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geo focus: Australia E Sydney Complex Embraces Latest Technology room, and can cater for up to 3,000 people in total at any one time. Providing an audio network that would place more than 40 zones on the same backbone presented an exacting task for system integrators Avsound Productions Pty. Installation Contracts Manager, John Collyer, opted for Soundweb London DSP devices from BSS Audio. Avsound’s approach was to design a system with the best product for each part of the project; they also offered an in-house hire option for the Ballroom with 24-hour back up. One of the decisions taken at an early stage was to construct the audio transmission around BSS Audio architecture. “We use BSS in many of our installations and have always received great support from both BSS and Jands [the Australian distributor],” said Kline. “We are familiar with the BSS family, and as this would be driving the entire system we didn’t want to risk other products.” The site-wide project contains four control rooms, with four 45RU racks in each. A total of 19 Soundweb London digital processors have been deployed; these comprise BLU-80 configurable processors and BLU-32 input/ output expansion devices in the first three racks, with a combination of the new BLU-800 and BLU-160 devices later forming the final rack. ntrepreneur Justin Hemmes has opened the luxurious $150 million Sydney leisure complex, The Ivy – a flagship for the Merivale Group of hotels and bars, to which he is the heir. Located in the city centre, The Ivy had its soft launch in December 2007 and in the Spring of 2008 moved into full operation, with a series of restaurants, bars, cocktail lounges, and live music. The complex features 14 bars, nine restaurants, boutique hotel, swimming pool (with a dance sound system), gardens, penthouses, nightclub, cafes, delicatessens, ballroom, office space, and retail outlets. It also houses a 1,000-capacity function DPA For World’s Rarest D PA Microphones’ Australian distributor Amber Technology has supplied a DPA 3506 stereo kit to the Australian Chamber Orchestra for use with a very special instrument: one of the world’s rarest violins. The Carrodus, created by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1743 and valued at AUD$10m (approx EUR€ 6m), is among the finest violins in existence, being one of only 100 del Gesù violins in the world today. It has been acquired by an anonymous Australian private benefactor for the use of the ACO’s Artistic Director Richard Tognetti. “The ACO is proud to own a stereo pair of these exemplary 4006-TL mics,” says Tognetti. “I have personally tried many different set-ups and without doubt these DPAs pick up the inherent warmth and clarity of my del Gesù violin.” K Klotz Digital Appoints TAG Best Sound From Music & Effects elbourne’s Music and Effects scooped the award for Best Sound in the Feature Film category for Noise at the latest AFI Awards. The AFIs are Australia’s premier film and television awards, and these accolades follow similar honours for Music and Effects at the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards and Inside Film Awards. The sound design, mix, and automatic dialogue replacement were brought together and completed by Music and Effects’ team: Emma Bortignon (Sound Designer), Doron Kipen (Mixer), and Philippe Decrausaz (Sound Recordist). The main mix for Noise was done utilising their Fairlight dual Fame digital audio system. lotz Digital has appointed Technical Audio Group (TAG) as exclusive Australian distributor for its Varizone range of products. “Klotz Digital put great effort in research and development to adapt the technology to the particular specifications and requirements this sector demands,” said Patrick Salloch, Klotz Digital Asia Pacific’s General Manager. “Appointing TAG in Australia is part of Varizone’s worldwide recognition that commercial audio is a specialist market with specialist demands that requires specialist products and specialist distribution. The experts at TAG are the perfect distribution partners for us in Australia because they know the commercial market, have strong technical support, and have firsthand experience of high end digital systems.” “This is a very important day in TAG’s history,” commented TAG’s Sales Manager Ian Woodhouse. “We are extremely gratified to have a company of Klotz Digital’s standing endorse TAG in this way. The level of technology and expertise is remarkable and we feel it will offer consultants and installation contractors alike unique solutions to the complex challenges for audio in small, medium to large scale venues and buildings.” M V I TA L S TAT I S T I C S F U L L N AM E P O P U L AT I O N Commonwealth of Australia 20.7 million (UN, 2007) Canberra Sydney 7.7 million km² (2.9 million miles²) English 11 Australian dollar = 100 cents Ores and metals; wool, food and live animals; fuels, transport machinery and equipment US $32,220 (World Bank, 2006) .au +61 MEDIA MATTERS Australia’s media scene is creatively, technologically, and economically advanced. There is a tradition of public broadcasting, but privately-owned TV and radio enjoy the lion’s share of listening and viewing. Ownership of print and broadcast media is highly-concentrated. For example, four major media groups own  of Australia’s newspaper titles. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs national and local public radio and TV stations as well as Australia Network, a TV service for the AsiaPacific region. The other main public broadcaster is the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), whose radio and TV networks broadcast in many languages. National commercial TV is dominated by three large networks. Commercial broadcasters have to carry a minimum percentage of Australian-made programming. Pay-TV services have gained a substantial foothold. Digital TV is available terrestrially, as well as via satellite and cable. Sport, news, game shows, imported and home-made dramas top the TV ratings in Australia. The industry has successfully exported some of its productions to English-speaking markets overseas. More than  of Australians use the Internet. The John Howard government changed the regulations governing media ownership. The rules, introduced in , allow for greater cross-ownership of press and TV outlets as well as higher levels of foreign ownership. 16 AUDIO MEDIA JUNE 2008 C A P I TA L LARGEST CITY AREA MA J O R L A N G UAG E M O N E TA RY U N I T MA I N E X P O RTS G N I P E R C A P I TA I N T E R N E T D O MA I N I N T E R N AT I O N A L D I A L L I N G CO D E

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AudioMedia - June 2008 Contents Recording Post Broadcast AES Review What's Up UK? Geofocus: Australia For the Record Special Report: Videosonics Newstalk: DPA New Microphones Novation SL Compact Allen & Heath IDR-8 Eastwest Quantum Leap SD2 & Goliath Final Cut: Indiana Jones Merging ADR Module Koolworld SSL Duende Good Product Sampler: Microphones Video Guide AMSR Meyer Sound The Blue Planet Live! Royer Labs Mics R-121 & R-122

AudioMedia - June 2008

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