On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Community
I grew up going to hippie folk Masses, where my dad would sling his macramé guitar strap over his shoulder and stand at the front of our historic Santa...
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Cynthia Wisehart on Staging in Pandemic
Last year, when I wrote the 2020 editorial calendar, I dedicated this issue to Staging. I could never have imagined where Staging would be at this point in the...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on the Election
The Secretaries of State across our country are in the middle of executing a giant seven-month change order. Actually, it’s multiple change orders for simultaneous job sites all over...
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Cynthia Wisehart on Working from Home
This month is my 22-year anniversary of working from home as an employee. I worked from home as a newlywed, while pregnant, as a nursing mom, as a boss,...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Music and the Arts
Many of us are here in AV because of music and the arts. Right now live sound feels like longed-for past. I’m encouraged to see artists finding new voices...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Virtual Life
How goes our virtual lives? Not always great. My daughter’s virtual graduation from high school was awful. There, I said it. We sat, the three of us, in our...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Social Distancing
Necessity is the mother of the videoconference. AV has always been there. Much of what we are doing now to survive—both professionally and personally-we could have done before. In...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Gatherings
In my years as a performer and then as a theme park designer I always understood that technology mattered. I was lucky to work with amazing professionals—lighting designers, sound...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Closings and Cancellations
It’s only one tiny part of the strangeness of our times that the cover theme of this month’s issue is Arenas and Stadiums. This happened long before anyone could...
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Cynthia Wisehart on d&b audiotechnik’s New Facility
Wednesday night before NAMM, I braved the 5 freeway to Long Beach (in California we say “the 5”. Sailors call their ships “she”; we call our freeways “the”). I...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on WiGig
As we went to press, rumors surfaced again that Apple will ditch all iPhone ports for at least one of its 2021 phones. This news has put the WiGig...
Industry
What is WiGig?
WiGig supports the 60 GHz wireless transmission and beamforming propogation of AV data at multi-gigabit speeds over short distances up to 10 meters.
Entertainment
Meet the Architect: OPEN at Chapel of Sound
Last month, Beijing-based architect OPEN poured the concrete for the roof of their spectacular Chapel of Sound. The boulder-shaped concert hall sits in a rocky valley at the foot...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on Screens
I don’t blame our industry for the anxiety of our public square and relationships. But I do blame screens in general—and the heaving maw of demand they create for...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on AV and Neurological Experiences
Last week, I came across two stories. In one story a group of gamers who are quadriplegic are training to compete internationally. In the other story, people are trying...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on Industry Diversity
How can our industry evolve to be more diverse? I’ve been in this industry as a theme park designer and a journalist for decades. I can confirm that it...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on Dante Certification
Not everything we do for work has to be work. I know time is at a premium for everyone, but this month, I’m going to make a pitch for...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on AVIXA Women’s Council
Thanks for InfoComm everybody. What an incredible amount of hard work went into this show, including from my own colleagues on the Daily led by our SCN high priestess,...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on Kevin Becka
Sometimes you are not sure if someone wishes to be publicly remembered after they are gone by everyone who can type. I don’t know what I would want. What...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on NAB
One of the things I like best about tradeshows is that moment when a team gets to finally pull the wraps off something new. I realize that happens all...
Blog
Cynthia Wisehart on System Design
Conferencing and collaboration is communication. That seems obvious, but is it? It’s very easy to miss the communication part when focused on the technology. That means meetings can be...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on AV Over IP Now
As some of you may know, I produce a bi-weekly newsletter AV Over IP. When it started over a year ago, I concentrated on stories about the underlying technology,...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Dante Certification
Do you want to get started on your Dante certification? Do you want to learn the basics of VoIP for AV integrators so you can talk shop with your...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Projection Mapping
Innovation in the projection mapping community has hit a period of acceleration in part driven by the longtime collaborative relationships between creatives and technologists. In this issue, our reporter...
Industry
New “superior quality” analog compact music cassettes hit the market
RecordingTheMasters, the worldwide leader in reel-to-reel tape manufacturing, is launching its new analog compact music cassette with what it claims to be “best-in-class sound quality”. Initially introduced at the...
On The Circuit
WATCH: Will Samsung finally reveal phone with foldable display this week?
For years Samsung has been foreshadowing a phone with a foldable screen, including with this video from the CES 2013 keynote. This video is having a resurgence in response...
On The Circuit
AV in Autos: Tesla Dog Mode
Whether you are worried about your dog, and/or about the helpful passerby with a crowbar who is worried about your dog, you have a friend in Elon Musk. In...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Tinnitus
As we went to press, there was some science news about tinnitus. Very abstract-seeming, mouse-related stuff so don’t get excited. The discovery of new neurons in the auditory system...
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Cynthia Wisehart on Sanrio Puroland
Yeah, you can’t go home again. Especially if home is Tokyo. Those of you know me, probably remember that for part of my time as a theme park designer...
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Cynthia Wisehart on Acquisition Mania
It was an acquisition kind of month. Diversified started things off on July 11th, announcing they had established an office in Dubai via the acquisition of engineering company TSL...
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Cynthia Wisehart on InfoComm 2018
Two Halls. That was the first sign that something was different. Sure those two halls at the Las Vegas convention center were not as packed as you would get...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on AVIXA InfoComm
As we go to press, the first AVIXA InfoComm looms over my calendar like a Royal Wedding with what feels like just as many moving parts. I have my...
Blockchain
Need to Know: The Blockchain Platform
Editor’s Note: Welcome to NewBay’s inaugural edition of Need to Know, where we explain complex topics and demonstrate how they apply to each industry we serve. Need to Know...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Alexa
Voice control is gaining steam and it seems a genuine possibility that it could replace the swipe as the default workflow for… everything. It also seems possible—from my conversations...
2016
Cynthia Wisehart on The Wire
As we go to press, SVConline has moved to a new web platform. I really like it. I hope you will too. It’s much faster and allows us to...
On The Circuit
Valentine’s get out of jail
Today is Valentine’s Day. I’m sure you’ve thought of this idea many times, but this is a reminder. Concert tickets. Theater tickets. Grungy local band at the local pub...
2017
Cynthia Wisehart on Christmas
I’ve never done this before but this month I’m going to go personal and local. Especially since many of you have seen my Out of Office messages these past...
2017
Cynthia Wisehart on Drones
Drones are fun, but are they AV? That remains an open question. We took a look at some of the available products starting on page 15 of this issue,...
News
Cynthia Wisehart on AVIXA
As we go to press, the biggest industry news is InfoComm’s debut as AVIXA. It’s a large scale reimagining of the association (the trade shows will remain InfoComm, though...
