Corporate AV Podcast Show 6:

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In Part 2 of this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Bill Clark, account manager with Technical Innovation, an AV systems installation company offering services in design, design-build AV project consultation, and Dr. Art Dalley, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University. Clark and Dalley go further into the technical details of the video system and the wireless microphones used by students and instructors in the trend-setting, high-tech Vanderbilt University anatomy lab.
Show Notes:

• The Autopatch routing system used in the lab for audio/video routing
• The Telex wireless microphone system installed for instructor narrative
• Display Devices custom lift assembly used to hang the touch screens
• Extron IN-1502 used in the lab’s video distribution system

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Networked AV Podcast Show 14

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Aidan Williams, chief technical officer for Audinate in Sydney, Australia, the company behind the development and marketing for Dante, the new digital audio networking technology being adopted by many hardware manufacturers. Williams examines the different learning curves on Dante setup and configuration between the largest outdoor events and the most simple two-device systems. He also explores the question of how much IP networking experience one should have for using this level-three audio networking protocol.

Show Notes:

• The background of the people behind Dante
• The Whirlwind PxP device for translating between Dante and other protocols
• Audinate’s Brooklyn Audio Networking Module
• How Audinate’s Dante was used to support Pope Benedict’s visit to Sydney

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House of Worship Podcast Show 63

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with producer Ric Seaberg and Production Manager J.B. Bowling of the Shadow Mountain Community Church, about their work on the San Diego based TV program Turning Point, the television ministry of David Jeremiah, Ph.D. Seaberg and Bowling go into more detail on how the intercom, wireless microphones, and microphone splitters work for production of the program, including more details on the Solid State Logic C200 HD digital audio console and how Pro Tools is used.
Show Notes:

• The DPA 4066 headset microphone used by Dr. David Jeremiah
• Radial OX-8 splitter box used to route mics to multiple places around SMCC
• Shure UHF-R wireless microphone systems used by SMCC
• The RTS intercom used by Ric and J.B. to communicate between truck and house
• Aviom stage monitoring mixers used by the musicians
• The SSL Delta Link converters used in the truck

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Corporate AV Podcast Show 5

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Bill Clark, account manager with Technical Innovation, an AV systems installation company offering services in design and design-build AV project consultation, and Dr. Art Dalley, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University. In Part One, Clark and Dalley offer details from the integrator’s and user’s points of view on the unique and challenging AV installation in the new Vanderbilt anatomy lab.
Show Notes:

• How touchscreens replaced books that had come to be known as “greasers”
• Crestron CP2E Control Processor with Ethernet used for operating the AV gear
• Tek Panel 37in. touchscreens with integral computer from Hy-Tek
• Sharp LCD display monitors used in the lab

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Networked AV Podcast Show 13

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Aidan Williams, chief technical officer for Audinate in Sydney, Australia, the company behind the development and marketing for Dante, a relatively new digital audio networking technology. Williams reveals the inner workings of Dante and how the company and the idea came about. He also notes the differences between Dante, CobraNet, and Ethersound in the way they are implemented and controlled. Also explored is the way in which Audinate’s Zen technology makes setup easier.

Show Notes:

• The idea and the team behind Australia’s Audinate
• How Dante fits into the overall picture of networked audio systems
• Implementation of the Dante protocol into the Lake Processor
• The basic technology behind Audinate’s Dante audio networking.

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