SVC Podcast Show 40, Part 2:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles completes his chat with Anthony Jones regarding audio operations on the hit Broadway show “Wicked.” Anthony discusses signal processing, load-in with sometimes less than ideal space conditions and how the frequency coordination is done for the show on tour. He also mentions the features of Sennheiser’s Wireless Systems Manager that have proven useful for large RF mic deployments.
Links of interest:

• Stagetec Nexus audio routing network used by the show to limit copper lines
• Yamaha DM1000 mixer used for submixing on the Wicked tour
• Meyer Sound 700-HP subwoofers used in the show’s main house system
• Sennheiser’s Wireless Systems Manager software application
• The Yamaha DM2000 used for orchestra monitoring via Aviom mixers

SVC Podcast Show 39, Part 2:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Curtis Kasefang of Theatre Consultants Collaborative in Chapel Hill, N.C. He discusses the lighting design and installation for the long-running PBS hit show Austin City Limits and provides details on how the show is produced and recorded in its new venue, Austin’s Moody Theater. Curtis also outlines the Moody Theater’s widely varying seating configurations.
Links of interest:

• Theatre Consultants Collaborative
• Austin City Limits Live – the Venue
• Austin City Limits, the PBS TV Show
• Rosco – Makers of the litePads used on the ACL backdrop
• Barco display components used on the ACL backdrop

SVC Podcast Show 38, Part 2:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his chat with Midori Connolly of Pulse Events and Staging in San Diego, Calif. Midori discusses the challenges of IMAG on event staging, getting the right crew people for specific jobs, and she outlines the importance of managing people effectively. Also revealed are her award-winning efforts in getting more women into the AV staging business and helping them advance in the field.
Links of interest:

• Pulse Staging and Events in San Diego, California
• The National Association of Women Business Owners
• SVC – Experts Weigh-In on the State of Sustainable AV
• SVC – POV: Go Green

SVC Podcast Show 38, Part 1:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Midori Connolly of Pulse Events and Staging in San Diego, Calif. Topics include the challenges of successful event staging, developing and using a nationwide network of first-rate freelance technical talent, sustainable practices, and working new technology and social media into the more traditional event formats for corporate and educational clients.

Links of interest:

• Pulse Staging and Events in San Diego, California
• IML: Global Leaders in Event Technology
• Turning Technologies: Audience response systems
• The Rental and Staging Network

SVC Podcast Show 36, Part 2:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Gray Gregson, head of production, film and recording at the Texas Music Theater. Gray provides details on his placement of the Renkus-Heinz subs and the difficult undertaking of improving the acoustics of the building. He also discusses some of the things he did to make the venue more band-friendly for visiting musicians and he outlines the lighting system and control.
Links of interest:

• The 6-station Clear-Com system that is used throughout the Texas Music Theater
• The Audio-Technica ATW-3141b UHF Wireless Handheld mics used onstage
• The Road Hog lighting control console
• The Panasonic PTFW300U Projectors installed as part of the upgrade

SVC Podcast Show 36, Part 1:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Gray Gregson, head of production, film and recording at the Texas Music Theater. Gray tells the story on how he and friends performed an extensive revitalization to the venue which had seen many ups and downs over the years. New flooring, lighting, sound system, dressing rooms, and other aspects of the project are explored in detail.
Links of interest:

• Renkus Heinz PNX-102LA Non-Powered 2-Way Line Array System
• Renkus Heinz DRS18-2B Non-Powered Dual 18-inch Direct Radiating Subwoofer
• Yamaha M7CL FOH console with MY16AT cards for fiber optic interface
• 828M Aphex Anaconda 64-channel bi-directional digital snake

SVC Podcast Show 33, Part 2:

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles concludes his discussion with Randy Sherwood, project engineer for Electrosonic, about the installation of video workstations and interactive video displays in the National Museum of the American Indian in lower Manhattan. Randy provides details on the location and installation of control room equipment including media players and an AMX control system to oversee and distribute signals to the interactive workstations in the museum. Useful links:

• The National Museum of the American Indian
• AMX NI-4100 control unit
• ELO 22-inch touchscreens used in the interactive workstations
• Magenta Cat-5 video extenders used to get signals from control room to stations
• Dakota FA-602 directional speakers

SVC Podcast Show 32, Part 2:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Brad Gallagher, Managing Engineer at Pro Sound and Video about the AV installation for Miami’s New World Center, a performance venue for the New World Symphony and academy for music school graduates. Gallagher provides details on the Meyer D-Mitri digital audio platform used to bring all of the venue’s many audio signals under unified control. Also explored is the massive audio system installed in the adjacent two-acre park and the extensive training provided for the local production crew.
Links of interest:

• Details on the D-Mitri audio distribution and processing platform
• Christie HD 30k exterior projectors installed at the New World Center
• Aphex 230 mic preamps in the offstage rack
• DiGiCo D1 FOH mixing console

SVC Podcast Show 31, Part 1:

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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Brad Gallagher, Managing Engineer at Pro Sound and Video about the AV installation for Miami’s New World Center, a performance venue for the New World Symphony and academy for music school graduates. They discuss the audio systems for the performance hall and atrium along with the Meyer Constellation system and six-story projection wall outside. Gallagher also provides details on the hall’s interior projection system that uses curved sail surfaces for imaging.
Links of interest:

• New World Center, the site of the massive AV installation project
• The Meyer Constellation System for electronically customized acoustics
• Coolux media servers that feed video to the projection in the hall and outside
• The Meyer D-Mitri network-based digital audio processing and distribution platform

SVC Podcast Show 30, Part 2:

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles wraps up his chat with Craig Jutson of Community Television of Santa Cruz County, Calif. on the new CTV remote truck. Craig provides details on the truck’s recording capability, how it is used for sports coverage and talks about CTV’s plans to eventually expand to covering music events with the unit’s multi-track recording capability. The mixer and the audio system are explored and the various budget decisions that shaped the vehicle’s design and equipment are also a topic. Useful links:

• The Datavideo HDR-50 250GB HD/SD-SDI recorder used on the truck
• The truck’s Newtek 3Play 3-channel HD/SD replay recorder used for instant replay
• The Mackie Onyx 32.4 analog mixer that forms the heart of the sound system
• The Zoom R16 8 input SD card multi-track recorder