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...
Industry
Blockchain
Need to Know: Blockchain
Editor’s Note: Welcome to NewBay’s inaugural edition of Need to Know, where we explain complex topics and how they apply to each industry we serve, on our websites and...
AR/VR
Tectonic Shifts: SXSW, Collective VR, and the Changing Technology Landscape
As I’ve often commented while attending and covering the SXSW Interactive conference each year, the term “Interactive” has usually been painted here in huge, rolling strokes that cover any...
Experts
Les Goldberg on Critical Connectivity
Increase of Internet Dependency and Its Effect on Live Events
Industry
AoIP in the Intercom World
Everyone’s talking about using AoIP (Audio over IP) but what does it mean to the intercom users? Until recently there were several standards for transporting digital audio between hardware;...
Industry
Do the Firmware Update
Ever wonder why people avoid pressing that “upgrade firmware” button on their devices? I have a three-part theory: Some people suffer from a basic lack of awareness. They don’t...
Audio
NAMM Pro Audio Exhibition Wing Debuts
The NAMM Show expanded this year into ACC North, a newly built, 200,000 sq. ft. facility that is packed almost entirely with pro audio exhibitors
Industry
Photo Essay: Seen on the Scene at NAMM 2018
Highlights of days 2 and 3 of NAMM included the 33rd Annual NAMM TEC Awards and a slew of product introductions on the show floor
2018
Mark Brunner on the UHF TV Band
Pro audio engineers need to be even more aware of changing conditions, and more diligent about frequency planning and observing best practices when preparing for events. A reliable frequency...
2017
Configuring Dante Gear For How And Theater Applications
The following devices will be mentioned in this article: Focusrite MP8R, Focusrite HD32R, Focusrite RedNet AM2, Bel Digital BM-A1-64 Dante, Allen & Heath M-Dante I/O expansion card, Allen &...
2017
David Title on Collaboration and Interactivity
As the Chief Engagement Officer at Bravo Media, and a participant on the panel, I’ve seen just how vital this can be to the success of both event-based and...
Industry
Phil Hippensteel on Video and IP Transport- New Directions
It has never been a trivial task to get video over IP networks. The need to move text data brought about IP networks. However, when voice was successfully and...
2017
Test Site: Liz May on Presonus
Yet because PreSonus tends to optimize its designs and technologies for the working musician, it can sometimes limit the same products in the professional realm. That said, PreSonus is...
Industry
Phil Hippensteel on the Pros and Cons of HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) has been the foundation of web browsing for more than thirty years. However, recently, it has become a preferred protocol for moving audio and video...
2017
Jay Myers on Knowing Your Brand
Recently, my company engaged in an intense battle to win a $2 million AV contract at a local corporate account that I had personally been chasing for more than...
Audio
WEBCAST ON DEMAND: Understanding Microphone Arrays and Beamforming
REGISTER AND VIEW What are the benefits of microphone intelligibility and user experience? What is the science behind good intelligibility? In this tutorial webcast you will learn about the...
2017
Vern Freedlander on Tuning Content
Network operators and integrators often exhibit a “fire and forget” type attitude; once the players are in place, software systems working, screens are up and running, the project is...
2017
Strother Bullins on CADLive D90 handheld mic
CAD Audio has become well known for its overachieving products, especially considering their various lines’ relatively low price points. First thriving in the project studio with its Equitek line...
2017
Larry Wachter on an Alternate View to AV Over IP
A modern day corollary exists in today’s growing interest in using IP-based technology for professional audio-visual applications. This trend is in part due to perceived benefits in flexibility and...
Industry
On The Circuit
This month’s issue is heavily focused on houses of worship, so it’s a good time to bring up a project I’m working on with my colleagues at Mix. We’re...
2016
Why AV Manufacturers Build at Home
It is impossible to imagine the AV industry without the contribution of foreign companies from across the globe. But ours is also an industry of independent American entrepreneurs who...
2016
Balancing Global and Local Content Distribution
The international enterprise with various subsidiaries, local plants, and satellite offices has a unique challenge when it comes to distributing content to place-based screens, employee desktops, or mobile devices....
2016
Vern Freedlander on Personalizing Corporate Content
One of the most effective skills of the corporate communicator is the ability to personalize content. As an engagement tool, personalization helps build an especially strong bond between the...
2016
Duncan Ballash on Acoustics and Architecture
In order to successfully incorporate good acoustics in building design, it is helpful to understand why it is so often neglected and allowed to fall short. There are several...
2016
Les Goldberg on Venue Contracts
Preparing to Navigate and Negotiate the Pitfalls of the Venue Contract
2016
Validating Outsourcing With a Data-Driven Approach
The best approach for handling increased sourcing demands for our businesses.
2016
Strother Bullins Reviews Mackie Reach All-In-One Portable PA System
Will deliver both main and dual stage monitor duties quite well in many small- to medium-size rooms.
2016
Strother Bullins Reviews Electro-Voice EKX Series Powered Loudspeakers
Mid-level portable PA offers powerful yet efficient performance
2016
Strother Bullins Reviews beyerdynamic MCE 86 II
A rugged electret condenser shotgun mic built to unobtrusively capture many live events
2015
Digital SignPosts: The Editorial Conversation
There are two very distinct conversations that integrators have with their enterprise clients: There’s the technical discussion with IT, engineering, and AV, which focuses on hardware, software specifications, network...
2015
Strother Buillins Reviews Mackie FreePlay Personal PA
Currently shipping, the FreePlay Personal PA is the result of Mackie’s latest and greatest brainstorm: a super portable “Swiss Army knife” sound reinforcement problem solver, quite useful in many...
2015
Digital Signposts: The Ideal Communications Channel
Companies need "push" content, not just an Intranet.
Conferencing / Collaboration
Podcast w/ Bennett Liles: Acoustics and Sound Masking From Cambridge Sound Management
From Sound & Video Contractor Magazine, this is the SVC Podcast with David Sholkovitz. Show notes for the podcast are available on the web site of Sound & Video Contractor Magazine at svconline.com....
2015
Les Goldberg on Commanding the Code Red
Ensuring Your Staging Provider Has a Plan to Expect the Unexpected
