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Author: David Davies
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ISE 2020 Preview: Exhibitors emphasise versatility as production needs evolveRunning from 11 to 14 February, ISE 2020 will be the final edition of the show to take place at its long-term home of the Amsterdam RAI. Having become the world’s leading pro AV show – and recorded the largest-ever...
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Joined-up thinking: Inside the new generation of combined audio and video production systemsGrass Valley’s Kula AV – a multi-format video and audio mixer – was one of the most high profile of several combined AV production systems launched at IBC 2019. Oriented towards more streamlined and space-restricted applications, including remote production, these...
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Audio console makers save space and boost flexibility with virtual mixing systemsIBC 2019 confirmed that an increasing number of manufacturers are taking steps to help broadcasters who wish to avoid using a physical audio control surface for certain productions. Calrec and Lawo were among the companies exhibiting systems offering one form...
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Making sense of next-gen audio formats and production configurationsAs the number of broadcast trials and services offering an immersive audio component continue to grow, there is an understandable emphasis on the multiplicity of configurations and formats being used to produce them. Suffice to say without embarking upon a...
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EBU addresses OTT loudness and Next Generation Audio progress in current projectsBy any estimation the last three years have been hugely eventful in the world of broadcast audio – the most dynamic, it might be argued, since the transition from analogue to digital audio began in earnest. The European Broadcasting Union...
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Audio vendors rise to IP and NGA challenges with new audio processing platformsExpectations placed on the latest broadcast audio processors are many and varied. Not only do they have to enable flexible IP-based operation using multiple network technologies, they also need to accommodate current and possible future next generation audio (NGA) production....
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New AES chief Wallaszkovits discusses standards, diversity and female executive leadershipThe 146th AES Europe Pro Audio Convention comes to Dublin next week and with it the newly-elected president of the Society, Austrian audio engineer Nadja Wallaszkovits. In January the quarter-century association of Wallaszkovits with the AES entered a new phase...
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ISE 2019 review: Audio vendors in creative mood as AV networking takes another step forwardThe latest edition of the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam (5 to 8 February 2019) witnessed a strong creative showing by many of SVG Europe’s audio sponsor companies. Once again, there was no doubting the centrality of ISE...
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Strong soundbar sales to drive demand for immersive audio in sports and entertainmentA new report from Futuresource Consulting reviewing the worldwide audio market in 2018 estimates that soundbar shipments grew by 6%, finishing the year at 18m units. The news raises hopes that demand for sports and entertainment content with an immersive...
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Lead audio engineer Ollie Bianchi reflects on his sports broadcasting career and immersive productionThe recent news that Gearhouse Broadcast had appointed Ollie Bianchi to serve as its lead audio engineer underlines the significance that the facilities supplier continues to place on sound quality and progress. By any standards Bianchi has been a pivotal...
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Leading sports audio mixer Pete Mercer on his ‘unusual career path’ and expectations for NGADespite being behind the broadcast audio desk for many of the world’s leading sports events over the past 20 years, sound supervisor Pete Mercer readily admits that it was never his intention to become a sound mixer for TV. "I...
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Next Generation Audio Summit 2018: Complete video interview series available to view on YouTubeThe complete set of video interviews captured during SVG Europe’s Next Generation Audio Summit – which took place at Dolby’s facilities in Soho Square, London, on 31 October – is now available to view on the SVG Europe YouTube channel....
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European Championships 2018: EBU trials highlight the possible future for NGA in sportsTaking place in Berlin and Glasgow during August, the first-ever edition of the European Championships was widely declared to have been a triumph of organisation and sporting achievement. But the multi-sport event was also notable for its extensive, EBU-masterminded technology...
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Sony upgrades SVG Europe sponsorship to PlatinumSVG Europe is delighted to announce that Sony has upgraded its long-held Gold level sponsorship to Platinum, citing the enhanced opportunities for coverage and ability to attend Platinum-only events as factors informing the decision. As a leader in cutting-edge digital...
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