., the integration company on the project
• The QSC Q-Sys Integrated System Platform used for the AV interconnection
• Earthworks M30 omni measurement microphones
• Gepco wires were used exclusively on the project
• The QSC PowerLight 3 Series PL340 power amplifiers used in the sound system

Show 60-2

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his talk with Andrew Van Veld of Circle City Audio in Indianapolis. He expands on the additional equipment used to outfit Plainfield Fire Territory #123 with training facilities for its staff and enable the system to automatically duck audio levels and pause DVD playback when an alarm comes in. He also provides details on the camera control and how Circle City Audio set them up to record and play their training sessions at the fire station.

Links of interest:

• The Sony EVI-D70 PTZ camera used in the training presentations
• The BenQ MX764 4000-lumen projector used in the training room
• The Ncast PR720R presentation recorder installed on the project
• The Biamp RED-1 remote wall controller used to operate the system

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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 14, Part 1

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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 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.

Links of interest:

• Riedel’s MediorNet, used to link AV and communications on the Red Bull Air Race
• The Artist digital intercom platform from Riedel
• The Riface Universal Radio Interface used for communications
• The DiGiCo SD8 mixing console used for the PA system at the race

SVC Podcast Show 11, Part 1

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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.
Links of interest:

• The Red Bull Air Race website
• Press Release on the IBC Innovation Award won by Riedel Communications
• Technical regulations for contestants in the Red Bull Air Race
• MediorNet, the technology used to link audio, video, and communications

SVC Podcast Show 9, Part 2

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In part two of the podcast (listen to part one), SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his chat with Chris Walston, project manager with the Multimedia Development Group, and Chris Lewis at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta about their ongoing installation of Extron TouchLink touchpanels to control AV assets on the university campus. Lewis and Walston discuss AV support in a university setting and what types of trouble calls are the most prevalent. They provide details on how GUI design on touch panels can reduce trouble calls and maximize useful class time.
Links of interest:

• The Epson G5200 projector used for classrooms at KSU
• The Extron Global Configurator 3.0 software used to configure the TouchLink panels
• Extron’s TouchLink GUI Customization Service
• Cisco SRW2016 Gigabit Switch used in the network at Kennesaw State

SVC Podcast Show 9, Part 1

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In part one of the podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Chris Walston, project manager with the Multimedia Development Group, and Chris Lewis at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta about their ongoing installation of Extron TouchLink touchpanels to control AV assets on the university campus. Lewis and Walston detail their original idea and how they are implementing the installation plan. They also discuss the AV equipment that is being controlled and the reaction of the faculty to the new gear. Links of interest:

• Kennesaw State University
• The Christie LW650 projector used in classrooms at KSU
• The Extron TouchLink TLP 350MV wall-mount touchpanel
• The Extron SMX series switchers used in KSU classrooms
• The Wolfvision VZ8-Light3 Document Camera