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.

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 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

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 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.
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 10 Part 1

To hear the podcast, press the play button or download here. Or read the transcription.

In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Jerry Boyd, the IT manager and a classroom instructor at Calvary Baptist School and Church in Conroe, Texas. They explore the installation of a new campus-wide Barix audio over IP system at the school. Jerry provides details on how he segmented the audio network for the various classes and buildings to work with the Barix Annucicom as a natural extension of the original computer network he installed for the school. 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